Witchslayer Gretl Page #2

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if she is to be helpful to us.

She'll learn as we go.

Lest you forget, we are hunting witches,

not training them.

How can you be sure?

Each X marks a kill.

If you look to the west, you'll notice no )('s.

No kills yet.

And there lies the coven.

If we want to destroy this witch,

we need to strike her at her heart.

Therefore, we need to move.

Where are we going?

West.

You ready?

I should thank you.

- I owe you my life.

- You owe me nothing.

Any excuse to kill witches.

Did I do something to anger you?

Not yet.

If I do, please keep it to yourself.

Forgive him, Ehren.

You're the first witch he's encountered,

well, since he found me, that he hasn't killed.

Conspiring with the enemy.

I conspire with anyone

who helps serv my cause.

Do you intend to hunt me

once we destroy this coven?

You're not a true witch yet.

All I wish to do is avenge my father's death.

Then we should get along just fine.

Something's not right.

I can feel it.

You hold here. I'm going to scout ahead.

See what we're getting into.

- Be careful.

- I always am.

- Where is she going?

- Lara has a sixth sense for danger.

It's kept us out of trouble

on more than one occasion.

- Should we follow her?

- She'll be fine. Trust me.

Let's use this time

to teach you something useful.

Follow me.

Hello, my dear.

-Defiant bunch, are we?

-Let her go!

Let her go!

Stop it now!

Run, run!

No, no.

Kill them.

No!

Where is the girl and the witchslayer?

I believe I found you suitable host,

my mistree.

Come closer, dear.

She has no power.

Crystal arrows are our best weapon.

Difficult for the witches to shield against.

Most effective when you strike the heart.

That's their power source.

A direct hit,

and they'll be destroyed by their own magic.

You miss your mark and only wound,

they'll be on you in a flash.

Don't worry.

I'm no shrinking violet.

Impressive.

You have failed me again.

Find the girl that you lost.

She is the only one

whose magic is strong enough.

She may be dead.

For your sake, hope she lives.

There is no need to threaten me.

I don't threaten, I act.

Be mindful of your place, Abyss.

You live and breathe to serve me.

It would almost seem

as if you are trying to fail me.

I would rather see the coven destroyed

than its power in your hands.

Do you understand, Warlock?

Yes, Mistress.

Then get out of my sight.

And don't come back until you have the girl.

And remember,

don't lie to me. I'll know.

My pet sees all.

My father used to say,

"if you want to make weapons,

"you need to know how to use them."

Your father was a smart man.

I can see your father taught you well.

No. My father died when I was very young.

Learned my skills much later in life.

Why?

My story is no different than yours.

-Who did you lose to them?

-A sister.

- Tell me more.

- Perhaps another time.

How come you know so much

about killing witches?

I learned much on my own,

and then I found Lara.

She was part of a coven.

- So she is a witch.

- No longer.

Something happened

that broke the binding spell.

She was near death when I found her.

She remembers nothing of life,

but everything of witchcraft.

Every potion, every spell.

She has no power.

Her knowledge is priceless and so is she.

Lara created our entire arsenal.

Here. Armor, lightweight, tough.

The witches we encounter

will have weapons.

These will allow us to communicate

over great distances.

And this delivers a charge

like a lightning bolt.

Extremely painful. Hinders their magic. You.

-You used this on the warlock.

-Yes.

I never encountered a Warlock before.

Very powerful.

Never seen anyone jump so fast.

Makes him difficult to kill?

Difficult, yes. But impossible, no.

And these allow us to see

the glow of a witch, even when they cloak.

Come quickly.

There's been another attack in the village.

Come.

This just happened.

I watched the creature fly west.

Towards the coven.

I'll check inside.

Ehren, Ehren.

You've earned his confidence.

That's no easy task.

I may have earned his trust,

but a man who hides his past,

who hides his true identity...

Are we wise to trust him?

Why do you call him "witchslayer"

as if it is his name?

Because I don't know his true name.

He hides his past,

while mine was taken from me.

But I know he is a good man.

Until he is not.

Have faith, Ehren.

Sometimes things need to be believed

in order to be seen.

Follow me, they've taken another.

How large is the coven?

A typical coven is four to five.

But everything we've learned,

this coven is anything but typical.

The head of a coven draws its strength

from the collective magic of its members.

The larger the coven,

the more powerful its leader.

What is it this queen wants?

I wish I knew.

Ehren, if something happens to us,

I want you to run.

If they take you,

you won't be spared a second time.

- I'm not afraid of them.

- I'm not implying that you are.

I'm saying if something happens to us,

you'll be all that's left to stand against them.

It'd be wiser for you

to live to fight another day.

The choice will be yours.

What's wrong with you?

I have a terrible feeling about this coven.

It's overwhelming.

Your instincts are never wrong.

In this case, I hope...

-Lara!

-It burns.

- What is that?

- It burns. I don't know.

Lara.

Thank you, witchslayer.

You've done our work for us.

Lara.

- You know me, Warlock?

- You don't remember?

How do you know me?

Answer me, Warlock!

Answer me, Warlock!

Run, Ehren!

Spells may not work on you,

but you're not entirely indestructible.

I could kill you right here and now,

but my queen wants you alive.

Lucky me.

I'm going after the Warlock.

Why

ml

Perhaps I should kill her.

I knew one day he would come for me.

-I am not a witch.

-Oh, yes,

a powerful one.

My family is dead. I have no one.

I wish I was dead.

I want to die.

Kill me. Please kill me now.

What happened here is not your fault.

You simply have a gift

you do not know how to use yet.

This is no gift. This is a curse.

Believe me when I tell you

it is better to have magic than to not.

I can teach you how to use it.

Magic can offer you a new life.

Come with me.

You have nothing left here.

She is powerful, just as you once were, Lara.

You've been teaching her, haven't you?

You may be free of the coven,

but I sense you still hunger for magic,

even if it's not your own.

I can give you back your powers.

The queen knows nothing of your survival.

You can help me kill her.

Only to become your slave.

I will rule this coven,

and you can be my right hand.

I am no longer a witch.

I'm a witchslayer.

And tell me, what kind of life is that?

When magic can offer you so much more.

Where is he?

Where is he?

What does this mortal mean to you?

-Everything.

-Everything but your past.

Tell me what happened to me.

I need to know where I came from.

Your story comes with a price.

I missed the bastard.

- Are you all right?

- I will be.

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