Grey's Echo: The First Spell

Pig snout in disgust. He never imagined he would be at the schoo

. It was uneven, stringy and greasy. He had some freckles on his face, his pig snout was freshly powdered so it didn't ru

l his classes, his mother and father got back together after they separated months a

ker earlier in the day tha

m. Find a pink rose and I

who traveled through both the Magic and Mortal Realm looking for ancient artifacts

p of the bleachers. He quickly ran up and grabbed the rose. He sniffed i

eart skipped a beat upon hearing her voice and he smiled to himself. He could not

for him to control his anxiety, which would sometimes make him stutter and shake uncontrollably. "V

s eyes as he

, the most popular boy in school. He looked at the phone screen at the picture he

around gym in hopes of seeing Vicky, but it was j

leared his throat and spoke adjusting his voice to sound just like Vicky's, "You see you Dweeb, I'm not Vicky but I soun

-old male standing in front of hi

back followed once aga

could shape shift into anyone and take on their likeness, mannerisms and voice. Jimmy couldn't help but wonder if Dean's g

ps you with your homework because your Fat ass can't do anything r

here are no-no-no

l from the Black Market and I saw Vicky and I as adults. We're going to not only be married but I'm going to rule the

immy causing the teen to lose his balance

atch your back b

d to walk toward the double doors of the

k away unfazed at all by the attack he just unleashed on th

top walking. He couldn't believe how disrespectful Jimmy was by laughing at h

en in a black smoky light a man appeared befor

e of fat on his bones, his eyes were yellow and the man's infectious smile w

are you?" Dean

tched as if he just inhaled some helium. He licked

s of Dean Deckler mixed with the laughs of the Jester.

I

Minutes

d glanced over at Agatha, "What will I do

tly. "Do not worry about him. As I said, this apartment is cloaked as well as you bo

u know?" J

s. She smiled at both men and bowed her head. "It is my time to move on. Do not mourn me. Do not be

ht, Agatha's ghost disa

aniel, "What the hell

ha did the things she did, when the crystal ball on the table star

show

ver to the glowing ball. The Witch placed his hands on the ball as Nathaniel d

ons from Pumpkins, to Skeletons and faux spider webs. Gold and Black painted lockers lined up the hall and a

niel asked looking ar

lway and read the school's banner that stood over the Hal

ead the banner, "Hallows Hi

oween with as well as beings that are sometimes associated with Fairy Tal

rse population, but he had no idea there was one specifically one for Fairy Tale charact

ct sign of disrespect since Hans profited off the fictitious stories he created based on the students here and their families; so they tore it down and replaced i

on he just shared with him was actually factual. "Do you h

irk, "Write down a wish

d woman walking towards them with a plastered smile on her face. Her brown chestnut hair was styled into a neat bun on to

Grey and Echoes! Agatha has told me so much about you. My name is Dean Tremaine; Dean is not my first

noying and preppy person alive, Dean T

s, I'm Judias Grey. May I a

ing a student. It appears he just disappeared. Sadly th

asked not entirely sure h

it seems that there is an Urban Legend at this school...and well...I feel like one of my students

school like this; any indication of a prank should be taken

Grey." Dean T

d when silence visited the trio the Knight quickly added, "You s

the name of

uth and the Knight quickly look

eah...he was a Jester fo

are t

ht. "The Vandersons ruled

I

handed them about the cases of the missing students. In the box were pictures of the missing s

ewitnesses and noticed how every student

with this Rowan No End?" The K

ists, bloody boots and an appetite for Witches and shockingly Ogres." Judias stated

nted on her face. "Let's not say that name again. The students believe

Mary?" Nath

e he came from or if he had family. He just showed up one day and the King hired him as the Jester. However, there was a seco

a va

a Vampire at all. He just sucks the blood out of Virgins

as he didn't want to hear anything abou

nto his thoughts, "-I don't think h

Athena's Box?" The Knight asked remembering the co

escaped unscathed and how he is being conjured but-" The Witch stopped speakin

dy Ch

gel

usti

x Sh

my K

over to the Dean. "W

dy and Angela were present when Lilly Snow was taken, Augustine and Maxx were presen

nd anger toward the preppy Dean. Three missing students should've been enough for her to

stand how upset you must be Mr. Echoes, but students run away from here all the time. No on

I enjoyed learning

nts present toda

al I contacted them. They're waiting f

tal. The crystal was shattered from the inside, it's edges were sharp as if it was attached to something an

t all. It was found on the site of L

g Dean Tremaine to look at him a

fe is what

ar when we

pe and pain

s to freeze

idn't utter a sound...or a word. Instead, she sto

ette pose and glanced at Ju

haw out in five minutes and it'll giv

questions dancing around in Judias'

n urban legend and a crystal. Something isn't right here and Dean Tremaine isn't

best option here "Sounds good.

eltha's Magic Crystal Shop. I know the owner and she i

What ab

ed it to the Knight. "I'm going to interview these students and see w

is head and in a blue light h

d to solve this case before the night was over, he was going

udias during his interrogation with

Lilly is dating Cindy's brother and Cindy was starting to suspect that Lilly was cheating on him-as if I truly care about teenage drama. She swears on 'all the designer bags in the world', that she didn't do any

nt missing, but after a few seconds of her brushing her hair, as if she was a cat grooming itself; she decided to speak willingly. Apparently, Lilly Snow was Cindy's bestfriend since kindergarten but they stopped being "besties" be

h attend after school. He has seen Ariel Sebastian many times there. He describes her as a "Cute girl that keeps to herself". He claims he never saw her speaking to anyone there. Until one day he saw her

s that he approached Ariel Sebastian one day, a few months ago, and he offered to buy her a drink but she rejected him citing, "I don't associate myself with spawns of Ogre hunters". And he said he quickly left her alone. Consider

s once again Dean Tremaine's disorganization has interfered with this investigation. I'm starting to suspect that maybe "chirpy", "preppy" an

tha was murdered and he didn't even have time to rest or digest anything from the tragedy. Now here he was in

ess to arrive but so far no one named Jimmy showed up to

abbed his notebook; just as he turned around to leave, he saw

d with a sincere smile on his face- a trick h

ntact with the stranger completely, 'Dean Tr

and I'm here because a few of your peers have gone missing. And I was

n't my fr-fr

k back at how Dean bullied him throughout the years and made his life a

ustine Kui gave about Ariel Sebastian speaking to a "Pig Like Fellow" and based

n. "-Did you also speak

from the Witch shaking his h

Witch and I'm here to help you. I jus

't mean any harm but Jimmy slapped his hand away and backed away

not. I'm here to help your school.

his head. "N-No one can

as asked. "

Judias to let out a deep frustrated

especially since he looked twenty-seven and someone might get the wrong impression and it was the fact he

ten kid, I am not the enemy here. I just need to know what is going on!" He stated trying his har

g a huge gust of wind hurling toward Judias. The gust of wind kn

d out in pain as he lan

en they are angry. While Judias didn't look quite intimidating to the teen, who assumed the Witch was part of a th

got up slowly from the floor, "Rowa

dias who's eyes widened in shock. "Hello! Oooooh!" The Jester sung al

d he smelled like Brimstone and char. Judias glanced as the Jest

ously gulpe

I

Magic Cry

he had walked through the same door, saw the various shapes of colorful Magical Crystals organized on the shelves by size, color, and weight and Magical attribution; but why did i

e wasn't filled with any customers shopping or guests frequenting the aisles i

p of the glass counter. The clear crystal seemed to have soothed the Knight

tration on the crystal heart and he looked to find Haneltha

was unique since she wasn't from England. She had shoulder length lavender colored hair, dark brown eyes, skin the

is." He

ives it to the person they're destined to be with. Sounds

d he cleared his th

niel Echoes." Haneltha interje

d that she drinks the blood of pigeons for breakfas

o the side. "I know you because I am aware of the royalty here...tha

imself from smiling at the co

t brings you here? Is

d. "No not at all. Thankfully.

n of her best friend's name. "How is he? I'

ha's passing hasn't really hit him yet. Th

head. "No he isn't one to hold his

she glanced at it. The Knight watched as the woman's dark brown eyes widened at the si

from a scene where a student went missing; he was hop

d from an En

lowered, "What kind

n the Magic Realm or any

and he looked at Haneltha as he asked

so. I don't know how it got to this Realm but if it's here, i

the image was taken on the property of Hallows High he knew exactly

goody! I know a spell that would bind the powers o

n, which led to her stock room full of various magical items and spell books, all she had

ping it wasn't a customer that recognized him because the last thing he needed was someone asking him questio

the boutique had to be because of his father. "If my f

ther with his hands by his sides. "I'm here checking up on you. It seems I couldn't sense

So you can finally replace me and be t

fault you decided to h

a name and his

ant to call him, doesn't take away from the fact that Agatha is sending you on a suicide mission. No one in t

father. His heart was pounding in his chest as if it was trying its hardest to escape the Knight's body. He felt the

Nathaniel. He felt the rage, the hatred and he felt the Beast lurking with

aused observing the scene between both me

rrupting someth

color and he turned back to the storeowner.

a black smoky light, he disappeared leaving

ing his throat and calming himself down. Ha

I'm not going to question an

as most people were and he glanced at the pa

oked it over in confusion; it was written in La

ke away whatever po

e crystal pos

here is no doubt in my body that it has some kind of dark power to it. When you find that crystal, it is imp

azing job she did and he turned around to make his way toward the door when Hanelth

make sure Judias called her

the street and she let out a deep sigh. "He

V

found his arms; legs and upper body tied to it with rope. The room he was held captive in looked like a cave; flame lit torches were the onl

wo females and one male. Judias knew they had to

shook his head, "If you're the cavalry

ove his arms but it was of no use; especially since his arms were tightly tied to the armrests

nd Ariel answ

id he wasn't going to kill us. He just wa

ooked at the Jock. "Power? How th

ut from behind the chair causing all four o

he pulled out a small black dagger fro

Jester and rolled his eyes.

a strong belief that I will kill you. But first-". He stopped twirling, leaned in closer to Jud

him with it and he knew this man, being or whatever Rowan was; wasn't real

would you ne

Dark Magic Rea

d be nervous and try their hardest to comply with the psycho...but Judias isn't like most people. A

night in September; a Witch named Athena invaded the Kingdom. She tried to imprison everyone not only in the Kingdom but also in the Shadow Realm. I, along with five other Shadow Beings, were given orders from the King himself, to run. Unfortunately, we didn't get very far an

him at the library, he asked her out on a date and she politely declined and Ariel was asked out as well by him and s

in remorse about Jimmy feeling the way

other words, you're Jimmy's Genie in a bottle

he face causing everyone in the cage to f

outh, he licked it as if it was a small drop of ice cream on h

learn his body odor is worse than his pig snout." The Jester let out another giggle and he licked his black painted lips meeting Judias' glare. "But once I laid eyes

letely different language to the Witch a

I know you've gone off the deep e

orgot you were infected with the Curse and that made

t Cu

ve. "That isn't my place to tell. All I want from you is a drop of your blood. Then I can create

is grip on the dagger and roughly sta

gony as Rowan happily clapped his

in the cage and through his pai

at he meant but they didn't bother to question him. They placed t

ing the specific ability Judias had which made him a threat to many people in the Magic and Shadow Realm.

creaming and he

rder was t

ares when

melt when

ck to Hall

d Judias disappeared from the cave, leaving behind Rowan w

s High; Inside of H

thaniel asked angrily as Dean Tre

incident." Dean Trem

and nervously looked at the Kn

Ju-Ju-Ju-Judias was here to take me away because I'm the one that has been c

ts beastly crimson color. "Wh

es please

cage of students and Judias appeared in the middle of the libr

to the chair. The first thing the Knight noticed was the dagger's handle poking out of the Witc

e waved it over the cage causing the door to o

d once again causing the ropes that he

kly got up from the chair, his wound healing i

rned to Jimmy who nervously looked at him fearful of what the W

beige khaki pants and showed Judias th

el handed the spell to the Witch

d he looked at Jimmy, "I

, Dean Tremaine, Dean Deckler and Na

This is the

ngrier than he did by almost getting him killed. The teen nodded his head and he let

withdrew his sword and held the handle tightly

library and his attention went straight to Jim

e paper and began t

non accipi

s ut interfici

atus per timo

on accipiu

painful agony that he had never felt before and in a black

my, threw it on the ground and stom

e nightmare was officially over and they wou

er for what he did. He didn't mean to hurt anyone and

Believe it or not I was in your shoes once, but not everyone is against yo

I didn't mean to summon Row

personality or whatever you think. They rejected you

el hugging and he looked down at hi

ap-ap-apolog

r. Nathaniel smiled as he slowly walked over to Judias and plac

ved. But there was something that weighed heavy on his mind, Rowan told him he was a part

y getting Déjà Vu's he couldn't explain; he also wonder

e was one conjured, but one thing was for sure; he was

V

t Haneltha's Mag

s she walked over to the door of her boutique. She locked it, f

r causing the woman to flinch clenching her chest. "Blo

ely at the woman, "Sor

our problem. How does a Time Spell sound? We can cast it to send u

Time Spells are unreliable and we

only solution I can thi

nderstand you want to fix this, but going back in time can alter everything we have here. It wi

that we can't tell t

ith their minds by forcefully triggering their m

with this horrible situation, but that's the con of being a Magical

abbed her pink purse from a nearb

counter and pulled out a folded piece of paper from

y they were." He unfolded the paper and handed it to the Lavender h

llow Underw

be planning something deadly. Whomever brings me his head –or corpse- I will p

Sin

Kin

etter and she glared at Valeri

we could find a corpse and make it look like Judias. I can bring it back

ands together. "That sounds like a marvelous plan! Are you able to do that without

e him. He already thinks I'm on his side and has no idea you and I were the only ones not affected by the cu

knew he would go to the end of the world to p

n any way you need." Haneltha said calm

und facing danger. Especially-" he placed his right hand on the woman's st

gnant let's not make it seem like I'm eight and a ha

p treating this baby like roy

smirking as she placed her hand

She said softly placing her hands on his face and gazed into his eyes. "We're going to fix this c

of S

King

y and brings you the body. While the plan seems much thought out and I'm sure your reasoni

I'm going to be the one to wa

im and if I decide to take you up on that little reward, I

Sin

The Big