Chapter 2: High School Sucks

Marco's eyes fluttered open and he groaned. His body was still in pain, and the bright colors in the room made him squint his eyes in pain. Looking at the room, it looked like a room of victorian design, with a colorful desk lamp...which he oddly remembered being called a Tiffany lamp. He really needed to stop hanging around is grandmother so much. Moving his body, he felt like his body was going to creak like an old person. Looking up at the canopy of the bed, his eyes widened, everything was coming back to him. "S-star!" he cried out, "Star!"
The door swung open and a bandaged, panicked Star looked at him worriedly. "What?" she asked, "What is it?"
"Where are we?" he asked, "What is this place?"
Star sighed and closed the door. "We're in Salem, the pocket dimension inside of Earth...not the city. We were brought here after Mirwena disappeared. We were so injured that they picked us up."
"My parents! Are they-"
"I don't think they called your parents because you're related to Ro, but they called mine."

Star sighed and walked over to the old rolling chair and sat in it. She pulled her wand and looked at the crack in the gem. "Star?" asked Marco
"Mirwena's so powerful. She cracked the gem...I can't use any magic right now."
Marco got up form the bed, slowly, and hugged Star. "We'll figure this out." he said, "You can fix it, right?"
"I...I think so. Mom will help me figure it out."
Marco pulled back and looked at her fearfully. "You're parents are here?" he asked
"Dad's away. Mom's coming. I think Mom already knows about us."

"S-she does?"
"Trust me when I say that she's not the one to worry about. I don't think Mom's going to talk about our relationship because of Mirwena."

"What's so bad about her...well...besides the obvious."

Star's hearts diminished a bit. She twitched her foot a bit before looking at her. "Mom's scared of her. I don't know much about Mirwena, but, she did kill Aunt Luna. She said it was one of the Royal Family's darkest days in history. She won't talk much about her since she died before I was born."

"I think that your Mom has a right to be scared. Did you see what she did? And the whole talk about controlling one of the five Royal Demon Families? Wait...Ro...where's Ro?"

"She went to deal with the Coven. She told me to wait here with you because things were going to get messy."
"Messy how?"

"Ro said it had something to do with politics. Now that Mirwena's working with Tom's family-"
"I don't think she's working for Tom's family."
"How do you know?"

"When I was in that...thing she used. I saw the army. They looked hypnotized. Like, they were controlled by strings."

Tom screwed his hands shut as feminine hands stroked his chest. He hated this feeling. Being locked away for six months, it was enough to make anyone go insane. Yet, he kept saying chants in his head, and Brian was there to feed him. In retrospect, everything truly happened in a blur. His mother had went missing for two days, but was found by a witch named Mirwena, who only wanted sanctuary in her exile. His father was happy to have a dark witch serving the royal family, but Tom felt off around her. She quickly worked, stopping the goblin rebellion, putting his father's mind at ease. She then focused on helping his mother find a suitable wife for him. Queen Adelaide thought that Tom's 'obsession' with Star Butterfly had gone on long enough. It was time for him to find a woman better fitted to the throne, preferably someone who wasn't a being of light magic. Mirwena was instructed to use the other means of the blood moon to find her son's mate. It was late when Tom saw Mirwena fly into a fit of rage. She smashed what looked like a Blood Mirror into pieces. It was then, that he saw something, part of a face, an eye, but everything else was shattered into pieces. Tom was going to see Brian the next day when his mother stopped him. He wouldn't be going to Earth. There was no need. A mate was found, and he needed to stop distracting himself with trivial activities. His father was no help, working in his study.
The hands reached lower and he pushed the body. Even though this looked like Star this was nothing like his Starship. She would never throw herself like that at him. There was more to her than that...and no matter how angry, how much he abused this body, it wouldn't retaliate. It showed no fear, no anger, and that's what made her plastic, no matter how flesh and blood she felt. Mirwena was a piece of work to make this body. Still, his mother enjoyed her company, which made killing her easy. He couldn't be sure, but he knew it was Mirwena. She drank her wine, and then died her sleep. King Brandon was furious, his wife ingesting holy water mixed with her wine. He raged for days, saying sabotage. But not once, did he ever suspect Mirwena. She had been gone to Earth while it happened. In passing, he could've sworn he saw her smirk at him during the funeral. Witches couldn't do any magic on demons without making deals. He was allowed to see Brian again, especially since his father was in mourning. He beefed up security, and Mirwena was assigned to getting Tom's mate ready. She also seemed to serve his father his meals in his study in night. He was demon and so was his father, it didn't take a genius to figure out what was going on. Making a deal, Mirwena became Queen Consort in the wake of Adelaide's death. Nobody in the kingdom took that well, but Mirwena was getting stronger, and nobody could oppose her in magic.
"Tom..." said a sing song voice
Something snapped in him and he dove straight for the fake Star Butterfly. Clad in clothing Star would never wear, she seemed excited to have him top. He placed his sharp fingers and hands around her neck and began choking her. She gasped for air and his eyes were becoming less visible. Six months, he resisted doing anything more than oral sex, and he couldn't take much more. Her face screwed up in a smile as her face foamed form lack of oxygen. This was it. He was going to give into his demonic instincts to kill. He wanted to hear it. The delightful snap of fake Star's neck. "Tom!" yelled a voice
Brian pulled Tom off of the fake Star. The demon was breathing heavily, his eyes white, but no magic. He was turned around by Brian, who put his hands on his face. "Focus." said Brian, "Who are you?"

"I have to..."

"Who are you?"

"Star..."

"Who. Are. You?"

"Tom..."

"That's right. You're Tom. Where are you from?"

"Underworld."
"Who are your parents?"

"King Brandon and Queen Adelaide."
"Why are you here?"

"I know Mirwena's the murderer."

Tom closed all three eye and sighed. Brian dropped his hands. "Thank you." he said
Brushing his hands through his hair, he looked up at the ceiling. "I'm not sure how much more I can take of this."
"You have to stay in control." said Brian
"I know. I need to get out of here."

"May your father can-"
The fake Star coughed and took in a breath. She began laughing. "What are we going to do next?"

Tom growled and began stomping towards the fake Star. "T-tom?" asked Brian
The demon picked up the fake Star by the hair and made her stand up. "You like that?" he asked
"Of course I do!" she said, cheerfully
He grabbed the back of her skull and slammed her hard against the glass, knocking her out cold and breaking her nose. Brian looked at him in fear. "I didn't kill her." said Tom, "It's damn tempting though. I think I know how to get out of here, but I have to get these cuffs out first."

Brian licked his lips. Mirwena allowed him to feed Tom, and gave him the choice of walking away if Tom became too much. Mirwena said he wasn't a threat. He was human, and was the weakest person in the kingdom. The dark witch had placed cuffs on Tom, making him as weak as any human. He couldn't use any demon magic and he couldn't teleport to Earth. Mirwena had locked up all the dimensional scissors the servants could get their hands on. Asking for help from his father was useless. He was a zombie. Looking at Brian with a hint of sadness in his three eyes, he took a deep breath. "You'll have to make a deal with Mirwena."

"A deal? Me? I don't want to lose-"
"You're not going to lose your soul. Witches, especially dark witches are good at making deals. Just, get Marshmallow and leave. Just...make a deal of forgetting about me."
"Tom, I can't just-"
"DON'T YOU UNDERSTAND?! SHE'S TOYING WITH ME BY KEEPING YOU HERE?! SHE WANTS ME TO KILL YOU WHEN I FINALLY SNAP!"
Tom buckled under the pressure of his anger and fell to his knees in pain. "I can't kill you either." he said, "Just...take care of Marshmallow."

Ro hated Ozma Academy. She really wanted to be back at the coven, checking in on Star and Marco. Still, Devi said there wasn't much she could do. Knights were out searching for Mirwena, and she still had training. Ozma Academy was like any other school...except it was a school for witches with no boys and the witches here had the worst pecking order in history. It was weird that nobody had committed suicide from all the pressure and torture. At least she got to go home to Earth, which was much more than she could see for the others. She still had to follow the curfew order though. The pecking order didn't really affect her like the other rookie witches. Sure, she had to endure jealous stares, but nobody really wanted to mess with her without risking the wrath of the High Witches of Earth. Still, there were three that had to bother her every day, the daughters of the Coven of Ersca. They looked like normal teenage girls...except for cat-like eyes and long tails. Werecats were what they would be called on Earth. 'The day is almost over...' she thought, 'Just get through lunch and the next two periods.'
She slid through the crowd gathering at for lunch. This was the most violent part of her day. She just got out of transmutation class with an 'A' for her assignment. Potions were a cinch for her because she thought of potions like baking. Actually, it made her think of Baking Class back at St. Augustine's. Lunch made her on edge, having to defend herself from the Ersca girls, and hopefully disappear in the background. The elves assigned to lunch unsealed the doors and the large ballroom was quickly filled with witches of all classes and worlds. Ro assigned herself to a corner next to the window, hopefully hiding herself away. Her poofy gothic lolita skirt conformed as she sat. She looked like the others, except she wore a lolita skirt and victorian petticoat buttoned down top. Making Gothic Lolita fashion from scratch wasn't easy, but at least she freedom to use her mother's office as a sewing area until she got back. "G-good a-a-afternoon." said a tiny voice
She looked up at the blue female pixie. Like the other pixie and elves working, they all feared the witches. With good reason though. Unlike Ro, the other ones seemed to take delight in torturing them. "Let me get...hmm...stuffed chicken with string beans. Oh, and a cherry pepsi."
"Ummm..." started the pixie
"I know you can summon Earth phone. Just do it."
The pixie stammered and gave a obedient bow. Flying off, she sighed and looked out the window. Human classes were easy, two art classes that consisted of singing and artwork. Fireworks exploded in the middle of the room. The freshman were having a field day learning minor explosive magic that she mastered in two days. Being a senior was pressure, but having to High Witches tutoring you got her through the first three years. Devi and Justine said that she was a natural, due to her bloodline. Picking up magic spells and spells was easy, being a witch of neutral magic was going to be the hardest. Butterflies flew above her head and she sighed, flicking them out the way. The pixie came back and delivered her meal. Before she could even bite into her chicken, she heard three voices ring out and made her groan. Luckily, she brought her food container. "Who the fuck told you freshmen to let of fireworks in here?!" yelled one
Taking a bite of string beans, she slid them into a separate container. Popping it closed, she quickly put it in her bag with her bottle of cherry pepsi. The leader of the Coven of Ersca, Ju-li, grabbed one of the freshman witches by the cuff of her shirt. "You didn't even wait for us to come in." she said, "You'll learn who rules the school soon enough."
Ju-ni, the second eldest, with the white tail, flicked a pixie into a wall. As she cried out in pain, another pixie came to help her up. The cafeteria got quiet. Ju-ri, the youngest, scanned the room. "Who knows transmutation?" she asked, "I need a new scratching post."

Ro tried to quietly zip her bag when the three of them stared at where she was. Ju-li smirked and walked over with her green eyes focused on her. 'I think I need to just get my food packaged so I can leave quickly.' she thought
"Oh look," teased Ju-ri, "the new High Witch is hiding in a corner. Not very courageous are you?"
The other witches began laughing and Ro sighed. Zipping the rest of her bag up, she stood up straight. Her high heel Mary Janes clacked as she stood. She flung her bag over her shoulder and began walking past Ju-li when she nearly tripped her. Luckily, she used her magic to get a chair to balance her. "Where do you think you're going?" asked Ju-ni, "We need somebody to do our transmutation magic."

Ro flipped her the bird with her stiletto nails. "Fuck you." she said, "Find somebody else."
The entire cafeteria gasped. Ju-li grabbed the back of her shirt. "The fuck you said to my sister?" she growled
Ro quickly slapped her hand away from her shirt as she turned quickly. "I told her 'fuck you', and don't touch me. You pull this shit on everybody in school. You don't own anything. Lest of all, me."

Ro could feel the tension in the room. The Coven of Ersca was going to go on the attack. A bunch of students quickly got up fro their seats and stepped back. Ju-ri was the most headstrong, going straight for her with her claws, and Ro used magic to slam her against the wall. "Sister!" yelled Ju-ni, "You bitch!"
The other sisters were creating dark magic around her. As they attacked, Ro created a shield and flung their magic back at them. She began to float herself, her brown eyes turning dark. "You think your rule here?!" she yelled, "You don't own shit! I'm the descendent of Marie Laveau. THE VOODOO QUEEN!"
Dark lighting came down, making both girls scream in pain. Ro could feel the energy leaving her body, but she didn't care. All magic took energy, and summoning dark lightning took time and energy. Mirwena mastered it in 50 years. The sisters hissed and back away. Ro shakily came down, her eyes turning normal. She pointed a stiletto nail at Ju-li. "Find someone else to torture." she said, "Next time, my sisters will come and finish what I started."

As she walked away, she heard Ju-ni yell: "YOU'RE JUST AS CRAZY AS THAT MIRWENA BITCH!"
Dropping her bag, she stared at her, not with magic, but with pure hate. Her heels clacked hard as she raised a shaky hand to the coven girl. "I don't need dark magic to defeat you." she growled
Before she could slap Ju-ni, her hand was grabbed. She looked back at Headmistress Galena. "That's enough." she said, "The battle's won. You three girls come to my office in an hour after you've cleaned up this mess. Miss Dubois, you come with me right now."
Headmistress Galena was a tough old witch, with horns and a human body. She allowed Ro to pick up her bag.

Star watched as her mother nervously put her tea down. Everything that was happening in the Queen's past was coming full-circle. Devi sighed and brushed some of her purple hair out of her face. "Moon," she started, "we knew this day was going to come."
"I know...but I never thought this soon" she said
Moon looked down cast and rubbed her temples. Justine was using her light magic to help speed up Star's incantation. Magic was used all the same, but there were different channels. The people of Mewni called out their magic, and had magic all around them, unlimited. On Earth, however, magic took energy, and came from the soul. The older Star became, the more aware she was of how limited Earth magic was. It was good that Ludo was easier to defeat due to his incompetence or the wand would've been stolen from her a long time ago. Justine hummed to herself in gaelic as she channeled her green aura. Her red hair tied up in a bun as she continued to hum. Her hair often was a pain for her. Star watched her in intent as the other women talked. She didn't know how her mother knew about the High Earth Witch Coven, but her mother was going to have to explain everything to her one day. Justine took her hand and looked at her. "Hum with me, child." she said
Star did as she told, and the hairline crack began to heal. "She's very talented." said Devi
Moon looked at her with a knowing look. With short cut purple hair, and blue eyes showing through sunglasses, she knew that smirk. "No." she said
"I didn't say anything."
"Star's destined for Mewni. I don't have a second child."

"I wasn't implying anything. We already have our hands full with a new member. Though, she's surpassed Luna-"
"I know! You don't think I haven't noticed?!"
The was an uncomfortable silence in the room. Star had never heard her mother raise her voice like that before. Thumping of heels came running down the hallway. "I'm here!" yelled Ro, "Sorry, I had to do some...oh...did I interrupt something?"

Devi rolled her eyes and cleared her throat. "This is our newest sister." she said, "Rochelle Dubois. Rochelle, this is Queen Butterfly of Mewni."
Ro's eyes widened and she looked down at her capris. She changed back to capris after coming back from school, but kept the rest of her outfit. "Oh..your majesty..." She said, curtseying, "It's an honor to meet you."

Star snorted and Ro glared at her out the corner of her eye. Moon looked at the small black top hat with a purple flower that was tilted the side. "You're hat..." started Moon, "it seems crooked."

Ro got up quickly and patted the hat. "It's Earth's Gothic Lolita style. Don't worry, it won't come off. Am I...allowed to sit?"

"Ro," sighed Devi, "she's not Queen Elizabeth II. You won't be judged..too much...for being a teenager. Just sit."
She merely nodded and sat. "That should heal it for now." said Justine, "Just don't use magic for 48 hours and you should be fine."

"48 hours?" whined Star
Moon gave her a knowing look and she merely nodded. "Now then," started Devi, "onto our second problem. Mirwena's gotten herself an army, and apparently is now Queen."
"Queen?" asked Star, "Queen Adelaide wouldn't let that happen."

"Queen Adelaide's dead. It probably was Mirwena that did it. Considering what type of witch she is now, she probably made a possession spell to make the king fall in love with her. Some of our liaisons in the Underworld said that Adelaide was killed by holy water mixed with her wine. How she could've gotten her hands on it is beyond me. Dark witches can't touch the stuff, and demons can't touch it."

"What about Tom? He wouldn't allow this to happen."
"Nobody's heard from Prince Thomas since the coronation. We have to assume the worst."

"Tom..."

"Mirwena might not have killed him yet, darlin'." said Justine, "She needs at least one member of the royal family alive."

"You said king was alive."

"King Brandon's body is there." started Devi, "But knowing Mirwena, the soul has probably already left the body."
Star looked despondent and looked over at Ro, who looked at the floor. "What if we get Tom out?" asked Star
"What?" asked Moon, "Absolutely not! You're not going anywhere near the Underworld!"
"She has a point." said Ro, "If someone were to get Tom out, Mirwena would be left with a shell of the King, and no anchor for an heir."
"Good idea darlin'" said Justine, "Just go in and bust down the doors."

"No." said Devi, "We can think of a way to get Tom out, but we're not going in half-cocked. Justine, not everybody wants to do have an all-out brawl. Besides, there's the whole treaty between witches and demons, we'll set back covens everywhere by 2,000 year."
"We could just use my bell to go down there like a friendly visit." said Star
"No Star." said Moon, "You can't use your magic for 48 hours and Mirwena's not going to let this coven into her territory without instigating war. We have to do this carefully."

Ro licked her lips and thought about Kill Bill. She really wanted to watch that movie...and then she got an idea. "Hey Devi?" asked Ro
"Yes?"
"Do Star and I really need to be here? I mean, I can't use my magic after dark and Star's down for the count."

"Good point. You should get to your studies. We'll call you back here if we need you."

"Hey Star, up for Quentin Taratino movies? I have his entire collection at my house in New Orleans. We can go with Marco and watch it...if it's ok with your mother, that is."

"Go." said Moon, "I hope you enjoy this Taratino thespian."

"Moon," started Justine, "Quentin' Taratino isn't-"

Devi made a cutting motion with her neck. "What?" asked Moon, "Isn't what?"

'Don't let her know about the movies.' mouthed Devi
"Oh he's not just any thespian. He's the thespian. Star's gonna get a great immersion in culture."

Marco was extremely bored, considering he was stuck in a room for hours as he healed. He was hoping to get home in a few hours. He saw both Devi and Justine, with Justine giving him a potion for accelerated healing. Ro left her Nintendo 3DS for him to play, even though she could've left all her other consoles to him, or even a laptop. He began walking around after getting a rousing fail on Fire Emblem. His body felt better, but weaker. Justine said that his soul needed time to heal from the dark magic that was pumped into him. "I think we need to find Tom." said a familiar voice
Marco shut the 3DS off and looked at the two women. Both of them looked worried. "What happened?" he asked
"Well," started Ro, "the old ladies are in there trying to make up a plan to get Tom out of there."

"Hey!"
"We're teenagers, our parents are old."

"They're gonna get Tom out?" asked Marco
"Yeah, but, we can't just go in there. There's this whole peace thing that was made up between witches and demons. We can't just go in guns-blazing."

"Who would blaze a gun?" asked Star
Both Marco and Ro looked at her incredulously. "Star," started Marco, "that's a figure a speech. It means going in impulsively without a plan."

"And I may have an idea." said Ro
"What?" asked Star
"You can't go through. With your wand on the fritz, you can't use magic. I was thinking...let me get some potions and get you two back home. I don't think Justine would mind Marco going home to heal."

This was a bad idea. Marco knew this was a bad idea when he drank the potion. Despite it tasting like chocolate ice cream, the side effects were painful. Star pleaded to help, but Ro said that she was needed on the other side. Despite the fact that witches could open portals to other dimensions, using the bell was the better trick, since Mirwena could possibly detect her when she entered through that means. He looked at himself in the mirror, black horns, log black hair, and red eyes with black scleras. His skin was deathly pale, and the mole under his eye was gone. With black claws, he found it lucky that Ro could use magic to change his outfit. He looked like a Japanese rockstar. "What's up with you and Japanese fashion?" he asked
"My parens sent me a lot of stuff from Japan while they were away." she answered, "I guess it stuck with me."
She looked like a horned demon, deathly pale, demon, but she looked like a succubus with a long tail, and a bunny suit that pressed out her breasts. Two things crossed Marco's mind that day: 1) He really wished Star didn't find that in his Mom's closet, 2) He hoped to never see his cousin dressed so scantily clad again and could scrub the whole image from his brain. She changed to a pair of spiked heels and regular stockings, considering that fishnet may be too overboard. Star looked sadly at Marco and he hugged her. "I'll be back." he said, "We'll get Tom and be back before you know it."

He kissed her and Ro looked away from the scene. Star really felt left out, and she wished she could take her with her, but the wand was disabled, and Star didn't now how to use magic out of instinct. She handed her boyfriend the bell and crossed her arms. "You'd better come back." she sighed
Ro stuffed a few items into what looked like a large spider, which was half-correct. It was a transmutated purse turned into a spider. She tapped the spider/purse's face and it obediently closed. "Just in case we run into any problems." she said, "I'm not sure if Mirwena would be effected, but maybe other demons would. Oh wait, Star, do you have anything of Tom's we can use besides the bell?"
"Ummm...yeah, I think I do."
Star opened a trunk to reveal a few stuffed animals, and pulled out one that looked like something that belonged in a halloween store: a beheaded doll. Ro grabbed it and Marco quirked a brow. "Seriously?" he asked
"What?" asked Star, "I thought it was a cool gift."

"Cool if you're Wednesday Adams." said Ro, "This may get destroyed. Is that ok with you?"

"Yeah," started Star, "it was just collecting dust under my stuffed animals."

"Just how many of those stuffed animals are from ex-boyfriends?" asked Marco
"Later." said Ro, "We have a mission impossible to do."
Marco rang the bell with the tiny hammer, and a demon appeared, carrying an elevator on it's shoulders. The two of them sat on plush seating as they waved at a visibly saddened Star. "Where to, incubus?" it asked
"Third royal family realm." answered Marco, "Hey, what happened to my voice?"

"Took long enough. The potion altered our voices. We can't use our regular voices. What if we run into Mirwena? I only can do so much and I'm not sure how well the cloaking spell is going to work."
Looking at all the flames and suffering of creatures made Marco uneasy. He looked away and looked at his cousin, who was enchanting the headless doll. Green dust from a bottle surrounded the inanimate object and it began to glow. She shook it in front of Marco's face. "This should let us find Tom sooner and get out of here." she said
Marco hugged his knees up to his chest, which was a feat, considering he was wearing tight black leather pants. "How you can be so confident?" he asked
"Confident? I'm about to freak. I'm going down into the depths of hell to get a demon out, and hopefully we make it out alive without our souls being stolen. So yeah, freaking out a bit now. Then, I have to explain to Devi and Justine why I defied their directive. After that, we gotta figure out what to do with him, and my parents...oh man. They're gonna be so pissed when they find out that I-"
"Breathe."

"What?"

"Breathe. You're about to hit the wall."

Ro licked her lips and looked at her cousin. She was usually the more impulsive of the two, where Marco learned control. She began to look out at the flames of hell and got an uneasy feeling. "I really messed up." she said
"What?" asked Marco, "How did you mess up?"
"I mean...Mom and Dad really wanted me to stay in that school. They work their asses off for me to go to a private school and I just declined it to be a witch. Do you have any idea how off the wall that sounds?"
"As insane as it sounds to have a princess from another dimension living in your home. Look, you're not perfect."

"Tell all these people that. My parents call me gifted because I moved up a year. I mean, I'm a year younger than you. Then, there's the whole thing with the coven. It's so much pressure. You are so lucky to just have open-minded parents."
Marco walked over and sat next his cousin, rubbing her shoulders. "It's gonna be ok." he said, "I mean, you have the Safety Kid on your side. It can't be that bad for you."

"Right." snorted Ro, "The Safety Kid."

Mirwena gave a low chuckle as she watched Brian leave. Once he reached the surface with that insufferable rabbit, Tom had nobody left in his corner. He had no choice but to kill the bane of his existence and then submit to her will. Everything was coming into place. Once he killed what he thought was a doppleganger of Star Butterfly, he would lose all hope. The Blood Mirror was never wrong, but there were always two choices. The second choice never showed up, since she smashed it. The first...the daughter of her first love. Sure, she broke rules making her travel across two dimensions and turning her body into Star Butterfly's, but she thought it was way worth it to see the look on her former love's face when he found out she was dead. Speaking of that doppleganger, she brought up a mirror to the dungeon. Tom still sat in the position he was in when Brian left. He didn't speak, or acknowledge the doppleganger. She growled a bit and made the mirror disappear. Fine, if he wasn't going to kill her, he was going to have his spirit crushed watching her die. She got up from her seat and opened the door to the study. "Guards!" she yelled
Two large bahamut-looking men came in. "Bring Tom and that doll here." she said, "And have an incubus and succubi bring up a bowl and knife. We're gonna have ourselves a old-fashioned torture scene. Actually, have the incubus and succubi bring Tom, they usually are good at draining spirit out of strong-willed creatures."
As they left, she pulled out a vile of blood and drank it. Her horns grew more. She then felt a chill go up her spine. Closing her eyes, she felt aura. For a moment, she sensed a witch, but it was very faint. Pulling out a different mirror, she tried to find the source of the aura, but nothing was there. The coven wasn't so stupid to infiltrate, they would have a war on their hands.