Finding Time | ON HOLD |

CHAPTER X

Chapter Ten:Witches and Scares

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"I paso seguno ti opium.I paso seguno ti opium."

I feel the energy slowly drain from my body as I sit across from my professor while she performs a locator spell.

Eros had claimed it would be simple now that I had the Mark of Time but it's been anything but.Sheila,my professor-cum-witch,and I have been at this since 10am and it was now four in the afternoon.We were yet to take a break and I was close to fainting in exhaustion.

When we started doing the locator spell this morning,Eros,Hermes,Wander,Atlas,Artemis, Dionysus,Astria and Ares had been here but they soon wandered off when they saw that we were swimming around in circles,going nowhere fast.

I looked at the large map laid out on the table in front of us with a pinch of ash that came from burning my hair and some other herbs that Sheila had brought with her.The ash was supposed to help us find where Chronos is by moving to where he is but so far it had only blown out all over the map,leading us to a dead-end.

I sighed before letting go of the witch's hands and standing up."This is a waste of time.Clearly this locator spell and whatever other witch juju you are trying is not working so why don't we just give it up already,this guy does not want to be found."

She glared at me before hovering her hands over the map and scrutinizing it,her head moving slowly from side to side."Well, you're right about one thing..."she looked up as Eros walked in seeming aggravated."Is something the matter?"

He huffed as he tugged on his tie."That damned Narcissus is the matter,as if I do not have enough problems to deal with as it is.Please tell me you have gotten somewhere with the spell,it seems we are not the only ones searching for brother dearest."And although the endearment was sweet, the way he said it made it seem like he was saying 'horsesh×t and slugs'.

"If I did,I would be lying to you.The man has himself cloaked.And whoever did it is powerful, more than you can imagine because none of my spells can break through theirs.Your brother seems to have a very good friend in a very high place to be able to disappear like this.It's as if he doesn't even exist."Sheila tells him.

Eros sighs in what sounds like defeat and honestly I can relate because I felt the exact same way.This was not working,it was like trying to remember someone you've never met before; impossible."Is there nothing else we can try?Have you done everything you can?"

Sheila gave him a fierce glare."Are you doubting me because god or not,I will not hesitate to strike you with 2000 volts of lightning."

Eros narrowed his eyes at her."Do not threaten me,I am more powerful than you are and will ever be."

Sheila scoffed and rolled her eyes."And what will you do?Make me fall in love? Whisper sweet nothings sensually into my ear?"

I massaged my head as I felt the familiar beginnings of a migraine."Arguing will quite obviously get us nowhere so unless any of you has a sensible suggestion,can you please shut up."I snapped.

Sheila huffed while Eros,in all his godly maturity, rolled his eyes.

We sat in silence for a few minutes,all occupied by our thoughts.Who could possibly be powerful enough to block off all spells directed to Chronos?I wracked my brain as I thought of the research I had done these past two weeks on all things supernatural but more importantly,Greek god-y.The only being other than another deity that could help him like this is a witch or warlock and the most powerful one's last recorded died at least twenty years ago.