Chapter 3.

CHAPTER 3.

Roselia is still looking for the herb that she needs here in the forest but, she can’t seem to find it. She keeps on looking for it everywhere in the forest.

She’s very confused on why she can’t find it now, before just one look at the forest grounds, she can already see a lot of it.

While looking around, she sighed. When she was about to go somewhere to look for it, someone attacks her from behind.

She dodges the attack immediately then turned to the person who attacked her. She glared, and saw the witch hunter that she previously met in the academy and he’s fighting someone else.

“Oh, no! There’s a fight!” Roselia exclaimed. The two individuals fighting turned in her direction and the witch hunter’s enemy attacked her.

She dodges the attack and points her two fingers to the enemy to protect herself from him.

“Adipiscing Aqua!” She attacks the enemy and he immediately make a barrier to protect himself.

“Sphaera Venti!” She casts another spell and the enemy was surrounded by a spiraling wind and the enemy started to lose oxygen.

The enemy fell down to the ground and passed out. Then she turned to her right and saw the herb that she was looking for.

She went towards it then grab one. As she was about to go back to the academy, the witch hunter suddenly grabbed her arm.

“What was that?! I don’t need your help!” The witch hunter shouted in irritation. Roselia didn’t mind him, and pulled her arm away from the witch hunter.

She was about to walk away from him, but he grabs her by the arm again. She glared at him.

“Let go of me, witch hunter.” She commanded, but the witch hunter didn’t let go of her.

“Don’t ever dare force me, witch hunter.” Roselia warned him, looking directly at his eyes.

“I didn’t do that to help you but, I did that to protect myself from everyone even from you.” She firmly answered. The witch hunter didn’t say anything.

She pulled her arm away from his hold, and walked away from the witch hunter to go back to the academy before someone sees her.

She has to go back to Shiloah to try the herb, in order to get rid of the seal that she has on her body.

•*•*•*•*•*

After Elia, walked away from him, the witch hunter shook his head, and turned to the direction where the enemy lies.

He walked towards the enemy, looks at him. The enemy looked at the witch hunter when he pulled out his scythe.

“W-what is the meaning of this?” The enemy asked weakly.

“Good-bye and sorry.” The witch hunter solemnly stated as he sliced through the enemy’s head. An intricate circle appeared under the corpse, then it went somewhere that no one knows.

•*•*•*•*•*

When Roselia arrived to Shiloah’s place, she found her sitting on the ground waiting for her.

“Hey, Shiloah.” Elia called out for her. She noticed that her best friend is looking downhearted. Elia sighed, smiled faintly.

“Shiloah, let’s go to the clinic. I’m going to try something there.” Elia stated. She helps Shiloah to stand up from the ground and they went to the clinic.

~ IN THE CLINIC ~

When they arrived at the clinic, Elia immediately grabbed all the needed materials in making the medicinal herb.

“Shiloah, please sit there for a second.” Elia stated. Shiloah did what she was asked to do.

Elia started to make the medicine silently and carefully. She doesn’t want to mess this up or else, there might be a bad side effect for Shiloah.

“What’s that for?” Shiloah asked while watching her best friend curiously.

“This is for you.” Elia answered simply.

“For you to control your magic.” She added. She continued on making the medicine and Elia just wish that this would be effective.

•*•*•*•*•*

When Elia already finished, she gave the glass to Shiloah and she accepts it.

She drinks it immediately, and Elia waited for her to finish. She’s wishing that it will have an effect.

“Too sour.” Shiloah commented in slight distaste. She continued drinking the medicine. Later on, someone opened the door of the clinic, and saw Professor Blood and Lea – Elia’s sister.

“What are you two doing here?” Professor Blood asked them when he saw the two of them.

“I made a medicine for Shiloah. For her to control her magic.” Elia explained.

“I see… Okay, continue it.” Professor Blood stated.

“Lea, do you have any news about him?” Elia asked her sister. Lea is in the other class even though they’re sisters.

“To be honest, I still don’t have any news about him, Elia.” They both sighed then, sat down on the chair in disappointment.

“Why don’t you just wait for them whoever that person is? For you not be disappointed in the end.” Professor Blood suggested.

“I know that you can’t wait to meet him but you have to wait and just calm down. Do all of the things that you should do first while waiting for him.” He added.

The sisters didn’t say anything because Professor Blood has a point. It is really easy to wait than to look for him.

“Finished!” Shiloah commented then, she put the glass down on the table.

“Do you feel something new?” Elia asked hopefully. Shiloah examined herself for any changes in her body.

“I feel nothing new, Elia.” Elia tried to hold her but she can’t. The seal is still there and they both sighed.

“What is wrong with your body and what happened?” Elia asked, confused. She creased her forehead while looking at Shiloah.

“I need to read more books for me to find another solution for the seal, Shiloah.” Elia contemplated. She’s planning on borrowing a book from the library later.

“If Rose is only here, she would already found a solution for the problem.” Professor Blood stated and the sisters nodded.

“But she’s not here because of Roseus. We miss her already.” Lea commented sadly.

“But we can’t do anything about this, but to wait for her to come back here. She needs to be away just for her to learn on how to control Roseus.” Elia commented.

“Just wait for her a little longer. They’ll be coming back here soon.” Professor Blood assured. They kept quiet, when Elia remembers something.

“Professor, do you know that there is a witch hunter here?” Elia asked and Professor Blood creased his forehead.

“I didn’t hear any news about witch hunters being here. Why?” Elia shook her head as an answer. She didn’t want to make any trouble because of it.

“Nothing, professor. I felt something that’s why I asked you, but I think I’m just being paranoid though.” Elia explained.

“I see… But if you see a witch hunter, tell us. So that we can avoid any future conflicts.” Elia nodded.

“Yes, professor. We’re going now.” Elia said. She and Shiloah went on their way.

•*•*•*•*•*

“Hey, Elia? Are you sure that there’s no witch hunter here?” Shiloah asked in concern.

“Yeah, I think my mind is just playing tricks with me.” Elia assured her.

Shiloah nodded, though not convinced.

“I know that I’m being too anxious right now but, are you really sure that there’s no witch hunters here? I don’t want you to get hurt because of them.” Shiloah commented worriedly.

“It’s just a feeling, so I can’t be so sure.” Elia said even though she’s feeling something isn’t right around them.

“Go on ahead, I’ll be catching up. I’ll just go somewhere.” Elia stated. She went to the other side of the hallway.

•*•*•*•*•*

Shiloah just watched her best friend silently. She’s really worried about her but she decided to not follow her.

‘I think she’s just going to the library to find some information about my condition.’ Shiloah thought to herself, and went back to the dorms alone.

•*•*•*•*•*

Elia arrived in the forest and cautiously looking around her. She’s looking for the witch hunter that she met previously.

“Looking for me, witch?” Elia immediately looked up at the direction of the voice and found him standing on one of the tree’s branches.

“What are you doing here?” Elia asked. The guy jumps down from the branch and walked towards her.

“I’m the one who should be asking that. What are you doing here?”

“I’m here because of you. What is a witch hunter doing here?” Elia asked firmly and the guy smirked.

“I want to know something but you don’t have to know about that.” The witch hunter flippantly answered.

“For now, I’m the only one who knows about your secret being a witch hunter, but if you’re going to do something malicious, they’ll know eventually.” Elia warned him.

Elia was about to go back to the academy when the guy grabs her arm and she glared at him.

“I’m watching you. I know that you’re the key to the information that I want and need to know.” He stated.

“By the way, who’s your enemy a while ago?” Elia asked curiously, when she remembered the enemy a while ago.

“A witch hunter but he sees the academy as an enemy. Don’t worry, I already took care of him.” Elia nodded.

“Is that so? So, there are still witch hunters left.” Elia muttered to herself, then turned back at him.

“What’s your plan? Are you here to make some trouble again?”

“You don’t need to know.” The witch hunter turned his back and walked away. He never looked back at Elia again.

==== END OF CHAPTER 3. ====