Do paranormal things, witches and magic exist?
There are gifts that are waiting to be discovered. The mythical power is just waiting beyond the deepest darkest tunnel of the unknown. Only the brave learns to test the waters amidst the labyrinth of i...
The ambulance parks infront of the Manor's main door around 5 PM. Two paramedics help the Peterson doctors in moving Athena's body from the stretcher into her bed which causes excruciating pain to her, warning everyone not to touch her anymore.
"We could take it from here." Mark thanks the paramedics.
Marybeth shows the medical team to the door including Adelaide, Glacilda's nurse. When she goes back to the room, she's surprised that the family is still gathered around the patient.
"Doesn't the patient need some peace and quiet to relax?" She asks the group.
Luna glances at her daughter, "Well we're waiting for you. If you could have the gentle force of the wind to roll over Athena in bed so Mark can start the healing. We cannot wait for another day and let your cousin stay immobilize with agonizing pain. If she can't allow a human touch, well, maybe nature can do better."
Marybeth nods then concentrates with her hands to do the rolling motion. Athena is shrieking and giggling as the wind gently rolls her over with Marybeth's command.
Luna cautions her niece. "Hold still or you'd hurt yourself."
Mark begins the process as she lays on bed face down. He whispers words he can only hear as he places his hands over her spine. A surge of hot feeling overwhelms Athena's back as lights go off from Mark's palm.
After a couple of minutes, Mark tells her to sit up slowly. Following the healer's instruction, she also managed to walk from bed. They keep practicing until everyone is satisfied.
After the healing, Meg wheels Glacilda to the dining hall as the rests follow. The crippled woman looks behind her and announces, "We have pig dinner today. Somebody's back and we must pig out!"
Athena thought her grandmother was just kidding but true to her words, a whole pig is on the table for the family to feast on. She chuckles as she sits down. 'So it's really a pig dinner! Who cooks? All the helpers leave at 12 noon, don't they?"
"Oh, Adelaide ordered it from Kakhelebi Restaurant. They serve traditional Georgian supra." Glacilda explains to her granddaughter.
"Supra means feast." Mark adds.
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When everyone is seated, Marybeth says the grace and the family eats with gusto.
Glacilda discloses to Athena over dinner that every witch has its name in the Magical World that only the likes of them knew. She discusses the name of the family. Hers is Matter. Mater in Latin is mother. She's called Matter because she's the Matriarch of the most powerful clan of white witches though she rarely practices her gift after being imprisoned on the wheelchair.
Luna's name is Eclipse. She can leave her body and her soul can go inside anyone and she has the ability to read minds. With her power, being a Psychiatrist gives her the edge in treating patients.
Meg is Incognito. She can transport through time and space along with her knowledge to know about a person's past by touch.
Mark is Bullet. He runs as fast as the speed of light with bullet proof body and healing abilities.
Marybeth is Tempest being the Queen of the Wind with the power to vanish demons by her hurricane force field.
"And you are the Goddess. You command nature with a powerful mind. We will have your birthing ritual as a witch in the coming full moon." Glacilda smiles at her granddaughter wishing she'd accept everything wholeheartedly so she lives longer than Artemis did.
Athena is silent. All the things that were fed to her today won't sink in yet. Fine, she's a witch. She have magic, good. She doesn't know what to say. Should she be glad knowing all these things? She glances at the vault opposite the dining table.
Noticing her niece, Meg begins to tell the story about the vault. "Mother did not totally vanish the Duke of Evil. He's the second most powerful devil on earth whose role is to prepare the rebirth of the Demon King who was thrown by Kassandra into a fireplace and got burned after being born. That's why we don't use any fireplace. It is cursed. We have charmed statues guarding it with spells cast upon them by Kassandra."
Meg continues as everyone listens throwing a glance to Athena who is eating quietly. All of them wish that she absorbs it quiet well.
Luna continued by telling her niece that the heap of ashes were from David Shepherd and Matthew Peterson sealing the utensils of the Duke of Evil wrapped in the kitchen towel. Remains of triad or triumvirate from the family can weaken its dark soul.
That night everyone in the family was in the Triquetra room doing ritual for Artemis's ashes. Mark intentionally had Athena drink wine more than she could handle to let her sleep all night while the family was in oration over her father's urn before it could be thrown inside the vault to cover the duke's possessions.
They underestimated Athena whose strength as a witch had been slowly awakening since she set foot in the Manor. Ordinary human could have passed out til the morning by the amount of wine mixed with a sedative herb that she drank.
Glacilda looks at everyone as she relays what could have happened if they did not hear Athena's scream. " The oozing blood over your hands dripping from the kitchen towel was the blood of the Duke of Evil coming from the utensils. You gave life to its blood. If you could have unwrapped the kitchen towel and the utensils were set free, the dark soul could have smelled the blood and entered the Manor. It can possess Mark's body to impregnate you for the rebirth of the Demon King on earth. Having two strong genes of the clan, nobody can vanish the devil anymore once it's born."
Athena cannot fathom the chilling revelation. There's too much food over dinner as well as overwhelming disclosure about the family's lineage. She can't sleep peacefully. Is the Manor safe? Now that she knows everything, could she see the dark soul like her family? If vanishing demons need to be performed by three's, will she die when she's alone against evil?
Meg's last lines keep on creeping her mind. The Wykes are here to vanish demons and extinguish evils to inhibit the rebirth of their King. All the dark clans of sorcerers and warlocks are having their wrath against the family. With the dark soul of the duke roaming around, you're not safe. Stay with us, never leave the Manor alone when the clock strikes twelve midnight. We can only win against evil and vanish them in a triumvirate.
Knocks on the door startles her reverie. It's her aunt Meg.
"I forgot to warn you. I kissed a devil and almost had followed his whims and command when I was a virgin like you. I want you to be careful."
Athena gasps in disbelief. "How?"
Meg walks her niece to the sofa at the foot of the bed to begin her story.
