Chapter 11 - Qetsiyah

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Kol was not only interested in the immortality spell, but he was also quite curious about The Other Side. It could be said that the main reason he came here, was to learn how Qetsiyah had created a whole new dimension by herself. Especially a dimension that could be tied to an anchor. He wanted to know how Qetsiyah had tied an entire dimension to a physical object that existed in the real world at all times.

Kol knew that he would not be able to learn anything, if Qetsiyah was not willing to teach him. He had to somehow make her agree and convince her to do whatever he wanted her to do with all her attention. That meant that she had to let go of her past and get over the whole Silas and Amara situation.

------------Scene -First Encounter With Qetsiyah.

Kol and Esther were looking at the beautiful woman who had suddenly appeared in front of them.

She was standing a few paces away from them and observing Kol, presumably, waiting for him to speak.

Kol stood up and walked towards her. He stopped when he was a step away from her and looked at her with curiosity.

Then he suddenly broke the silence, "You must be Qetsuiya! The ancient witch who created the immortality spell, the cure and The Other Side.", after a short pause, he looked at her, up and down with an appreciating look. As she was just about to speak, he interrupted her, "Hmm.. It might just be me, but you don't look ancient at all.!", then he paused again and continued when he saw a slight change in her expression, "That told, you don't look that smart either. So, what's your secret?".

On the side, Esther had an embarrassed and somewhat fearful expression. Qetsiyah was one of the most powerful witches of all time and considering Kol's casual attitude, Esther was worried for his safety.

At this point, Qetsiyah was rolling her eyes at him, but Kol still perceived a hint of anger hidden behind her eyes as she suddenly spoke, "Well! First of all, my name is Qetsiyah, not Qetsuiya.", after a short pause, she started to walk on the side.

She sat down on the grass after walking away a few steps and continued, "Now then! From your previous conversation with your mother, I know why you came here. You are a fine sorcerer in your own right, so surely, you have some confidence, but still, to come to The Other Side, you must be quite desperate. So, let's get to the point. Tell me, how much do you, really know about me?".

He leaned forward comfortably as he replied, "I know that you are the most powerful witch of the Traveler subculture and one of the most powerful witches of all time. When you were alive, you fell in love with a fellow witch named Silas and thought that he was your one true love, but in reality, he only convinced you that he loved you, so that you would make the immortality spell and when you did, he dumped you and left you at your wedding alter. That must be quite hurtful.".

At this point, Qetsiyah was staring at Kol with her head slightly tilted. It gave a feeling as if she was thinking of something else entirely, but her eyes became more and more focused as Kol spoke.

Kol looked at Qetsiyah up and down and continued as he looked straight in her eyes, "I have to say! Either there is something wrong with your head, or this Silas guy must be REALLY stupid, to have dumped you.!".

As she was about to reply, Kol interrupted her once again, "Anyway! When you found out about his betrayal, you retaliated by creating the cure, and then, kidnapping Amara to use her eternal and indestructible body to bind the spell that created the Other Side.".

After a short pause, he continued, "You deceived him into believing that Amara was dead, and then imprisoned Silas deep into some remote cave, along with the cure to his immortality, hoping that he would eventually take it and join you on The Other Side, but it's been more than a thousand years and he refused to take it, while you are still suffering in your self created purgatory.".

After Kol finished, Qetsiyah spoke with some hope in her voice and a little craziness hidden behind her eyes, "Yes. Although, I don't know how you know my story in such detail, but that's mostly it. So, you don't need to ask what I need, do you? I mean, it's pretty obvious. I want Silas, dead.".

Kol rolled his eyes and replied, "No! What you need is, to get over it.! It's been more than a thousand years. How's that working out for ya? Take the hint already and stop this madness. He doesn't love you. You need to stop loving him.".

How could Kol possibly kill Silas and let him reunite with Qetsiyah.? That would only distract her even more. He needed her to let go of her past. He knew that it would be difficult, considering that she had spent more than a thousand years waiting for him, but Kol was willing to try, even if he knew that it would take a lot of time.

The craziness in Qetsiyah eyes became more and more obvious at every passing second as she replied with an angry face and exasperated voice, "LOVE? Do you think that I still love him? I have desiccated him and left him in a tomb where he has been conscious and in constant pain for more than a millennium.".

As he spoke in a soft voice, Kol was holding her shoulder to support her. It seemed as if he was trying to comfort her. Inside the dimension of The Other Side, the material objects could touch the spiritual object, as if they were real.

Qetsiyah breathing sped up and her anger became more and more apparent. If Qetsiyah's eyes had heat vision or omega beam, then right now, Kol would be in a very painful situation.

In the end, she jerked his hands away as she stood up angrily and took a few steps in retreat.

On the side, Esther had been listening to their conversation from beginning to end. She was amazed by the earthshaking information hidden inside this casual conversation between the two of them. However, at this point, her expression changed from curiosity to worrying.

Qetsiyah broke the silence as she took a few deep breaths, "Enough! This argument ends here. I don't need you to kill Silas anyway! It's not like I can just let you go after you just revealed to me that you know about Amara's situation. What I truly need, is just your body. You were doomed the moment you entered The Other Side.", and then, she started chanting magic.

Kol had already predicted that, so he started doing hand signs, as well.

One the other hand, Esther panicked as she tried to appease the situation, "Sister. Please calm down. Kol is but a child. He doesn't know what he is talking about. As a fellow guardian to the balance of nature, please find it in your heart to forgive him.".

Kol interrupted her, "Mother! It's alright. Trust me. I have a plan.", and then, he threw both his Tao mandalas at Qetsiyah.

At this point, Esther ignored Kol and started chanting her spell.

As she was about to finish her spell, the first Tao mandala that she had dodged returned from behind and cut off one of her legs, which disrupted her spell as she fell.

Since she was already dead and in her spirit form, the Tao mandala could only disrupt her spell at best, but could not harm her.

Seizing the opportunity, Kol spoke as he walked closer to her, "Alright! Alright! I get it. You want my body, right? Fine! How about we make a bet?".

As Kol paused, Qetsiyah got up. When he saw a hint of curiosity flash in her face, he continued, "I'll just let you use your spell on me. If you succeed in taking over my body, then I have nothing to say, but if you lose, then whenever I am on the Other Side, you'll always appear when I call you.".

Hearing this, Qetsiyah stopped and Esther, who was chanting her spell from the side, also stopped.

Esther shouted in a panicked voice, "Kol! Stop this madness and apologize to her now. she is..".

"Mother! I know what I am doing. You need to calm down." Kol interrupted her before she could continue and spoke in a firm voice while maintaining eye contact.

Esther took a few quick breaths in exasperation. How was she suppose to calm down when her son was committing suicide?. But she knew how stubborn he could be and she knew that she stood no chance against either Qetsiyah or Kol. So, she chose to observe the situation for now. Perhaps he really, had a plan.

Qetsiyah was very confused. She had no idea what Kol was trying to do. Did he want to die? Why would he willingly give her his body? So, she asked, "Are you sure? Do you realize, that if you do that, then you would be giving me your body without any resistance?".

From Qetsiyah's perspective, it was only difficult to enter Kol's body, but once she was inside, it would be an easy task to takeover his body, considering his weak little soul that was only more than a century old.

Qetsiyah understood the implication as she replied in anger, "Are you disparaging me? ME? I am the most powerful witch in history. How dare you!", as she showed her anger, the environment started to change. The wind became howling as the thunderstorm was looming in the sky.

Kol took a step in retreat and spoke to calm her down, "Wow wow! Easy there. No need for the parlor tricks this soon. I am not looking down on you, but as you can see, I can put up a fight. Would you prefer that I resist instead? This way, you can get my body easily and even if by chance you fail, you can try again. you wouldn't even need to spare the effort to find me."

At this point, Qetsiyah went into contemplation for a few seconds. She chose not to take over his body from the beginning, instead, she was this tolerant with him, because form the first moment she saw him, Kol gave her a dangerous feeling. She chose to talk to him and tell him her story, so that he would help her kill Silas in the real world.

After some thought, Qetsiyah nodded in acknowledgement. If he was telling the truth, then it would indeed be easier to take over his body.

She replied, "Fine! The bet it is, then. Now come over here and let me cast the spell.".

Kol raised his finger as if he was gesturing for her to stop, and then replied, "Wait! You don't think that I would believe in you word, do you? How about we sign a contract instead? Like this.", and then he started doing some hand signs.

Qetsiyah went on alert once again but Kol stopped after four hand signs that only took a little more than a second.

Suddenly, an orange flame manifested in front of Kol and as the flame moved, a yellow paper and a barbed feather pen materialized out of the burning flame. First, the feather pen and then, when the whole piece of paper materialized, the flame disappeared.

This was a devilish magic from the marvel and DC world that Kol had mastered many decades ago. It was the devil's contract. It only now came into use in such an unexpected situation.

Qetsiyah looked strangely at the paper as she replied with a sigh, "huh! This must be a new school of magic. How time changes.! Well alright. Let us get it over with.", then she walked towards Kol to sign her name on the contract and take over his body.

The contract implied that Kol would let Qetsiyah enter and try to take over his body, once, but if she was unsuccessful, then whenever he visited the dimension of The Other Side, she would always appear whenever he called her.

She first red the contract and then, as soon as she signed her name on it, the feather pen disappeared and the paper burst into flames and disappeared as it burned out.

Qetsiyah looked with amazement. She was fascinated by the new magic of this age, but at the same time, she was not worried about the changing times because the spell that she was going to perform was a soul takeover spell. Unlike the traveler's passenger spell, she would receive the memories of the body that she would enter, and it was permanent, unless she chose to leave that body.

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