The Masked Stranger

Chapter 7

Unkown P.O.V

Violetta walked into a mansion then the crystal ball stopped showing me her.

“Looks like the crystal ball can show you no more, so very sorry but you’ll have to leave my shop now Familar. I have more customers coming soon and I don’t need the likes of you driving away my business.” The cat shifter quickly shooed me out of her shop.

“Great, how am I going to keep an eye on her.” I turned around and that’s when I noticed a pair of eyes on me following my every move. I turned and walked down an alley and teleported to the balcony above me. I saw three people who had been following me walk into the alley below with weapons drawn.

“Where did he go? I know I saw him walk this way.” One of the buffoons said. I figured they were probably after Violetta but I needed confirmation. I scanned there hands for any symbols but I could’t tell. Guess I’ll have to do this the time consuming way.

“Looking for me, were you gentleman.” I said then teleported down onto the ground. “You see now I’d bet all the gold to my and my charge’s name that you three are working for a group of hunters from Retz. Well am I correct in my assumption?”

“You know that if you give up where the girl is you’ll save yourself a lot of trouble maybe even your life.” The one in the middle spoke.

“Ahh but you see I’m a familiar I know that might not mean much to you but to me it is the most sacred packed and I’d sooner die than break it, not only that but no familar in their right mind would ever give up their charge to anyone who wishes them harm. Oh who am I kidding what would any of you know about that.” I pinched the bridge of my nose .

“Give up the witch now and we’ll let you live.”

“Hahahaha haaaahahha Oh that’s funny you think I’m scared of a few threats. I have protected and served some of the most powerful and dignified witches throughout all of Dorvale if you think a few threats from some thugs is going to stop me from keeping her safe you are sorely mistaken and it’s going to cost you more than you are prepared for.” I hissed out at the hunters. I activated my powers and switched forms. I snarled at them and proceeded to rip out two of their throats. I changed back and stood tall as the last one cowered back on the ground in fear. “I want you to send your leader a message. Tell him that if he goes anywhere near Violetta I will personally hunt down everyone he loves or even cares for and tear their bodies to shreds then I won’t kill him but I will incur the most excusiating pain possible on him. I will make sure that he lives long enough that by the time I’m done with him he’ll be begging me to kill him. If he knows what’s good for him he’ll stop his search immediately.”

“What you just said proves to me that you don’t know who is behind our operation which means you will lose.”

“I guess we’ll see about that. Well at least I will.” With one move I slashed his throat and left him there to bleed out like the dog he is or was.

I heard some yelling not to far away.”Well, well, well guess someone must have been watching what I did. Looks like I need to leave Shiza before I’m caught. So much for laying low.” I opened a portal and walked through.

I reached the other side of the portal and found myself in the country of Valisia Land of witches. I closed the portal and wandered through the woods a little before I decided to pull out my map.

“Now where do those crazy old hags live again? Was it this way, no maybe it’s that way. Ugh why can’t I remember my way there. Those old hags just had to pick to live in the middle of nowhere.” I sighed and sat down on a rock.

“Oh please what do you have to be sighing about wolf?” A voice I recignized spoke. I jumped up and turned around to face the voice. “And where do you get off calling us old hags you’re older than we are you old dog.”

“That may be true Anala but I don’t age and you have grey hair so nm.” I stuck my tounge out at her.

“Put that tounge back in your mouth dog before I use it to make a potion.” I sucked my tounge back into my mouth instantly.

“I didn’t mean it.” I said apologetic.

“You better not have. It’s been a long time Apollo.”

“It hadn’t been that long only fourty years. Yet it seems it’s been long enough for your hair to grow long again and then for it to turn grey. Not that I would know anything about that seeing as I’m immortal and cannot age like you witches.”

“Fair enough.” I walked closer and gave her a hug.

“Truely though it’s good to see you Anala.”

“Yes I know it is, but seriously Apollo why are you are and where is Astra shouldn’t a familiar like you be with his master at all times.” She folded her arms and looked at me questioningly.

“Perhaps we should go discuss this somewhere private like your cottage and so I can inform your sisters as well.”

“Oh okay fine let go it’s this way.”

“I knew it I knew it was left.”

“Your horrible with directions wolf always have been.”

“My bad not all of every one can be good at everything I am immortal, loyal to a fault, handsome, and powerful the gods had to make me bad at something and that something just happened to be reading a map.Yet I’m still the most sought after familiar on the planet.”