"It's taken over your body. It's inside you." Darcy explained.
"You're possessed." Icy simplified. "That's why I told you not to touch anything."
"I didn't mean..." Musa started.
"Of course you didn't." Icy dismissed and headed down the hall.
"How do I get rid of it?" Musa asked, clutching her bleeding arm.
"Same way I'm trying to get it out of Bloom, I suppose." Darcy answered. "Yours should be easier to get rid of. Your demon isn't quite as dark." She motioned for Musa to follow her. "But it won't be any less painful.
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"I put some research into the house." Tecna informed Icy as the witch entered the room.
"Oh?" Icy responded, rather uninterested.
"This house has very few purchase records. It was owned a few centuries back sa pamamagitan ng the Blackthorn family in 1692. They were a family of five. It was then bought again in the 1800's sa pamamagitan ng the Flynnbay family. It was untouched for another few centuries and then bought in 2000 sa pamamagitan ng the Harlingtons." Tecna paused. "They bought the house in early October. About 4 months after, they sold it."
"Yeah, because during their Halloween party, they tampered with something they shouldn't have." Stormy put the pieces together.
"Sounds about right." Tenca looked up from her laptop and agreed. "Anyhow, The house went unsold for two months and then on May 8th, 2001 the house was bought again sa pamamagitan ng the Waychesters. They only stayed there for a week. I'm assuming the spirits were quick to drive them out."
"When did those three buy the house?" Flora asked.
"That's what puzzles me." Tecna paused. "There's no record of any transaction or even a discussion about selling the manor after the Waychesters left. In fact, I'm pretty certain this manor was taken off the market after they left...since their youngest son was supposedly killed sa pamamagitan ng a spirit."
They all looked at Icy for an explanation.
"We needed a place to stay. We knew no one would actually buy the house, or even get near enough to evict us so we took the opportunity." Icy declared quite pridfully.
"So you like knew the house was haunted?" Stella asked. "And you still bought it."
"We need a place to stay, and they are to scared to deliver bills to the place. I think we got a good deal." Icy shrugged.
"Well, Layla and I were going to go to the aklatan and do a little madami research." Tecna decided. "Learn madami about the land the place was built on, the history of it, and what not."
"Good luck." Icy rolled her eyes.
"We need to know how to get there." Layla prompted. "Or you can just take us."
"No thank you." Icy murmured. "I'm staying right over here."
"Stormy?" Tecna asked.
"She's not going either." Icy cut in.
"Please, will you just come with us." Layla asked.
Icy considered. "Fine, let's go. And we better make it quick. We can't be out after sun down."
"Why is that?" Layla asked.
"We don't have a car, and I have no desire to walk around out there during the dead hours."
"Dead hours?" Flora asked.
"The activity spikes from 10 at night to 3 in the morning." Stormy explained.
"Can't we just teleport?" Tecna asked.
"I don't recommend it. Teleportation requires the passage between the planes. Between the land of the dead and the living. It makes the teleporter extremely venerable to latching spirits. Two of you already made vessels of yourselves..." Icy trailed off as she headed for the door. Flora, Layla, and Tecna followed behind.
"I think I'll just stay here. Besides, my nails could use some new polish." Stella waved them off.
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An oras had wormed its way by, sa pamamagitan ng the time the four had reached a small town. It was a quaint little village a mix of Victorian architecture with modern structures and renovations. Most of the buildings were small with wood fixtures painted white and peeling. The place looked quite run down, but it bought a sense of cozy welcoming. Unlike that of the Trix's manor. Each and every building seemed to have a few trees towering over them, a slight breeze would pick up the fallen leaves every now and again.
"Autumn in Salem is very beautiful." Flora pointed out.
"I suppose." Icy muttered as she continued making her way down the cracking path. "It's just across the street."
The aklatan was the largest building in the village; made of brick with a clock tower looming from the roof. It looked just like something out of a gothic Victorian movie. The first thing that came to Tecna's mind was Frankenstine. The clock donged 12.
"Well, it appears that we killed a good two hours during our little village tour." Icy remarked. "After you." She motioned.
Tecna took the lead. Upon stepping into the aklatan she was greeted sa pamamagitan ng the musky smell of old books. She had to admit she did enjoy that smell.
The inside was as welcoming as the outside, Tecna felt pretty ligtas there. All the chairs had plush (but worn) ginto cushions and rested before dark wooden tables.
The fairy instantly got to work; she made her way over to the librarian and requested books on the history of house 1903, Lamenta Court. The elderly woman took her to a section of history books, ran her hand over the spines of each, and pulled a few off the shelf. Before handing them over to the fairy she turned and looked Tecna dead in the eyes. "I do hope you know what you're digging up."
