spot where Hilda and William
had been standing a few seconds before, setting bits of pavement
aglow and charring the wooden panels of a front door.
"Brooms."
The word was enough for William. Three
seconds later they shot up from their pit and saw Zelda flying. She
was just pulling her broom in a steep climb to start a quick turn
for another round through the street. This time the soldier was her
target. The man was fumbling with the safety of his weapon, and his
shattered nerves did not help in getting the gun closer to
firing.
Zelda aimed her wand at the man in green who
was so engaged in messing with the gun that he did not see her
coming. Just before she cast the magic, a shockwave hit her, making
her broom shudder and the spell she was mumbling go unfinished.
Another shriek escaped her lips.
Hilda and William came at Zelda from two
sides, blasting streams of magic at the deranged woman on the
broom. It all bounced off her, as she had her protection around her
on full force, but the constant attack of the two magical people
made it impossible for her to take any action herself.
"Damn you, Grimhilda!", Zelda screamed, her
voice smashing into the buildings in the street and shattering
windows. "You will not get me! And I will crush you and that wizard
you have with you, I promise that!"
Zelda shot upwards, forcing her broom to its
limits. Hilda and William followed her; they were not going to give
up the pursuit they had going. Their prey was in sight and they
wanted magical blood.
In the street, the soldier stared at the view
that was unfolding in front of his eyes, as the last embers of
dispersing magic crackled out of existence around him.
Hilda and William, with the benefit of their
link, manoeuvered themselves in a plier-like position as they were
racing upwards to Zelda.
Zelda suddenly stopped her crazy ascent and
looked at the two that came up to her. A smile came on her lips.
"Yes, sweeties, come to momma..." She pointed her wand straight
down and threw a spell. After that she simply reinforced her
protection and waited.
"She's up to something, William," Hilda
warned her wizard. "Be careful. She's crazy, she can do anything
now."
It would take them only fifteen more seconds
to reach the witch that hovered high over the city, waiting for
them in very much a mocking gesture. Zelda's black dress waved
around her, as her magic spun around her. Blue crackles danced over
her fingertips and her smile turned into a full laugh. Another
blast of energy went downwards and then she simply let herself fall
downwards, dropping towards the earth like a brick of considerable
proportions.
During the time that the magical couple was
climbing up to Zelda, the first magical blast of the witch gone mad
had summoned an immense lump of street to rise up. Faster and
faster the block of concrete came upwards. The second blast of
Zelda's magic had split the block into several smaller, but still
considerable lumps that were now spiraling upwards along the paths
where Hilda and William were approaching her.
As Zelda plummeted downwards past them, Hilda
heard her shrieking laughter as she brought her broom to a halt.
William also came to a stop. First he looked at Hilda, then at the
dot that was Zelda. Then they saw the blocks of concrete that were
almost upon them.
"William! Flee!" Hilda forced her broom away
from the projectiles that were coming at her.
William reacted quickly, but not fast enough.
Six massive blocks formed a tight hull around him, closing him in.
As soon as the lumps were around him, the magic left the concrete
and gravity took its part in the play.
Hilda saw it happen and that was the reason
one of the blocks that was after her hit her in the back as she was
flying off as fast as she could. That little slip of attention
brought her pain, as well as amazement how the block could have
penetrated her protective shield. The impact threw her forward, so
she had to throw both arms around the broom to prevent herself
had been standing a few seconds before, setting bits of pavement
aglow and charring the wooden panels of a front door.
"Brooms."
The word was enough for William. Three
seconds later they shot up from their pit and saw Zelda flying. She
was just pulling her broom in a steep climb to start a quick turn
for another round through the street. This time the soldier was her
target. The man was fumbling with the safety of his weapon, and his
shattered nerves did not help in getting the gun closer to
firing.
Zelda aimed her wand at the man in green who
was so engaged in messing with the gun that he did not see her
coming. Just before she cast the magic, a shockwave hit her, making
her broom shudder and the spell she was mumbling go unfinished.
Another shriek escaped her lips.
Hilda and William came at Zelda from two
sides, blasting streams of magic at the deranged woman on the
broom. It all bounced off her, as she had her protection around her
on full force, but the constant attack of the two magical people
made it impossible for her to take any action herself.
"Damn you, Grimhilda!", Zelda screamed, her
voice smashing into the buildings in the street and shattering
windows. "You will not get me! And I will crush you and that wizard
you have with you, I promise that!"
Zelda shot upwards, forcing her broom to its
limits. Hilda and William followed her; they were not going to give
up the pursuit they had going. Their prey was in sight and they
wanted magical blood.
In the street, the soldier stared at the view
that was unfolding in front of his eyes, as the last embers of
dispersing magic crackled out of existence around him.
Hilda and William, with the benefit of their
link, manoeuvered themselves in a plier-like position as they were
racing upwards to Zelda.
Zelda suddenly stopped her crazy ascent and
looked at the two that came up to her. A smile came on her lips.
"Yes, sweeties, come to momma..." She pointed her wand straight
down and threw a spell. After that she simply reinforced her
protection and waited.
"She's up to something, William," Hilda
warned her wizard. "Be careful. She's crazy, she can do anything
now."
It would take them only fifteen more seconds
to reach the witch that hovered high over the city, waiting for
them in very much a mocking gesture. Zelda's black dress waved
around her, as her magic spun around her. Blue crackles danced over
her fingertips and her smile turned into a full laugh. Another
blast of energy went downwards and then she simply let herself fall
downwards, dropping towards the earth like a brick of considerable
proportions.
During the time that the magical couple was
climbing up to Zelda, the first magical blast of the witch gone mad
had summoned an immense lump of street to rise up. Faster and
faster the block of concrete came upwards. The second blast of
Zelda's magic had split the block into several smaller, but still
considerable lumps that were now spiraling upwards along the paths
where Hilda and William were approaching her.
As Zelda plummeted downwards past them, Hilda
heard her shrieking laughter as she brought her broom to a halt.
William also came to a stop. First he looked at Hilda, then at the
dot that was Zelda. Then they saw the blocks of concrete that were
almost upon them.
"William! Flee!" Hilda forced her broom away
from the projectiles that were coming at her.
William reacted quickly, but not fast enough.
Six massive blocks formed a tight hull around him, closing him in.
As soon as the lumps were around him, the magic left the concrete
and gravity took its part in the play.
Hilda saw it happen and that was the reason
one of the blocks that was after her hit her in the back as she was
flying off as fast as she could. That little slip of attention
brought her pain, as well as amazement how the block could have
penetrated her protective shield. The impact threw her forward, so
she had to throw both arms around the broom to prevent herself
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