POV Narrator:
Sunday, 1 December 2019, Luna Nova
The days in Luna Nova have been pretty quiet until then, since Finnelan ended up being much more behaved in relation to trying to do any bother to Akko who was just trying to graduate and that month already marked the beginning of the exams and the end of the first term, until then Kagari was keeping up with a pretty decent score, until then the days were staying quiet, but this peace can not last so long, there are still things happening under the curtain as the possible escape of Croix and also The Council wanting to provoke, since in the middle of these days they already had more pixações with Mary's blood, with success being held in Harriet Benson Witchcraft Academy, what the boss soon orders Louis to perform one more of these missions and it would be exactly in Luna Nova, with the same giving him a magic stone that guarantees his access by the witchcraft academy, but the same would have to go dressed as a witch, what left him with some discomfort.
POV Akko:
What a night, staying here with Diana is very good, I look at her face smiling playing, as always Witchtale, I stay with my head on her lap in a very cute way, but it seems that something is heard, like a noise coming from the window, followed by a thump, it's strange, so much that I leave my girlfriend's lap, who also pauses the game.
"Did you hear that Diana?" I ask her.
"I heard it right love, it's in the corridor, it sounds like someone's outside, let's see" Said my Cavencute.
We both got out of bed, put on our slippers, Amanda and Hannah were watching TV and Barbara was reading a book with Annabel, very cute that they are starting to have a fling, it was so sneaky that I couldn't even tell how well they are getting along, they notice we have gone to the door and even ask about our leaving.
"Where are you going?" Amanda asks.
"Did you guys hear that too?" I tell her.
"Yes, a noise here in the corridor, but it must be nothing, it's probably just a girl trying to dodge a fairy" Hannah said.
"Well, we'll have a look" said my girlfriend.
We arrive at the door and when we open we see that there is someone with the Luna Nova uniform, by the physique it doesn't look like a girl, this person was writing something on the wall, with what looked like a hose, how strange, at the same time I see that O'Neill comes near us and calls for the person who turns her face to us she looks at us and then starts running.
"Hey come back here" we all said.
"Let's go after this person!" Amanda said.
We start following that mysterious character through the corridor, he is running and he is a person even a little tall, who was trying to gain time, but we kept going on the way, I see Diana beside us with her mobile phone in hand and starts sending an audio message to someone.
"Sis, there is someone very strange here in Luna Nova, we are on the third floor, surround this person" said my girlfriend.
"Hey! Who are you?" We try to call out but without any answers the person keeps running.
I look up and see that this person is hanging from the ceiling, I cast a spell and she creates a wall of roots that we hit face to face in front of us, it was a surprise, so much that we hit our faces on the spot, being crushed, but then Diana uses a spell to open a hole in her and the person disappears, but what the hell, what is this person doing here? Then I look up and see that she was hanging from the ceiling, I cast a spell and she creates a barrier, starting to run again by throwing herself from the ceiling.
"Wait a minute! We just want to talk!" We told her, her hair even reminds a bit of Mary, it's the same colours, but her body is not, she is much taller, and I don't even know if she is really a cis witch.
"This person is not going to answer to us" O'Neill said.
"Stop right there!" said Diana who was also trying.
"Time to go Texan around here, Yeehaaaw" Amanda starts to make a bow with a wand and throws it towards the witch.
But just as the snare was about to arrive to capture her a huge flash comes and gives O'Neill a kind of blind that prevents her from snaring the person, at the same time a wall rises with roots, which we had to go and start cutting only that one was much thicker and much more resistant, what the hell, what are we going to do?
"You two go tae the other side, stay close tae the ladder, don't let this person escape" Diana said to Annabel and Barbara.
"We'll both split off to the other side too and try to go round" Hannah said.
We started to try to break more focused the roots, and when we got to the other side the mysterious being wasn't there, that's strange, very strange, I look at the ceiling and the disguised witch wasn't there, we look at the sides and also no sign, that's quite weird, this person keeps running away, but we will find her I don't doubt it, we hear the sound of something through the corridors, when we see in the corridor it was a smoke bomb.
We follow the path through that side, this person will be found no matter how, she is already causing a lot of confusion, as we pass through the smoke cloud something strange happens, I go feeling a little sleepy, it's a strange feeling.
"Love, that cloud of smoke..." I say, getting a little groggy.
"This person wants tae put us tae sleep" said Diana, who also sounded a bit groggy.
"Diana! Akko!" I hear Hellene's scream.
POV Hellene:
I get to be well in front of de person, I see dat de two were fallen on de ground, I will not take any challenge 'ere, I'm already in de position of clenching my fists and go up to strike, de witch tries to use a barrier to block only dat de punch I cross and hit 'er chest dat walks back, I could see dat it was a very smooth chest, den dat same person throws something on de floor dat causes de biggest flash to stun me.
"Damn 'er!" I say half bewildered.
I try to feel de presence and I notice dat it was in my direction, I defend de blow I was going to give with my prosthesis and I hear de sound of iron scratching, I was with a knife, I use a magnetism spell on my arm and with my eye closed I punch de person in de face with my left hand, which is precisely my good hand, I want to see now if she is going to escape, at dat moment de oxygen mask falls and I feel something rubbery on my face, it is also a mask.
"What do you want with us?" I say already throwing one more punch and dat person just walks backwards, she uses de light bomb again, runs out and throws a few smoke grenades with de gas dat makes faint, I take de opportunity to put de mask that fell on de floor and walk even with my eyes closed towards the dirt, I manage to get very close in de hair where I pull and it ends up loosening, what I come to fall, when I open my eyes briefly I notice that it was a boy with blond hair and dat jumps de window.
I look out de window and he's using some light effects to stun me, he even tries to throw a grenade at me like dis, but I throw it back, den he goes downstairs, what de hell, what does dis kid want to do 'ere? Why is he stuck 'ere in Luna Nova? Well I dink I better take de lassies to a safe place. I grab my mobile phone and send a message to Mari, she's downstairs, for sure she'll find de boy, de tricky ding is to dodge de many fairies there, 'ere dere's barely any, downstairs is crowded.
"You can't run away dat much" I say alone and go down de corridors to Diana and Akko who were still unconscious.
I pick dem up and go holding dem with my arms, taking dem to de bedroom, better dis way dan running de risk of being caught by dis guy, must be from De Council, I go walking until I notice dat on de wall was some kind of tagging with blood, it was really dem, again dese lads, I go continuing until de bedroom, I lay dem both on de bed and go after reaching de door.
"I'll find dis guy and we'll make him talk" I tell de two of dem, who now won't wake up until tomorrow, apparently.
POV Louis:
Damn, I didn't expect that, it came out of nowhere to attack me, they heard everything, down here is even worse, I have to get out of here, but I can not fail to fulfill my mission, it seems that the corridor here is much stricter, I'm hidden and even then fairies fill it, I do not have so much sleeping pills, I think I have to go back upstairs, but not without doing it.
I throw a sleeping pill in the corridor, wait a while and when the fairies were sleeping I start gushing blood everywhere.
"Swallow that witch, don't think I won't stop causing around here, feel the blood of one of you around here" I say as I spurt the witch's blood down the corridor, but I can't waste my time, I think it's time to leave.
I go to the window, I look to the side where there is a pipe, perfect, exactly as I wanted, I hold on to it, climbing all the way up, I don't think I'll be able to dirty the corridors now, worst of all is that the little redhead managed to get my mask, my disguise has fallen, but I can still hide, I put on another mask that was in my bag and a red hood over it, no one will notice it's me.
"Now you are going to find out what it is to really cause" I say as I reach the roof.
I'm starting to do the inscriptions as requested, I'm going to write "The Council Revival", now these witches will know that we are not for jokes, mission will be more than fulfilled for what the boss told me to do, I take advantage and get the witch's hair and spread it on the roof too, we leave her hair very short to spread the terror and leave a clear warning, now yes, everything is mixed here, the hair with the blood.
I have to be careful around here, these witches hit hard, especially the redhead, she is as pumped as me, but hits a lot harder, how can that dwarf get a strength like that? I also know how to improve my strength with magic, but she has much more control.
"A little gift from The Council for you" I say as I finish giving the final details, now all that's left is to cause a little more trouble down at the watering hole.
I start walking through the roof towards it and I get close to the wood, but I still have to climb, I go to the side, trying not to fall until I reach the ladder, which I go up more and more, for now no one noticed me out here, there's no one looking at me luckily, the more I want them to notice me when I change to put the real clothes of The Council, I don't dress with this uniform anymore, get out pretending to be a woman.
I arrived where I wanted, I open the water tank, it's time to cause some trouble around here, I start to turn on the hose, now you can pollute this blood water, make everything very polluted, very red, I just don't put everything because it will be too much, I just want to see what will happen with this.
"Perfect, reddish water, soon they will bathe, wash and do everything under their friend's blood, they will take a fright like that, the boss will be proud of the result, now we just have to give the final details" I say starting to get the things from the bag, I'm transforming a broom keychain into a life size broom.
I ride it and start flying right in front of the facade, I start shooting bursts of blood with the hose all over the external walls of Luna Nova, leaving everything stained, I just want to see the damage, it's going to be everything that can be taken, with my own hands, I'm doing the best I can around here, the blood tank is already running out, unfortunately I can't fill it with blood in the corridors, it's too strict and full of watchmen, besides the witches might look around, now I've finished placing everything, just go away.
"'Ey you!" said the redhead coming towards me with a broom.
Damn, she really doesn't give up, I went trying to dodge a spell she cast on me, without even using a wand, this is no ordinary witch by the way, I go trying to fly so she doesn't reach me, I go trying to fly in a more risky way, but she is getting closer, I see the workers scattered around, I have to be able to manage, I know, I use an instant fog, I want to see now if she reaches me.
"Swallow that witch of yours!" I say even speeding up, but as I look to the side I see her very close to me.
"I don't think you know who you're running from" she said simply as she lay on her side on her broomstick.
I look forward and get the biggest fright when I see a tree, this time it's fucked up, I'm going to hit it right in the face, there's no way I can dodge it, I close my eyes, but I don't feel a thump, on the contrary I feel something going straight, when I turn my face and open my eye I notice that I'm in the city, how wonderful, but it's better I don't take advantage of my luck, I soon go towards hiding from some trees.
"That redhead can't find me, she's too strong" I whisper among the trees.
I soon notice that the van that's coming to get me was already there in front, I go walking with all caution, using magic to sneak, until I arrive right at the back of the van, which I breathe well relieved to finally get there, it was all dark inside, but at least now I can get the hell out of here, until the lights come on and reveal that the boss was, he always covering his face and staring at me.
"Work not so be accomplished, but you delivered the message, you didn't win that many points, but it's enough, you still have to go back to Luna Nova, I have a second mission for you, since we are with the witch, she will soon be useful for when you go back to Luna Nova, it will be very simple, now we are tired of the first target, we want one more to cause there, that's why you will kidnap the next one" Said the boss.
"Another one? Then I'll have to kidnap, but how? I don't even know if I can do it, they're being really good about it" I tell him and he shrugs.
"I don't know, give your jumps, give your way there, turn around man, you better deliver, our next target won't be easy, but if you're smart enough you can immobilize, I want you to capture Atsuko Kagari, kidnap her and you'll be able to gain access to The Council, if you can get this witch out of the way I'll gift you the best way, now for today's work" Said the boss who gave me the suitcase full of cash.
"The Japanese girl? That girl was a denial as a witch, because you say she's not an easy target? That's as easy as it gets" I say to him, who just shrugs and I immediately go to look at the money bills.
"You have 150 thousand pounds in there, spend it how you want, if you manage to capture Akko you will have 1 million pounds reward, but it won't be easy, she is on the most watched floor, not to mention that her friends will be a pain in the ass, unless you stop being lazy and look well how to plan a perfect attack, you have 21 days to bring this girl to us, if you don't comply, forget any connection with The Council, we won't approve you, so do it right or we won't accept you with one of our own, do your homework, enjoy that you're finishing your studies and don't stop watching the movements and actions this girl has been doing, her habits and everything, I want you to show you're independent and good enough to be a member of our organization" said the boss and I just nod my head in agreement.
"I'll do it, but I don't guarantee that I'll be good enough to capture her, but I can try" I tell her.
"You can't try, you will capture her or else I won't say for myself, I'm already saying I want you to do this right, it's not just any mission" Said the boss who then disappeared.
Now this one, I won't even be able to enjoy my 150 thousand pounds, I'll have to think well, anyway it's a million pounds, I can spend it on my stuff, for sure, so I can enjoy life the best way, I can even imagine, me with my Ferrari or my Lamborghini or even a McLaren, full of females, but kicking them out for being exploiters, only the hot ones that I will really let stay inside the car and do more things, there is no way for them to know that I am celibate or not, for a million I will do everything, I will be so rich that I won't need my father's allowance anymore, now I have the boss to give me my money and work for me, it will be perfect.
In Luna Nova...
POV Hellene:
Damn it, 'ow did he get out of 'ere? Did he 'ave a portal or something? But 'ow? I can't and can't go through Ley's line at dawn, it's closed I look at de trunk and nothing, 'ow weird, soon I feel my arm being 'eld by a minotaur and I try to pull, but he goes pushing me.
"Come here little girl, this is no place for a student to be at a time like this in Luna Nova, we will take you inside now" He said pushing me.
"You're stupid, you didn't see dat vandal run away! Open de Ley lines I 'ave to chase him or something worse might happen, by the nine witches, 'elp me!" I tell them dey just push me.
"Rules are rules little girl, we will report what you have done to the teachers and headmistress Holbrook tomorrow" He said and I am indignant, what de fuck.
"So fucking let me go, I know 'ow to go to my room on my own" I tell dem who let me go and I walk to de inside, assholes.
Now dere is dis, dey will try to blame me for what I dedn't do, dis witch got what he wanted and even more, dey will dink I was on his side, but I wasn't, I'm not to blame for anything, I was trying to make him avoid doing this, I see dat I'm going to get in trouble now, I just 'ope I don't get expelled for all this.
The next morning...
I go to change, it's time to exercise, I put on my clothes and get ready to go out, as soon as I go out de door, I'm surrounded by de teachers, I see dat some of dem 'ad deir hair stained with blood, which makes me feel a little bad, he messed with de Luna Nova's water tank, what a curse, dis will cost me dearly and I can see it.
"Come with us Hellene McLaren" said Professor Finnelan to me in a very serious tone.
"What? What did I do dis time?" I ask dem.
"You know what you have done" said de teacher.
Dey were all practically pushing me, as if I had committed de worst crime of all in Luna Nova, I even hear on de loudspeakers de director warning dat dere won't be water in Luna Nova, making sure to emphasize my name, it's not my fault, but damn, it was de guy from De Council, it's not possible dat dey're dat blind.
I arrive at de headmistress room and I even see de director showing a very serious expression, she really isn't for jokes, but it's not my fault, seriously, I was just avoiding 'er, what de hell.
"Very well Hellene McLaren, you caused a vandalism with blood, wrote The Council Revival on the roof of Luna Nova, threw hair and infected the water in our water tank with blood, now you know how the students will be? They will be without water because of you, you tried to imitate your mother and now you can be expelled" said the headmistress.
"Except dat it was not me, I was trying to follow de real culprit, he was running away from me, I am telling de truth! You can read my mind if you want, you will see dat I am not lying" I tell them.
"Even if you prove your innocence, you still committed an infraction, you went outside curfew hours, as a way of carrying out your punishment, you will clean the water tank and purify all the pipes of Luna Nova, which are full of someone's blood, do you think it's funny what you did?" Said Professor Finnelan picking on me.
"I am furious, this little girl thinks she is just like her mother, but she will know the consequences of acting like Laura McLaren, you took our water, how are the students going to shower, sanitize themselves now that the water is all infected? We will spend a note on all this, she should work and be expelled, call the mother of this girl immediately, this can not go unpunished" said teacher Babcock.
"It's not like I'm not here already" Said my mother hanging out de window who den came into de room.
"What are you doing here McLaren?" Teacher Anne asks, as they all look on in shock.
"My daughter told me everything, she gave 'er way of communicating with me and I stand by 'er, she filmed what happened, she is innocent, don't think of expelling 'er if my girl is not to blame for anything, you worry about de costs, leave it to me, I make sure I pay for de damages, it's not as if..." I knew she would come, de message in the end worked.
"Look, at least now we have the presence of Hellene McLaren's mother here, well then show us and prove your daughter's innocence" said the director and I am even smiling, my mother took de mobile phone out of my hand, now I want to see 'er blame me.
I am even less worried, I know dat I won't be expelled, I am really relieved, I love 'ow my mother always 'elps me, I see everyone's face and dey are even surprised, at de same time I feel relieved, now I can at least be in peace.
"Well if that's the case I can't expel you, even so, you will still be punished for staying out at dawn, rules are rules, you will have to clean the water tank" said the director to me and at least it's less worse.
"I do, at least justice was done" I tell dem.
"Are you really going to believe their dishonesty? This girl has a camera attached to her prosthesis" She says and I make a point of pulling it out and den crushing it with my hand right in front of dem.
"Satisfied?" I say, already fed up.
"Hellene is handicapped, she has a free pass to use technology with magic, just like Constanze does too, she didn't need to destroy her camera, but now it's decided, you go now and wash the water tank, I will warn everyone that we are temporarily without water" said the headmistress.
"Justice be done, but even so it is not fair to do dis to my daughter, she is a minor and she is working for free, but I won't get into dat, if the inspection knocks on de door of Luna Nova, you will certainly 'ave to close de school, you are lucky dat you manage to get around dis, very lucky" said the mother who then came to me.
I stand up and 'ug my mother, it was a kind of unfair ding to do to me, but I do it in de strength of hatred, I will go through dis and De Council will pay for it, oh I won't stop talking about it, for sure, dey can't let de situation dat happened pass, it's not because of my infraction dat will diminish de blonde's.
"What about de invader? Are dey not going to do anything? Is he going to get away with it? He's a blond lad about 1.75m tall, he's got a bit of long hair, I'm sure I've seen him somewhere before, he was disguising himself as Mary who was kidnapped, de hair must be 'ers, de blood too! Call de WCI immediately, dis is not a child's play, it's de same ding dey did in Leeds, in London, now dey're doing 'ere, soon dey'll be attacking us from de front and killing us, don't stay asleep" I say trying to impose myself, I was already trembling of anxiety and sweating cold, I'm afraid of talking like dat, so much dat my mother keeps putting 'er hand on my shoulder reassuring me.
"Calm down girl, it will pass...It will pass, don't be nervous, your anxiety will make you ill like dis" said my mother.
"We'll do our best, but I can't guarantee that I'll be able to find him, he's an outsider, Luna Nova is a school only of the same gender, we only accept girls here, but anyway, that's what I can do, just call to investigate and the rest leave it to them, it's not my area" she said and I get a bit angry with dat.
I just decide to leave de room, I was already trembling of anxiety, I 'ate situations like dat, I even started to explode of crying, my mother came behind, she was hugging me which 'elped to relieve, she was caressing me and everything else, it was a sweet thing, it 'elped to relieve de tension because I was almost to scream, almost of revolt, I can't impose myself, my emotions always end up breaking, but now I believe dat at least, I can feel relieved, my body can't stand it anymore.
When it's time to wash the water tank...
At least 'ere I'm more alone in mine, wow, he really caused a mess staining everything, dis blood is really stubborn to get out, but come on Hellene you can leave everything very clean, just keep going, come on leave everything nice and pretty, de water tank will be very clean, I even see my mother looking at me appearing there signaling me with 'er thumb.
"What's up, baby girl?" she asks and I nod my head.
"I'm fine mum, dank you so much for showing up, I was about to fly in de headmistress face, I can tell you something... It may sound a bit absurd, but I 'ave some suspicions" I tell my mother while I clean up.
"Absolutely girl, I'm all ears" said Mama Laura.
"Headmistress Holbrook... She may be more rotten dan we think she is, she does not smell good to me, I can feel it mum, I don't think she is someone who is only behaving as de system wants out of obligation, she is de system itself, she is not doing anything she does because she feels guilty, she does what she does because she wants to show dat she is right, she takes pleasure in oppressing, I notice dat, I see 'ow she has been treating Akko and what Chariot has been telling, she will show 'er true colours, dis woman is no good" I tell mum and she just shrugs.
"It has always been, I just 'aven't told you before, my dear, but you are absolutely right, she does it all for fun, she has always been a bad person, 'er attempts to put me down show dat, she even wanted to try everything to fail me, by de way, I saw what dey did with Akko, 75% of the grade is inhuman, not even with me dey raised de grade to prevent me from passing" Mum said.
I keep on cleaning and I listen to mum, which 'elps me to stay focused and dink more ahead, she also agrees with me, it's good to know dat I'm not dat crazy, de girls don't dink so much yet, dey even suspect it, but I'm sure, I even think she might 'ave something else in dis.
POV Narrator:
Louis Blackwell tries to invade Luna Nova and vandalize it, but apparently he can't, he still does it in an incomplete way, but he succeeds and even makes Hellene cupable for everything, that ends up being innocent, but having to pay by the rules of the system. Only things are going to get even more tense, since now the boss wants to kidnap Akko by all means, not only Mary, which may have some connection with the fact that Kagari messes a lot with the world of witches.
See you, bizarre wizard...