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[attr="class","bsbody"]Oh how he hated that head of gold. With skin more fair than any young girl in all of the ancient lands and some of the most gentle features...yet they belonged to a several thousand year old witch boy with no aptitude for magic. Just being in the vicinity of the boy was enough to wrinkle Nazir Kane's brow and so the king sorcerer would seek out the source of his hate.

It didn't take long for the blueberry topped wizard to track his enemy to an Innsmouth library, but what it was he was doing there Nazir had no care whatsoever for. Swirls of dark clouds twined around the sorcerers body before he was within eyesight of the library, serving to cloak his presence from any magic user in the area.

"Lady Maria of the Astral Clocktower" he spat. Cross-legged from within his hidden seat in the sky, Nazir would mutter a few words before his dazzling golden eyes would shift to a dull white.

"Excuse me miss are you finding everything alright?" the voice of a handsome brunette man would call to Maria. The teen boy casually approached her table with a pleasant smile. He'd worked at the library with his parents ever since he was young; great grades, no misconduct, and pretty popular with his peers. Any onlooker who knew the kid knew he was a womanizer so it was no uncommon feat to be assisting a young woman - even if she didn't need it.

"By the way you were lookin' at those words I figured you probably dunno what you're lookin' for. Any history in particular?" Nazir could almost laugh to himself from where he sat in the back of the boy's mind. While his body sat perched in the clouds he had possessed the boys conscience to get just a bit closer to Maria. The slight incantation he uttered before jumping into the kids body served as more than enough of a means to both cloak the sorcerer's magic and his presence in the area. Maria wouldn't even know she'd been found.

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[attr="class","bsbody"]A jolted look crossed the boy's features at the detailed request. It wasn't often people came to a library searching out such curious topics so the least he could do was seem a little frazzled. With a short nod he was away, rounding a corner in search of the book that would bring the most attention.

Back in his sky throne Kane chuckled at just how easy Maria was making his job. The Lady of the Astral Clocktower was a simple soul, yet to have been corrupted by the evils of man. Although she was one of the easier targets he'd come across Kane still knew better not to underestimate the young boy. All of the knowledge and spells in the world wouldn't be able to stand up to some of the things the sorcerer had seen happen when an opponent was underestimated, so he always pushed his pride aside before a confrontation. Especially against one so powerful.

His lips sped across a fury of ancient dialects, whispering hisses and clicks as the boy below clasped a stack of books in his hands. On top of the stack was a book titled 'Solomon'that would be the key to Kane's plans. The boy gripped the book in his right as he set down the stack at the edge of the table and sincerely offered the book to Maria. "This one had the coolest cover, but I didn't understand what I was reading...what language is this?" he questioned, pointing to a grouping of words between open pages.

All she needed do was to touch just a digit to the page

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[attr="class","bsbody"]Success was far more beautiful than any stripper or table dancer Nazir Kane had ever laid his eyes on. Pure ecstasy coursed through his ancient veins as he'd managed to ensnare his prey without even being seen.

Footsteps would be the only sound echoing throughout the endless abyss. To any ordinary soul it was maddening. Steps that grew fainter yet closer with each drop of the foot; endless silence lying just beyond that. It was truly a darkness. The minuscule orbs of light that flowed from the witches' mouth would've only been enough to light up a few inches all around him as the darkness of Kane's world always overtook the light. In this zone light only served as a meal for the surrounding darkness.

"Sit, stay a while..." a ragged, grotesque voice sounded from seemingly everywhere.

Just as he spoke more chains would've erupted from the darkness, aiming to close the blonde witch's mouth. The amazing thing about Kane's own magic zone was he was king once more. Typically with anyone who wasn't on his level he would've easily been able to do what he wanted with their mind, but Maria was another story entirely. He/she was powerful. Frighteningly so. Extra steps had to be taken when confronting the age old witch just to ensure Kane left the battle with all that he'd brought...mentally.

Almost out of nowhere, wisps of gray smoke twisted about just before Maria's eyes. It was a vicious twister, winds howling fierce as a hurricane as the smoke arched for miles upward. Maria would've been swallowed by the storm had it drawn any closer to him, but just as it drew within feet of the blonde it ceased. What stood in the aftermath of the hurricane would've surprised any who didn't deal in the world of the supernatural, but luckily all parties involved were rather experienced on the subject.

It was a boy. A tiny blonde boy barely looking to be over the age of five. He reached up at Maria's chains with stubbly pale arms and without warning ripped every link away in one motion. He looked deep into Maria's eyes and if the witch was as observant as he was confused, he would've come to realize the child was himself at a young age.

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[attr="class","bsbody"]A raging cackle of a laugh rose over the chants of the high mage Maria. Dealing with the witch always rose a burning sense of humor in Kane's gullet. While the witch had possibly been as old as the king himself, he had been long since out of commission, only recently finding a host in a young boy - or so Kane understood. Though the child looking spellcaster was indeed a powerful wizard, Kane knew his absence and alienation from the world of mortals and magic hindered his abilities more than he'd like to admit.

Kane on the other hand hadn't missed a single class in the wonderful world of knowledge.

Blowing away the reflection of the young Maria sent a spray of flames across the endless black. They danced in the air and on the ground, inching closer to each other as the shot skyward and joined together to form a massive emerald serpent. A mighty roar would've been heard for miles had this been the material world, but luckily for the mortals this was not the case.

The serpent hissed a hideous click of it's tongue as it took skyward. With another mighty roar the massive beast angled downward and lunged straight for Maria. The funny thing about those third rate parlor tricks were they were in fact tricks. One could never know what spell was hiding in the clutches of another...or so Maria would come to find out if she were to dispel Kane's serpent.