Boiling Isles: The Next Generation - Act I.

Chapter XXXIII. - Promise

Paulina looked at Priscilla's smiling face in shock. What did she mean by she needed Lucia?

The ash blond haired witch's eyes then fell on the antlered creature next to Priscilla. Does that mean Lucia really is right? Could this antlered creature control Priscilla?

Paulina then noticed that a bottle of blood was placed in front of Priscilla. The ash blonde haired witch couldn't even imagine what kind of creepy magic Priscilla might need it for. She continued to investigate the scene when her eyes caught her father and Amity, who were stuck to the cave wall by some strange, black slime.

"Dad!" shouted the witch with ash blonde hair, and then rushed towards Hunter.

"Paulina, wait!" Zelmira shouted and ran after her girlfriend.

"Not so fast!" Priscilla suddenly said and pointed her finger towards Paulina and Zelmira.

At that moment, a magic circle appeared around the hand of the purple-haired witch, and then several thick tendrils grew out of the ground, blocking the path of the two witch girls. Paulina looked at Zelmira, who gave a small nod, then at the same moment they summoned their instruments and were about to start playing them, when the others also reached them. Lucia immediately stood in front of Paulina and Zelmira.

"Stop! We didn't come here to fight!"

"You tell her then!" Zelmira poked her head a little nervously towards Priscilla.
Paulina looked at the purple-haired witch who was no longer smiling at all, instead a magic circle appeared around her other hand.

"Enough of this, Priscilla!" Lucia turned to the purple-haired witch.

However, Priscilla didn't even seem to hear Lucia's words. She continued to follow the girls' movements with angry eyes. Paulina saw that Priscilla was about to cast another spell, but then the antlered creature next to her gently put his hand on the purple-haired witch's shoulder. Priscilla looked up at the creature who gently shook his head. Seeing this, Priscilla nodded, then the magic circles around her hands disappeared and she lowered her hand. At that moment, the tendrils summoned by the purple-haired witch sank back into the ground. Then the antlered creature raised his hand and made a semi-circle in the air, as a result of which the black slime disappeared from Amity and Hunter and the two Coven Heads fell to the floor unconscious. Lucia took her eyes off Priscilla, then together with Paulina they rushed to their parents.

"Dad!" Paulina shouted desperately as she knelt down and tried to wake Hunter up, but the ash-blonde man didn't respond.

Lucia went the same way. There was no way she could bring her mother back to her senses. Meanwhile, Celeste, Kevin, Zelmira, and Axel stood protectively by the girls' side. During this time, Paulina put her hands above the heads of the two adults and tried to artificially wake them up, but all her efforts were in vain. Hunter and Amity stayed unconscious.

"You don't have to try, my child." said the antlered creature in a creepy voice. "Coven Head Park and Coven Head Noceda will only come to their senses if I remove my charm from them."

"If you cooperate, no one will get hurt, I promise!" Priscilla said in an almost emotionless voice.

Paulina was completely shocked by the purple haired witch's sentence. Priscilla's words brought back a very old memory for Paulina.

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Four years earlier

Zelmira, Caleb, Lucia and Kevin were playing ball in the backyard of the Park house, while Paulina and Priscilla were sitting under a tree and watching their friends' activities from there. Lucia and Kevin were on a team trying to get the ball from Zelmira and Caleb. Although they didn't use magic at first for Lucia's sake, the brown-haired girl said that she didn't want the others to hold back because of her, so they should give it their all. Caleb, Zelmira and Kevin complied with Lucia's request, but Paulina immediately noticed that Zelmira was deliberately playing clumsily to get Lucia the ball. The ash-blond haired witch girl really appreciated Zelmira's efforts, but some of her movements were noticeably gawky. And Lucia will soon notice this, and it could be a huge problem...