"Convincing" a witch to come to Border town

Theo's POV

'It seems like someone is following me. That kid's prediction ability is incredible, he said that as soon as I was heading back to the inn at silver city I would be followed.' "Sigh" 'Now i should prepare myself for a headache.' I thought as I turned into an alley. 'Gotta make this look believable' "Don't move." I said as I stuck out my dagger to the person who had been tracking me. Only to see them turn into a fog. 'At least I know I'm not dead' I thought before a striking pain hit me in the back of the neck.

...............

'Damn that woman hit me hard' I thought as I woke up, who knows how long later.'

"He woke up." A woman said

"No shit." I said before another woman grabbed my chin.

"What is your name?" She demanded. "I suggest you don't lie or you will just be another corpse floating in the moat by tomorrow."

"Theo" I said while looking at the veiled woman in front of me. "You didn't have to hit me so hard you know…Miss witch." I stated as they stepped back stunned that I wasn't afraid or surprised at all.

"If you know then why are you not afraid?" She said after regaining some confidence.

"You won't kill me." I stated blankly

"And why do you believe that?"

"You want to find out why I was spreading those rumors, and if the rumors I was spreading are true."

"Smart ones I see, from fallen dragon ridge to silver city. That is a long journey."

"Yeah, I know. It's a shame that the only reason I spread those rumors was to meet with your boss…. Miss Ashes." I stated which stunned them again.

"How do you know that name?"

"The person who sent me told me her name. He also said that this travel would be pointless as no witches would catch on to the rumors. The only point of spreading them was to attract your attention for a chat." I said as they were even more surprised. "I have come here with a message to give to Miss Ashes, if what that person said is correct then she should be here in about 2 minutes."

"Who is this person?"

"He is a young boy by the name of Shu. He wields a power infinitely similar to your magic; however it is different as he has more freedom in some aspects while he is restricted in others."

"A boy can use magic!!!"She said while being surprised

"I said it was different. He appeared out beyond the impassable mountain range and saved the witch cooperation association from being destroyed and then led them to border town. Somehow he knew a lot about the prince and they seemed to get along quite well even though they had never met."

"The witch cooperation association? They are supposed to be in the east."

"I know, their leader Cara had led them to the impassable mountain range and out beyond it in search of the holy mountain. After Cara learned the truth about the holy mountain from Shu she started to lose her mind so they left her out in the wilderness. There are over 40 witches in border town now. After the witches Anna and Nana had saved the town in the winter, the townspeople accepted them as their own."

"Normal people accepted witches, now you are just spitting nonsense." She said while not believing me.

"Regardless, that is not for you to decide. It is for your Sister to decide. Speaking of which." I stated as I started hearing footsteps coming to our location.

The door creaked open before a mature voice sounded. "Is he the one who has been using the underground channels to spread the news?" She asked before the two started explaining nearly everything.

"All to meet you, Miss Ashes." I said.

"Did you tell him my name?" She asked the other two witches

"No, he already knew it. He said that he was spreading the information only for us to pick up on so he could meet with you."

"Ohh, and why is it that you wanted to speak with me?"

"Roland wants to form an alliance with the witches going to sleeping island." I said while surprising them that I knew their destination. "While I came as an emissary of Roland to invite you to come to the western region to establish communication. I learned about my information from someone else."

"And who is that?"

I looked over at the two witches who had captured me. "Can you grab one of the scrolls that I was carrying on me?" I said while looking at my stuff sitting on a nearby table before turning back to Ashes. "Unroll one of them and drip your blood on the center of the scroll."

"And why should I do that?"

"The magic in your blood will activate the scroll. Both of the scrolls have the same purpose. One is for you to use here and the other is for Tilly to use on sleeping island."

"Alright, let's say I do what you say. Then what happens?"

"I was never told. I was only told up to this point what to say and who I was meeting. I guess the only thing I could say is that it isn't going to harm you otherwise I would have never been told to have you give the other to Tilly." I stated while hoping that she would just do it.

"You make a point, here goes nothing." She said as she cut her hand and dripped some blood on the scroll.

"Poof" a cloud of smoke erupted the moment the blood came in contact with the scroll.

"That's nauseating" The voice of a young boy echoed through the room. "You did good Theo, you can leave the rest to me."

"And who might you be?" Ashes asked while readying her sword

"The name's Shu, I know you think more with your muscles than with your brains so how about I make you a bet." I said while squinting my eyes

"And what are the conditions?" She questioned.

"We do a little arm wrestling competition. If I win then you have to follow me to border town so we can establish relations. However if you win then I will tell you about the true origin of the church, god's punishment army, and why they really hunt witches down." I said while staring her in the eyes.

"You must be joking right?" She said while laughing.

"Do I look like I am joking extraordinary?" I say as I lay down on the floor with my arm in front of me. "If we use a table it will shatter so the floor would be better."

"You're a funny kid, very well I will entertain you." She said as she laid down and grabbed my palm.

"Only rule is don't use your other appendages to assist you in winning. Magic is allowed. I state.

"Ok, Shadow flip a coin for us."

"Got it Big Sis." she responded before taking out a copper coin. "Here it goes." she said while tossing it in the air

As soon as the coin hits the ground a whisper is heard in the room. "Earth Style: Ultra Added Weight Rock Technique" I say as rocks form around my hand and I surprise ashes with the surprising strength for my size, along with the extreme weight added to my hand, as I force her hand to the ground almost instantly. "BOOM" Her hand crashes into the floor which shatters from the impact.

"......." Silence pervades the room as everyone just looks at me in shock. The witches even more so as they know Ashes strength. Ashes herself just stares at her hand dumbfounded that a young boy just overpowered her.

"I believe that is enough for me to win." I say shamelessly

"How...How did you use magic."

"It ain't magic but it is similar. It is called Chakra." I state. "Hey, Can you two take the other scroll to Tilly? Have her use it in a month at high noon. At that time I will make sure Ashes is next to me and she can return that way."

"Ah, Y-Yes." They said.

"Alright, Let's go back Theo." I said as I walked over and undid the ropes binding him.

"I'll honor my end of the agreement, however if there are no witches there I will be leaving."

"Go ahead." I reply as I turn around and leave as they follow me.