It was already late. The stars were in their positions, shining brightly on the earth. They find a cave they could stay for the night. The boys went in search of sticks they could use to make a fire. While Ariana and Jasmine waited in the cave for their return. While they wait, Jasmine decided to ask Ariana the questions that had been bothering her for a while. She turned to face Ariana who was busy checking out the spells in the book of spells she came with. "That book contains three thousand spells. Five hundred which are binding spells. Four hundred are healing spells, and another four hundred are protection. The..."
"Jasmine" Ariana called stopping Jasmine from finishing her sentence."Yeah?"Ariana batted her lashes. "Don't tell me you learned or the spells?"Jasmine chuckled. "I did"Ariana furrowed her brows. "B-but I just opened the book and I haven't said any of the spells yet. H-how did you do that?. I mean how did you learn the spells without me sayingThey entered the woods of Almarina. After walking for a while, they could see the village a distance away. Ryan pointed. "That's the village over there. But we will have to go over this place to get to where Rose lives"Jasmine furrowed her brows. "Why do we have to go through that place?. Can't we just go through the village instead?"Ryan shook his head. "Nah. We can't afford to draw the villagers' attention. It's a small village, you know. Most of the villagers know each other. They will surely find out we are strangers"Jasmine sighed. "If that's the case, we should go over that place then". They all followed the crooked path and after a while, they got to the end of the village. Jasmine smiled. "You're right, Ryan. The village is really small". Ryan smiled. That was the first time Jasmine would ever agree to what he said. "So, what is the next step?" Jasmine asked."We all know the plan right?". Ryan asked and they nodded. "Should we try out plan A or just go th
Jasmine was invisible, while she went in search of Ryan. Though she knew Rose was powerful and can easily find her out, she still saw that as the only option she got to get closer to Ryan and help him out just in case Rose suspected anything. She walked past some group of warriors who were discussing. Their discussion drew her attention and she waited to hear what they were saying. Her invisibility was a plus to her cause she could stay very close to them without them noticing her. "The full moon is just a stone's throw away. Rose will soon overtake the world" one of the guards saidThe other frowned. "Don't you know that Rose taking over the world will be a disaster?" The other guard asked"No one cares about that. Once I get to live, I am ok""You prefer to live as a slave than a freeborn?""Everyone knows Rose is powerful. We can't overcome her. No one can. I have decided to be her follower to keep my life safe. So why can't you join her?""I will never be a f
They returned to join the rest who were curious to know why they had taken long. "You guys took so long," Jabal saidJasmine sighed. "It's for the better"Ryan rolled his eyes. "What's the plan?""We find a place to stay while we make out plans to attack" Ariana spoke up"And then what next?" Ryan asked"When we get to a safe place we can think of what next" Jasmine answeredRyan sighed. He could feel Jasmine and Ariana were hiding something from them. Or maybe they were hiding something from him and to prevent him from becoming suspicious, they had to keep it from the rest. He needed to know what they are hiding and why they had decided to hide it from him. Though he knows that they are yet to trust him, due to what had happened in the past but haven't he earned their trust?. Even if it's little?. Haven't he risked his life to go into the lion's den?. When he said the lion's den, he meant Rose's territory. He risked his life going in there to keep Rose
"But do you think we can fight this battle alone?" Jamal asked. He had always been the curious one among them and had wanted to ask this question for a while. He knew Rose had so many warriors who would alongside her. He wanted to know if just the five of them if Ryan was to be added would fight against Rose.Ariana smiled. "Help will come. From the earth coven, the red-haired coven, and some other covens too"Jamal breathed a sigh of relief. It was good to know that they won't be facing Rose and her warriors alone. "That's a relief on my side. I don't know about you guys, though"Jabal patted Jamal on his shoulder. "You don't have to worry, ok?. We've got covers and even when we get no one to fight alongside us, we've got each other. And for as long as we work as a team we will win the battle"Jamal nodded. He should have thought of this in the first place. Having each other's back is something Stella had made them understand. She had emphasized this, duri
DRAGON TERRITORYEveryone in the dragon clans has been busy preparing for the great fight. The fight between the world and Rose. Though it doesn't seem like all the world was against her, it was better to consider it a war of the word against her since most of the people are not happy with her reign. Everyone tried as much as they can to contribute a quarter. The children were not left out as those between the age of twelve to eighteen were at the training ground to offer their help. Those below twelve were close by to help with the cleaning of the armors. No one wanted to be left behind. Those women that could fight were at the training ground also, showing their loyalty.While those with babies were busy preparing food for those at the training ground. In as much as the battle wasn't for the dragon clans as it was for the witches, wizards, and the werewolves, the dragons wanted a peaceful world where their children can visit other realms without fear. They wanted a bette
THE RED-HAIRED WITCHESThe children could be seen running around the courtyard. It was a glorious morning. While the council of elders was having a meeting on the fight coming up the next day, Emma was in her room knitting as usual. She was sitting by the window, watching the children play as she gets her knitting done. Smile plastered on her face. She loved the way the sun shone brightly, giving hope of a bright day ahead.The beauty of the flowers in the garden can't be overlooked. She was tempted to go have a walk around the garden. She wanted to have a touch of the flowers, especially the morning glowing flower. She loved the ways it opens up and closes when touched. She dropped her knitting and stood up. Who wouldn't love the bright sun shining so brightly? With the hope of a better day ahead. She stretched her legs as she felt a bit of pain. She needed to take a walk. Kira and Kiran ran in. "Hey, Emma" Kira called. She had always been the outspoken one.Emma ben
ROSE'S HIDEOUTThe room was quiet with only the movement of her feet being heard. The room was filled with a strong aura of anger and frustration. Her eyes were red like a coal of fire, her body trembling in rage. You could feel the tensions everywhere. Rose was pacing around her room in great anger. She had been pranked by the kids. It was an insult to her personality. To think that she was been fooled by those little kids, increased her anger. They were so bold and made her believe everything they said. How dare they fool her!!. They had no fear whatsoever for her. They had grown so bold and smart."How were they able to break her connection with Ryan?" She thought. That should be either Ariana or Jasmine's handiwork. Those two are becoming very strong in the use of spells. But she had used black magic to create the connection because she suspected Jasmine or Ariana might be smart enough to find out about the connection and try to break it. Are they involved in black magic too?. Sh
THE HIDDEN HOUSERyan wondered how the others had come in contact with this house located amid this thick bush. How come Rose couldn't get their location with this?. He had many questions he wanted to ask but he knew he couldn't since they are just getting to trust him. He walked behind them slowly, wondering what is going on in their minds. When they got to the house, the door opened and they walked in. "It must be a magic house," Ryan thought. Or why will it open without being touched?The room was dark and he wondered how the light would be turned on. Suddenly, everywhere became bright with different colors of lights. There were blue, red, green, and other colors of light and it was dazzling. "How was the light put on?" He had thought.There is something strange about this house but he couldn't place his hand on it. Jasmine sat on the couch. She seems tired and off. She was concerned about the battle coming up tomorrow. She had a feeling they might fail. She was exhausted from usi