Sasha
She had said yes to my offer. It took a long effort for me to not show how excited I was when she said I could go with her. That would only make her suspicious and make her wonder why I am excited more than she was about going to her house for the weekend.
I could always tell her that it was because I liked her brothers and was happy to see them again but I didn’t think I could keep up with that ruse.
I couldn’t try to have a crush on the boys whose father had captured the master and ruined my dream, not even if my life depended on it. Moreover, I was way older than the boys and pretending to seduce one of them was going to be odd, even for me who had done a lot of things in search of my master.
I was up early, preparing for the trip ahead of me. Even Mia was still in bed but that wasn’t any of my business. I didn’t want to be late and give her any excuse to cancel on me.
I had to show her that I really appreciated her kind gesture for inviting me with her. I noticed a bit of grey hair on my forehead as I had my bath and stood before the mirror. I scowled as I pulled it out.
That was the annoying effect of dark magic. It always caught up to someone when they were not expecting it. Using the dark powers of magic to change appearance mostly took a toil on someone’s body and yet, it never lasted forever.
I decided to perform a bit of sorcery before leaving and locked the bathroom door so Mia wouldn’t enter by mistake and catch me in the act.
I still didn’t know what she knew of the world of the supernatural.
I had to work on my form a little bit before leaving the house with Mia. It seemed like the magic was already wearing out and I would only regret it if I ignored the signs that my body was telling me.
It would be weird if I was with Mia and the boys and my skin started to degenerate and go back to its initial form.
No, that mustn’t be allowed to happen.
I started with the rituals and breathed in relief when I saw my skin constricting back to its latest youthful form.
I was done with everything and was about to leave the bathroom when I heard a shout from the bedroom.
I ran there, concerned about Mia as I wondered what made her shout. I stopped in my tracks as I got to the bedroom and saw what I wasn’t expecting.
I almost ran to her to give her a full embrace. I couldn’t believe this. I would have missed it if I hadn’t just performed sorcery and reawakened my powers.
There on Mia’s neck, boldly visible to me was the mark of the master. There was no doubt about it that I was going to find him soon. Mia was my map to him, she was my lucky charm.
I found the answer I had been looking for as I stared at her. She knew of our world, she knew her brothers and stepfather were werewolves and it seemed that she knew of the dark wizard and had come in contact with him.
He had placed a mark on her neck and that wouldn’t have been possible if she hadn’t come in contact with him. She knew where he was. If only there was a way for me to ask her of him without giving myself away.
What did she know of the dark wizard? What had she been told of him? Did she believe the lies of the werewolves?
I didn’t think she was going to tell me anything about him. It was on me to find out where he was.
My heart filled with pain as I thought of the master. What did he look like at the moment? How was he? Was he still surging with powers or starved that he could barely hold on to his sanity?
I had a lot of questions but I wasn’t going to get the answers from Mia. I was going to have to find them myself.
I doubted that she knew that she had the mark of sorcery on her. She wouldn’t have seen it in a mirror no matter how hard she stared at her reflection. The brothers also wouldn’t have seen it on her. Only a pair of eyes who was powerful and could see into the underworld would be able to see the mark on her.
Even I didn’t see the mark on her on time because I wasn’t that powerful. It took me getting in touch with my magic before I could see where the mark was on her.
Being near her also helped me find out the truth. As I had practised my magic in the bathroom, it had made the mark of the master on Mia’s body come alive which was why she had shouted.
After all, both the spells I knew and the magic on Mia’s body were of one person.
I wondered how long the mark had been on her and eventually I realized that it didn’t matter. What really mattered was the assurance that I was about to find the master soon.
Now that I was sure of his whereabouts, it was time to get to work. I couldn’t stand there, gaping at Mia when she had just shouted in pain.
I rushed to her bed, worry etched on my face as I sat beside her and pulled her closer to me.
“What is the problem, Mia? Why did you ask?” I asked, even though I already knew.
She sighed. “My neck suddenly got hot and I felt a burn there.” She said, rubbing at her neck and winced. “It hurt like crazy then but I think it’s gone now.”
I nodded. “That is a relief.”
She glanced up at me. “You are dressed already.”
I blushed at being caught in the act. “I woke up early and since there was nothing I could do, I decided to get ready for our trip.”
She blushed. “I don’t want to go this early but let me go have my bath as well. It seems like you are bored and ready for an adventure. It wouldn’t be good to keep you waiting.”
I smiled as I watched her hop off the bed. She was only right about one thing. I wasn’t bored but I was eager for some adventure.
The trip to her house was long, the road barred by trees and I realized why I hadn’t found the master. I wouldn’t have ever thought that someone or anything living could be living there.
I had no doubt that those bastards from the silver moon pack had intentionally moved out here so no one could find my master.
I refrained myself from asking her if we were almost there but she could tell that I was nervous.
“We are almost there.” She said.
I nodded at her, grateful for her assurance. “Okay.”
“We are here.” She announced after an hour and some minutes of being on the road.
We got to the house and I smiled to myself, breathing in relief. I had found the master. I had found where he was. At last, my search was over. I could feel his essence on the soil. I could feel him reaching out to me as if he had sensed that I was in the house as well.
I smiled as I walked after Mia into the house, bidding my time for when I was going to sneak out to save the master.
“Do your brothers know that I’m coming with you?” I asked her. I hadn’t seen her make any call with them to inform them that I would be joining her at their house.
She snorted. “Does it matter? It is not like they are going to chase you away when they see you with me.”
I nodded. I was right about her. She had her brothers in the crook of her arms and those boys were going to do anything to make her happy.
I waited till everyone was settled in their rooms after we all had lunch. I had excused myself from them after our meals and went to my room. I hadn’t bothered to unpack my bag for the weekend as I was going to run away from here as soon as the master was free.
When I thought that the coast was clear, I stepped out of my bedroom, walking towards where I could sense the dark wizard’s energy coming from.
I felt like I was walking on the wind as the more I moved, the stronger I could feel the master close by. Everything was going on well, I was about to get to him and I had a smile on my face as I moved forward.
“Where are you going?”
It felt like a gun was shot into my world, disrupting the peace and thrill I was already feeling.
I turned back to see Mia looking not at me but beyond me, as if she knew where I was going and wasn’t too pleased about it.
I rolled my eyes. She didn’t have to make it too obvious that she knew something.
“I… I got bored and decided to take a walk.”
“Don’t walk aimlessly around.” She said, walking over to pull me to her. “Let’s go back inside and watch movies.”
I groaned as she pulled me away from the garden and I had no choice but to follow her.
That naughty girl! It was as if she knew what I was about to do. She never let me out of her sight till the weekend was over and I couldn’t fulfill my mission.
It was with regret that I left the house when we were leaving, hoping for another opportunity that I would be able to get back to the house and free my master.
Hopefully that time, I wouldn’t fail.