"It's Adore!!"
"Adore who?"
"There is a door between us so let us in."
"Not by the hair of my chinny chin chin!"
"Then I'll huff and I'll puff and I'll blow your house in."
"Ok, ok!! I'm coming out. Just give me a second. Oh!! It's just you guys. Unless you came to say that you want to pull out of the tournament tomorrow then you can just find yourselves another door to knock on. Hey, get your foot out of the doorway."
"It's funny that you brought up the tournament because that is the reason why we are here."
"Have you come to gloat your training over us?"
"No, actually it is the opposite. See, we have found ourselves at a bit of a dilemma in our journey and need your guidance to help us through."
"Why do you not ask your God for directions? I'm sure that He would be…..wait...Is that a witch bottle in your hand? Stay right there on the steps and I'll come out to you. Please take your foot out of the doorway so that I may come pass."
"Oh, sorry. Forgot my foot was still there."
"Ok. The door is closed and my kids are in training so I don't think any of them will hear us. Now why have you brought a witch bottle to my home? Do you intend to inflict us harm?"
"No, Mr. Doubter! If we wanted to inflict harm upon you or any of your kids then we would have done it already and not made our presence known. We want to kill a witch but it's not any of your witches. The only problem is that this witch will no longer be a witch for much longer so the dismal things like salt and iron will not work on her. Also I don't think you would want to use your magic or poison on someone you already said was innocent. So we took it upon ourselves to discover a different way to kill someone that even once they become a sorcerer; they can still get harmed by it and this is what we came up with. The only problem we are facing now is the same problem we have faced from day one. You don't want to kill someone who is innocent and we don't want to kill someone who is innocent."
"Then why are you seeking to kill her?"
"If you will let us finish then I'll tell you our plea. In just these few days she has demonstrated that she is not as innocent as one thinks but we still face a crucial factor. This bottle kills all magicians and doesn't discriminate between the young, old, weak, strong, newly beginning, or the professionals. This bottle wounds all so tomorrow we want to place it underneath the alter since it has to be buried and then when Adalyn steps over it she will become sicker than anything she has ever felt. That is when we can trap her and…"
"I get it. You don't have to tell me how it ends. What do you want me to do?"
"This bottle could potentially kill all your innocent kids since none are near as strong as Adalyn so we thought it best that you decide whether or not to place the bottle or not. We still have a few things left to get but I trust that you will make the right choice. Ohh, and try not to tell the kids about this. You know how it would end if you did."
"What if I don't follow through?"
"Please sir, I am her father and if there were any other way then I would desperately do it, but there is not. I personally know and have experienced someone who has gone full fledged and it is not pretty. By that point you have no choice but to fight back so I would hate to see my daughter reach that point."
"You!"
"Maurice!"
"Maurice, can you come here?"
"Why?"
"Hold out your hand please."
"What are you doing?"
"I'm feeling your hands for new veins. A true magician's hands are way different then a regular; especially one who has held so many wands."
"So what?"
"Maurice, be honest with me. Do you really want to kill your daughter? You may have killed one of your loved ones before but are you willing to go through that again?"
"Of course he is confident in what he needs to do. He has personally experienced it so it would be foolish of him not to think the same could happen to his daughter."
"Was I asking you….Shadow!!!"
"Maurice is one of us and as such I should know what he truly needs. What he needs right now is to kill his daughter because he knows if he waits then it'll be too late. Maurice, tell him what happened when you last saw your daughter. Tell him that there was no love nor innocence in her heart but only death. You knew what needed to be done."
"Maurice, is this what you want?"
" It's not my will but yours to be done. Do as you seem fit."
" I've heard enough. Be gone before my students start getting worried and come find me talking to you. I'll do what needs to be done."
"What exactly are you implying? Should we just sit here and wait?"
"Dandellion, that is absurd. Jesus says whenever we have a problem or feel the weight of the world crushing all around us then every need should be brought to the Lord in prayer."
"You expect me to close my eyes with you? What if you turn or or worse? How can you be so calm at a time like this?"
"Our Father in Heaven. We thank you for this day and we thank you for your love."
"Adalyn, we should be out there right now defending ourselves!! We've been wrongly accused and need to clear our names!"
"We thank you for Your patience and for Your kind soul. In Your Word it says Love thine enemy and help those who are lost, but how can we when the roles are reversed? Judge not lest you be judged; for in the same measure of jurisdiction you give another; that same level will be poured back upon you. How can I love when the person I love wrongly misjudges me? This day, I thought would never come, but it has.
When Christians see someone who has fallen away from God and is wrestling their own demon; the Christian wrongly misplaces them as a sinner who needs to be saved. Then after that person is seen coming back to God; the Christian seems to neglect that bit of information and precedes to discriminate the other. It's like, do Christians not struggle as well? Whenever a Christian 'falls' away from God we don't discriminate them so why is it when somebody is labeled 'evil that there could be no possible way they could be secretly trying to walk back to God, but in so doing; Christians have made there walk back more difficult by wrongly labeling them as 'lost'? How can I love when the only response I get from people is them wanting nothing more than to see my head on a stake? Where are you when I need you? I'm calling, I'm seeking, I'm knocking, I'm kneeling, and I'm spread out at Your feet, but you haven't once turned Your head in my direction!!Have you left me to die? Is this what you put me on this earth to do?"
"Adalyn, stop it!! You're scaring the animals by punching holes in the wall. You're scaring me!!"
"Where are You!! If this be my life...then I want nothing part of It!!"
"Adalyn, you're hurting me! You're….ouch. Waaaaaaaa!!!"
"Dandellion, it's okay. I'm sorry. I didn't know you were on me so when I threw my arms around; you flung off and hit the wall. Where does it hurt?"
"Oww, don't touch it!! I feel like my head was split open down the one side. How much blood is there because you know how I am?"
"Well...it's not good….but it's not bad either. I dinged you up pretty bad though but hey; your head is still wobbling around so that means you're fine thankfu….oh no. Dandelion, don't you….*Blaurr*"
" Are you….*Blaurr*."
"I want my mommy!!!"
"Dandellion, our mom is dead, but I'm here now. Wrap your arms around my neck and I'll carry you. Keep your head levitated and I'll do my best to help."
"Where are we going, sister?"
"We're going home!"
"Are we not home! Isn't this where you live?"
"Nope, but you live here. We need to go to my house and grab some more spools. Then we'll come back and I'll stitch you up."
"What if….what if the guys are still there? You could die if they catch you. Is there no spool in your room?"
"Dandellion, your life is more important to me then my own."
"How will we get there? It's so far away!"
"If you close your eyes reeealllly tight and believe in your heart that we can fly then we'll be there in a heartbeat, but you have to close your eyes first. Can you do that for me please? I won't let you fall."
"Shadow, what do we do now? I caught the fire but have no place to put it."
"Uhh, here. You can put the fire in….*ding*"
"What was that? Did someone's phone just ding? I swear I heard a phone."
"I'll check my phone real fast."
"Maybe it's your girlfriend saying hi. If it's her then I need to survey her for you."
"Get your hands off of my phone. I was too late to get her anyway. She is already taken. Hopper, it's...a notification from my AirBnB. Someone just checked in."
"Seriously, you have an app showing you who checks into your teleportation hub?"
"Seriously, you just asked that? Hopper, while you were gone the world has evolved so much so fast. Now there is an app for everything and there are even apps solely designed to manage and store all your other apps."
"Well, let's see who checked in. Gimme!!"
"Hey, this baby is more expensive than all my girlfriends combined. Girls are free, but calling them is costly. Oh look who it is! Adalyn is back in town. She is coming home."
"Wait, is that Dandellion she is carrying? Shadow, we can't strike. Let me talk to them please and see why they came. If they don't give me a suitable answer….then you can go in and do what needs to be done. Deal?"
"Fine. We'll all wait outside but if she starts to turn even slightly then you have to signal us. Promise?"
"Promise?"
"You got five minutes. No funny business now or else we can easily put up another stake for you. Got it?"
"I won't let you down."
"Dandellion, stay with me now! Don't droop your head, little girl. You best not drop your….hey! Hey! Stay with me. We're almost there. This cannot be how it ends. Hello!! Hello!! Is anyone here? Please, I need help!!"
"Adalyn, is that you? It's your father, Maurice."
"Where are you? I can't see you but I can hear you."
"I'm here, I'm here. What do you want me to do?"
"I'm sorry. Please take her. It all happened so fast. One minute I was praying to God thanking Him for all He has done and who He is then once I got to complaining to Him...I don't know. I must've transformed because I could hear Dandellion on me trying to hold my hands as I repeatedly punched the wall out of anger; but it never fully clicked. I kept trying to fling her off and then I successfully did but she hit her head hard and blood splattered up the wall and down her legs. Now she won't wake up and might die all because of my stupid curse. It's all my fault. I'm sorry. Why did God have to curse us? What did we even do to Him?"
"Adalyn, stop it. It's not your fault. Just breathe!! Breathe!! That's better. Our curse is not stupid and God has given it to us for a reason but we can worry about that another time. Right now I need you to be the big sister I know you are. No more complaining. Clear your mind and focus. What do we need to do?"
"Uhh...There..there is spool and a sewing machine in my room but why can't we let her die? If our fate is to one day turn into mother then I want nothing to do with it."
" Adalyn, that's enough!! Don't you dare wish death upon anyone. Yes, you hurt her, but you didn't kill her. Well not yet at least, but if you don't get your head on straight then you just might get your wish after all. Now where is your room?"
" Uhh...umm. It's back there. I'll show you. We need to do a cross-stitch I think over her and then go back over, but I'll need your help. I've stitched my stuffed animals and just finished doing that actually but never have worked on…..a live project that already has its own heart and soul!!"
"Exactly. Here we are. Just clear everything off my bed and set her there. I'll get the sewing essentials."
"Hurry back! She lost some more blood and needs to be cleaned up before we can stitch."
"There is a rag in the bathroom and my water bottle should be on the sink-counter!"
"I'll get it. Now go before it's too late. Dandelion, daddy's here. You'll be ok. I promise."
"Where are you? Where are you? Don't hide on me now. Not now; not here. Ohh; there you are. You're coming with me!!"
"Hush little baby don't you cry; Daddy's gonna sing you a lullaby. Hush little baby don't say a word; Daddy's gonna buy you a mockingbird. If that mockingbird won't sing, daddys gonna buy you golden ri..Adalyn! I didn't see you there."
"Please continue. I'll help. If that gold ring turns to brass, daddy's gonna buy you a looking glass. If that glass begins to crack."
" Daddy's gonna buy you a Jumping Jack. If that Jumping Jack is broke, daddy's gonna buy you a velvet cloak."
"If that velvet cloak is coarse, daddy's gonna buy you a rocking horse. If that rocking horse won't rock, daddy's gonna buy you a cuckoo clock."
"If that cuckoo clock won't tick, daddy's gonna buy you a walking stick. If that walking stick falls down; you'll still be the sweetest baby in town."
"I still remember you singing that to us everytime we got sick. Although you weren't an angel in voice; that song always motivated me and gave me strength."
" I still remember. To be honest, I sang that to myself everynight to put me to sleep whenever I was alone out looking for you. It kept me strong. Raise her head and hold it steady while I stitch her up."
"What kept you alive when you were out looking for me? How did you keep your faith when everything around was taken from you?"
" Can I let you in on a little secret? Christians are perceived as perfect and never complain back to God, but during those years….I hated God with everything in me and there were times I not only wished myself dead but was close to doing it a few times. Seeing your smiling face always kept me from stabbing the knife in for the final blow too deep."
"I didn't mean to cause harm upon you because of what I've done. Man, I can't do anything right. All my life has been a failure on top of failure and has been lived to none."
"Don't say that. All of these disasters and setbacks have brought me here. They mean nothing to me now becau….because I got to see you again one last time!!"
"Maurice, why are you crying? I'm here! Is that not enough?"
"Adalyn, get down!!!"
"Maurice, nooooooooo!!! God why? My sister won't wake up and my father has an arrow through his heart as he is dying here on my lap. Whyyyyyyyy?"
"Adalyn...don't..kurp….Don't hate God. Every...kur..thing happens for a reason. I love you and will always be with you…...in here!! Remember...always lead with your heart..rrumph..and not your fist."
"Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!"
"Don't cry little girl. They're in a better place now where there is no more suffering, no more pain, no more hurt, and no more anger. I'm sure you would like to go there and reunite with them. Now let me wipe your tears and then show me your fiercest growl. Come on girl, you can do it. Show me that grrrr!!!"
"Shadow, you've gone too far. Adalyn has done nothing to you. Maurice has done nothing to you and Dandellion has done nothing to you, but you still seek to hurt them. This ends now!! Get your hands off of her and step away. Now!!"
"You know nothing, stupid child!!"
"Hey, don't you dare slap him again!"
"Now there is the Hopper I know. Adalyn, here!! I'm putting the knife in your hands right now and pointing the tip at my heart. All you have to do is...push!!"
"Stop!"
"Push!! Come on girl. It's not that hard."
"I said..Nooo!!"
"There is the anger I'm after. Show the world who you really are!! Show them what your true 'destinty is. SHOW US!!!"
"Aaaaaaaaghhhh!!! You wanna see me!! You wanna know who the real me is underneath this mask? I'll show you but it won't be pretty!!"
"Adalyn, stop it!! You've proven your point. Make the storm stop. Cease it at your command. I'm blowing away!!"
"What was that? You said turn it up!!!"
"No!!"
"Yeah!!!"
"No!!"
"Yeah!!!"
"No!!"
"Ok!! Sorceress, take over my body and command my soul!!!"
"Adalyn, don't do it. We have done nothing to you!!"
"Nothing!! NOTHING!!! You BROKE all of my commands Adalyn gave to you. She told you not to hate, not to hurt, and not to kill one another. Love is supposed to be the one thing you show forth but what have you all done? You have hurt each other. You have wrongfully punished each other? You have unloved each other and now I see that you killed one of your own when she TOLD YOU not too!! You took everything from me so I'll take everything from you and give you what your sins deserve. Do unto others as you would want them done unto you!!"
" Help!! Help!! She's got me in a chokehold. The air is getting tighter to take in!"
"Adalyn, that's your own brother!! Leo has done nothing to you. In fact he has even started turning a new leaf. You would be proud of the man that he has become today if you could only see. He doesn't deserve this. Tame me instead. I'm worth nothing and deserve to die. You know how I act and how I have lived. I deserve nothing but death for what I've done and who I've become."
"Zeke, no. It's pointless!! Your sister is gone!"
"Is this what you want me to do? This is what I become; is it not? It's been prophesied that this be my…. Destiny!!You want me to be the most evil, sinnacle, malicious, dark, unloving, heartless being in the world. Remember that?"
"Hopper, the air is getting too tight. I can't breathe!! I can't breathe!!"
"Adalyn, stop it! This is not who you are. Refrain from the evil that is trying to take a hold of you. Can you not hear his screams!! I know you are in there!"
"Who is here that knows the dandelion?"
" Don't do it!!"
"Momma had a baby and it's…."
"Adalyn!!!!!!!!!!!"
"Oops! It's head popped off!"
"You're a monster!!"
"No, Shadow. I'm not the monster. You are!! See what you've made!! Look at me! Are you not proud of the girl I've become. Are you not proud of the evil that is within me!! Has it not...been...PROPHESIED!!!!"
"Please..I'm sorry. I repent my ways Just please stop!! I REPENT MY WAYS!!!!"
"It's not me who you need to repent too. Now get out of here before I paint my walls a new color. Oh, and Shadow!!!"
"What?"
"Tomorrow I hope you are wearing your big boy panties because it won't be no kids show. NOW SCRAM!!!! FLEE FROM ME FOR I KNOW THEE NOT!!!"
"Achh!! Ptoo!! Adalyn, what is it? What happened? Where am I?"
"Sorceress...diminish!! Dandellion, I'm here and you're alive. That's all that matters. You are here with me. I thought I lost you for a second so I got a little angry, but you are here now safe in my arms!!"
"What happened? Why is...how did dad die? Leo! Where's his head? The blood is still squirting out fresh. What did you do? Where was your love?"
"I had to. I took a life for a life. I had no love! I had no love!! I've found out that love and punishment are not interchangeable but in fact go hand in hand. You can't love without punishment and you can't punish without love. That's the difficult attribute of God that we will never fully understand but we have to accept. You're safe now and that's all that matters."
(ps. I changed my books on my amazon so my AOH book is only $8.20 which means $14 once shipping and handling have their say. Then all my eBooks are 0.99 cents except my AOAH complete series eBook which is $2.99)