The village was scared. When Hansel and Gretel came no one was outside. Every person was hidden in their house.
On the way to the mayor's house, they observed the town's horrible state. The buildings were worn down, the statues were moldy, and trash was everywhere. The town was in a semi-circle shape with a statue of founder in the center. Each house was the same, all made from dark wood and barely standing. It looked like a ghost town.
The mayor's house was in the center of all the houses and looked the cleanest, still disgusting, but a little cleaner. As soon as Gretel raised her arm to knock, the door flung open. In the doorway stood a man in his mid-forties, wearing black trousers with suspender holding them above his hips. His white shirt stained to a dirty tan color and his salt and pepper hair looked crazy, as it stood in multiple directions.
"Hansel and Gretel?" The mayor's voice could give the toughest the chills. The raspy deepness of the voice, sounded as though he was a drunk that swallowed nails.
Gretel nodded, "You called about four witches terrorizing the town?" Gretel stepped forward as the mayor moved out of the doorway, into the house.
Inside the house, hung strange photos, from people burning, to drowning in blood. All in all, it was very nerve wrecking.
"The Witch of Lies, the Witch of Nightmares, the Witch of Anger, and the Witch of Secrets," the mayor listed the four witches terrorizing the town. "Please, come to the kitchen and sit so we may discuss this."
When they sat down he began to tell them about the witches. The Witch of Lies feeds off the lies people told and made people lie to gain more power. The Witch of Nightmares feeds off the nightmares and fears people have and gains more and more power, as the people grow more scared. The Witch of Anger feeds off the anger people feel and can control emotions. The Witch of Secrets feeds off the secrets people use to protect themselves.
Hansel was worried. With these new witches, he could be exposed.
Gretel agreed to the job. Without asking him. Oh shit. He was sweating, having a panic attack. They could never find out! He had to leave that place; he had to leave at that moment. He couldn't take it any longer and he ran out. Without looking back to his sister, he went to the woods.
He could hear his sister calling him but he didn't care. As soon as he ran out of breath he stopped and sat down. He sat crisscross staring at his hands. What was he going to do? Those witches could easily get him. He had so many secrets, lies, nightmares, and so much anger.
You may be thinking right know, how can they get him if witches spells don't work on him? Well, it turns out his mother only had time to put the spell on Gretel. He was completely vulnerable to anything they did to him.
Twenty minutes later, Gretel found him. But so did someone else.
"Hansel! What the hell!? I was worried about you," Gretel was fuming. What was wrong with her brother?
She was about to yell at him when they heard a branch snap. To the right was a witch in a long, black lace dress, long black hair that went past her hips, and a cracked face. To the left was a witch in dark red, silk robes, short red hair, and half destroyed face. Behind them was a witch in a short, dark blue dress, hair that went past her shoulders, and decomposing face. In front of them was a grand witch wearing a golden, silk dress, golden hair, and a perfect face.
Hansel immediately rose to his feet and said, "Shit."
The golden witch began to introduce themselves, "I am the Witch of Secrets, to your left is the Witch of Anger, to your right is the Witch of Nightmares, and behind you is the Witch of Lies. You must be Hansel and Gretel."
The witches only looked at Hansel. They seemed to barely even notice Gretel.
"What do you want with this town?" Gretel noticed their stares and stepped in front of Hansel, "And how do you know who we are?"
The Witch of Secrets looked at Gretel, "Because his eyes told me. They tell me secrets." She turned her attention back to Hansel, "Hansel has a lot of them. Like the priest from Italy, the mayor in France."
Hansel looked away from the witch. He did not want to hear anymore.
"The witch in the candy house," Hansel went wide eyed.
He turned to the witch and got out his gun. In a split second he fried. She dodged barely and fired back. Gretel went to his back and they fought back to back. Hansel took care of the Witch of Nightmares and Secrets, while Gretel took care of the Witch of Anger and Lies.
The witches paid no mind to Gretel, all they wanted was Hansel. Though they didn't let Gretel know that. They pretended to keep interest in the fight, but could only watch Hansel.
Hansel shot Secrets in the arm twice and shot Nightmares in the leg and face. Gretel shot Lies in the stomach and shot Anger in the back three times.
Secrets got Hansel in the leg and grazed his side with a dagger, and Nightmares got him in the right shoulder. Lies cut Gretel in the face and arm, while Anger got her in the same leg twice. Then after their five minutes of fighting, the witches retreated.
Confused, Hansel and Gretel stood there. What they didn't see was the black liquid heading for Hansel.