Project I: The Witch and The Warlock - The Gifted and The Cursed

S1: Chapter 5 - Story

Chapter 5

PYRRHA

It's already midnight and everyone in the house is already asleep. I opened my eyes and saw the blue lights inside my room. I jumped up and hurriedly opened that window and I saw more of them. I looked up and saw Jack sitting on the edge of the roof.

"Hey..." Jack quietly greeted as he looked at me.

"Hey there..."

"Can I come in?"

"Su-"

All of a sudden, Jack turned in a dark shadow and went in a split second. When I looked back, he's already sitting on the chair near my desk.

"Nice place." he smirked.

"Th-thanks...", I answered.

"So... I guess it's time to tell you everything about this. Are you ready?"he said and his cold blue eyes turned red.

"Yeah..."

"Well then, let me tell you a story..."

"I'm pretty sure you know what Witches are, right? They are those people who can cast magic and spells and do witchcraft. They existed since long ago. And until now...

Witches are known to those who have wicked hearts but it's not that accurate. There are good witches, too. But to the people living there, they have such hatred on the Witches and blamed them to the mishaps that are happening to each of them. So, the Witches ran away...

They hid themselves in the deep forest and together, they casted a strong magic barrier that will hide them from humankind. They started their own lives there together in peace. They lived in prosper and joy. It's not that they completely conceal themselves from the outside, those who want to explore the world outside are allowed when they reached the age where they could finally handle themselves. They're the people who would check out the outside world and report them to the elders to be updated.

Years passed and the Witches still lived in peace in their hidden sanctuary until one day, an incident happened that changed their lives..."

Jack took a deep breath and I looked at him. I already knew what he'll say. So I nodded and told him to continue.

"As the Witches celebrated after The Hunt, a fire started in the village and the barrier was taken down. The whole place where in a great havoc. Obviously , someone planned this all along. Many were injured. Everything was on fire. No possessions were saved. As the fire blazes, a group of Witches saw someone in the dark. A hooded figure looking at a distance. What made them shocked was that this person had the same red eyes."

"What does it mean then?"I asked.

"Witches possesses red eyes, Pyrrha..." he answered.

"And that means..."I gasped.

"Someone betrayed his own kind..."

"From that day on, the Witches called him the Warlock...

With the hundred year old barrier taken down, it would take years to bring it back and the Witches are still under recovery from the incident. So they decided to move out and get separated against their will. They lived among the common people since then and started all over again. The tale of the Witches was long forgotten by the people but it was preserved by us."

Jack stood up and looked serious at me.

"I am one of the next generation Witches, Pyrrha. And you are also one of us, too."

"We both have those cursed red eyes and a monster within us..."