THE SORCERER'S COTTAGE

avatar
(Edited)
Authored by @Ubani1

photo-1551269901-5c5e14c25df7.jpeg
source

Ories ran after his sister in the woods barefooted, neglecting the sharp stones and grasses, as they were exploring their new environment, just like father asked them to do. Their parents relocate back to their hometown after Dad's mother death, so they have to come back to their old family house.

It was their first day at Dark hills. Some men were working on their old house, trying to renovate it because some of the house parts are worn out, leaving the interior horrible. So Dad told us to explore the house yard but be back before the sun goes down.

"Run! Run fast Ories" Sara shouted.
Ories pounded his feet on the ground, he was breathless and weak, staggered but trying to gain balance because he was a few feet behind Sara.
"Hold on! Wait for me sister" he shouted. " only if I had long legs like yours"

Ories was the second child of the family, their parents only had two kids. He was born with a special gift that was only known to his parents. The power to heal. He hid it away from his sister. So that she won't be scared of him or call him a freak.

"Stop! I'm tried" Ories ordered, as he was panting so fast.

"Oh! Come on, are you this weak?" She asked in a mockery tone.

"Shhh!!"

" Hey don't shh me" she said

"Shh! Slowly make a turn. Slowly" he said with a quiet tone.

"Okay, what's that," she asked

"That's a deer, it's beautiful. Let's go after it" she requested.

"Uh! That's not a good idea and besides, I am still catching my breath" as he laid on the floor.
She grabbed his hand and pulled him up.

"Come on." Their footsteps sent a danger signal to the deer, so they ran after it. Running into the deepest part of the forest.

Suddenly the deer vanished, leaving them in the thick woods.
"Where did it go?" Sara asked as she frantically searched.

"I told you, we shouldn't have gone after it, now it vanished like a ghost, leaving us lost."

"Cut it out. Scared cat"
Sara laughed and bounced into the woods, vanishing amongst the trees like the deer, Ories had to run in search of her. When he did, he found her standing close to a hut. "Look at what I found" she smiled

"What is this?" He asked.

"Let's find that out." Sara approached the door and tried turning the rusted handle, the handle broke off, as they both glanced at each other guilty.
"What did you just do?" Ories asked with a sense of fear in his voice.

"It was a mistake, you know that."
They both stepped inside, but Ories stopped moving. "I don't like this place, let's leave."

"Come on! We just entered. Don't be a baby" she yelled.

The door was small and set at a slant angle, forcing you to bend towards it, as gravity fought against rusted hinges. Inside was dim because of the light coming from the open door.

"Wow!" Sara stepped inside further and turned towards the big shelf holding a collection of jars, scrolls, herbs, and books.

"Did you know Mum once told me about Grandpa being a sorcerer? Maybe this was his cottage" Sara said with an excited look.
Those jars were filled with skulls not identified to them and some had live snakes in a jar filled with some sort of liquid.

"Grandpa must have been a sorcerer or wizard to have all this stuff," Sara said.

Ories wasn't paying attention, because he didn't like the place. "Don't you think we should leave all this how we met them? And get our ass out of here? Here's creepy." Ories was petrified.
Sara was busy examining all the jars and secretly took a spell scroll out of the shelf

"I want to go home." Ories cried out, as he walked towards the doorway.

"Let's go, please."
Sara sighed, grimaced, and returned to the doorway. "Alright. Stop being a scared cat."

They both ran home, leaving the door open. That night Sara was busy reading the spell scroll she stole. It was filled with magical words and incantations. Grandpa was a sorcerer.

The following morning, Sara's bed was empty. He was startled. He did a quick cleaning and ran downstairs, ignoring morning breakfast. Ories already knew where his sister might have gone, but what could she be doing there. He tore through the clearing to reach the woods and found the path that leads to the hit.
As he feared, the door stood open and a figure stood in the dark. "Sara?" He walked in and saw her reading a scroll, trying to practice some spells in the scroll, but it couldn't work.

"What are you doing here again?" He glanced at the scroll. His expression changed, it was mixed with anger.
Suddenly, a voice from the room screamed out.

" Get out of here… Leave now..."
Sara jumped out of the old chair and held Ories hands right. They were terrified, still trying to figure out what was that. When they heard the voice again.

"Leave my chamber, now!!" The voice echoed and the hut vibrated. Sara and Ories didn't wait for the next warning, as they both dashed out of the cottage, leaving the scroll on dusty table.



0
0
0.000
6 comments
avatar

Oh no! @ubani1! You left the reader hanging! Such a good buildup. The reader likes Ories and cares about him. The reader worries about the children's folly in going into the cabin. As Ories follows his sister, readers know something bad is likely to happen. But so many threads here are left unfinished. What happened to the sister, who read the sorcer's book? What happened to Ories, who was left behind?

Perhaps you will rethink this end and give the reader greater satisfaction in a story that is quite interesting.

Thank you very much for posting this intriguing tale in the Ink Well community. You engage regularly with writers here. Thank you! Just a reminder to continue to offer your insightful support to fellow writers in the community.

0
0
0.000
avatar

Thank you so much🙏
I have made some changes.

0
0
0.000
avatar

Congratulations @ubani1! You have completed the following achievement on the Hive blockchain and have been rewarded with new badge(s) :

You got more than 800 replies.
Your next target is to reach 900 replies.

You can view your badges on your board and compare yourself to others in the Ranking
If you no longer want to receive notifications, reply to this comment with the word STOP

Check out the last post from @hivebuzz:

Hive Power Up Day - June 1st 2021 - Hive Power Delegation
Support the HiveBuzz project. Vote for our proposal!
0
0
0.000
avatar

Hello @ubani1,
How skillfully you crafted an ending. The story is wonderful! Your skill as a writer grows every time you write. It is a delight to watch the process.

0
0
0.000
avatar

This is a really suspenseful story, @ubani1. At first I thought Sara accidentally cast a spell to make herself disappear. I would love to know who or what calls to them in the cabin. You really made the story creepy. Well done!

0
0
0.000
avatar

Reminds me of the old saying
"Curiosity killed the cat"😁
Now i'm sure Ories and his sister would not be sneaking around for a long time.
A beautiful work you gat here bro...
Keep it up👍

0
0
0.000