Witchslayer Gretl Page #3

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I thought I told you to run.

-You never told me where to run to.

-Away.

I'll get it right next time.

Where's the witchslayer?

I don't know.

Then we find him.

Brother? Brother? Brother?

Sister!

Brother!

Hansel! Hansel!

No!

Let me go!

Let me go!

Gretl?

Gretl.

Hello, Hansel.

My familiar brought you back to me.

The Warlock failed to perform his duties.

Are you not pleased

to see me alive, brother?

It's so good to see you.

The last time we were together,

I was a little girl.

How do you like me now?

You are the witch queen?

I am.

I had a feeling you were the witchslayer.

What a strong man

you have grown into, boy.

Where is my sister?

What do you mean, brother?

I'm standing right before you.

You are not my sister. Zhore!

You see the truth.

I'm not your sister.

But I am all that's left of your sister.

Monster. You tried to burn me alive.

I did.

Imagine my surprise when my power

was deflected back on me.

When my body was burned,

I was forced to take Gretl's as my own.

I had no idea

that you would survive in the world.

No food, no shelter.

No family left to run to.

Gretl. Hear me.

Please. it's me. I want you to fight.

Fight for us. Remember who I am.

Remember who you are.

I'm not entirely to blame

for what's happened to you.

Your stepmother is guilty as well.

She knew that Gretl had the gift.

I made a bargain for her.

She was happy to oblige,

but I had to take you in the bargain as well.

-Liar.

-Why would I lie?

I have nothing to gain.

Ask yourself who sent you out

into the forest that day.

I can only imagine the depths of the hatred

that you have for me.

And now to see me in the body of somene

that you love.

I will kill you, witch.

Kill me and you kill your sister.

Give me what I want

and there is a chance she still might live.

What do you want from me?

The girl that you rescued from the village.

Return herto me

and I will return your sister to you.

And if I don't?

Then you will die and so will your sister.

Why do you need the girl?

The girl for Gretl.

It's an even trade

and that's all you need to know.

I will kill her myself

before I hand her over to you.

That's your choice.

Her blood is on your hands now.

Mistress.

You make my creature do your work for you.

Do you wish to leave my order, Warlock?

There is only one way

to leave the order, Mistress. In death.

Exactly.

Burn him.

I want him to feel the pain that I felt.

Even dead, he will lead the girl to us.

Can you perform this simple task, Warlock?

Yes, Mistress.

Then go.

Do you think they killed him?

If they wanted him dead, he'd be dead.

He survived the creature,

but they've taken him.

Witchslayer?

Witchslayer, are you there?

Witchslayer, are you there?

Witchslayer?

Did you see that?

- Witch es.

- Yeah.

-What are they looking for?

-Us.

Run!

Run!

Burn, witch.

Did you see that?

It's not a game.

Yeah, but I feel so powerful.

Don't deceive yourself into thinking

that this is yours to control.

This is a world of magic.

And you're just a pawn in it.

It runs through everything.

It exists in a fine balance

and it needs to be respected.

If you think you're stronger than it,

then I can assure you, you will not be.

But it made you strong, didn't it?

Magic doesn't make me strong.

Character does.

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And it's a fine line, and if you cross it...

But you didn't cross it.

If I did, he would kill me.

As I will have to kill you.

Do you understand that?

Do you?

What's your duty with the coven, Warlock?

How did you come to serve Zhore?

Male children born with the gift are rare.

When my village found that I had the gift,

they tried to kill me.

Even my father.

Zhore found me

and taught me how to use my magic.

For that, I've sworn to protect the coven,

and to add to its numbers for my queen.

From what I've heard,

I would say that your days are numbered.

And for that, I'd say you're right.

That Warlock knew you.

I was one of their order.

He was the warlock that bound me to it.

I'm beginning to remember things.

Pieces of my time with this coven.

There's still some mystical connection

between us.

- Is that good or bad?

- We'll see.

Leave the witchslayer to me.

If you truly wish to save your sister,

I offer you another way.

If you help me, we can kill Zhore.

What could you possibly offer me?

Your sister can be saved.

Her soul is held prisoner

in Zhore's damaged body.

-Where?

-The body lies in a tomb

inside the Black Forest.

Zhore's soul lives in your sister.

If you can destroy her body,

then you can destroy her.

And if you can destroy Zhore,

you can restore your sister's body and soul.

Why do you need my help?

Why not kill her yourself?

'Cause I am bound to her.

The familiar will find me.

He'll come after me even if she can't.

The queen grows weak now.

She needs a fresh body with the gift.

She seeks to discard Gretl's body

for that of the blacksmith's daughter.

And if she succeeds,

you will lose your sister forever.

I see.

And what of Lara? How do you know her?

Zhore tried to use Lara as her vessel.

But Lara resisted, despite the queen's spell.

I thought she was destroyed,

consumed by her own magic,

but she must have transported

to wherever you found her.

Breaking away from the coven

almost killed her.

It's not what I wanted.

This will lead you to the tomb.

It's the best offer I can make.

So far, magic has been nothing

but a curse to me.

Magic can be a good force

in this world, Ehren.

You've been given this gift for a purpose.

It's no coincidence that

the witchslayer spared you from the coven.

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Why are you doing this?

Because if she gets the girl,

then she will live forever.

But if Zhore dies,

control of the coven falls to me.

And that is all I want.

If you honor our bargain,

we can go our separate ways.

I'll lead the coven far away from here

and our two paths shall never cross again.

The devil you know.

There is one more thing.

- The familiar.

- Zhore's pet.

Even in death, it will protect the queen.

You must find a way to destroy it

or it will destroy us all.

How can I believe any of this, Warlock?

Because you still live.

Do we have an agreement, witchslayer?

Lara.

I'm here.

I got away from the lair. I'm coming your way.

Where are they?

I told him to burn Hansel.

The Warlock betrayed me,

as I knew he would.

Find the witchslayer, kill him

and bring me back the girl unharmed.

I'm almost there.

I'm approaching the swamp.

I think I can see you.

And you survived the Warlock yet again.

I made a deal with the Warlock.

I agreed to help kill the queen

so he can take control of the coven.

In return, I get Gretl back.

I don't understand.

The witch queen is Zhore.

-The same witch who took Gretl.

-What?

I know, I believed them both to be dead

years ago.

But instead she has taken over Gretl's body.

It's in a tomb, but it is failing her.

How do you know of this?

The Warlock is ambitious.

I have something to tell you as well.

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