chronicles of eden - act I (15 page)

“Sorry, I don’t have any food to offer you or anything, but I need you to come with me,” she said as she walked up to it. Again the horse backed up and neighed at her. She looked at it with a scoff and shook her head.

“What the hell is wrong you, stupid horse? Just come with me already,” she said impatiently. Lucky snorted then resumed eating the grass. Triska walked up and grabbed the straps around the horse, then started pulling back on them as the animal bucked back.

“Let’s go, you dumb animal, I don’t have time for your games right now,” she said sternly.

The horse’s eyes glowed red as it snarled at her, the human letting go with surprise and backing up quickly. Its white hair shifted to a deep black as its tail lit on fire. Triska’s eyes widened as skeletal wings ripped out from its back, extending out as the horse snarled at her with smoke coming from its mouth.

“What… the… hell?” Triska said with fright as she backed up.

“Oh, one more thing, Triska. Whatever you do, don’t make him mad.”

Alyssa’s words echoed in her mind as the demonic horse snarled at the girl while slowly walking towards her.

“Right… sensitive horse… my bad,” Triska said worriedly. She gulped then smiled nervously as the horse snarled at her.

“Easy there, Lucky, I didn’t mean it. Really,” she said shakily. The horse’s wings arched back behind it as its tail was ablaze, its red eyes staring at the girl intently while smoke drifted up out of its mouth. Triska glanced to her sword behind her in its sheath then back to the horse.

‘Something tells me that will only piss it off more.’

“I’m sorry. Ok? I didn’t mean to… insult you like that. Ok?” she asked worriedly. The horse bucked back and cried out as the girl watched with wide eyes.

“Yeah… not ok,” she said shaking her head. Quickly turning around she ran back towards the hill as the horse let out a screech, the demonic beast then chasing after her with its flaming tail waving behind it.

*****

Daniel was watching with awe outside the young witch’s home. It was a small rounded house with a storage shed that was built into the side. The shed was slightly smaller than the house and was made with stone and bricks just like the rest of the home. Alyssa had walked outside with him and opened the large double door to the shed, the wooden gates swinging open to show that it had all sorts of woodland and farming equipment hanging from the walls. From saws, to pitchforks, to axes, the shed had all the equipment needed to live out in a forest. And in the center of the shed was a carriage similar to the one that Daniel saw before, with the four wooden wheels along with the white cover top that was slightly rounded. There was a front seat for the driver with the wooden sides of the carriage being white as well with no open windows. The back of the ride was open showing the inside which, aside from the front seat for the driver, was just open space with a wooden floor. It was obviously just used to transport goods or merchandise in back, but had enough room for the three travelers and their belongings.

Daniel stared at it with wonder then to Alyssa, the witch looking at it with a calm smile.

“Wow, it looks just like the other one,” he said looking back to it.

“Yeah, I had this one for a spare so I just kept it in here until needed. It’s pretty much brand new,” Alyssa said happily. She blinked then shook her head a bit, fighting off a blush in doing so. Slowly she glanced to Daniel then quickly back to the carriage.

“Well it looks perfect. So, what do we do with it now?” Daniel asked curiously.

“I need to get it out of there and over here into the clearing,” she said glancing around to the forest.

“That doesn’t seem so hard. Your magic should easily be able to move it,” Daniel said with a smile.

“Yeah…” Alyssa said as she blinked a few times to clear her vision. She wavered slightly then shook her head more. Daniel noticed the girl’s behavior, how she seemed to be struggling to stand up.

“Hey, are you ok?” Daniel asked. She nodded and looked away quickly.

“I’m fine. Really, but getting it out here isn’t the hard part. I need to get it over to where we need to be, and that’s going to be… difficult,” she said before looking down.

“Well, you managed to get the other one there just fine. Why’s that so difficult?” Daniel asked curiously.

“I rode the other one out of here before; I didn’t transport it with magic. I’ve been on the road with that old carriage for a long time, I only pop back home to make more supplies and sleep then jump back out again. In order to transport this large of an object out I’m going to have to use a bit of magic out here,” Alyssa explained. Daniel looked at her puzzled then to the carriage.

“Ok, so is that a lot harder for you or something? You seem pretty capable of using magic well,” he said scratching his head. After a pause he looked back to see Alyssa trembling with her eyes closed.

“I need to concentrate on it to do so… but… my mind… isn’t focusing on that now…” she said shakily.

“Hey, what’s wrong?” he asked. She started breathing heavily then glanced to him, her eyes glowing purple. Daniel looked at her curiously then started to feel his mind go numb. He shook his head a bit then looked to see Alyssa turning to face him, staring at him with a lustful stare.

“Daniel,” she said softly, her voice echoing around in his head. His mind went blank for a moment with only her being in his thoughts. For a split second she seemed like the most attractive and sexually appealing girl he had ever seen. He tried to move but his body became unresponsive, his arms and legs seeming to be frozen in place.

“What… are you doing…” he said shakily as he tried to turn his head away.

“I can’t fight it… I need you,” she said as she wavered slightly. Her eyes flickered red and purple briefly as she licked her lips. She blinked then shakily turned her head away.

“I’m sorry, Daniel… it’s too much. I… can’t fight this,” she said softly. Her heart started pounding as she felt her mind slipping. She trembled then looked again to him with her glowing eyes.

“My body… it needs you. Please… Daniel…” she said as she slowly walked towards him. Her eyes darted from his face to his pants then back again. She blinked and shook her head furiously as she stopped, striking her staff into the ground and holding onto it tightly. Daniel felt his arms loosen from an invisible hold while his body seemed to be frozen still.

“Alyssa… don’t give in to it,” Daniel urged. Alyssa growled with frustration then looked down as she closed her eyes.

“Run, Daniel… get out of here while you can. I can’t… I can’t fight what I am,” she said worriedly. She turned her head away, her body straining to get to the boy that was so close to her.

“I’m sorry, Daniel. I really am,” she whimpered as a few tears started to form. Daniel felt his body loosen as he was able to move again then watched the witch carefully as she trembled. She sobbed a bit then lowered her head.

“Please… get away,” she said quietly. Daniel watched her in awe as she was trying to fight her inner nature. She was trying to go against her desires to mate with all her might to spare the boy, her mind flooding with thoughts about raping and using him to get his seed however she could. Daniel looked at her worriedly then to the house. He could run for it, easily enough. Run up the stairs and far off before she lost it. He could even try to strike her down with his dagger if he felt so inclined.

“Daniel…” she said softly.

She gasped then looked ahead to see Daniel holding her close, the boy kneeling down in front of her with his arms around her and his head next to hers. She looked off into the forest with her glowing eyes as she trembled in his embrace.

“What are you doing? Get away from me!” she cried out as she tried to keep her body still.

“Fight it, Alyssa. You can do it,” he said softly as he held her gently.

“I can’t fight it, don’t be stupid. Get out of here now. Please,” she begged as her hand gripped her staff tightly. Her other hand held the back of his head and gripped his hair as she felt her body heat up.

“If you don’t go… I’m going to do something both of us are going to regret. Please… save yourself,” she said shakily, her breathing increasing as her staff started to glow slightly. Daniel saw green vines start to emerge from the ground around them, knowing she was going to try to take him by force if need be.

“I’m not going to abandon you, Alyssa,” he said gently.

“You idiot… do you have any idea what I’m going to do you if you don’t run?” Alyssa whimpered, feeling her mind slipping. She had to have him, to use him, to mate with him. The desire was burning up within and only getting stronger. She felt the more she resisted the stronger it grew.

“I can see you fighting it. You’re not like those other nameless monsters out there. You’re Alyssa the witch, and you’re one of the monsters we can trust with us. I know we can,” he said softly.

“What… makes you so sure about that?” Alyssa asked as her eyes started to flicker red and purple quickly. He glanced to the girl as he held her close to him.

“Because I trust you, Alyssa, I’m willing to place my life on that line,” he said calmly. The green vines whipped around and wrapped around his legs and arms, the weeds ready to pull him down at a moment’s notice. Alyssa shakily looked over to him as her eyes glowed purple, her mind swimming with thoughts of having the boy any way she could.

“Why?” she asked with a quivering mouth.

“It’s part of coexisting with monsters. Trusting each other, helping each other, being there for each other,” he said kindly.

“You can’t… help me with this though… you can’t…” she whimpered as she shakily ran her hand along the back of his neck to his cheek. She felt her power flowing around her as she started to slip out of control, her arm raising her staff to give the command to bind the boy down to the ground.

“Stop trusting me Daniel… I’m just… I’m just another monster,” she said as a tear dropped from her cheek. He shook his head and leaned in close to her, his nose touching hers.

“I refuse to believe that, Alyssa. That’s why I’m out here in the first place. To prove that monsters can control themselves; that you can coexist with us. That we can live together peacefully without conflict,” he said gently. She whimpered and closed her eyes, feeling the control over her arm dropping.

“Daniel… I can’t…I can’t,” she breathed out, her staff trembling as she was ready to take him by force.

“You wanted me to consider you, didn’t you?” he asked curiously. Alyssa looked at him with wide eyes as she gasped, thinking she heard wrong. He was looking at her with a gentle smile as his arms and legs were ensnared with green vines. She nodded slowly as he smiled at her.

“Then prove to me that you can control yourself, that you can control your inner nature. Prove me right, Alyssa,” he said calmly. She looked at him with wide eyes as her mouth quivered.

“If I do… if I do that… would you really… consider me?” she asked shakily. He nodded at her as he leaned back.

“I’ll consider it, Alyssa,” he said softly. She looked at him with wonder as she trembled a bit, her eyes gazing deep into his. After a moment she looked down with her hat covering her eyes, growling loudly as the area around them started to rumble. Daniel looked down to see the vines slowly letting go of him and slinking down into the ground.

“If there’s a chance…” Alyssa said through bared teeth. She gripped her staff tightly and raised it up slowly.

“If there’s even a chance…” she said with determination. She yelled out and struck the staff into the ground, her eyes glowing with a deep purple as a light erupted from the grass below them.

“Then I won’t fail!” she yelled into the air. The ground around them rumbled as a bright light seemed to come up from the grass. Daniel looked around at the light then to Alyssa, the witch who had a focused expression. She growled then aimed her staff at the carriage in the shed with a determined face, focusing all her power on her goal. Daniel looked at the witch with wonder then over to see the carriage rolling out on its own onto the clearing, the wooden wheels turning slowly as the ride was pulled by the witch’s magic. It came to a stop out on the grass as the light beneath them seemed to slide over towards it. The rays of bright light shined up underneath the carriage as Daniel stood up, watching the sight with amazement. He looked to see Alyssa focusing her magic on it, the girl determined more than ever to remain in control.

‘I’ll be your proof, Daniel… I’ll show you we can be together… I won’t fail you.’

She growled as she focused her mind, pushing past her basic instincts to rape the boy on the spot. The thought of him willingly choosing to be with her was more than enough motivation to get her mind on track. He wasn’t like any other human she had ever encountered before; he had a pure heart and was the only one that wanted to actually trust her, that wanted her to be near him. It was that thought, that belief, that fueled her desire even more; her desire to protect him and stay by his side. She yelled out as the ground below the carriage seemed to shift around. Suddenly large green vines whipped up and around the wheels and axels of the carriage, the thick green weeds holding tightly to it as the light beneath grew even more.

“Alyssa…” Daniel said in wonder.

“Just remember, Daniel,” Alyssa said simply. He looked to see her smiling at him playfully.

“You need to think hard about it. Ok?” she asked happily. He smiled and nodded.

“Sure, it’s the least I can do after all,” he said with a shrug. She looked at him curiously for a moment then tilted her head.

“Are you thinking about it yet?” she asked with a purr. He smiled weakly and nodded a few times.

‘Not really, but whatever makes you happy, Alyssa.’

“Thank you Daniel… for not leaving me,” Alyssa said looking down with a soft smile. He smiled at her as she glanced to him timidly.

“Can’t leave a 72 year young witch all alone in the world can I? That wouldn’t be the gentleman thing to do,” he said playfully. She giggled and shook her head.

“Nope nope!” she cheered. Looking down for a moment she smiled softly, then glanced back up to him.