The Forbidden Drink II: Return of the Titans

Ch. 25: Bittersweet Reunion

Filled with rage, anger, and just about every other emotion there is after seeing Willow get hurt, the group walked to the house. Anyone that tried to mug them... quickly learned the power of a mad Titan.

"Willow, was there anyone else there or just her?" Luz asked as they reached the house.

Two stories, possibly a family house before it was abandoned.

"Just her. Nobody else. So if you want to bring the house down, be my guest." Willow comments coldly.

"I like it but unfortunately... that would be a quick death." Luz said, grabbing the door handle and ripping it off the hinges, "And she doesn't deserve mercy."

She was about to walk in before Gus stopped her.

"Wait, it could be booby trapped." Gus said, drawing a spell circle and making an illusion of Luz walk in first.

So far nothing happened, no visual sensory type traps.

"So far so good." Gus comments, making the illusion vanish.

"Yeah, but just in case." Hunter said, picking up a random stone and tossing it inside.

It clattered a crossed the floor before stopping, making everyone wait a few moments before nodding.

"All clear." Hunter said.

The group walked in, seeing nothing but slight darkness. Luz created a light glyph and made it illuminate the entire house.

"Split up. Try and find a secret entrance, then call the rest of us." Luz said to her friends.

The group nodded in agreement and split up around the house.

Luz stayed with Amity to check the ground floor, Gus checked the upstairs, and Willow and Hunter went to check the backyard.

None of them noticed the purple glow coming from the doorframe, that trapped them on the property until Odalia decided they could leave.

And how did she know? Well, Odalia had a few tiny spirits around the house to act as surveillance and could see everything they saw through her Oracle magic.

"She's here, at last." Odalia said with a grin as her eyes were glowing purple, mainly focused on Luz over everyone else. "Now to just keep them separate."

With a grab of her necklace, Odalia summoned larger spirits and sent them off to keep everyone busy.

'Now, I just to get her alone.' Odalia thought with a grin.

The first spirits went to the backyard, where Willow and Hunter were looking around an old and rusting playground set up. Showing that the house did used to be the home of a family. It's ironic that it as now a secret base for a heartless woman who saw family as just a business investment.

"Do you think there was a family here before the Day of Unity or do you think they abandoned this place years ago?" Hunter asked.

"It doesn't matter, the only thing that matters is Odalia getting her neck wrung out." Willow said.

Willow knew that sounded a bit cold but after what Odalia did to her face, it was called for. It also made Willow a bit worried that Hunter would find her uglier than before.

'Focus on her first and your face later.' Willow thought, moving a hand to touch her new scar.

Hunter noticed and walked over to her. He put a hand on her cheek and gave her a kiss to the lips.

"You know... I thought you were cool before... but with your scar... you look so badass." Hunter said.

This made Willow blush and chuckle a bit, pushing the dark thoughts away.