Prepare yourself for the birth of the dark magic that could threaten the Smurfs and Gargamel.
In another part of the forest, a group of witches and their boss, an old, ugly dwarf named Zherlon Sven were surrounding a boiling cauldron.
"I don't think we should use this, Zherlon" said one witch, fearfully.
"Don't be a coward" barked Zherlon. "We lost time of south. And not all of witches and dwarfs doesn't take kindly to Mother Nature's rules."
The other witches watched nervously as Zherlon threw a chestnut into the cauldron.
"Sir, we can't spill this stuff" chimed one witch.
"Yes" answered another. "Innocent people shouldn't deal with the consequences of this spell!"
But as soon as Zherlon dropped small rocks into the cauldron, the witches were suddenly blown away and they crashed to the floor.
"What happened?" asked a witch.
"The spell blew up!" answered another.
"What do you mean the spell blew up?" asked Zherlon. "Give it something to relax!"
"I got nothing on the spell book, Mr. Sven" said Mei, an apprentice witch.
"Come, Mei, my apprentice" barked Zherlon. "Bring it outside."
All of the witches brought the cauldron outside their hut, where the moonlight shined bright, but it seemed like the sky was getting darker.
It wasn't until Mei quickly looked at the spell book and then realized what Zherlon was planning to do with the spell.
"Black Shards" gasped Mei. "Capable of death, destruction and dark magic. Poured on a night of a solar eclipse."
"POUR THE CAULDRON!" bellowed Zherlon.
But, Mei had enough.
"Never!" she cried.
The other witches gasped with shock and surprise. But, Zherlon wanted to take no notice.
While this was happening, the moon was a few moments away from being hit by the sun's light.
"I said pour the spell!" he repeated.
"I can't let you do this, Sven!" replied Mei.
The two were fighting over the cauldron.
"Zherlon! We have five seconds!" hollered a witch.
The moon was close to be hit by the light of the sun.
"Three seconds!"
"I! WON'T! LET! YOU!" screamed Mei in vain.
But, it was too late!
The light of the eclipse hit the cauldron, causing the spell inside to glow brightly. The witches screamed as the light blinded their eyes.
Zherlon and Mei, blinded by the light, dropped the cauldron and the spell poured out. As it spread across the forest, black icicle-like rock shards emerged from the ground and as they grew, they became so sharp that it could kill a man.
Animals fled and flowers died as the Black Shards approached them.
Nothing can stand in their way on their path of destruction.
To be continued...
