The Adventures of Pupu The Bubble Witch

Chapter 26: Molting

"You are sitting this one out old man!!" mumbles a voice loudly, catching Cer by surprise. "NYA!" yells La Gateau as he lands a paw across Cer's face. "Yep. That would not have landed if you were really able to fight."

Agreeing with La Gateau, Cer exhales and gives up the facade and collapses to the ground.

Catching Cer, Kylan detaches from Punkin's back and wraps around Cer as it begins to glow.

"Good, Kylan." dotes Punkin as she pets Kylan. "That's a good unicorn blanket."

"I have so many questions.." mutters Kala as she performs hand seals ending with a hand triangle. "Bermuda Love Triangle!"

As before, a large mystic triangle of light is cast before the party and countless bubbles blast out, flying towards the Legion.

"That won't work on me, Baba Yaga!"Screams the Legion. "I learn from my mistakes, unlike the rest of you."

Suddenly the bubbles change course and scatter about, freezing in the air before floating aimlessly about.

"Ha. I like when my food can't run from me!" laughs the Legion as it begins to inhale the air, trying to pull the bubbles towards it while flailing its arms to catch bubbles and absorb them into itself.

"The bubbles are catching the anguished souls and spirits..." heaves Cer as Cer struggles to keep their head up. "Pop the bubbles before it finds a way to dissolve them or store them. Those bubbles won't last forever and it'll just devour the souls when the bubbles dissolve. It is absorbing souls and auras from all over. It will only get stronger."

"Okay!" yells Punkin with her hands hoisted on her waist in confidence.

"Oh no you don't little lady! Those are my woods. Please allow me to handle this, Pupu."

Tossing her knitting needles into the air, Kali casts her spell "Amacaeh Silk Net Excitolum!"

In mere moments, silk-like ley lines weave across the air catching the bubbles and preventing as many as they touch from being drawn into the Legion.

"Cherub, let's go!" Yells Kali as she runs barefoot towards the Legion and claps to release an enchantment, hardening and sharpening her growing nails.

Cherub pounces and lands inside the hood of Kali's cloak.

In an instant Kali disappears, only to reappear like a tightrope walker, running across the silk-like ley line web Kali had casted, slashing at and popping the bubbles while her needles zip through the air popping bubbles in their path.

"Well I guess I have no excuse! La Gateau, assistance please!" sighs Kala as she points at the bubbles in the air.

Like a sandstorm cyclone, a swarm of bees pour out of a black mirror and swarm around Kala. "Go!" yells Kala, sending her broomstick and swarms of bees to pop bubbles.

"Is that all you can do? Delay my meal? You are part of it too!" bellows the Legion. "You want the souls? They are all yours!"

Suddenly the Legion opens its mouth and gusts of wind blast out, ripping the trees in its path out of the ground.

Sensing danger, Kali and Cherub port onto the ground near Kala.

"What is that? The wind is heading this way!" mumbles Kali as she stabilizes herself from the land.

Looking up, Kali sees the web where she stood, ripped out of the sky as if being swept away by an invisible broom.

"It's the souls themselves. If you can't see auras, you can't see them." mutters Cer as Cer struggles to stand. "We need to escape! Get us out of here, La Gateau."