Calamitous Intervention

Witches Before Wizards

Previously on Calamitous Intervention

After defeating the evil Warden Wrath, Anne was about to leave through the portal door when she realized that she can't simply leave Sasha and Marcy behind, believing they are in the same place as her. She decides to stay in the Demon Realm for the time being, still in contact with her parents.

Chapter Four - Witches Before Wizards

In the morning, the wind moved Anne's window, making it creak. She rolled around in bed, recalling all the events that had happened the day prior. Finding the Calamity Box, ending up in the Demon Realm, meeting Eda and King, defeating Warden Wrath...

She woke up with a gasp. "Mom, Dad, I just had the craziest-... dream..." She realized none of what happened was a dream. She looked toward a snoring King, sighing before smiling at him. "Well, I guess this is my life now."

Anne picked up the little creature, hugging him tightly. "Good morning, my baby precious!" King tried to wriggle out of her grasp, grunting. "I am not your baby precious!"

"Don't deny it," Anne replied, smirking, and set him down, going to get ready. King fell to his stomach lazily, sighing. "I know..."

She walked over and opened the bathroom door, seeing two owls flying out of it. "The heck kind of zoo is this place?" She muttered to herself, closing the door and walking toward the sink, but she saw something in the corner of her eye.

Hooty stared at her, terrifying her. "Hi, Anne!" She shrieked, punching him in the face. He grunted, getting away from her. "Ow! I'm just wishing you a good morning. Jeez! Hoot! Ow!"

"Uh, sorry, but a little warning next time?" Anne replied, washing her hair in the sink. "Well, it's the second day in this kooky place. No sign of Sasha or Marcy yet, but they have to be here. I'm certain of it."

She went to the living room and sat down, hearing footsteps coming down the stairs. She turned to see Eda wearing bunny slippers, with her back hunched over. The witch noticed Anne and looked confused.

"Good morning, Eda," Anne greeted. Eda blinked before shaking the spiders out of her hair. "Ugh... Who are you again?"

The human's shoulders slumped at this. "What? It's me, Anne. Anne Boonchuy. The human that punched the Warden Wrath in his big, stupid face?" A mug hit her head, making her flinch. Eda grabbed it, walking up to the fridge. "Kid, lay off the details. I haven't even had my cup of apple blood yet."

"Apple... blood?" Anne shuddered at this. "Please tell me you meant apple juice."

"No," the witch simply replied, before walking over and sitting on the kitchen table, sipping from her mug. Next to her, King was poking at his plate of eyeballs for breakfast, not seeming too interested in eating it.

"So, how does this witch business work?" Anne asked. "Do we say ancient incantations, or... whatever you do again in Dungeons, Dungeons, and more Dungeons?"

Eda snorted at this. "Humans think it's that simple. Listen up, kiddo. Being a witch doesn't happen overnight. Also, there's an owl nesting in your hair."

Anne looked up and waved the owl off. "Okay, but I need some way to survive here. I don't think Martial Arts is gonna do much against magic staffs."

"Oh yeah, you were riding on some kind of magic staff," Anne remembered. "Where is it?"

Eda wiped the apple blood off her mouth, outstretching her hand. "Magic staff, come to me!" Nothing happened but crashing noises on the other side of the house, confusing Anne. "Uhhh..."