The Witch Master

Zatorra fights a powerful foe from the past

The witch master stood before Ford Loctus and recited an old chant and waved his hands. Magic force field disintegrated. Zatorra knew something was wrong and consulted his flashing orb.
‘Andreas.’ he said ‘the black mage.’
He descended the stairs and opened the door. He was ready for an attack. ‘ Pyra Volcānus.’ The wish master said. A blast of fire would have incinerated Zatora hadn’t he summoned a shield. ‘Aegis
Rick ran outside and blasted the witch master with his ring.

‘Please tell your student his feeble attempts of blasting me with that wring only tickles.

‘Rick go back inside, it’s too dangerous.’

‘Like hell I will.’ he said ‘Fulmen’.

A lightning bolt hit the witch master who yelled:’Persorbero’ before.

He absorbed  the blast and yelled himself: ’Fulmen’ , a large lightning bolt hit Rick who could yell Aegis, but the bolt went through his shield.

He was unconscious. Glory tried to lift him and carry him to safety.’

‘Petreus c�"do.’ the witch master exclaimed, both Glory and Rick turned to stone. So Zatorra now we can duel in peace. I will get you for letting me get kicked out the magic guild. ‘You have yourself to blame, you turned a villager in a pig.

‘What good is magic if you can’t have fun once in a while. But I finished my training by a powerful witch. You see, I don’t need jewelry to turn myself in a sorcerer. And neither should you.  ‘Abeo Exido.’ he said

Zatorra’s necklace disappeared. ‘What have you done with it?’ ‘It lays in his pyramid for recharging. Not that you ever gonna wear it again, but I’ll do.’

‘Zatorra called upon the moon Godess. Grant me power, oh Merciful one

An aura surrounded Zatorra. If you are calling in a favor of a God I shall do the same, he cut himself with his knife and let blood drip on the earth. ‘Beelzebub, mightiest of them all aid me in my course to help you. He burst into flames.

‘I am empowered now, let’s see what you’ve got’

Zatorra made a special gesture before his eyes. Everything flashed with light, the witch master was blind.

‘Gausapa’ Zatorra said

The evil magician was frozen.

Flames surrounded him, defrosting the mage.

He wielded a fireball and threw  it at Zatorra. ‘Speculum.’ he yelled

The ball hit the witch master.

‘Mordus, give it up, you won’t win.’

The game isn’t over.

‘Sceletus.’ he yelled

An army of skeletons appeared carrying weapons. The ones with the crossbows started firing. ‘Aegus Supremor’ the professor wished, a mighty shield appeared.

He had to conjure up energy. He closed his eyes and murmured ‘energīa Supremor osideo bene.’

He yelled;’fulmen.’

An enormous lightning bolt hit Mordus. He yelled in agony and disappeared. ‘This isn’t over Zatorra his voice echoed. The professor put on his necklace and turned Rick and Glory back to normal. ‘What  happened?’

‘We won. This time. But he will be back.’

Go inside, I have to face him again. A while later Mordus appeared wearing a sword. The professor summoned one ‘Gladius’. He circled Mordus letting him strike first, he stabbed quickly jumping forward. The professor didn’t count on Mordus being so quick and got scratched. His head started to feel funny. ‘You poisoned your blade.’ Zatorra said uneasy

‘But of course I did.’

The professor left his body and stopped the venom from getting further into his bloodstream, he appeared on the astral plane, still carrying his weapon. The black mage appeared as well. What ever happens here will affect your body to. ‘I know, but I won’t lose. Aboleo Corrumpo.’

The Witch Master yelled in agony, you wouldn’t dare.’

‘Yes, I kill you.” said Zatorra ‘Aboleo Corrumpo Didcerpo Dissolvo.’

The Mage was destroyed and turned to atoms. The professor went back into his body where Rick was already healing him.’ Corriga int�"gro.’ he spoke

The poison was out of his system. ‘Can you walk?’ said Rick

‘I’ll be fine as soon if I have my crystal. The hubris of Mordus had placed it in the recharger. Zatorra put it around his neck again

‘I will enhance your crimson ring. Rick have it to him. He went outside. ‘Moongodess, ever so soft, could you enhance this ring, and fill it with your power to the brim, so it can be harnessed by a persons will?’ The ring glowed. ‘Put it on, Rick.’

Rick started to glow and float.

‘Waw, what did  you do professor.’

‘I invoked the moon goddess to bless the ring.

Mordus reappeared. Rick shot him, Mordus flew a yard away. He was crippled, he started to burst into flames, and stood up again. ‘That trinket will not save you, you can’t kill me, this is a host body, when facing death, my mind returns to my real body.

‘Solverus Cebremum Catena.’ the professor said.

‘No you made my brain leave my body, it’s trapped in this one. Enough playing around.’

The mage knelt and said:’possessio daemonium.’ He turned into a demon with horns, completely scarlet red, muscled with claws. He threw a barrage of fireballs ‘Aegis Superior anīsum’

The shield withstood all.

The half demon lost it all and attacked the professor head with his claws, Zatorra blasted him with his crystal at the same time Rick did with his ring. The demon stumbled back

He yelled with a demonic voice:’ tantus nihil.’

‘Speculum.’

‘The demon disappeared cursing away.’

‘Now he won’t have a body to travel back to.’ Zatorra said

 

Inside Glory put her photos on the laptop and started writing.

Rick drank a whisky with the professor.’

‘Why is Mordus so eager to kill you?’

‘I had him thrown out of the Magic School. He turned villager in a toad and worse, my girlfriend into a crystal statue placing an unbreakable bonding spell on it.

That’s why I am always browsing through books and reading entries. Because on one of them I will find a cure to this curse.

‘For love a man goes to great lengths. Rick stated

You are absolutely right.’ Zatorra said

The crystal statue in his library was flooded with magic for his jewel. ‘Corrigo Recreo int�"gro. The professor mumbled ‘he found an enchantment in the book, he had placed the statue on a pentacle were there was moonshine and lit candles around it. He touched the statues and always recited the same incantation, the crystal dissolved, a woman stood there.

‘Zatorra, is it really you?’

‘Yes Mary, it is.’

They hugged.

‘You freed me, at last. It’s so frustrating hearing and seeing all without being able to move our speak.’

‘I can imagine.’ he said

 

Rick, Glory, this is my girlfiend Mary. ‘How do you do.’ she said

‘Fine, welcome Mary.’ Rick stated

‘Finally another woman between men.’ Glory said

They laughed