judgement.

Who was that! The witch cred.

Albert, he is dead, he couldn't complete the assignment, she surpassed him, the witch answered.

Now see what your incompetence has caused! We are all doomed! The world was in enough trouble now look what you've done! She scolded like she didn't hear the name that was called.

I'm sorry governess, the witch said bowing immediately.

Sorry won't replace the damage been done, find her and finish her or else we are all going to be wiped off, now! The witch shouted striking her staff on the ground with stern eyes (though she's blind).

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Slowly her sight began to clear but it was blurry, she could see little fire sparkles with cloak of people, her hearing slowly cleared up and so were her eyes, she looked around and could hear noises from people, angry voices were all over the place and she was facing the sky. She tried getting up and realized she was been tied up, she struggled but the more she did the grip of the rope on her hands tightened.

Still not understanding what was going on, a bucket of undiluted hot water showered on her body causing her to scream.

What is wrong with you! She shouted at the man who had burnt her with the water, she wasn't healing and was in terrible pain from the burnt, then it dawned on her, she had been caught, maybe they were going to torture her she thought.

Raise them up! A commanding voice said, and a cheer followed.

She struggled to be set free, she was tied to a log of wood with hands by her side, the rope was not a ordinary one she could tell because it was cutting through her skin as she struggled causing her in groan in pain.

I bring to you people, the witches that has been troubling your house hold! A man with a hat said stretching his hand towards her.

The crowd cheered after he spoke and put a stop to their noise with a hand gesture.

On my right is a young maiden who is Martha by name, she has been eating her relations with a face of innocence, she has been the cause of 8 deaths in her family including that of her mother.

Boooo! The crowd shouted woeing her.

And when she noticed she had been caught, the man continued, she ran to the coven house of the banished witch, turns out she wanted to inherit it all cos the old hag was found missing!

The crowd laughed and some cursed her.

Dracel's attention was immediately caught by a piercing gaze from the dark while the man kept ranting his rubbish, she tried to see who it was but the person was all covered in black, the aura that came from him though he was standing far was cold and vengeful, Dracel couldn't tell what he wanted neither does she know who it was but she knew something was amiss.

It's almost dawn people, we have to cleanse the land by removing these abomination from our earth!

Yes! Yes! Kill them... Kill them! The crowd chanted.

But it won't be complete if I don't tell you the sin of the last one, this pale witch here has been practicing socerey in the neighborhood within the forest and it is forbidden!

Yes! They all echoed together

She has no family here, but news came from the next town that she killed a soon to be father, the mother and her unborn child!

That's not true! Dracel shouted in the midst of the noise. That's not true! I never killed her, her husband did, all I did was try to save her! She cried, one thing she couldn't accept was accusation it made her want to run out of her skin.

You tried to save her or you wanted to perform socerey on the unborn child and it's mother! The man yelled facing the noisy Dracel.

He was responsible! She shouted, he killed her! He beat up his wife and robbed it all on me!

The crowd wasn't listening and they were all cursing and shouting hateful words on her.

It's of no use, the nearby persecuted woman said, she was looking drained and her lips and face was swollen. In our world, this world we live in, nobody wants the truth especially when it is coming from a woman, just stay still, they won't listen.

Admist her groan, she looked at the woman and asked, what happened to you?

She laughed sorrowfully and coughed out blood.

Unlike your story, I didn't want to be killed, I killed instead, I killed my tomentor, a man I called husband but I never had right to kill him even if he was choking me to my own death. She laughed and coughed out more blood, her swollen eyes poured a little blood as tears and she looked lifeless even though she was still alive.

We shall suffer not a witch to live, but they shall die by fire and hanging! The man shouted

The crowd responded with a loud cheer ordering for their death.

Our ancestors past have followed this step in purification of mother earth and we shall follow these steps!

The crowd cheered again.

All I've gotten to live in this life was to live in fear and run for my life, even though I knew I don't have one, Dracel said as she watched as they wet the ground around them with fuel, if it were to be some months ago I would have accepted my fate....but now..... she said as she watched the activity going on below them, she felt totally weak and dried and was burning inside, all she needed was to feed on someone but not on the enchanted rope they used on her.The wood they were tied on was moist already and Dracel knew death was opening the door.

May the blood of all the innocent you have shed on this spot cry over you and your generation! The girl at the other end shouted, may the wicked know no peace, your children will be slayed on the throat and the survivals will become slaves and homeless!

Shut that witch up! The man cried, a hot coal was stretched to her foot and she screamed in agony.

Let the ruthless men who had killed their wives in injustice die a useless death! The lady at the middle shouted immediately the other was shut up, may they not bear offspring and live a painful life!

Dracel watched as the crowd roared in anger cursing and spitting on them, what has happened to humanity she thought, she watched as the set the ground on fire, slowly the fire crept to them and took hold of their clothing.

It doesn't have to end like this! Dracel shouted, I just wanted to live! I just wanted to live! She shouted again, like a burning wood the fire engulfed her body and not only her, the three of them screamed in agony, fire caught their hair and the crowd were no longer cheering.

It shouldn't end like this! Dracel shouted as the fire reached her eyes, only her voice could be heard as it was audible. I just wanted to live! It's not over yet! She shouted her last cry and looked up to the sky, the day started dawning and she felt a drop of rain touch her left eye and she breathed her last.