Chapter 33

"You're doing nothing," she accused him
"I am trying my best here, Amy. It's not been easy,"
"Then use your bounty hunting skills. She's been missing for more than two weeks days now," Amy dreaded the worse. Wouldn’t she feel it though if her baby girl was gone? People said that they felt it within their bones. She felt lost and helpless. She only wished there was more she could do.
"And don't you think I haven't done that," He abruptly interjected.
"Keep calm, we are going to find her," Aiden assured her.
"First you said we shouldn't involve the police. Keep calm she would be back; we are yet to see our daughter-"
"Even with the police, the missing person poster and the community search we are yet to find her." Aiden felt like he was sounding so cold about it, and it made Amy angry.
"It will be alright," he added quickly.
Amy sighed noisily.
"I can't just sit here and do nothing,"
"And who told you we are?"
"You talk like you don't care," Amy folded her arms and glared at him. She wouldn’t settle and be calm until her girl was home safe and sound.
Aiden consumed Amy's eyes in his serious gaze. He walked out of the living room, got into his car, and zoomed off.
***
The next day, it was time to return home. Apparently, she wasn't ready.
Mom and Dad wouldn't be at home now She thought. There was every possibility that they would be out looking for her. Kane had kept her safe for two weeks and it wasn't against her will. There wasn't any need for a blindfold. Still, Divina didn't know where they were. One thing was for sure, they were miles away from town. They walked east for fifteen minutes before they arrived at a vacant forest of dead trees. Little chats from here and there about everything or anything except what had happened last night spiced up the walk. Both continued on foot until they arrived at a particular spot beside a dead-looking but still living leafless tree.
"Now, we are here," excitement glittered his words.
"So?" Divina couldn't see anything except the obvious.
"That's our way home," He announced, like it was a special invention of his.
Divina stared confusedly at him.
Did the sex affect his brain badly? Or was he just dumb today?
Kane was pointing at the thick tree standing in what seemed to be the center of the dingy forest.
Was he nuts?
"That's a tree," Divina stated the obvious still trying to access Kane's recent demeanor. A scientist revealing his new invention to an uninteresting audience with such gusto and enthusiasm, Kane walked up to the tree, traced a particular line and hit its dead bark in three quick successions. Immediately, a spiral, carved from the decayed wood, bordered with a rare red light elated itself from other parts of the tree trunk. Divina blinked five times in disbelief. Kane smiled, at last his uninterested audience valued his discovery.
"What's that?" she asked as she slowly walked towards the trunk. She was about to stretch her hands to feel it when Kane stopped her.
"Don't touch witch. Until you're ready,"
She turned backwards sharply to look him in the eye.
"Ready?" she asked
"Yes, ready."
"For what exactly?"
"Ready to take us home,"
Divina smiled.
"I can't do what you are suggesting,"
"I haven't suggested anything,"
"That sign, the tree, I know what it is. I thought it didn't ex-"
"Exist? Well, you have it there,"
"The Spriggan Spiral. It has the ability to make one dematerialize matter and transport it. Space, matter, and time separated by this Spiral is what makes it so powerful. The tree would make sure the spirit, soul, and body of a weak one is separated and scattered across the universe. Only a powerful witch can control its powers. "
"And that's you,"
"I wouldn't be able to control such power, talk less of using it to get us home,"
"You have little or no choice"
"What do you mean?" Divina understood the part of getting back home now but was that the only option.
"Trust me, we are in the middle of no-where. We don't have a plane, and helicopter, a car, a horse not even a bicycle,"
"You kept assuring me that I'll leave soon when there wasn't any plan in place?"
You idiot
"Divina, you are a powerful witch. I have seen what you can do. Give it a try,"
"YOU DON'T GIVE IT A TRY STUPID! You only have one opportunity. No, two I mean,"
"Which are?"
"To get the right spell or die trying,"
A few minutes ago, Kane would have thought that his idea was the perfect one not until when she harshly delivered the truth. He was ready to stand by his idea or a now dumb-ass plan.
"This is going to work. Those magic books have a lot of threat cases and consequences, blah blah blah. It's just to scare you off the spell. Nothing-"
"Is going to happen right?" Divina shook her head pityingly.
"You know nothing about magic,"
"Yes, I do. Magic acts according to your conviction, right?"
"That's just a vague idea. Your belief wouldn't save you from the consequences of a wrong spell,"
Divina walked round the trunk. All other parts seemed natural except the spot of the Spriggan Spiral.
"Something isn't right yet" Divina had read all about the Spriggan Spiral and its spells so she could spot an accidental on the sheet.
"Is it the tree?" Kane enquired.
"Not at all. The force behind the tree. The tree possessing the Sprigan Spiral is always guarded by an Al Borak. He/she could be a vamp, a wolf but not a witch and.. ." Divina turned to look Kane in the eyes. She knew something or someone existed behind those honest eyes.
"And only the Al Borak could bring the Spiral from hiding. That's you?" Divina laughed lightly.
"Oh good-"
"It's my duty to the clan,"
"Wow, that's fine and you didn't deem it fit to tell me?"
"I am not obligated-"
"Will you shut your mouth for once!" Divina retorted.
This tree was the force behind their disappearance. Kane did create a loophole between time and space. A fortress which didn't exist on earth but did exist between the earth. Only the Al Borak could do that. But it had its rules and Kane had flaunted one.
"Why did you do it?" She asked impatiently.
"Do what?" Kane feigned ignorance.
Divina gazed at him. Her look-wrathful, her eyes red with vexation.
"You were unconscious, on the verge of death. I knew they would hunt you."
"And you didn't take the consequences into consideration?"
"The rules state that if a loophole is created an Al Borak wouldn't be able to leave if he got in with another being not if he got in with a powerful witch,"
Divina raised her left hand to cover her face in disappointment.
"How did you ever become an Al Borak? Who placed such a huge responsibility on your irresponsible shoulders?"
"My father,"
"I thought as much, the same being who killed my Pa’s mind and yo-" Divina was getting all riled up now.
"Young nephew, not my father like you think he is," Kane interjected.