Chapter 3 A WARNING

The moonlight circle are a group of modern witches, some of them are professor, Artist, business tycoon, fashion designer and so on but more than anything, they try hard to conceal their real identity from their friends and colleagues at work. Their gathering is always held at an abandon church at Decatur street. Hayley arrived at the abandon church and was shock to see a sore sight, a dead body lying on the floor as the whole members of the circle gathered around.

" Hayley! Finally you are here, what kept you so long?"

The coven leader known as mother Agnes ask. A middle age woman probably in her early sixties, light skin and blonde hair. She has a height that could almost be mistaken for a giant.

" Am sorry Mother Agnes! I had to wait for my roommate to leave first. What happened to Aurora?!"

"The witch hunters! I think they are trying to send us a warning!"

" A warning, why, we have stayed away from them for a long time avoiding trouble, why are they trying to start a war?"

Hayley questioned. Everyone was in tears, Aurora just recently got married and was offered a position at her husband's company, then the coven isn't sure how to explain these to them.

" Mother Agnes, I can bring her back to life, let me try a spell......"

" No Hayley! It is only dark magic that can bring the dead back to life, we need our ancestors now more than ever, we do not want to provoke them"

" And yet the witch hunters are using dark objects to destroy us, yet they claim we are the evil, we need to strike now!!"

" Yes!!"

The circle members all agreed in unison. Their heart was filled with anger and yet there was these fear among them all no one dare to speak of.

" Calm down everyone, we will send a more deeper message to them, but first we need to know how she died, Aurora was a powerful witch, if someone was able to kill her, then it must have been a person she didn't consider a threat."

She tried sinking the words into each and every of them. Then she stopped to take a quick glance at them, she needed to be sure they were getting her point.

" Hayley! I will need you to perform a locator spell"

" Why? Who are we trying to find?"

" No one in particular, let make use of an item belonging to Aurora and hopes the ancestors reveal to you what we are searching for"

They all gathered round the tomb of each ancestors, a candle lighten on the floor, a large snail shell each for each circle member, the book of shadows at their middle open to the page of locator spell, and Aurora's wrist watch placed on top of it. They all held hands together, their eyes closed, total focus and they all began to chant the spell in unison.

" Oh thee our ancestors

We call on thee to reveal to us

What is hidden, find me now

What I seek, by moon

By sun, earth, air fire and sea"

They kept chanting non stop, channeling all their energy into the magic, the wind began to blow, they could feel it, the connection with their ancestors, it as strong as ever. Suddenly Hayley departed from the circle and began to drift away into the air floating away. They did not stop, they kept chanting, the more they chant, the stronger they could feel the bound, the closer they could feel their ancestors. Hayley's eyes were shut tie, but suddenly she open them and was no longer among the circle, she was now standing in the midst of the ancestors, all in black robe, their faces could not be seen by Hayley.

" Welcome our daughter! The time has come"

They spoke in unison, their voice echoing loud in her ear.

" The witch hunters have grown so powerful, they have acquired a rare and powerful dark object that belongs to the lineage of the GENTALS COVEN of dark witches, but they are yet to be able to use it, cause there are only two people who can access it magic, someone from the bloodline of the GENTALS COVEN or the one you have met that disturbs your sleep. The last of Ndace. On no account should his identity be revealed to the witch hunters, if not, he will be their greatest weapon. Go now!! Inform the circle to cast an illusion spell around the coven and wait for further instructions. The Time has come, the reason of your existence is here, get ready, do not be distracted!!!"

Their voice so loud as Hayley covered her ear so tie and as she opened her eyes, she was standing right in the midst of the circle. The enchantment has stopped and they were all waiting for her to reveal that which is unknown.

" What was revealed to you?"

Elder Melissa ask.

" The Ancestors want the circle to cast and illusion spell and wait for further instructions"

Hayley narrated, she wasn't sure if she wanted to reveal about the doctor to them for she knew that if the circle finds out about the doctor being a weapon to the witch hunters, they will immediately get rid of him. Mother Agnes could sense Hayley was withholding some information, so she ask again.

" Is that all the ancestors instructed?"

" Yes mother!"

Hayley answered avoiding eye contact with the coven leader.

" So we still not have information about Aurora's killer, we must find the killer. For now everyone go back home, I will send a message if a gathering is required"

" Yes mother Agnes!"

They all spoke in unison as the circle scattered and everyone began to walk away from the church.

" Hayley!!"

Alexis called.

" You didn't inform mother about the doctor?"

" I don't think I should"

" What! Why?"

" Alex keep your voice down, let get away from here first"

Hayley drag Alex by her wrist, walking hurriedly away from the church.

" First! There was another reveal about him by the ancestors, he is a weapon for the witch hunters and as such his identity should never be known to them"

" And you didn't think it was necessary to bring such information to Mother Agnes?!"

" What do you think will happen to the poor doctor who does nothing else but save lives?"

" Hayley! Aurora is dead!! Killed by this same people you are protecting!"

" Am not protecting them Alex! He knows nothing about all these! He save lives, and I think it should remain so, but if I inform mother Agnes about his identity, she wouldn't care about anything else except for destroying him"

" You do know there will be a punishment for you by the ancestors, you withheld what was revealed to you, it dangerous for a life not worth it"

" Every life is worth saving Alex, I think it high time the coven realize that death is not the only way to deal with their enemies"

" Hayley you can't blame anyone right now, we are at war and at war, desperate measures are taken!!"

" I do not agree with you. I have to go now Alex. Tiana and I got a huge offer at the event we attended. We are going to be making fifty dress for a start up modeling company"

" Wow! Hayley that beautiful!"

" Yes! And the manager has assured us that if we do well, more contract will start coming"

" Glad to hear! Am impressed. The both of you have been working really hard, at this point, I think you need to employ me so you can finally have some rest"

Alex joked as they both laugh.