SLIPPING AWAY

"THE DIVINE OIL IS PREPARED BEINGS. FOLLOW ME" Alexia whispers at Chris, Ariel, and Logan and they followed her without saying a word. "IT'S TIME FOR THE NEXT TASK."

"What next task are you talking about?" Chris mumbles staring intently at her.

"TO DEFEAT THE MOTHER EARTH CHRIS, WE HAVE TO MIX THE DIVINE OIL WITH A STRAND OF HER HAIR AND A SLIGHT FLESH OF YOU AND ISABELLA."

"But Isabella isn't here. So how then will we get her flesh?"

"That's true Alexia. How can we get her skin?" Ariel hums.

"Will the ritual work without her flesh?" Logan asks.

"THAT'S THE REASON I GOT A STRAND OF HER HAIR. WE WILL BE USING HER HAIR FOR THIS RITUAL. I JUST HOPE IT WORKS."

"What about me Goddess. Do you need my skin or just a strand of my hair?"

"A STRAND OF YOUR HAIR CHRIS."

"Here it is" he mumbles handing it to her.

Alexia took the hair from him and dropped it into a bowl, dropped Lilith and Isabella's strands of hair into the bowl too, and poured