Seventh Son Page #3

Clear them off.

I am training you to kill witches!

If you cannot do that,

you are useless to me!

Yes, that's right. Go sulk, boy.

Yah!

Halt!

- My queen.

- Sarikin.

Virahadra, king of swords.

Strix, my brave warlock.

Good. Now all are here but Urag.

Where is he?

Where's your master?

What's wrong?

I can't do what he does.

Good.

Is it?

To be no good at something bad is good.

It's not that simple.

I looked it up in an old spell book

about the blue spark.

Sometimes it's about destiny.

Sometimes it's just...

dust on a witch's fingers.

So it... didn't mean anything?

Your master was in love

with a witch once.

When he was very young.

- We all have secrets.

- What's yours?

Close your eyes.

Close your eyes.

I want to stay here forever.

A failed Spook and a half-witch...

what would we do?

Well, my mother taught me how to steal.

I'm rather good at it

when I want to be.

I bet you are.

Don't laugh.

What would you have us do?

Let me take you away from here.

Somewhere safe, somewhere...

somewhere none of this even matters.

That sounds nice.

But there's no place like that.

I have to go back to him.

I don't wanna leave you.

You can't hide from destiny.

I too, was once young.

Did not listen. Was arrogant like you.

I once loved a witch.

Yes. Malkin.

She was not always evil.

Fear and hatred created her.

She grew into what she was

perceived to be... deadly.

When she...

discovered I had married,

she could not endure my happiness.

She murdered my wife in cold blood.

I captured her.

I was clever. Lied to her...

told her I still loved her.

I had my chance to kill her,

but I showed her mercy instead.

Tricked her.

Locked her away in a cage

buried in the ground.

I thought that prison

would hold her for eternity.

But I was wrong.

Now everyone she kills

in her wake is my burden.

I want you to meet my wife, Mr. Ward.

This is Rebecca.

This...

is why I've been so hard on you, Tom.

Do not make the same mistake.

If you see a witch,

kill it.

My daughter has spotted them.

They're moving closer.

You may do as you wish

with the boy, my darling.

But I want Gregory...

alive.

Beyond the forest... Pendle Mountain.

We have three days.

Tusk!

Dependable as death you are.

Whoa!

- What the hell is that?

- A Boggart.

Subterraneal beast. Nasty temperament.

- Blind as a bat.

- So how do you fight a Boggart?

You don't. You run!

Whoa!

Tusk, run!

Follow!

I thought you said Boggarts were blind.

Their sense of smell... extraordinary.

Jump.

We seem to be having a Boggart problem.

Much thanks.

Don't worry. We're all safe now.

Boggarts... they hate water.

Mr. Ward?

Mr. Wa...

Mr. Ward!

On the subject of Boggarts, I'm beginning

to find you a tad unreliable.

Tom!

Tom!

Alice has no place in your thoughts.

Your master wants to hunt us,

burn us, eat our hearts.

How about I feed you your own?

The stone!

It belongs to my queen.

How did you get it?

No, no, no, no.

Don't get up. I'm fine. I'm fine.

I was just killing this enormous,

scary monster thing.

You do not die easy, do you, Mr. Ward?

And you slayed the unslayable.

Where did you get that?

My mother gave it to me.

What?

What's funny?

You, Mr. Ward.

- What is this thing?

- That thing? The Umbran stone.

The witches' most sacred talisman.

It strengthens their powers.

Makes their illusions seem more real.

Why would my mam have it?

Mother Malkin...

she had the stone once.

In her hands it has tremendous power.

But it was stolen from her

by another witch.

Only then was I able

to defeat her, to trap her.

Are you telling me

that my mother is a witch?

So that is what you are...

a witch's son

who is a Spook's apprentice.

Oh, that's funny.

Must account for your visions.

Come on.

We have a job to do.

What happened to Urag?

He burned him alive.

I'm sorry you had to witness that.

The Spook is a cruel man.

He would do the same to you

if he had the chance.

So would that apprentice.

Tom is good.

- Such a shame he will die.

- I don't want him to die.

We could save him.

Tom loves you.

Your mother saw it in his heart.

Even an Umbran stone

cannot hide such things.

Your mother found it...

around Tom's neck.

Get back what was stolen from me,

and your boy will be spared.

How do I know you're telling the truth?

Get it back!

Let us show them what we do

to cities that burn witches.

We will avenge our brother's death.

Let us give the world

a taste of what is to come.

Mam,

what's that?

Hell is here!

No!

- I'm going back.

- No!

Keep her safe.

Mam!

A witch defends this city.

That witch.

Traitorous thief.

You abandoned your people

while we were being destroyed.

And for what?

They will hate you

once they know what you are.

Oh!

You gave away the one thing

that could have saved you.

And that gift...

will be the death of your son.

You are a slave to darkness,

Mother Malkin, not its queen.

A little something for the pain.

No.

Make you more human.

We've lost all our possessions,

but somehow you still have that?

Just good luck, I guess.

You must never have more

than one sip of this a day.

- Why not?

- Because it is mine.

Resilient as you are ugly, old friend.

What? What is it?

Something's wrong. Stay here.

We will look ahead.

Come.

I have to stay here.

They'll be back soon.

I've changed my mind.

Let's run away.

Do you love me?

Yes.

Mr. Ward, go gather wood.

We're going to have a fire.

- Tom, please.

- I said gather wood.

Stand back, sir.

- Don't make me do this.

- She's a spy.

- She is not the enemy.

- We have a mission, Mr. Ward.

This is your most important test...

- right now.

- Don't hurt him!

Run.

Damn it, boy! The stone.

She's stolen it.

Now tell me she's innocent.

Alice!

I cannot lose this one.

Tom!

Tusk!

Tom! Tom, the staff!

No!

Sadly, Gregory, my orders

are to deliver you alive.

Mam.

Mam?

I don't understand.

- How can you be here?

- I'm not, Tom.

I've passed on from this world.

I stood against Mother Malkin.

And I failed.

But you will not fail.

You are a seventh son, Tom.

But you are also the son of a witch.

There has never been anyone like you.

Only you can wield the Umbran stone...

and end her reign of darkness

before it begins.

Empty your heart of grief.

Fill it with courage.

You are ready now.

Go.

Find the stone.

Fight.

You don't die easy, do you?

No.

You have the master.

Where is the apprentice?

Dead. Smashed on the rocks.

What?

I told them to follow you.

You would never do that.

I did it for you.

Look at your queen and find peace.

Gregory!

Tonight...

his reign of terror ends.

Join us.

You and I will rule this world.

United... for eternity.

No.

Look at me.

Look at me.

The darkness is in you now.

The darkness is in you now.

Join us.

Join us.

For a worthy enemy,

now honored and welcome.

The war is over.

Now we are together.

Now we are together.

Alice!

- Traitor!

- Don't kill her! Please!

Mother!

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