"What is the commotion?" Captain Wilds walked up to the femal officer who was staring at the body of the Minotaur. "Urghhhh. What is this? There is a lot of weird things happening around here these days. It's as if the gates of hell had been opened in Salt Rock." Ella held her breath, she did not need the attention drawn to her. She peeped from around the building as Captain Wilds took the officers baton and poked at the lifeless body."Do we call forensics? The local mortuary or the animal rescue organization to collect this body?" The policewomen asked." That's a good question." Captain Wilds played with his beard." IL call the morgue to collect. It is mostly human." She took out her cellphone and dialed the number.As they all stared at the body, it began to excrete smoke. They stepped away and within a few minutes the body had completely disappeared.They were creeped out, shivering and shaking they walked back to the vehicles."Nothing much to say." The female officer disconn

"Over my dead body!" Ella wanted to scream but it just spilled out of her like a glass of milk, COLD!"Exactly the point my dear. Over your dead body. I don't even care about the high witch and her power or her stupid potion. She just gave me the perfect host. I will kill you here and now if I have to." The shape shifter spat out venomously." Wow . You really are determined to have my life. You think it's so easy being me?" Ella teased. Ella knew she had to toy with the snake in front of her until she let her guard down." What's there to dislike. I watched you this morning, kill a chubby fairy. You tricked a goblin and a witch. You do have a good brain up in that head, so definitely you don't have much trouble, except the witch that wants your blood." The shape shifter continued forking noodles into her mouth.Ella could sense that she was starting to be less guarded and a little more pushing would leave her wide open for attack." Do you really think I'm that innocent? My thoughts

Ella's heart was filled with sadness as she asked." And?""And, the potion of the afterlife would bring my parents back to me." The troll wiped a tear and looked at Ella.This was the first worthy explanation she had ever heard throughout the day. She wondered if it was true or if he was just pulling her leg."Do you think it will work?" Ella asked." It may just bring back one of them. But it's worth a try." The troll shrugged."Do you think trading my life to bring back your parents is worth it?""I don't. But what choice do I have. This is a once in a lifetime opportunity and I have to take it. I feel awfully bad to do this but if I don't, someone else will. The high witch always gets what she wants !" The troll was being honest and Ella appreciated his honesty.After much thought she replied," alright then. Take me in. I will give you no hassle.""Really?" The troll looked at her confused." But why?""I think you have a big heart and that deep down inside you are just a broken lit

Ella grabbed the bars of the cage and rattled them with all her might.She closed her eyes in fury and cursed loudly.She felt a sting on her face and opened her eyes , watching the papers fall to the floor."Here. Do some light reading instead of wailing like a banshee." The high witch turned around to leave." It's my daughters work. Maybe it will rub off on you or maybe you will get to know why she is worth bringing back." Ella picked up the pages. It was familiar. It was one of her last works that she had written.She read it in her head."Suffocation Beat down and drowning in despair, I looked into the eyes of my two children I adore. They were beautiful, an oasis of him an I. I loved him with all that I am but I knew the feelings were never returned. I was merely a scapegoat for him, a place to call a perfect home. I had always thought that our childhood love would carry us through , until death do us part. As I slowly built a life with him, placing each brick carefully, only t

Ella opened her eyes slowly. Her head hurt and her eyes adjusted to the redness in the sky. She tried to move her hands and legs ,quickly realising it was her moment of doom. This was it. She was going to th afterlife. Her life flashed before her eyes. The good moments, the bad moments, the hurt, the pain and all the joy she has every felt in this lifetime.The chanting got louder as the moon got brighter. The red rays of the moon ,lighting up her body.She watched the high witch wipe the golden dagger on her red cloak facing it into the moonlight as it glowed brightly.She raised it above her her head with both hands, chanting the spell.It sounded familiar as if Ella had known it all along.Digging deep into her thoughts she remembered reading it in her mother's book.The book she had always known to be a fairytale. Now that she hears it from her mother's mouth, loud and clear, realisation has dawned on her.She was never just wanted by her mother, there was a purpose to her being