Solstice is a 300-year-old immortal witch, how she became that led her on a lonely path for centuries before finding family in The Olympic Coven known as the Cullens. This story follows her journey through danger, love, and sacrifices. Will, she fin...
Right when we walked into our home mother rushed us, she slammed the door and locked it fast. She also began to draw all sorts of warding symbols on the door while chanting something in her native tongue. I broke the silence "Mama what's going on?" Out of breath, she answered "It is here- the evil. The spirits sense it, they are coming for us"
Not even a second after she finishes there is a loud knock on the door. "Venera Noble opened this door now, your daughter Zelena has been charged with witchcraft. Release her without argument and we will not kill you all." My ears were ringing and I was frozen, my worst fear was manifesting before me. I snapped back to my mother shaking me "Solstice we don't have time for this we must act quick, come now all join hands" The three of us linked hands not knowing what my mother planned to do, it was too late we were backed into a corner they found us out. She spoke again "My girls I am so sorry I have failed you in more ways than one, I let my fear and trauma dictate my actions and now I am exactly where I was 100 years ago. Please forgive me as you go on without me, I know what I have to do now"
None of this made sense why were we going without her, how could we possibly make it out now. Then I felt a surge of power, coming from mother, she was draining her life force to give it to us the same way the universe gave it to her the first time. Now Zelena spoke "Mama please no you'll die! I'm so sorry this is all my fault, I don't want to go without you please don't leave us, we aren't ready" Tears steadily streamed from my mother's face she spoke again "This isn't your fault my Tanoma, fate can be cruel. Stay strong for me and live for me"
The banging on the door grew and so did the screams "Stop your devil worship now! You can't escape us you witches, you will all die at the hands of God" Then the door came down and they charged us, Reverend Parris came right at me with an Axe and I just accepted it I knew I would die. I closed my eyes and tried to drown it out but the blow never landed. I opened my eyes to see what came between me and my death only to see my dearest Zelena holding the ax in her chest.
A scream tore through me, I ripped out the ax and reached to heal Zelena but my mother pulled me onto my feet and yelled "It's too late we have to finish this now or we will all die" I sobbed "Mama no please I can't go without her, please she deserved to live not me. We have to save her, she has to live." My mother shook her head and chanted to the universe, then for a moment she had energy flowing through her hands and she blasted the reverend and his men out of the house to buy us some time. They lay there unconscious. "Solstice please we don't have much time" I grab her hand and we both grab onto our departed Zelena as my mother chants and continues the ritual I sob "Zelena why? It was meant to be me not you, you are the hero, not me. I'm so sorry I failed you, I love you, I love you. I love you"
Then I felt the power again, surging in my body now it's not just my mother's but Zelena's as well. I'm absorbing it all. I feel them in me, their energy, their spirits, their very life forces radiating in me. My mother stops chanting and falls to her knees. "Mama, please I'm scared," I say with tearful eyes "I know my Tanoma, it's okay to be scared. Please just don't let it control you. Know that even though you do not see us we are with you. Protect your gift, the darkness will always try to steal what the universe blessed you with." Withthat she drew her last breath and was gone. I screamed "Mama, Zel! Please I can't, don't leave me."
Then I felt the world come to a halt, the air around me buzzing everything was brighter, clearer, and stronger. I could actually feel the very essence of my mother and sisters' powers flowing in me, it was a cosmic feeling. All of our powers combined created some sort of supernova within me, I had never felt more powerful, it felt chaotic and uncontrollable. All of the power was building just wanting to burst from within me. Then it's like the world caught up with me and I heard a chuckle behind me.
"Well witch I appreciate you doing the heavy lifting for us, surely you won't be hard to kill all alone. Don't worry i'll make it quick so you can go meet little sister and mama in hell."
He lunged and sunk a dagger right into my heart, the pain was nothing compared to the hole burning in my very soul. I took the dagger out and dropped it right in front of the reverend, he stepped back cautiously and stuttered "demoness, you d-d-don't scare me" I stepped forward and lifted him by his throat without even laying a finger on him and spat "I can change that" that's when I felt it boiling inside me, that feeling that I would feel for centuries to come-fury.
It tore right through me with one scream and burst of bright blue power the entire town was ashes. All that was left was me. This new power I possessed was unhinged, my fury swept through the whole town, and everyone died. I felt so many emotions at once, guilt for killing even innocents, rage for being forced to be the monster they made me, but most of all grief. I was completely alone, in my fit, I even burned down my home there was nothing left. I searched through the ashes to find any piece of my mother and sister, all I found were the charms our mama gifted us down from her home.
This was all I had to show my Zelena and Mama even existed, I would carry these for the rest of my existence-my immortal existence.
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