Chapter 62
Blinking back against the bright light as I open my eyes. The real sky was brightly lit by a black and red sun. Staring up thinking how odd the sun is so dark but its light is so bright. “Just because something is dark does not mean the center is dark,” Ambrose says from my left. Looking to my right Freya is laid out snoring. Slowly sitting up rubbing the back of my head. “What was that?” I asked closing my eyes as a wave of dizziness washes over me.
“That was the bond snapping in place. When a witch is born their familiar is born. Well, that was back before the witches stopped being granted lesser demon familiars. These days they force a familiar bond with an animal or well several. Cats, dogs, spiders, and so on are not built to regulate magic like a lesser demon is. But for you and your line familiars are born when you were. Along with your brother and sister. Your offspring will be granted familiars your sister I am unsure of as of right now time will tell. For the first thirteen years, a witch will bond with their familiars. On the eve of their thirteenth winter, they bond as the young witch’s magic awakens. So the bond is still young and done when you are learning control and balance. You and your sister didn’t bond at thirteen. But you both created strong bonds with your familiars. This speaks volumes as to your soul. Had you been a dark soul the bond would have weakened as the lesser demon would not be able to filter the magic because you wouldn’t have treated her with love. And yes the familiar is the same gender as the witch unless you get twins like I. Fawn and Fabel are a special pair of familiars.
What I had not foreseen was that the familiar bond I created would have taken root so well. with not being a witch or having a witch in your bloodline you and your sister felt and nourished the bond even when they did not look like other animals around. This act of kindness and pureness I believe touched the heart of the triple-faced goddess. With your bloodline's connection to the gods and goddesses, I believe the familiar lines have changed for your line. My line is granted birds. So I had thought you all would be granted birds as well. But to my surprise, you were granted familiars closest to your name sake closest sacred animal. Eris spiders you hounds, your father said Hermes had a bird owl like who showed up the day Hermes was born.
I am excited to see what your offspring will be gifted. But we will bond them at the right age to avoid the explosive bonding I don’t know how many of those my pocket can take.” He chuckles. Standing wiping grass off his ass he looks up to the sky “ well let’s get to it need to work on balancing the flow of magic through your hell bitch.” He keeps calling her bitch and it doesn’t bother me but had someone else called her that I would have their throats. A feeling of agreement followed by a, soft whisper floats through my mind “agreed master” stopping stunned looking around. Ambrose's giggle steals my attention. “you hear Freya for the first time. It’s always a whisper and sometimes it’s broken after a while you will understand her more and be to understand her as you understand me.”
“Ya cause you always make so much sense” I huff as I get up. “why did she call me master? I don’t know if I like that?” following him. “it’s a sign of respect like alpha or future alpha. She’s acknowledging your pecking order.” He sings out as he starts to skip along. He’s such a child “and your to stuff. Lighten up have some fun when was the last time you just let your guard down and just went wild?” “three years ago. Kaleb was teasing me about now being able to make Mac and cheese so I was gonna prove him wrong but I knocked seasons on the burner they started to smoke. The alarms went off Kaleb started to panic all of it just felt like I was pulling it all in filling every cell then it exploded from me melting the pan in my hand and ruining the stove. So I’m sorry if just being free to be carefree is not in the cards for me. That was with the bracket on what would have happened without it huh? Huh? Well, let me tell you the pack house and everyone one cared about would have been wiped out. And where would I be? The center of a massive pile of ash. So you can stick it up your aghhhhhhh.” My rant turned to a scream as o fil full of power my vision shifting from clear to red to black and back to clear. My body feels on fire so mad, and angry, and no one to take it out on fuels the emotions I’m feeling the rage I can taste. The emotions bouncing off each other building. I feel like I’m gonna explode when I let out a massive scream throwing all of myself into it. Looking up into the sky.
The ground beneath my feet shivers and shakes as I scream. It felt like I had an unlimited amount of power and breath. My throat feels warm instead of scratchy the longer I scream. A sharp stab in the back of my neck breaks my scream and breaks the spell over me. The power drains from me as I slowly slip to the ground. Drained of all energy I see Freya panting hard laying down. The sight of her floods me with worry washing away all my anger.
“That is why were are here to learn control.” Ambrose slowly says as he looks to the sky. Looking up I see a long tear of black smoke reaching through like octopus tentacles. Shock and fear leave me frozen unable to speak. Did I do that? is the last thought I had before blackness finally took over.
