Bewitch Me [Book 1 & 2, The Witch's Fate]

Chapter Sixty - Sleep mode

"She's getting out of control Isabelle, you can't stand against her alone, LEAVE AT ONCE!".

"No!".

Minuet's soft paws started to dig itself into my skin to make me comply to his orders. I bet that he would have shifted back to teach me a lesson, but he can't, and that's my luck.

"I-I can't leave them here Minuet...I'm sorry...". I sighed and tried to cut off our mindlink.

"Don't make me compel you Isabelle". He growled.

Before he could threaten me anymore, I saw myself walking towards the door just like that and mouthed sorry to the groaning Xander. I needed some time to get through all these. My crush is a hunter and my best friend is a witch. I'm beginning to question my humanity too. I'm I even human? I need answers right now!

But before I could twist the door knob, a burst of explosion caused all of us to fall on our knees from the shock.

Julius had activated one of the deadly magic circles ever known in the history of sorceresses. I've seen this circle in almost all the books in Grandma's library. This particular magic has been the greatest fear of many supernaturals centuries ago. It doesn't only darkens the person's heart but also her soul because it's pure evil and vicious - the person completely loses his or her mind if not careful. What's surprising is that this spell can't be done by one sorceress alone but six or more. It's been a really long time since the dark spirit in the magic was activated and because of that, it wasn't stable yet! If Julius doesn't quit that this instance... there'd be no trace of us at all.

I wanted to run. I wanted to hide. I wanted to do anything that'd end this whole conflict! But what? If I move any more inch these crazy traps around me would either paralyze me or do God - knows - what to me!

"Blair, get away from that place at once!". Xander snapped, waving his hands furiously to get back my attention as something flew furiously towards me. "She's going to vaporize you out of existence!".

I gasped as the beam got brighter and bigger, the dark flames at it's tips consumed the light in it, making the ball of energy into black magic. I tried to move. I tried to move away but because she converted my light to darkness my body is slowly getting a taste of what her body is experiencing too...but in the unpleasant way.

Is this the end?

Is this how I was gonna end?

"Conceal!". Minuet had converted his energy of shifting into a shielding green light of protection while he shifted back to his human form.

I could hear the skeptical gasps around me.

"Y-you!". Julius spat out, shaking terribly and at the same time pointing a finger towards him.

"I know you! Isabelle desperately goes to you everytime, isn't it?! You're...y-you...what are you exactly? An imposter! Huh?!".

Excuse YOU? Who goes to who desperately?!

"I'm your worst nightmare". He snorted.

"W-what?". She stuttered nervously and couldn't concentrate on attacking us again.

I gasped as the echoes of claps and laughs bounced around us. It wasn't Xander's neither Julius or Minuet's! But who?

"It's hard to see a witch against her own kind". said a deep low feminine voice from within the shadows. "I love this job so much!".