A Study of Poisons

EIGHTEEN

       The elder woman broke from my hands, she continued to counter her spell. My hands following down to my blade as I pulled it from its holster. My body was trembling, fear seethed through each part of my skin.

Sabien truly was Lost now. His entire body was contorted into the monster he now was. His eyes solely black like a demon as his windier protruded from his body. The banshee stopped screaming as the two witches moved away and back to their shop. Now it was just the Lost and I.

Memories came back to me from when I killed my first Lost. With Kate's help of course. Right now I was alone. "Come on you big bat. Let's get this over with." I cursed between my lips as he crowed at me. The Lost opened his arms to reveal his wings to me, taking flight I stood my ground. Making sure to never face my back to him.

His body came down to me, his talons directed towards my face. Crouching down, my knees fell down against the ground. My body rolled to the side as the Vampire scratched the back of my arm. I hissed the pain in as I stood back up.

The beast squawked again. It took in a long and bewildered breath. Instilling himself in rage as he targeted himself towards me again. This time I would not run, this time I would prevail. Sabien's wings flew out his body catching air as he swooped down to my body.

Drawing my sword from my side, I webbed the blessed iron through his wing. He screamed as, I twisted it around and drew the sword into the ground. That wouldn't kill him but it would be enough to keep him together while I broke the curse. Watching him squirm his hand came out to attempt to scratch me. Roots followed through the ground as the two witches spelled the world. Wrapping around his legs and free wing, I had the upper hand.

"I twist these bones and bend them back." I drew up and stood over Sabien's body. Blood falling down my arm as he went crazed. His white hair was dressed in dirt as he shook his body in an attempt to get free. My hand touched his chest, I could feel it. The aura of the curse. It was dark and twisted, brought up from the darkest void I've ever seen. It smelt like blood and nickel, the chill down my back never felt so vile. "Turner be turned." Sabien's body flung me back.

I rose against to my feet as my knees attempted to pin his shoulder down. My hands around his face as his fangs grew inches long. He tried to bit me down but I wasn't finished with him yet. "Burner be burned." Heat sputtered from my fingertips as I could feel a cloud of dark smoke suffocate me. The darkness clutching onto my back as a snake formed from my mouth. My breathing hissing like the older witch before.

The Lost tried to get up but I forced his head down against the stone. "Blood turn black and skin turn blue." I forced the darkest spell from my lips. His skin died underneath my touch. His transformation was twisting him even more. "I curse you, what is done is mine." I finished as the beast turned its head and began to throw up the black liquid from the jar. I moved away and stood back up.

The black smoke evaporated from the boy's body as I watched him convulse.

My hands were shaking as I watched him. Moving my body back to my sword, I removed it from Sabien's wing. The blade was doused in his blood as I looked down to my reflection. My eyes were blue. Not just the normal color however, it was glowing. Like neon lights glowing. It was the anointment in my eye, it was batting against the magic I had just done.

Taking a long breath I tried to clam myself down. As the Lost stopped moving his eyes rose to the sky. Climbing on top of his body I put my sword to his chest. It rose and fell steadily. This was my fault. This was my problem. This was Sabien, he was their friend. I destroyed him. I turned away to look from the beast and looked to the Vampires. They all watched as I was about to kill their friend. Then I watched as Alex mouthed to me, it's okay. I didn't know how he was able to accept this.