the imprecation of wizards

by Shahram Azad

  But suddenly Anahita got up and said frantic, “That dissolute taught to you, didn't she?!”

  Mikhail said frantic, “No! Wasn’t she.”

  Anahita became wonderer and said, “What?! Do you want to say, is another one, too?!”

  Mikhail got her hand and said, “No! She is not human.”

  But Anahita cried and started to hit to his chest and said, “You are so bad, dastard, brutish.”

  Mikhail was just watching her and was sad. Mikhail hugged her and said sadly, “I'm sorry. I just wanted to gladden you, and I don't said lie! She was not a human and she was a dolly.”

  Anahita who had become calm a little, hugged him and said, “How a dolly teach you?!”

  Mikhail, “I don't know, but she could move and speak, and she was very clever.”

  Anahita looked at him with her wet eyes and said, “How old was she?”

  Mikhail thought a little and said, “I guess, she was eight.”

  Anahita stared at his eyes and said, “This is very unbelievable! But you are my fool, and you never tell a lie to me.”

  At this time, they heard Gary's voice that was calling Mikhail loudly. Mikhail got up quickly and said, “Please stay here.”

  Mikhail ran toward outside while Anahita had become anxious. Mikhail came out frantic of the garden which was beside the house. Gary got his hand and said, “Just come with me and don’t ask any question.”

  When Mikhail heard these words a very bad feeling engulfed him. Mikhail embarked behind Gary and they moved toward the cemetery as Anahita was coming out anxiously of the garden.

  They were moving toward the cemetery in the silence. When they went out of the village Mikhail took a deep breath and said, “Was a ceremony again?!”

  Gary, “No.”

  Mikhail looked at the rivulet and said, “What happened for that girl's family?”

  Gary stopped surprisedly and looked at him and said, “How you know this?! She told you, didn't she?!”

  Mikhail said lowly, “Yes.”

  Gary became angry and said, “She is stupid.”

  Mikhail said angrily, “Don't affront to her!”

  Gary took a deep breath and said, “You already have much sadness, why should you have more?! Of course, fortunately they are alive.”

  Mikhail, “This is ok.”

  Gary move again toward the cemetery while Mikhail was a little happy for that family. When finally they reached to the cemetery, they stopped near the door. At once, Key Holder appeared there and threw Mikhail down and said angrily, “I want to send you to the capital, if you do any silly work; I will curse you as this imprecation is nothing against it.”

  Gary said anxiously, “Do you want I go with him?”

  Key Holder, “No. Go.”

  Gary bowed and went as he was looking to them constantly. Key Holder walked purposeless around there and he tried to calm himself. Mikhail was gazing at him with hate and fear although, he could not do anything and it was effectuating that abominate from himself. After a while, Key Holder moved toward Mikhail and aimed his cane toward him. With this action, Mikhail fell on the ground as was shouting from pain and was writhing. After a moment, a black smoke came out of Mikhail's body and it covered him like a cage, and then the smoke disappeared and he became unconscious. Key Holder stretched his cane toward him with a contemptuous mood and said, “It's better you see nightmare.”

  **

  In the Key Holder's basement which was almost dark, a young girl called Hailey had become chain to the wall. There only was on one lamp. Hailey had a beautiful, white dress of bride as was scrappy and dirty and her face was ulcerous and she was almost unconscious. After a while Key Holder entered to the basement and stood under the light and put his cane under her throat and said, “Tell me, who is your love?”

  But she could not speak and her eyes were closed. Key holder looked at back and said angrily, “Where are you puppy?!”

  Soon fifteen-year-old Mikhail came in the light while had not shirt and his feet were nude and he was crying soundless. Key Holder looked at him and said angrily, “Go and bring a bucket of water. I want to talk with my flower.”

  Mikhail went up from the stairs in the dark and opened the door. When he opens the door entered to living room. Mojgan had sat anxiously on a sofa and when she saw Mikhail got up and wanted to say something but sat again and Mikhail went out while was looking to her sadly.

  Outside was cold however it was noon. Mikhail went toward the backside home until arrived to a big well. He took out the bucket of the well. He picked up the bucket and returned. But suddenly he saw Mojgan who had stood in his way. Mojgan hugged him and kissed him and said, “What happened?! She talked?!”

  Mikhail looked her sadly and said, “No.”

  Mojgan fondled him and kissed him again and said, “Don't be sad baby. I don't want to see you sad. If you want to free her, you must cut her hand with this.”

  Mojgan showed him a small blade. Mikhail looked at it surprisedly and said, “What is this?!”

  Mojgan put it inside his pocket and said, “Go fast. He is angry now.”

  Mojgan hugged him and got his hand and took the bucket and went toward the home. She gave him the bucket inside the home and Mikhail removed it sadly entered to the basement. When he reached to Key Holder put down the bucket and looked at Hailey, who had lied down on the ground now as some of her body was naked. Key Holder hit him with kick as he was thrown backward into the dark and said angrily, “Wash her body soon.”

  Then he went out and Mikhail ran toward Hailey and looked at her sadly and said, “Tell him, who is he. Why you want to suffer for him?!”

  Hailey opened hardly her eyes and smiled and said, “The same reason which your sister did not say anything.”

  Mikhail looked at the bucket and said dubiously, “Can I wash you?!”

  Hailey said with pain, “You are fool! For what?! Do you want that he rape to me again?!”

  Mikhail said aghast, “No!!”

  Hailey sighed and said, “I know. I wish you kill me now.”

  Mikhail stared at her with open mouth and she continued weepy, “Please, he will come back now. I want to die like your sister.”

  Mikhail brought out the blade while was crying soundless. Hailey looked at it and smiled and kissed hardly his hand and said, “Thank you.”

  She put her hand on Mikhail’s leg and closed her eyes.

  **

  Mikhail jumped frantic from sleep as was breathing hardly. He was in an empty room which a blue, glassy globe was in its roof. The globe was size a ball of handball and it floated at the air. He could see the black sky from behind the window. After a few moments, Heaton appeared in the room as had worn his red robe and in his hand was a wand which its handle was golden. He looked to Mikhail and said, “You are my prisoner now. I want to see you suffering. You will see nightmare always without hiatus, so we start now.”

  Heaton drew his wand toward him and Mikhail slept.

  **

  At a cold vernal night which the rain was falling heavily, the Green village was in complete silence. There were many gardens and homes which were near each other and their farms were outside the village. Inside one of houses which were empty, Mikhail a seven-years-old boy with yellow eyes was crying loudly and nobody was in around. At around the house just was garden and wasn’t any home. Mikhail was at the courtyard while his feet were nude and he was completely wet.

  When the lightning flashed, he screamed and ran quickly toward outside and he went out of the home. At outside the home was dark and Mikhail was moving quickly toward the outside of the village while his eyes were weepy and he had a bad feeling. After a while, Mikhail reached to the farmlands and looked at his front, it seemed that he wanted to find somebody who was very far from him. He continued his way from among a stony path which was between the farmlands. Near the way was a rivulet which was turbulent.

  Mikhail could not see rightly, but he was just running until after a few seconds
, he stopped aghast because at once his visibility almost become clear as he could see his front. He saw from far away a beautiful, seventeen-years-old, girl called Linda, who was escaping with a turbid pajama while her face was ulcerous and her hair was disheveled.

  She had scared and she looked constantly at behind herself. Among the meadow, two strange creatures that were almost like human were pursuing her. They were tall and they had very ugly, hairy, manly faces and their bodies were big and hirsute like animal. Color of one of them was red and the other was black. Their legs were curved like animal as it was causing they ran fast. Their hairs were like clothes as their genital organ were hidden.

  After a few moments, Linda arrived at the rivulet which was turbulent and its surrounding ground was slippery as she couldn't run rightly and she fell on the ground, when she got up frightened and looked at behind herself, saw them who were very close to her.

  Linda ran quickly in the path of the rivulet and a few seconds later she decided to jump of the water, but when she twirled toward the rivulet, she slipped and fell into the water. When she fell, Mikhail could not see her anymore and after a few moments he heard a frightened scream sound.

  At once Mikhail started to run toward the sound until he reached to the rivulet and he shocked with seeing something. At the other side of the rivulet the hybrids were intending to rape to his sister as she tried helplessly to escape from them, but she could not.

  Mikhail wanted to go toward them, but his feet slipped and he fell inside the water and could not to control himself and the water took him. After a while he could hardly get something and came out of the water. He lied down near the rivulet and breathed hardly. After a while he saw his bloody sister's body that had badly situation. Mikhail wanted to catch her but he could not do anything and his sister went with the water and Mikhail shouted loudly.

  **

  Mikhail jumped from sleep as this time he could not breathe rightly. He knew that he would not see his ring again and this was disappointing him. When he looked at the window, a think came to his mind and he got up. Mikhail moved hardly toward the window and hit to it with his fist. When the window broke, he picked up one piece of it and looked at his hand.

  He took a deep breath and wanted to cut his wrist, but at once, Heaton appeared there and drew his wand toward him and Mikhail rose in the air as his hands had become open from each other. Heaton looked to him and said, “I know that you can't endure it and that bastard kept alive you with magic. He wanted to tell a lie to me, but I’m very clever. I will send you and you will die and he will become notorious. See! Everything will become ok.”

  Chapter nine:

  Mikhail had slept on the ground in the basement of Key Holder's house as their hands and feet were chains. After a few moments, a new red hybrid came down from the stairs and went toward him. The hybrid looked at him and hit to his belly with kick several time until Mikhail jumped from sleep as he was breathing badly.

  The hybrid was looking him happily and hit him again as Mikhail had thrown backward and hit to the wall. Mikhail had not understood yet, what happened. He tried to control himself, but it was almost impossible, because the hybrid came toward him and hit him again and laughed loudly and said, “Wake up trash.”

  At this moment, Key Holder came down as was very angry and had worn his black clothes. When the hybrid saw Key Holder bowed and went back. Key Holder drew his cane toward Mikhail and he shouted very loud from pain while was writhing. Key Holder looked to the hybrid and said, “How dare you disgrace me?! I should was killing you with your damn family, but you became penalty instead your silly sister. She died in the water and it was not enough. But I want to finish everything now. You will die like your parent.”

  He looked at the hybrid and said, “Go and find Gary and tell him prepare the ceremony of fire.”

  Hybrid, “But my Lord, I don't know where is he?!”

  Key Holder hit him with cane and said, “So, ask fool!”

  The hybrid ran toward outside and went out of the basement. In the living room Mojgan had stood as was very anxious. The hybrid looked her and went out of the house and went quickly toward the village as the sun had not risen completely, but the air was almost clear. After a while the hybrid arrived to the village and stopped near a home and went toward the door and he knocked repeatedly. Soon a man opened the door frantic and looked to the hybrid as had wondered with seeing him. The hybrid said, “Come with me and show me Gary's house.”

  They went toward the house together. In the way they saw Anahita who had stopped outside Gary’s house as she was very sad and anxious. When she saw them scared and stared to them. The hybrid looked at the man and said, “You can go now.”

  The man went and the hybrid went toward her with smile as Anahita was going back from fear. The hybrid stopped near her and said, “What is your name?”

  Anahita swallowed her saliva and said, “I'm Anahita.”

  Hybrid, “What are you doing here?”

  Anahita, “I want to see Gary.”

  Hybrid, “Great. So you can show me his home.”

  Anahita, “For what?!”

  Hybrid, “For the ceremony of fire.”

  Anahita said frantic, “For whom?!!”

  Hybrid, “For an accursed boy.”

  Anahita screamed and said, “No!”

  She ran toward her house, but the hybrid caught her quickly and laid her on the ground and he lied down on her. Anahita tried frightened to move, but he had gotten her hands and he was intending to kiss her lips but Anahita was shaking her head quickly. At once, something hit to the hybrid's head and he was thrown backward.

  Anahita looked her around aghast and when she saw Gary who was very angry, got up and hugged him while was crying. The hybrid yelled and wanted to attack to them but Gary separated Anahita from himself soon and fought with the hybrid. Gary was very powerful and skillful as the hybrid could not hit him easily. At a moment that they separated from each other, Gary said, “She is sweetheart of Excellency Key Holder. Do you want to die?!”

  Hybrid, “Maybe she, but you are nothing.”

  Gary, “I'm his secretary and he sent you for me, didn't it?”

  The hybrid became angry and said, “You must prepare the ceremony of fire.”

  Gary controlled himself and smiled and said, “Ok, you can go.”

  When the hybrid went, Gary slapped to Anahita and said angrily, “Are you crazy?! Why you came with him?! If I wasn't here, what you want to do?! ”

  Anahita said weepy, “He want to kill him! You must rescue him.”

  Gary took a deep breath and said, “I know that! But I can't do anything! He is a wizard!”

  Anahita, “Where is she?! She is his family! She must do it.”

  Gary, “I know. I called her. But you must go home.”

  Anahita, “No!”

  Gary slapped her again and said, “Shut up! You must leave him alone. She is a witch, but you are nothing.”

  Anahita looked at him with her wet eyes and said, “But I'm his love!”

  Gary said angrily, “You are a fool girl! When you were the only girl at his live, you can't say this! If he chose you among the other girls, then it was love.”

  Anahita wanted to say something but gave up and ran while was crying. At the other hand, the hybrid was running toward the cemetery, but when he arrived to the farmlands stopped with seeing something. Catlin had stood inside one of the farmlands and he was pretending who was doing something. When she saw the hybrid smiled and went slowly toward the hamlet as the hybrid was following her slowly too. Catlin brought out her tongue like coquette girls and ran. The hybrid smiled and ran happily after her.

  Catlin was running from the path between the farmlands as was trying that does not scare. When the hybrid became close to her, suddenly Eliza's whip came out of among the grass of farmland and it wrapped around the left leg of the hybrid and it was pulled back quickly as the leg of the hybrid cut and he fell on the ground badly.

  S
oon Eliza and Jasper came out of the farmland and attacked to the hybrid, but he ran like a dog among another farmland and hid. Catlin came back toward them and they ran after him. The hybrid could not move rightly and they found his place. Catlin inserted her dress under her pants and removed six of her daggers. They got interval from each other and they tried to surround him, but at once, the hybrid jumped toward Eliza and Catlin threw very fast three of her daggers toward him.

  The hybrid fell on Eliza as she had put her whip inside the hybrid's mouth. The hybrid had caught her whip with his teeth but two of Catlin's daggers had hit to him. At this moment, Jasper threw his sword toward the hybrid as he could not to react and the sword hit to his body and he yelled and Eliza pulled quickly her whip toward her right side as the hybrid's mouth cut and his blood spattered on Eliza's face. Jasper ran very fast toward the hybrid and pulled out his sword and cut the hybrid's head with a strong stroke.

  Eliza got up as tried to clean herself and Catlin came toward her and said, “Are you ok?!”

  Eliza smiled and said, “Yes honey. Don’t worry about me. Fortunately the semi-mature hybrids are not very strong. I just should wash myself.”

  Catlin smiled and she picked up her daggers, but she did not go after third dagger. Eliza looked to Jasper and said with smile, “Thanks.”

  Jasper smiled and said, “It had not your value.”

  Eliza, “No! You saved my life.”

  Jasper got her arm and looked at it and said, “Thanks the white witch. I thought you became ulcerous.”

  Eliza smiled and said, “No! He can’t. I’m a tough girl.”

  Jasper, “I know that!”

  Catlin looked at them and then she coughed and said with smile, “I guess, we should go.”

  Suddenly they looked at her and went toward the rivulet without saying something. Eliza went inside the water as Jasper was looking to her and Catlin was watching him. Eliza was washing her while Catlin was smiling and was shaking her head. When Jasper realized to Catlin, he went toward the cemetery and Eliza came out of the water and went toward her sister and said, “Do I have smell yet?”