The New Age

Chapter 3

Amba stares at the door alpa just walked out of. It was so hard to watch her sister walk out, hoping it isn't the last time she sees her.

Amba was so caught up on her sister she forgot about Nina. She looks down at Nina and sees tears running down her face. Amba puts her hands on either side of Nina's head and wipes her thumbs under her eyes.

"Shhh, don't cry." Amba coeds.

"Mommy, what's happening?" Nina asks through sobbs.

"Some bad people are trying to hurt us." Amba says.

"Why?" Nina asks.

It didn't make sense. Why would anyone try and hurt the villiage. What did they do wrong? If only Nina knew they were after her.

"I don't know." Amba says. She couldn't tell Nina the truth. She wouldn't understand why people are after her.

A thought suddenly crossed Nina's mind.

"Mama where's Ajay?"

"I don't know baby, but I'm sure he's safe."

Amba knew he was most likely dead. She couldn't be sure he could still be alive, but not for long. Kids don't survive a raid like this, the only ones who do are by luck.

Nina suddenly got up. She had to go find Ajay. She needed her best friend with her.

Amba grabs Nina and tries to sit her down. Nina refuses and tries to find away around Amba.

"Nina, stop." Amba says.

"No!" Nina screams. She kept screaming for Amba to let go. Amba needed Nina to be quiet, they were going to find them. She did the first thing she could think of. She put her hand to Nina's forehead and says, "quithe."

Nina instantly falls limp. The spell should keep Nina asleep for awhile. This will give Amba time to think.

They can't hide forever. Aleister is going to find them sooner or later. He will tare apart the villiage if he has to. They won't be able to escape and if by some miracle they do they will just have to hide again.

Amba then realized something. They can't hide but Nina can. Aleister knows Amba would never let Nina out of her site which is why she will have to. She's going to have to hide Nina one last time.

Amba grabs the herbs and supplies she will need for the spell. She lays Nina down flat on her back on the floor. She then dabs her finger in the black powder and runs her finger from the top of Nina's forehead to the tip of her nose.

Amba grabs a stone bowl and smashes the herbs in it. She spreads the herbs around Nina's body.

"Senom morthes."

The herbs around Nina's body start to simmer.

"Encha pera as nefes." The herbs start sinking into the ground taking Nina down with it. Amba lights cermonal burning paper and let's the smoke fill the room.

"Nosethe feelam." The smoke travels to where Nina is and covers her body like a case.

"Omstruck teo vay." Bricks started building up over Nina's case. Anyone who would walk in won't even know Nina is there.

Amba walks out of the elders hut and sees one of Aleister's followers choking one of the tribes witches. Amba runs up to him, puts her hand to his forehead, and says, "Domer."

The man instantly falls unconscious. Amba takes out a few more of Aleister's followers until she finds Alpa, relief flooding her body. Alpa turns her head to see Amba. A wide grin breaks out on her face but the moment is sort lived. Alpa's eyes become as big as saucers and her hands fly up to her throat. She takes in short gasps of air and falls to her knees. She drops entirely on the ground and shakes violently while foam comes out her mouth. She finally stop and her head rolls to the side, her dead eyes staring straight at Amba.

Amba runs to Alpa, tears streaming down her face. She cradles her head in her lap and closes Alpa's eyes.

"What a shame she had to go that way." A deep voice that sent chills down Amba's spine says. Amba looks up through her tears and sees Aleister standing in front of them, a fake look of pity on his face.

Anger fills Amba's body. He did this. He killed her sister.

"Aleister." Amba says, venom dripping in her words.

"Oh how I've been looking for you."