The Games We Play

Disclaimer: I don't own the rights to Silver Hawks. In this chapter Hotwing's side is told

Chapter Three

Majik Man

My name is Michael Hunter and my family has been majik users, readers, healers, seers and high priests for generations. It is no different for me. I don't know what possessed me to move from The Moon Colony Hecate. I had a great life there reading tarot cards, doing cleansings and blessings. I am part of The Hematic Order of The Golden Dawn. I don't know what drew me to join The SilverHawks. I was doing lots of good and helping people in Hecate. I loved it there.

I was asked to help Condor and Moonstryker in their mission. Stargazer decided to hold off on asking Flashback to help. He is a time traveler and isn't put on missions unless it's something high profile or the shit has hit the fan.

'I think I should use my scrying mirror to start with.' I thought to myself. My quarters had my 3 alters set up. The one with a purple alter cloth with gold embroidered Celtic Knot Work. This is the one was set up with a silver chalice with a pentagram on the front of it. I have my athame, an athame is a knife or wand, right in front of the chalice. For me it's a bone knife with a 4 inch blade that is white with engraved dragons on the blade itself. I have my mahogany tarot box with inlaid abalone sacred geometry. Sacred geometry is geometric patterns used in The Pagan Community and with some rituals done by The Golden dawn. That is to the right side. Beside that I have my black velvet bag filled with hand carved runes made of rowan. On the left side I have a brass singing bowl that has a 2 inch diameter. Next to that is my black scrying bowl which is in front of my scrying mirror which is a round black mirror with a 4 inch diameter. I have libations, which are offerings to The Goddess and The God usually food like grapes or pomegranates, in a small wooden bowl I have rum and tobacco as offering for The Loas. Blessed be!

I took the scrying mirror off the alter and place it on a small wooden table in my quarters. I take a white and black candle place it to the right ride of the mirror. I grab some sea salt make a circle around the scrying mirror and candle. I make a circle of salt around the table. I call upon The Watch Towers. This is done in any ritual to guard and protect even when I do tarot readings, rune readings and just scrying I call for The Watch Towers. First I call for the Watch Tower of the North to come join me bowing to him in acknowledgement of his presence. Then I turn and call upon The Watch Tower of The East doing the same thing, then The South then Finally to The West. My lights are off and I light the candle focusing only on the truth I ask Morgana to show me in all her wisdom to show me the truth. To show me who is responsible. With some luck she will allow me to see what I wish to see and I won't have to use remote viewing. I really don't like using remote viewing because it opens me up to way to many things and I don't know what I might channel or be possessed by as a result. It could just as easily be a demon possessing me as an angel being channeled through me.

I see the number 3 in the mirror. Next I see a human sacrifice. Human Sacrifice hasn't been used for centuries by any group including Satanists and those on The Left Handed Path. The Mid-20th Century a few primitive tribes still engaged in human sacrifice. In this Century nobody does such a thing. We will use poppets (poppets are things like Voodoo Dolls and human shaped roots like Mandrake or even a potato), and sometimes blood. Last I see a clock the hands are moving strangely. That last vision I'll have to bring up to Drew maybe he'll know what it's about. Lastly I stuff the candle out thank the Watch Towers in reverse order releasing them back to where they came.

I put everything back and clean up. I found myself knocking on Drew's door. His quarters are down the hall.

He invited me in.

"Mike are you ok?" He asked "You look a little out of it""

"I was scrying and saw a clock with the hands moving very strangely. I wanted to share it with you and check up on you to make sure that you were ok."

"I have been noticing some temporal anomalies lately and reality has been shifting strangely. S'Raki hasn't shown up so it can't be that crazy. I'm sure I can figure out how to fix it."

"Your girlfriend right," I begin. Then I was slammed with the visions "I see her clearly and she is reaching out to you. She is going to have to sacrifice someone to save you. Somebody she holds dear. A love triangle… with the woman choosing her lover over the man she professes to hold so dear. You wonder how she feels don't you? If she is willing to choose you at any point in time, over her husband what should that tell you? You wish she would be more affectionate towards you don't you Drew. You know I could mix you up something or maybe a spell to open her heart to her true feelings. It's not a spell to make her fall in love but it's one to make her realize the feeling she might have. The problem with love spells to make somebody fall in love is its bad juju. It forces one's will upon another. Dude I hope you get the lady you are pursuing and I believe in time you will get what you want but maybe not in the way you would like it to happen." I find myself telling him.

"She is confusing"

"People can be holding themselves to beliefs that sometimes no longer suit them. People can be scared and sometimes their fears and desire to harm none causes them to not act at all. Sometimes in love, hearts get broken. My wife Maya, agreed to let me join The SilverHawks 5 years after your mom, dad, uncle, Billy Bob, and The Kid came here. My son is a grown man I only got to see him on leave, while he was growing up. When I first met her I was sure The Goddess had finally blessed me. My wife is a Voodoo Queen and when she and I first met things were rather complicated. We made it through those challenges together and became stronger. Maybe your lady loves you and isn't sure how to express it or tell you. Like I said I can mix up something for that or a spell. I need to keep my skills sharp" I said to him.

"I don't know if majik is going to help. Have at it if that is what you wish to do. It can't hurt."

"Let me ask you this. What if she does feel the same way for you? What will you do then? She belongs to The King of Time first as His Right Hand. Never forget that Drew. If he were to die she would take his place on his throne, rising above his rank and become The Empress of Time. Are you ready to become her Champion and Her Right Hand if that were to happen? Your life would change and you yourself would change. I cannot see if that is a good thing or not. Because of The Time War she has no alternate selves and has become a Temporal Singularity. Ask her sometime about singularities. You might find it interesting what she tells you. I think it's all her responsibility that keeps her from acting at times."

"I never thought about that"

We talked for a while and I hoped I was able to help him. I don't know if my visions helped to gain insight for the mission at hand but I could share what I do know with Joe and Jeff I didn't know if any of the visions were relevant to our mission but they'd be relevant for Drew's mission he was going to be drawn into because he wants to see his girlfriend. I think Morgana had blessed me with insight about Drew's girlfriend. I thought to myself as I returned to my quarters everybody should be blessed.

I think that I should do a simple love spell. Not the kind that makes others fall in love. That is majikal rape. Rape in any form is the worst thing you can do that I know of. But one to open a person's heart and make them aware and acknowledge then confess their feelings is something I can do. It's not forcing your will and selfish desires upon others rather it's like giving a person an epiphany and making them see something they missed before.