Witch Circles Novels & Stories

"The test is simple. The girl will stand in the circle. If she is a half-griffin, half-wolf...as she has claimed, the silver will do nothing. Her griffin blood will protect her." He paused. Let the silence stretch. "If she is a witch... the silver will burn." The crowd murmured. Wolves shifted in their seats. I saw Sha near the front, her face pale, her hands clasped. She wouldn't look at me. Couldn't even meet my eyes. Cressida stood at the edge of the ice. Raven beside her. Their hands were linked. "You don't have to do this," I said quietly. "Yes," Cressida said. "I do."

"Your efforts are futile, Sama Arthur!" the senior witch of the Sisterhood of the Ending Moon wailed, her voice a nails-on-chalkboard scream that vibrated the air. "The cycle of the moon is unbreakable, and its completion shall not be postponed by a mortal protector!"

I lifted it out with both hands, the weight felt heavier than it should have. We carried it back to the bedroom and sat cross-legged on the bed facing each other. I opened the cover. The pages smelled of old paper and faint herbs. Handwritten script filled the first leaf, elegant loops and sharp angles. My mother’s handwriting. Rowan leaned closer as I turned the pages slowly. The Codex Lunaris. Identification: The Moon Witch bears the mark of three crescents on the inside of her left wrist, visible only under full moonlight. Her eyes flash silver-white when power rises unchecked. Her blood hums with silver light when cut.

old, unchanging, and forever. Four elements. Four protectors. Four powers joining together. The air was full of energy, making my hair stand up. **************************** "Four are one," Vida said, her voice echoing with power. "The circle is complete. We begin." The thirteen witches joined hands. Their voices rose in perfect unison, building from whisper to shout: *********(((****(((*********** 'By the full moon and burning sun,By the stars of heaven in congregation,We call forth eternal power, We call forth ancient wisdom!'

Scarlyt says coming up to us. “Actually, that would help,” Eve says. They all five join hands and then they close their eyes. Nova speaks first, begining a chant and the other sisters join in right away. After a few turns of it being repeated, I hear Scarlyt join in as well. All their hands intertwined begin to glow. Scarlyt’s glowing her natural green and the witches all glowing orange. A powerful surge of magic can be felt eminating from the circle and I can’t help the awe I feel being here with them, during this, despite the circumstances. Juno was right about them, and I can see why they were chosen for all that is to come.

he asked, eager for any sort of information she could give him. “I found one where all the witches are standing inside the circle instead of on the line. The Life Witch doesn’t stand at the center, instead, they stand in the circle with the rest of the witches. It was used to dispel negative energy. The notes I found were handwritten, so I couldn’t make out everything, but enough that I think we can fill in the blanks.” “Yes, show it to me tomorrow. We can look over it together and maybe Selena will have some ideas—”

"That should not be possible. Creatures of the night do not consort with druids of the light." Stretch growled low in her throat. "He comes with me or I don't go. We're a package deal." She crossed her arms, stuck her chin in the air. "And besides, I'm part of the Circle of the Stars. All of my powers work better at night. Well...at least theoretically." Tag curled his arms over hers. Kissed her hair. "Damn fucking straight, sweet girl." Brigid watched the play between them. Her brow furrowed in thought. She tapped a finger to her chin. "Have any of you been able to manifest your powers since your awakening?"

Tasha and her group move forward. They do not find any more werewolves in their way. Maybe they are fighting on the other side. When the very edge and can clearly see the cloaked witches standing in a circle Tasha says, “Okay, I need to break into the innermost circle. That’s where the real stuff is happening. The rest of the circles are for elevating the effectiveness of the spell.” “I think we should spread out and take on as many witches as we can without causing too much chaos,” says Evarius. “Otherwise, they will try to push us back like last time and it will complicate things. Although this time we have witches which is much better.”

And it didn’t involve going back to the witch who cursed me in the first place, that was a relief. “There’s a stronger witch,” my father continued, his voice measured but intense. “One with the power to break curses like this. She’s from the Crescent Circle, one of the most ancient and powerful covens in the land.” I raised an eyebrow, not sure I’d heard him right. “The Crescent Circle? I thought they didn’t involve themselves with pack affairs anymore. They’ve stayed out of our world for generations.” Walter, one of the pack’s elders, nodded. “That’s true. But desperate times call for desperate measures, Gavin. This witch has the knowledge and the strength to break a curse like yours. If an

one of the witches asks. “Look over there,” another says, pointing to a group of six witches in the centre of the circle. They are having sex, deep in the throes of passion, and from what I can tell they’re close to the end. When they release their sexual energy, the spell will be complete. “I suggest you start with them, Lady Willow. Whatever this spell is…it’s pure annihilation.”