(1) Coven

Chapter Three

At the end of his tour, Camron now knew what each class was for. Class 3: Potioncraft. There witches learn to brew and concoct substances infused with magical ingredients. Basically magic weed and alcohol. Class 4: Clairvoyance. The class was all about learning to gather information without the five human senses. Using the sixth and seventh sense. Class 5: Astral Projection. It was also about using the seventh sense of knowing where your body is whilst your soul/astral form is elsewhere. Class 6: Telekinesis. The class taught witches to use the power of their mind to move objects without touching them. Class 7: Herbology. Witches are taught the magical properties of plants and how to use them in potions. Class 8: Charms. This class taught how to create magical items to cause good and induce luck. Class 9: Astrology. Basically witch science about the stars and celestial events which witches can use to channel vast amounts of magic. Class 10 and 11 had no classroom and were taught outdoors. Class 10: Channeling. Witches are brought to the nexus of the school which happens to be a very beautiful outdoor area with a statue of Hecate in the center. The statue holds a cauldron which witches use to amplify their power by taking in and using outside magic that is not naturally their own. Class 11: Broomstick Flying. Like the name suggests witches are taught to fly on brooms.

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Valerie lets out a breath and hunches over leaning on her elbows. It was a long tour and the energy potion she drank beforehand was starting to wear off. Zelda walks up to her with a small and soothingly rubs her arm over her back. Which succeeds in calming the young witch.

"Good job." Zelda praises her. "Now, rest. Discedes." She chants a spell which teleports Valerie away.

"What did you do to her?"

"I teleported her back to her dorm." Zelda turns to her son. A stern but motherly look on her face. "This place isn't like the high-school you always imagined. The rules here are different. The ways of this community is different. And you must be prepared for the unexpected." She tells him.

"Mom..." Camron rolls his eyes slightly "I don't need a pep talk." He shrugs her off. She releases a breath and walks ahead of him. Pushing open two doors. The doors  are huge as though made for giants. With intricate designs etched on them. Almost like symbols. Runes. The dark-skinned woman spins around in her chair. Dark braids bouncing off her shoulders with the slightest movement.

"Madame Lilith" Zelda bows her head and Camron follows. He finds it best to do so when Zelda greets people in such a way. And he will admit. The power emanating from this Lilith was incredible. Limitless. Otherworldly. It left him shaken. Any feeling of fighting or resistance rebuked from his body in her presence. She was a woman of importance. "Dandelion, this is our Maiden, Madame Lilith. The first witch" Camron looks her over. It explains the power coming from her. The first witch. Means she's been around for a long, long time.

"Please, you witches know I hate the formalities. Camron... I've been anticipating your arrival. As were your 'companions'." Camron can only guess she means his welcoming committee. The blacked out Coven. The one lead by the witch with firey orange hair. And eyes that held ocean waves. "Based on your confusion, I have deduced that Zelda has kept you in the dark about all this?"

"Understatement of the century." He mutters under his breath. Lilith chuckles a bit at his antics.

"Then I am to believe you are ignorant about your cursed situation?"