Lynn ReevesThe air was fresh, the sky just on dusk as a purple and pink sky light up the ripples in the ocean.
The frost has already appeared on the grass, in the trees on the spider webs and on the park chairs. As the willow trees sway and whisper throughout the park, it’s wintertime in Newcastle.
Inside a wooden house a young woman named Lettica was getting ready to go out for the night. She mumbled her check-list to herself, keys, wallet, watch, smokes, lighter and i.d., she stepped out onto the street which was now dark, zipping up her jacket she braced against the cold, she sparked up a durrie and walked quickly to the bar a few blocks away, stopping at the door to quickly collect her thoughts and nerves, took a deep breath and entered the pub
They were heavy doors as she slipped her jacket off as she passed through the door the southerly breeze caught it and slammed it closed.
Ordering a schooner she walked to the back of the pool room,
Near the back of the bar… a man in black walked into the pub, catching her eye. He carried himself like he was superior to everyone and asking everyone who he passed if they knew a white witch, he came up to Letticia and asked if she knew a white witch, Letticia answered, “yes”.
Because she felt he needed help from her, but then he did something totally unexpected …
Tobias answered “I’ll show you a trick”, as he waved his hand in front of her face .
Letticia had a strange sensation of heat, creep all over her body, like fire ants biting her..
The heat kept getting stronger, her forehead hurt , the heat got so intense that she nearly cried out in pain, her hands were shaking, his eyes were full of triumphant glares, she looked down with her eyes but she was still staring at Tobias, all she saw was molten and lava , then she saw herself standing inbetween herself and Tobias, closing her eyes at the burning sensations and letting out a low level growl “you can’t take that, its mine”
And just as she was about to slip into unconsciousness her soul slammed back into her body, which had previously been floating in front of her still attached by a thin cord at belly button level…
The guy ran off empty handed and all the other people in the room were oblivious to the recent scene, did time stand still?
Letticia went to the bathroom shook off the sensation… and went and joined in the pool competition, the lady who usually won won again…
And beat Letticia. Letticia got drunk and went home alone as usual…
Thinking about the previous nights unbelievable events she got out of bed and rang her friend, she was shaking because she had assumed the answer would be negative and her story not believed but she reached out anyway
Many questions were racing through her head ,
Why would someone do that , Does he do that all over town or just me? Trying to rationalise the whole thing but the sensations of the weird attack were so real and still with her as she relived the attack in her mind. If that’s what it was and what did this guy want? Why did it happen to me, how come he was in the pub why did I blurt out you can’t have that…?
Now she was sitting on the phone reaching out to her friend who was not answering waiting for him to say its just bullshit get on with your life.
He didn’t answer until the third call, Letticia told him about what happened the night before… Brian listened and then he said he would be right over…
Brian took Letticia to a friend’s place. As they arrived Ronan met them at the door, Brian jumped out of the car and said hello to Ronan, as Letticia jumped out Ronan exclaimed “I was expecting you Brian but not a beautiful young lady”, “This is Letticia”, answered Brian.
She is in a spot of trouble, she needs to speak to you straight away.
“Come in my friends come in I’ll put the jug on…”.
Letticia is still holding her own at this point…
Until Ronan introduced himself properly…
I am a grey witch, I can practice both black or white magic, so it depends on your situation, l run a advertisement in the paper every week for psychic readings too.
As Letticia calmed herself to tell her story and prepared herself to be told to get out with silly stories about pubs in the local area.
Ronan did the complete opposite, telling her it was totally true, he said the witch has attacked you tried to take your soul and your third eye, Letticia was still sceptical but Ronan knew to tell her something from her childhood she soon became scared and started to believe, But why? She asked, because the man who attacked you was a black Warlock.
He had made a connection with you and all he had to think about wasyou and he could travel through the astral Plains .
Letticia looked at him in disbelief but, he continued to talk, your third eye is looking at me hanging on your forehead crying out for mercy, he didn’t appreciate it at all…
Sorry she blurted out and rubbing her forehead she covered he face… he thought he was the only grey witch in the area but obviously not. Letticia was still covering her face and wishing it would all go away. Now I have a stalker that I can’t even see, great, and no witchcraft abilities to fend him off this is just what I need, she wanted to run but there was no point, she had to stand and fight for her soul, she was beside herself with fear, anxiety and despair and not to mention confused this was real life, shit like this only happens in the movies…
Ronan left the room came back with a spell he said, the spell had to be read while he was in the room and the spell has to be read 3 times each night and then burnt and returned to the earth, be careful when you burn it if it works the sparks will fly. Sit inside a circle of salt and have a candle lit in the room for 3 days…
The spell read
By the power invested in me by God
May Tobias be kept away from
Me and my light that shines so brightly
May his powers be taken so he cannot
hurt anyone again
In the name of the father the son and the holy ghost
Amen
Letticia and Brian went home to Letticias house.
Tobias had a plan he would take their souls, all of them, which would free him from the deal he made with the devil, he was trained by the best and he had gained many powers over the years as a soul collector, and was nearly at his limit to free himself from immortality and become mortal again and live a normal life as a free man … his curse was to find talented young witches That didn’t understand their powers and steal them through the astral Plains…
Once he had made a connection on the physical level he could attack any where any time he also could sense a stronger witch and needed to capture her first before she could attack him.
Being connected to Letticia meant he could haunt her until she was exhausted and gave in
or he had enough time with her to take her soul and be free to roam the earth as a mortal.
That night Letticia got the salt, the candle, a candle holder out to say the spell three times.
She was extremely tired, exhausted actually from the stress, the worries, and the thinking of the new reality she had to face, witches and magic were real. And she thought it was all out of fairy tales and wives tales. She had no idea it was all true. Letticia put everything away, what if it bought bad karma and as she lay there scared and thinking, she passed out from exhaustion.
Tobias was in his basement, where he kept all his witchcraft materials and books and most importantly his float tank.
Tobias jumped into his float tank, and within seconds was in the astral plane and headed for Letticias place, Why was she so important, what made her so special that the devil needed her?
It didn’t take Tobias long to arrive at Letticia’s, he floated into the darkness of the house unseen,
He found Letticia asleep in her bed. He saw the spell, the candle and the salt, he laughed this will be easier than he thought, a storm was brewing outside, some thunder clapped it woke Letticia up, Tobias was above her bed floating, transparent like a ghost, chanting in another language with his hand in front of her face again, she screamed and blurted out Brian help!
But she was just to late, as she screamed out Brians name a bolt of lightning lit up the house, Tobias finished his rant.
Letticia could feel the same sensations all over her body, again, this time she let out a scream as Brian entered the doorway. Brian could see the ghost of Tobias and the the ghost of Letticia hanging above the bed as another bolt of forked lightening ripped through the house cutting the cord for Tobias to take Letticias soul and they vanished. Letticia’s unconscious body lay on the bed and Brian ran to her bedside.
Brian stayed with Letticia until dawn, he figured they needed more help and carefully carried her to the car, layed back the seat and buckled her in. He had packed two quick bags one for each of them, he threw them in the back and jumped in and drove…
Brian took Letticia to his friends in the forest cabin to give them time to formulate a plan of attack to trap him, and ultimately stop Tobias in his tracks, she was a white witch, who only practiced Magic with good intentions.
Brian explained the first attack and the second to Sapphire. OK she exclaimed we need to call in the big guns, Michael and Gabriel the archangels, because this is no ordinary attack, he has to be stopped let’s both stand together and repeat after me…
We ask for guidance and the presence of the archangels
Michael and Gabriel, to surround Letticia, Brian and myself
In white light to protect her and us from this evil warlock and bad energy
So it is and so it shall be from this day forward
Amen
Brian and Sapphire said the prayer together over Letticia’s unconscious body, hand in hand but
Letticia just lay there breathing but no reaction to anything.
Sapphire put her hands on Letticia, and spoke to Brian, she believes in God, and she is going to make a mark on the world, she just doesn’t know it yet, Letticia has not learnt to use her powers yet and she has a hardened exterior because the world is a cold and callous place, the devil wants her so bad because she will bring faith and hope and happiness and love to the world again, he wants to use her for his own powers and to replace Tobias. Tobias will come at dusk we need to be ready.
Michael and Gabriel arrive in a stream of white light, with their wings extended, the light shimmering off them, their wings, folding behind them and made known their presence, Brian was in ore, as the light vanished and the glimpse of glitter surrounding them dissipated.
Sapphire took the paper with the prayer written on it to a large tin, burned it, it burnt and lit up the cabin sparking and jumping around and then falling like stars, it was a beautiful and magical sight…
There were still a few things to do to get the upper hand in the battle ahead and sunset is closing in fast we will need to hurry, Michael please return the ashes to the earth.
Brian can you distract them when they arrive, I can feel them they are on their way, we need all the destraction time you can get, me I’ll be with Letticia calling for her soul to be returned OK
The angels will keep their distance until they are needed, we need all the stalling you can manage.
Letticia was laying there, listening to everything going on around her, it seemed her senses were heightened, but she couldn’t respond, she could even hear the sounds of the birds and a creek running nearby. She felt helpless she couldn’t talk, nod, or do anything.
It’s sunset, the storm is headed this way and it will bring the warlock with it, everyone take your positions, remember Brian you are to distract him and make him laugh, we don’t know how long Letticia will take to wake up, but he is going to use her soul to track us down, I will leave a weapon beside Letticia for when she wakes, she will need it to fight off Tobias in his astral plane body or his soul state, a ritual dagger,
the angels will keep there distance until needed I’ll open the pathway for this Tobias to enter.
Michael and Gabriel went to the rainforest, surrounding Sapphires cabin and vanished at the tree line…
Brian went to the front of the cabin picked up the wooden chair, placed it in front of the door and started singing his favourite song. He sang like there was no tomorrow.
They had been waiting it seemed forever but it was only ten minutes that had passed.
Sapphire was in prayer for Letticias soul to return and the ability to help in any way possible.
The breeze started then, the crackling of the lightning in the distance the rumble of thunderstorm was upon them, as the sound of the thunder echoed through the forest sapphire
Shouted “ here they come “ and she let the trees part…
Tobias arrived he had Letticia’s soul. was laughing as he came up the path… “ all of you will be mine “
Look who they left all alone its Brian, singing his heart out, he laughed his evil laugh again,he sang for his life, Letticias soul and Sapphire’s life and everyone Tobias had attacked.
Lightening flashed all around and Brian kept singing to give Sapphire’s spell time to work on getting Letticias soul back, nothing’s yet but she hadn’t given up hope. Tobias over heard Sapphire’s spell being cast in the background. He immediately pushed Brian out of the way, running into the cabin in haste leaving Letticias soul free to return to her soul.
Letticias eyes opened to find Tobias standing over her reaching for sapphire, she found the blade left to use, shook her head and got a grip on the situation, Tobias had Sapphire in his grip
And he was looking pretty furious, Letticia picked up the blade and drove it into Tobias’s chest.
He collapsed on top of her, Sapphire could be heard saying Letticia your back. Brian ran into the cabin and helped sapphire get Tobias off Letticia and they left him on the floor and went outside to embrace and rejoice.
Michael and Gabriel appeared from the rainforest and said they’ll take it from here, and they took tobias’s soul to Tobias’s basement, opened the float tank, and smothered Tobias as all of his dreams of living out his days as a mortal were extinguished with his last breath.
