of them, who appears to be the leader, is...well, he looks like Charles Manson, back when he first got arrested. He is speaking softly to the others.
“ This is the place–I can feel the magic here. Someone is near, more than one. This shall be our greatest feast yet. Can you feel the energy? It is amazing,” he says softly, with great excitement and authority.
The others begin joining him in the clearing, one by one. We continue to talk telepathically as the cult members draw near, not knowing that we too are vampires , until it is too late and they notice the difference in our heart rates from the others near us.
“ Remain calm everyone; fight your urge to attack…we must stay with the plan. Wait until they all reach the leader, and then cast the spells, girls,” Elijah instructs.
As they enter the clearing one at a time from various points as if to surround what they find, we start counting them, 28, 29, 30, 31...36, 37, and 38.
“ My God they have 38! That’s twice as many as us! We only expected 25; they must have not all been together,” Constance notes.
“ We can do this; they are not prepared for us,” Florence encourages.
They appear to be confused by the heart beats of the witches and shifters versus ours. They prepare to fight for the food, fight to win our friends…as if we would allow that to happen.
“ Now girls!” Cato screams.
The three witches begin to chant....
By the power of three
We entrap thee
By the power of three
We entrap thee
By the power of three
We entrap thee
So mote it be,
So mote it be,
So mote it be.
Ms. Edwina assists with the spell to provide extra energy, like a power boost.
The crystals surrounding us and the Cerberus begin glowing as bright as stars in the night sky. As each one of the Cerberus notices they are caught off guard and begin to scramble, they even begin to fight each other.
Ms. Edwina calls to the girls. “Girls, come here quickly, the faster you act the better,” she hands each of them a potion to remove powers.
We all take our spots around the circle but remain back from the girls slightly.
“ As soon as the potion is thrown the entrapment spell will weaken and with every hit or pressure put on it, the shield will eventually break. We need to destroy as many as possible, before the trap breaks allowing them access to our friends. Alright girls, on my count, 1, 2, 3....,” Ms. Edwina yells.
The girls circle the Cerberus and throw the potions trying to hit all of them. Now that the potions are thrown, the girls run for cover, and we can begin our attack. The shifters are all waiting slightly behind us, ready to stake and rip the injured Cerberus apart, or to attack any that may get past us. I am starting to wish we would have thought of flaming arrows; that would have done the job all at once…one wood arrow to the heart and instant burnage.
One after another we are physically beating the Cerberus down. The shifters are doing a great job. Ebony, and Eliza are behind all of us throwing potions that help us, either to enhance our powers or to weaken the Cerberus more. Ebony’s power of telekinesis is helping her with her aim of the potions. During a fight like this it is hard to ensure the potion hits the right target, but with a moment’s notice she is able to redirect it if for some reason the vial is coming too close to one of us. It’s only a few short minutes before the entrapment breaks. The shifters charge, and swoop down ready to attack and tear the Cerberus to sheds.
We make our way through the newest wave of Cerberus; they’re very easy, almost too easy. They are like worms crawling across the sidewalk on a rainy day, slow and easy to defeat. Now it appears we are down to about ten, and the remaining Cerberus appears to be older, more knowledgeable and stronger; they know how to fight. We can tell their powers are weakened but they still seem to retain some. I assume this because they are hiding in the middle of their
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