The Witch's Curse
The Witch's Curse Begins
"Quick! Find and kill all the witches!" A white knight with a sparkling sword stained with deep red blood, seemed to order his troops to comb a castle.
"Ready, Commander!" command the army with the drawn sword.
They also began to comb through every street, narrow alleys, and houses around the Witch Castle. The ravaged Garden of Silence bore silent witness to the Holy Knights' assault on the witch clan.
The Grave Castle's.
Once the nameplate is engraved on top of the front gate of the castle. Five rows of cavalry that would have contained a hundred men, two rows of fighters, and a row of archers were marching into the castle. Chaos is inevitable.
The Grave Castle was a Castle belonging to the Great Witch of the Blue Phoenix Clan, a clan of magicians who were famous for being able to raise a person from the dead.
However, it was common knowledge that the power of witches could only rise when the red moon rose. The Blue Phoenix clan usually reproduces and creates an army of new witches during the Red Moon phase. That's when, the witch's chi got an overflow of mana energy from the Moon.
The same thing happened to the Silver Eagle Clan Witch. The second greatest wizard on the west side of The Grave Castle. This clan has the ability of unstoppable destruction so their troops are often seconded by the Empire on the battlefield. The strength of the Silver Eagle Clan could only function when the Red Moon phase, amazingly again, the strength of a single Silver Eagle Mage force could destroy a single country.
Unfortunately, those powers become lost when the mana energy of the Red Moon does not touch the magicians' chi core. So that, everyday, the witches live like the common people. They work as potion makers, fortune tellers, and also magic stone traders.
The witches and citizens of the Britani Empire coexist. The Great Witches of both the Blue Phoenix Clan and the Silver Eagle signed a Peace Pact with the Britani Emperor and the Holy Commander. The rulers of the Land of Britani live together without disturbing each other. This situation has been going on for hundreds of years. However, a plot of rebellion destroyed everything.
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"Master, is this the only thing to be prepared for?" a black-robed woman with pale skin, large eyes and bound curly hair appeared to be carrying several bottles of potion. Another called Master nodded and packed the other items in a cloth bag he was about to carry.
"Masters.... Is it okay?" the boy looked worried. The Master stared intently.
"You don't want me to be the Great Witch? I'm tired of this peace! Nothing is growing! We as witches are supposed to be rulers!"
The messenger trembled, the sound of his teeth grinding incoherently. The woman shut her mouth and no longer asked anything.
"Wait, my friend. Our victory day is in sight. Khaas.. Kha... Kha... " He raised both his hands high and took a hat and a notebook that read 'Maximilian Witch's Book'.
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Master Maximilian is the Great Witch Adjutant of the Blue Phoenix Clan, a beautiful and intelligent young woman who is full of ambition. The Great Witch chose him because of his unyielding nature and could always overcome any obstacle. But apparently, the decision became a boomerang. The ambitious Maxi was dissatisfied with the state of the witches living peacefully side by side with the imperial people. Supposedly, the witch race was a high-level race and was equated with nobles, not commoners. The special ability of those who do not rise on an ordinary day is also frustrating so Maxi conducts intensive research. His hard work bore fruit, eventually creating also the ancient potion of soul generation.
This herb contained extracts of dragon scales from the deep ocean that he bought from dark merchants, blue phoenix feathers that were in the vaults of great witches and rare mana gems that existed for only one in a thousand years. Witch Maxi gets it from a secret auction.
Soul Generation Potions will be shared today. Turin, the errand boy of Witch Maxi, is in charge of giving this potion to all the witches in The Grave Castle. As soon as their abilities rose, Witch Maxi would begin an assault on the Imperial Palace.
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"Venn, pass this on to your friends," Turin brought some bottles of potions and handed them to Venn, the Head of the Witch Academy Dormitory. Venn is a level 3 magician graduated from the magic academy and has specialized as a potion expert. In the past, Venn actually wanted to be Master Maxi's right-hand man, however, that position had already been given to Turin. So, in Venn's little heart, he envied Turin.
Venn narrowed his eyes trying to analyze the potion given by Turin.
"It..it's.. "
"Yes, what potion?"
"The Banquet of Master Maxi,"
"Oh yeah? Say dong from Master Maxi. Ready. I will share it! You remember right? Tonight's Red Moon Night?" Venn's eyes twinkled as Master Maxi's name was called. From school until now Venn idolized Master Maxi. Contrasting with the Great Witch who seemed calm and mysterious, the ambitious Master Maxi became an attraction and role model for Venn.
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The Red Moon Night.
The pitch-black Britani sky turned as red as blood. The sound of the wolf's howl broke the silence of the night. Red Moon. The phenomenon that appears in every 50 years in the Continent of Britani, is a place of energy content of the magician clans.
The Britannian emperor, who thinks tonight is the same night as decades ago, has not tightened palace security at all. He believed that the magicians who grew stronger were only replenishing their energy and could make the imperial army even more invincible. They are imperial assets.
"Watch that! All! The boundless energy I brought to all of you" Master Maxi's voice echoed throughout the castle. The Great Magician who was about to accompany the disciples of the magic academy to replenish the energy, looked astonished.
"What's this about? Why are you gathered in the hall? Immediately fill your energies in the Garden of Solitude!" the Great Witch's Order.
The group of magicians who were in the Basic Hall, commanded by Master Maxi, refused to obey. Their eyes turned red, claws began to grow, and black smoke billowed from behind the magicians' robes.
"Tonight, last night you led us. Please rest in peace, "
Fizzzzz!!!
Lightning snatched the ceiling of the hall, its ruins burying the Great Witch who had not had time to charge. The Great Witch is dying, crushed in ruins. Master Maxi laughed and rushed to the palace. The students of the academy were terrified. Turin, who was still packing things, looked out of the group.
"Mrs the Great Witch.. Ii'm sorry... Sorry...,"
In the critical time between there and nothing, the Great Witch left a dark blue pendant on Turin.
"Bring this up, and save yourself. I know you're not like Maxi,"
The Great Witch breathed her last breath without being able to return. The soul-generating ritual could not be done without a group of advanced magicians who had already filled the Red Moon's energy.
Turin, who chooses not to follow Witch Maxi, flees and lives a reclusive life. A week after the passing of the Red Moon Night, Turin faintly heard rumors circulating all over the country. Some villagers said that the Emperor had been killed, the throne passed to the Holy Commander. And, at this time, there was a massive slaughter of witches by the holy army. Of course Turin goes undercover as an ordinary citizen and hides his identity as a witch for good.
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The climate of Britani, which used to have 4 seasons, is now only one season: Winter. Throughout the year, the Britani Continent was buffeted by winter, as was the case in the Cordovan Kingdom. All this happened because of the curse of the witch Maxi.
The slash of the holy sword that split his heart left him severely injured. Not yet dead, Venn swiftly saves the dying Witch Maxi. They escape and hide on an uninhabited island called Gene Island. Witch Maxi also fell asleep for a long time by absorbing nutrients throughout the island so that the land is now dry. The beautiful Gene Island became like a tomb. Witch Maxi, now a large tree, has been guarded by Venn for hundreds of years. It regenerates with the energy of the Red Moon, and preserves life. The resurrection of Witch Maxi is estimated to be another thousand years, when the last Red Moon appears on this earth.
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