It was a starless night, as the silvery moon shone brightly in the sky, in a secluded place, which was surrounded with scary images of skeletons and animal bones, cowery shells, and traditional artifacts were hanging on the walls. A little amount of light was found as darkness almost covered the entire area.
Enchantment and spells were muttered by voices, with a large amount of smoke beclouding the open sky, which immediately cleared as some one wearing a hood walked through the smoke. Bless was speechless as he stared at where he was. ' Where is this place?. So scary and looks so unreal at the time'.
He almost screamed when he saw hanging skeletons and snail shells, decorating the surrounding. He slapped a hand over his mouth to avoid screaming.
' I was being summoned the first place, and now where am I?. All these look like a joke to me, and now I'm in the middle of nowhere '!. He raked a hand over his hair and sighed dejectedly. An idea came to his mind. He wanted to scream, but he didn't want to attract any attention of any one...
Just as he wandered through the isle, a figure wearing a hood tapped him from behind and Bless freaked out.
" Relax.. it's me...". He took off his hood, revealing the face of some one, he grew to be familiar with. Bless screamed as soon as he realized whom he saw.
" Ozo!. It's you!...". His eyes widening with shock and disbelief.
Ozo flashed him a small smile, holding his hands." Surprised to see it's me?". He asked with peering into his eyes. Bles
" I- I- I was so shocked to have seen it - it-".
" Relax alright?. After all, we are all brothers". Ozo said interrupted him as he knew what kind of person Bless was.
" Come on let's go". Hand in hand, they walked to the inner chambers of the coven.
Bless couldn't understand why he was being summoned, and where were the rest?.
" Wh- where is Nengi and Sasha?. Are they here too?". Bless asked in fear, well evident in his tone .
Ozo smiled lovingly at him, making Bless narrow his eyes. This was unlike Ozo, wh always put on a straight face devoid of emotions. The way he smiled sweetly at him, made him wonder if it was the same Ozo that warned him to stay the hell away from trouble, smiled lovingly at him?.
" I decided not to bother them, you know they are just tired and need rest, so.. they are off for now". Ozo replied in a sweet calmn tone surprising Bless the more. " Is this the Ozo that I know?. Something is definitely off...". Bless thought to himself.
" Why don't I introduce you to the council of witches?. They are all delighted to know of your arrival..." Ozo held his hands and led him to the inner room, filled with individuals of various kinds wearing a black hood, gathering round a circle of flame. Bless felt strange as a wind of black energy engulfed him. Voices of chants echoed as his soul magic was draining.
' Where am I?. This place... Something feels off as if this place is forbidden...' He turned to look at Ozo, whom smiled lovingly at him, discovering the fact that he was beginning to loose his consciousness.' It's working...'. Ozo thought to himself...
" Rest in enternal bliss, wise one...may the gods of aprica welcome you". Bless immediately lost consciousness as he fell down.
Hazel smiled to himself as he watched as how Bless collapsed to the floor. He pulled out his hood and and using his magic, the image on his face disappeared without a trace, revealing his real face. With a sly smirk, he turned to face his fellow witches, whom were laughing devilishly.
" Now..we can be rest assured that a major threat to our existence... Now without wasting any more time, let us offer him as a sacrifice to aprica...let the ritual begin...".
With Bless being in the center of the gathering... enchantment and spells filled the air, as a thick cloud of wind swirled around him. All of a sudden, a powerful force struck one of the witches and she fell hard. It didn't take long, most of them were all disabled, their bodies lying down...
Hazel was in shock as he watched his coven entirely wreaked havoc.
" Show yourself now!. Who are you?..who!." His voice cracking filled with uttermost fear.
There was absolute silence, as he felt deeply tensed, wondering what was going on. All of a sudden what befell upon him was huge and massive, a wave of dust sent him flying off, as he struggled to regain his balance and maintain his consciousness.
He coughed out blood as he struggled to look, and see what happened, within the dust of wind, a man wearing a hood appeared.
Revealing himself, he took off his hood and stared at the boy lying helplessly. Just then, a familiar voice rushed to the place where the boy laid.
Nengi couldn't believe it. She turned to face the man whom was lying on the ground, struggling to rise up. With her rage consuming like a wind, she charged towards Hazel, grabbing him by the collar.
" Tell me what you did to him?. Tell me!. What did you do to my friend!". Nengi squeazed him tightly by the collar, making him cough. Ozo's sharp gaze was fixed intently at the man as he watched Nengi almost sniff life out of him. Sasha, watching from a distance, rushed to Ozo's side and asked why he didn't stop Nengi.
" What if she kills him?. Ozo do something to help. Nengi is consumed by rage, and trust me, she will kill him"!. Sasha spoke in a concerned tone.
Ozo turned to look at Sasha, and discovered that he was different. It wasn't the Sasha that would always love to flirt with him with mischievous eyes. He looked deep into his eyes and all he could see was worry, concern and care. Scoffing, he looked away, as his gaze still fixated on Nengi.
" Then let her kill him, you don't know to what extent that sorcerer went. Bless is unconscious and I don't know what the hell happened to him".
Sasha was shocked as to what he heard from Ozo. " Wh- what?". His tone rising with fear .
" You heard me right... Bless's condition is something that needs to remedied. If killing that sorcerer will help break the enchantment, then so let it be...Bless is more than a comrade and a friend".