Crystallized

Chapter One: The Ritual: Thalia

          My sisters and I met for our ritual. It was the night of a full moon in the month of August. My favorite month. I love the warm weather and the slight wind that blows the summer leaves and the moonlight and sunlight that light up the entire sky. I especially love the stars, and all of the constellations and such in the universe. And my favorite kind of moon is a crescent moon, because its shape is so mesmerizing and beautiful. How could it not be my favorite anyway? I close my eyes and take a deep breath, smiling, and I breathe in the cool mist that's settled in the air and on the ground, and I see the last bits of the sunrise before the sky turns from bright blue, pink, purple, and orange, to completely black and blue, with the moon and stars replacing it in the sky. The moon glows a bright light yellow, as do the stars. Then we all sit ourselves down and start our ritual, saying:

"Tonight we meet
as sisters three,
To this sacred event
that sets here with me."

          "Aviliocarde," we all said. We all closed our eyes. That was our secret spell. To us, it meant "begin," and it was our usual ritual spell. Then brilliant bright violet and blue sparks surrounded us, bringing in the leaves, but steering clear of hurting us at all, and then a bright fire appeared in front of us all. "Decore," my sister said, meaning "cool." The fire almost immediately put itself out. It was pretty much instantaneous.
          We finished our ritual and set off to our rooms in our house to wash ourselves up and get to bed to get some nice rest. I was so sleepy anyway. Guess that's the perks of being a witch.