With My Spirit

With My Spirit - Chapter 21

Sewela

Sewela didn't run back to her house because she knew Lorenzo was looking for her, instead she went to an abandoned mine and hid in a hazardous area. There was nothing hazardous in there, she had already done her research and been here a number of times and found a hiding spot that no one ever knew about. She pulled out her phone wanting to make a call but noticed a message telling her that Landrick is in a coma, the details of the hospital were mentioned, another message saying "He Knows" and that's when she added two and two together. Lorenzo found out about the spiritual tie and he was out to get her.

She spent fifteen minutes crying and couching herself that she can survive this, it's time for this battle to be over and she can't lose her life now, she wasn't ready to leave this earth.

It was still in the afternoon so Sewela had nothing to do but wait, she needed to break the spiritual tie at night during the full moon, she couldn't take another risk of running away from Lorenzo and she'd rather deal with a weak Landrick that's if he does wake up.

Sewela sat there and had flashbacks of how she even ended up in such a situation.

*Flashback*
Landrick and Sewela were on a date, they had a reservation in a five star restaurant at a private area courtesy of Landrick. They had been dating for two months now and the honeymoon phase was amazing. Sewela was a good girl, she prayed but not everyday and she just kept to her business. Indeed she was a clever woman, Sewela knew how to be manipulative, deceitful, she had knowledge on pulling incredible heists, hacking into complex systems and gathering information. She was mainly raised by her dad who was in an underground gang, this exposed her to so much but she chose not to lead that legacy by turning a new leaf and becoming something much better than that.
Landrick was well aware of that hidden part because he visited the Seer in order to find a outstanding recruit and her innocent self was exposed. Landrick was executing his plan now, he had realised the only way to get her was to date her so she can put her walls down.

The dinner was over and they were heading to a secret location he told her about, he mentioned that it was a beautiful site so see. When they reached the destination it was nothing but a forest with lots of indigenous trees, the full moon provided a light making it look less scary. She had Landrick to protect her if anything goes wrong.She was aware of the type of trees that are there but she was excited since some of these trees she never saw in reality.

They both walked in the woods hand in hand, following a pathway that lead to a water well, Landrick collected the water from the well while she stood there puzzled. After that Landrick told her that they will each need to offer some silver coins, a lock of their hair and water in order to move forward, he explained to her about the Bloodwood Trees and how he believes those trees have the power to eat you up if you don't place a personal offering when you want to come closer to it. What's more personal than money, we need to live with it, our hair because it's our strength and part of our DNA and water because it creates life and destroys it. She did believe that, the Bloodwood Tree has many interesting stories that could justify the reason why it bleeds if a piece of it is chopped of.
They were now standing in the middle of the Bloodwood Trees that created a circle pattern around them, Landrick guided her into placing the personal offerings on any of the Trees and stating her name, when she was done she came to the centre. Landrick had just placed his offering down and slowly came to her, he quickly blew a powder substance on her face and she collapsed to the ground paralyzed. He looked over at her, pulled out a gun and gave her an option, if she wanted to live or die. Sewela chose her life.

While the substance was slowly wearing off, he had already explained why he chose her, he also exposed himself and told her if she changes her mind she'll still die anyway because she knows too much about him.
Landrick explained the spiritual tie to her, making her understand that they soon will become one and she will be under him. If anyone kills him it means she dies and if anyone kills her then he dies. They would both have to survive or else suffer in hell for all eternity. This wasn't what she wanted but Landrick blinded her by promising her wealth and a higher status.

Landrick quickly set up seven red candles and seven black candles, he set them up in a triangle way and placed two white candles in the middle with a red and blue wool tied to them. He balanced his picture and Sewela's pictures on the candles and repeated a Latin prayer three times. Once he was done with the prayer he asked Sewela if she's allowing her spirit to be tied to him and she nodded her head with tears soaking her cheeks, Landrick took a razor blade cutting his right palm and Sewela's right palm to draw out some blood spilling it around the white candles. The last step of the ritual was a bonding act through sex, Landrick was inside her while Sewela laid there with tears and no word coming from her after the ritual was done they left the candles burning without looking back. Landrick promised her a big fat reward for complying and that's what she got, by the time she got home she saw a bank notification of half a million rands.
*End of flashback*

Sewela quickly wiped off her tears and put on a brave face, this time she was winning and will be free. She started meditating and doing breathing exercises as the sun sets.

It was officially night time with a full moon and Sewela hitched a hike to the forest, she gathered her strength and shrugged off the memories of this horrid place, it was 23:45 and she needed to move fast. The ritual was extremely powerful to do at midnight, she was speed walking inside the forest and came to the path that lead to the ritual place. For a brief moment she stood there and shock her head aggressively going further into the forest where a curved road was visible only if you were close enough, a subtle wind started blowing but she paid no attention to it.

After taking a turn to the curve she reached a platform that had bigger Bloodwood Trees surrounding the area and a small pond nearby that sparkled like crystal.
Sewela kneeled down and recited a prayer request to enter the premises, she cut a piece of her hair, placed a white paper that had her name written down in red ink and she took off her clothes wearing a white gown and white headscarf.
She carefully entered the premises and stood at the center, she took out two white candles placing them apart from each other after tying a wool to each one so it creates a connection. She carefully sprinkled some course salt around the candle that represented her, cut her left palm to let some blood spill inside the circled candle and lit the candles on, she started reciting a spirit breaking prayer repeating it seven times, she went to the pond throwing silver coins inside and cleansed herself removing any bad energies off her and telling Landrick's spirit to leave her, when she was done she left the premises without looking back. The candles will burn down and switch off by themselves. When she got to the road she celebrated, she could feel it in her spirit that the bondage has been cut and she's free. She was advised by the Seer that if she can't feel a sense of relief then she did it wrong and she must redo it or wait for a new moon.

She is finally free and Lorenzo has no power to use her anymore, thank goodness Landrick was in a coma because he can't tell what's happening.