The Bitter Reign

Well, That Was Unexpected.

Muffled voices surrounded Britney as she came to. A pounding in her head fogged Britney's thoughts. She must've fallen. She opened her eyes but immediately shut them as wet and burn filled her vision. She didn't realize she was bound until she tried to wipe her face. She struggled against the rope holding her hands as she kicked her feet wildly. She rolled in the soft dirt until a chilling voice broke the haze in her mind.

"I told you we should've tied her feet," That was White Britney thought as she froze. She wiped her face in the dirt, rage replacing the panic that had gripped her body before.

"Not enough rope," Black responded.

Britney dared to open her eyes and found Henderson leaning over her tears filling those dead eyes. "It was you?" Britney's voice trembled as she asked. Though her hands were bound she would make quick work of these girls. She contorted her fingers swiftly forming one sign after another.

"Uh-uh," Williams mused as she came into view her voice was light and had an amusement Britney hadn't heard there before, "there'll be none of that." She said as she pointed to Britney's shaking fingers. Williams tapped her foot on a white line Britney instantly recognized as a binding circle. She continued to form her symbols defiantly, but the forces of nature were blind to her commands. She turned her glare back to Henderson, tears forming in earnest now.

"How could you!" Britney demanded. Henderson attempted to wipe away the dirt on Britney's face with the sponge before jerked away. "Don't you dare touch me!" Britney yelled and for the briefest of moments something that looked like remorse shown in Henderson's eyes.

"She didn't," Williams interrupted, "I did." The realization washed over Britney like cold water. The latte this morning! Her eyes must've been wild because William's erupted into a sharp cackle. "That didn't take long, but then again you were always pretty smart. Not as smart as me but," Williams pulled a curved blade from behind her back, "that was obvious at this point I'd think. Now let's truly begin." Black and White joined the other two witches at the border of Britney's binding circle and it was then that Britney allowed fear the grip her. The fire extinguished and the moonlight shined off Williams' raised dagger, "I renounce you and take back my name and my power. I am Brittany Williams," she yelled and jabbed the dagger mercilessly into Britney's abdomen. She yanked the blade out and passed it on.

"I renounce you and take back my name and my power. I am Brittani Black," Black cried before driving the blade into Britney's breast. She withdrew the dagger and passed it on.

"I renounce you and take back my name and my power. I am Britany White!" White yelled before Britney felt the dagger in her back. She finally let out the screams she'd been holding in.

Finally Henderson kneeled before her, tears gone. She held the dagger before Britney forcing her to watch as her blood dropped from its tip. Britney felt the rope give way as the fingers of her dominate hand wiggled free.

"I renounce you and take back my name and my power. I am Britney Henderson," her voice was clear and the sky above as Henderson drove the blade into Britney's heart. Britney caught her breath as her life faded. The world was going dark again and she could just barely hear the ancient words being spoken as her hand broke the binding circle. She whispered a prayer as her heart stopped.