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Somewhere in Oceania there is a wood. This forest would never show up on a map, no radar would pick up where it is, no one comes in other than those that know it's hear. That was the way mother designed it all those years ago. Every once in a while though there are people that come in uninvited, something happens and they come. The forest is no organized place to start with but when the uninvited come it becomes so much more deadly. What part does this person hold in story? Well to those that once knew her, knew that Cendrillon Rouge had been a talkative type before the rebellion of the Reds. Now here Cendrillon hung. Vines clung to her neck and arms to keep her bound but never touching trees. Though by default this once golden haired girl should be dead Cendrillon was cursed like all of the ones that had ended up in the forest that surrounded Bella-Donna Manor.

She felt it though, the gnawing hunger, the decay of her insides. Everything was still working but she was so destroyed that she should be dead. She wasn't though, Mother's magic kept her alive. It was her that felt the breeze that fluttered through the forest that meant something uninvited was coming. Cenderillon uttered one high, long, piercing scream as a warning to whoever was at the entrance as well as a call to the others that where scattered about. It was time for action, it was time to move. The vines carried the weakened body of Cenderrillon towards the entrance of the forest again as a warning. Something worse than death can be met in this forest.

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This mission is like no other. What Maya thought would have been just another assignment ended up more then what she bargain for. She had thought this was just another case of missing children(s) and it would be easy to extract single handily without assistance. She was wrong, boy was she wrong. This case rank highest in the office, amongst the mass murder, thieves, the crazed, Bella Donna rank highest. And it was no wonder, with all the corruption she had caused, Maya was grateful for the help. For this case could not be handle alone, five of them went together and even that seems be a defeating number. Maya felt they were outnumber, why? Because who know what monstrosity Bella-donna had in store for the young aurors. But maybe she was just worrying to much and over thinking it.

They appeared by the forest, the location was unclear to her from her point of view. A mantel drape over her light blonde hair, her lucid eyes scan the grounds all around her. She had her partner and a few other aurors with her, them being there made a bit of a difference. She wasn't as afraid, but she knew deep down inside she was terrified of what might happen. It was all fawkery, Maya looked at the rest of them briefly, she pulled her mantel close to her face. "Do you hear that?!" she said in reaction to hearing such loud screams. "Sounds like ...a...girl?" could it be the missing child or some other children Bella kidnap, Maya listen closely with her wand now visible in her hand.
 
Alexia couldn't believe the time and care that had gone into the preparation of this mission. Though when she considered all the possibilities, she knew it was going to be stressful and potentially fatal. She hadn't realized how intense this was going to be until she was handed the case file. It was full of details on Bella-Donna and she had literally cringed in her seat when she had read it. What kind of woman did that sort of thing to people, or even kids in general? It was atrocious to say the least.

The location they were at was definately not inviting and had been rather hard to find, considering. She could feel a chilling presence just by looking at the entrance. She was afraid of all the shadows yet she knew that she had to help complete the mission. This was one woman that had to be taken out of action. They could allow her to continue no more. Alexia jumped when she heard the scream and quickly looked towards Maya and the other aurors. "What the Hell was that?" It had sounded like a girl... but there was something not right about it.

Sorry its small, and i am just going to assume that they know each other? If thatsbalright with you guys.?
 
During his training of becoming an auror, Leonzio was used to come across criminals from all walks of life. The fact that he had spend part of his life in the streets, coming in contact with people associated with the underworld, had inured him to the point that nothing could really surprise him. He had listened about gruesome crimes that contained stories of treason, blackmail and deceit. He had seen people being killed in brutal way, people being tortured to death or forced to kill their loved ones. What could still shock and disturb the italian, were crimes that had to do with innocent children. The details he had to study for that case had make him feel sick to his stomach. It was hard sometimes to realize that some people had crossed that thin line so many times and so deep that there was no return for them. For Leonzio, those people should be punished with worse means than a simple accomodation in Azkaban but for now his task was to just capture the person, responsible for all that atrocity.

The place looked like it was taken out of bed time horror book. A vast maze was stretching in front of him and his collegues. Inviting them to shallow them whole. He had mixed feeling when his partner, Maya, announced him that he was going to take part in that operation. He was thrilled that he would be part of such an important case and he was always ready for some action. Some good and bad guys chase. On the other hand, he was feeling uneasy deep inside him. He wasn't expressing it outside but he felt that he wasn't prepare to face what they were going to encounter.
Looks swapped between the aurors as a deep, agonizing scream echoed in the labyrinth.
"It sounded like a girl. Was it though?" he wondered as the thought of a possible trap crossed his mind.
"Whomever created this place, has surely a thing for minotaurs." he found the courage for sarcasm, even in that grave situation. He took a step forward. His gut was advising him not to make another step but yet mind over matter had to prevail. Wand on the ready, he waited further instructions or a movement from his more experienced collegues.
 
Part of the punishment of Blanca Rouge was to never see the sun or the woods she loved so well again. This did not mean that her eyes had been taken, far from that her eyes where as sharp as ever. This was much worse. Blanca was trapped in a world of white. Her punishment was to live in in the middle of a fog bank for the rest of her life, how ever long the forest decided that life would be. Blanca heard the scream of her sister Cendrillon and started to walk towards where the scream came from. It had to be where the Unwelcome ones where. The pure white clouds moved with her as she did blocking the entire world from view.

When she was where she was supposed to be present yet hidden Blanca sat, kneeled, then closed her eyes. The thick soupy clouds that hid everything from Blanca's view started to spread across the landscape of trees. Blanca knew only that she was meant to be in this spot, if trouble ever came to the woods. She was never to move. Even if she was meat with a weapon or wand she was not to move but wait silently for her fate to come. The others would take care of the Unwelcome ones then Blanca would be left in her world of white again. She wished those that came all the luck in the world.
 
Gretel had always had a gift for voices. That's what everyone had said before some had begun to lose their sanity and with it their ability to string a sentence together.Thick set Gretel stepped lightly through the twists and turns of the maze as she followed the scream that Cendrillon had let out. It was her job to mislead. To set the traps that would end the lives of the men and women that had dared trespass on Bella-Donna land.

The traps where set of course in the dead ends of the maze. Gretel whined that the chose of words. They would really be dead ends for those that had come here. Though the trees Gretel saw that the fog that Blanca let off was starting to make everything as white as the worst blizzard. "Help us, help us, HELP US." Gretel called in different voices throwing them all over the place so that it seemed like the woods where full of kids that needed help. As the final drops of visibility faded Gretel could see that Cendrillon had finally been dropped by the vines and onto the feet of the intruders. The eyes of the decaying, yet somehow still alive, girl fixed upon the man and women that had come to the forest. Gretel slipped back into the maze, the voices she produced seeming to echo in through the walls of white
 
Least she wasn't the only one that heard it. Least she wasn't going mental, that showed a good sign she thought, a good sign that life still exist out there. "This is unbelievable" the set up Maya was now seeing shock her from the core. Who had enough time to build this?! All of it. Never, never had she laid her eyes on such a landscape. Bella-Donna really had brewed something wicked. "It was a girl, it is a girl. I can tell" she confirm with her fellow aurors. Before she could go on and investigate, take actions to try and save those from Bella-Donna, the entire place was engulf with a thick fog. The fog was so thick it look like it was eating up the entire maze as withdrew so quickly over the land. "Now what are we suppose to do, we have to move now!" time was ticking away. Before it got worst they had to move quickly as possible.

Maya tried to clear the fog away with magic, but it was no use. She tried and tried again, again nothing. Then all of a sudden cries of Help fill the air, there were so many out there. So many needed rescuing, yet they remain to stay there waiting for anymore Bella-Donna's tricks. Well she wasn't going to take anymore of it, hell would she let that happen. Maya moved to stride forward though something half dead was blocking her path. it was a girl, she was almost lifeless. She look mangled up and torn, Maya gasp in horror. "A child, a child!" she crouch lower to try and help the girl. "We have to get you out of here, where is Bella-Donna?! Where are the rest?" she asked the girl, please be alright, please be alive. Maya hold her breath waiting desperately for some answers. it's never a good day when it's to late to help someone.
 
Leonzio was still hesitant to follow inside the maze. He was feeling like a sheep, being guided straight at the wolf's mouth. He wasn't trusting the voices that were echoing, almost coming straight out of their minds, luring them deeper in the lush vegetation ready to trap their movement. He decided follow his partners. They had more chances if they were going to stick together and have each other's back.
It was obvious that Bella-Donna has some really weird hobbies. Kidnapping and torturing little children to death and now her love about gardening, had created this monstrous garden in which you could be lost, wandering for ever.

They hadn't managed to move a lot when curls of smoky air currents appeared out of nowhere. The thick fog obscured their surroundings and made distances difficult to fathom. He could hardly see Maya in front of him or the rest of the aurors but he could hear her casting some spells to cast away the hazy whiteness.
The fog seemed unnatural. Maya's spells the one after the other. With a flick of his own wand he casted a sphere of bright light, hovering next to him and following him as he was carefully walking deeper.
Even the sphere of light wasn't enough but at least was helping him distinguish within the dense mist, the hidden movements in the form of shades and the vines that were covering the walls of the maze. They were slithering down, like snakes, seeking for pray. Using his wand, he was navigating the bright sphere along him. It dissolved when he heard Maya somewhere in the distance shouting that she had found a child.

He followed blindly her voice and soon out of the muteness of colors and lights, he spotted Maya crouched above a little girl. Upon closer investigation, the girl's face appeared lifeless and cursed. He wasn't expecting to start talking and answering to Maya's questions anytime soon. "We must find the source of this fog. It's not natural." he pointed out as the weather condition was against their attempts to investigate further. "Maybe will have to split up." he suggested although he didn't like the idea. The place however was vast and he wanted to be able to see clearly again. Who knew what that Bella-Donna was accomodating in her gardens? Maybe that what could see them while they couldn't see it.
 
Alexia watched as the white mass of fog just engulfed around Maya, Leonizio and herself, making it imposible for them to see eachother. What the hell was going on? This fog was not natural. She pulled out her wand and stepped forward. The fog seemed to move with her. It most definately was not natural. She looked around, seeing nothing. She wasn't sure where she was going but she just kept walking. It wasn't long until she heard Maya screaming that she had found a girl. She turned to the direction the voice had come from and ran towards it, almost tripping over them. She looked down at Maya who was kneelingover the girl, asking her questions. Lexi shook her head, she doubted it would be any good but there was no harm in atleast trying. She looked at Maya and then at Leonizio. She knew neither of them very well but she was pretty sure that what they were about to do, was going to make them become pretty close. Atleast after this they would know eachothers limits. She looked back down at the girl. "She looks hurt pretty bad. I don't think she will answer you." She observed as she kneeled down to check the girls pulse. She could feel a pulse, or something, but whatever it was, was very feint. She sighed. There was something unnatural about this girl.

Lexi looked up at Leonzio as he suggested splitting up. She could see why he would suggest that, but she had been an auror for a long time now and it was probably not the best call in this situation. She nodded. "I can definately see where you are coming from, but honestly I don't think it is the best thing for this situation." She told him as she stood up. She hadn't been on a huge mission like this since the beginning of her career, but she knew for a fact that they were going to have to take this slowly. And if that meant that they were going to have to search the whole place. Then so be it. She looked behind her. "I think we should get going, I want to get this, thing, whatever it is, underway. I don't think its wise to be here for longer than is absolutely necessary." She finished as she pointed her wand into the fog. She was getting a very bad feeling.​
 
Cendrillon drew in breath painfully as she lay one the ground. The vines would come back to get her but not before she delivered her warning. "Turn back. death is a kindness here. For those that do not heed my words there are rules. In the center lies what you seek, a manor full of those that trusted in the witch's gingerbread thinking her a godmother. Trust not lights how ever pretty, deceptions lie in the fog. Stick to where the sun sets and your path is assured. The hood and the wolf can be passifed with magic words. Beware the Tower, The Thief and The Sleeper for they will surly be your end."

Cendrillon knew her time was up when vines shot through the fog and hoisted her up by the neck effectively cutting off any more words that she could throw in. It didn't block the passage way compleatly because she coughed and thick brown stuff landed on the ground along with a chunk of flesh. In the hole in her cheek there was no muscle instead maggots which had gotten a hold of her body not too long ago. Cendrillon was a living corps who would be alive to feel every inch of her decomposition. Whatever fluid was left inside Cendrillon gathered to form on single tear before the forest reclaimed her. As the trees rustled in her wake ghost lights appeared in the fog as if to help the intruders on their path.
The Manor is in the center of the maze, Don't trust the lights or anything else that you see in the fog. Always turn right. Tell Petite and Wolfgang "Please" when you see them, watch out for Prunella, Adora-Ursela, and Sophia-Nox

Minor note: Does anyone have Sapphire's book?
 
The lights where Gretel's. It was her job to place the breadcrumbs after all. She placed small orbs of light which appeared before her in front of the dead ends and of course she had send some to the unwelcome ones to act as guides into their doom. She placed one in front of a pit trap which held spikes at the bottom then swung through the trees to place another one where the enchantments turned the world upside down and the air was poisonous to breath.

What little sense of self she had left when she felt a slight tug at her brain. Gretel was working on auto-pilot now. This was something that later she would have no recollection of doing. But then she was used to having blind spots in her day. Hadn't it always been this way? Not knowing what she did for half the day. There was no more time for questions though even if the where to herself. She had more lights to put up. Gretel heard whispers that where not her's coming from where she was at and knew that she was close to where the Triples slept. She gave an automatic shudder, placed an orb in front of their resting place then moved on hoping they did not come after her.
 
This was all surreal, and it was just the beginning of Bella-Donna living nightmare. Maya heard both Leonzio and Alexia had spoken to her. She could hear them but she could barely make out their figure in this thick fog. Leonzio suggestion sounded good for their work but she was leaning more to Alexia suggesting. They could not afford the chance of losing someone on the team. “No we have to help her too we can’t just leave her here” Maya was afraid to touch more of the girl, she was thinking of a spell right away to try and save her. In the middle of thinking it through her thoughts was interrupted by the decaying girl. She spoke ominous heaving a grave warning to the aurors here. Maya tried to understand what was being said, her words they were unclear. Maya listen though with all her might, “Where are the rest, how can we help you, how can we stop her?!?!” she asked the girl, she was bind by vines when Maya try to get more answer back, she vanished from their sight a bit of decaying flesh fell right in front of her, it was disgusting to see. Maya had to stay strong, try not to vomit and pull herself together to start this damn mission.

“We need to go now, we have to go” she said flicking her wand, a dim light appeared at the tip of her wand; this thick fog was unhealthy to her lungs. Or was it that she was so afraid that she couldn’t breathe out. A movement behind them alerted of the young aurors of two somebodies moving forward. Maya exposed her want to the strangers entering the forest, she was revealed to see it was two more colleagues and one of them were holding a book , one that belong to Sapphire BookChild. They briefly explain how they had to travel to Hogwarts to retrieve the book from Sapphire, it explains in somewhat details of what should be expected. However Maya had her doubts about the book, things could’ve change since the last time Sapphire was here, Bella-Donna could’ve redecorated this place all brand new just for them.

”So what’s the plan here?” the ones she had in mind just wasn’t enough.
 
Alexia cringed as the young girl was pulled up through the trees by vines. It was disconcerting to say the least. She was finding it increasingly difficult to comprehend what was happening around them. Dark noises kept coming from around them, and now she was sure she could see the faintest of lights through the fog. She had to admitt that had she not had these others counting on her, she would probably have run, but she was an auror and it was her job to lend support where ever it is required. It was definately required here. She couldnt' believe the type of spells this Bella-Donna had been using. This was definately some very dark magic. She could almost feel it in the air around her and frankly it was creeping her out, and by a substantially large margin too. She looked at Maya. She had just suggested that and so she agreed. This place was cursed and the longer they stayed in one place, the more oppurtunity that the Bella-Donna would have to find them. This was a sticky situation, but something had to be done. Alexia didn't like to play this card but she was the oldest and had more experience. She stepped closer to the edge of the fog. She wasn't taking the lead exactly, but she knew that they needed some kind of order. The girl had mentioned about sticking to the way of the sun. The sun sets right. So maybe the girl was telling them to go right? Was that the way?"Honestly I think that we should do as the girl said and always go right. She said we should stick to the path that the sun sets, and the sin sets to the right, so I think its logical to say that she means for us to head right." She told them as she walked over to the newcomers and asked to look through the book. When she looked at it she could see the vague outline of what she assumed was this forest. She beckoned the others over and traced the path with her finger. "Its like that girl said, always go right." She added remembering the riddle she had given them. What had she meant by Beware the Tower, The Thief and The Sleeper for they will surly be your end. Was she talking about more of the children? More death and traps?

She looked up through the fog and could again make out the spotted lights. Perhaps that was the way to go. "What do you think? I have a feeling that what ever we do, something bad is going to happen, so maybe, lesser of two evils?" She suggested as she flipped to the next page of the book.
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Leonzio opened his mouth to put another plan on the table as his idea to split wasn't received positevely. He was interrupted however by the decaying girl who started talking out of the blue, making his heart to freeze.
He wasn't convinced if it was the girl talking or magic as she was talking mechanically, giving them some kind of riddles. After finishing the important parts, the forest decided to reclaim her cursed body. The girl coughed a hideous substance on the ground along with a piece of flesh. Maggots were revealed that were devouring her insides and he felt a tingling sensation in his stomach but he managed to recover quickly.
The kind of dark magic that Bella-Donna was using was remarkably advanced. She had cursed the poor girl to experience the decomposition of her own body. Leonzio was afraid that there was no salvation for the poor girl as the vines that were dragging her in the thick vegetation, were sealing her fate.

He followed Maya and Alexia. The seemed to be in a crossroad, so many paths to choose from. Leonzio had understood part of the riddle given from the girl. He had no idea what meant the symbolisms that she gave them to them before she was ceased for ever. Alerted, he turned behind him as he heard movement concealed behind the white curtain of the fog. Thankfully, they were two of their collegues, bringing with her a book that would help them for their mission. As the rest of the group was examining the book for clues, he decided to make sure that they were going to take the right pathway.
"Point me!" he ordered and his wand instantly pulled softly his hand to point to the north. The four-point spell, helped Leonzio to identify where was west. They had to go to the right. It was also the only path that had now light illuminating in its distance. The girl had warned them. Trust no lights.
"Ok let's go right then. It must be the safer one. Remember, stay away from strange looking, inviting lights." he reminded the group and with a flick of his wand, he created another hovering orb of light, directing it in front of him as he walked first to his right.
 
Maya walked over to Alexia, she had the book in possession. So it may seem, the girl was right. It did not help this situation, if they went towards the sun set and found the house, what else would be lurking to end them? They have to be alerted at all time, Maya panicking stop quickly as she understood things can happen here to any of them, and it was important that she have the guts to fight a battle with the rest of them. There was no time for worrying, no time for reactions but actions was welcome all the way. "Right, I just don't trust that Bella-Donna.." she muttered the rest cursing the witches name. She was the foulest human she will ever get to encounter, the woman needed to be captured and executed.

Maya look over, Leonzio started before any of them. Maya follow behind her partner using her wand to light her pathway, the fog never let out, the cries continued throughout the maze. Along with the cries, there seem to be calls of crows mixing within the scenery and croaks as she would guessed were coming from frogs. That indicated their was some sort of pond nearby. She would have to try and see if there were any more children there too. The walk around the maze was like stepping on egg shells, you had to be cautious about where you step and be certain none of Bella-Donna trap were laying around. "Alexia? Leonzio, are we close by?"
 
It was Sophia-Nox who stirred first. It was always her that would awaken first at the times where they where allowed to be awake. She had always been the head of the team but then they where not really a team more like sisters. This is why the others had nicknamed them The Triplets even though they looked nothing alike. Sophia-Nox had dark hair, a little frizzed out because of her time out in the forest but for the most part straight, and a somewhat pointed face. Slowly the bark of the tree that held them bound together opened up and let Sophia's feet touch the floor for the first time in who knew how long.

"Has the spell been lifted?" "No the spell is still here I can fell it tug at my skin." "I can too then why are we awake, why are we free, why are we allowed to walk?" Sophia asked then two other voices echoed her words only to respond each other. She turned around and even in the fog she saw the shapes of her sisters Adora=Ursela and Prunella. Sophia-Nox heard foot steps. Turning to them she uttered the word "Pray" hearing her two sisters say the same thing that she did. Sophia opened her mouth so she could sing. Her voice was enchanted to draw those that where not a part of the forest to them. Normally this was so a child from the house could come to them and kill themselves in front of their tree but now it seemed that their gift of song was so they could catch intruders in the woods. Ether way there was going to be blood.
 
One of the funny things about the forest was that the longer one was there the less the affects of the curses and dark magic showed. Unless one was named Cendrillon, then no amount of time would cure the decomposition prosses then again she should not have been so vain about her looks. Adora-Ursala was fair skinned, her brown hair up in braids that resembled horns, her eyes where sharp in shape but features where soft in comparesen to Sophia-Nox. As her sister sang Adora-Ursala stepped forward, around her what seemed like little metal balls floated they buried themselves in the ground and started to make their way towards the footsteps that where not supposed to be there. They bounced off once they got to the only safe path with in the maze.

"One has to step off the path, one has to wonder on it's own one has to give us the blood we need." Adora-Ursala started this time and the others joined in though Sophia held the hypnotic tone to her voice. The three wanted blood. They had always been twisted in the fact that while the others in Rouge siblinghood where sad cases Sophia-Nox, Adora-Ursala and Prunella embarrassed everything that their mother had taught them. A little too well perhaps because they had tried to escape with the others to strike out on their own and become the witches of power that their mother wanted them to be. No that last part was a lie. The had wanted most of all to overthrow the rule of Dympna over them. Needless to say they had failed. Suddenly Adora-Ursala heard one of the mini bombs explode and smiled her wicked grin. "Target spotted" She said the echo of her sisters, ever present, followed.
 
It was Prunella who lept forward when the mini bomb exploded. Her hands eager to get a hold of a poor unfortunate soul. Her hands, long malformed by the dark magic of the forest, now long, metallic looking claws which she had yet to have a chance to use. Well she used them now. Her nose lead her to a man who was trying to get back on the safe path where they would not be able to touch the intruders. She sank her claws into his back then used the rest of her body to pin him against the dead end tree he had unfortunately followed to Sophia's song into. She used her claws to tear into the flesh of his back while her terrible, crazed laughter echoed though the fog. It was then that she heard Sophia-Nox start the rhyme that they had improved.

Now we lay you down to sleep (Sophia-Nox)
We prey the lord your soul to keep (Adora-Ursala)
For if you die before you wake (Prunella)
Your soul is ours to take (All three)


With that Prunella shrieked like the most wild of animals and continued to tare the poor man apart.
 
Alexia nodded when Maya said her name. She agreed with all that had been said. Though what they were going to do, or where they were going to go she wasn't sure, but they had to do something. She placed the diary back with the man who carried it and moved away from the group. She was listening to see if she could hear anything, but there was not a sound to be heard. In fact it was quite eerie. An eerie silence that made her skin crawl, because even the silence sounded like it wanted to curse them and cause the harm. She shivered and stepped back to stand with Leonzio. He was taller then her and even though she was older, she felt slightly safer. She gripped her wand slowly tighter until her knuckles were white. She gestured for the others to follow and then stepped out toward the path that leonizo had discovered. As she walked it was like the path its self was trying to warn her, it was telling her to turn back and never come back. She ignored the feeling and pressed on, but the feeling was still there, in the back of her mind.

Suddenly Alexia heard a deafening scream and turned just in time to see the man who had Sapphires book being pulled further into the fog. What the Hell? She ran to where he disappeared and found the book lying just in the fog, blood splattered across it. She gasped in horror and made a grab for the book. She couldn't believe this was happening. She never expected this."Maya, Leonizo!" She called as she looked over her shoulder. Where they alright? She hoped to whoever was watching over them right now, that they were.A song was reiterating through the air, piercing her ears and making her cringe. It was such a lovely sound, but she knew something was wrong.
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Leonzio was still leading the way, each step being a step into the unknown. Maybe his last step. He heard Maya calling for him and Alexia behind him. "I am...I...I'm...heeere." his mellow, hypnotized voice carried with difficulty his words. There was a song echoing in the atmosphere. Leonzio hadn't heard something similar before. It was beautiful. Haunting beautiful like sirens' song, calling him to discover the source of that enchanting sound. He knew it was a trap. His mind ordered to back up. Turn around and leave but his feet did their own thing. "What is...that...noise?" he asked, his mouth numb, the cores in his drowsy eyes widening the more he was listening to the song. He tried to control his feet but they did another step forward. He might wasn't able to order them do what he wanted but he could still use his hands. With a wavy flick of his wand, the vines and branches of the maze's walls started uncoiling, horizontally extending in front of him like a natural net to prevent him and the rest of the aurors, from their drunken course.

He felt someone shoving him aside but he was so enchanted that he didn't noticed who was. "Maya?" he asked slowly, afraid that it was his partner. Whomever was, managed to pass through his growing, vine barrier, before they had managed to tangle together. He collapsed on the thick wall of flora that he had in front of him, preventing him from moving forward. "Who...who passed through?" he asked and grabbed a vine to keep him standing, his voice barely coming out of his mouth. The answer came somewhere behind the vine net, through the mist. The shuddering sound of metal punching on flesh came out of the direction that the person that had shoved him disappeared. Then he heard female voices, talking but he couldn't comprehend what they were saying. Then he heard the agonized screams of a man as claws devoured flesh somewhere in the distance. A warm liquid, splashed on the vine net. It had covered his hands and it was dripping on his cheek. Leonzio tried to wipe it away and he saw in his hand blood. It was all over him, on his net, on the ground but still couldn't see what had happened. He hoped that the vines had prevented his collegues from keep going towards that trap. "Can anybody hear me?" he shouted as his vision started blurring.

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if you think i should change something, just pm me and I will edit this post. The one who passed Leonzio's vine wall is supposed to be one of the newcomers.
 
Maya was at lost for her words and scenery. She could hear her colleagues, why they were so close by. She used her wand tom cast more spells, this method proved to be ineffective. Whatever spelled she cast, the fog would remain the same. In fact the fog increased more, thicker fuller and her eyes were useless to her now. All she could depend on was the sound, her ears to guide her though. Maybe if she used a wandless spell it would work, it wouldn’t hurt to try. It would be something more productive than waiting for Bella-Donna to end her life. She was train for purpose like this, to move on forward and fight till the end. Her life was on the line, for a good reason though.

Listening to her surrounding became a dreadful set back. She heard something or someone singing and the song was beautiful. It was like a drug for your ears, Maya was enchanted by it proving that she wasn’t strong just yet. She followed the singing, her steps were automatic and her eyes were transfixed. She was not in control to her steps, made sense as she was grabbed by the ankle from the ground underneath. Maya fell quickly to the ground, someone had tripped her, and that someone was still holding onto her. She snapped out of her daze hearing the crush of metal and someone’s scream polluted the air, the singing was faint but she could no longer feel it control her anymore.

”What happen, what happen?!” she tug at her feet, the ankle grabber released her from their hold. It disappeared deep into the hole of the ground, Maya’s voice stagger. She gathers quickly up to her feet, and went searching for her colleagues. ”I’m here, I’m right here” frustrated she sent out a red spark from the tip of her wand, someone will see it, one of them would. Maya has yet to know what had just happen with one of the other aurors. It was the beginning of Bella-Donna game and already she’s killed one of their guys. What were the chances they would come out alive?!
 
He could hear both Alexia's and Maya's voices somewhere in the corner of his mind as he was lingering between conscious and unconscious. The bloody net of vines that he had summoned, was supporting him to remain stood up on his feet as the mesmerizing voice was taking out of him any sanity, any control over his body. He turned behind him, where his collegues were supposed to be and saw red sparks shooting in the air.
"Someone crossed over my vine wall, over the other side." he said as he brought his hand on his face to stop dizziness stirring in his head. "Someone is dead!" he shouted with what power remained in him as he saw the blood that was covering his hands, his wand. He knew that Alexia and Maya were safe for now. He could hear their voices. He leaned back at his wall of vines and dropped his wand as the song took over his mind. His cores dilated even more as the dark magic was working on him, almost covering thoroughly his blue iris.
He turned slowly to face his wall of vines, furious that it was blocking his way. "That song. I have to see who's singing it. I have to. I have to!" he bellowed ecstatically as he tried with his bare hands to eradicate the vines that were preventing him from going where his collegue was being devoured by the unknown presence.

OOCOut of Character:
someone help him :p
 
Alexia was scared, she had just seen a man being torn into pieces right before her eyes. What the Hell was she going to do? The more she thought about it the more she realized that she may not get out of this alive. She pulled the book to her and tried to rub away the blood, but it was as if the blood was mocking her. He was only young. Sure he was experienced, he was younget than she was, she felt responsible, like she could have done something different. Protected him, helped him in some way. Why was this happening? She looked around cautiously. Vines had wrapped themselves up the path, like a wall. She wasn't sure who had done it, but she was sure greatful to whoever it was. She looked around. She couldn't see anyone else. Her eyes were puffy red from crying. She had never cried during a mission, but this was somethig none of them had expected. What were the powers that be planning? What had they instore for them?

Alexia sighed in relief as she saw the familiar red spark from Maya's wand. Each wand had its own unique signature. It made it easier for others to tell who they were looking for. If you knew the unique signature, you knew the spark. Atleast Maya was safe. Alexia pressed on. She knew that Leonzio was somewhere in front of her, he had left before her. She held the book close to her with her wand extended. Where was he? She hoped he hadn't somehow gotten lost, or evenworse, maybe he had gotten pulled into the fog, just like the other young auror. She groaned, she was the oldest, she felt responsible.

She kept walking, slowly she could start to hear a noise, a dark outline was evident just alittle further. She walked faster. Please let this be Leonzio... She thought as she ran towards it. She gasped when she saw him. His eyes were wide and he seemed to be fighting something. Something in his mind. She stepped closer. Cautious. Was he cursed? Then she heard that song again. It was calling to her, but not very strong. That's it... She thought. The song. It must be affecting him She thought as she slowly placed the book in her bag. She raised her wand to him and spoke in a soft voice. "Leonzio... Can you hear me? It's Lexi" She called as she quickly cast another spark. She figured she would need Maya's help. "Leonzio, snap out of it!" She yelled slapping him.

OOCOut of Character:
Yeah, sorry.

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Maya heard right, someone was in fact dead. It was too much for her; she had to quickly brushed it away then let it sit inside her mind. How could this of happen? They were so badly prepared with this mission and it was starting to show. She didn’t want to admit to soon or else she felt the defeat hanging over her head. Not now, not ever. Maya stride forward with her wand pointing forwards. She heard more of Leonzio and Lexi nearby, the fog was still strong, she blasted some more sparks, she saw Lexi’s spark combine with hers. A little more she found them, Lexi trying to assist Leonzio .He was falling for the song, like she had done earlier.

Maya pushed inside her pocket, she look for some of her potion vials. She needed something to help fight back this damn enchanted spell the song had over him. Something that would work for them all. She found a green content, it was natural ingredients. Recipe given to her by her mom a long time ago, it was a good thing they had owns a shop that had many sorted items back in Salem. All that they have collected over the years would eventually become handy one day or another. The Book of Shadow after all was resourceful shop. ”Here, here” she asked Lexi to open his mouth, Maya pop the vial open and made Leonzio take in the potion. It work effetely, it will make a popping sound at first but then you won’t be affected by the sound anymore. She handed Lexi a vial, she gave one to the other surviving auror who came around the maze wall out of breath, and then she took her own dose of the potion. Her ears popped, rang a little, the singing became useless. ”All is good?” Leonzio was set free from the vine, they had to keep going. To finish what needs to be done.
 
OOCOut of Character:
Mind if I join?


Zac Kuang apparate to the location just as he was told to. If the group didn't make it back by midnight then Zac would have to go and come back with the group if they manage to keep themselves alive. He had heard of the wicked women who had no mercy with children and their dark magic, he knew how serious and dangerous this mission was. He had accept it and there was no turning back. This was the reason why he became an Auror, to protect people from the cruel ones. He knew how hard it was to lose their loved ones. He want no one to feel what he felt.

Unusual fog was covering the place, it was damp and unfriendly. Right after Zac got there, he knew that something would be wrong, he had seen it in the vision the night before. "Hello?" He said loudly, walking a little further. He took his wand out, gripping it tightly. "CAN ANYONE HEAR ME?" He shouted once again, as he started to run, hearing a yelp of a little girl. Zac slowed down not sure if it was a trap or it really was a girl. The place was confusing, so many turns and curses. Not too long, Zac could hear familiar voices, he closed his eyes and followed the voice, it would be better if he found the group first and then rescue the children. He opened his eyes right before he heard a song sung, it was very hard for Zac to control his mind and his body. He opened his eyes, trying to fight against it as he continued walking hearing the scream of a man in pain. Again, the flashback of the past came to Zac's mind, manipulating the past and the present. It was hard for him to forget the past especially if he knew that the same thing would happen again this day.

Not too long, Zac could hear the voices clearer. Right after he saw the spark, Zac made his way toward the group with a hand gripping on a wand tightly. "What happen?" He looked at them, Zac was the youngest of the group and he was the newest but he was willing to learn from them on handling the case, he was hoping that the rest wold trust him, and he would show them that he was good enough and that if they would give him a chance, he would show that he can be as good as the rest, he had been trained for a while now.
 
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