Mei rushed forward, sword in hand
She was going to end this narcissistic witch for once in for all.., if only it were that simple
The violet witch was strong, far more than many witches during her time. Just like many she is fired by the thought of revenge, the thought of paying those back who had done horrible things to her is what keeping her going
The violet witch's true name had never been revealed, it was always either the "violet witch" or "the witch up north". Her life was summarised at the end of the arc but it was only because Yeon Haa's grandpa felt like doing it
The witch had a seemingly normal life, she had good parents, learned witch craft and alchemy, she was a great student, always at the top of her class. Later in life she found a man who loved her dearly and got married to him, to not get involved with the outside world she built a mansion at the border separating the northern forbidden place
They had two children and it was a picture perfect life, but then it all went down...
Mage hunters became a thing, which was alright but the problem was many of the hunters couldn't differentiate between a mage and a witch. Unlike many children's tales, witches wore simple fashion just like any other person but so did mages, finding which was a mage and a witch was very hard for normal people and so when people, the hunters found out about a "magic wilder" up north, they made a plan to kill them
They set their plan into motion and broke into the mansion late into the night, they stole valuables and then found her children, some of the hunters protested against killing the poor children but most of them argued otherwise and thus the two children were killed
The older brother had his throat slit in his sleep, the sister ended up waking up so they stabbed her but she made a run for the window instead so after stabbing the child more times than necessary, they threw her out of the window into the magic forest
They found the witch with her husband, laying and sleeping peacefully, blissfully unaware of what had just happened
The man was killed in his sleep as well but he had been holding the witch's hand, who woke up after feeling it being clenched
Unfortunately by the time she had the hunter with the knife thrown to the far wall, he was dead; his body laid cold and limp on the warm bed
The witch ran for the children's room only to find her firstborn dead in his bed and blood covering the windowsill as the second bed remained empty
The witch overcome by anger killed everyone on the spot. One man had tried to escape but she caught him and took him to the basement, where the torture chamber was located
Legend has it the man screamed so loudly even people from the south could hear him
Unfortunately for the hunters, the witch wasn't done yet, she was going to kill each and every one of them. Making sure each one felt the same misery and helplessness she felt that night
The hunters then asked the king for help, after much consideration a mage was sent to kill or trap her at the very least
Oh the irony, to rely on the ones you wanted to kill
As it turns out, the mage was unfortunately unable to kill the witch, he did however, trick her and thus managed to trap her soul in a painting
It is said the longer the witch stays in there, the more overcome by anger she comes and eventually it breaks her soul into pieces
There was however a flaw in the oh so wonderful plan, the witch could still control the whole mansion and the yard outside, though that was her limit.
Even so it was still a threat regardless of her range
The only way to "kill" the violet witch is to ruin the painting completely, meaning they have to burn it
Aradia had wondered why they couldn't just burn the mansion itself and had a very annoyed Clara answer her
Firstly, that was arson, which is illegal, and this property is basically owned by the king meaning they can't do that and second, it is said that the painting is protected by any harm from the outside world
Meaning they had to find the painting and destroy it, because that was the only way
The two headless dolls that everyone had forgotten about suddenly started to move and right before their eyes, they got bigger until they were the size of a grown man
It happened so fast the red head needed a second to realise what had just transpired
Mei went in for the kill at full speed, one of the two dolls was in her way but she didn't stop because it was only a doll, what could it possibly do?
They were harder than stone.
Steel crashed with stone with an ear screeching sound. Mei flew back from the impact, hitting the wall opposite of the witch with a terrifyingly loud thud
Normally cutting through stone shouldn't be too much of a problem except this time nothing was normal
Mei coughed violently, Astolfo ran to her aid, asking if she had broken anything
Issac and Clara stared at each other, unable to comprehend what had just happened. But that wasn't how the world worked, the stone dolls started moving together, going towards the siblings
Clara and Isaac instantly split up, moving to the far corner of the room. One of the dolls started making its way over to the red head which made Clara panic further
Aradia drew her sword, she couldn't use it well yet and she prefers hand to hand combat anyway, that's the only thing she is good at after all
Normally Yeon Haa would hide, leaving everything to the "pros" but she was being impulsive right now, she wanted to be one to get rid of the violet witch, she wanted to be the one that made her scream in agony, the one to make the final blow
Ellen gave her this challenge to prove herself but to also finish a task he couldn't do, after all the witch would never allow the mage who had trapped her in her territory again without the intention of bloody murder
She was going to do this and show this woman, someone who resembled her mother far too much, she is the one to be afraid of
Aradia knows this just her being selfish and impulsive because of her relationship with her mother dearest, but that doesn't matter now, what matters is showing this witch who the real devil is
But in the end the red head knows she isn't capable of doing much in this situation, she can however, with the help of a certain someone do what she wants
Just then Aradia made eye contact with Isaac
When she thought of "a certain someone" she hadn't exactly meant the blond in the room..
But it would work anyway, the two actually knew how to fight alongside each other, which is what the red head needs the most right now. Trust and reliability
Issac knew she could fight but he hadn't told anyone anything about that night let alone that fact
Aradia tilted her head slightly towards the stone doll making its way towards her and gave him a questioning look
She was asking if they should deal with this one first
Isaac instantly nodded and the two ran forward...
Bonus:
*Language:*
Lir: what the fuck
Aradia: language!
Lir: whomst the actual sexual intercourse
Aradia: what the fuck
To be continued...
Hi everyone it's me, Yan
How are you all? Hope well
Cause I ain't, I'm going through so many health issues right now like what the hell bro somebody help me- medicine is basically all I eat now lol anyway I'm fine don't worry
So today is 31st December huh? Damn, this year felt so short but so long at the same time. So much actually happened this year when I think about it but at the top of my head I can't seem to recall anything at all, crazy really
A lot actually happened in the span of the last week of this year which is making me worry about what the hell will happen next year, I mean 2025 starts with WTF to begin with
Jokes aside, I'm really looking forward to what new opportunities this new chapter of my life holds
I'm also happy you all stuck around and read this crap, like seriously this was nothing more than me trying to write to reach a scene I made in my head but now it's an actual story with a plot, crazy
Next year I'd like to release a horror story I'm currently working on, but I won't do that until I have the first draft ready so you all will have to wait for a while for that
I will still continue this story though don't worry, I'm not quitting
Thank you for reading this and staying with me till now and hopefully we will reach new heights this new year
Once again please forgive this lowly author for any grammatical mistakes
I hope you all enjoyed this chapter as much as i enjoyed writing it
Have a good day, afternoon, evening or night
And I'll see you all next year (yeah I love dad jokes lol)
Bye!
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