POV Narrator:
Saturday 29 August 2020, Colinas de Doras
They started the plan to prepare the protection against the coming of the boss in the houses of the friends of the revolutionary women, starting to evacuate the houses of the McLaren and Cavendish families, also taking the things and leaving them in the hills of Doras to avoid the attack that could come from the boss attacking the place, besides spending the rest of the day building some chalets with the wood of trees nearby, since they had a forest in the place, In this case they kept the houses hidden inside the forest in order not to be found in case Holbrook ended up appearing in Doras, creating there what could be a small village, and on the way they used the flute to bring some things for the comfort of the people inside that place, who ended up being searched on the previous day were the McLaren and also the Jordan family, with the imminent fear of what could happen to them.
On the next day, the focus would be on building houses for the protection and escape from Holbrook's hands, even focusing on bringing Akko's family that was in Japan and could be involved in this.
POV Akko:
Wow, yesterday was too tense, imagine if the boss appears any time and destroy the houses at any time, I get scared, besides that my parents and not even Keiko were searched yet, I need to start soon to make the houses for them, there's already a lot of things in the middle of this forest, besides building everything in secret to not be detected, since it can happen that the damn thing still comes here.
I look at Diana and see that she was at the bedroom window looking at the sky, I get up and go to my girlfriend, see how she is after all this.
"Ye woke up Akko" Cavendish said.
"Still worried about the days to come, we are technically fugitives now, it will become even more difficult to stay hidden here, I am afraid Holbrook will find us at any moment" I tell my love.
"Nae tae mention, tae think that all my house that we worked sae hard tae build could be destroyed, only makes me even more discouraged, but anyway, I can't stay down, just like I motivated ye yesterday, we have tae make the impossible possible, let's nae just stand here and die" She's really cheering us up.
"Yeah love... You're right, but I'm still devastated, you have no idea, I feel like I'm a pawn in all of this, like I'm being manipulated" I said to her.
"I share the same feeling, I would only serve as an example to Miranda, an example of why she continues tae oppress witches like ye, what an idiot, well anyway, we have tae believe in ourselves" Diana says with her hand on my shoulder and I take a deep breath.
I gesture with my head and we go out of the room, going to the kitchen, where the breakfast is ready, I eat some eggs and bacon, but I also make a bowl of cereal, which I really want to eat, besides giving energy because today is a day to cut wood and make houses, the good thing of all is that we have more reinforcements, we have already finished one that is housing the McLaren family and also April with her daughter and Brooke.
I'm enjoying the food, just thinking that it will be a very tense day, I'm looking at Diana and she seems very carefree, I'm even shocked that she is the only one who believes more in us who are all without hope.
"Good morning girls" Said Mrs McLaren arriving in her wheelchair in the kitchen.
"Good morning mum" said Diana.
"What are we going to do today?" I ask her.
"Today we will focus on making one more house and I will bring Rosemary Morris with us, if dere is time we will bring some friends of yours as well, from what I can see we are managing to accumulate a lot of sorcerer stones for our protection, it could be a good ding to create a shield against Holbrook as well" said my mother-in-law and I hope we can save my friends on this one.
Later outside with all the people gathered...
Laura told us that there will be a very important meeting regarding our protection, I'm already waiting for her to come, she brought even everybody that came here until now, it seems that it will be very important for us
to solve the witches' revolution.
But seriously, after Fafnir and the boss I only get discouraged, it seems that the victory would be nothing but a dream and that my death can come at any time, I sincerely don't know how I will go on, there was Mrs. McLaren on a small stage with a board, even if she is wheelchair she is still explaining things to us
"Very well, since everyone is 'ere, I can already start to do my part, we are gathered to dis situation dat we don't really want to be, but we will do our best not to be in de worst situation, for dat we will need to defend ourselves a lot, I ask you to help us separating in functions to build a small temporary village with wooden chalets, soon dis village will 'ave even more people living and we will need as many houses as possible to comfort everyone, by de way, some of you will also go to de market to buy resources, since it is important dat we 'ave a way to maintain ourselves in dis time, we don't know yet until when we will stay 'ere, but I hope de least possible time, until de situation stabilizes, de boss is behind us and we will not give any chance to 'er to cause de terror, to commit the worst to our lives, we will fight and defeat 'er for de witches' revolution" said Mrs. McLaren and all of us raised our fists to her.
"And who will be in charge of these things?" Diana asks, raising her hand.
"I 'ave already left it well defined, my parents as dey are not so suspicious will take care of buying resources, such as seeds, food, de basic survival stuff at de supermarket, we will live 'ere sharing everything, de food belongs to everyone, dere is no owner 'ere, we 'ave to prioritize our life to de maximum without selfishness, continuing, Hellene, Marianne, Megan and Chariot will be in charge of bringing wood 'ere, Akko, Diana, Holly and myself, will be in charge of assembling de chalets, As for April, Brooke, Croix and Constanze, you will be in charge of making de electronic devices and our defences, as I imagine you are already good at dat, you will be de mechanics of our village, with everything said let's get to work, I am organizing it as best I can, as soon as de first cottage is ready, I will bring Rose to us, I 'ave already warned 'er to organize de dings we are going to leave" Mrs. McLaren said and now it is clearer.
"And when are we going tae start" My girlfriend asks again.
"Right now, let's get to work!" That was the warning we needed and we each went on doing the work, there were already some remains of the wood that were left from yesterday, it's like we are taking the wood from a more isolated part of the forest without leaving many traces.
So off I went with the girls to start building the structure of the other chalet, already in the middle of the trees, it doesn't even look like there will be a chalet here, we even put the trees as part of the chalet, as it is our disguise against Holbrooke, the canopy will hide everything, although it is a bit full of mosquitoes, it is the way we found to avoid being found, but it is looking good, the good thing is that these days have been generous as to rain.
"Well, while you build de cottage I will bring Rose and 'er things before dings get any tighter, good luck with de construction" said my mother-in-law who was leaving.
"I can't believe dat de Shiny Chariot museum could be destroyed, after all we've done, de damn ding is still going to destroy everything, I know I managed to save dings, but it still makes me angry to see my whole house about to be destroyed because of dis witch" Holly said.
"Ye can't imagine how scared I am too, I'm going tae lose my house too, at any moment the boss might show up in Edinburgh and try tae find us. I'm really scared, but we can't stay here terrified, she will soon be defeated I hope" said my girlfriend.
"I am also afraid of her showing up at home, besides that the boss has control of Ley's lines and can show up wherever she wants, even here which is the most tense, if she shows up in Doras our whole plan could be destroyed" I say as I finish touching up the structure of the cottage.
"Look what we have tae do is tae stay hidden without her having the slightest idea that we are here, that she follows us only on the ground, before we are found" Diana said.
"We also 'ave de protection of de fetish stones, dey can be good at protecting" Holly said.
"I dinnae know if they are powerful enough, but that's one thing, it could be that fae the Mechas they are extremely useful, soon we will be able tae put an end tae this," said Diana, who was already placing the boards on the walls of the cottage.
It's getting cute, we're getting good at making simple little houses, so whoever arrives can also leave the house the way they want, we're just getting the house ready to receive them, since there must be a lot of
things, I imagine, anyway, we'll already be armed and ready for the boss's coming.
It gives me a fear just thinking, she could appear behind my back even now intimidating me, it would be a terror in the form of a person, I thought we would only recover the flute, but this threat appeared, made us all stay hidden with fear.
Some time later the Morris girls arrive and they are getting settled in the cottage, and this time thegirls are making another cottage and Akko is already going with Laura to convince more people to gowith them since they are in a certain risk...
I'm tired even, my magic gets tired of using it to build, I never imagined it would be so tiring, well now all that's left is to call more people, I think I even know who I can call now, at least to prevent the worst from happening.
"Come with me Akko, we need to go to Japan and bring your family to safety, even if dey live far away, Holbrook has de power of the Ley lines and she might cause something with dem" Mrs McLaren said.
"I don't know if they will be convinced or panic about all this" I say a little apprehensively.
"It's a matter of priority, we can't let dem be Miranda's next targets" She's right.
Together we took Ley's lines, with a very fast portal we arrived in Chiba and wow, I feel as if I was melting, I forgot that it's a terrible heat around here, I take a deep breath, I notice that my parents were at home, both of them, ah yes, today is Saturday, I enter the house and when I open I see that they are surprised with my presence coming running to give me a hug.
"Akko!" They both said, I think all the hopelessness I had ended up returning my energy with that hug.
"Mum! Dad!" I already start to cry and hug them again, the feeling I had before is going away, now I am starting to feel an urge to protect them.
"What are you doing here? We're in a pandemic, you're not supposed to be in Japan" said my mother.
"Saori Kagari, we are in a serious situation 'ere, we use de magic of Ley's lines to quickly appear 'ere, because you will 'ave to get ready to leave and fast, before de worst happens" Said my mother-in-law and soon my parents' expression changes.
"What happened? Laura? Who did this to you? Nobody told me you were paraplegic, how did you get? You're going to tell me it was a running accident" said my mother, and I see my grandmother coming out of one of the corridors.
"Not at all Saori, the witches' revolution is about to begin" What? This reaction from my grandma I didn't expect.
"What do you mean and how do you know that mum?" said my mother, even more confused.
"It's a long story, but I already knew that sooner or later it would be inevitable, our ancestor already foresaw something like this, I didn't expect that it would be precisely today that they would come to prepare for it" I'm really shocked.
"I am impressed dat you know everything Mrs Kagari" said my mother-in-law.
After telling everything in detail...
This story so far is always giving me the creeps, just thinking that it was so close and so in my face, just makes me even more full of nerves, I can see that my parents are even shocked, I hope they will come with me after this one, it's really a shocking story.
"Akko, why didn't you tell us that you almost died? You might never come back," my mother said.
"Sorry mum, I just wanted to help, we didn't imagine that the situation could get to these proportions, now please come with us to protect yourselves" I say to my family.
"Of course I'll go, we'll take everything, as you said yourself, now you can be sure that I'll go" said my mother and I get even hopeful.
"I'll go too, I'll get the things from my house, there is one of the most sacred relics of the family, the legendary Katana of Mako Kagari, our greatest ancestor" said my grandmother and I have heard about her legends.
"Interesting, tell me more about 'er later" said my mother-in-law interested.
"Wasn't it a legend? You told me that Mako was the witch of our family, a legendary witch who knew Europe and saved magic, I remember you saying something like that" I say curious.
"The story I told you is the romanticized legend, the real story is much heavier and Mako was not as nice as in the stories I told you, she was the opposite of that in reality, she was very cruel, but she is still our most striking ancestor, without her, we wouldn't exist today, without her, not even magic would exist today in reality, but Mako was erased from history by the European witches, she is seen as a dangerous criminal" said my grandmother and I was getting impressed.
"I 'ave never heard of dis woman, now I am curious, she is from what time?" Laura asks, all curious.
"Mako lived from 1626 until 1653, when she committed Seppuku, she left a message to her husband at the time and her daughter is a very heavy story, when I say heavy it's because it's a lot" said my grandmother.
"I think I've heard something about, if it's the era I'm thinking of, it was the release of Luna Nova in the 17th century" My grandma just nods in agreement.
After that we will start to work, since we have a lot of work to do, getting all the things from the house, since we will need protection, I'm already curious to know more about this ancestor, it's really a very interesting story, I want to spend more time now with my family, after so much time away from them, it would be very good, I think it was what I needed to have the necessary fuel of animation.
And a good few hours passed after Akko and her family had packed up their things, in Doras thingswere moving along, more resources were appearing, the wood to build the houses was plentiful,besides the chalets were already well built, when they finished moving that day they were taking abreak, this in the Kagari's chalet, where the family was eating a sushi and Akko's grandmother wastelling about the Kagari's past after leaving Mako's Katana in a shelf...
Wow I can feel the magic of this thing, before I already had a feeling of this Katana, but seeing closer and with magic around I can realize that this thing is strong, it's not just any thing, it's amazing to see that a piece of blade can be so historical like this.
Wow, I really missed eating sushi, it's been a long time since I've devoured these delicious little things, I'm starting to have hope in myself again, just looking at these things is what's giving me the will to move on, to protect my family, because wanting it or not I'm the most powerful witch of the Kagari today.
"Ye really got glazed on this Katana love, I can also feel that it shows a whole energy" Said my girlfriend.
"Not just any energy, that Katana belonged to Mako Kagari, the samurai Kagari, the Japanese witch who with her sisters helped drive The Council out of Luna Nova" I was already dying to hear that.
"Mako Kagari? I remember they talked about Japanese women in that liberation in some books, but there were three criminals and one who stayed here in Europe, I never knew their names, it seems they were just erased from history, tell me more Mrs. Kagari" Diana said.
"I am also dying of curiosity about all dis" said my mother-in-law.
"Mari who will love to hear something like that" I say remembering what a great one of a Weeb she is.
"Is that a Katana?" Said Mari appearing in the window.
"Come in girl, do you want to hear stories of samurai witches?" Just then I see Marianne jumping out the window and going to sit with us, curious and already grabbing some sushi.
"Everything begins on June 25, 1626, Mako Kagari was born in Shibukawa, daughter of a Samurai with the daughter of a feudal lord at the time, Japan during that time was very isolated, magic still existed, but it was a forbidden practice and Mako's mother taught her during the first years of her childhood, but due to a war where an enemy feudal lord attacked the fief where the Kagari lived, Mako had to hide with her sisters and her mother was killed even though she saved everyone from the attack thanks to magic, since magic was illegal, she was executed. Her father died during the war, leaving only the four Kagari sisters, Mako the eldest, Ryouko the second eldest born in 1629, Mei Kagari the second youngest born in 1631 and the
youngest Reiko who was born in 1634, Mako was only nine years old when she had to mature and become practically a mother to her younger sisters and support her with duels, duels to the death with Katanas, this because she already proved to be a threat and a strong warrior, participating in these illegal fights and earning money to help her sisters and it was like that for a good few years, she taught the hidden magic to the girls, but the second oldest didn't want that anymore, Ryouko wanted to get out in the world and ran away from home when she was 14, she was stronger than Mako at the time and was also another of these warriors, but because she was trained by her sister she had more skill and notion of her attacks, in a duel for escape, Ryouko won, running away from home, taking a Dutch boat at the time and fleeing to Europe, we don't know where she stayed in this time, but for sure in seven years Mako decides to make the trip too, She goes with her sisters now stronger, motivated to find Mako and bring back home, she arrives in Europe and then things get interesting, Mako meets with Europeans in Scotland who tell about the plan to revive magic and invade a school of magic and was where Ryouko was what Mako decides to forgive her sister in the name of bringing magic and wow how she did, Mako was a steamroller, she invaded Luna Nova alongside the other witches and demolished any of the witches that stole from the place like it was nothing, she completely wiped them out of existence with the use of the Katana and also the firearms that she carried, being one of the first witches to combine firearms with magic in history, but this all also came in consequences, Mako was in love with a European girl that she met at the time and she was already dating, Mako wanted this girl at all costs and went as far as kidnapping the leader and offering them to become the new queens of magic, the power went to Mako's head and she was defeated with a very intense battle with the girlfriend of the European she was in love with, because of this she was condemned, the magic of Kagari would be sealed for 350 years, and the two sisters of Mako were executed, Mako herself was exiled in Japan, there she forced herself to marry a man to have her only daughter and it didn't take her long, in less than a year of this condemnation she wrote a letter using her own blood and then committed Seppuku" Said my grandmother and I get jaw dropped, this witch is great, but shocking at the same time, that explains a lot of things about magic not being so alive in Japan.
"Ah sae that was the crazy one in love with my ancestor Diana" said my girlfriend.
"What?" I say shocked.
"I already knew your name was familiar Diana, your surname even more so, it's all written here" She shows the letter to us.
"My life was all about bringing magic to my people, I just wanted to revive it and be able to lead in a new era of magic, but my visions were distorted, I couldn't lead the Europeans to bring their magic to Japan and help us conquer the Shogunate to bring magic to my people, that was all I wanted most, at least until I found her, this beautiful European girl with blonde hair, blue eyes, who was all full of beauty, with a very delicate skin, a sweet voice, everything that most made me have desires for another woman, but that unfortunately already belonged to another girl, a brute, a girl without any class, that still humiliated me in battles, cursed betrayal of Ryouko of having stayed by their side, now, I am saying goodbye to this world, I already did what I had to do that was to leave an heiress in the world, unfortunately having to give in to a man, what fills me with disgust, I only hope that in 350 years my descendant can avenge me... I love you Daiana Kyabendisshu I will always love you"
I don't know if the girls understood what was written, but gee, the fact that it was written in blood makes it even more obscure, I can't believe she loved a Diana Cavendish, it's an irony of fate that I'm today with a descendant of this Diana, I can even use it as a love letter to my girlfriend.
"Diana Cavendish? Is that really what she meant?" Diana said in shock.
"It surprises me that I am a Kagari with a Diana Cavendish" I say even giving a little laugh.
"She must surely carry a very strong energy, I knew dis story only in parts, I did not imagine dat de Asian criminal was so interesting" said my mother-in-law.
"So I ask you to be careful if you are going to handle Mako's Katana, it has a very great power, Mako must have given all the life and spirit inside it, I believe Akko will be able to wield and defeat the boss this way" Said my grandmother and I got motivated, I even stand up.
"You can be sure, I will honour the Kagari and I will show that I can defeat the boss and just like her I will show our power and revolutionise magic, I will bring to everyone the charms of being a witch, I will not get down for this, really thank you for showing up, you gave me hope" I say standing up and full of motivation and I see my girlfriend clapping her hands.
"That's what I wanted tae hear from ye Akko, ye are back love!" said Diana who also stood up and gave me a hug.
"I am back and I don't intend to stay down anymore, we have to put all our chances and defeat this witch, let's make Mako proud, even if I am not the threatening warrior she was, I will still be a great witch, I will be by my actions" I say with my fists raised and truly motivated even too much for that.
And we went back afterwards to eat the rest of the sushi, I even stare at the Katana, now I know the weight it carries and I won't cower anymore, it can be used on both Holbrook and the boss, if it carries so much power I already imagine it's no small thing, I can even use it on my Mecha that will have a Katana and show Fafnir what it is to be a witch, end his reign of terror.
Far away Miranda was arriving in a familiar place...
POV Miranda:
You think you can hide from me forever? I will appear and be the worst nightmare of these witches of Luna Nova, I arrive at the outskirts of the Cavendish house and what a cute house, a pity it will come to an end, it's nothing close to what once was the colossal castle, they really messed up the Cavendish mansion didn't they? I walk through the front door and see that they were in the living room, but they simply don't care about my presence.
"Look, it seems like you really thought you could run away from me, but I didn't come to..." They just don't do anything, they just keep standing still.
I go closer, this time arriving in a threatening way, even grabbing Laura's face and I just listen to a tec, then an explosion comes and I manage to protect myself in time, damn them! They left a trap for me, but if they think that this way they will escape they are very wrong, I can find them in these corridors hiding, they can't stay all day long here.
"Very funny your prank, a pity it will be the last one!" I say, already starting to cast a fire spell on the sofa, just to start a fire in the house.
I go after checking the house, room by room, nothing of their presence, the cursed ones are really running away anyway, I check very well, even under the beds, I cast explosion spells and nothing, there's no one in this place, it seems that they really ran away, or maybe they haven't arrived alive from Arcturus yet, maybe it's one of my theories, anyway they will have a very pleasant surprise if they survive all this, for sure they will. But there's the trap, go see if they left before leaving so no one can invade the house.
I leave the house and reach the outside, throw another fireball, this time to burn everything, and walk to the other place of the house, where I see that inside are the Cavendish family relics.
"Oh too bad, their whole history will be erased, no one told them to be against me" I say snapping my fingers and starting a fire right there.
I then walk out of there, I stare at everything from above, with a smile on my face, but I think to myself, I guess they didn't think of that, they'll run out of magic, I get to the unicorn statue and already pull out the horn which is a sorcerer's stone, that they won't earn the right to have, then I cast an explosion spell that makes several pieces fly off the statue.
"Goodbye Cavendish, they can't wait to have a nice little surprise and they will know that I am not to be trifled with" I say after I destroy the statue and take the portal of Ley's line back home.
If they are alive they will probably run away to the McLaren house and I don't doubt it, so I will pay a little visit to the McLaren next week, they have no idea what is waiting for them, if they are not, well I think Laura will be without her parents and without one of her daughters, I will take advantage of this and give April Jordan a hand, I will do everything for them to be found and defeated soon, I will not be satisfied until I find the body of each one of them.
POV Narrator:
And it was starting little by little the mission to evacuate the houses of the witches' friends who are planning the revolution, with many of the risks that come with this, they are taking the necessary care not to end up being caught by the boss, already bringing with them to the side the Morris family, with the powerful witches that will have the knowledge of magic to recover memories, and also the Kagari family that contains the powerful katana from the legendary Mako Kagari, ancestor of the family that was very erased by history due
to the controversies that had been involved and soon the boss is already starting to act also to cause terror, but already being tricked by Laura after they make the plan to evacuate the Cavendish house before the situation gets worse.
See you, Samurai witch...