Eva POV
I woke up the next morning yawning freely. I saw the sun rising up. It was all orange outside my window and there were many pigeons and crows around. I could breathe fresh and this was my first morning after being in cage for five years. I wanted to welcome this new life with a beautiful smile. I woke up with a smile and cleaned my room.I used my magic to clean the room.I was barred from doing magic for five years and now I am quite enjoying this witchy woo thing. After cleaning up I came out of my house. The witches of my coven were collecting flowers and water and ashes of our ancestors. Everyone seemed busy as if there is a lot of work to do.
However when they saw me they greeted me with a smile today. That was ironical, not really acceptable too. It just took them a night time to actually change their minds about me? I was not satisfied and knew that there was something fishy. How everything comes with a price. I went to the tap to collect water when Lavender came hopping towards me and placed her arm around my shoulder saying,
" a very good morning my long lost childhood friend ", she said making it difficult for me to just realize whether she is mocking at me or just praising me. I smiled at her and asked,
" is there a ritual or prayer today... any festive season?"
" well yes, today is full moon and as usual we witches pray for more power and strength from the strongest moon", Lavender told me.
It took me five years since I was watching the devil sleep beside me every night and not even once did he pray for powers, however he was powerful which meant that these prayers require something to fulfill them. I have learnt it all from the devil.
" Lavender, all these years that I have lived with him, I understood that it takes a price to fulfill our prayers for power", I told Lavender.
After all this is my coven and to be accepted by them, I need to help them in everything and Sharon knowledge with them. Lavender smiled, her smile was horrendous as she looked at me with devil's eyes.
" well we know that it requires a price and guess what, we got the perfect price to pay", Lavender said and smiled brightly. I hope I was in some use or the other.
I seriously don't know what has brought them to behave so good with me but u was happy to help them.We worked the entire afternoon, practiced magic together, Lavender even took me to visit the town and we did shopping for many things. I was finally happy. I got everything that I needed but whi know that this happiness was short lived. After a long day I was tired when Lavender entered my house and gave me one of those old rugged gown of brown colour to wear.
" we wear that for the ritual, I suggest you to get ready too. The moon is about to come up", she said.
I took the gown and went to the bathroom to get ready. I was happy to be accepted. Even I got some flowers and I made a crown of them. I wore them on my hairs. My hairs were long black and were messed up a bit but I like them like that itself, so I combed my hairs and when I was ready. I came out of the house.
The witches were all gathered in the open ground. It was only open place in the entire forest where the moon light actually touched the ground. I realised that I was the only one wearing that gown and I was confused when I felt a sudden pain.
My ankles twisted and my knees burnt making me bend down and fall on the ground. The wit hes picked me up and tied me to the wooden pillar maintained at the centre. I was shocked and aas in pain.I was not able to figure out what to do next. My forehead was sweating and tears ran through my cheeck when I saw that the person tying round the wooden stick was Lavender.
" what are you doing Lavender?", I asked her and she smiled cruelly.
" weren't you the one who told me that it required a price to get our powers", she said and I was stunned.
I was the one to be given as price,
" why.. why me... I have not even lived my life the way I wanted? Why are you doing this to me?", I screamed when Noman entered the place holding the brining stick in his hand. They are going to burn me alive. My heart was pounding and I was screaming trying to use my palm to do magic but nothing helped. I was not able to do magic again when Noman said in his old vulnerable voice,
" you are powerful with the devil's power in you. I will die soon and guess what, I will rise up again with your powers in me.I will be double powerful than that of the devil", he said. I understand what it was like finally and my end was near.
I closed my eyes with tears pouring out as I was set to flames by the witches as they were chanting the chants to give my power to the older one....