The Return of Witchcraft

      I woke up in an endless white room.

           “Hello, is anyone here,” I asked. No answer. I looked around the room and saw a large table. There was a small container, a flower, some leaves, a pair of scissors, and a sheet of directions. Something about it was familiar, but I couldn’t remember. Actually, now that I think about it, I couldn’t remember the last month of my life! I slowly realized that there was a piece of paper in front of me.

1. Cut the leaves and flower up.
2. Mix it up well.
3. Tell it where you want to go.
4. Say these words : ‘Per potentiam ibi locutus est mihi aperire portal..’

           I somehow knew that the last sentence said, ‘By the power in me open a portal to where I said.’ Wait. How did I know that? What’s going on! But since I didn’t have much of a choice I did as it said. Once I had finished nothing had happened, then just I got up and a portal opened. I knew it was magic, but I had no idea why. I hoped it would take me back home and because I didn’t really have a choice I went through.

           The next few minutes were a blur. When I regained consciousness I was back home in Alabama. I walked around and I saw that nothing had changed much. I was still quite confused about what had just happened. But I saw a small Chinese restaurant right next to me. My stomach grumbled. It felt like I hadn’t eaten in ages. I checked my pocket to see if I had my wallet. I had a $10 bill and 3 dimes. I went in and ate some noodles, paid, and took a fortune cookie on my way out. It said: ‘Find your magic.’ I stuck it in my pocket and walked to my house.

           When I got home everything looked as I remembered. I turned the T.V on and started watching The Hunt. Around midnight the T.V switched off. A powerline must be broken. I told myself. Nothing to worry about. I was still a little hungry so I looked in a cabinet and found a book and a candle. I took them out and got some kale chips. I sat on my couch and lit the candle and started reading. All of it made no sense. Why did I even have this book? ‘Freeze’ spell: ‘potestatem in me et ego in te comand duratus et somnum.

’ counter spell: ‘Et nunc tu solve fasciculos comand est.’ An—

Bang! I whirled around and saw a masked man had burst open the front door. Before I could run away he said,

potestatem in me et ego in te comand duratus et somnum.

Wasn't that what I just read? Suddenly, I fell down and slept. I had dreams of me facing some person. And him casting a spell. Then everything faded to white and I woke up. My entire body ached like I had been beaten 3 times. I looked over and saw the translation: ‘By the power in me I command you to freeze and sleep.’

I was confused. Does this mean magic is real? Is this really a book of spells? Why do I have it? Who am I? I sat down and started reading again. It was all very unusual to me. I read the spells section and the potions section. There was handwriting in the margins. My handwriting. How is this possible? I don't remember writing anything. I went to get some water to clear my mind and I saw some weird vials. When I took them out I saw it was the same ingredients that are needed in the potions section. I also saw the same things I found in the white room. I thought that this all was a little crazy so just before I went to bed I cleared my schedule for tomorrow to think about what just happened.

That night my dreams were like messages. I woke up 3 times that day. When I woke up I decided to make scrambled eggs for breakfast. I decided that I would pretend tomorrow never happened and then things would go back to normal. When I opened the egg carton I found a letter for me:

 “Seek out the one called Joris. He

lives on floor 3 room 234 in this apartment. He will tell

You all you need to know.

So much for normal. Who even is Joris? I looked up from my letter and saw that my eggs had burned. I quickly turned it off and turned my attention back to the letter. It was dated a year ago. I quickly packed my book, some ingredients, and money. And went to find Joris hoping he could help.

           I climbed up the stairs and knocked on his door. A short chubby man who I could only assume was Joris greeted me, “YOU! It’s been so long since I last saw you! I’m glad you’re finally back. The world is in grave danger.”

           “Uh, are you Joris?” I asked, uncertain.

           “Do you not remember me?”

           “I can’t remember anything. I found a letter in my apartment telling me to come here.”

           Joris looked at me thoughtfully, “I see. I think I know what happened. You were once a very powerful wizard. You could change calm seas into raging waters and they could drown the world. But then Khan came; he calls himself Lord Zord. He kills all Wizards who do not accept him. Then when you faced him he was not powerful enough to kill you so he erased your memory of magic for a long time and banished you from this world.”

“Wow,” I said, “That’s a lot to process.”

“Do you really not remember anything?”

 “Only bits and pieces,“ I said, “But I was attacked by someone and he knew how to use magic too.”

“It must be one of Khan’s minions. I will train you in the ways of Hecte, the goddess of magic.” He said, “First I will show you how to make a shield. Attack me. “I thought for a moment then said: “Per potentiam quae est in a laser peto.”

 Joris closed his eyes and raised his hands and the shield came up.

“Wow, how did you do that?”

 “All you have to do is imagine it.”

 I tried it and it worked! Joris said I advanced quickly. on my last day of training instead of learning new spells, he gave me an orb. He then said

“If you break this orb you will Unleash a small army they will be able to help you get past Khan’s soldiers.”

 “Thank you”

 I said then I opened a portal to Khans Palace. 5 soldiers came rushing at me. I quickly broke the orb and a huge amount of soldiers quickly defeated the other five soldiers and cleared the way for me to get into Khan's Palace. I took some soldiers to come with me. They fought some soldiers. We forced one soldier to show us where Khan was. I dismissed all of my soldiers. then I entered Khan’s room

“Khan,” I blurted.

“Finally” he said, “I've been dying to meet you”

When I became aware of my surroundings I realized that he had teleported us to an old Sorcerer's ruin.

“Well, since you mastered magic shall we duel?”

 He said. I accepted. when we started to duel he shot 50 lasers at me. I quickly made a shield. I grabbed him with a Vine but he burned it away. He tried to drown me. I redirected the water to fries around his ankles. But before he could melt them I said:

           potestatem in me et ego in te comand duratus et somnum.

 for a second nothing happened and the Ice was almost melted. But then he passed out. I tied him up to an old pillar and sat down and looked through my book. When I found the spell I was looking for I said:

“In virtute sua in me sumo magicae auferat.”

 When he woke up he tried to unbind the chans with magic he asked me why his magic wasn't working and I answered “I took it away, this is your punishment for what you have done. He yelled at the gods as I walked away.