wand clutched in her hand and pointed it at the curse as she activated the enchantment. The tip of the wand flared with a bright gold light and a stream of gold energy in the form of a mist swirled around the woman who stopped moving. The curse seemed to be contained by the spell – at least temporarily. Josephine kept the enchantment active as she walked past the woman toward her garden. She was forced to walk backwards so she could continue to direct the potent magic at her assailant. When the energy drained out of the wand completely, the gold sparkling mist of energy continued to swirl around the curse.
Josephine continued retreating and several seconds later, the woman smashed her fist through the barricade surrounding her. The gold mist abruptly dissipated and the woman sprinted towards her target once again. The entire garden was surrounded by a row of large, half-buried rocks. It was massive and beautifully landscaped with a myriad of herbs, fruit trees, bushes, palm trees and flowers that were sectioned off by bark chips bordered by large half-buried quartz crystal clusters. Octagon-shaped, polished stepping stones formed a variety of trails. The garden spanned the entire backyard which measured about half an acre. Josephine felt the shift in energy as she crossed the stone border. Under normal circumstances, she would take a leisure stroll and enjoy the ambience. Alex and Jake continued running as she had almost caught up with them. When Josephine glanced back, she saw her assailant run past the stone border without showing any signs of weakening. It was going to catch up with her in mere seconds. Josephine turned to face the creature and dodged to the side as it leapt to tackle her.
The woman rolled in an energetic somersault that carried her back to her feet. Josephine linked with the vortex inside her home and power flooded into her. She pointed the palm of her hand towards the creature and unleashed a tremendous force of wind. The creature was thrown off her feet and tossed into the air like a rag doll. The woman managed to land on her feet and sprinted towards Josephine with superhuman speed. Josephine repeated the wind spell but this time it had no effect except that a few wisps of black smoke appeared over the creature for a couple of seconds. Jake and Alex drew closer and had their wands ready. Josephine didn’t react to them as she didn’t want the creature to notice. She created a large fireball several feet above the palm of her right hand and launched it at the woman. The flames engulfed her for several seconds then died out and the curse didn’t slow down at all. Alex and Jake shot telekinetic waves at the creature to no avail. Josephine activated her other backup shield but her assailant passed right through it and tackled her.
The two women crashed to the ground with the curse on top. The assailant’s eyes turned black as it placed both of its hands on either side of Josephine’s head with the intent to break her neck. The curse exploded into course black sand. Josephine froze with shock then sat up and brushed off the disgusting substance from her body. A flash of white light swept over the course black grains and they vanished. Alex and Jake rushed over to Josephine and helped her to stand up.
“Are you all right?” Jake asked.
“I’m fine.” Josephine took a deep breath as relief washed through her body. “It looks like Mark was right but I guess it takes awhile before a curse is destroyed in here.”
“Far too long if you ask me,” Alex said.
Chapter 6
Mark was in his office filling out the paperwork for the restoration he’d just completed when his cell phone rang. A cold dread washed over him when he saw it was his father calling. He’d been evading him for almost an entire week. Mark let out a sharp sigh of resignation before he answered the call.
“Hi, Dad,” he said.
“So you finally deign to speak with me,” Cyril snarled. “You will meet me in my study
Josephine continued retreating and several seconds later, the woman smashed her fist through the barricade surrounding her. The gold mist abruptly dissipated and the woman sprinted towards her target once again. The entire garden was surrounded by a row of large, half-buried rocks. It was massive and beautifully landscaped with a myriad of herbs, fruit trees, bushes, palm trees and flowers that were sectioned off by bark chips bordered by large half-buried quartz crystal clusters. Octagon-shaped, polished stepping stones formed a variety of trails. The garden spanned the entire backyard which measured about half an acre. Josephine felt the shift in energy as she crossed the stone border. Under normal circumstances, she would take a leisure stroll and enjoy the ambience. Alex and Jake continued running as she had almost caught up with them. When Josephine glanced back, she saw her assailant run past the stone border without showing any signs of weakening. It was going to catch up with her in mere seconds. Josephine turned to face the creature and dodged to the side as it leapt to tackle her.
The woman rolled in an energetic somersault that carried her back to her feet. Josephine linked with the vortex inside her home and power flooded into her. She pointed the palm of her hand towards the creature and unleashed a tremendous force of wind. The creature was thrown off her feet and tossed into the air like a rag doll. The woman managed to land on her feet and sprinted towards Josephine with superhuman speed. Josephine repeated the wind spell but this time it had no effect except that a few wisps of black smoke appeared over the creature for a couple of seconds. Jake and Alex drew closer and had their wands ready. Josephine didn’t react to them as she didn’t want the creature to notice. She created a large fireball several feet above the palm of her right hand and launched it at the woman. The flames engulfed her for several seconds then died out and the curse didn’t slow down at all. Alex and Jake shot telekinetic waves at the creature to no avail. Josephine activated her other backup shield but her assailant passed right through it and tackled her.
The two women crashed to the ground with the curse on top. The assailant’s eyes turned black as it placed both of its hands on either side of Josephine’s head with the intent to break her neck. The curse exploded into course black sand. Josephine froze with shock then sat up and brushed off the disgusting substance from her body. A flash of white light swept over the course black grains and they vanished. Alex and Jake rushed over to Josephine and helped her to stand up.
“Are you all right?” Jake asked.
“I’m fine.” Josephine took a deep breath as relief washed through her body. “It looks like Mark was right but I guess it takes awhile before a curse is destroyed in here.”
“Far too long if you ask me,” Alex said.
Chapter 6
Mark was in his office filling out the paperwork for the restoration he’d just completed when his cell phone rang. A cold dread washed over him when he saw it was his father calling. He’d been evading him for almost an entire week. Mark let out a sharp sigh of resignation before he answered the call.
“Hi, Dad,” he said.
“So you finally deign to speak with me,” Cyril snarled. “You will meet me in my study
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