MYSTIC WORLD

The Bait

"Anna! My sweet Anna. You have been nowhere to be found. And here I am thinking you will be by my side once I arrive."

"Not so my lord. I was in town making sure the townspeople did not get any suspicious of what was going on. If Gorge Gilbert is missing, and I am nowhere to be found, there will be suspicion my lord. I need to make sure everything is smooth without any complications, my lord."

"You have done well. Come, sit with me."  Moloch commanded and Anna moved closer wearing her confident look, but on the inside, she was terrified. She knew Moloch to be a deceiver, she was not sure if he bought the story she told him, but she had no choice, she must sit down.

"Clara Benedict is doing your job as we speak. The bait is set, and the target will fall into it."

"The bait?" Anna asked with fear.

"Yes. I know where the witch is and with whom." Anna turned in fear, she could not hide it. "Oh, don't worry my dear. I will not harm your boy."

Anna gasped in fear. He knows. "My boy?" She asked as if she did not know what he was talking about.

"I know she's with him. I don't blame him, she's a beautiful woman. Your boy will not be harmed, I promise you, and I promise Clara nothing will happen to her man. You should calm yourself." he assured her.

Moloch was still ignorant of the fact that Michael was Abigail's Receiver. That's a relief. Anna left out a soft breath.

"I believe you, my lord. What do you want me to do?"

"Keep your boy at home. I know he's still hiding the witch. Once Michael is occupied with you, he will be out of harm's way. You have but one job Anna, keep your boy by your side. Or else, I can't guarantee what can happen to him if he stands in the way."

"You don't want me to go to war with you, my lord?"

"I have others to do that. I need you here.
Send for your son, and keep him with you till I send you a word."

"Yes, my lord. I will do as you command."

Anna got up, bowed her head, and left Moloch's presence. Went straight to her house, then contacted me immediately.

After appearing in front of her, she told me everything Moloch was planning.

"I will send Michael to you." I agreed.

"What?"

"This is not a human fight Anna. This is a fight between a god, a demon, and a... Well, I haven't quite figured out what I am. As long as his true identity is not out yet, we still have an advantage."

"What do you want me to do?"

"Exactly what your lord commanded you, Anna," I said in a commanding tone and vanished without giving her a chance to reply.

I appeared back in from of Michael.

"No!" Michael disagrees before I can talk.

"Yes, Michael, you are going."

"If you think am going to leave you, you must be out of your mind."

"I'm not having this argument with you Michael. You need to be protected. If either of those two find out who you are, you are dead."

"So you think Joel who will turn against you, is who you can trust."

"Why do you think I linked his eyes and ears to mine? I need to know what he's planning. Of course, I know I can never trust Joel, that is why I linked him.

"Don't you see Michael" I moved closer, "I have an advantage on both of them. I know exactly what they will do. I can get rid of them once and for all. "

"Abigail, you don't know how powerful Moloch must have been this past few years. He can't be the same Moloch that your people cast out. Nineteen innocent souls are a lot of energy to infuse dark magic. He's no longer a demon, he's a god."

"Oh please, Moloch is no god, he can never be.
    If he can face me, he won't need the help of Joel to weaken me before he strikes; because that is exactly what Moloch will do. He has always been a coward."

"What if he succeeds? Abigail! " Michael reached for my hands, and the energy surge was heightened this time. "We are powerful together. I heighten your power, I know you can feel it."

"We still don't know why this power was given, Michael. One thing I know about magic is that if I use too much more than my body can take, it will kill me. I don't know the limit yet."

"Let me stay close Abigail, if you need me, I can come help." He stirred deep into my eyes and searched them. "I can't lose you."

"I will send for your mother then, let her come and stay with you here.
In the meantime, contact Clara, and make her believe her bait is set."

"How? "

"Tell her the opposite." I smiled.