CHAPTER THIRTY EIGHT

The next day Junior and the others traveled the forest but stuck close to the road. "I don't know about you lads but I slept great." Àine said as she stretched. "I actually slept pretty good myself for once and this tent made of trees is impressive. I never seen anything like it Àine." Zevrij complemented her and that made Àine blush but she hurry and turned her head before the other noticed. Twenty minutes later they were on the move through the forest. "Okay we need somewhere to hide out the forest is too dangerous for us. Do you know any other hotels father?" Junior asked his father. "No as far as I'm concerned they could all be owned by witches and warlocks it's too risky. I hate Salem but we had to come here for answers and to stop the witch trials, this could be very dangerous or beyond that so we have to be extra sharp with our senses." Alfred said as they continued through the forest ten minutes later they came across a stream. "Water!" Zevrij yelled as he ran towards the stream and bent down but smelled.. "This stream has been hexed it's death for anyone or anything that drinks from it, let alone to actually get in it to cross it or take a swim." Zevrij told the others has they stared at the stream. "oh lads the smell is foul." Àine said as she covered her nose. "Humans must can't smell but I bet other creatures still try to cross it, in all that's the way towards the witches." Junior explained as he was thinking of away across suddenly bubbles appeared. "Uh Junior something is in the water." His sister warned him and that's when a merman appeared. "Not another merman." Junior complained and more of them started to appear this was bad. "They can't leave the water can they?" Takashi asked. "Oh yes they can and we should be running." Junior said and they all took off running back into the forest as the merpeople emerged from the stream. They all let out a terrifying shriek. "How can Merpeople survive without water it's impossible?" Zevrij asked as they continued to run. "These are magic induced Merpeople these witches are smart they knew we would be in Salem." Alfred said as they continued to get deeper and deeper in the forest. "I don't hear foot steps lads." Àine said and stopped running and so did the others. "They're protecting that stream so we can't cross there has to be some other across." Takashi said as he leaned against a tree winded from running as so was the others. Junior yelled in frustrating. "This is getting tiring I am tired of curses, hexes, Merpeople and witches. I'm tired if these damn witches we are and I repeat we are going to cross that stream. Wake up detectives this is about to get ugly." Junior said. "Zevrij if you want to belong and be free it's about time you do that now the Troll King is dead. If we survive this encounter then I welcome you the team." Junior told Zevrij as they walked back to the stream. "Okay listen fire is all we need or weapons just decapitate them." Alfred said. "Well whatever preparation we to do we need to do it fast." Takashi said and pointed at the large crowd of merpeople charging straight for them.

Witch Covenant

Agnes watched from her cauldron the battle that's about to take place. Helena watched also but her mind was else where. "With the detective and his team out the way the trials shall continue as planned. Have you tracked down the traitor Helena?" Agnes asked. "She's been feeding the demon corrupt souls and she's grown stronger since then." Helena explained. "This demon is up to something all demons have a plan to benefit themselves but this demon specifically is up to something. Something personal but what?" Agnes pondered at that last thought. "Whatever it is my queen we shall find out all we need is the name of the demon to banish it back to hell." Helena said to her queen who was back to her cauldron.

Junior pulled out a lighter and struck it lit as the fire went from the lighter to his left hand creating a huge fire. "Wait it could be a good chance they could fire resistance now." Tori said to her brother and suddenly the ground began to shake very violently. Àine was using her elemental abilities and from the ground came forth a golem. "She summoned a golem." Alfred said to himself as he never seen a fairy do such a thing and the golem charged. "Souls." The shinigami whispered in Takashi's head. "Zevrij defend Àine from any attack let no harm come to her." Tori said with the most deadliest look in her eyes and ran off to join her brother. The golem was killing merpeople who attacks did no damage. Alfred used a dagger fused with psychic energy as he sliced his way through the ground. Junior used his psychic pressure to forcefully make the merpeople stuck to the ground. The Shinnigami made Takashi dizzy as it power flooded his body. "I have a gift for you though it may be painful." The shinigami whispered and suddenly a pain in his chest started. Takashi yelled in pain and doubled over and a swarm of merpeople was about to maul him. The golem stomped them before they could reach him. "Àine you should stop I can feel your element powers draining fast. We got this-" Zevrij was snatched by his hair and thrown into a tree this made Àine lose her concentration. This merman was different as he was double the size of the others, in his head was a crown made of sea weed. "The king merman." Àine said as she and the merman stood there eyeing each other. "No!" Zevrij yelled as he got up and Àine could feel the mixture of psychic and troll power. "He's mine for the taking." Zevrij said. Takashi continued to yell as the merpeople was being cut down rapidly. Takashi could feel something protruding from his chest and looked down to see a blade. The blade came out and the the rest as it hut the ground it was a scythe.