Chapter 51
It’s late in the evening, the day after Chaosta got back, and yet the reprieve I was hoping for has not yet materialized.
I’ll admit I was looking forward to working with the other guys on our magic tonight. It seemed like a positive thing to focus on in the midst of everything. I always find practicing magic to be centering for me.
At the start of my recovery, those who supported me helped me find a passion for boxing.
It was at the first boxing gym that I met the man, my now departed friend, who eventually recruited me into a group that practiced dark magic.
They supported the demons and took action to support the darkness.
Being part of that group and having something to focus on eventually became an even more integral part of my recovery than boxing, and I was glad to find this band and coven.
I believe it is the right thing for me to put my energy into.
I just wish we had more time to figure out this difficult magic.
I also wish we had fewer issues distracting us from it.
Anyway, tonight when I arrived in the ballroom, I watched as Fem had a brief, tense conversation with Malam in the corner while I gathered our blood magic instruments. Out of nowhere, Malam just turned into fucking shadow or smoke or something and disappeared.
Poor Fem. He was ashen and needed to sit down.
He was standing so close and said it actually hurt physically when Malam did that.
I don’t typically encourage it, but I got him to drink some brandy to try to settle his nerves.
None of us even realized demons could do that.
I suppose it’s how he gets to Chaosta when she summons him?
If so, she clearly has a steel constitution to deal with whatever that is.
It took a few hours to get everyone settled, but in the end, we decided to forge on and try to get some work done on our own. We weren’t even able to produce a single raindrop. I blame the fact that we were all still unsettled from what just happened.
We did try to ask Fem what caused Malam to disappear like that, but he refused to tell us. I think we’re all tired of secrets, but none of us were going to push him after that.