Chapter 77
While I wait for the liquid to turn gold I go check on the air-tight box brewing under the silver waterfall fountain out back under the weeping sparrow bush. There is no special use for a weeping sparrow bush other than it looks pretty and the midnight black blossoms remind me of my mother’s hair.
Enzo follows behind watching me. “You are double magic why?” “Double magic? What do you mean?” “Enoy has one magic path through her the hound has one magic path like every magic gifted being. You have two. Why?” “Oh well, I had my demon side locked away after. Well after a mishap. So I only fostered my witch side. Enoy made me realize I needed both sides so probably why.” “no. Magic is energy flowing I can see it you can see it. Mine is one color. It’s always one color. Hers is gold. You have two colors. Why?” “what color is the bitch?” “gold same as Enoy they share.” “awe I have two familiars. My magic and power flow through them like hers. Unlike you. You can filter the flow of magic yourself it’s part of why your shadow slide is faster than my misting.” He nods. “what did you choose?” “I didn’t choose. When I was my mother became pregnant with me her owl laid an egg. When I was born the egg hatched with two black Crows.” “soul reapers,” he said “huh?” “soul reapers. They are giant black birds. The overseer always has a soul reaper companion. When you are summoned for judgment from the overseer the soul reapers pull your soul to be read and judged. If innocent the soul is returned if guilty the soul reaper eats it.” Frozen mid-step. No, my babies are crows. Only one way to find out. I send a command for Fawn to come here.
Pulling the glass box out of the silver waterfall I see the fumes are now a peach good. Straightening up, I head back inside to add the next set of ingredients. A loud cawing comes before fawn lands next to me. Reaching up stroking her soft head. Enzo drops to one knee bowing his head. “Enzo stands up. What are you doing?” “I am to be judged?” “why? No. Stand up this is fawn she stays here in my pocket while her twin Fabel is in the light realm watching over things for me.” I explain as he stands. He stares at fawn like she’s the most amazing thing he has ever seen. “want to pet her? Come here.” I motion for him to come to her.
Stepping forward slowly he raises his hand slowly. Almost like he’s afraid of her. His hand hovers just over her neck when she hops a little pushing her neck into his hand. His eyes widen and I know he’s feeling the flow of magic through her and her nurturing nature. Fabel is a little wilder that’s why he gets free range in the mortal realm. More room for him to just do his thing. “when we go to the mortal realm. I’ll call Fabel to me for you to meet. He’s grumpier than my sweet girl. But he’s a softy if you have Ambrose fruit.” Taking a piece out of my pocket and hand it to him. “these dried ones, she likes keeps her beak sharp.” He holds it to her. The excitement on his face at feeding her a treat was one of the best moments I have had. “I need your help for a few moments I need a bit more blood. Then if you would like fawn loves playing fetch. She has an assortment of things to throw as hard and as far as you can. They are spelled to increase your force by a lot. If I didn’t do it then it wouldn’t challenge her. She’s fast and smart. But she loves to play. She’s been feeling sad the last couple of days with Freya here And not able to come outside.” “you'd trust me to work with your soul reaper?” “sure not like you can hurt her or steal her we are bonded. That and she loves to play and right now I don’t have the time with all that’s going on so really it would be a huge help.” “honored I would be honored I swear” I don’t know if he knows what he’s trying to say through his excitement. “I know you don’t need a familiar, but could you have one?” “no. My kin all yes. I’m the only one in the line that was born to cross the divide.” “you will love the black rose pack lands then full of all kinds of animals. Not familiar but animals. They make for great pets. I am sure you can find a companion pet that won’t be the same cause you won’t bond the same but you’ll still get a bonded animal to you. Enoy has a horse it’s like a huge hound. She rides it.” “what? I must try.” I chuckle as we enter the hut. Setting the box down so the vapor settles to the bottom. I grab the chalice and dagger setting them on the table. This time before he adds his blood I add three thin slices of Ambrose fruit to the chalice. He slices his wrist letting his shadow magic infused blood into the chalice until half full. Shakes his hand and heals. The. He slices his palm for clean blood. Three drops. The second the last drop hit the rest he was out the door. Shaking my head. I have to remember he’s still a child.
Taking a silver stick I stir the blood and fruit until the stick is display Ed along with the fruit. Dumping into a special jar with a hose on it. Shutting the lid all the air is sucked out. Then the hose is attached to the box. Once sealed the jar is set on a low fire to simmer and distill the blood creating a gas. The gas will flow through the hose to the box mixing with the vapors already in there. When all the blood is turned into a gas and pushed into the box. Then I’ll close the valve and remove the hose from the box taking it back out to the silver waterfall.
