The first thing I noticed when I woke up was that my body felt heavy. I opened my eyes to find Lisa sitting on my stomach looking at me with a sheepish grin. Crap I let my guard down thinking she won’t attack us when we were asleep and now she’s doing just that.

I tried to sit but she pushed me down, placing a finger on her mouth and looking me in the eyes she said “Shues.. You’ll wake up her. I just wanted to have some fun. Judging by this, you seems to be excited as well and are ready to go” She glided her finger at my crotch.

I got goosebumps all over my body, throwing her off me I stood up quickly.

“Ouch… Now don’t be impatient, it’s no good to be rough from the start” she said smiling at me.

Elena woke up from the noise and asked in panic “What’s happened, are we being attacked?”

“Nothing, Lisa woke me up and I mistook her for some animal and pushed her away” I said to Elena in a flustered tone, hiding the reaction in my bottom.

“What a letdown and I was hoping to enjoy myself first thing in the morning” Lisa said in a disappointed tone. Crap, this woman is dangerous in more than one way.

I went outside the cottage to clam myself. My heart was beating hard and I somehow felt violated. I stood there outside looking at the forest. It was really beautiful to look at, the morning rays coming from the forest like divine light making way through obstacles. The wolf’s corpse I brought yesterday was missing; maybe some animal dragged it away. Why did Lisa made me carry the corpse here anyway, I was able to find the answer to my question sooner than I thought.

I went a little further to explore our surroundings and came across what looked like a circle with complex patterns and symbols drawn in blood. I found six such circles surrounding the boundaries of the cottage. After walking a bit more and finding nothing else I returned to the cottage to get some answers.

Once inside, I heard Elena chatting with Lisa in what looked like a small kitchen. I sat in the corner looking at them while both women prepared the breakfast. After eating Lisa asked Elena to take a bath with her, it seems there was a river nearby. I didn’t want Elena be out of my sight, but she was a girl and I can’t be around her when she takes a bath.

“What is this…. You look like you want to peep on us” Lisa said looking at the complicated expression on my face.

“What, No! I was just thinking whether it would be safe to bathe in the river” I exclaimed, this woman was hell bent on trampling my image.

Both of them left the cottage and I sat there contemplating whether it was good idea to follow this woman to her house.

I took the demonic book and started reading again. What interested me was the topic, practical ability to manipulate demonic power. Most of the beginners column were filled with theories and small ways to test the conformance of the powers but as I skipped to the advanced column, I came across a ranged attack power called dark pierce which used energy to create arrows of darkness to strike multiple enemies.

Earlier I confirmed that I was not possessed by any demon with the help of the book, but still it didn’t explain the black globe which was absorbed by my body every time I kill something. I still felt some kind of connection to the demonic book so I thought of trying out this dark pierce attack. I went outside and positioned myself before a tree; I followed the instructions stated in the demonic book. Closing my eyes I concentrated on the boundless darkness in front of me, I imagined the darkness taking over me and felt something envelop my entire body. I slowly opened my eyes and saw that I was covered in translucent layer of black light. I concentrated on the tree before me and started chanting the words mentioned in the book but before I could even complete half the chant, a big black light emerged out of nowhere before my body and pierced it’s way though several trees with a loud noise as it made its way into the forest. Immediately I felt my body lighten and fell on my knees. Before I could make out what had happened, I lost my consciousness.

I woke up to find myself sleeping on the bed and Elena seated beside me on a chair.

“How are you feeling now” She asked me with a worried expression.

“I guess I am alright” I said to her and she relaxed a little. She was wearing a beautiful blue dress which made her look gorgeous. The dress looked really expensive.

I checked my pocket and sure the Demonic book was gone.

“Elena, did you take my book. It was bound in red color cloth” I asked Elena.

“Here it is. It was interesting to read but too troublesome to practice” Lisa tossed me the book.

I checked the Demonic book and made sure that everything was fine. I was surprised that Lisa gave it back to me even after studying it; she was rather clam about it.

“So you are a demonic mage, what is the demon that you are contracted with?” Lisa asked me with a quizzical look.

“I didn’t enter into contract with any demon. I came across the book a few days ago and was curious about it.” I said to her truthfully.

“Elena told me all about your circumstances, but don’t think that a witch could mistake demonic powers for something else. You flattened half a kilometer area and still expect me to believe that it’s not demonic power. It was mistake to save you in the first place; it doesn’t end well for the people around those possessed by demons.” Lisa said in a serious tone.

“I am not possessed by any demon, I verified it from the book” I said to her, irritated at the suggestion that I would harm Elena.

“Is that so, we’ll see about that” Lisa said and with a serious expression motioned Elena to stay back. Elena had a worried expression and seemed to be struggling with deciding what she should do.

Lisa came forward and placed her hand on my chest. She started whispering something and after a few seconds the marking on her glove glowed white, with a flash my entire chest was clad in bright white light. After a few seconds the white light dimmed and completely vanished.

Lisa breathed a sigh of relief and said “True, you are not possessed by any demon. I verified it using divine enchantment.”

“I already told you so. I don’t know why I am capable of such powers but I am sure that I am not possessed by any demon. I have this strange feeling that nothing is capable of possessing my body.” I said to her.

I pocketed the Demonic book then looked at Lisa with a serious expression and said “Now that you know about us and its clear that I am not possessed. I think we also have the right to receive some explanations. Why a women such as yourself lives in middle of the forest. What was the power you used yesterday to chase away the wolves, what are the strange symbols that are drawn in blood surrounding the cottage and what do you mean by the ‘witch’ you said earlier?”

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I know I told earlier that I'll be back only on Monday but I had free time and hence wrote another chapter, I don't think anybody would complain. As I mentioned earlier, traditional art is my specialty. I was thinking about drawing and posting some art work. Can someone tell me if it's possible to insert art in the chapter and how to do so. Thanks for reading.