Asmodeus

Chapter 16

Silas stares at me in disgust "nothing happened" I state as I pull some fresh leggings from the drawer and a black cropped sports top "but you said my name" he points out "well yes but it was a dream, I was having a dream" I say beginning to grow embarrassed "about me?" he asks, please, can the ground swallow me up right now "kind of but also not really, it was Asmodeus pretending to be you because he knows I... Never mind, " I stumble over my words until I eventually give up, heading into the bathroom to change and freshen up. Please be gone. Please be gone. Please be gone. I pull the curtain back, and he's not gone. "We need to figure out your powers," he says as he watches me scrape my hair into a high ponytail. "I'm a water witch,there's nothing more to figure out" I state as I check myself in the mirror "I saw you last night with the wind, you did that and while Daeva is out looking for answers the least we can do is practice" he states as he leaves the yurt,I sigh but I follow him.
"Let's say for arguments sake I have the power of all four elements, would I be strong enough to get rid of Asmodeus myself?" I question as we stand alone at the bottom of the field by a little stream "no" Silas responds, "who has to be sacrificed?" I ask as I sit on the floor and cross my legs. "Blood from me, blood from Jasper and blood from you, but no blood seems to be enough and people die," he says as he sits in front of me, flicking a lighter. "Jasper can't die, I won't let it happen and I can believe that dick Lucian sentenced his son to death just because he..." I paus."He what?" Silas asks "nothing" I shake my head.
"You need to clear your mind and focus," he says and I laugh a little at his words. Clear my mind, is he serious? Okay, I can do this, I need to do this. Focus. Focus. Focus. "What were you feeling when you stood up to your mother for me? Whatever it was, remember it, re-live it. " I breathe in and out slowly as I close my eyes. Angry. I was angry that she wanted to cause you harm. I was angry that she had turned up. I was angry that she wanted to take me back. My skin begins to heat up and every hair on my body stands up once again but this time it's different, I can smell the earth, I can smell the flames from the lighter, the water and the wind. I can smell it all and my fingers tingle, I hear Silas gasp and I open my eyes. A ball of fire, a ball of water and a ball of earth all circled around me in the spinning wind. "Oh my god," I gasp as it all comes crashing back down around me and into the earth's soil in which we sat upon. "Is this a good thing or a bad thing?" I look at Silas, who still seems amazed."I... I don't know, but the more power you have, the more Asmodeus can take, " he speaks, I knew it was too good to be true. "Is there any possibility of me overpowering him?" I ask as his eyes look into mine "no,Asmodeus is older than both of us, you wouldn't stand a chance, he would kill you" he says "what if instead of a sacrifice, we all offer little blood and then I use my powers to... I don't know I just know that Jasper will not die for my mistakes" I stand up adjusting myself "let's just hope Daeva and Jasper find something" I say walking towards the dining area with Silas following behind me.
"Oh my god, I miss meat," I moan as I sit down at the table where Silas is. I have a coffee and a bowl of fresh fruits. He laughs at my words. "What?" I question as he watches me amused "most girls are you know against animal cruelty and saving the planet" he chuckles "I'm not most girls" I joke and he nods "yeah, I know" he mutters under his breath thinking that I wouldn't hear him but I do. "Guess what? Guess what? Guess what? Guess what?" Daeva runs over to the table with a beaming smile "that was quick" I say as she pulls a bunch of old books from her backpack and Jasper joins us "there's a creepy old library in the village nearby who seem obsessed with the supernatural and they are closing down so I may or may not have slipped a few books into my bag" she smiles as if she's achieved something "you stole them?" I ask."I borrowed them, " she insists "yeah with no intent of returning them, " Jasper points out. "Anyway" she smiles opening one of the books "look" she points "it says here that there's a stone with so much energy and power it can remove any curse" she turns the book to show me "the stone of Zephyr" I read aloud "the stone of Zephyr is the most powerful living supernatural bean, when witchcraft was first discovered many witches grew too powerful, they could not control their powers, controlling all four elements and spirit. They grew too strong, too fast and almost ruined humanity itself. These witches were called Cinnstuar witches and with their powers came greed, the worst curse of all. Tearing eachother apart because they wanted to be the only powerful witch at the time until a brave group of smaller witches, who only had the power of one element sacrificed themselves during a ritual to create the stone which means only one Cinnstuar witch can be alive at a time but the souls of the witches are trapped inside the stone meaning it is alive and anyone who gains access to the stone has the power inside it. The beholder of this stone can break any curse or ruin any kingdom." That sounds terrifying "it's not a real thing, people have searched for it and never found it" Silas states as he looks at Daeva "just because it hasn't been found it doesn't mean it's not real" Daeva replys "besides most books state it's in the Morfas Mountains but this book" she opens another book and points "states otherwise, the Morfas Mountain myths were a distraction so the real stone couldn't be found but here I have the journal of Azarie Buertona one of the witches who sacrificed herself, the sacrifice took place on the Island of Alzug" she slams the book closed with excitement "who's up for an adventure?" she bounces as she speaks, I look from her to Jasper and then to Silas "you guys don't have to come with me" I say, I really don't want anyone to get hurt, who knows what awaits me on that Island. "meh, I have nothing else to do" Jasper smiles, "don't look at me, I found it, I'm coming" Daeva says hurt at my words "I have a boat" Silas speaks. "You have a nightclub and a boat? How much money do you actually have?" Daeva asks, shocked, and Silas laughs."I've been around for thousands of years. If I was still poor, I would stake myself to death,"