"The young witch of South-Central (Part One)"

Previously...

Kaito convinces the merman Zac to help him, capture a young witch after he accidentally drinks the blood of a half-fairy. The merman accepted his offer and now they were searching for a young witch. On the other side of the story. Jin Ae and her friends meet the half-aswang and witch Meriam, because of her Jin Ae knows that her friend Monday is a witch as Jasmine also was a banshee. While Ethan and Aki back into the human world, everything is revealed to Ethan, as his granny was the loyal apprentice of his mom Calista.

"I can feel that my master is still alive, that's why I am trying to ask the wind and plants to tell me where she is. And Apo Ethan, the wind and the plants tell me that the last sighting that they saw your mom was in the forest of Selvage wherein which was located nearby. But that was the last message I got from the wind; someone was blocking my magic." Lola Amelia, they didn't know Calista was blocking her spells to find them as she was trying to protect her son from Kaito but...

"Why what happen Miss Calista?" Maverick asks.

"The whispers will reach soon to my apprentice Amelia. This can't happen." She said.

"But why? Are you worried?" Daisuke asks.

"I am not ready to face my son, and We know how Kaito was," Calista said

"He was cunning," Daisuke said.

The continuation...

Kaito and Zac went to the south side of the country where this place was famous for Witchcraft, and a center of folk healing.

"Where are we?" Kaito asks. He saw a beautiful beach filled with white sand.

"This is the place where we usually visit especially if our race needs help and this is the place where you can find what you are looking for," Zac said and Kaito smiled at him the he replied.

"A young witch." He said.

Meanwhile, in a small community, where the people who live there are busy preparing for their upcoming fiesta, All the elders in the area are busy and other kids are also helping their parents in the preparations. Except for a kid named Guada. She lives alone with her cat's name Abo. She named it Abo, because of its gray color. Since her parents died, she was left alone in the hut where she lived. She was adopted by a woman named Meryl who was a close friend of her parents when she was still alive. But Guada decided to stay in their hut as she didn't want to leave her parent's memories in that house.

"Guada good morning, why are you sad dear?" Meryl asks the young girl.

"Tomorrow is the festival and that was the day that my parents were killed by the intruder from the city," Guada replied you could see the sadness in her eyes.

"Guada," Meryl said as she couldn't say any words from her mouth, even though she was sad when she remembered the tragedy that happened to Guada's parents.

"Tita Meryl, I will help you for carrying that bayong," Guada said while smiling at her.

"You're too young to experience this, but I'll promise you that I will protect you at any cost as I have promised that to your parent's grave," Meryl said and she gave Guada her Bayong.

(BAYONG, was originally designed as a utility bag for carrying food bought from wet markets, especially in the rural areas, as well as for farmers and fishermen from their produce and catch. The bag is both versatile and durable, wing to the type of organic and plastic material used.)

"You don't have any plans for moving into my house? You will be sad if you still stay at your parents' house." Meryl said and Guada replied to her while they started to pick some tomatoes in Meryl's Garden.

"Nope, I am okay Tita. I have Abo on my side." She said and smiled at her at the same time.

Meryl sighed because of Guada's answer to her, and the girl was obviously trying to smile so that she wouldn't get worried.

On the other side of the story,

Baekhyun, Jin Ae, and his sister's friends Jasmine and Catherine started their journey to climb up to Mount San Cristobal.

"I'm tired, my feet are cracking!" Jasmine said.

"Who told you to wear a slipper?" Jin Ae asks her.

"Jin Ae, this slipper that you underestimated was durable, I saw on TV ads that we can use slippers instead of shoes. Aside from that, you will be fashionable." Jasmine said.

"Where's the fashionable part Jas? You were wearing a thick jacket for cold, pants for climbing and then you were wearing slippers? That's out of fashion besides, I've heard a story of a Tikbalang who loves to grab a woman aged twenty-three to twenty-five while wearing flip-flops." Catherine said as she wanted to scare her friend Jasmine.

"So, wait I'm twenty-four, it means I'm qualified as a candidate?" Jasmine said.

"Yes dear, you are," Jin Ae said with a serious looking face.

"That's a legend actually," Baekhyun added.

"Gosh. Oh no!" Jasmine said and immediately she opened her bag then grabbed the shoes that she bought from a sports equipment store in the town earlier before they climbed to the mountain.

"I think I can sense a creature. Around us." Jin Ae said.

"Gosh wait, Jin Ae don't scare me," Jasmine said, as she rushed to wear her shoes. While they didn't know a strange creature was watching on them from a distance.

Meanwhile, Ethan and Aki started to find Calista at the Selvage Forest, this was after Calista missed stopping the whispers came from Amelia.

"You guys need to be careful; I am not sure if Miss Calista was awake from the Nogitsune's curse. If she will attack you, Apo. Please don't hurt her." His Granny said.

"Yes Lola, I got it," Ethan replied.

"Don't worry Lola, I will take good care my best friend," Aki said and smiled at the same time.

"BF?" Granny Amelia said as she was joking with Ethan and Akihiko.

"Lola," Ethan said and Amelia saw that Ethan was blushing the same with Aki.

"Anyways, you need to bring this amulet for protection, we don't know what creatures you guys will encounter in the forest." Granny Amelia said.

Going back to Baekhyun, Jin Ae with Catherine and Jasmine.

When they reached the cave wherein, they were instructed by the leader of White Dove to find the creatures called Sigbin.

"This is exactly what the map says," Jin Ae says as she looks at her on the map that she was holding.

"Wait a minute, something is wrong," Jasmine said.

"Yeah, I can't be so sure but looks like this is a trap," Catherine added.

"Your friends are right; something is fishy out here. Girls prepare your weapons." Baekhyun said and immediately they grabbed their weapons.

Jin Ae grabs from her bag the latest invention that she made, Catherine grabs her small pocket book and Jin Ae reacts when she sees that.

"Seriously? Monday! You will be writing this, at this moment? Please use this dagger. Good thing I asked this to Lennard's father earlier." Jin Ae said while giving her a wink. At this time Catherine's secret was safe. Also, Grab a long pipe that she gets from her bag.

"The weather pipe from my cousin," Jasmine said. Then suddenly a strong wind blows.

Going back to Guada and Meryl,

When the festival came everyone was celebrating except for Guada she stayed inside their house watching her Villagers happy singing. Meryl approached her and said.

"Why are you here Guada, the villagers were looking for you. They don't want you to stay here." Meryl said.

"I'm okay Miss Meryl," Guada replied and smiled to the lady.

Suddenly they heard an explosion outside and they rushed to the window and they saw their villagers were terrified when they saw a man who had ears like a fox and his aura was filled with dark energy, also they saw a man with fins on his arms and ears, holding a weapon that they know came from the bottom of the ocean.

"Who are they?" Guada asks.

"This can't be, the treaty of peace was violated by that merman. And he brought the Nogitsune." Meryl said and she immediately transformed herself into a bird to save her villagers.

"Wait, Miss Meryl," Guada said and she rushed to go outside but she was stopped by her familiar.

"Abo, what are you doing? They need help." Guada said and her cat talked.

"Gauda, those creatures outside are very dangerous. Remember your witch training is not yet finished. Leave it to the adults." Abo said.

Meryl faces their visitors.

"Enough of this!" Meryl said and she waved her hands as she created a strong wind that caused Kaito and Zac to face her.

"Merman, what are you doing? You will be violated the treaty of peace that was given to us by the inspector red." Meryl said, and she noticed that Zac was not on himself.

"Nogitsune, release him from your curse," Meryl said and immediately cast a spell but her spell won't work as this won't work because of the merman's talisman.

"Oops, your magic won't work my lady," Kaito said.

"What do you want? Please leave to our village." Meryl said to try to cast again a spell but it wouldn't work.

"Gave me a young witch to regain my powers," Kaito replied and smiled at her.

"No, I won't let that happen. Earth release your roots and help us!" Meryl said, and the ground was shaking and a large root was coming out from the ground but when this was trying to approach Kaito and Zac, the merman used his talisman to dry the roots.

"Mistress, he has the merman's talisman." The other witch leader said.

"I saw it Kaia, Okay let's do this together," Meryl said and they cast a spell together while holding hands.

"From air to earth,

From earth to fire and fire to water, we command the elements to help us. I summon you..." But they didn't finish their spell casting as they were interrupted by the merman. they were surrounded by seawater and this seawater was used for baptism to remove their powers.

"Miss Meryl," Guada shouted when she saw that her teacher had slowly lost her consciousness and drained their powers.

"Guada no!" Meryl shouts. While Guada's familiar was trying to stop the young girl. And Kaito saw her then smile at the young girl.

"Hello, young girl." Kaito greeted Guada and he saw Guada was frightened when their eyes look each other. Immediately, Guada's familiar Abo attacked the Nogitsune. But this was hurt when Kaito released a flash of lightning and hit the cat.

"Abo," Guada shouted.

"Run Guda, save yourself." The cat said.

Going back to Ethan and Aki's journey to finding Calista, they reached the forest where the whispers told them.

"Gosh, look at that mansion!" Ethan said as they were mesmerized by the mansion that they saw.

"Hope we can see your mom there, and if Nana Amelia was right, she was under Nogitsune's curse. I will be the one who can reverse that curse." Aki said and suddenly a voice behind them talking and said.

"You guys should not be here," Daisuke said.

"Daisuke?" Aki said when he turned around and Ethan looked at him.

"Akihiko and Ethan stay away from this place for your safety," Daisuke said.

Let's go back to Baekhyun, and Jin Ae with Jasmine and Catherine.

They were frightened as they saw a huge man holding a tobacco cigarette.

"Stay away from this sanctuary, hunters like you are not welcome." The huge guy said.

"What type of creature is that?" Jasmine asks.

"He is a Kapre," Catherine said and her hands suddenly glowed.

"Stay behind me girls," Baekhyun said as he was trying to protect Jin Ae and her friends from the creature that they saw.

Lastly, Meryl used a whistle before she was unconscious.

"Miss Meryl!!" Guada shouted as she saw that her teacher was not moving and she couldn't move as well when Zac and Kaito were trying to catch her.

"Surrender young witch and give your blood to me," Kaito said.

"Never!" Guada said and she turned to her original from being a cat earlier.

"Now surrender!" Zac said and Guada noticed that Zac's eyeballs were not moving and the young witch had an idea. From the air, she saw a thread and immediately she grabbed it, each thread she grabbed wrapped in her fingers.

"The puppet, this is a very dangerous act, she's too young to do that." A villager said.

"If we could help her but we were stunned by the Nogitsune's force. But Guada calls the Sigbinan on the whistle that was given to our village before" A woman said.

"Now, try to say Hi," Meryl said and laughed when she successfully controlled Zac and Kaito's body.

"How did you do that?" Kaito asks as he can't move and the young witch is laughing as his body is moving and dancing.

TO BE CONTINUED...