Skara was anxious. The emperor's coven's attack on Hexside has been thwarted and Caleb...or Hunter was on their side, that was good.
But Odwin was nowhere to be seen.
Even his siblings had told her that he locked himself in his room recently to do...something.
She had asked them them if she could go with them while they convince their parents to stop helping the Emperor, but they sadly couldn't.
So now, all she could do was anxiously play the violin until an answer appears.
"Skara, you need stop." Willow tried to calm her down.
"Playing calms me down, okay?!" Exclaimed Skara angrily as she continued playing with her eyes firmly closed.
"But you're destroying the gym!" Added Gus in a panic.
Skara froze before opening her eyes and seeing the destruction she caused with her...violince. She sighed and sat down on a random chair with a downcast expression.
Willow, Gus and Hunter saw her dejected expression and Hunter stepped up first.
"Skara, I'm sure your boyfriend's fine." He said reassuringly.
"Yeah, he's pretty strong." Added Willow cheerfully.
"Nearly killed me and Willow in his sleep that one time." Added Gus cheerfully.
"I know, i just wish there was a way i could go to Blight manor to check on him." Said Skara fiddling with her violin.
Suddenly, a nearby crystal ball began ringing.
Everyone turned to it as Darius appeared on the screen.
"I need volunteers to escort the human on a mission to Blight Manor." He said calmly.
Skara's ears perked up and she turned to Darius as he continued.
"The human wants to save that hack Alador's daughter and some of us need her safe to stick to the plan. So, need you-" Darius pointed at Hunter. "-to go protect her."
"Uhh...can they come too?" Asked Hunter with a nervous smile as he pointed at Gus, Willow and Skara.
"Titan help me." Said Darius tiredly as he pinched the bridge of his nose. "Do what you want, leave me out of it. Here's where we're dropping her off-"
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"I don't need a security escort!" Exclaimed Luz angrily.
"You hear that, Gus?" Asked Willow jokingly
"Yeah, guess we should go home. See you around, Luz the human." Added Gus jokingly.
"Ugh, after we came all the way here." Whined Skara jokingly as a violin hung from her waist.
"Wait, Wait, wait, wait!" Said Luz happily a sshe began tearing up before hugging Gus and Willow. "Of course I want you around! I'm so happy!...and confused? I thought you were all hiding after what happened at Hexside."
"They were." Hunter said as he made a dramatic entrance. "but then they heard Darius ordered me to protect you."
"More like he begged us to come because he's terrified of getting recognized." Added Gus cheerfully causing Hunter to glare at him.
"And I'm here to see Odwin on top of that." Added Skara with a wave of her hand.
Luz stared at Hunter with concern.
"Hunter, are you really up for this?" She asked. "You must be dealing with a lot after learning-"
"THAT BELOS IS EVIL? DON'T WORRY. I'M A-OK!" Hunter said quickly with nervous laughter.
Skara raised a brow at Hunter's sudden nervousness. Her mind then went to something Odwin said when he erased Hunter's memories. Something about...Grimwalker?
Was that why Hunter can't use magic? She thought to herself before shaking her head and deciding that she could ask Odwin later.
By the time she was done removing the thought, Luz and Hunter finished their short conversation.
And the group began their journey to Blight manor.
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Meanwhile, inside Blight manor.
Pained screeches could be heard from Odwin's room as light and darkness danced together ominously.
Minerva, Odwin's scrying eagle pet, stared silently at the scene in front of her.
Odwin, who was in the middle of it all, stopped the ominous spell and sighed.
"It works as intended, but it's too slow." Said Odwin with a deep frown as he stared at his new monstrous dark figure like prosthetic.
The dark figure, who was sitting on Odwins bed, hummed in response.
"I don't know, this is pretty delicate. You sure we can't do it on the way to Belos?" Said the figure cheerfully.
"I don't know either, but i need to try." Said Odwin with a frown.
"Well, try all you like cause I'm going inside now." Said the figure cheerfully.
"Ugh, you're such a kid." Odwin whined jokingly.
"I've been 7 years old for the last 14 years, of course I'm a kid!" Exclaimed the figure cheerfully before diving into Odwin's mind.
Odwin chuckled as the figure disappeared before sighing tiredly.
"So much work and so little time." Said Odwin with a deep frown. "Maybe if i had a proper test subject instead of animals."
knock knock*
A knock on his door snapped Odwin from his thoughts. He approached the door and opened it to reveal a member of the emperor's coven.
"I'm here on Miss Blight's orders to keep an eye an you."
"Ahh, cartoon logic. Ask and you shall receive." Said Odwin with a sinister smile.
"Uhm, i can see why she wanted you monitored...and that arm." Said the scout feeling creeped out by Odwin.
Odwin rolled his eyes before snapping his fingers causing many oracle spirits to appear and attack the scout.
"H-h-hey! What's going on here?!" Said the scout as he realized he was quickly outnumbered.
Seeing that he couldn't defeat them, the scout decided to run away. Sadly for him, the door was shut tight by the spirits.
"You! Stop this, now!" Ordered the scout 'threateningly'.
Seeing no response from Odwin, the scout decided to attack Odwin. That was a huge mistake as all the spirits pounced on him at the same time.
"Aaah! Spare me! Please! I have a family to go back to!" Said the scout in a panic as the spirits restricted his movement.
Odwin didn't care and jusy brought a book from his bookshelf.
"Maybe you should've thought of that when you left them for a tyrant trying to kill everyone." Said Odwin calmly.
"What?" Asked the scout in fear.
"Doesn't matter, though. They'll see a better you soon enough." Added Odwin with a smile.
"What are you going to do to me?!" Asked the scout in a panic as he struggled to get out of the grasp of the spirits' hold on him.
"An improvement."
No one dared enter Odwin's room as the screams of the scout could be heard as faintly as whispers when one passes by the room while light and darkness danced ominously to the tune of Odwin's spell.
But once the screams and cries died down, an improvement was truly made.
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I'm sorry for the short chapter, i have no excuse other that I was not feeling it.
Tell me how i did. Leave a review.
Toodles.
