Chapter 36: Darkness comes to Alfea
It was around midnight, in the dark corridors of CloudTower. Everyone was sleeping, students and teachers alike. All but the undetected intruder. Eris was sneaking through the corridors. Outside a storm was raging, lightning lit up the corridor for a split second. Eris continued her way upwards into CloudTower. When arrived at her destination, she entered the library. She knew exactly what she was looking for. She saw the chest that contained the book that she needed. Her thoughts flashed to her time here as a student. Everything changed so much for her the past year and a half. She got kicked out, fought and lost a war, got arrested and escaped.
Eris opened the chest, but the book wasn't in there. "No!" she softly whispered to herself.
"Looking for the Book of Witch Powers?" A voice said, from behind Eris. She startled and turned around. A shadow was floating in mid air.
"Asmodan?" Eris asked. "How can you be here?"
The shadow came closer. "Your mother is lending me her powers, so that I can project myself here like this. You wont find the book here, Eris! Miss Griffin had it moved last week.." Asmodan's voice whispered.
"Where did she take it?" Eris asked Asmodan.
"To Alfea, I believe she placed it in the hall of enchantments…"
"I know the place.. I'm going, tell mother that I will get the power that's required to dispose of father soon.." Eris said, her inner darkness was burning in her eyes.
The shadow of Asmodan disappeared, as Eris opened the window and jumped out. Flying towards Alfea.
"I hope that I run into Jason, I'm dying for some fun. There's no way that he can beat my Gloomix, let alone that he will be able to beat me once I reach the next level!" She laughed.
Jason went to Daphne's office. "Jason, what's wrong?" She asked him.
"I was wondering if you would want to go to the hall of enchantments with me, I want to check that pedestal on which Jarred appeared. Make sure he cant get in anymore.." Jason said.
"Does Faragonda know about this?" Daphne asked.
"No, I'll tell her tomorrow" Jason said. "Come on.."
"Jason, wait I'll get my stuff ready first." Jason entered her office, and went to sit in a chair at the desk, while Daphne collected her stuff.
Eris landed on the balcony of Faragonda's office. She skilfully picked the lock on the door with her magic, without triggering any alarms. She entered the office, and scattered the mirror that covered the entrance to the hall of enchantments. Eris descended the staircase. It didn't take her too long to locate the book that she was looking for. She opened it, and started to look for a certain chapter. "Disenchantix.. disenchantix.. disenchantix.." she whispered repeatedly. "Aha this is it!" She almost yelled out. She read the information on how to get the disenchantix power.
"To get disenchantix, a witch must have the Gloomix power, and have mastered it. Because only by focusing the power of Gloomix, one can earn disenchantix…"
She looked up from the book. "Focusing the power of Gloomix.." she repeated. "Like focusing it on one point on your body or what?" she asked to herself. She decided to give that a try. Eris lifted her left hand into the sky, and focused al her power into her hand.
She started to chant repeatedly: "By the power of Gloomix, I summon thee disenchantix!"
Eris felt all her magic flow through her body into her left hand."
"Oh my god! What happened here?" Daphne squeaked upon entry in Faragonda's office.
Jason and Daphne stood there looking at the broken mirror.
"Jarred.." Jason whispered. "Daphne let's go see who's down there. Just be quite.."
Jason and Daphne descended the staircase into the hall of enchantments. Once there they hid behind a bookshelf.
"It's Eris.." Daphne whispered. "What's she doing here?"
"I don't know.." Jason whispered back. "What's that around her neck and arms?" He asked Daphne.
"I think that those are Gloomix, like we have Charmix.. it's a power boost for witches.."
Eris lifted her left hand into the sky and started to chant repeatedly: "By the power of Gloomix, I summon thee disenchantix!".
"She's trying to unlock her disenchantix!" Daphne whispered to Jason.
"Please don't tell me that's a bad thing.." Jason whispered back to her.
"Its more then bad, disenchantix is the counter part of our.."
"Enchantix?" Jason interrupted her. Daphne nodded.
The power radiating from Eris, could be felt throughout the entire hall of enchantments. Her Gloomix disappeared into thin air, and a light shone in Eris her left hand, the light crystallized. Shadows started to rise up from the ground, circling around Eris. Her Hair got lifted up, her dress changed, her gloves weren't connected to her dress anymore, the sleeves and shoulders of the dress vanished. A necklace appeared around her neck, with a golden point. The crystal floated towards the point, and connected with it.
"Yes it worked! I did it! I got my disenchantix! Time to get out of here!" She threw a shadow ball on the floor, just before her feet. A shadow hole appeared, Eris slowly lowered into the hole, taking her back to her hiding place in the catacombs at CloudTower.
"What in gods name happened here!" Griselda appeared, descending the staircase. "Daphne! Jason! Did you break into miss Faragonda's office?! What's that sensation? Dark magic? What the hell happened down here?"
"Calm down Griselda, I'm sure that they have a good explanation for this.." Faragonda appeared behind Griselda.
Jason and Daphne explained to Miss Faragonda and Griselda, that they found the broken mirror, and about Eris, who summoned her disenchantix.
"We are running out of time.." Faragonda said, she lay her hands on Jason's shoulders. "Jason, you must be strong.. I doubt that it will take long for them to attack us again.."