"His old lover? Do you mean Diana?", astonishment appeared in Maverick's tone.
"Yes Diana. She has an emotional connection with him and has the right energy", Rosa replied.
The alpha stared at Rosa, in awe yet curious of her thought process: "and will the Grimm witches allow you to get near them after what your mother did?"
"I will have to try. I will just have to - wish me luck".
Diana Grimm and her two sisters Fiona Grimm and Bruscia Grimm were raised near the swamp pond in the west side of the forest. The three wise witches trained in telekinesis, and mind control. They dressed in quirky attires and guarded their land with the healing powers of the swamp soil.
** flashback **
"Diana, you are the most gifted among us to stroll in the forest. No creature can hurt you for the prowess that you behold", her sisters said. "Perhaps you can lure Kamal to leak information about Delia's evil plans. Softly whisper in his ear until he shrivels".
"I love him. I cannot do this to him. It is wrong to punish him for his mother's sins"
"Oh my sweet sister, I admire your unique heart and your faithfulness to your fiancé", Bruscia gave Diana a 'you know it is the right thing to do' look. Then, she added "but Delia must be put in her place".
Fiona, the eldest of the Grimm sisters, chirped in: "darling, do you think Delia cares about you? There might not be a wedding due to who we are. SO LISTEN UP! Blend your seduction skills with Mens Imperium to guarantee fully detailed revelations".
Intelligence and mind control are natural virtue for Diana. As soon as Kamal saw her in the alley, wearing a beige gown that reached a little below the knees, with her hair puffed up, he could only be captivated.
** end of flashback **
Each time Diana wandered in the woods, she wiggled her index finger to draw Kamal's attention. She had to be prudent. When he ran to her, she said: "the sexual tension between us is undeniable. Let us get married, join powers, and build a legacy".
He nodded a simple 'yes' and as she puckered up, he leaned in to kiss her like the fate of the universe depended on it.
On their promenade, they were having a nice conversation when she decided to exploit his vulnerability to magic whilst in his horse shape. Using Mens Imperium in this moment really made him reveal details like the boundary spells laid upon him, upon Rosa, and upon Blossom.
Diana yawned from the boring details: "okay, where is Clint? Take me to him".
"Mother leaves her spell book on the closet shelf beside the kitchen", Kamal told her as they searched through the items in his house.
They backed away at the sound of footsteps and Delia calling her son's name for dinner. But, before she could reach the bookshelf, there was a knocking on the door. She opens it and surprise, it is Blossom, furious since her appearance was slowly shifting.
"Whenever I take a sip of the elixir you gave me to rid of the grief, I witness pieces of my humanity dying". Blossom pulls out a wooden dagger she picked from broken tree branches and squeezed Delia into her arm. "You liar! Monster! What sort of poison did you make me ingest? Fix this now or else.."
"Or else what stupid girl?", Delia got away from her grasp after using her telekinesis to drop a glass vase on her foot.
The witch screamed as Blossom winced from the bloody cuts on her foot: "you simply ignore the importance of magic. The way magic works is that you get something in exchange for you giving something up. This is always the case to maintain balance in nature. I have warned you about the price of magic. This is your last warning: leave or die gruesomely!"
Petrified by these threats, Diana wiped Kamal's memory of the mind control, and quickly left to see her sisters.
Safely back in her house, Diana called upon her sisters: "Fiona, I need your old grimoire that you taught young wizards with. What talisman do you usually use to locate another source of mystic?"
She then turns to her middle sister: "Bruscia, I need you to use your incredible voice to chant to the ancient spirits for wisdom and mystical creatures for help".
"Diana, tell us, what happened? What did you see?", Fiona said.
"It is not what I saw, it is what I sensed", the fear in Diana's voice appeared. "I could not see Clint, yet his energy weighed on me. Delia must have cloaked him and tied him up somewhere. There was not enough time to snoop around".
Fiona eliminated the possible steps to take: "we cannot use divination because we want to locate an ancient powerful witch, not a mere talisman. We have no more use for Mens Imperium, and telekinesis is redundant now".
"What about striking a deal with the vampires that just moved in?" Bruscia suggested. "This way, Delia would not see it coming".
"Let us not get hasty. We could speak to Rosa and figure out if her moves pan out". As Diana said this, she recalled that Dolores left the coven and was banned from the woods for trapping innocent civilians in the vault, and cursing them. "Though I saw her speaking to the werewolves, we are better off without her so forget it".
Hades helped Clarice write the laws to govern their part of the forest. One of them forced everyone to fall in love with her when eating chocolate, an aphrodisiac that increases sexual desire. In writing, she demanded the following: "every male species should visit my chamber each night to make love, and nibble a bit to feed. The best way to puff out my loneliness is by physical contact. Then after we finish, he must immediately exit.
"Victoria keeps observing me as if I am committing crimes. Am I upsetting the universe Hades? I only wish to feed my personal caprice".
Hades responded with a smile on his face: "do not worry about Victoria. She is the youngest child. She does not understand our motives. Thankfully, her golden blonde hair protects her. She is less eloquent than us, but, it might be a good thing. Her observation and patience allow her to execute the perfect revenge".
Ghosts approach deep locations of town, thank Hades for rescuing them, and vow to be his servants. He then created a portal to another dimension and sent them to the human world to collect souls for the flesh harvest.
Meanwhile, the Grimm witches came to the Bones family to discuss serious matters. They approached Victoria in the front parlor: "Vicky, can you mediate talks with Hades? We are uncomfortable around him. Delia must be stopped. We believe Hades can summon the ghouls he is in charge of, to diminish her abilities. And in return, we will provide you with a large feast and finding your father's real killer".
Victoria walked back and forth: "frankly, he gobbles up his ego boost and may menace to throw me in a grinder if I expose his games. How can I alert others about the existence of darkness among us? I know little about his plans. What if they aspire to become supremacists?"
"I heard the raucous, and yes I can help you", Hades accepted the witches' proposal as he prepared himself to lure Delia in his trap. The vampires are aware of the dangers that can come from this mission. Victoria was also skeptical about her father's real death.
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Author's Note:
The tension is rising. What do you think will happen?
Stay tuned.
Mike.
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Deviation
FantasyRosa needs answers for what happened to her family. She enters the enchanted forest where she meets Delia. Will she be able to help her find solutions? Or will this be a complicated journey? Once you enter the forest, you may not want to leave. Com...
