Judgment at Witches Court
Prologue
The trees stood tall and proud, their branches,
multicolored leaves still clinging to them
tenaciously, reach high into the sky. The thick
branches and leaves obscured the radiant glow of
the Moon. The shadows they cast upon the
pungent, mossy ground are mere testaments to
their regal stature.
Among the trees, a lone shadow moves quietly
through a lone beam of light, briefly
illuminating a shadowy figure. A woman with hair
was as bright as a shining flame worn it long
and wavy. It twists and coils its way down her
back like a living snake almost reaching her
knees. Yet, most striking of all were her
eyes...a green so pure, so vivid, the plants cry
with envy.
Alone, moving in the core of the darkened woods,
she hardly makes any noise. No snapping twigs,
no crunching leaves, no rustling brush. She
moves as noiselessly as one of the forest
creatures that peer out from the underbrush at
her as she walks through the dense forest to a
place deep in the heart. Her own heart beat an
erratic rhythm, it throbs in her veins, making
the pendant at the base of her neck vibrate. The
woman's eyes dart back and forth; quickly
scanning the area, looking for what she knew
waited there...
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Selena knew no one would disturb her here in the
heart of the dark and quiet woods. No one ever
comes this deep into the forest…for centuries
parents have told their children about magic
that those in league with the devil cast here,
of demons and monsters conjured to cause harm.
Rumors have always told of magic, ceremonies,
and sacrifices that they all believed practiced
there.
However, no one knows what is fact, or what is
created in the fertile minds of the scared
townsfolk. They all just know that they do not
dare find out the truth. Fear lives strong in
their hearts. Fear put there by centuries of
stories and warnings planted in their minds,
passed down from parent to child.
One story is of children spirited away and
sacrificed to the devil. Another is of hunters
and animals coming up missing, or bodies found
hid among the fallen leaves. It is these
stories, and others much more gruesome, that
keep the townspeople out of the woods. How
sad that people would rather assume the worst
and believe in the false than learn the truth
and believe in goodness. Selena thought.
None of that matters now, for tonight is
special. Selena would not let the fear intrude
on this time. Tonight, changes will be wrought
and after tonight, nothing will ever be the same
again.
Selena happily sighed, for the night is
perfect...cool and damp. Tonight is October
thirty-first...Samhain, or All Hallow's Eve.
Tonight is even more special than any other, for
tonight magic was at its strongest, the veil
between worlds is at its thinnest. The Moon is
large and full, the second full moon in the
month. This is the Sidhe Moon, a magical moon.
Moreover, to add to the mixture it is Selena's
birthday.
Selena knows exactly what she has to do and she
had been instructed well…it all began last year,
that is when she found out her family's biggest
secret...
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