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[15]: 𝙆𝙚𝙚𝙥𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙪𝙥 𝘼-𝙛𝙚𝙖𝙧-𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚𝙨

"𝘐𝘵 𝘢𝘭𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘺,"
Eda gasped, jerking awake as she panted, hoping to calm down.

"I wake up someplace... dark."

Eda got up, walking around in confusion as a shadow dashed passed her, the girl whipping around as her eyes then locked onto a soul figure in the darkness.

"And then, it appears."

A foot was slammed down, the girl standing back as the creature screeched, its head spiralling towards the teenager as she screamed, running away as she panted, tears falling out her eyes while the thing chased her down.

"And eventually," Eda sighed, looking down at her hands. "I wake up, and I know I turned into... that thing..."

"I see..." A man answered in a worried tone, Eda's mother tapping her two fingers against her lip anxiously as she frowned in worry.

"Here," The man reached into his pouch before pulling out a golden, glossy stone.

"Take this. It will tell you when the beast's energy is bubbling to the surface."

The man held the gem out, Eda taking it as she placed a finger on the gem, feeling its cool exterior lightly.

"Also, I hear gems are quite fashionable for young witches..." He smiled, trying to ease the girl's nerves.

"Oh, what a beautiful little stone." Eda's mother smiled before placing a hand on the healer's shoulder, the male looking at her uneasy smile.

"May I speak with you outside?"

She then lead the man out of the young witch's room, smiling a close-eyed smile to her to her daughter, the door shutting, but it bounced off, leaving the door open a crack.

"What the heck was that?!" Gwendolyn hissed at the healer, Eda hopping off her bed as she leaned her ear against the door.

"I thought you were in the Healing Coven, not the Bauble Brigade!"

"Mrs. Clawthorne," The healer answered, holding his hand out as she turned away. "We have never seen a curse quite like this. I'm not sure it can be healed. Perhaps if we consult the Potions Coven, they may know a way to keep it at bay–"

"Keep it at bay?!" The woman hissed, incredulous at his offer. "Hoho oh no. My daughter is suffering and I want that thing out! Cut it out if you have to!"

Eda gasped, clapping her hand over her mouth as she glanced away in fear, the girl terrified of the pain as she glanced upwards, seeing her open window creaking as wind howled outside.

"Edalyn, I'm taking you to someone else." Gwendolyn walked in, smiling as she opened her eyes, seeing her daughter gone. "Huh?"

The woman glanced at the open window, the glass object flickering as the wind continued to howl.

Eda ran as far as she could, the girl panting hard as she had rested her hands against her knees, taking in deep breaths as she had noticed a gate in front of her, the girl walking closer.

"I never knew this was back here..."

The girl then cried out, tripping over an object as as looked back at it in confusion, pulling the item out of the ground.

A briefcase with a giant eye appeared, the girl wiping off the dirt as a giant crack was seen across the eye as it sparked out light, Eda backing away as the suitcase then unfolded itself, a key unlocking the door-like feature as it showed a galaxy-like place on the other side before it turned into another forrest.