Burkins Academy

[CrystalSmith]

Alice looks at him, "So this bond, how does at work?" She asks slowly, glancing at Fenton her eyes wide. She didn't know that this would happen.

 

[buildingaspaceship]

"It's a long story." Amma says, and Fenton walks away from her, through an archway, and into a living room full of boxes. He takes a seat on one of the sofas. "We have time," he calls, getting comfortable, and Amma walks in with him, gesturing for Alice to follow.

 

[CrystalSmith]

Alice smiles weakly, sitting down on the other seat, "yeah, Seems we have a lifetime." She comments, bringing a hand through her hair and sighing lightly. She looks at Fenton and then frowns lightly.

 

[buildingaspaceship]

"First things first," Amma says, as she sits down across from Fenton, "you need to know about the past before you can understand the future." She gets comfortable, sitting on her legs and moving a pillow away from her. "Witches... Well. They're called witches now, but it's slang. A nickname, if you like. Witches are called Sage. There are the light sage, and the dark sage." She bites her lip, "Sage are very rare. You've heard about the witch trials in Salem? They were almost extinct back then, and they're not far from it now, either. But that's not the only thing that makes them rare."

 

[CrystalSmith]

Alice nods, listening to what she had to say, she doesn't interrupt at all, listening and taking it all in. She nods for the women to continue, wanting to know more.

 

[buildingaspaceship]

"Sage are one of the few supernatural beings that can be either light or dark. Fairies are light, pixies are dark, elves and werwolves are neutral. Vampires are dark. That sort of thing. Don't get me wrong, it's not about whether or not you're a bad person that decides whether or not you're dark. For Sage it relies on many things, and for vampires it's simply just because you're a vampire. Sage is tricky, because it relies on the blood line, as well as the powers you're able to channel."

 

[CrystalSmith]

Alice nods slowly, taking it all in. She smiles slightly, "But everyone thinks I'm a bad person now. Alex basically said it." She mutters before smiling apologetically in Amma's direction.

 

[buildingaspaceship]

"Just because you're a dark being doesn't mean you're a dark person. Dark beings are just... Well. Undead, immortal, able to channel from death, and much much more. Your little friend Alex is too blind to see that... I presume he's a light witch." She asks, looking at Fenton, who nods his head. "So, do you have any questions on the light and the dark thing?"

 

[CrystalSmith]

Alice shrugs lightly, "One question, are humans light even if they are bad? Like if they kill someone?" She asks curiously, no idea why that even came to mind.

 

[buildingaspaceship]

"Humans are neutral." Amma smiles, and pushes hair out of her eyes. "They're just bad people if they do that, they can't channel powers so they don't have a light or dark element."

 

[CrystalSmith]

Alice nods to show she understands, "So this bond.." She trails off wanting to know more out the bonding thing. She brings a hand through her hair and glances at Fenton again.

 

[buildingaspaceship]

"The bonds. Well, when a vampire feeds on a light witch, the bond is temporary, because a light witch finds it very difficult to draw from the dark elements. They usually bond with light beings, such as faeries, because they can channel from them, though they bond in a different way to the way vampires bond." She shrugs her shoulders, "but thats not what we need to focus on. Dark witches find it difficult to bond with light beings, though with beings such as vampires, their bonds are perfect. This is because, on the witches side, they can draw from the darkness of that being. But thats not it. Do you understand what I've said so far?"

 

[CrystalSmith]

Alice nods, furrowing her eyebrows slightly, she understands so far, "So what is it then?" She asks when Amma said that that wasn't it. She brings a hand through her hair again, looking around slowly.

 

[buildingaspaceship]

"Well, basically, the bond is... Well..." She thinks for a moment, "it's a... I can't describe it. Only those who have experienced the bond know what it is. You'll be able to tell me more in time than I know now. I know some of the things it can do though, when the bond is complete. You've only done the first step. He is bonded to you, you are not bonded to him."

 

[CrystalSmith]

Alice looks at the woman, "So to complete the bond fully, he has to have my blood?" She guesses, not knowing whether her guess would be right. She glances at him, "What happens if we don't complete the bonding?" She asks.

 

[buildingaspaceship]

Amma purses her lips before standing up and walking to the unpacked bookcase. She pulls out a black book and walks to sit back down, she opens the book on her lap and finds the right page. "It says here," she says, "that to complete the bonding is different for each species. Faeries, light sage, yadda yadda yadda." She scans through the text, "Ah! Vampires and dark sage. If the vampire were to be bonded to the dark sage, blood would have to be drank from the dark sage, which is what you've already done, but the dark sage would have to... Oh well shit." She looks up at Fenton who had gone slightly wide eyed.

 

[CrystalSmith]

Alice looks at Amma, "What does he have to do?" She asks curiously now, looking at Fenton who was wide eyed. She looks at them, "Well go on, tell me." She demands.

 

[buildingaspaceship]

Amma looks at Alice. "There's a ritual that's so dark that even our family doesn't speak of it. Our family is the Baudelaire's, or was, until the name changed to White to avoid suspicion. But anyway, that's beside the point. This ritual, this one in the book, is the one we don't speak of. It's called the 'sanguinis copulam'. It relies on channelling the darkest spirits." Fenton looks at her and furrows his eyebrows slightly. "What happens? Whats the benefits of a blood tie, I don't get it!"

 

[CrystalSmith]

Alice nods agreeing with Fenton, "Yeah, I don't understand much of this either." She mumbles looking around. She rubs her eyes and then glances away from every.

 

[buildingaspaceship]

"Well, a bond for a witch means that Fenton can channel extra energy from the darkness of the other creature. But the benefits for you, Alice, would be that you had a powerful witch. In older times, it was usually the best thing to have, vampire hunters were common and vampires needed all the help they could get. And during Salem, witches needed the extra power. It says hear that you'll also have an unspeakable bond too, which is basically that you would be able to talk to eachother. Telepathically." Amma explains.

 

[CrystalSmith]

Alice nods slowly, "Okay, that makes sense I guess. So why is it a bad thing?" She asks slowly looking around and sighing lightly.

 

[buildingaspaceship]

"The bond never stops, Alice." Amma says, "And the power is enough to drive anyone insane. It can tear you apart from the inside if you use it wrong. And..." She sighs, "There's been a thing... Well. Light witches are pain enough as it is, until they started trying to destroy the bonds between vampires and dark witches. Once the vampire that a witch is bonded to is killed, that witch is forever rendered powerless. Dead inside."

 

[CrystalSmith]

Alice nods slowly, "So, I'll just stay alive, that's easy enough, isn't it?" She asks quietly, "And this bond, it doesn't mean that we have to stay close to each other does it?" She asks quietly.

 

[buildingaspaceship]

"No. No it doesn't. You could be bonded half way across the world from each other, but you'd still feel their presence." She closes the book on her lap. "And you haven't completed the bond yet, so there's that to think about. If you don't bond fully, it won't work."

 

[CrystalSmith]

Alice nods, "Do we have to finish off and complete the bond, now we've started? And what happens if we don't?" She asks quietly.