Red Witch, hima [electronic reader txt] 📗

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“I’m strong dude.” He smiled.

“Really?” I said.

I tried to smack but he side stepped and I lost my footing and fell from the edge of the cliff. He caught me in time. I felt my hands slipping by the wet, “Hold on tight.” He cried. He tried to get a good grip before hauling me up. I searched frantically for something to support me, I held on to the rock nearby and tried to push myself up, the big rock broke apart and fell down revealing a large cave inside before I could see what’s in, he pulled me up.

“I saw something down there.” I said.

“What?”

“There’s a cave inside.”

“So?”

“May be the nest is in.” I explained scowling at him for his dumb head.

“Lower me down,” I said.

“I can’t, you may slip, you’re hands are too slippery.”

I rubbed my hands on the earth and gestured him to hold my hands. He shook them.

“Okay but it’s too risky, what if there is nothing in there?”

“You have to find a way to get me out of that place.” I said.

He lowered me still not sure about this.

“A little lower.” He did. “Swing me,” I cried, “Are you mad?”

“Do as I say.”

I landed cleanly on the floor. I am so sure about this until now but I feared my decision as soon as I took a step in. Loud and weird sounds came from the cave. You came this far and you’re not going to turn away now. I said to myself with every step the cave grew wider and colder.

I know that Lyall would be worried about me so I planned to send a message about my safety every few minutes through our mind link. The cave opened into a large clearing and it’s almost like a valley the sun shone bright but how did this come here inside a mountain, Magic, I think. I took another tentative step out of the shadows and into the sunlight.

At first I thought it as a rock until it moved. It’s all grey and giant, a feeling of dejavu hit I have seen this somewhere. Buck beak in harry potter, I shrieked. How people write so close to the reality. Only this is bigger and it has soft feathers and it seems that it’s a vegetarian as it grazing over the grass and leaves. It must have heard my scream since it saw straight at me. It uttered a loud cry. It walked towards me; do I really think its veggie? I thought out loud. Soon more birds joined and these must be baby birds since they are smaller in size compare to it.

“Greetings, my queen.” I heard someone say.

I checked abruptly in each direction, none. I shook my head and peeped at the giant bird.

“I’m Mika and these are my children.” I heard.

I must be mad, I can hear the bird. I shook my head, magic lands remember, I thought.

“I don’t know how I choose my companion.” I stated as a matter of fact.

“Your blood will choose the right one when you touch us.” She replied.

I nodded and made tentative steps towards the children. The first one is the same as her mother, it propped up its head for me to reach, my hand shivered as I placed a gentle hand on its head. Nothing abnormal happened. I did the same to other two, nothing. Last of her children this must be it, if it isn’t her what should I do? May be use another technique or else I should find another nest? Will there be one? I thought of all possibilities before touching the last one, as soon as I touched it a blast of energy hit me, I felt my energy raise up high and I illuminated. It nuzzled its head under my palm so she knows it too.

“Zera, Serve your queen well.” Her mom replied.

She enveloped her in her giant wings and let her go after some time. It walked with me until the cave mouth occasionally glancing backwards. It felt weird walking besides a giant bird. I heard Lyall cries as soon as I reached on the mouth of the cave. I send him a message.

“How do we go now?” I asked.

“You can ride on my back, my queen.” It’s a wonder to know that even birds have sweet voice.

She helped me up onto its back. She stretched her wings that are as large as airplanes wings. She took one last look at her home and soared into air. I caught tightly onto her neck grabbing the surprisingly smooth fur. It made a circle high in the air. The cool breeze ripped through my skin. It felt really good.

“Wow!” I cried out loud.

Everything seems so tiny up from here, The Mountain seems like a tiny speck and Zera began to descend and I saw a small figure strolling across the mountain.

“Lyall.” I remembered him.

“Can you give him a ride?” I said.

“He is a were wolf.” She said and I didn’t miss the skepticism.

“Hey, he is my friend.” I cried.

She hovered above him and caught him by her legs and began to fly.

“Put me down.” Lyall began to swear.

“Lyall, shut up.” I sent him a message.

“Hope, mom doesn’t hear that I’m carrying filth around.” Zera said.

“Zera, he’ll be hurt if he hears you.” I said.

“He can’t hear me only witches can hear us and once you’ve owned me only you can hear me.” She said.

“Where to, my queen?” she asked.

“Call me Sera.” I said. It felt weird talking with a bird and more weird to ask her to call me by name.

“Garden of spirits,” I said.

She hovered a little lower and I prepared for a bumpy landing but we landed smooth, I appreciated her for that. I heard Lia’s loud cries of Yippee!

“You did it.” She said hugging me.

Lia, this is Zera and Zera this is my sister Lia. Lia frowned at me as if I’ve gone mad talking to a bird but she didn’t show that thankfully.
Zera nodded and bowed her head to her.

“Does Zera understand you?” Lia asked doubtfully.

I explained how it works. She nodded. I introduced my small group of friends; she remained cold when I introduced her to Alec and Lyall. Lyall is still swearing for the bumpy ride she gave and Lia smirked at him.

“You got the fruit? Let’s go then.” I said.

“It’ll be dark in a few hours and I suggest that we stay here for this night.” Alec said. I conjured us some food and ate, I explained them my story, Alec glared at Lyall at the part where I fell down. Lyall missed the look but I caught it. Thank god! I didn’t take him with me; I doubt he would haul me down as Lyall did.

It got really chilly and we moved close to each other. We can’t even make a fire in this sacred place and I grew even cold. I couldn’t feel my hands as seconds passed. Even Lyall the space heater couldn’t generate enough heat for three of us. I heard Zera coming down from the sky.

“Get under my wings, you’ll be warm inside.” She said.

She spread her wings wide and we three snuggled in closer under the wing. It felt warm and soon we drifted off to sleep. I got a strange dream; a lady in pure white who seemed like an angel came to me. She called me forward and offered an apple; I took it tentatively feeling that her image would waver if I touch her.

“Use it wisely.” She said.

I woke up and found apple in my hand and thought that accidentally Aine kept her apple in my hand. As soon as I saw her apple, I knew that dream is actually true. I woke up others up and we soon found out that each of us had the same dream and each carried an apple.

“She is the spirit fairy. You are lucky to see her.” She said disappointed that she didn’t see her.

Zera offered ride for the girls, Alec and Lyall promised us to meet at the fairy castle. She soared high into the air, it felt chilly. We enjoyed the ride and the fog made it difficult to see. Aine spread her wings out for a second and began to hover around us.

“Why are you wasting your energy?” Lia shrieked as it’s hard to hear in the wind.

“It’s good to stretch your wings once in a while.” Aine said coming closer.

Lia hugged me moving closer and dozed off. I caught her tightly to prevent her from falling. I heard a sharp cry and I whisked my head and saw Aine falling off to the ground.

“Zera, catch her before she falls.” I said.

Zera soared down and before Aine hit the ground she caught her. Lia woke up too, we jumped off from her back and hurried towards Aine, She is lying on the ground, and blood seared through her clothes and one of her wings is badly hurt. I hurried to her and moved her into my laps, I tried all the healing spells that Grandma taught me but none worked. I grew frustrated. Her glow began to fade, Lia is staring at her.

“I knew this will be my destiny since the day you caught the falling apple that I ought to have caught. Lia take this to queen and set her free.”

“I’m offered to set my spirit free by the spirit goddess.” She said in almost a whisper.

I saw the white fairy standing over her and the light faded away right in front of my eyes. Aine looked like an empty vessel. The spirit goddess lowered onto her and kissed her on the forehead. Light began to shimmer and enter into her body from Aine’s body.

“She is set free. Caelia finish the task that is assigned to you.” She said in bellish voice. Lia nodded mutely with tears spilling down. I stared down in my hands, Aine’s body is gone. I hauled Crying Lia up on to Zera and sat beside her, hoping who ever that hurt Aine would get me first before they got Lia.

I concentrated on my breathing and summoned the power in me and drew an imaginary circle around us, and poured my power into it.

“I vest my power into thee…” I muttered.

The shield grew bright blue, I knew I did it correct. Zera rose into the air as soon as I finished. I kept my eyes open to see for any signs of Serena. As I suspected after a few minutes, I felt an energy hitting the shield around us. I turned in the direction of energy surge; it’s not Serena whoever it is they are going to pay for hurting an innocent. I used all my strength to gather energy in my hands and put all my hatred and anger into it and the blue flame turned red, I threw it at her