"You can't hide from us Myriad, we can smell your fear in the air and it is appealing".
Myriad, a young witch, born of a master warlock and a muse-witch which made her the most powerful witch to have ever existed in Eureka.
"Please I beg of you to let me go and promise never to return again. Please I beg you".
It was night with the full moon at its peak and Myriad was gasping for air as she hid behind a large tall tree in the Redwood forest. As she was hiding, she quickly browsed through her small bag to see if she successfully took all her things from her house before the "SPIKEBOYS" came for her. She has lived in fear her whole life since she was born because there is a prophecy which says, "A witch born of a master warlock and a muse-witch will be the salvation of the creatures who transform at night during the full moon and they will never know pain except ultimate power". Her life for the salvation of these creatures.
Eureka, back in the days, was a town that belonged to the witches until one strange night, a tourist called Andrew visited the city and decided never to leave anymore. Andrew was the monster of the night who began to turn men who were not warlock into monsters and together they formed a cult called the "SPIKEBOYS". Since then, Eureka never remained the same, tourist that visited never left, and their streets were hunted by these monsters at night. The witches and warlocks were powerless against these creatures and there was nothing they could do to restrain the "SPIKEBOYS" because their magic was useless against them.
Then came Myriad, the strongest witch who has the power to hurt them, make them suffer and her magical powers were not useless against these creatures of the night. So it was a full moon, the "SPIKEBOYS" at their full strength in pursuit of Myriad. They wanted to kill Myriad to get more power and cease from feeling pain whenever they transformed into their true nature.
Andrew, their alpha, led the chase against Myriad.
"I promise it's going to be a quick and painless death Myriad. C'mon sweetheart trust me".
Andrew said with a smirk. Then he lifted his head and roared, giving the ultimate commander to his pack which caused them to transform into their beastly form. Andrew's bones began to snap, break, shift in excruciating pain and his human form began to cave into his beastly nature. His canine began to elongate into thick and sharp fangs. Fur began to clothe his body, his nails elongated and he became two feet taller than his human height which was six-five feet. His six senses became acute and he sniffed in the air around him and he began to follow Myriad's scent while he bashed through the woods with supernatural strength and speed.
Myriad on the other hand was busy creating a spell that will bind the Andrews and his pack to the Redwood forest never for them to ever leave the forest or they die.
She was about to put the final piece of ingredients for the spell when Andrew bashed into her and sank his fangs into her neck. Myriad screamed in agony and uttered a spell to repel Andrew. The spell threw him far away as his back slammed into a large tree. He shrieked in pain and roared into the cold night as his pack members began to surround him. Quickly Myriad used powder herbs to do a protective spell so they can't further hurt her anymore.
Inside the protective circle she was in, she began to make efforts to finish her interrupted spell as her life source began to slip away due to the effect of Andrew's bite. Andrew transformed back to his human form and went closer to her protective spell wall but the wall repelled him back with force, threatening to slam him against multiple rocks behind him until he growled and flexed his nail into the forest soil to have grip stamina. Then he became furious and roared for his pack members to tear down the protective spell wall at all cost, but they all were thrown away by the force of the protective wall.
Myriad stood up with her last strength and began to chant the spell meant to bind Andrew and his pack to the forest.
"See this, spirit of the forest,
Adhere to my wish.
Take these creatures as your fuel.
Bond with them.
Be their life source.
Let them be your slave.
From now till the end of time.
Unless one of them opens his or her heart, To love a witch unconditionally".
Then she used an antique little knife to cut her palm for blood which was the final ingredient for the spell and snapped her fingers. Thunder with lightning struck the forest soil as the creatures began to scream in pain. Then there came a thunderstorm as her spell was completed and she died with her body disintegrating into ashes.
From there on after, Andrew and his pack couldn't leave the redwood forest anymore or they risked being dead. Eureka was safe again, tourists came and went but the redwood forest was forbidden for people to go there.
TWENTY YEARS LATER…
Eva, a young beautiful Muse-witch was hand picking flowers for her parents close to a river that separated the Eureka into two parts; Redwood forest and the main city. As she was picking the flowers, the tiny hairs of neck stood up and she became aware that someone was looking at her from the Forest. She looked at the forest which was a few feet from her and saw two red piercing eyes looking at her from behind the thick forest, but instead of her running, she went closer to the Redwood forest to find out who was spying on her.
"Hey, I can see and feel you watching me. Who are you and what do you want?" Eva said
"It's best if you leave and go back home, this is a forbidden area". The person spying on her replied. Eva was quiet for a while and later left.
The encounter Andrew had with that young beautiful lady made his ice cold heart that has not had a beat for about a century began to beat. His blood was warm again and the only explanation for this is that the young lady is his soulmate. He taught, how can a witch be my soulmate, it must be a mistake. Andrew began to race through forest in anger as he howled along.
Late into the middle of the night, Eva was deep in sleep while she dreamt about the river where she went to pick flowers, but the scene was different. She saw a man standing close to the forest and she began to walk closer to get a better look of this man. When she got close, then realized the man standing before her the famous Andrew, the Alpha of the "SPIKEBOYS". She tried to wake up but it was impossible.
Andrew walked so close to Eva that they could both feel their breaths on each other's skin. Then he cupped her face in his large palms and planted a kiss on her forehead. Eva didn't resist as she waxed in his body warmth. She wanted more, her body craves for more but then she woke up and it was morning. Eva taught what kind of dream is that?.
Eva kept getting a pull to the redwood forest throughout the whole day and it was nightfall she couldn't stay put any longer, so she went to the Redwood forest. She got there, it was all quiet except for the multiple howls of the creatures in the forest. The moon was full and at its peak.
As Eva walked closer, she heard a dark voice telling her to go back or she would die, but she was not afraid because this voice beckoned to her heart.
"Who are you? Come out here let me see you please". Eva asked
"No, I can't, I will die, but you need to leave now". Andrew replied back as he paced around the boundary of the forest.
"Fine then, I guess I will come over then", Eva said as she stepped into the forest and saw Andrew in his true form.
"You, I dreamt about you last night, who are you?" she said.
Andrew stalked her while he was sniffing her.
"I dreamt too," He replied in his dark and hoarse voice.
Andrew came to stand before her while he transformed back to his human form. He then went to smooth her hair out of her face, when Eva closed her eyes unconsciously, with her mouth slightly opened and he planted a light kiss on her lips.
"You shouldn't be here, you need to leave now!" Andrew said
He was trying to make way for her to leave the forest as a sudden wind blew and a voice whispering rode the wind which was of Myriad the strong witch. It began to whisper the spell which was used to bind Andrew and his pack to the forest backwards. Andrew stumbled out of the forest with Eva to protect her from a large tree about to fall on her due to the force of the wind and he then realized he was still breathing and not dying.
Quickly Andrew stood up, touching himself in amazement.
"The curse has been broken, I.. I.. I… can't believe". He then asked Eva,
"Who are you?"
"I am Eva Blackburn and a muse-witch". She said, looking at him intensely.
Before she could say anything else, Andrew held her to him tight and kissed her forehead.
"Thank you Eva Blackburn, for you have set us free".
Note, this is a fictional story, inspired by Eureka, a city in North California, popular with its Redwood Park/forest.
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