Nephada tried to communicate with the man, curious if he had truly lost control or if he could still control himself, even if only a little. "Where are you from?" Nephada asked.
But the man just murmured something. They looked at each other, they didn't understand what he said.
"What's your name?" Ask Nephada.
"mmm... j...joe.." the man said.
"Is your name Joe?" Ask Nephada again.
The man just nodded. Soon after, the man suddenly started convulsing.
The man is suddenly going crazy again. He wants to run away from Nephada's house and go back to the portal. Nephada cast a spell toward the man. But the man only stood still for a few seconds before going crazy again.
They were all terrified, they tried to wait and see, but the good was so strong. Nephada shouts at Selena. Open the book and see if there are any new spells. There are usually new spells in that book that appear suddenly.
Selena opens the book, the veiled grimoire. But there are no new spells, only the spell on page 777.
"There are no new spells, only the spell on page 777." Selena said. She looks worried.
"Read the spell!" Nephada said.
Selena nodded and read the spell. The man screamed and fainted. He fainted just like he did the first time the spell was cast.
"I had already recited the same spell to him when we were in the tunnel. He was only unconscious for a few moments before waking up again, but he wasn't talk or moving, just silent." Selena said.
"It seems that's a spell to keep those affected by the zacrathis magic calm for a while, and that will be our chance to escape from the man." Nephada said.
"Oh, so that's how it's work...." Selena said. Now she understands. It was a spell that could be used to escape from someone who already affected by zacrathis magic,
"The magic in his body is very difficult to release. We should put him in a prison with a magic barrier, along with the book, for the time being until we can find a way to make him return to normal." Nephada said.
Nephada took them to a mountain, and there was a tunnel below the mountain. They went in and walked for at least 20 minutes and ended up in a dark place. That is a prison. There were so many creatures and even humans imprisoned, and they were all screaming and banging on the magically enchanted prison bars. They put Joe in one of the prisons.
"Is that will be okay?" Ask Eva.
"That's okay, he's already affected by the zacrathis spell, it would be very dangerous if he were left like that." Nephada said. Nephada took the zacrathis book and put it in the prison next to Joe.
They all walked away from the prison.
***
At the Academy. They no longer discussed what happened while they were in Costa Stargeva and Stragivane. Their holiday was disrupted by meeting that man who was affected by zacrathis magic, but at least they knew the dangerous book existed and they had to be careful, especially if there was more than one.
Selena walked out of her science class, looked outside, and saw Alice and Matthias. She wondered if she should tell them what happened yesterday. Selena stood still for a moment and decided to go see them and tell them everything, hoping they could help her, especially since Matthias was half-demon and very strong, and Alice was a mystique.
She walked to the elevator and took it to the first floor. She wants to go to Matthias and Alice and talk about what happened to her yesterday.
Selena walked closer and smiled, greeting them. "Hey, i hope i'm not interrupting your two's time."
Alice smiled, but Matthias didn't, his face was blank.
"Hey." Alice said. "You go to Costa Strageva yesterday? I saw your friends's posts."
Selena nodded "Yes." She smiles.
"Did you enjoy your time in that city?" Ask Alice.
Selena shook her head slowly. "There were no problems while we were there, and that's why i'm coming to see you now. I want to tell you about what happened yesterday."
Alice nodded and frowned. "What happened?"
Selena told Alice and Matthias everything, and Matthias's face turned confused and angry.
"It seems they're still looking for people whose souls they can take." Matthias said suddenly.
Selena nodded and look at Alice. "You know the witch we visited that time? We asked Victor for help to teleport to her house, and yes, the book was put in a prison under the mountains, and the man was also in prison." Selena said.
"Nephada? Oh yeah, she's one of the witches who guards a prison under the mountains with a long tunnel." Alice said.
"Nephada isn't a very powerful witch, she can't do it on her own." Matthias said.
"Yeah...that's why i told you abut what happened. I wanted to know if you could help us because the book is very dangerous and we're afraid there might be more than one book." Selena said.
Matthias nodded. "The book, The Veiled Grimoire, was supposed to help you with spells that could be used to counter Zacrathis's magic, even though the spells weren't very strong. It was Genevara's spirit who tells you the spell. The spell is invisible, it only appear when you really need it." Matthias said. "But you said the spell that appeared yesterday wasn't very strong, only able to knock the man unconscious and keep him that way for a while, so you have a time to escape him."
Selena nodded. "Yes, Nephada told me about that too."
Matthias sighed softly. "That wizard who killed Genevara is actually her own brother. He's one of the most powerful wizards. She has lived for hundreds of years and is naturally very strong. I don't know if i can ask for his help. He has been affected by Zacrathis's magic before, and he should know how to remove it, but i don't know if he can help or not. He has been isolating himself for a long time, since Genevara's death and not many people can go to that island. I know him because my parents took me to him when i was a kid." Matthias said. "I will go to the island and ask him about this." Matthias looked at Alice. "Do you want to go with me, love?"
Alice smiles and nodded. "Yes, i want to go with you! but Selena and her friends also have to go with us. They're the ones who have to explain it to the wizard."
Matthias nodded in agreement. "yes. Can you and your friends go with us?" Matthias looked at Selena.
Selena nodded. "I can go with you and Alice. But i don't know if my friends can go, i will ask them about this."
***
Matthias was wearing his jersey, and Alice kept watching him and smiling shyly. Matthias looked at Alice and smirked. Do you like what you see?
Alice just smiled shyly. Don't fight with Dieter again.
The smile on Matthias's face dissapear. "Don't mention that name again." Matthias walked closer to Alice and kissed her forehead. "I'm going to the field." He said as he walked away to the field to prepare for the black magic ritual before playing the Axetherise game with his team.
Dieter was also there, they were staring at each other intently.
"I will kill you if you dare to bother me again." Matthias said at Dieter.
Dieter just silent and roll his eyes.
After completing the black magic ritual to start the game of Axetherise, they were divided into two teams. They prepared at their respective positions. This time, Matthias and Dieter were on the same team, with Dieter as the magician and Matthias as the chaser and also the captain of the group.
"Matthias! Over here!" Alex shouting.
Matthias nodded and passed the fire ball to Alex. Alex caught it with his stick and passed it to Dieter so that Dieter could score a goal and use his magician's power to throw the fire ball at the opposing team captain, after which he was removed from the field.
Dieter threw the ball into the opponent's goal and scored 1 point.
"Hit their captain!" Julian said.
Dieter just nodded.
The game is starting another round. This time Dieter can already use the magician's special power, this time he's targeting the opposing team's captain. Yes, he's playing seriously this time, not in the mood to argue with Matthias. He feels this game is quite fun.
Dieter successfully threw the fireball accurately at the opposing team's captain, causing the opposing team to lose their captain and giving their team a greater chance of winning.
The game went quite smoothly, although Dieter and Matthias often fight, luckily today they didn't fight.
Matthias was ready to use his power to take down Dieter if he dared to attack him with his werewolf strength.
The game ended with Matthias' team winning, they scored 32 points while the opposing team scored 26 points.
Alice smiled happily, this time the practice went smoothly without any arguments between Matthias and Dieter.
Matthias walked toward Alice and kissed her. "I've done what you wanted, haven't i?" He smirk and kissed her again.
Alice nodded and hugged Matthias. "Yes, you're a good boyfriend." Alice's smiles and kissed his neck.