Chapter 45 - Preparing for Another Fight

Kaleigh's spell killed Brielle and, therefore, killed all of the Dark Sphere witches. There were thousands of Dark Sphere witches worldwide, and they had no clue that they would die. After the death of Brielle, the Dark Sphere witches turned to ash one by one.

To those who were out in public and not hiding somewhere, it was quite a sight to see by humans and shifters alike. One minute they were talking to who they thought was an average human, and the next, there was nothing but a pile of ash. Most people assumed their eyes were playing tricks on them.

The shifters who witnessed this knew that those who had turned to ash had been witches. They also knew that they had to have practiced black magic for them to die in that fashion. They didn't know what this meant, but they had a feeling whatever it was, it wasn't over.

After the death of the Dark Sphere witches', the others who practiced black magic felt empowered. Brielle had been the High Priestess of Dark Sphere, but she had also ruled over all those who practiced black magic. They had been held back or killed by Brielle when they stepped over the line, or she became angry. Most had just stayed out of her path or the path of any who were part of her coven.

Now they could step forward and practice the magic they wanted with no interference from Brielle. Many of the covens were smaller and stayed to themselves. However, a few covens were just as significant as Dark Sphere had been. Those covens were ready to take over where Brielle had failed.

Dark Sphere was not the only coven aware of the sacred stone carried by those of the Emerald Stone Coven. However, none of the other covens were comfortable going after any witch with that stone because that could mean death for them all. Just look at what happened to Brielle and her witches.

A few covens had the same greed as Brielle and wanted the stone for its power. They decided it was time to make a move when the Emerald Stone witch was least expecting it. Dark Sphere was the clear nemesis of Emerald Stone, so they thought the last surviving witch would not be expecting anyone else to come after her.

They started making plans. All of the other covens had been aware of the Dark Sphere battle with the White Raven pack. What they didn't know was how the witch had been able to defeat Brielle, so they would need to be careful not to make the same mistakes. Several covens came together, figuring that they would be more successful if they worked as a team. As the covens met, one witch was chosen to take the lead; her name was Josephine.

Josephine was almost as old as Brielle had been. She was beautiful thanks to the human body she had taken. Josephine was tall with long black hair, hazel eyes, and creamy white skin. Her voice flowed smoothly like she was singing a song when she talked. Men wanted her, and women wanted to be her. Josephine cared nothing for anyone and was like Brielle; she wanted power over all.

Josephine knew that Brielle had been brilliant, and if the Emerald Stone witch was able to kill her and eliminate her coven, they needed to play it safe. She decided they would take their time to prepare; nothing would be accomplished with arrogance.
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As the black magic covens were preparing to wage war on the Emerald Stone witch and the pack protecting her, there were witches of pure magic who were preparing as well. Veronica of the Crystal Moon Coven was in touch with Alannah, Luna of White Raven.

Veronica had heard about the battle between the Emerald Stone witch and the Dark Sphere Coven, and she was pleased the Dark Sphere had been eliminated. However, she was concerned because she had picked up on a conversation with a couple of black magic witches about another war.

Veronica knew that once it was known that there was an Emerald Stone witch still alive and she was the keeper of the sacred stone, evil ones would be coming out of the woodwork to get their hands on it. She decided that it was better to prepare those of pure magic if there was a war. Veronica would not leave the Emerald Stone witch and Alannah to fight them on their own.

Veronica called out to every pure magic coven she knew and let them know what was coming. They agreed to join forces as they could not allow any black magic witches to get their hands on the powerful stone; it would be detrimental to the entire world.

Veronica was pretty with short blonde hair cut in a bob, big dark brown eyes, and a tan complexion. She was of average height and had a nice figure.

Veronica began making preparations to go to California to help her friend in the impending war. She didn't like leaving her home, but she knew it couldn't be helped in this case. Veronica decided to call Alannah to give her a heads up on what was coming her way, both good and evil. She reached for her cell phone with a sigh.

"Hello." Veronica smiled when she heard the voice on the other end.

"Alannah, it's Veronica. How are you doing after defeating the Dark Sphere?" Alannah was happy to hear from her friend but concerned as well. Veronica usually only called when something was wrong.

"We are doing okay, still in the process of the clean-up. News must travel fast because it's only been a couple of hours. I know this is not a social call, so what's going on, Veronica?" Veronica could hear the worry in Alannah's voice, and she hated to be the one to cause it.

"I'm afraid your troubles aren't over, dear friend. I have heard talk that several black magic covens are uniting to come for the sacred stone." Alannah felt the blood drain from her face. How could the pack prepare for another fight so quickly?

"Are you sure, Veronica?"

"Yes, but it's not going to happen right away. I have taken it upon myself to contact some of our allies, and they will be meeting me in California soon so we can prepare. You and the Emerald Stone witch will not be alone. You will have help this time Alannah. As bad as Brielle was, this may be worse because of the numbers they are trying to get together. We won't let the evil ones win." Veronica sounded very sure that they would prevail.

"I appreciate your help and getting others to come to our aid. I will prepare Kaleigh and the rest of the pack so we can be ready. Please let me know when you have arrived." Alannah was not looking forward to the talk with Kaleigh and Dominick.

"I will, Alannah. Take care of yourself."

When Alannah hung up the phone, she had to sit down. How would they be able to overcome all of the evil coming to their pack? She began crying because she knew they wouldn't come out as strong from this fight as they did in the last one. Alannah took a deep breath and headed to the Alpha's office to talk to Dillon. She would need his strength to break this news to Kaleigh and Dominick.