prologue

author pov

it was a small community town chaparral manny was going on a excavation exploration a cryptic zoologist as he is search for myth and lore. once packing he was missing something his journal on witches. "where is it." the man said as then a hoot was heard as an owl was on the window. carry a bag as he gave chase to an owl house that lead to a door once went through enter a tent.

as then spot a women and the thieving owl. "took you long enough." the women told the owl as then she place it one the staff, as she search the bag. "junk junk oh now this will make me rich." seeing the women. he snorted to laughter as he was almost caught by the women. finding a book, of his research. the women feed it to the candle on her stance "this could make good candle lighted"

emerged he snatch the book. "sorry that's my research." then about to leave till he stop to see the surround as he realize to be at the world of unbelief. "where the heck did you come from?" the women asked. "earth, uh the human world?" he answered. "a human, welcome to my stand can i offer you a foot with holes" "a aired shoe," "oh how bout this human candy" "deodorant." he corrected her again. "what abou-t"

"that an tv here let me show hot it works" finding a generator and plug it in he then turn it on. alluring many costumers. "what your name." the women asked. "manny noceda" the human answered. "well that smart move for a human." she answered.

"well that weird for another human to say." manny answered "oh i not like you" as she took a stand on the table she "i am eda the owllady the most powerful witch in all the boiling isle" she answered. "a witch?" manny responded. "i am feared respected."

"busted." interrupted it was police guard. "eda clawthorne you under arrest for crimes against the coven." as seeing she a criminal. he search in his book for research on witches then draws some circle then a symbol at the center as he tap on it as then it ball of light hit the crow face guard and had his mind wipe. "uh what i was doing." the guard asked. "you were about to give eda immunity to your laws." manny answered. "oh uh okay." as then the cop guard sign gave a seal then left.

"how do you do magic?" eda asked. "witches rune symbol in my world, i am cryptozoologist i study the lore mythical creature that seem to exist here." manny answered "well thank you for helping get out the fuzz, here a trip back home is what you wanted." eda responded. "can i see more of this place but like to know more about you." manny responded.

"sorry i have a boyfriend." she responded. "girl no you dont." said onecostumers." responed as she pay and then left. "still i mean i like to know more about witches and all the other creature tell you what, i teach you about my world including the item and how to sell and use them and in return you tell me about yours which and other life here." manny told eda. "that sound too good of deal.. egh okay."eda replied.

as thus the relationship begin what seem first to be that of business led to a strong relationship. and manny would help her get out of the fuzz, as a development of a strong bond was occurring. one day eda peep in his research of cryptic at his laptop of his presentation about witches assume wrong she correct it with magic as she snicked in to the human world for a science convention.

but in all out it show to be a disappointment as the only eda clap almost fail if not kick out of the science convention till eda made her entrance. "wait manny did not made that presentation it was me i did it because i i thought he was wrong." eda answered. "well since your here eda can we asked you some question." as then a new presentation begin as they asked about witches biology and fact. till it finished. "well impressive manny with this discovery on the complexity of magic and witches biology." it was then eda was thought to be hunted down but instead was praised by the human scientist.

as years past by later medicine education and now magic as hard version of science the community town of chaparral became the sorcerer stone of the united state, all thanks to a eda coming to manny to's world as soon chaparral was the prime town of magic, as thus the relationship between them grew strong as eda broke up with his former lover she could have a life intheboiling isle, as then soon manny purpose a marriage once after drunk impregnation incident, month after at a hospital lies eda at her final labor holding manny hand hard as she was pushing. her grip was tight as hell. as then she push one final time and her child was born. "congratulation its a girl."

"oh thank goodness." eda relieved to say. "her hair is like fire." said manny . "yeah like mine when i was young." eda said. once out of the hospital a day later. she enter they enter a new property as their owl house stand. nurturing and caring for it together. "i got to admit despite being your fault it the best thing that ever happen to me."

"thank you for that eda." manny told eda. "for what?" eda said. "for sharing your life with me for being with me" i answered. "well your welcome." eda said. "i did not expect you to have a future with me." manny responded. "and yet she lay there in her crib our future for our family." eda said.

they both look at soundly asleep she was so soundly so peaceful it was here a shadow cover them as they turn, a strange figure came to the house. all in shadow. "who are." said eda in her guard but a flash of magic had hit her then she she started to turn by the beam of light.

when manny stop the stranger with his magic drawn circle on paper it was to late as he see his own wife turn to a monster, to an owl like monster.

"eda please calm down let me help you" as he struggle to hold eda who going wild till it took time to calm her down. it was that moment the strange shadow figure stabbed his back through his chest as blood spill out. he fall on the floor dead, the horror was enough to drive eda to madness but a cry of an infant made her gain her senses as soon the magic was alter. to something new as it was powerful even for an infant of her age. as it stain their mind and change them forever. the stranger fled away.

as eda change back it was gaining control over the curse as she returned to humanoid form. this is the after math as eda check on manny he is lifeless dead, decease, so she makes revival spell for her husband as but it fail. that day the child was scared to see the event stain with good memory from birth as she grow up this is these event were first change of their life to some thing new. send to an orphanage as she pray for the best for her. hopefully disguise as a human should be enough for to be seen as one of them.