The New Age

Chapter2

The next day Amba decided to take Nina to the flower fields. Amba made up her mind. It's time to tell Nina the truth. She may still be young but she's smart for her age.

When they get to the fields Amba takes her to the center of the field. They sit down and Amba picks a flower and hands it to Nina.

"Mama what's a grey hair?" Nina asks.

Amba smiles down at her and says, "when you get old your hair looses its color and turns grey."

Nina looks up at her confused. Witches don't get old.

"But I thought witches live forever." Nina says.

To some extent what she's saying is true. Witches don't age. Once witches reach a certain age they stop growing and aging. The only way to start aging again is if they give up there powers. Not many witches do that but some do. That doesn't mean they live forever though. If an accident were to happen the witch can die.

"Not forever, just a very long time." Amba says while brushing the hair put of Nina's face. She can explain it to Nina another time, right now she needs to explain what she is.

"Nina I need you to listen to me OK? You-" Amba is but off by a scream. She looks up and sees the sky getting darker. She picks Nina up and runs to the village. Everyone is running around and screaming. She tries to ask someone what is going on but no one will stop. She spots alpa looking around anixously. Amba calls out to her and she turns around, relieve flooding her features.

"Thank god your OK." Alpa says.

"Alpa, what's happening?" Amba asks.

Alpa swallows and looks at Nina then back at Amba. Alpa then says the one word that makes Amba's blood run cold.

"Aleister"

Amba shakes her head pressing Nina closer to her.

"No"

No it couldn't be true. He couldn't be here. She's still so little she hasn't even come into her powers yet.

"Amba, we need to get Nina to a safe place."

She nods and looks down at Nina. Nina looks up at her with innocent eyes. That's all she is, innocent. She doesn't deserve to be put in the middle of this.

"Let's go." Alpa says. She grabbs Amba's hand and starts leading her through the chaos.

There are people running everywhere. Some are looking for loved ones, others are going to people who need to be helped.

"Moma?" Nina says. She had no idea what was going on. She just sees people running around. They all look scared to her and its making her scared too. She presses her face into Amba's should. Amba puts her hand over her head primarily were her eyes are at so she can't see what is happening. She doesn't need to see this.

Alpa leads them to the elders hut. In here it will be harder for Aleister and his followers to use their magic. Harder but not impossible. Knowing Aleister it probably won't do much.

"We should be safe here, go." Amba says.

"No, I'm not leaving you two." Alpa says.

"Go, the tribe needs you, we'll be fine. Go!" Amba says.

Alpa gives her a pained look. How could she leave her sister and her niece? She can't go out and protect other people when she needs to be protecting her family.

She wanted to stay and protest but she needed to act quickly and the look on her sisters face showed she wasn't going to change her mind. She just hopes her sister will be Ok.

She walks over to Nina and kisses her forehead.

"Be safe." She says to her sister before walking out.

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Picture of baby Nina on the side.