“Illuminana!” she shouted, and after a ball of fire spurted from the tip of her wand, it landed on the clothing and quickly burned the hides into ashes.
“Okay, but now what?” Akira huffed as she stared at the horizon. “We might be more comfortable now, but we still have no idea where to go. I’m not sensing anything at all.”
“Wait a moment,” Marina said in a soft voice as her lavender eyes danced across the water. “I-I think I might be sensing something… deep in the ocean.”
“Are you sure?” Vanessa asked with a skeptical frown. “We have no idea what creatures lurk beneath those depths, and I’m not sending anyone down there unless you’re positively certain.”
“I was a siren before, remember?” Marina said as she grinned. “At first, the sensation was only mild, but now, I’m positive something important is hidden beneath the surface. I’m not as in tune with my premonition powers as most of you are, but I feel this in my gut.”
“Well, if you’re sure,” I began. “We need a way to get down there.”
“I think I know of a charm,” Beatrix suggested as she nervously shifted from foot to foot. “I’ve never tried it before, and there’s a time limit, but I think I can make it possible for you to go down there, Marina.”
“What about me?” I asked as I stared into Beatrix’s honey-hued brown eyes. “I’m not letting her go down there alone.”
“Yes, master,” the light-haired brunette responded in a timid tone. “I think I know a charm to help you as well, but the process will be painful… and I’m worried I might mess it up.”
“Beatrix, you must listen to me,” I said before I gently grabbed her by the shoulders and then studied every feature on her beautiful face. “I know you. You’re more powerful than you give yourself credit for. I believe in you, and I know for a fact you can do this.”
“Our master speaks truly,” Vesta purred in a soothing voice. “We all have faith in you, Beatrix.”
“Yeah.” Akira grinned. “Why else would we bring you into our coven?”
The light-haired Wicca flashed everyone a small smile before she nodded in agreement.
“Alright,” she said in a more confident voice. “Cole and Marina, I need you to take a step back until your feet are in the water, and then you must face me. Do not move an inch, or this could go terribly wrong… are you ready?”
“Yes,” Marina and I answered after we took off our boots and stepped into the water until our ankles were soaked.
Then Beatrix pulled out her wand and cleared her throat before she lifted her arm.
“Satanae concedere potestatem faceret bina aquis natare sub gratia vires dum patitur!” the charm gifted witch screamed with all her might. “Mutantur et errant respirare possunt in eis qui mare oceanum!”
Suddenly, a light-blue light erupted from the tip of her wand and then hit the two of us at the same time. I could feel a painful sensation growing behind my ears, and my entire body shuddered with agony. I could hear Marina crying out in pain, and suddenly, everything grew dimmer. Then my heart slowed down, and my lungs grew heavy.
I didn’t know what was happening, but what I knew was that my entire body was completely changing. I had no clue into what, but I trusted in Satan and Beatrix, even as darkness overcame my entire body and soul.
Chapter 2
“Unholy fucking shit!” Akira gasped when I opened my eyes, and my entire body felt like numb jelly. “Master… look at your hands.”
“And Marina’s tail!” Morgana squealed with delight. “Beatrix, you did it!”
When I looked down, I realized my hands and feet were webbed and scaled, but I was having trouble breathing and speaking. As I turned to look at Marina, she immediately dove under the water, and the last thing I saw before she disappeared beneath the surface was a bright-purple tail.
I quickly followed Marina’s lead and plunged into the cool, deep blue water, and when my body was fully submerged, I could breathe again. I felt a flapping sensation beneath both of my ears that I thought must be gills as I paddled my long legs and arms, and I followed the newly-transformed Marina deeper into the water. Everything around me was a wash of sapphire, azure, and cobalt blues, and brightly-colored fish of all shapes and sizes swam past me as I moved my body with ease and followed Marina deeper into the ocean. When I caught up to her, she flashed me a smile and then gestured down to what appeared to be an underwater cavern.
I nodded my head in agreement as we swam down toward the underwater cave, and as I paddled after the gorgeous siren, we soon found ourselves right outside of a giant but closed off cave. We hovered in front of the giant rock covering the entrance way for a moment, and then Marina turned her head to look at me and opened her mouth to speak as if we were on land.
“You’ll have to use your mind to move the boulder out of the way, master,” she said, and I could understand her clearly even though her voice was slightly distorted. “I’m not powerful enough to do it.”
“No problem,” I replied, and even though I knew my body was now adapted to water, I was still amazed that I didn’t swallow any ocean water as I spoke. Then I pulled my wand from my waistband and aimed it at the giant rock. “Motus!”
Suddenly, the large boulder rolled out of place and allowed us to swim inside the mysterious black opening. The sensation behind my ears intensified as I pushed myself to keep swimming and not back down from the
