Calytrix's Journey

Part X: The Witches Guild

"Dona mihi aqua!" the enemy witch chanted a water spell.

"Dona mihi fulminis tonitura spiritus." I fought with thunder against her water spell. My magic was focused on driving her water back to her and sending thunderbolts her way.

The witch stopped spell before I managed to hit her and started chanting again. "Donna mihi motus terra spiritus."

The ground violently shook and I lost my balance. As I was falling to the ground I saw that Leo also lost his balance.

"Dona mihi crustallum!"

The earthquake didn't last long but it bought just enough time for the witch to send freezing bolts towards me. I rolled to my left to avoid freezing. Leo was still on the ground but the witch didn't focus her attacks on him. It would be best if he stayed on the ground so I can focus on my attacks and defending without worrying about him.

When I got up the witch seemed to be exhausted from casting all the magic. She was breathing heavily but I couldn't relax yet because I could still feel the dreadful menace coming from her. Our magic levels were the same but from her voice, I could tell she was much older. She must have had a lot more magic experience she could use against me.

"Dona mihi flamma ignis spiritus."

I called forth flames to encircle the witch but she quickly dispelled it and called forth water. "Aqua"

"Dona mihi potens amnis aqua spiritus!" she immediately chanted another spell.

The heavy water she called forth, broke my barrier and completely showered me. Water spells were my weakness and I hated how easily they could be used against me. She probably anticipated this when she saw my red lock.

I couldn't use spells one after another without taking breaks like her. The situation looked bad but I couldn't run away. If I tried that she'd hit me with a spell and it would be all over.

"Dona mihi magnus crustallum spiritus!" she started chanting a spell for heavy ice crystal attacks.

"Ignis!" I quickly called forth my flames to melt the ice.

I managed to melt some ice crystals but it was not enough. I felt the sharp ice ripping the skin on my shoulders and my hands. It hurt so much, but I couldn't call forth any magic to protect me in such a short time.

"Dona mihi..." the witch started chanting again.

She is going to defeat me at this rate. I needed to do something to overturn the situation but I couldn't think of anything but my magic. I focused really hard on casting a new spell but it proved to be very difficult. I just got a huge headache and I couldn't get any spell to work.

"Spiritus!" The witch finished her chant.

She was too quick for me and I embraced myself for the worst. I closed my eyes and prepared myself for a terrible scenario but nothing was happening. I heard a loud thud and noticed that Leon was standing behind the witch holding a large, thick book. She was knocked down on the floor and seemed unconscious.

"Did you just hit the witch with that book?" I asked with my eyes wide open because I haven't anticipated such a conclusion.

"Yes, mistress," Leo answered.

"Well, that was an effective way of solving the problem," I said.

"Thank you, mistress. I'm glad I was helpful," Leo said happily. "But you're bleeding a lot mistress."

He came close and examined my wounds worriedly, but after the initial pain when the wounds opened it was only a small pain now. It wasn't anything to worry about.