Chapter 11 - Magic Vessel

The three stood watching Exium with surprised looks on their faces. "How did you get these horses quickly?" Christian asked. There weren't any horses available in tbis village.

"I used a spell to create them using a strand of your hairs." He said remembering how he had to take it.

He remembered taking a strand of Edrea's hair was the challenge. The barrier she put around her was not the challenge it was how her familiars wrapped their bodies on her.

"I wouldn't want to know how you did it." Gylore touches his hair. He remembered he had light headaches the night before.

"Same here. Since they're here we might as well start packing up." Celeste went inside the cottage with the others following.

'Another journey again?I feel tired again.' Luna complained beside Celeste who ignored her. "You're going don't think I'll buy your excuse." She grabbed both Luna and Faust along with her bag.

Exium and Gylore packed their things quietly. "I don't think you need this." Gylore snatched the potion from Exium. "I'll need it very much. Give it back." He tried taking it back from him.

"Why would you need a hallucinogenic potion?" He placed it in his coat. Those potions were dangerous on depending on the dosage. It causes one to vomit or purge during a hallucination. The only witches that use them were green witches.

"Fine, have it! When I need it I'll take it back ." Exium said annoyed. Gylore smiled lightly seeing Exium's expression. The more reason he hated Gylore was he liked going through his stuffs. He was nosy and always took the good stuff. Now he understood why Celeste hid her potions from Gylore.

"Im done now I'll wait outside." He said.

Christian came out along with the two. "You have already picked yours." Exium pointed to her black horse . It matched her personality and had her hair color.

The brown horse nudged Christian's shoulder playfully. "Ah I see he likes you already!" Exium exclaimed. Christian smiled lightly and patted his horse on its mane. "No time to waste guys, when you're done ill be at the borders." Celeste said and gave her horse a light kick to the side.

They stood at the border. The border was just a wooden barrier separating the village from whatever was beyond." I was here when this was constructed." Exium pulled his horse in front and touched the wood.

"It looks strong despite it's age." Gylore said behind him. It was quite tall. For whatever reason it was built, it must be important. "We should hurry before a villager spots us." Exium touched a hole and a large part of the barrier opened. It was large enough for them to pass.

"I wasn't expecting that." Christian chuckled passing through first. Celeste followed after him before the two came.

"This place looks gloomy and too quiet." Gylore said. The place was quiet. The fallen leaves served as mulch for the carpet grass. Each tree had something different about it. While others simply had larger roots, some did have narrow trunks and some were exceptionally big.

If not for the sratch marks on the barks of the tree, the place will be considered safe. The markings looked like it was done by a feral creature. No human could possibly do that.

The trunks were also painted red like dried blood. "What happened here?" Celeste asked touching the dried blood. She felt the agony on each bark she touched. Their screams all came rushing in her head and it was worrying.

She even saw ghosts lingering around and giving her blank looks probably surprised she can see them." This place used to be a slaughter house. An unknown creature used to terrorise villagers going to the city at night." His horse jumped over a large root.

"That's why i see ghosts lingering around." She muttered. Christian looked around for ghosts when she mentioned them. "Forget it, you won't see them. You can only see what happened here by touching the bark of the tainted tree." She moved closer to him.

"Yes i tried doing that it was and sour experience. I'll advice he didn't do it." Exium started at them. Gylore just nodded at Exium's words. It was beyond his power. He was surprised how she managed to think straight.

These things often haunt your mind if you are not careful it can manipulate your thoughts and body." One thing, beware of the dark grime on the grass. You wouldn't want to know what lingers inside." Exium warned them.

The silence became comfortable only broken once in a while. "I think that we should rest a little the horses are becoming frantic." Gylore said controlling his horse.

"It's not that, they are afraid of something." Celeste hopped down and moved around looking for possible threats. She was certain something was wrong the moment they stepped here.

She swore she saw something move around the trees stealthy. It only glanced at her the moved again as if it was looking for something.

"There you are child." A raspy voice said behind her. She turned and saw no one. In fact, the rest were not around her.

"Dream world more specifically glamour."She said looking around. She felt something coil around her legs." Who is it?"She smashed it with her hand.

She held it close to her face." I mean no harm."It hissed. She tossed it away.

" Well speak I have no time. "She said glaring at the white snake or she thought." I was sent to guide you by Amethyst. I know you won't believe me so she said i should show you this. " The snake said cautiously.

She doubted its words. Snakes were deceiving creatures." I see. Of course you know what will happen if you deceive me." She crossed her arms across her chest.

" I know. "She nodded her head at the snake. It coiled all the way to her chest before penetrating through her head.

She saw Amethyst walking with her. They both had happy looks on their faces.She was as usual wearing her warroir outfit with the Council badge on her cloak. Amethyst wore a light blue gown reaching her knee with her white hair tied in a bun.

"Sister you know you should never change your hair color it suits you." Amethyst braided her sister's white hair while Edrea sat in silence. She hummed in approval.

"You know sister, if something ever happened to me, i would want you to have my magic vessel." Amethyst said. Edrea gave her sister a weird look. Where was this coming from? She thought.

"Nothing will happen to you little sister. And my hair color I don't know what will happen to it either." She said waiting for Amethyst's response.

"The view is breathtaking isn't it right ladies? " Arms enveloped the two in an embrace. "Eww Daniel get your arms off me." They both said throwing him away . His back hit the tree they were leaning on.

"It's not nice of you two." He said placing his head on Edrea's lap. She gave him a strange look. Amethyst laughed at the two. It was strange the two were still best friends.

The two were considered a couple but they denied it. "What were you two talking about?" He asked moving closer to Edrea. "Oh nothing much. I just wanted her to have my magic vessel." Amethyst said stared at his blue eyes.

She would not get tired of them. He was good looking with blue eyes that looked like the cosmos. He had black hair and he was a celestial witch. He was fun to hang around with. He was also in the Council like her sister.

" Ah I see. Let's see it!"He beamed at Amethyst who gave him a disgusted look." I think another time. "She dismissed him. They talked about their day.

When he left, Amethyst showed an egg to Edrea." That's my vessel. It's not hatched yet." She beamed at Edrea. Edrea nodded her head." We'll wait for it to hatch soon. "She stood up and made her way to her cottage leaving her sister to her thoughts.

" Wait sister one day I'll lead him to you i hope you accept him! "Amethyst smiled at the egg.

Celeste gasped and coughed when the snake left her body. Tears flowed unconsciously." I see. " She wiped them quickly. The snake looked at her expectantly. They need to form a bond.

" Just come already. "She extended her arm and it penetrated in.

" Finally, you're here. You gave us quite the scare!" Exium said relieved.

She blinked her eyes and the glamor faded. She looked around to make sure she wasn't dreaming.

" What happened to you? You just stood there stiff. We tried to talk to you but we got burnt."Exium showed her Christian's burnt arm.

" She was talking to something. I saw it. "Christian said. When he touched her arm he saw through the glamour. She stared at him and sighed.

" Indeed I was talking to Amethyst's magic vessel. " She showed them the mark on her arm.

" It's indeed hers, look at the symbols. "Exium peered at the familiar markings. She stared at symbol in concentration and her eye gave a light glow.

" Yippee! Finally I am out. "The snake hissed loudly coiling on her arm. It tilted its head at the stares the strange people gave it." It's beautiful. Look at those beautiful scales."Exium said.

" Now is not the time to stare at it. "She withdrew her hand back and frowned at the incoming headache.

" I'll like to rest now am exhausted. "She said climbing a tree. She lay on a brach lost in thought.

She let her tears flow freely. She thought she could hold back her emotions but everytime she thought of it, it made her cry. She thought she could be brave now her facade waa slowly cracking. It hurt when she thought about how her sister died.

She hope all this will end soon ao she can be free.