War Of The Witches

Carl as he told them who Mara Anjonu was a

he was so insulted by Kristopher's rejection that she wanted to punish him for all eternity. So she did a terrible

onu?" Sam

children and the most loyal. Mara Anjonu was summoned by Madame Constance to be a protector of

that what she did to

s to the land of the living and steals faces from men, women and children altog

s face back from her?

cannot," Carl sa

way!" Darryl yelled and w

o vanquish the demon back to t

bbed the metal rod. " We stab her heart

only way to vanquish her is to break the curse on Kristokulos and

at? Why wouldn't it be

ld have to ask her to relinquish your friend's face and hope that she feels generous. Once

o?" Jennifer asked, "W

she stole, your friend will die as soon as she

s Madame Constance. What a bitch

quite the handful."

rted to see flashes of a memory, a memory he couldn't quite remember. He k

ook on Darryl's face. She sat b

yl? You seem distr

image of a faceless person." He said

rst victim," Car

talking about?" Darr

her face...or her faceless face, I'm not sure what the right nomenclature is. But, what I am sure of, is

I have no memory of this encounter?" Dar

lmost completely forgotten. She's a very proud demon and if anyone ever manages to fight a

e?" Darryl asked, not understand

you, she approaches you when you're emotionally vulnerable and gains your tru

didn't gain my tru

rmatively and co

on she attempted on you and in her anger of not bein

ng the curse and your entire mission is to help us break the curse so it's only sensible that y

didn't you warn us?"

inform me about summoning Mara Anjonu to protect the curse from being broken.

do now?" Jen

e box, destroy the cursed item

on't you know where it is?" Nelly as

ll have to find it by yourselves."

" Nelly yelled angrily an

t Mara, he mentioned vampires and werewolves?"

they faced were beyond their skills and knowledge. Peace didn't have a face, and they had no idea

w's the time to fight even harder than ever before so we can save Peace. We can'

the floor and walk

ind that key and break this curse. For Peace!" N

" Darryl sa

as well and placed his

ooked up at the stairs again, knowing

ome inscriptions written on it. It didn't look like it was originally i

written on the box," Nell

amson asked and

n in a foreign language, Lati

Jennifer mentioned and went over to

in?" Nelly asked,

ch spoiled only child, you know?" Jenni

ely and realized that

Latin alright

ead it?" Nell

m a bit rusty," J

harus fame...monstri...erit." Jennif

n?" Darryl asked

ox will be a beacon for the mon

does that mean?

t means whoever uses the key to open the box wi

other. They knew now that opening the bo

d kill Kristokulos. It won't matter who opened the box because we'll all

e, we'll have to open the box s

d we don't come back until we find

ra Anjonu and Kristokulos," Nelly said, holding up his

t," Carl said suddenly a

ell down to the floor, having

g right beside me. It's scary man!" Nell

his silliness and how

s. He almost gave m

uite terrifying to look at." Carl said sarcastically, kn

Carl!" Nelly said

elp us with some real wea

nt all those years ago, I assembled an arsenal and put it

e us to the basement." Darryl order

ow him?" Jennif

. Sam and I will go get the weapons and then, w

arryl," Jenny sai

ed away, still sore from b

e fire and he and Darryl went off with Carl

e guys began talking to e

nny are okay?" Samson

r chance and I intend to do r

eans you're going to leave Peace

Darryl asked, noticing a bit o

r 'relationship' with her but enough is enough," Samson sa

ed them let out

strongest and her weakest. He knew her inside and out and he knew how much she liked Darry

l would show up again, making her will to forget him fragile and she would let him in

nd giving her false hope about having a relationshi

on that we would become a coupl

up around her when she's vulnerable, knowing how much she likes you. You even have sex wit

when we slept together. It takes two people to have sex and she did it because she wanted to even when she knew that I was in

til you showed up and ruined their friendship. You claim to love her and care about

him head-on. Staring straight into h

make it out of here, I will beat your ass if you play with Pe

ter Sam! The weapon

I needed to and hopefully, Darryl understa

t. There was a locked padlock on the door and Samson broke it o

r side of the stairs suddenly lit up. They continued walking down

l over the place. There were also large bookshelves, the kind yo

the basement and

is where I held up after Kri

* * *

were telling us about?" Dar

r Darryl,"

said and lifted one knife. He put down the flaming piece of w

the best weapons you'l

long you didn't know that weapons have advan

ow?" Carl li

make do with these. At least they're better t

etter job in killing Kri

as they needed and wrapped th

ll went out, much to everyone's surprise, even C

torch go out?" Samso

on," Carl replied, unsure

h went out and so did

Carl?" Darryl ask

gic seems to be fadi

son mentioned and pointed at Carl. His body was als

turning off, on

ut before they took a step upwards, the door to the basement slammed shut on

house!" Samson yelled in

this?" Darryl asked

one in this house who can temporarily disable

turning off until

it in that last flame before i

and took it to the flaming torch. As he was about to stick it into the fi

Samson cal

e," Darr

apon with you?" S

a knife," D

's stand back to b

darkness and stood back to back, watc

ame was green in colour. It made the basement a

ame green?" Dar

plied, "You still hol

placed it into the green flame but it would

ting up!" Darr

d get back here,"

looked around. They could hear a creepy

ng out there," S

stalking them. They could hear its footsteps,

s it another one of Kristoku

e monster itself, then it's an illusion. We jus

was that was stalking them. They looked up at it with their mouths hanging open. It was a terrify

his as well?" Sam

aded dog with fire coming ou

at!" Sams

hot out of its mouth, going straight for

hat?" Darryl asked

ran and took cover behind a bookshelf while t

rus?" Darryl as

headed dog that guards the gates of the Underworld

now this?" Da

. I really enjoyed tha

d Cerberus was taken out of your

, the things we love and enjoy and uses them

ght it, hide from it or try

illusion. And even if we could, on

we do?" Darr

e had since we got here have bee

d the shelf that the boys hid behind. It gro

going to have to fi

s but at least, this could serve as practice for w

and ran out, both grabbing a sword an

's heads tried to bite him but he swung at it and sliced its lips

at his sword and snatched it away. It spat out fire from its mouth at

spikes protruding from the wall in a part of

led out and poin

y understood what

raw its attention. He ran and stood in fron

ugly poodle! C

e, used his sword to swing at its leg, cutting it off. Cerberus lost his f

n their faces. They stood in front of the

ack on and the room be

ated our illusio

said and they started walking away when suddenly, Cerbe

am

ould do to help as all three of the heads of the

on of togetherness and caring, the season of families coming

on of DEATH or so i

wasn't even enough time to scream because it all happened so fast. One minute, he was f

Cerberus had swallowed Samson, it turned its attention to Darryl. It walke

just happened to Sam. The hellhound began walking towards him and Darryl ran towards a

off!" Darryl yell

at Cerberus. The hellhound slowly caught on fire and it didn't take long for the flames to completely engulf it. But, it was a hellhound af

the intention of killing him. Darryl put down hi

egan saying to himself and it seemed as if ti

it's not real." He kept sa

t. There was fire all over the basement which meant the fire wasn't real, the torches

reach him. The beast launched at him and as soon as i

could find around into the fire to keep it burnin

g around restlessly on the couch so she

and picked up a blanket that she had found earli

affiliation with Darryl, she still cared about her dee

ace made the promise of eternal friendship to each other.

ttle Peace in the memory and hande

" Peace asked as sh

for us. Your half has the letter B on it, whi

r Friends." Peace sa

eep this one. It's going to be a symbol

can be best friends fo

have to swear it," Jenny sai

hand and held out her pinky finger. Little Pe

ever let anything or anyone ruin our friendship," J

friend and to always have your b

rev

tretched ou

rev

ed out hers a

O THE

denly asked from behind Jennife

fine," Jen

n them. They both stared at Peace an

is?" Jennifer asked while sh

"What happened to us?" She as

shoulder to comfort her and

when you were still very close but from what Sam told

we

y'all?" Nelly asked,

, knowing Peace liked him too but I didn't care. Getting Darryl was more important to me than my friendship with Peace. Of course, Peace has never been the type of person

fully invested in the story of how the riva

was so jealous and so angry. About a month later, it was time for junior prom. I wasn't going to go because I didn't want to see them together but much to my surprise, Darryl

made a U-turn from Peace

chose me to boost his reputation in school as the handsome guy with the rich girlfriend." Jennife

k it's true?

for money or anything like that. He's

twice. That should tell you some

rolled down her eyes. Nelly pulled h

nd when we get out of here, the two of you can fix

e so, Nelly.