My Birth Right

Chapter 2: Hide!

  *Lilith*

   "I will need you to give me your hands, and I'll need to know your birthname, to help me better look in to you" I looked at her confused as to why she would need my birthname, almost as she read my mind she answered "a person’s birthname holds information in the world of magic, it can tell you,  your whole life's story; where you were born, your ancestors history, powers that you may hold that you don't even know about etc. But it can also be a way for your enemies to harm you" she finished. I tried taking my hands back, but she held on tight to them, and kept them in place " don't worry I'm not here to harm you, I'm here to help you, but outside of this don't ever give anyone else your birthname."  

   That wasn’t going to be a problem, I hadn't used my birthname since my aunt took me in, it was too long, and I ended up shortening it to just Lilith Forest. It was my mother’s side of the family last name, also my aunt didn't like my dad's side of the family last name very much, so I was forced to change it. "My name is Lilith Rayne Darkwood Forest" as soon as I finished saying my name Raven's eyes lit up in a purple glow making me flinch a little and wanting to take my hands away again, but her hands were holding on to me yet again without any sign of letting go.

    A few minutes went by and I started feeling a warm tingly feeling traveling up my hands, then up my arms. The further it got up, it started to feel like electricity running through my body. Just when I thought I couldn't stand it anymore Raven let go of my hands and started floating in her sitting position. Cathy and I backed up, obviously scared of what was happening, at least I was, then in a different voice from the one earlier she spoke "You have been released from your block and now they will come for you to finish what was started. You are in danger, run and hide before they find you." She suddenly stopped floating, her feet made it back to the ground, her eyes were back to normal as well; when she looked up at me she seemed scared "get out!"

   *Raven*    

    "My name is Lilith Rayne Darkwood Forest" No I thought to myself as I immediately entered a trance beginning to unlock her magic, but what I was really doing was releasing the protection spell that was keeping her hidden. It's too late, I already casted the spell that unlocked her magic and there was no way I could put it up again without the help of a coven, and it was too late to stop it, as I didn’t have control of my body once I was in. 

    *Flashback*

               My mom told me today that I was now able to participate in group spells since I had turned 8 last month in October, I was now of age as is witch tradition. I was so excited! spells that were done in groups were usually more powerful than those casted by oneself, it also increased your own power the more you participated in one. “I want to become a powerful witch just like you” I told my mom. She was leader of the Claw coven, one of the most powerful witches I had known. She was beautiful, often I would be told that I was her exact replica, which made me smile whenever someone told me, I wanted to be as beautiful as she was when I grew up. It made me believe that I would be just like her when I grew up as well, she was looked up to by everyone in our coven. 

               “We are casting an immensely powerful spell today my darling” “what kind of spell mommy?” “it’s a sort of protection spell, to hide a very special person from our world” my eyes lit up in excitement when she said that; to hide someone from the supernatural world was a spell rarely used and could only mean the person was in danger or very, very special, and needed to disappear from our world. I was excited for the spell, not only would we have to hide this person but would have to lock their powers away, if they had any, as well as erase any memory they had of ever having powers or existing in the supernatural world.

               Our family lived in homes made within giant trees, as we walked into the mother tree to perform the ritual, there were 10 other witches and warlocks waiting for us there in a circle with two spots open for myself and my mom. In the middle of the circle there were three people standing as well, a lady, a man, and a little girl probably about my age maybe younger. “Brothers and sisters, thank you for joining us today in participation for the ritual we’re about to take place” my mother spoke. Everyone just stood still without saying a word waiting to begin.

               “To start the spell your daughter will have to tell us her birthname, but before we start… are you sure you want to do this?” my mom sounded sad as she asked the question, I didn’t understand why, or what exactly was going on.  “Yes” the lady said as her eyes started to get watery “mommy I don’t want to do this” said the little girl, tears starting to form in her eyes as well. “I know baby, but it’s for the best” her daughter was about to protest again but she put a hand up signaling for her to stop. The dad just stood there without saying a word; he was looking even more sad than the mom but was trying to hold it together.

               “Lilith Rayne Darkwood Forest” the little girl said finally. The other witches and I started our chanting in the old witch language. The little girl fainted, signaling that the spell was working; just as we said the last chant, smoke appeared from everywhere and a tall dark figure appeared trying to reach for the girl. Everyone panicked for a bit but straightened their posture right away and started attacking throwing spells at the dark figure. The dad picked up the girl from the floor and started running my way as the mother attacked the figure only to be slashed on the throat, then falling dead on the floor, blood spilling everywhere below her body.

               I was frozen and didn’t know what to do or how to make myself move, “Raven!” I heard my mom yelling “Raven run, get out of here!” I still couldn’t move. The dad grabbed me and ran out of the tree, I saw my mom looking back with tears in her eyes;  She got decapitated as she was trying to mouth some words to me that I couldn’t hear, then, darkness consumed me. I woke up in one of our tree houses all by myself in the middle of nowhere wondering what had happened, was that just a nightmare? I wondered. I looked around and found a note that said stay hidden and keep her hidden. Everything I had seen was real, and now I was all by myself.

               *End flashback*

               The trance ended and I got scared realizing what I had done, he will be back looking for her, and looking for me. I came to learn over the years that I had been the only survivor of my coven, I was told that that man was eventually going to look for me as well to finish the job. They had managed to leave me a message and our coven’s power in a necklace that used to belong to my mother, and I came to learn why we had done the spell in the first place. A werewolf family had found me and took me in, they were close friends with my mom, they made sure to keep me safe all of these years.

               “Get out” I said getting more scared by the second “wait what? You haven’t even told me anything!” Lilith said confused and surprised at what I had said “you need to get out now, you’re in danger” “danger from what?” she started getting irritated at me. I didn’t care that she was mad, I started pushing them out of the room, down the stairs, into the bar. “Stop Raven, I came here for answers, and you still haven’t told me anything!” she angrily stated “I’m truly sorry, but you need to run and hide that’s all I can say” I gave them one last push out the double doors, outside of my tree, then disappeared before they could turn back.