Eda summoned her staff and got between the guards and Lilith.

"Stand down." Eda said.

"No can do." One said, "You're not in charge anymore."

"Yeah, I had a feeling Belos would turn on me." Eda said, "But, that's why I always had a contingency plan."

Eda grabbed the patch on her wrist and pulled it off. Smiling as she did so.

"Since Belos is done with me, I guess that means I'm done with him." Eda said, "Do you have any idea how long I've had this fake Coven Patch on my wrist for?"

She spun her staff around and smiled. She charged at them, ready for a fight, while Lilith... stood back. She... she hasn't used magic in a while, she doesn't know if it's strong enough to fight back against the Emperor's Coven, she doesn't even know if she can do magic anymore. Eda rushed in and slammed her staff against a guard's head, knocking him out. She dodged a strike from another guard and back elbowed him in the nose... or whatever was behind that mask.

"Uh, Lily, you can do something!" Eda said.

"I... I... I-"

"Come on, it's not like you forgot how to do magic." Eda said, before looking at the nervous look in her sisters eyes, "You forgot how to do magic!?"

"No! I... I haven't used magic in almost a decade, It's... weak."

Eda made a spell circle and used her magic to get Lilith into a secured room.

"Then stay back!" Eda said.

Lilith hit the floor while Eda closed the door. Lilith got up and looked around. She couldn't help but smile. Her magic is weak, but as a scientist... she's basically making potions every day, so putting her in the Chemistry lab was the best possible option. She grabbed several beakers filled with different colored liquids and began mixing them together. Outside, Eda continued to fight off the Coven, as the fire began to move close to her. The fire began to lick at her side, making her wince at the sudden heat hitting her. Eda may have been a Coven Leader, but she still is as wild as the day she was born. She kicked a guard in the nuts and then kicked him into the other guards.

'I need to get Lily and get out of here!' Eda thought.

Before she could do anything else, Lilith exited the room and threw the beaker at the guards. It blew up and gave them the perfect distraction.

"We need to get out of here!" Lilith said.

The two sisters ran out of the building, finally breathing fresh air. Lilith got up first and helped Eda up.

"Edalyn, get to my house, and give this to Camila." Lilith said, putting a ring in her hand, "Tell her that I'll be home soon."

"What are you going to do?"

"I'm going to explain to the authorities what happened." Lilith said.

Eda nodded and made a spell to teleport away. Lilith let out a breath, the last thing she wanted was her old life to mix with her new one. Now, not only is her life in danger, but her family's life also is in danger.

"I guess you really can't run away from your problems."


We'll get into Eda's little fake Coven Patch in another chapter. Follow, Favorite, and Review for more.