POV Narrator:

Wednesday 10 June 2020, Arcturus

Hellene ended up not being able to go back to Luna Nova, after her arm was ripped off she was going to have to stay to recover, due to that she was prevented for a while from leaving the Cavendish house, which was the perfect time for the boss that she could stay in hiding plus still having her identity hidden and after getting everyone from Luna Nova to leave, it was going to be even easier to stay hidden since Ley's lines could stay closed until the Pandemic was over, which it only showed that it was getting bigger and bigger, spreading cases at an impressive speed in Europe, even causing hundreds of thousands of deaths, a point that already showed that the disease was quite lethal.

Meanwhile in the middle of the Arcturus forest, Mary had watched from afar the struggle between Hellene trying to hold the boss down and was noticing that the McLaren was trustworthy, but at the same time felt bad to see that she had her arm ripped off.

POV Mary:

It's been four days since Hellene was attacked, I couldn't do anything, I just stayed hidden in a tree watching from afar with my Sniper, the worst of it is that I can't even get out of here, Ley's lines are closed and me staying in an open place might reveal my location to the boss, the best is not to go to Luna Nova.

Scratch the wall once more, I think it's been a good few days I've been here, soon my Sniper might run out of ammo, even if I can kill creature by creature with just one bullet, I still don't have forever, now the final details of my fishing rod are getting ready, I might even set up a net later, but I want to see what it's like to fish the old fashioned way.

"There! Now that can be quieter than the Sniper" I tell myself.

I leave my cave and go outside, as always taking my Sniper with me, after all I can't risk being hit in any moment, and with that I go sneaking up to the Arcturus lake, here is the water source that I always use, but this time it will be for food, which I'm already using to put meat from a creature I caught to use as bait and I'm throwing my wand.

"Come on Mary, this must be how you fish" I even put a buoy on it to see if the line is being pulled.

Now it is time to wait for the real thing, I have to see how many I can catch today, if I make a good catch I can guarantee myself to be fed with fish, if not I will have to use my sniper on another one of those animals that look like a mixture of deer and pig and the meat is great, it is the best there is, a pity they must be far away by now, the group I was hunting has already gone to a pasture far from here.

And time went on and on, no fish took the bait until then, so Mary was getting bored and seeing thefrustration of catching a fish.

Wow, what a mess, nothing came to get my bait, these fish could only have taken my bait and I didn't even realize, I better take a look because there were bubbles nearby and nothing, I even felt a movement, but nothing different, then I feel something pulling, this is a good sign.

"Marvellous! I've finally got one!" I'm going to start pulling.

I take the fish out at once, it goes into my hand, it's a yellow and blue fish, which I manage to make fall perfectly into the palm of my hand, but it's strange, this fish is very familiar, I look at the features and it's as if I had a whirlwind of memories, that's weird, wait, I recognize, this fish is very familiar, I've seen it here in Luna Nova.

"Professor Pisces!" I say startled and with that I release the fish back into the water.

Damn I lost her in the water, how am I going to get her back? And what's she doing here? That's the weirdest of all, damn, I then see her coming out of the surface, she even signals for me to get close, I get very close, very close and take a jet of water in the face, but what a deception, then I see that the fish looks like she's laughing, how weird.

"What do you want with me? I can't remember almost anything the fish say" she asks.

She points at me, and points at herself, I thought it was weird, but she signals with her fins for me to become a fish from the looks of it, but I don't know if I can do a spell without a wand, I remember the spell is

Metamorphie Faciasse to the same, I just hope I don't end up having my Sniper stolen, so much so that I leave it hidden in a corner and even put a cloth over the cape I've been wearing to walk around.

"Take care my girl, Mummy will be back soon... Metamorphie Faciasse!" I become a fish and fall into the lake.

Now everything is better to see, I see that Professor Pisces even waves to me, I look around and see that this place is wider than it seems, it's deep underneath, as if there was a huge gap in the middle, but in other places it's kind of shallow, there are many plants around, the teacher comes to me and I even strange the way she appears.

"What are you doing here? Is this some kind of trap?" I tell her who shakes her head in denial.

"Take me with you, I can find you a place to hide, I can also have my suspicions about the identity of the boss, I was also a victim of her, because of this cursed I was attached to this fish body 20 years ago, but I can direct you to a safe place, I know that there you can be received by a good witch" She said and I completely understood, I don't remember this teacher having a human voice.

"What do you mean you have a human voice?" I'm shocked.

"I just pretended all these years to talk like a fish to try to hear everything, but I'm actually human, I can help you, now that the moment has come, I don't need to pretend to be an innocent fish, I ran away the exact day you showed up with the guys from The Council, I used it as an excuse to get away and ended up here in Arcturus Lake, but we can be safer somewhere else, the hills of Doras, there Sifla is a friendly witch I'm sure you can win her trust and then recover the Fluit An Neart" Pisces said and really I never thought of that place.

"But there's still one thing though, the Luna Nova excursions go there, how can I stay hidden if the boss is coming along with them, for sure she is, I don't doubt it, I could only stay until 2023 there" I'm still left with many doubts.

"That's the least of it, come with me, three years are enough for us, get a glass to keep me in an aquarium and I will show you the way to the Hills of Doras, but you will still have to risk yourself, you will need to go to Luna Nova to get a broom and also get an aquarium to take me to safety" said the fish and I agree, it's kind of an easy mission.

"You can leave it to me, I'll get what you need" I tell her, already swimming to the surface.

"When you come back just signal with your fishing rod, by the way thanks for the bait, it was delicious, I could share with my friends from the lake, it would really be impossible for you to fish here, I protect the other fish here like brothers" Said the teacher and I want to see if they protect against my sniper.

I get back to normal and now it's the time I was waiting for, I'll have to steal a broom and also get some glass to use as an aquarium, this could be easy, but it's not, I could even get the glass from my sniper scope, but it's not enough to set up an aquarium, I get my cape and my sniper, I disassemble the sniper scope and I'm already looking towards Luna Nova.

"Broom and aquarium, here we come" I say looking at Luna Nova with the Sniper scope that is possible to watch exactly where she is.

I reassemble the scope, placing it where it was and calibrating it to be aligned where I wanted it to be, wonderful, I keep the sniper where I always leave it and start walking, in the middle of the forest, I can't be discovered by the boss, so I try to avoid using magic, I just go sneaking through the trees, the path will be quite long but I get there.

Arriving in Luna Nova...

Nobody noticed me, now it's time to take a closer look, I take my binoculars, I go observing well where may have the brooms and I notice that they are piled up in the corridor, what may be my cue, they are all using magic, I can pretend to be one of the workers or one of the students and steal a broom, perfect, I go looking well to see if there is something that serves for the aquarium and I could see the lamps technically has a glass around, may be that will serve for me.

"Time to disguise myself... Metamorphie Vestesse" I say already using the spell of changing the dress and appearance, I go pretending to be one of the students, I even transform my sniper into a broom and jump the wall in a very discreet way.

Ok, I guess the lamps aren't transparent enough, but I already know what I can do, I'll adhere myself to Luna Nova, the potions room must have test tubes perfect to make an improvised aquarium, at least until I get to Doras, then I turn to find a place for Pisces to stay, there must be a lake there or something, I'm soon approached by one of the girls.

"Hey, Marianne, what are you doing here? - I disguised myself as the redhead's friend, she was the only one I could remember.

"I just came to pay a little visit - I tell her scratching the back of my neck.

"And how is Hellene? - she asks and I have no idea.

"She's fine - I tell her.

"Oh good, I was really worried about her, they said she lost her arm and everything, but I'm relieved to know that our friend is ok - said the girl and it's better not to talk so much.

"I have to sort out a few things here, if I may - I say, starting to walk out of there.

They nodded their heads in agreement, now the situation can get complicated, well anyway I'm waving to all of them, as if it was nothing, just pretending that I'm not Mary, I'll pretend to be her friend, soon I can get what I want and get out of here, I can find the potions room and luckily there's no one there, what if I can see if there's a test tube that can be used as an aquarium.

"Whew... - I say relieved.

Well this one is perfect, it's not too thin on top, it's a good size to be able to carry Pisces, now I just need a broom and that will be easy, I put it inside my bag, now I just have to get out of here as if nothing happened, but it doesn't roll that much, the director notices my presence, she was strangely walking out.

"What are you doing here Miss Leclerc? - she asks.

"I... I forgot a few things of my own, but I'll be right there - Mrs Holbrook replies.

"Very suspicious your presence here, you emptied the room on Sunday, it is not possible that you forgot something, but anyway, if it is for a visit know that you will not be allowed, I have lowered a measure for all students to go home, please I ask you to go away and be safe, this virus is dangerous - Said the director to me and I agree with my head.

I get a little nervous and walk outside, arriving at the courtyard, I think I can't trust too much, the boss at this point might think I'm already here, so I better get the broom and walk to where Pisces is, it's better to do that, or else I might suffer the worst, well at least the mission was accomplished.

I arrive where the brooms are, take one of them, jump the wall quickly and return to normal, I take the chance to run towards one of the trees, before I am discovered by the boss, I can't leave tracks, but my footprints are already here.

"I did it - I say relieved.

I go sneaking branch to branch, being light as a feather, keeping my Sniper in hands, I can't risk, or else they'll discover me, it's better just to keep sneaking, or else things can get worse, I soon end up hearing something.

I see the leaves moving fast, what the hell, she already showed her faces, she's practically running in the middle of the forest, I'm hiding in the top of a tree that has the leaves thick enough so she can't see me from here. I just saw a figure passing with everything, it was her walking through the forest. Then the cursed one even stays a little observing.

"You can't run away creature, I know you're here, you disguised yourself as Mary brooks, but it won't work" Said the cursed one.

Well I'm going to have to use this here, luckily I left some weapons for an escape plan, which I remember using this in case it was an emergency, I thought I would never say this again, but thank The Council for

making their lair around here, I pull the rope and several weapons go firing, in all directions, which I throw myself from the tree and jump towards one of The Council's lair holes, falling into it I am safe.

"Oh so you think traps will be able to help you escape?" she said, and I can hear her as if she were standing over me.

I'm terrified, I know this witch isn't weak at all, I'd rather not risk it, I walk through the galleries of The Council, trying to stay away, I even press one more of the buttons, which I can hear sounds of gunshots coming from above, this might help her get distracted, I found one that was specifically a sniper, which I'm already adjusting somehow and shoot it, it's pretty far away which is perfect.

"Ah there you are!" She said very close, which I hid and I could notice that the cursed perforated the floor, now I'm in a dangerous labyrinth, but at least she can open an exit.

I'm trying to take a different path anyway, running inside the galleries and seeing the shadows passing by, I hide myself whenever possible, I could see on top there was an opening, what I do a jump and get out, being in a field near some trees, wonderful, now it's just run away, I climb the tops of the trees and jump from branch to branch with lightness so that she doesn't find me.

Mary managed to escape that way, as the boss focused her searches on the galleries made bymembers of The Council Revival...

I managed to arrive at Doras lake, she did not find me, I take the fishing rod that I left hidden among some leaves and I am quickly using it to go catch Pisces' attention, I take what will serve as an aquarium and I see that she signals, I get close and put the aquarium in the water, waiting for her to arrive, I stand up and see that Pisces entered, wonderful.

"Wonderful" I say relieved.

Now I just need to take her in the hiding place, or else the boss might be very suspicious if we leave now, but first I also have to hunt something, I haven't eaten anything so far and hunger hits, but I'll leave Pisces hiding first.

I manage to get to my cave, where I leave Pisces with the aquarium there and breathe relieved that I could get home, finally.

"Pisces I'm going out now, I have to get firewood and food, unfortunately I can't use my sniper, I need to eat to have energy to run away tomorrow, I'll be back soon, I'm just going to hunt and get resources" I say to the fish and with that I leave my den.

After finding resources and already feeding...

Luckily the boss did not show up, I can take advantage of the meat of a bird that I eat during emergencies, I even shared some of it raw to Pisces who must have liked it, the good thing about being a fish is that it does not need so much food to stock up, I could also take advantage and drink the water that is now colder and purified, it was what I wanted most at this time.

"Whew... I was already thinking that we wouldn't make it past the first day" says the teacher.

"Tomorrow is going to be another risk Mary, you have to stay alert, it's going to be that the boss is ready for you to run off to Doras at any moment" Fish said.

"Which way is Doras? So we can walk" I ask her.

"It would take days to arrive by walking, Doras is on an island 2200 km away from here, that is why I asked for the broom, from here on the road is dangerous, the recommended thing is that you fly to arrive in time" Pisces said and I understand that.

"Look at the beginning of the way at least we have to venture into the woods walking, until we are safe enough to take distance and fly away" I'm being very clear and it's good to know that she can speak the language of humans around here.

"I understand, so let's follow that plan, but be careful anyway, she can't know we're running away from Doras" I shake my head in agreement.

"I will be attentive" I say very clearly.

At dawn...

I wake up very early, the sky has already dawned, I look at the clock and it's four o'clock in the morning, I think I can run away flying from here, it will be safe enough before they discover me, I don't need to walk just distance myself enough, I think I'm fueled up, I see Pisces was sleeping, what I'm already getting up preparing things, stretching myself, because the day can be very long, I even look outside and we are safe.

I grab my bag, with the things I took, even some Flash grenades that can be useful to escape the claws of the boss, if she comes I can try to fool her with that, but I don't think I'll need it, I leave my sniper on my back, I put the cape on, I touch the aquarium.

"Pisces it's time to go" I tell her who wakes up on the spot.

"Oh yes, what time is it?" Ask the fish.

"Four o'clock in the morning" I answer the teacher.

"A bit early, I think this way you can get away just by flying, no one will notice you" She's right and that's the idea, I think walking would take too long to reach Doras and I would have to hunt for food making too much noise with the Sniper.

I put the aquarium in my hand, take the broom and mount it, speak the word and with that I take off, pisces points to the direction I need to go, hills of Doras there I go, this will be my new home away from the boss, but the worst of it is that I still have to go back to Luna Nova, probably the Flute is still there, besides my memories of who is the boss, anyway it is better not to risk too much.

Four hours later...

I am flying at high speed, I will soon arrive in Doras, I trust, I feel something strange, the speed of the broom is decreasing, I am at least 800 km away from Luna Nova, I am gradually losing altitude, I have not even started to fly properly and I am already losing time, I should arrive in ten hours, it has not even been four hours since we flew here, how strange, what is happening here, I land in the middle of a forest and I even look at the teacher.

"What happened here?" I ask her.

"Your broom's energy is gone and you're not in the zone of influence of a sorcerer stone, you're out of magic" Pisces said and holy shit.

"By the nine witches, why did I forget that, that broom should be empty by now, now we have to walk, it's the only way we can go from here, I thought I wouldn't need to fight to survive anymore, well at least I can shoot at will with the Sniper and kill bigger preys, well now we have to find a shelter, it will take more time than we need" I tell the fish.

"Well you've flown far enough, soon you can arrive, just don't give up and keep packing food to go" said the teacher.

Now the priority is to hunt as much food as possible, at least enough to stock up from one day to the next and manage to walk as much as possible in one day, soon I will be in Doras, even if it is still many kilometres away, I don't know how long it will take me to get there, but I hope not too long.

In Luna Nova, teacher Finnelan was returning from a holiday visiting her family...

POV Finnelan:

Wow they are leaving in droves now, looks like Luna Nova is being evacuated, how strange, well at least there must be some bigger reason behind it, well I'll go check with teacher Finnelan, I see that teacher Lukic was also packing her bags and she soon went to approach me.

"Anne? What are you doing here? Miranda sent us to stay at home, I was already packing up my things, but one of the test tubes was stolen, how strange" Lukic said.

"What? What do you mean? I didn't receive any communication about it, I took a few days off to see my family and now this?" I say confused.

"Talk to Miranda, she will explain better, but it has to do with this Covid thing that I honestly don't believe, but whatever... The director will give in to one more government demand, or she would send us home to work with distance learning or else we would be unemployed and we wouldn't have Luna Nova" Wow, now that they decided to do that around here, I want to settle things with her right now.

I go walking through the corridors, towards the headmistress, what I want to see better things with the headmistress, I see that the students are leaving in the corridors, this usually only happens at the beginning of the holidays and even then it is not so much, it seems that a mass evacuation is taking place around here, I arrive at the headmistress office, there was Holbrook.

"Anne you around here, I was waiting for you" Miranda said.

"Mrs Holbrook, can you explain to me what this is?" I ask her.

"Oh I am sorry I did not warn you, but due to the pandemic, we will close the doors permanently, no students will study here, it was a government requirement, after they found out that there were sick students here, now the classes will be at a distance, the students will do through the crystal balls from their homes, Even the teachers will go home, I will only leave here the workers that will also stay temporarily, until they clean up all the mess, then they will stay at home too, until the pandemic passes, they will be able to occasionally come to clean Luna Nova every fortnight" explains Mrs Holbrook, but what an ironic eventuality.

"I just got back from my house after visiting family, I didn't know that, now I'm going to have to leave" I say frustrated.

"No, you can stayAnne, you can be a good monitor of the corridors, in case someone invades, besides you help to keep order, stay here for as long as you think is necessary, you are my right arm and my biggest trust" said the headmistress and I even smiled.

"Oh that's great, I hope no other teacher will ever feel jealous of me for having such a privilege, I love teaching here, I don't know how I would feel if I was out of my classroom teaching the students here" I say delighted with Miranda's decision.

"I am the one who is flattered by your presence, make yourself at home, your room is exactly the same as it was when you left Luna Nova" said Mrs Holbrook and I quickly bowed to such courtesy.

I am leaving the room and this is really wonderful, I arrive at my room and leave my luggage, which I am already opening with my clothes well folded and leaving carefully in my dresser drawers, as well as in my wardrobe, everything well organized in its corner as it should be, I even start to hum some Bach, It was really a moment that gave me a relief to go see my family, really my suspicions of homosexuality were gone with my husband, even though Isabella intrigues me, even more is to know that I have another family that knows about my existence but hates me.

Suddenly a gale hits the window, I go over to close it and not to mess my clothes, but I see that some butterflies appear by mounts, it's the boss, she gives her faces to my person, appearing in front of me.

"Oh hello Anne Finnelan, feeling at ease back at Luna Nova?" The boss asks.

"Evidently yes, what do you want with my person?" I am always incredulous at the presence of such a person around here.

"Oh, no big deal, your beloved great granddaughter lost one of her arms trying to fight me, very tragic on her part, if it wasn't for her little friend and also for my time I would have killed her in a more painful way, but it served as a lesson, I just want a little favor from you that will give you a great reward, I know you've been wanting the Cavendish forgiveness, so I thought of a plan to match it and it will involve this little thing here in my hands" Said the mysterious person that shows me an object similar to a flute, it must be the Fluit An Neart that Hellene talked to me so much about.

"The Fluit An Neart?" I say to her showing some shock.

"Exactly my dear, wait for things to cook and in a few weeks bring all the Cavendish from Edinburgh here, I will give you access to the Ley lines, where by you will bring them here to Luna Nova in a rather pleasant surprise, convince them about the Fluit An Near and facilitate their access here, then just distract Miranda Holbrook and with that you will take them where I want to make a personal contact with each one, in a very special way, it will come my time to give the faces to this world" The boss really scared me until I keep swallowing saliva and she even shows me a suitcase full of money.

"And why should I do that? Why should I ally myself with you in this?" I ask the lady who is still giggling at the situation.

"Simple, you have been my ally for years, you have always indirectly assisted me in my plans, but in a very clear way, you will be well rewarded for the plan and you will manage to come off as a heroine, I guarantee you, they will see that you made a last effort to help them and you will ensure their trust, I will make sure to emphasize that you were not involved with me, I can guarantee that when I finish what I am going to do with these girls they will be on your side more than ever" I don't know if I can trust this person, she has always shown to have a very doubtful character.

"I don't know if I can accept something like that, it looks tempting, you can cheat" I say trying to be rational.

"Do you want the approval of your other family or not? I guarantee that after all this you will be very approved by them, this may be what you wanted so much, and you will also help them find out who I finally am, but don't tell them anything about it, just that you know where Fluit An Neart may be and that you will help them get it, then you can be free, enjoy your money and on top of that have a gain in confidence that could be what will determine your relationship with the Cavendish, it's a win win win situation" I shake the boss's hand, I had to give in to this proposal, but I only do it thinking of the good that can be for the approval of the girls, after all it can only be exaggeration for the boss to be responsible for what happened to them, I know these people are very hyperbolic.

POV Narrator:

Mary is taking another step in her escape through Arcturus, having as next destination the hills of Doras, where she goes with Pisces who is also hiding a huge secret and is helping Brooks in her escape, but that they will still have a rather complicated path ahead due to the Englishwoman running out of magic to fly further along the route. Something dangerous may come from the alliance between Finnelan and the boss that had all the convincing for Anne to enter in the plan of what may be a big trap to attract the revolutionary witches to Luna Nova facing the so mysterious boss that until then only has suspicions of her identity and will reveal to them what were the intentions all this time.

See you, forest witches...

Mary Brooks

Date of birth: 9 October 2001

Place of birth: Cambridge, England (English)

Height: 1.60m

Weight: 55 kg

Sexuality: Bisexual

Gender: Female (cis)

Occupation: Former student (Luna Nova 2017-2019)

Measurements (bust / waist / hip): 91/59/94

Hair colour and appearance: bluish brown, long, wavy 2A, reaching up to the waist with some fringes passing over the forehead

Eye colour and shape: Dark blue

Physical appearance: Pale Caucasian skin, some scars on the body, rounded nose

Likes: Karaoke, boys in suits, girls in suits, strong girls, shooting, singing, dancing

Dislikes: Luna Nova, The Council, boring classes, lemon tarts

Mary, who was nicknamed the creature by The Council, was a girl kidnapped during that tense period, she lost the memories she had for an instant, where the boss intention was to use her as an object, as a weapon to attack Luna Nova and cause panic since in a while the girl's memory would come back and the boss wouldn't want to risk it since she could have her identity revealed and with that she's already in a race

against time to find out the boss identity, Trying some way to execute Brooks that fled to the Arcturus forest alone hiding only her and the sniper that she carries with her and enough ammo to hunt one creature or another but even in the forest she doesn't feel safe and intends to run away to a place where she is not close to the presence of the imminent danger of the boss.