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Many Witches attend the mortal school. It is the only large high school in Grievance Ridge and the largest in Grievance County. MAny Witches who have jobs as teachers will keep mortals from discovering any teenage Witch outburst of magic. The school was designed as a church originally and developed into a large campus with six buildings.

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Salem went through all the preparations and was in the locker room getting out of his clothes and getting ready for the swim meet. He pulled on his white speedo and moved toward the swimming pool. Already a small crowd had assembled. He was looking around for Variel or Damien or even Erin who always showed up, but no one was there. He was doing a freestyle run with one of the guys from Misery High. He lined up on his board preparing to dive in and someone from the crowd who wasn't cheering or watching in anticipation seemed to catch his eyes. He was tall and fit. He was wearing a black tanktop and shorts with converse shoes. He had tattoos up and down his arms and people seemed to be making a point to sit aorund him but not near him. He nodded to Salem and the horn sounded. Salem dived in and swam as hard as he could before coming up for air. He pushed forward through the water reaching the other side in seconds and pushing off to the other side. He reached for the top but he came in too hot. He hit the side of the wall hard with his head and then everything went black. The pool had been cleared out and all that was left were a few swimmers from both schools and the curious guy. His coach was talking on a phone seeming to look rather stressed as she paced back and forth looking back at him every few seconds. The curious guy was standing over him with his shirt off soaking wet and offering a smile. "Thought you were a goner for a second...You alright?" Salem sat up and the guy helped up supporting his back. "Yeah...what happened? Did I win?" The guy simply laughed, "Yeah you beat the guy but before the second trial run you fell unconscious. You hit your head pretty hard, but no lasting damage. You have a nice cut on your temple though. Might want to get that checked out. You were out cold for over an hour. You sure you're okay?" He asked. Salem nodded, "Yeah...I need to shower...I have to get home.
The guy nodded, "I'll walk you home." He offered and Salem could only nod still confused and dazed. He stood and the coach watched amazed and hung up her phone..."Salem? Salem! You are one hard headed swimmer, you know that? You gave us all a scare." Salem glanced aorund and noticed few were even in the slightest mind of concern for him. "You are a fast swimmer, but slowing down needs to be worked on a bit." She offered a smile. Hit the showers and head home. Try not to sleep tonight...You might have a concussion. I have had too many accidents to report so try not to get anybody too involved for me." Salem nodded with a smile and felt his temple seeing the blood. He nearly passed out and the guy caught him. "Come on..I'll walk you to the showers." He offered and the coach seemed too distracted to notice that a person not attending school there was going into the locker room. Salem didn't care the guy saved his life pretty much. He pulled his clothes off and the guy stood at the door while he showered off. He quickly changed back into his clothes and walked out..."Um, home...right?" The guy smiled, "Yeah...your home. While we are heading to my bike maybe you can help me out...you know where a girl named Kali might live? I can't seem to direct my way around this little town no matter how small." "Yeah she is over at my fighting instructors house." The guy raised an eyebrow at that and simply nodded, "Cool, thanks man...I'm Eli by the way. Eli Amadour." Salem nodded as they walked toward the parking lot on the far end of the campus. "Salem...Devereux." "Devereux? You related to Damien Devereux." Salem laughed lightly rubbing the back of his neck, "In a small town if you share the last name you probably related. Yeah...He is my older brother. He raised me." Eli nodded with a grin and as they reached his bike he handed Salem the helmet. "You will need this more than me." He said as he handed him his shirt, "Care to hold on to this for me? I'd rather air dry." Salem stuck it in his bag and put the helmet on. It was odd riding with some stranger who claims to know his brother when everyone knew his brother. He couldn't be mortal, but he didn't act like a Witch either. Salem hopped on behind him on the bike and Eli started up and went off campus. Salem held tightly to the guys tattooed muscular abdomen. He loved the feeling and couldn't help but have dirty thoughts, but figured this was too good to be true. Eli made it into the more neighborhood part of town and stopped at a red light. "Which way?" He asked and Salem pointed him left. Eli turned and went on. Once they reached the house all Eli could do was knock.

[End Scene]
{Eli and Salem went to the Whittaker Residence}

"God you really are useless. She then started walking with her hands clasped behind her back. She was tired of caring, so she just stopped caring. She began walking towards the high school though flicked her wrist towards him and muttered something under her breath. It was a cloaking spell obvious a temporary one that. "Unless you want everyone til now who you are don't use your powers until you must." She said easily and continued to walk towards the school. By now they could hear the people.

Cedrik smirked to the witch, " You know how old you smell? Its like i can taste your years in the air. Perhaps it is just your fragrance. You certainly arent what I am but you could nearly be as old. But what have you done to stay so beautiful is it a spell or like my own power it is hidden by default. Perhaps you have met the Horned God. Did you drink from his cup as well?" They walked toward a modern day colleseum and mortals and witches alike were slowly crowding tge place for a seat. So many were in robes in the center. Dark red robes full of young Witches wgo have yet to ascend. "Oh yes this will do just fine. Excitement fills the air.Can you smelk it?"

As he spoke of her age she frowned and closed her eyes. She hated what she was formed into. All she wanted was to stay dead no matter who's hand it was by. Though she found no such luck and now it was coming time for her to die again. "I have signed no contract with demon nor god. I was merely cursed with what some may call the gift of immortality. I've grown weary of my cycle of incarnation. I have to live through everything from the cuts and bruises to growing up over and over again. I stay young and beautiful for a few fleeting years before dying and restarting as a babe. I am only thought of as powerful because I have honed my abilities at a much younger age allowing me to unlock different abilities. I've grown to the point where I can manipulate my abilities to perform tasks normal witches wouldn't even dream of using them for and yet, I still remain suck in my godforsaken cycle." She replied irritably. The crowds around them grew thicker and she gazed out curiously. She remembered being in those children's places 100s of times. At his question she turned to look at him and smirked. "Yes I can, though I do believe your excitement is even more noticeable than theirs."

Cedrik smirked dangerously, "You poor soul...at least my life is a continuous life and not some horrid repeat of a mortal life. Shut it...I'm excited because the Horned God will come to me. He will see my offering as the greatest of all ages as each will be killed with my bare hands rather than my shear power. I need to get to that echo device on the stage. I haven't got long before these mortals come to question who we are. This is a small town with a big school everyone knows everyone and who their parents and children are as well. I am of no family here. I need to subdue the mortals and summon the Witches." He explained as hunger grew in his eyes. The call of the Wendigo must be heard by all. He explained coldly.

((Kaley???))

"Well I know for sure I'm better than them, but I like to think I'm one of the better ones even in my coven. Whether it's true or not it's nice to think I'm one of the nicest." Kali smiled, digging in the console of the car and coming up with a pair of sunglasses she slid on. Once they arrived at the high school, she sprang up from the car happily. It was no secret she was excited to see Salem again and congratulate him on everything. Shutting her door after her, she headed around the car, waiting impatiently for Eli. Once he was following her she took his hand and tugged him after her, heading right for the auditorium for the graduation. But once she was there she stopped with a wince and frowned, looking around. Once her gaze zeroed in on Cedrik flinched slightly, her voice tight and worried when she spoke. "Find Salem." She told Eli urgently, looking around for the teenager. "We have to find Salem and get him out of here. The guy over there. I can feel... He's a wraith. But not a basic normal wraith, a wraith as in we are completely fucked if he realizes we're here. Which he probably will since I'm the seer. We have to help Salem to tell him what's going on and leave, and the wraith might follow me." She said desperately, her grip on his hand tightening.


((Sorry for the slight godmod in there but I didn't know what else to do O.o))

((It's okay, we both seem to do it slightly to one another, but we seem to be compatible with our rp in that way. lol IT's not overly godmodding and it works...I admit I do it sometimes and don't realize it until I've already posted.))

Eli felt caution and fear fill up in Kali and it made him experience it ten times more. However, his protective instincts as much as he felt it toward Salem was wavered toward Kali. "I'm not leaving you. I will not dare." He said plainly. It was odd as he always thought Familiars had to obey their masters. He started to question if it was all how the Familiar perceived the command. "Don't ask me to leave you, Kali." He said urgency in his own voice. "If that Wraith dares to come near you I will rip him to shreds." Eli promised coldly. He stood more tightly to Kali. Looking around he saw that the auditorium had a converting rooftop. It was open roof and sun was shining in making the place seem like a field. It was a round building like the Roman colosseum and this seemed like a death trap for mortals and Witches if that Wraith was as bad as what Kali made him feel like he was.

Cedrik stood close to Aurelia. He growled under hsi breath feeling a presence close by. "You best be hiding. You will be sentenced to burning at the stake if you are seen aiding me. Your Seer is here and I am feeling more than her power inside of her. I'm feeling a double dose of Seer and I have a few questions for that Witch bitch." He said seeing her stand next to her Familiar staring directly at them with a smirk. "Make yourself scarce, dear." Cedrik told Aurelia.

"I'm not going to order you but please, please leave. He'll figure out that he can use us against each other and he will hurt you to get to me. You mean well I know but you will not be able to beat him. And if you try he might take it out on someone. Eli I'm not going to let you get hurt for me. This is the reason I didn't want a familiar: because now you're a target too. Please, just take care of yourself and Salem." Kali begged him, finally tearing her gaze away from the witch to stare at Eli. "He knows who I am and he knows I know him. He's going to come over just I don't want you hurt, especially because of me." Her words desperate, she glanced over at the wraith anxiously. There was no way this would end well and she was very very aware of that fact. Of course she was scared, but she was more scared for Eli and Salem than she was for herself. Which was why it was probably good that she'd been made to get a familiar, so there would be someone to look out for her.

((headed to bed reply tomorrow after work goodnight.))

Eli glared, "I'm not leaving without you. I'll find Salem, don't worry. Let him live in bliss for the moment. Keep him distracted long enough for the ceremony to end. I'll find a point where I can watch the both of you." Eli spoke stepping back for a moment before leaning in and kissing Kali passionately on the lips. "Do not worry...You are going to be safe." He promised Kali before vanishing into the large crowd of onlookers who were observing the ceremony.

Cedrik's grin grew brighter as he watched the Familiar leave his master. IT was time to approach now and he did so swiftly in a blur seeming to simply appear directly in front of Kali. "Well, hello there, gorgeous. What brings you to such a crowded place like this? In the presence of a Wendigo no less." He added with clear evil intentions in his eyes.

"Ah, simply have a friend graduating." Kali said almost dismissively as she looked up at the witch, smiling faintly despite her ever-growing fear. She knew that he knew just how scared she was, but there was no point in trying to hide it. There was nothing to be gained at all from it. So she didn't bother trying to hide the emotion she felt or the aura she knew it created, but she just acted completely normal. "So I have a reason to be here, I'm visiting a friend. But why are you here then?" She asked curiously, tilting her head as she looked up at him.
"Oh, my apologies. I'm Kali Kamala." She offered, holding out her hand in a clear invitation for him to shake. "And besides being a wendigo, you are...." She trailed off, smiling faintly as she waited for him to fill in his name.

((Whittaker Res. please so we can get Salem here , darling))

Cedrik raised his eyebrow at the Witch. He could taste her fear in the air around her and feel it simply pouring from her body. "Cedrik Adalwulf. He said very casually. He was growing hungry for the power that was surging in the crowd. "I simply love ceremonies. It's a Wendigo thing. The air of ritual and tradition just pulls me in so easily. I simply cannot help myself." He said playing her idea of a distraction. "Tell me, Ms. Kamala...Who are you seeking to hide from me?" He grinned seductively, "Eli? No, he's cute, but not sexually inclined to be attracted to men, but he shows some potential with a bit of motivation. Something that the Seer hasn't seen yet is the fact that your pet is a little curious of guys." Cedrik paused for a moment. "I'm sure I can change his preference...Oh, there it is." He saw a name and a face in his head, "Salem Devereux...He wouldn't happen to be related to Damien Devereux would he?" He grinned staring cold as death into Kali's eyes.

(Sorry I've been mia, I've just been super stressed out lately. Since you guys brought them here I'm guessing that you don't want to continue with ours?))

((Oh no I want you to continue with us too. I just didn't want to respond to the point we had to wait I jsut made it where you can jump in.))

((ok cool, I'll post ASAP))

((Brilliant!!!))

Aurelia smirked at the wraith as he said he pitied her. "Go on then pity me, at least I am not bound by the curse of that horned monstrosity." She replied icily. Then as he went on his evil genius rant she laughed with such a delicate lightness. There was no fear felt, why should there have been? She was the witch who outplayed death itself. Unlike the immortals who still feared being taken, she had no fear, she could not be kept dead no matter what she did. "That my dear is called a microphone and hush now all in good time." She said in good spirits. As he told her to hide she gazed at him curiously. "And why would you care whether or not I burned?" Her gaze was kept on his intensely. Before she knew it he had went to face Kali and she was left to stand alone in the crowd. She frowned, pissed at Cedrik at first, but her anger only boiled as she thought about everyone who she ever interacted with. Aurelia has always been a ticking time bomb, just no one realized it. However, like always she held her powers back. Why did she always hold them back?

((Awaiting KT now and we can keep this order up from there. You, KT, then me...or a reply as you go thing you two can decide.))

"Of course I know about Eli's curiosity. I know a lot of things, and I know almost all about him." Kali said calmly, looking up at him. Of course she could hear the seductive quality to his voice, but it didn't effect her. After all she could see his thoughts. And she was happy with Eli. Even if it wasn't sure where that was going, for the moment she was happy. "It doesn't bother me at all. And he won't be swayed by you without magic. And if you use magic is it really the same? That's just giving up and cheating when you have to force someone to like you." She challenged, raising an eyebrow. "Salem? Same deal. He's not stupid enough to fall for you. Sure he's distracted by a hot guy, but who isn't? And he knows how to find the fake charmers, and the just flat out evil people. Those are easy to see no matter how hard they try and hide it.." She stared up at him, then looked over where he had been. "Your girlfriend isn't too happy with you, Cedrik." She noted, looking over at Aurelia. Of course she knew it wasn't his girlfriend, but she had to have something to talk about with him.

Cedrik smirked, "Again with changing the subject, "Don't bring your Coven elders into the matter. You wouldn't want to see them burn would you?" He asked amused obviously. "And don't try to accuse me of seducing her into helping me. She is helping me of her own accord. I am giving her protection from the Coven, don't you worry about that. As for Salem...He is a half-baked Witch close to Ascension and his powers aren't even fully realized. Much less his own. Were the kid who he was supposed to be he would have maybe three fully realized abilities and they wouldn't be impressive ones. The kid is using everyone around him and doesn't even realize it. I know what he is and I'm going to make him one of my prized sacrifices when the New Moon rises." Cedrik explained and pushed past Kali, "Now allow me to sniff him out." Cedrik said literally smelling the air.

Eli found himself watching Kali and Cedrik closely as he circled them and found himself bumping hard into Aurelia when he wasn't paying any mind at all to where he was actualyl walking. "OH, shit...sorry...Are you alright?" He aksed glancing back up to ensure Kali was still good.

Aurelia didn't realize the eyes on her as she attempted to cool herself off. It wasn't until Eli knocked her down that her temper became controllable again. She blinked several times and her eyes had went from a fiery red back into their citrus green. She gazed up at Eli and seemed almost dazed she shook her head before realizing he had asked her a question. "Oh yes I'm fine. Just a bit unprepared." She replied gently and managed to get up without too much issue. Aurie followed his gaze and smirked at where it led her. "Your Kali's familiar, right?" Aurelia asked genuinely curious. "It does seem the man she's with isn't the nicest of fellows I'm quite surprised you'd allow her to confront him on her own." Aurelia then said now she was just prodding for a reaction.

Kali stepped in front of Cedrik, blocking his way as she looked up at him. "Don't hurt him." She said flatly, though it wasn't begging. As small and scared as she was, she was not going to let him hurt Salem. Of course she was scared for herself, but she was incredibly protective, especially about people she cared about. Besides, he couldn't hurt her. Everything just reflected back, like she had told Eli. Speaking of which she glanced over at Eli to see if he had found Salem, but it didn't look like it. He was stuck talking to Aurelia. "If you were really a favorite of lucifer's, as you claim, why would you have to sacrifice someone? Push to not have to. You shouldn't have to kill someone just to be more powerful." She said persuasively. She knew this wouldn't work, she just needed him to not think he could predict her every move.

Eli frowned, "Wow, word gets around fast, doesn't it." He said feeling odd that he had jsut become her Familiar last night by the power of Damien and now it was like everyone in the Coven knew now...""Yes, I am Kali's, but the boss lady said I had to look for someone else. I am just not letting her leave my sight, either." He stated a bit coldly..."And you are?" He asked curiously. His caution was not nearly enough, but he presumed the Witch to be a part of the Coven. He smelled the Wraith on her though which set him in alarm. "Why are you hanging around the Wraith? Why did you bring him here?" He demanded a bit harshly.

Cedrik's smirked brightened and a fire lit in his eyes. "I can find other ways of hurting you, Kali Kamala. I know more ways of causing harm than just physical affliction. I cannot be stopped. Pompeii, the Black Plague...All those were me. I'm in North America now, can you only imagine what I am capable of here? Yellow Stone National PArk will be the greatest eruption I create and who knows how many fault lines I can corrupt. This is the greatest age for great disasters. I could end the world with the power I plan to get out fo this town." Glaring coldly he seemed to manage a smile and a glare all at once. "As for sacrificing to Lucifer...Well, just like normal Wraiths I must survive and survival calls for sacrifice. Making the sacrifice to Lucifer simply demonstrates respect and tribute to the one who grants me my power. The Horned God walks the earth and the hour is near for him to claim it." He said coldly with excitement.

At his frown, Aurelia was hinted that he wasn't a fan of being so popular so suddenly, tough she supposed that was what happened to the new familiar of the coven's seer. It was bound to ignite the gossiping that was so common. As the boy demanded answers from her she tilted her head and smirked. "Now there's no need to be so rude. I'm simply doing him a favor as payment for a favor he did for me." Her voice was lighthearted and held no remorse for her actions, after all she didn't have to justify her actions to an animal. "As for who I am boy, I am an elder now some respect would be very much appreciated. I don't care who's pet you are, if you show that disrespect to me again and I will do more than just threaten you." She growled to him and allowed herself to be engulfed by the evil that she so desperately had attempted to keep locked away deep within her. She was growing to be a bit more reckless and that wasn't totally a waste.

((KT????))

"If you destroy the world you won't have anything to do. No more people to fuck, none to torture and kill. So why would you do that? Lucifer needs people to rule over, we both know that. He wouldn't be too pleased if you killed everyone." Kali pointed out logically, still standing her ground. Arms folded she stared up at him. Yes, she was still scared. But she was also determined and clever. Of course she was going to try and save people, she was too nice of a person not to. So she had addressed his killing everyone thing, not his threat to specifically her. So she played to his arrogance with the truth. "Does it? I know there's a girl around town right now who's a wraith and doesn't have to sacrifice to Lucifer." She pointed out, raising an eyebrow at him.

Cedrik glared at the Seer. "You know nothing, silly girl. Your sight to see beyond has led you blind of truth before you." He said obviously being arrogant. "You think you know so much, but whether or not the Wraith chooses to make a sacrifice to Lucifer. All murderers are sacrifices to Lucifer. They make take in the soul power and energy, but Lucifer rules over the murdered souls judging them long before their time. They are damned to be punished until the one who cast them there dies to take their place." Cedrik explained a bit honorable sounding about it. "As for all dying he wants nothing more. He will walk this earth freely and call his followers, his demons as Christians call us, to his side to destroy, "Mankind is simply his own possession." He straightened his form and stepped beside of her leaning down to whisper in her ear. "An original walks in a present form among your ranks. I will find them and kill them for Lucifer to rise without enemies to challenge him." Cedrik moved stealthily past her vanishing in the crowd.

Eli glared back at the Elder Witch. "Your Coven will not be pleased to learn of your betrayal. Favor or no favor or have aided a Wraith. I was a Witch once before and I know the laws of the greatest Covens in history. This is one of them, but now with your sort mixed I see they are falling hard form their throne of power. Pathetic they allow Cursed Ones to even join their ranks, really." He knew very well what an insult was for a Witch. To call one a Cursed One was degrading their powers as mere curses from an actual Witch. Eli knew this insult very well when his mother would spat at such words and many other insults toward insubordinate Witches who deserved no privilege to be recognized as a Witch. She was the Foul-mouth Priestess of Greece. Their Coven was a powerful one, but that did not mean other failed to trash talk them just as all Covens were trash talked of by other Covens. "Now excuse me but my mistress requires my presence." He said pushing past her for only a moment before turning around. "If Kali doesn't inform the council...I will."

Aurelia let out an exaggerated yawn as he drowned on about how corrupt she was. Even as he insulted her, her eyes seemed to glaze over with boredom in them. "Oh by all means please inform them of as you said it my betrayal. I do love watching those sputtering fools flounder about, it's really worth burning at the stake, after all my expiration date is coming up soon anyways." Aurelia cooed out smoothly. She was frightened of the coven, no matter want they did to her, she would always come back, after all there was only one way for her to die and she had made sure to kill off anyone who even remotely came close to filling the criteria of her killer. Aurelia smirked at Eli without a drop of fear. "Go on pet I dare you to tell them, after all this isn't the first time nor will it be the last that this as happened. Now go run along, and perhaps your mistress could teach you how to properly form an insult." She then turned from the familiar without concern for his threat in the least, instead she went somewhere a bit more peaceful, waiting for Cedrik to stop his boasting to the coven's seer so he could get on with his business, after all they were running out of time.

((KT's turn))

((Not much I can do since he walked away skip me this round))

Eli moved toward Kali and turned her around to him quickly. "Are you alright? Did he hurt you? Did he threaten you?" Eli asked as his grip on her shoulders protectively tightened. He looked around with his jaw clinched tightly. He turned back where he was standing before seeing the Wraith appear next to the Elder. "That Coven Elder is working with him. She said it was a favor...I told her she was pathetic for working with his kind and a disgrace to Witches. Please tell me, Kali, you are going to inform your Coven Council about her treachery." Eli was begging finding it distasteful for Aurelia to even exist.

Cedrik came beside of Aurelia smirking, "Well, that went well. I think I got my message across to that Seer of yours. She will be fighting against me when the time comes, but for now she will be worrying about everyone here in Grievance Ridge." His grin was beautiful and inviting , but his eyes were cold and evil. He searched the crowd of heads for the boy he sought to kill. He was not going to waste anymore time. "Get me to that echo machine you called a mirrorhone....or whatever it was." Cedrik said feeling rage begin to radiate from Aurelia, "Are you alright?"

Aurelia didn't respond to his news. It wasn't that she disapproved nor was overly enthusiastic about it she honestly had no issues with what he had planned. It wasn't like she would have to live through this nightmare at least not until it was fully in swing and she figured if she played her cards correctly she'd be just fine. After all she had learned at least that much by now. She then rolled her eyes at him and took him by the collar of his shirt as dragged him through the crowds of people, which was too difficult considering she was rude enough to just shove her way past and most people got right out of her way. "It's called a microphone, let's go." She said as she dragged him on. Then he asked her if she was alright and her step faltered and she nearly tripped over her own two feet. Of course he sensed it, her anger that is. Of course he would realize that she was teetering on the edge. She finally composed herself and turned back to look up at him with a faux smile. "Oh yeah just a bit agitated." Lie. "It's nothing." Another lie. Why was she lying? It's not like she was embarrassed about it. Her thoughts filled with agitation and confusion for herself now. She tried to shake the feelings but ended up just gazing down at her feet feeling overwhelmed by everything. "Goddammit why now." The words fell from her lips without her realizing she even spoke them.

((KT))

Kali nodded, looking up at him. "I'm fine, I promise. Don't worry." She assured, biting her lip as she glanced over at Cedrik. "Of course he threatened me. That's to be expected. But he didn't hurt me, I'll be fine." She promised, kissing his cheek lightly. "I'll tell them, yeah. But I don't know when I'll have a chance. With everything going on they won't have a lot of chances to meet, and they'll be focussed on other things. One traitor won't be as important as the actual war about to start." She warned. She bit her lip slightly, standing close to him. Her gaze followed Cedrik anxiously, worried about what he was going to do.

Cedrik frowned at Aurelia. "You are lying, but why? What is happening now?" He was more curious than confused. He never met a Witch quite like her, but they were wasting time as Cedrik made her walk with him closer to the stage. "Go on let it out. The worst that will happen is everyone here is going to die. I'll omit you from everyone of course, though. No reason to be so uptight. I know you are not going to let a beast hold you back in your mind. He is a servant pet nothing more." Cedrik mused the idea of casting a control spell over Familiars and making them turn on their masters.

Eli frowned, "I can't find Salem in this crowd. He would be among the graduates but all I smell is hormonal teenagers." Eli admitted as he looked around. "I could always kill the Wraith and just prevent it all." He offered as though he were very serious. "At least then everyone will be safe for sure." He knew better than to think Kali to go for it, but it seemed like the only real answer.

((Kaley))

Aurelia's gaze lifted from the ground back into Cedrik's curious look. "I never was a very good liar, even with all these years of practice, but then again I never had much thought for what damage the truth could cause." She started with bitter humor. As they began walking she thought of how to put her outburst. "Unlike being immortal, I have to relive the darkest years of my childhood over and over again. To most it'd be torture and in some ways it is, but will all of these lives overlapping in different ways, it causes a build up and my breaking has long past been reached. My outburst is only a small taste of everything I'm holding back. That's why they made me an elder, not to give me more powers, but to keep an eye on me and my temper. There was a reason I choose to kill in some lifetimes." A faint smile touched her lips and for once it felt good to admit those things. It felt good to admit that she enjoyed killing and that she hated this life, even though she didn't directly say those things to him, the way she spoke revealed them all if he listened carefully. "As for not killing me I'm oh so grateful." She cooed with mock gratitude and a light smile. "As for the witch's pet, he's just a servant to the coven's ways. He despises me for something he doesn't even understand. I can't wait to watch his demise it will be quite amusing." She purred out and then stepped away from Cedrik and with ease she convinced the man who had it in his possession to give it to her. She then turned to the wraith and tilted her head to the side. "Are you coming darling, we really are on a tight schedule."

"It could be that he's not here yet. That might be best actually, seeing who is here. I'll text him." Kali pulled out her phone, looking around anxiously before texting Salem a simple, Where are you? Everything alright? and sliding her phone back in her pocket. "No!" She said sharply, grabbing his hand tightly. Despite her sharpness and secure grip, it was obvious when she looked up with him she was only worried for him, and maybe a bit scared. "He's immortal. I mean I know there's technically some way to kill him, but it's not one either of us have. If you attack him he'll just turn on you."

Cedrik snatched the microphone from Aurelia with a grin..."I enjoy killing too." He said but luckily the microphone wasn't on yet. Then in the sound box at the back the mic was turned on. The screech of the mic roared and everyone covered their ears. Cedrik grinned as he stepped up to the podium. His eyes flared glowing red. "Hello, mortals. I am Cedrik Adalwulf and I'm here to collect power and insue chaos in this pleasant town. You will all perish in the end and it will be very painful. In the meantime, OBEY!" As Cedrik spoke his final word he stretched his arms out and every mortal in the stadium stood at attention. "Go forth and create chaos. Fill your bodies desires. Boundaries do not exist and you will fuck and eat and kill as much as you please." Every mortal who was struck by the power had solid black eyes. He was filling their minds with a void. His own eyes turned solid black and his grin was frightening. "Now for the Witches who remain here...I am sorry to say you will have to reveal yourselves entirely to your neighbors as they will try to kill you simply to sacrifice your power to me." As Cedrik spoke the many mortals who outnumbered the more supernatural beings in the arena began to move toward them yelping and screaming excitedly. They were in a state of mind that only knew chaos. "Kommen Sie her Macht Luzifers.
Kommen Sie her Macht des Bacchus.
Kommen Sie her Macht des gehörnten Gottes.
Reign für immer in sterblichen Gemüter.
Erstellen des Chaos, das sie von sich selbst befreit.
Erstellen Sie die Barriere, die sie von Ruhe und Ordnung verbirgt.
Zerstören Sie die Kraft des Zirkels und bringen Sie Ihre eigenen."
Cedrik chanted his spell as tendrils of black and red light washed over the crowd. "Bring me the Witches of Grievance Ridge!"

Salem didn't text Kali back and even if he wanted to it would have been impossible. Eli stood next to Kali defensively as he heard Cedrik's voice come from the speakers. "Kali...We need to leave now. Salem might not even be here and if that is the case then it is us who are in trouble. " Eli felt the power hit him hard and he looked around fearfully. "Kali, take my hand and let's get out of here. Leave the others to defend for themselves. We can't save everyone." He knew how Kali was. Well he felt it rather. She was always the one who was protective of everyone always trying to help others. He knew there was no helping the mortals. Cedrik possessed them entirely.

"I'd imagine you do." She purred out and sat back as he spoke out. although she felt his power it didn't affect her in the least. She watched as the mortals bent to his will and how he demanded for their obedience. It amused her and fascinated her at the same time. Then the chaos began and it was something out of a movie, mortals attacked and began to swarm. It wasn't until a few came towards her that she glanced towards Cedrik with a disapproving look. Naturally she knocked them out with a wave of her hand before standing up and walked over to the wraith. "As much as I do love the spectacle darling, I'd prefer it not to be 3D." Her started out light and airy, but morphed into something much harsher by the end of her statement.

"But I know how to stop this!" Kali protested, though she did take his hand. "There's a loophole in his spell. I know how I can use that against him. The problems is just that this one will take a lot of energy. A witch feeding it, no matter how far away they are. Spells aren't my specialty, I'm more of a talk someone out of it person. But there's no reasoning with him, and now definitely not with them." She nodded to the mortals, biting her lip. "I don't know how long I could hold it. Especially because those two would both try to stop me." She nodded at the two witches on stage, nimbly dodging a mortal that lunged past. Without any power displays from her, mortals had no idea who or what she was. Cedrik couldn't give them powers, and it would require giving them powers to make them sense and and all witches. His spell was a clever one, it was just programming them with the fact that witches cast spells, and then setting them after witches. She didn't show any power, they had no reason to target her. All she had to do to stop this was just give them the sense that they were already satisfied. But she had to hold it there or it would fade after only moments, which was why it's take so much energy.

Eli frowned at Kali shoving a human off and elbowing him in the gut. "They are attacking those who are not under the spell. He gave them his sight. They see power as he sees it and they are his puppets. What spell could break something that is coming from one ancient and powerful Wraith, Kali?" A female teacher behind them started pushing mortals back with her power over the element of Earth. Then she screamed out in pain as blood shot from her mouth. One of the mortals impaled her with an American flag. It was that moment that chaos truly sparked. The first sacrifice had been made. Eli gripped Kali's hand tightly..."All we can do is trap them in here. As long as it doesn't spread. I've seen this type of possession before. He is projecting his mind into theirs. It spreads based upon how close someone is like a virus. He is extremely powerful. I have never seen a Witch or Wraith that powerful all my life." Eli admitted fearfully. He was working in hsi head how to get out and keep the chaos in. Above storm clouds gathered blocking out the sunlight almost entirely. The Witches were converging their powers, but not together simply at the same time. He looked back toward the stage in the crowd of mortals and high school students raging in the chaos of the entire place which in itself was fuelling the Wraith. "He isn't jsut a Wraith. He is a Maenad...A Wendigo. He is surviving on the chaos. If we don't stop him from projecting his energy he could infect the entire mortal population of the town." Eli's mind was racing. He had to figure a way to keep Kali safe and stop Cedrik.

Unfortunately for Eli and any other Sleepwalkers and Familiars in the stadium Cedrik started another spell. "Verdrehte Köpfe und verknotete Knochen.
Binden Sie das Tier der Magie, um ihre Tierknochen .
Große gehörnte Gott deinen Griff auf die und an Hexenmeister gebunden verfluchte Kreaturen anziehen.
Tötet ihre sterblichen Formen wie so machen es in der Nacht von Tier genommen werden." More tendrils of light shot from Cedrik's hands and every Familiar and Sleepwalker roared and howled in pain as they were forced into their animal forms. "Slay the pets of Witch masters! Slay the Witches! Make the sacrifice to the Horned God and be free of order and balance!" Cedrik pushed this commands into his mortal minions and looked at Aurelia. "Right, sorry dear. You will need to fight this one on your own. They will not harm me for they are apart of me. You however will perish with the rest of your kind. Do not fret, dear...You said yourself your time was nearing and you cannot expect me to keep you safe as I need all the power of the entire Coven in Grievance Ridge to summon my god."

Aurelia had expected and prepared for that response. She rolled her eyes and waved him off mindlessly. "I wasn't sure until now, but darling you truly are a fool. Cedrik I only let someone be responsible for my death once and you my dear have already used up that pretty little death." Aurelia replied before sitting on the edge of the stage, her words weren't a threat towards him but rather a testiment that she would survive this. As the crazed creatures approached her, she simply sucked the oxygen from their lungs and allowed them to suffocate until they passed out. Despite the performance she typically put on of being helpless that wasn't her at all, Aurelia just really did hate having to get her hands dirty unless it was on her terms. Though for once she didn't mind using a bit more of her power. With the more mortals she suffocated the longer she began to deprive them of oxygen. She found amusement in watching as their frail bodies twitched helplessly. "Cedrik your puppets are quite fun to play with." She purred out and she began to manipulate the water within their bodies to make them bend to her will she was enjoying herself much more than she had expected she would. The screams and hollering began to mute in her ears and all she could heard was the pain she was inflicting well that and the incantations Cedrik bellowed from behind her.

Kali looked over at Eli, raising an eyebrow. "He's not even the most powerful person in town right now. I don't know who or where or anything, but I can sense someone else, and someone else definitely not nice. This is not going to be a good week." She said grimly.
Drawn in by the pure power radiating from this place and just the feeling of wrongness, Reyna slid in invisibly. Quickly she sought out Kali, standing beside her for a moment before revealing herself. "Pure power isn't worth shit. It's what power you have and how you use it." Reyna smirked wickedly as she became visible, looking around the room. Of course she didn't go out to kill innocent people, she was vengeful not murderous. But she had killed people, even if they did deserve it. And that was more than anyone in this room besides the two on stage. So she already had sketchy morals, and this was another line she was alright crossing. So she was probably one of the more dangerous witches here, simply because she was willing to do what had to be done. But Kali grabbed her arm and nodded at the wraith before Reyna could do anything. Looking up at Cedrik, she simply snapped her fingers and looked back at Kali to avoid looking suspicious. She inflicted enough pain to easily knock any normal person out, but she wasn't expecting that here. Of course he'd be more immune, she just wanted to know how immune.

Eli screamed in pain his hands on the sides of his head. He fell to his knees his veins pulsing to the surface of his skin. He groaned in pain just before a wolf took his form. He was a large Red wolf growling low and whimpering at times confused on what forced him to shift and why he can't turn back now. A multitude of animals were in the place, not too many, but certainly a good number of Familiars and a few Sleepwalkers were running around fending mortals off of their masters. Eli stood close to Kali looking at Reyna rather interested in jsut what she was planning to do.

Cedrik smirked when Kali seemed very visible with a solid ring of chaos around her. In front of her a Witch was impaled and Cedrik raised his hand like he was clawing up and tightening his fist. The woman took her last breath with a scream as hellfire enveloped her. Black and purple flames burned her as a bright light of energy shot toward Cedrik entering him. It was then his grin faded seeing a Witch appear beside of Kali. He looked at her curiously before her fingers snapped. He felt a twinge of pain in his gut. Cedrik didn't know what to think about the Witch. She was certainly interesting. Cedrik tightened his stomach and ripped his shirt off. He felt the heat in his core and smirked...He made his voice quite audible without the microphone. "Hello, newcomer. Tell me did you think with a snap of your fingers I could fall over in pain. I'm immortal by the blood of the Horned God! You are a papercut on my thumb." He then looked over at Aurelia, "Sorry, It's nothing personal, Aurelia. It's just good business. If you survive, bravo, but you like all Witches...Your powers will drain and be depleted with continuous use. I'm a Wraith I get my power from drained Witches who waste their energy on trying to fight me." He continued chanting his spells working his own mind into the mortals causing even more hostility and vices of pleasure to fill their minds. Some stopped trying to kill Witches and started fucking one another and chewing on shoes like animals. They were all animals.

Aurelia waved him off once more. "Honestly it's not like I expected us to hold hands and skip off into the sunset, I'm not as naïve as I present myself to be." She replied and began to get bred. The mortals had stopped coming towards the stage and began grabbing at each other or inanimate objects if they weren't still attacking other witches. Aurelia glanced towards the familiars protecting their masters and a wave of envy hit her. She remembered her last familiar as clear as day. He was such a sweet boy. It was a damn shame that he was paired with her. Along with her envy hate intertwined itself and shot out of her in a wave of magic. She had caste jinx over the entire courtyard, she caste a spell of bad luck for both mortals and witches.

Kali dropped down to kneel next to Eli, resting a hand on the back of his neck. They weren't attacked, simply because of Reyna. The witch above them cast an illusion so it appeared as though they had moved over and were standing by the opposite wall, when in really they were basically in a corner with Reyna in front of them. As such, no one bothered them. Sure Cedrik might see through it, but not the other witches. And there was nothing Kali could do against him anyway.

Reyna chuckled slightly, her eyes narrowing as she stared up at him. "Everyone feels pain. Even Lucifer feels it." She grinned. "And I can make you feel as much as I want. There's no limits." This time she didn't move her hands as she thought, all she did was just that: think. She cranked up the pain she was sending him steadily, keeping it going up and up and keeping an eye on him for his reaction. At a sound behind her she spun around in time to catch a metal pole someone was using as a spear in her hands. The pain on Cedrik never wavered as she heated up her hands, melting the metal easily. When the person came after she simply went for the throat, her white hot hands easily burning through and killing him quickly.