Blush had gained enough from the memories of the witch to be able to go through and help to comprehend new spells and methods to use different types of techniques or materials.
The problem was that most of what she gained were the current thoughts and insights of the witch which had progressed towards one direction that suited her so finding the books and scrolls was very helpful for Blush to gain a better and wider understanding of everything.
After studying enough of what she had collected and brought to her home, Blush started to write on some paper until it had been completed leaving an open space at the bottom to be filled in.
Among the magic which the old witch used was mainly related to contracts and familiars, the witch had contracted with the bear which was her main familiar while the other animals in the area had been put under a similar contract and manipulation spell.
The main familiar would be like a life partner and the witch was able to use a wide variety of spells to share her senses with it or even take control of it while in a meditative state similar to shaman practices that commune and contract with animals.
An example would be being able to look from the eyes of an eagle in the sky that is contracted and being able to control its body to fly to a certain location and spy on someone.
The other contract was less of a partner contract like the familiar contract but was instead one sided as it was primarily used to subdue the will of the animal and manipulate it.
They would usually be in a normal state until the spell was cast by the witch then they would all follow her orders and come running to her defence like mindless dolls without a will of their own.
Most of their instincts and will had been suppressed so all there was left was carrying out their masters orders until the spell was released so it was a cruel spell that deprived others of their sense of self.
Blush disliked the spell but learned a lot from the research into familiars and contracts.
Each type of magic contract was unique and relied heavily on the content set before it had been established so rules and terms had to be set perfectly otherwise there would be ways around it.
The same was for a demon contract which there were notes on from the witches research so Blush had gained a lot of understanding towards that area of magic very quickly.
The familiar magic was tempting to her but choosing a familiar was something which was limited to one being of the caster's choosing.
One being would be bound to her until its death and could only be replaced after its death so if the caster was the type to grow attached to their partner, it would be too painful to feel the life of their partner slipping away.
The witch was cruel enough to drain away the life force through the familiar contract she had with the bear so that she could gain more power which proved that her connection with her familiar was not that strong or she had already realised that it was already dying so chose to make use of its death to avenge it.
There were several dark and sinister spells which the witch had gained through her contract with the demons like empowerment, power sharing and power or life stealing spells which worked with the contracts she had established so long as the conditions allowed it.
Upon being forced to defend herself, she could not activate the same spell to steal the life force from the surrounding animals after she had gained some from the bear so Blush had acted in a correct manner to subdue her before she could resort to such methods.
Letting an enemy grow more powerful and gain an advantage in a short time was a foolish thing many people did in many stories and comics so Blush did not wish to allow the same thing to happen.
The witch was killed before she could become a real threat and Blush had many gains from the battle and from the loot she gained from her victory.
The documents were rolled up after an insignia was drawn on the corner then some ribbon had been used to die them up before they were placed into her back pack.
On each of the documents was an insignia which looked like a magic circle but it had several markings on each point which were symbols for each of the elements then in the middle was the letter A.
Blush flew out after transforming into a bird once again.
Blush continued her journey towards the next witches home which was another secluded location away from the city.
Upon landing near a more run down wooden home, Blush transformed into her human disguise and knocked on the door.
There was sounds of moving inside until a small opening was opened up on the door while a witch in her sixties peered through. "What is it?"
A hint of impatience was in her voice since she seemed to have just been woken up but she did not have any kind of threatening tone towards Blush which was a good sign.
Another tired and soft voice came from within. "Master. Who is visiting this late?"
Another younger sounding voice had spoken afterwards. "Who is so daring to wake master up at this time?"
Blush let out an amused giggle then showed a serious look. "May I come in? I have an urgent matter to bring up which could take some time. This concerns you and your students future along with your overall safety."
The witch was startled and then frowned. "How can I trust you? This could just be a trap, the moment that I let you inside is when you could attack me."
Blush let out a sigh then removed the weapons from her body. "Is this enough for you to trust for me for now?"
The witch examined Blush closely for a while before opening the door slowly. "Come in. Make one wrong move and you will regret it."
Blush let out a sigh of relief as she entered the witches home while looking around . 'The reports were indeed correct. There is a strong scent of herbs within and there seem to be several books and scrolls. I may have hit the jackpot once again but I need to focus on my intended goal first.'
A serious look appeared on her face as she began explaining. "You may or may not be aware of the events outside your home but danger is approaching you and your disciples in the form of a witch hunt.
It is well organised and your details have been researched so even if you find a way to evade it and escape, you will have to live on the run for the rest of your life. If they fail to deal with you then they will only release the bounty further with a higher reward to ensure you are chased down and dealt with no matter where you may go."
The witch had a worried look on her face as she turned towards her young disciples. "If this is the truth then why have you come? What is your goal? What do you gain from warning or helping us? How can you even help us?"
Seeing that the witch was asking one question after another, Blush waved her hand and complained. "One question at a time. Hah.. alright! We should start with my goal or purpose. I intend to recruit you and form a group… or a witch coven that will be made for the purpose of protecting the witch line and knowledge but to also establish a group which can further our own research and magic."
The witch furrowed her brows as she stated. "You aim to put all of our power and resources together? Do you think that others have not thought the same? Such things do not last."
Other witches were too set in their ways and had differing views with other witches so arguments or fights sometimes happened which made it difficult for covens to last a long time.
Once weakness was revealed by the leader or elders of the coven there would be division and internal conflicts between each of the inner factions so a capable leader was needed to restrain them and stop fractures from happening to the coven which lead to it being divided into smaller groups and others leaving on their own.
There did exist some covens around the world but there had been some which had been unable to survive after they had been hunted down after being seen as a threat after their magic abilities had been gathered in one place.
People did not mind as much if it was a lone witch that was staying close by but when a group had formed, many became fearful that they were amassing their power for some evil purpose.
Blush calmly answered as she placed down a couple of earrings and documents which had been neatly presented. "I hope to establish my own group named Alchemi, it will mainly be used to produce health and beauty products. This will act as a cover for the coven while you will all be given a place to hide with your new identities and continue your research. By doing this, I hope that I can pull our resources together to further our magic but also make many different discoveries. One of my goals is the ultimate goals of most researchers.. you should know of it."
The witch looked over with wide eyes after overlooking the contents of the contract. "Eternal life? Are you mad? That is a fools path!"