Chapter 5 sneak peek π ~ January 25
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Amy stood dumbfounded between her two friends. βThis makes no sense.βΒ
βShe killed Orris.β he repeated. βWe canβt trust anyone else. Ava, I brought you down here for a reason. Have you ever noticed the weather changing around you? Especially during a strong emotional state.β
There was the sizzling heat when she was angry with Lorey right before she ended up here where it was raining when she was lost and alone and all those times a strong wind would blow in her friendsβ faces when they made fun of her. The clouds outside when Patchouli, Vinyl and Tiger knocked her off the seat!
βI believe you have some kind of control over the elements, the weather in fact, though we have to start small.β Alouette continued to explain. βThereβs not much down here except air. I want you to concentrate on it. Control it.β
Amy stuffed her hands into her armpits. βI canβt.βΒ Β
The candles began to flicker but didnβt fully extinguish. A smile flashed across Alouetteβs face. βYes, you can.β
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Help me in my search for knowledge
I must learn the secret art
Who dares to help me raise the one
Whose very name near stills my heart
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Help me in my search for knowledge
I must learn the secret art
Who dares to help me raise the one
Whose very name near stills my heart
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βLie down,β Alouette commanded, pointing to the altar and Amy obeyed. He took the cup away and cast it aside before dressing himself into a robe to match his coven. He didnβt cover his face with a hood and Amy wasnβt sure if that was to make her feel more comfortable, if he even cared about such a thing. Unlike everyone else, there was no need to mask his identity.
The stone altar was cold despite the surrounding warmth of the burning fires and the witches circling around them, continuing their ritualistic dance. Their clasped hands reached towards the sky and their bodies contorted into impossible positions. Shadows came alive and danced alongside them.Β
βAre you ready?β Alouette asked.
Through a gap in dancers, Amy caught a glimpse of the scarred face on the Burned Lady and a bittersweet ache overcame her. She managed to nod, her voice lost somewhere inside her gut. Death is a just punishment if this ritual doesnβt work. The Familiar Mother pulled her binding ropes taut and twisted her face into disappointment.
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Come, come, come to the sabbat
Come to the sabbat
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π―ππππππ ππππ πππππππ πππ ππππ ππ ππππ
Through streams and fields and moonlit moors
Your bodies soaked in secret oils
Perfumed herbs will heal your sores
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Alouette held the dagger, still coated in his own blood, into the air above his head. The chanting intensified as Alouette plunged the knife straight into Amyβs heart. He didnβt even hesitate. A piercing scream escaped Amyβs lips.
Searing pain blossomed through her chest as currents of power burst through the blade embedded into her heart. Amy levitated into the air electrified by the energies of all witchesβ of those who stood before Amy now, and of those from the countless generations who had submitted themselves to the Blood Mages on this sacred ground in time past.Β
Amyβs world faded, and there was darkness.
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βRemember the power you held when you killed Robin. How it made you feel.β Alouetteβs whispers tickled her neck. βDonβt you want that power all the time, Ava? When you go home donβt you want to show everyone you know how powerful you truly are?β
She did remember; the guilt ate away at her every day. But fighting the hungry beast that consumed her insides was the control she had felt as she unleashed her magic. That power was hers, but at what cost?
The wind wailed but Amy ignored it and raised the cup to her lips. Alouette was right. Amy was weak but sharing his blood and allowing his magic inside her would only make her stronger. If her parents disapproved they only had themselves to blame. The blood was warm and its metallic tang spread through her mouth, and trickled down her throat. She drank the entire thing.
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The crowd parted, revealing a stone altar behind them. Alouette led Amy towards it and picked up a dagger from its top and sliced the blade across his skin. When blood began to weep from his fresh wound, Alouette seeped it into a cup, and pushed the bloody drink into Amyβs hands.
The forbidden rituals of blood magic were unknown to Amy but this coven understood. A new incantation begun, their voices reciting a chant in low voices. Magic sparked in the air and the witches moved through it in a synchronised dance, twisting and turning as they circled the altar.
Amyβs hands trembled, and the blood inside the vessel rippled, distorting her reflection in the dark liquid. It was her parents' fault that she was even in this situation. They had refused her ascensions, prioritising their wealth and collections instead of her magic. If it wasnβt for them Amy wouldnβt have to resort to Alouetteβs help and guidance nor even consider an ascension bound by blood.
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Come, come, come to the sabbat
Come to the sabbat
πΎππππΒ΄π πππππ ...
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π―ππππππ ππππ πππππππ πππ ππππ ππ ππππ
Through streams and fields and moonlit moors
Your bodies soaked in secret oils
Perfumed herbs will heal your sores
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A fiery heat of anger built up inside and surged through Amyβs body. She thought Robin was a friend, but Robin had betrayed Alouette, his coven, and their entire friendship, not to mention poor Orris himself.Β
The whispers of air flowing through the cellar heard Amyβs anger and fuelled by her growing hatred it began to circle around Amy in a frenzy, capturing dirt and dust in its fury. Amy focused on it, forcing it under her own control instead of letting it be free like when the thunder cracked and the summer snows fell.Β
βAva, please,β Robin pleaded.
This time there was no wand to commandeer Amyβs power and force her magic. This time it is pure Amy. Her feet lifted off the ground, and she floated with the air whipping violently around her. The atmosphere inside the cellar began to shift and swirl and the more she focused, the more the air changed. For anyone that wasnβt Amy, the cellar became a suffocating prison.
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The only light in the room was the glowing fluorescent tube above Pondβs head. The photos and notes of some of [redacted]βs mysterious unsolved cases were spread out on the table in front of him. His stomach rumbled at the sight of the half eaten sandwich that he hadnβt touched since lunchtime.
βJesus, Pond, why are you still here? Itβs late.βΒ
βI found another one,β Pond replied. He hadnβt noticed how dark it was outside until his boss walked into the room. After staring at these cases for most of the day, he was no closer to knowing how to solve them.Β
Secret Agent Sonora looked closer at the crime scenes spread across the table top. βIβve told you before that this is a waste of time; these cases arenβt connected in the slightest. Each sim has a different cause of death.β
βThere is a connection here, I know there is.β Each of the photos were like puzzle pieces and Pond enjoyed a good puzzle. He shuffled them around the table trying to fit each victimβs story together so it made sense. But none of it made sense to him. Not yet anyway.Β
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