The Wizard and the Half-Demon
Me: So, me and Howl are hiding from Sophie, because for some reason she's mad at us. I mean, I understand Howl, but why me?
Howl: Maybe because you started all of this?
Me: *frowns at him* You know, I-
Howl: SSH! *whispers* I hear her coming
Me: *shuts up quickly*
Sophie's shadow appears on the ground in front of them. Then it walks away.
Me and Howl: *lets out breath*
Me: So, anyway, here's chapter 4. I hope you enjoy it!
Door opens quickly.
Sophie: GOTCHA!
Me and Howl: AAAAAAHHHHHH! *run past her and out of sight*
Sophie: *sigh* Honestly, I was going to apologize for earlier. Guess I have to chase them some more. *runs after them*
Ch.4
I pass a man on the bridge.
"Hey, do you need help?" he asks.
"No that's alright" I tell him.
"So very kind" I mumble, smiling.
Now that I'm no longer a half-demon, people have been nicer to me. Though I don't think that they know it's me.
I ask a man if I can hitch a ride on his wagon of hay.
"Sure there's room in the back, if you don't mind. Where're you heading?" he asks.
"Just a little ways farther from where you're going" I tell him.
The ride was a little bumpy, but I didn't mind.
"You're crazy, sweetheart! There's nothing but witches and wizards out there!" the man calls to me as I leave.
"Thank you, I'll be fine!" I call back.
"Is she really going to the land of the waste by herself?" I hear a woman, probably his wife, ask him.
"She says she's looking for her sister" he tells her.
I started to climb up the mountain.
I rest halfway up. I eat my lunch, looking at the scenery.
"I'll never get there with these legs" I mumble, "At least these teeth are useful, though I miss my fangs."
I see a stick in a bush. That could be a great walking stick. I walk over to it and try to pull it out.
"It might be too big" I say.
I grunt as I try to pull it out. I try to push down on it, but that doesn't work either.
"Why are humans so weak?!" I call out to the sky. I glare at the stick.
"You're not going to get the best of this woman!" I say, pulling it again. I was able to get it out.
I got scared for a moment, because it looked like one of the Witch of the Waste's henchmen.
Fortunately, it was just a scarecrow.
I let go of it, but it stands by itself.
"Just a scarecrow. I was afraid you were one of those blob men" I tell it. "but how are you standing on your own like that?"
It just stares at me. Oh, duh, scarecrows don't talk. I took in what it looked like. I made a face.
"Your head's a turnip. I've always hated turnips, ever since I was a little pup" I tell it, "At least you're not upside down, now."
I turn around. "So long" I say. And I walk away.
A little while later, I'm climbing up the mountain with difficulty.
"Ugg, I hate these human limbs. I want to be a half-demon again!" I say to myself.
The wind starts to pick up.
"It's too cold. And I can still see the town, I've barely moved" I say, looking back at the town. Then I see something coming towards me.
It's turnip head.
"Go away! Quit following me! There's no need to thank me! You don't own me a thing!" I say, trying to shoo it away. He stops for a second.
"I'm sure you have some kind of spell on you, and I've had enough of witches and spells! So just go find some field and stand in it!" I say with attitude. I turn around, and keep going.
Turnip head catches up to me. I turn to him and he drops a cane he was carrying. I grab it and smile at him.
"Thank you. This cane is perfect. It's just what I need!" I thank him for the cane. "If you don't mind doing me another favor, do you think you can run off and find me a place to stay?"
He turns around and hops off. I hope he's finding me a place to stay.
I chuckle.
"I seem to have kept my personality and abilities, even if I look different" I say to myself. I continue walking.
Soon it gets a little dark, and I see a war airship in the sky.
"A battleship" I say in amazement. The wind picks up.
"Why do humans get so cold in the wind?! I was never this cold when I was a half-demon!" I say, trying to keep warm.
I'm so tired. I sit on the ground, and get in a ball to get warm. Even though it isn't as enhanced, I can smell a fire nearby.
"Maybe there's a cabin nearby" I mumble. I get up and start to head where I smell the fire.
Though I don't get far, because I freeze in shock and amazement. There, walking to me, is Howl's castle.
Turnip Head hops in front of it, to me.
"Are you insane, Turnip Head?! That's Howl's castle! This is not what I meant when I said a place to stay!" Turnip Head hops around me.
The castle, if you can call it that, stops in front of me.
"Look at that, They call this a castle?" I ask to myself.
The castle gets up and starts to move again.
Turnip Head hops after it. He turns to me, hopping after the castle. I guess he's trying to get me to go in.
"Is that the way in?" I ask, running towards it.
"Slow down! For pete's sake!" I say, trying to catch up with the castle.
"This would be alot easier if I was still a half-demon!" I yell. The castle seems to pick me up, though my cloak falls off and blows away.
"My cloak!" I say, looking back at it. Turnip Head hops after it.
I turn to the door and open it. I look inside. There's a small stairway inside. Though it's warm and that's all that matters.
I turn to Turnip Head, who's hopping to the castle with my cloak.
"It's nice and warm in here, so I'm going in. Oh, my cloak! Thanks!" I say to him, grabbing my cloak, "Howl won't want eat my heart, that's for sure! It's been a pleasure meeting you, even if you are my least favorite vegetable! Take care Turnip Head!"
I walk in. It's nice and warm. I walk to the hearth. There's a chair in front of it, so I sit down.
The fire looks like it's going out so I get up and put two more logs on it. I look around.
"What a dump" I say, bluntly. There trash, spiderwebs, and cobwebs, all around the place. "When I think castle, this is not what I picture." I sit down again.
"Well, at least I still have my attitude and what not" I say.
I start to fall asleep. That's weird. I think the fire have eyes.
"I don't envy you lady. That is one bad curse" Someone says. I sit up quickly. "Curses are tough, you're going to have a hard time with that one."
I think the fire just talked to me.
"The fire just talked" I say in amazement. Either I'm hallucinating or he's a fire demon. This could work out in my favor.
"Let me guess, that curse won't allow you to talk about it" he says.
"Are you a fire demon?" I ask.
"Yep. I'm an extremely powerful fire demon named Calcifier" he says in a funny voice. "I just like to do that once and a while."
"A fire demon. Then maybe you can help me break my curse!" I say, hopeful.
"Maybe, look, if you can help break the spell that's on me, then I'll help break the spell that's on you, you got it?" Calcifier says.
"If you're a demon, then how do I know I can trust you?" I say, smirking, "Do you promise, you'll help me if I help you?"
"I don't know. Demons don't make promises. You should know that, being half." he says.
"Used to be" i say, sadly.
"Hey, come on, even if you look different physically, inside you're still a demon. I mean, your personality hasn't changed, has it?" Calcifier says.
"No, I guess you're right" I say smiling, "So do you promise?"
"Like I said before, I don't know" he says.
"Fine then, find someone else to help you" I say, pretending to fall asleep.
"Come on, you should feel sorry for me! That spell keep me stuck in this castle, and Howl treats me like I'm his slave! And it burns me up. You gotta keep the water hot, the rooms warm," he kept going, but I started to actually fall asleep.
You can't blame me. It was nice and warm, and I'm tired from walking so long.
"If you can figure out how to break this thing I'm in with Howl, then you can break my spell. After that, I can easily break the spell that's on you." Calcifier say, though I can barely hear him.
"Alright, then it's a deal" I say, sleepily. Then I fall asleep.
End of Ch.4
Me: So Sophie caught us and apologized about earlier. Then she and Howl went off somewhere. I think their reading books or something. *shrugs* Oh well. So Half-Demon turned Human Sophie reached Howl's castle. What'll happen when she meets Howl? *shrugs again* I don't know, I haven't written it yet. So please review, if you do I'll play a prank on Howl! BYE-BYE!