Twins of Love*

11. Witch blood

The landing on Obscurion was a bit rough due to the thick fog and shaggy mountains. Helia and Riven had a hard time landing, risking to destroy the port engine.Fortunately, the four passengers were fine and managed to land in an acceptable spot. As they exited the spacecraft, Riven stood in front of Musa, who was followed by Helia and Flora, ready to protect her.

"I can handle myself..."

"Muse, you're too weak. You're not even capable of flapping your glittery wings," Riven says mocking at her.

"Nasty!" she says sticking her tongue out at him.

To get out of that sort of hollow, they had to climb a small hillock that would lead them into a dense, dark forest. The sky was perpetually cloudy, the weather cold, accompanied by a sharp wind. Climbing the hill would not have been difficult, but it would have been for Musa. So Flora transforms herself by lifting her friend, while the two specialists use their tools to reach the top.

Entering the woods, Flora senses something.

"Nature... seems dead here..." she says, resting a hand on the trunk of a tree. At the touch, the tree seems to come back to life, but this annoys a three-eyed raven that flies away croaking angrily towards the four of them. The place was quite inhospitable, but they had to hold on. Musa certainly had no sympathy for witches... she still remembers with pain when the Trix and other witches had attacked her because she had accidentally bumped into Riven and Darcy while they were flirting. She still remembers when Icy teased her and the young fairy, as a result, slapped her.

Suddenly, Riven senses there was a presence. Suddenly, he pounces on Musa, just in time for an attack to come against them. Flora creates a magical shield while Helia uses his weapons to defend himself.

"Fools!!! How dare you disturb the realm of witches!?" echoes the voice of a woman, who laughs evilly. "Who are you, strangers?"

"We... we are here on a mission..." says Riven. "And we certainly have no desire to be here for fun!" she replies sharply

"Mission??? Some insulting fairies and two stupid brats??" she says finally revealing herself. She was a young woman, tall, slender, with diaphanous skin. Her hair was long, blonde with blue streaks, loose, acting as a cape; her eyes were red, red as blood... her mouth was dyed black, as were her palms. She wore a strange, tight-fitting dress reminiscent of the Trix outfit.

The witch observes the four, fixing her gaze especially on Riven. Suddenly, she feels something snap inside her as soon as she meets the eyes of the dark and handsome specialist. Musa notices the witch's insistent gaze.

"You! Who the hell are you? And why did you attack us?" says Musa in an aggressive tone. Riven was hers and no one else's. She was more angry about the witch hitting on Riven than she was about attacking them.

"How dare you shameless fairy!!!" she says as she prepares a blow but Riven stands between the two "Please don't attack her, she is...she is my woman." she says firmly.

The witch clenches her fists, caught up in a jealousy attack.

"Alright, if you really care...I am Artemis, guardian witch of the Forest of Darkness!"

"Li...listen Artemis," Riven speaks again. "My name is Riven, this is Helia and they are Musa and Flora. We're here because...because I need to find out some things about my past."

Artemis gives an evil, mischievous smirk.

"I had picked up on something strange about you, Riven..." she says reaching up to stroke his face and hair. "I felt you were like us... your soul is black..." she says touching his chest. Musa jerks up, scanning her.