.Eyes Of Void.

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"And how do we hunt this spirit again?" I asked, following after her.

"That is the simple part." She was holding the box in one hand and holding mine in the other.

"What?"

"It will come back for you."

"So I am bait?"

"Unfortunately yes."

"Joy."

"I need to gather what is needed for the sealing of the spirit and you cannot let go of me got it? No matter what it tries or what happens, you hold on my hand."

"Why?"

"That's the only shield you have against the spirit."

"How?"

"As you know wild magic is like water, inside everything even if they can't channel it, a spirit like this is pure wild magic, all ghostly spirits are, elementals are the only creatures alive producing their own magic power from the inside, that spirit cannot hurt me magically because my magic isn't wild but yours is so it could possess you, holding my hand ensures I have a grasp on what magic is inside of you."

"So your telling me I have elemental magic right now?"

"You could look at this that way, unfortunately despite this protection I can only send to spirit away for a short time before it attacks."

"How short?"

"Now!!" She yanked me down with her as the spirit screeched through the air and landed, looking like a hunting hound but its eyes and maw glowed a bright green and its paws weren't connected to it's body. "Take it, do not let it damage the box!" She gave the box to me and set the spirit ablaze, making it vanish.

She sprinted, pulling me after her.

"What is it?!" We almost ran face first into Calypso, I saw Mystery smile.

"Salt, chalk, six red candles, water and incense! The astrology room." She finished as we continued. "A dybbuk box!"

The spirit came out in front of us and knocked Mystery down, her hand grabbing its throat to keep it from biting her

I got yanked out too, hitting the ground.

"You mutt!" I pushed myself up and kicked it off her before she blasted it fire" You alright?"

"I am fine but we must hurry, the longer it is out the stronger it gets. Is the box intact?"

"Of course, do you think she'll get what's needed?"

"She'll be there before us even, already setting up."

"How do you know?"

"Her home country is far more spiritual then Solor so she has practice quickly setting up."

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The room we were heading too didn't seem that far in normal times but when you had a demon dog appearing every few steps to try to bite you it was a long sprint.

Mystery pulled me into a duck as Calpso showed up again and she blasted ice our way, the spirit must be somewhere behind us or she wouldn't attack us.

She slammed the door shut but the spirit came through and was relentless in its attacks which she took up the role of killing as Mystery rushed to finish setting up what was still needed.

There was a three concentric circles drawn with chalk on the black marble, Calypso must have done them, sigils drawn in the circles with salt with five candles in a pentagram.

"You'll need to trust me." Mystery told me as she kicked a fire ball and it raced around the circle, lighting all the candle wicks, the sixth in her hand.

"I always do."

"You need to stand in the middle of the circles and when the spirits rushes you, you need to open the box so it runs into it without it having chance to avoid it, then you need to keep it closed, you cannot let it escape again before we tell you you can let it go."

"You'll let me go?"

"It is a must not a want, trust me it is the only way."

"Fine but if I do die I'll haunt you."

"Then let's not let you die."

"Hurry up I can't keep this up!" Calypso yelled, I saw how the spirit was just knocked back, it wouldn't vanish anymore.

"Right." I nodded, taking a deep breath as I backed into the middle of the circle, holding the box tight.

"Calypso!" Mystery yelled and Calypso ducked down, Mystery pushed herself out of the circles and left me there with the spirit sprinting through the air at me.

Catching it was easy but keeping the box closed was hard.

It was jerking around and trying to yank itself out of my hands.

It picked me off the ground and slammed me into some invisible barrier the circle was made up from, I held it tightly to my chest, fighting against the top that wanted to open back up.

I saw a golden light around me but I kept my gaze on the box, glaring at it. The golden light turned blue as the box slammed me into the floor, I saw that I was surrounded in blue flames.

I gasped as the box ripped itself from my hand but some glowing golden dust pelted the raging, screeching box as the golden light that was blinding me.

I blinked and I saw the box resting on the ground, unmoving.

"Are you alright Mystery? Usually it take at least three people to do it." Calypso's voice said as she moved to the box, kneeling by me and picking it up.

Mystery lifted her head to look at me and took two steps to get over before hugging me.

I was a bit surprised she'd hug me but I hugged back, relieved this adventure was over.