Drive (The Badlands Series) Book 4

Chapter Seventeen: The Spell

Bob takes the book from Emlyn and looks at the spell. "This is nearly impossible; it's confusing even me." He said, and Emlyn sighed. 

"What do we do then?" Emlyn asked, and Ginger interjected. 

"I may know someone who could help, there's a witch near here, or she says she's one. Maybe she could decipher it." Ginger suggested, and Emlyn nodded.

"Worth a shot, lead the way," Emlyn said, and everyone followed Ginger out the door. 

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The Storytellers arrived in Emlyn's car outside a small light blue house on the edge of town. They followed Ginger up to the door, and she knocked. A blonde girl with dark brown eyes answered the door and looked the Storytellers up and down. "Can I help you?" She asked; she couldn't have been more than 20 years old. 

"My name is Ginger; maybe you remember me? We met at that magic shop or whatever; I was looking for a candle to help with anger issues." Ginger said nervously, and the girl giggled. 

"Oh, I remember; I'm Lillian. Also, that was a Wiccan shop; how's the candle working?" Lillian asked, and Ginger chuckled. 

"I have to get a new one; I used that whole candle in a day, and I have a lot of anger. Anyways, I was wondering if you could help us. Could we come in?" Ginger said, and Lillian nodded. 

"Sure, come on in; I just made tea," Lillian said, and they followed her inside. They took a seat in her living room, and she brought out tea. "How can I help?" She asked, sitting down on her couch. 

"We were wondering if you could decipher this spell for us?" Emlyn said and passed the book to her. Lillian looked over the spell and bit her lip. 

"This is really dark; why are you trying to open a portal to the Underworld?" Lillian asked, concerned greatly. 

"We are trying to send Camilla there; it's a place she can't hurt anyone or get out of because unless you have the items for this spell, or you are a ruler of the Underworld, a portal can be opened," Emlyn explained, and Lillian nodded. 

"I understand; if you are sure, I can help you set it up," Lillian said, and Emlyn nodded. 

"Yes, come back to The White Castle with us; we can set it up there," Emlyn said, and Lillian nodded. 

"Let me grab a few things, and I'll join you in the car," Lillian said and headed to another room while the others went out and waited in the car. 

***

The Storytellers and Lillian arrived back at The White Castle; Emlyn took her to her office and avoided letting her see the disaster Camilla had left. "Go get that mess cleaned up in the living area," Emlyn whispered to her friends. Ginger and Stella remained with Emlyn and Lillian, however, to help with the spell. 

"Alright, what do we do?" Emlyn asked, and Lillian pulled a candle out of her bag. 

"First, this is for you, Ginger," she handed Ginger the candle, who smiled; it was the candle to help with calming. "Now, give me the items for the spell," Lillian said, and Emlyn handed her the bag with the items. Lillian set the items in a specific way, then took black thread and carefully placed it around the items to form a heptagon. "Alright, the last step to open the portal is a drop of demon blood. Do you have any?" Lillian asked, and Ginger chuckled. 

"Well, aren't you guys glad I joined your side?" Ginger said, and Lillian looked confused. 

"What do you mean by that?" She asked, and Ginger chuckled. 

"I'm a demon," Ginger said, and Lillians mouth dropped open. 

"Well, uh, isn't that convenient, bring Camilla here, and we will open the portal and send her through," Lillian said, and Emlyn nodded. 

"Go get her, Ginger."