GEOWULF The HYBRID KING

It was the month of July. On this fateful night,the skies were covered in dark clouds. At first,it drizzled during the day but after 8pm,the clouds gathered in the sky. After a very heavy storm, it started to pour down in massive torrents then turned into a hail storm. The sound of the rain drops could be heard falling on the parched Earth and the Earth's fragrance radiating all through the atmosphere. The heavy rain went on for hours,soon enough the roads and streets were under deep water. Littered particles on the road were floating in the heavy flood. Not a single sound was heard on streets. But down at the far end corner of Pravoka,a city notable for being the abode of the witches and wizards of the three original lineages of warlocks ,the witch known as Alcina Zhahid of the Zhahid lineage,the lineage that happened to have never stepped foot on Pravoka for almost three decades,was found walking on the streets on her raincoat with heavy rain boots that was twice the size of her legs. She was walking in a very fast-paced stealthy manner,despite the fact that the heavy downpour clouded her path. She was determined to get to where she was going. Alcina finally got to her destination,a very small house at the very far end of the city where no one ever ventured. The environment looked so dirty and filthy that people either came there to perform questionable activities or to hide away from someone. So no one would believe that such a meeting would ever be held in such a nasty environment. Alcina knocked on the door and waited. Prior to her coming here,she was informed on a pattern to knock in order to indicate that she was the one at the door. Not long after she knocked,the door swung open for her. She stepped into house and looked around. Of course,no one opened it. This is what it was to be warlock,things opening themselves without anyone's physical touch but Alcina had spent her entire life as a warlock so these little tricks didn't mean much to her anymore. She removed her already dripping raincoat and boots,leaving them at the door. She looked around inside the house. Everywhere was smelling nice and warm. The entire house was looking well arranged. For a house at the far end corner of dirt and filth,a normal human would have been surprised the insides of the house seemed this neat and well arranged. Alcina sat one of the sofa in front of the fireplace to warm herself. The rain thankfully didn't drench her much. She would have dried herself using magic but she was still unstable at the moment and didn't want to end up heating up her body to a very high temperature. Her magical instability was due to her nerves. Chills and cold shivers running down her spine. She was tapping the fingers on her right hand arm of the sofa as she sat down, deep in thoughts . She was slightly jittery but tried as much as possible to maintain her composure. "I can feel your fear even before I entered this room,my child." Alcina turned immediately and tried to stand up in respect to greeting the woman,a nice-looking middle aged woman who appeared like she had maintained her beautiful features despite not being younger,as she just came out from the inner chambers of the house. "Oh no,sit down dear. You don't need to stand up. I should be standing for you, not the opposite." The woman said smiling while taking a seat just opposite the one Alcina was sitting in. "Oh dear,you have grown so much. The last time I saw you,you were still suckling your mother's bosoms. How is your mother,my child? Oh,how I've missed Adda,my very good friend. How is she faring now?" "She's fine. I met with her just before the clouds started pouring and she gave me her blessings". Alcina replied. "That is nice indeed. I would have loved-," She was interrupted by a knock on the door. The door opened immediately for the visitor the same exact way it opened for Alcina, without anyone physically opening it. A frail-looking middle aged woman frowning deeply like she was extremely annoyed to be in the area, entered the house. "Goldda Saruman! It wouldn't kill you to put a smile on your face. You mustn't be frowning all the time. It makes the wrinkles more noticeable and you don't need more wrinkles,you already have enough on your face." The woman said in a very lighthearted manner. But Goldda didn't seem to appreciate the joke. Infact her frown became even deeper as she advanced into the house. Irrespective of the fact that it was raining heavily outside,this woman didn't appear like she even stepped into the rain. She was completely dry from her head to her toe and she didn't have any raincoats or boots neither was she carrying an umbrella. Goldda replied,"Dagmar Lucius,I would have laughed at your jokes if you didn't fix this arrangement in the filthiest part of the whole of Pravoka and not only that,you made it rain thrice as heavy as it should. Everywhere is flooded!." "Oh come on,you cranky old bat. I had to make it that way. Nobody could ever know we are here,ever! Well,I cleaned up the house. It took me so much work. You need to have seen how it was before I cleaned the living room up. You should be thanking me for that,not complaining Goldda! Ungrateful old woman!." Dagmar Lucius said, still smiling. Goldda herself seemed to be used to the playful insults from Dagmar so she didn't say anything back to her. Instead she turned to Alcina, giving her a very long look and said, "You have grown so much, Little One. And you look well. The exact features we need to bring about the prophecy. It seems your mother has been doing a good job. I still miss her around here. She was one very powerful witch, the only person that was ever a challenge to Dagmar here. Hope she is doing fine, little one?" Alcina nodded quietly but kept shut. Her heart was starting to beat a little bit faster,her hands even shaking more. She was extremely jittery and uncomfortable,not knowing what's to come next. Dagmar spoke up,"Goldda we need to keep her calm. I can feel her magic. It's not controlled and that could lead to chaos. I have to do something to keep her calm". Without waiting for Goldda to agree,Dagmar took Alcina's hands into her own and looked into her eyes. The whole process lasted about a minute and soon enough,Alcina stopped shaking. The whole fear she was feeling all gone,like it wasn't even there in the first place. She felt relieved of the tension and became very tranquil. Dagmar then said ,"Well,since we are past that,let get down into the bone of contention. Alcina,my child. Everything has been planned,even before you got here. You coming here,was to solidify the plans. I am sure your mother has done her part and it is now mine. Together with Goldda here,we would imbibe the seed of fertility in you and also the ability to be appealing enough for the wolf King,Hrodwulf Rendele. You haven't met him before,that's true but we would put his image in your head in a way that once you meet him,you would know it's him. The only part you will play is getting him to plant his seed in you in an act of intimacy. If that occurs,he shall have a strong memory loss and will only know of his offspring upon the birth of the child. Fear and worry has been completely removed from you so everything will go according to plan. And should the plan go south,we would put a protective spell on you so that no matter how much the wolf King tries,he shall not be able to harm you". All the while Dagmar was speaking,Goldda was very quiet while listening in rapt attention. Dagmar continued,"Using the magic of the three Great lineages,the Zhahid lineage of the Sacred Flame coven,the Lucius lineage of the Circle of Moonlight coven and the Saruman lineage of the Elders Groove and the seed of the Wolf king,a hybrid will be created. You,my child Alcina Zhahid,have been chosen as the carrier of this child according to the prophecy. This child will be a saviour to all,both werewolves and warlocks in general. Our plans shall not fail." She signalled to Goldda who nodded immediately. With the raising of their hands,the room transformed into an empty room with an altar at the far end corner, whilst candles with flames on them surrounded it. Dagmar, together with Goldda,made an inscription round the altar and beckoned on Alcina to come forward. As Alcina came forward,Goldda said,"Lie down on the altar, Little One." Alcina did as she was told,very quietly,laid down. As soon as she lay down,Goldda and Dagmar raised up their hands in the air and started chanting incoherent words that sounded like an incantation. It started as whispers but then gradually became higher pitches and eventually they were shouting the incantations. Alcina lay very still on the table without moving,whilst having her eyes closed for whatever was about come. The chants got to the highest tempo and right then, thunder struck and immediately,a flash of lightning from the ceiling of the room hit Alcina's belly. And as soon as it hit her belly,Alcina felt her eyes open and her eyes shine bright green in colour whilst she panting very heavily.