The Magical Boy Casimir

Larry Geigh the Dark Lord

Cygnus and Matilda knelt before the Dark Lord. He was quite amused with himself. They had struck down two of their enemies with the ambush. He owed them both a soul's worth of power. Laughing to himself he unleashed two souls. One to each of them, and as they absorbed the souls their eyes began to glow a wicked purple. Matilda had been a plant of the Dark Lord’s for quite some time. The real reason no one spoke to Matilda is that they did not trust her enough yet to do so.

“You two have done well, but we must still get that boy and sacrifice him to me, so that I may have enough power to overthrown Zenduraka, who we all know plots against me even as we speak.”

The two nodded their agreement.

Cygnus and Matilda would use their combined powers to try and take Casimir. Casimir had proven to be very powerful. Of course, this time they would not be using just the scarecrows, but also the gargoyles, and those were a little harder to handle.

“My Lord, the power of the boy seems to be associated with his emotions when he became angry his powers surged and he was able to do more, it was during this time we escaped.

“It is true my lord. When Casimir loses control over his emotions, he cannot control his powers and he can be dangerous to anyone and everyone. We must proceed with caution.

Back in Solaris…

Duke, Jason, and Casimir took part in a group hug. Jason had just been dead, and his eldest son was near death. Luckily for them, the youngest son was able to wield the powers of healing quite efficiently. Avery and the others shook hands and laughed with each other, several having just been near death until Casimir stepped in and saved them. They could rejoice for a moment because they had turned back what had been meant for evil, and evil did not know it. All Matilda and this Cygnus woman knew was that they had been struck down. Not that they had not stayed that way.

On Earth…

The Council of Which Elders long ago formed the order of which hunters. Specialized witches who investigated magical anomalies and destroyed evil witches where they presented themselves. Most witches did not appreciate their interference, still, at times they played important roles in stopping wayward witches who were misusing their powers. Ariana and Ricky were two such witches. They arrived in the small and quaint town of Dayton on a weekend, and some sort of weekend car show was going on All Wheels Weekend. The weather had been oddly cool, and things had been odd weatherwise. Then they detected through scrying a huge misuse of magic, Ariana and Ricky were dispatched to have a look.

They stopped at a nice little pizza place called My Dad’s Place, the food was good and reasonably priced with a decent selection. They were impressed. Walking the whole town it had a very quiet façade, but beneath the surface, something was lurking, you could just make out the edged of the dark shadow which resided over the place. Then there was the grove. It had been turned black by the evil magic used there, and most likely the Warden killed. Wardens were no pushover, so whoever did this was no slouch.

“What do you think?”

“Definitely a human sacrifice, but to what end?”

“What if there was no end, what if destroying the grove was the end. It leaves this town down one defender. With those spikes in magic that were detected, we need to check this out more. So, the two dug around the site a little bit. It had been picked clean by the police, but they had magical technology which would find things that their tools and lights and instruments could not.

Eleven years prior a strange energy signature began appearing occasionally at the death of a virgin. Now the virgins were not of the same s*x, and they had not been sacrificed like the girl in the grove, they were merely dead. It was surmised it was a serious serial killer focused on virgins. What it really was was the Dark Lord in his human form beginning to collect souls and empower himself. His goal was to overthrow the current Phoenix and take for himself the power and title of the high phoenix. Not knowing the title and power could not be obtained this way he was sealed in the vault with other dangerous spiritual creatures. Here he learned from a powerful demon Zenduraka how to manifest outside the vault and use his soul stone to absorb more souls. In return, he would also feed Zenduraka souls.

The Phoenix Council was a bit haughty at times, viewing themselves and their suffering as carte blanche to sometimes act like d***s. This led to many conflicts within the council and between the council and other groups. In the end, however, most groups left the Phoenix council alone. They did protect Earth and the solar system from most major threats so keeping them on your good side was generally seen as a good idea. What none of them knew was that Larry Geigh had achieved enough power that with guidance from the demon he could teleport through their cage. More than this he had access to a soul stone which he was using the feed the demon power and himself. The result was that suddenly all at once the Chambers rattled and Zenduraka went free. As did Larry. He was in a position of great power for a demon owed him their freedom, and that was a big debt to pay.

Back in Dayton…

Ariana and Ricky were tracing a powerful energy source, they could not see it with even their spiritual eyes, but their guide stones could pick it up. In the same woods, the grove was in stood something else, something powerful. Once they were upon it, they were astounded. It was a house. And on the front porch sat the perfect white cat watching their every move. This had to be the Warden’s house, and that would make the cat her familiar.

“What is your name pretty kitty? We are not here to cause trouble.”

“My name is Sheba, and how do I know you are not here to cause trouble. The last few witches who came through brought destruction, and now my mistress is gone. I have had quite enough of witches.”

The front door opened the cat walked in and the door closed. That was when they heard voices coming. People were heading to the house, and so they quickly hid. It was Jack, Jason, and Duke. Casimir was in Solaris for now as a proper fiancée of the king he was not just allowed to roam around freely. He was expected to stay inside the castle except for special occasions and so many other things. He had much to consider.

As the group walked into the house, they were greeted by a woman covered in fur and wearing a collar like Sheba’s.

“There are witch hunters outside nosing around, and where have you guys been!?”