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The twilight tin light after sunset dies an inner darkness, uniform, capturing all the space of freshness, the space of insatiable eyes, multidimensional space, capturing the mortal soul.
Trees, houses, objects become more and more silhouetted, more and more decorative and improbable, and the moon shines more and more brightly as if it is cut out close and clear: the space goes up.
Lilith was waiting for her victim in the forest, getting as close to the highway as possible. The teacher is about to show up on the night road. Listening, the demoness found nothing.
" CAW! CAW! " the black raven screeched nastily over the demon's head.
"Hush! I hear something..."
Sure enough, the lights of a car appeared from behind the trees, and the sound of an engine disturbed the quiet of the forest.
"Get ready, Stolas. COME ON! " with a shake of her head, Lilith ran out of the bushes and into the road.
The car that was rushing toward her braked sharply and spun around, which terrified Mary. She didn't want to hurt anyone. And, as a law-abiding citizen, she got out of her car to check that everything was in order.
"Hey? Who's there? "she asked, frowning.
"HELP me, please! " Lilith screamed in a plaintive voice, pretending to be scared and lost.
"Oh, my God, are you from the forest?" Mary gave the stranger a piteous look.
"Yes, right... such terrible things are happening there..."
Mary has a very kind heart. She often helps the poor and orphans, and just those who needed care. This lost girl was no exception. But if she knew the truth about the girl, who at first glance may seem nice and shy, wants to hurt her. Mary is very naive. This will play a fatal trick on her.
She brought the poor girl to her house and lit a fire to warm her. After pouring her a fragrant cup of tea, Mary sat down opposite her to find out what she had seen in the woods.
" So...What scared you so much in the woods? " she finally dared to ask, taking a nervous sip of tea.
Lilith was a little surprised.
" Should she know the truth? I am no sure. Well, she will die without knowing the truth! " flashed through the thoughts of the treacherous stranger.
" Ummm... I saw... silhouettes of witches... it seems to me they are very mad at someone and want revenge!
Mary choked on her tea and opened her soft blue eyes wide, ready to listen to the stranger further.
"There are evil spirits in those woods... And no one, no ONE sees or notices it... except you, right?"
Miss Wardwell put down her tea and looked at her visitor in perplexity. She didn't seem so innocent.
"Who or what are you? How do you know about me? " she asked, startled.
The demoness rose from her seat and approached her victim:
"Do you really want to know? Do you remember me?! " Lilith said firmly, smiling maliciously.
Mary backed away, keeping her distance.
" I have a feeling of deja vu, as if this conversation has already taken place... "she seemed to have a sudden idea, and with a start, the сup fell from her hand, shattering into fragments.
"Mmmm... I'm starting to like you... But you are too stupid and superstitious!" Lilith screamed, and Wardwell was pinned against the wall by a powerful gust of air.
Holding her right hand out in front of her, Lilith flexed her fingers slightly, holding the poor teacher captive.
"WHAT ARE YOU? " the teacher asked, already with tears in her eyes.
"I am the mother of all demons, the future Queen of Hell, and the first woman on earth, Lilith"
"What do you want from me? " Mary's voice quivered visibly, and tears came to her throat.
"I'll kill you, I need you as a shell from a simple teacher... But it is not that simple... You're Sabrina Spellman's favorite teacher, aren't you?" Lilith's eyes glittered with malice.
"What's Sabrina got to do with it? "Mary sobbed more than ever.
"This filthy half-breed must serve Satan. We are in league with the Dark Lord and the high Priest of the Church of night. AND THEN I'LL GET MY THROOOONE!"
"I don't understand, Spellmans are witches? So it turns out that what I believed... is true?! "
"YOU'RE HOPELESS!" releasing her grip, Lilith freed the teacher from the hostages.
As she fell to the floor, the teacher was afraid to move.
"Please don't kill me! " she prayed .
"I'VE HAD ENOUGH! Lamina, fidum amicum, plug in collum mortale " Lilith hissed, and the knife, which lay peacefully on the kitchen table, sank into the teacher's pale neck.
It was common for Lilith to take the lives of others. Many died before her eyes. But Wardwell's death was not like the others.
Mary was still conscious on the floor touching Lilith's feet and barely touching the sole of her shoe with her lips. With an effort , Mary looked into the shameless eyes of her killer and said in a barely audible voice:
"I could serve you... and be useful... "
Lilith had never been heard that before. Dropping to her knees, she touched the teacher's brown hair.
"What?"
"Please... " before she could finish the sentence, Mary's gaze went to the void , and her soul left the mortal world...
Pursing her lips, Lilith felt so sorry for her victim for the first time.
" СAW!" Stolas flew to the window.
"No! We'll do it differently, Stolas " Lilith rose from her knees and went into the kitchen, holding a lock of hair in her hands.
"Could you please fly for such a large and unusual flower with a bright black color in the northern part of the forest! FLOS THE MOTIS!"
" CAW!" he protested, but Lilith didn't take no for an answer.
" NOOOOW! " Lilith shouted, and began to scrutinize her future body.
The demon touched Wardwell's neck and collected some blood for a sample. It tasted a little salty, but it didn't taste like the others'. And it was as if a fresh influx of unprecedented energy hit her head.
"This can't be for real!" the mother of all demons said in surprise, and at that moment Stolas flew up to her with a black flower in his beak.
Plucking the flower, Lilith dropped it into a glass of Mary Wardwell's collected blood and a lock of her hair. It remains to cast a spell:
"O, mali spiritus meam audiunt, placitum, sit flos mortis servabit mortem anima "
Stolas tried to stop Lilith, because she wasn't exactly following the rules of Satan's game. Without a moment's hesitation, the mother of all demons cut her palm and blood immediately spilled from the wound. After squeezing out some blood over that vessel, the simple blood of mortal and sinful Lilith mixed. So everything was ready.
" Stolas, put this flower in the mouth of the mortal. It's already soaked in our blood... "
Black raven could not resist and did everything as the concubine of Satan wished.
"Perfect. Propitia idem flos, anima mortalis . Wbere omnes succis et conscientia, prohibere leges universi. Et nos mutare corpora! "
Moving closer to the dead teacher, Lilith closed her lips and ran her fingers through her long brown hair. And placing her hand in hers, she lay down beside her and closed her eyes, taking one last deep breath.
Stolas sat motionless at the window, waiting for his mistress to return.
After a short pause, the silence was broken by a scream that Lilith had already awakened in Mary's body. There was blood all over her clothes and a strange smell in the house, but she didn't care.
"See, it worked out all right! "
Raven just looked at her accusingly.
" Can you feel that? It smells like virginity! I have virgin blood in my veins now, Stolas!"
Lilith, already in a new guise, got up from the floor and looked at herself in the mirror.
"I'm beginning to like her body " Lilith said, and looked back at her own lifeless body.
Shaking her head, she immediately lifted her own dead body into the air and disgorged the floor, throwing the body into the resulting hiding place under the house and restoring the floors to their original appearance.
With a wave of her hand, Lilith changed into a red dress and adjusted her hair a little.
"We must go to the Spellmans' " she said decisively, and left the house.
All the way to the Spellmans, Stolas scolded Lilith. She should have simply adopted her form, but the demoness had also used her brain.
" Stolas, shut your beak. I know what I'm doing! "
At this moment they had reached the house. Adjusting her glasses on her nose and licking her lips, Lilith knocked on the door.
There were quick footsteps and the click of heels. The door was opened by an older sister Spellman. She was just finishing a cigarette stuck in the holder.
"Who are you and what do you want?" Zelda asked, looking at the stranger closely.
Lilith immediately recognizes her and couldn't help but smiles at Zelda.
"I'm Mary Wardwell... Sabrina's teacher " said Lilith, held out her hand, but Zelda gave her a disapproving look and stepped aside to let her pass into the house.
" SABRIN-A-A-A! Someone came to see you! " Zelda shouted, and when there was no answer, she went up the stairs, leaving Lilith alone.
The demoness went into the living room and sat down on the sofa, looking at the cozy atmosphere of the house.The smell of a cigarette hit her nose, and she turned to see an ashtray and a cigarette case on the table. Snatching one of the pale cigarettes, Lilith shoved it into her pocket, justifying her action as " what if it comes in handy?"
"Miss Wardwell? " Sabrina exclaimed, and looked at her teacher in surprise.
"Yes, it's me. Good evening " the demoness rose from her seat and adjusted the hem of her dress.
"Oh, good evening. Is something wrong?! Hilda asked as she emerged from the kitchen.
" No, I came to personally invite you to the parent-teacher meeting, because it's going to be very important. Everyone must be present! " Lilith said, and sat down across from Zelda.
" Stupidities. I've never been to a parent - teacher meeting, and I won't " the red-haired sister replied coldly, flicking the ash from her cigarette.
" That's why I came to you. The historic trip will last two days, with an overnight stay! And it will take place not somewhere there, but in the village where the witches once lived... "
Lilith caught Zelda and two other witches looking at her with interest.
"... If you believe the urban legends, of course. We will spend an unforgettable weekend !And it will improve Sabrina's knowledge of history as well... But if you refuse, I won't try to persuade you... " Lilith half rose from her chair, but Zelda grabbed her arm.
Lilith was taken aback, and for a moment she was speechless.
"We agreed. Sabrina will go with her class on this trip " she said, and let go of the demon's hand.
"Will you,uh, accompany Sabrina? We need parents for this trip " Lilith mumbled and turned her gaze on the dark green eyes of the eldest Spellman.
" Sure. I'm Zelda Spellman, always at your service "
Lilith forced a weak smile and said goodbye to everyone and went home happy.
Her heart felt lighter than ever, and even the cawing of Stolas could not spoil the mood for this historic trip.
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The parents ' meeting went off just fine. The entire class agreed to go on this exciting trip. And even Zelda, who never liked going to these "mortal meetings", was present at the parents ' meeting.
Lilith often caught admiring glances from red-haired sister, and the demoness even began to feel embarrassed.
Moreover, Zelda had agreed to be the right hand in organizing this trip. This means they will spend a lot of time together!
When she got home, Lilith felt a little tired. Thoughts of the red-haired sister were still running through her head. Her heart was beating at a terrifying speed, as if it was about to burst out and everyone in the neighborhood would hear her heartbeat.
A cigarette that Zelda had once smoked fell out of her pocket. There were traces of her lipstick on the cigarette ,and as she put the cigarette in her mouth, Lilith felt an unprecedented warmth all over her body.
Suddenly his body was covered in cold sweat and his hands reached for a clean sheet of paper. Grabbing a pen and ink, Lilith began to write the following lines:
"Red-haired Zee, that's what I call you.
I want to get closer to you,
But I'm losing my mind...
Before, I couldn't understand what was happening to me,
But as soon as you barely touched me,
It was like an electric shock.
And in the light of the afternoon sun, I found my landmark
My heart will only beat for the two of us "
Throwing the paper aside, Lilith seemed to let go. Leaning back in her chair, she covered her face with her hands. After taking a deep breath, Lilith still couldn't breathe. It was not Lilith at all...
Stolas was concerned about Lilith's condition, something she had never experienced before. The black Raven flew closer to her and put its wing to her forehead. Her forehead was very hot like the whole body.
"CAW!CAW! " Stolas exclaimed, whirling around her head.
" Calm down! I feel okay... I think it's a consequence of me swapping bodies with that teacher. It affects me somehow, Stolas... And this was not written by me, but by her... I've never felt anything like this, Stolas... and I'm so scared... I'm afraid where these mixed feelings will lead me!"
Lilith, unexpectedly even for herself, burst into tears and buried her face in the pillow. The faithful familiar covered her with a blanket and spent the night stroking her head with his wing.
The day after tomorrow was a historic trip that Lilith was waiting for with all her heart to see Zelda again.