Wondering spirits

Return of Locke

          Clairia stood on shaky legs in the circle while drawing in a stead breath. Her skin receded from the purple tribal marks newly imprinted on her skin and her purple hair rested on her bare back once more. She ran to her book quickly and frantically flipped through the pages until she found the spell she was looking for."What the hell just happened."Jekle demanded  from the naked woman with his weapon drawn. The others followed suit and Sam stepped to stand in behind his wife with a glare."I saw it all and I know what's going on. I know how o get everyone back but I have a limited amount of time an don't have time to explain it all."Clairia said as she started collecting supplies in the room and going back to the white circle.She mashed sage and charcoal together and traced another set of runes around the circle and then faced her husband with a smile."Sam, I need you to keep me safe while I go retrieve something."Clairia stated before her body crumpled to the ground.

       The smell of wet dew hit her nose as her soul landed in the center of blue grass of limbo's lake. The scenery reflected that of a fishing hole complete with a pier and the sound of whistling as a man in worn blue overalls sat on the edge pulling blue glowing fish. Clairia approached him and silently took a seat beside him. "Your here again heh?Locke must have gotten himself in a pickle again."The old man chuckled to himself as he finally pulled an old pipe from a pocket.The sweet smoke filled the air around them both as he exhaled."Well where is he now I wonder?"The old man commented after some silence.He then pulled out a small ring out of his pocket."You can find him with this."He commented as he handed the ring to Clairia. She nodded in thanks before floating away in search of the lost witch. It glowed softly as she floated from one location to the next until the ring got brighter.

   A bright glow poured from it's bright red surface as she came to a cave surrounded by animal bones. The entrance towered with a pair of large antlers as she went inside. The first thing that hit her nose was the smell of oak burning and mud. The soft glow from a fire reflect off the bottles placed on shelves surrounding it's walls. Clairia also saw a body strapped to a make shift stretch rack. Clairia grabbed the body and followed the ring to a corresponding bottle. She grabbed the bottle and then reached for the edge of the shelf closest to her. The bottles hit the ground with a loud crash as souls flowed in every direction. Her fathers was not among them in the cave and she thought the witch must be carrying him. She then proceeded to run back to where she first appeared to drag his body back through the portal that brought her here.

    The first thing to appear was his body,then his soul bottle and finally her in the white circle back in her home. She was exhausted as she floated back into her body. Clairia shot up with a jolt and vomited a white glowing goo before moving back to the circle and grabbing Locke's body trying to drag him out of it. Gear war reached for Locke while Jekle gripped Clairia's bare hips and dragged her away."Why, stop. I can do this. I can bring him back,just let me move."Clairia fought but she was too weak. Jekle held her down until Sam could grab her and hold her. Her body was trembling and she had lost most of her energy.The next second Clairia went unconscious in Sam's arms. Sam carried her out of the spell room as Carmilla stared at the vial Clairia brought back."Any idea what's in here?"She asked Jekle. Gear war shrugged Locke's body on his shoulder"If I had to guess that little container there is this guy's soul."Gear war said as he grabbed the bottle from Carmilla. Gear war and Jekle brought Locke's body and soul into the study to find a book with instruction on how to put him back together.

     Sam walked into the study and grabbed the book they were looking for and threw it at Jekle who caught it easily."How do you know she brought back the right soul? How do you know you can trust her"Carmilla complained while she poked the body in front of her."I have to trust my agent and as she said we have a limited time frame to deal with the body hopper."Jekle stated in an authoritative tone silencing Carmilla's whining. Gear war said "That place is confusing but there are objects that help you find people or things. Clairia can't get confused there unless she didn't have any help."The black haired woman huffed and crossed her arms "I don't trust her that all I'll state."She said coldly as she met Jekle's eyes."Your a fool if you do trust a witch."Her boots echoed down the hall as she stormed off.Gear war poked Jekle's ribs"She has seriously got to get her panties out of her ass."He joked before Jekle glared at him."Just trying to lighten the mood."Gear war rubbed his hand through his hair.

    Hour passed in silence as the pair researched through each book in the study before Jekle rubbed his tired eyes. Gear war had nodded off in his chair only to be awoken by the sound of a book hitting the floor. Sam had said to them both "Hey call it for now and get some sleep.I' sure when Clairia gets up she'll give you the solution."Jekle snapped back"We are hunters too and she isn't the only one who knows how to do this. We can't rely on her all the time and I'm the boss only for my team to almost die twice."He was fuming until Sam handed him a tall glass."What the hell is this?"He asked Sam."It's your cup of shut the fuck up. whiskey and cola."Sam said to him before walking out the study leaving Jekle alone to chew on his words.