Chapter 25: Goal

Things have changed... It was expected after what I did with the blue flames. Arina's hate became more evident as she saw me as the most ungrateful thing alive. Of course she made sure to stay away from me. Roseanne no longer speaks or nears herself to me and would constantly cast a disappointed look towards me. She also makes sure that Olivia doesn't talk to me as I seem to be a bad influence. Zik doesn't leave my side except when I shower or change clothes and all this made me realize how much I messed up. I'm not saying the way they now treat me bothers me. As a person who wants to escape without any confrontation with the werewolves I should've acted grateful and loyal so that they see me as one of them which will lessen their guard. I see now that i was foolish to show my true feelings.

It's not too late though. I should work very hard with the potions and help them fight the monsters just like Roseanne does. It will take some time since I stupidly acted stubborn but I believe if I can also find a way to prevent the monsters from progressing without having to kill them I can earn their trust as well as their respect. Yes this is sadly the safest way I can think of to escape. Yet this may also be my opportunity to grow but that won't happen if I hold back. If I don't give it my all I am not going to know or break through to what is beyond. I admit that I sound stupid right now but I believe doing more than these two low quality potions will make me grow. Just like how I no longer get exhausted after making fifteen potions and as a person who learned by observing Bianca and her sister being taught it's a huge improvement.

I'm even more excited about using my magic. I noticed how Roseanne can last close to an hour while using her powers without losing her energy. I also wish to reach that level, in fact I'm embarrassed that I fainted during such a dangerous moment all because I ran out of energy. I didn't even last for ten minutes so yeah that is the goal. Get better at making potions, get stronger and figure out a way to prevent the monsters from progressing. It's not going to be easy and I love that about it.

I haven't discovered anything useful to use against the monsters. The first wave of monsters we encountered although had different sizes they weren't a specific kind of monster. I know it's not a good explanation but the monsters that we fought on the second day were all the same and I know some seem taller but they were all in a specific shape. They were faster, sneakier, more agile and I'd say had a working brain that the monsters we first saw. This makes me think that the monsters we encountered on the first day are ordinary, they are normal and there's nothing special about them. Not that I'm saying monsters are spec- you know what I mean.

So I'm gonna call the normal monsters...monsters and the second ones I'll name them the Swift Glooms and it's actually a cool name cause you know speed and their dark appearance so...Swift Glooms. Anyway I was told by Zik that I have 35 days to make more than 150 potions. Vale's eagerness to eradicate the monsters is showing. It's brave but also insane considering that his pack members aren't even close to a hundred. Could I be making him more confident or is it because things have become more severe. Even now I can't forget how the land looked once fully corrupted by the monsters. The abandoned town was far worse in fact I don't think it was abandoned. Those Swift Glooms must have eaten the people that lived there. Even in its horrible horrific state I could tell that it was a lovely town.

I continued with doing what was expected of me in fact no, my hands weren't idle as I was promising to exceed the expected number of potions. When it was just ten days remaining I had made more than 150 potions and I'm not bragging too much cause a full witch can do better. It was this day that I made a list of ingredients I needed and these ingredients not only included the ones to make the low quality healing and Anti-poison potions, the other ingredients I added would help me make better healing and Anti-poison potions and two other potions. Sure they can never find the ingredients to make a high level healing potion as they are rare but weren't so rare back at the enchanted forest. The ingredients that I listed can make a mid level/quality potion which is far better than the low level potion that they think is amazing. Of course I don't blame them as they have never seen what witches can do, in fact they could never guess what they are capable of.

I specified that I needed them and they have to be in big numbers and after asking Arina what these ingredients can be made into and she told them she doesn't know but they don't sound harmful Zik went to show the list to Vale. I wanted to facepalm myself when seeing her give such a stupid answer with a wise look on her face. She was just happy that in order to get these or for them to be considered they had to go through her first. But it won't be for long, it'll be so satisfying when these idiots trust and respect me more than her. I don't think she'll be able to take it then, she might die because of jealousy. I calmed myself down because Vale ended up agreeing to send out some pack members along with Arina as she'll help with identifying the ingredients they don't know of. While they were busy with that, I was surprised that Zik was going to take me shopping today.