The Witcher
Cleansing of sin
The sky is dusty and yellow because the sun is preparing to dive into the sea. Crows are gathering around on the rooftops of several houses, waiting for what's about to come.
Surely being able to eat roasted meat might be a feast for them.
A great crowd has been gathered at the shopping square.
Everyone is their, present to witness what is called the "cleansing" of someone's sin.
A word which ignites thrill in one's heart and terror in the other's.
People are chattering among each other in low voice.
Some are excited, some are curious, while some loathe humanity for what it has become.
Children are clenching to their mother's clothes, and looking up to their face curious about what the crowd is here for.
"—Make way, the witch is coming!"
Hearing a soldier's cry, the crowd goes silent—
And soon makes way for those who are about to pass.
They were soldiers in full body armor made of silver iron which sparkled in the yellow rays of the sun.
They were dull, full of dents yet majestic in a way.
They were marching towards a concrete pillar surrounded by logs, and then the crowd.
But they were not on military march, they were accompanying someone.
Or rather that someone was being accompanied by them.
It was a beauty with hair as white as snow, and a slight shine like silk.
She was wearing dusty yet plain clothes which were supposedly that which prisoners wore.
Her hands were chained and she was being led by two soldiers in front of her.
Her eyes were closed, but she was aware about the destination and place.
At this moment, the crowd slowly began to chatter again.
"—Look, it's that woman".
"Such a shame for a beauty like her to be a sinner".
"—I heard that she used to do black magic on children!"
The woman kept silent and walked behind the guards.
But the chattering about her kept going and going until she couldn't hold it back anymore and —
Isabella Castellasa
Even though they don't know a thing about me!
Guard: Did you say something?
Hearing Isabella's low cry, the guard turned his face back to her.
Isabella Castellasa
It's nothing mister.
Isabella Castellasa
Please continue walking.
Glass-like heart
—The human heart is weak and fragile, almost like a pane of glass.
It feels hard and strong on touch, but breaks into pieces as soon as it hits the floor.
The people around me are the perfect example of such delicacy.
I never harmed anyone, never cursed anyone, nor jinxed a child.
But their human fear had them let loose all sense of logic and get me "executed"
—Out of fear that my ice magic might be a potential threat to their lives.
All I wanted was to live a peaceful life... I tried my hardest to not expose my ability to create ice.
But one day I couldn't hold it in when I saw a person from my village about to fall from the roof of his house.
I immediately created a soft snow bed below him just so he escapes fatal injuries.
And that's where I made a fatal mistake, exposing my magic right in front of everyone.
Many villagers reported me to the church and now I was being marched in the entire town towards my execution spot.
"—The strong rule the weak"
But this fact could be reversed if the weak gather up and overthrow the strong.
My life can no longer be saved...the church deems any woman with magical powers a WITCH.
And the common folks fear them for their powers.
I've lost all my hope for life, begging the guards won't help either.
All I can do is walk... and walk to the spot, where I shall be burned alive.
—on the concrete pillar, ahead of me!
"If she stays alive, I can't imagine what kind of evil she might do!"
"Oh lord, Help us get rid of this curse!"
"Is it true that she used to kill children for black magic?"
Guard: Open your eyes, we're here.
Isabella Castellasa
Huh...
Last moments?
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What? You need a cross?
Isabella Castellasa
Yes, please.
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Don't joke with me! how could I give such a holy thing to a cursed woman!
Isabella Castellasa
Please! I beg you! at the very least let me be with my lord before I die...
Isabella begs the guard for the smallest of "mercy" she could get.
The guard in turn, closes his eyes and gives out a sigh— Then taking of the cross around his neck he hands it over to Isabella.
Isabella Castellasa
Thank you...
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But I will have to take it back before the executioners burn you...as this is something that I wouldn't like to lose.
"Let the guilty witch be presented to stake!"
Isabella: Now comes the moment when I shall take my last breath.
The guards have already unchained my hands making me free to walk—
I walk through the way that the crowd of people made for me to pass.
—All the way to the concrete pillar ahead of me.
I can sense hate from their eyes—
Hate from false rumors of my evildoings which I never did.
"There's no way for you to escape, accept your fate and die... at the very least this will cleanse all your sins".
—Said the executioner to me in a strict voice to which I nod silently.
Two men are tying me to the pillar upon which litres of alcohol will be poured to burn me.
It's unbelievable, I was living my very life yesterday, being able to smell, taste and feel but today I will turn into nothingness.
But if God really does exist... then perhaps I shall wish for an afterlife- one where I... nobody has to suffer such a fate.
"Look up! there's a mysterious person up on the roof of that house!"
Someone's shout from the crowd drew everyone's attention to the roof of a house...
There stood a man, in black hood and cape.
He held a mask similar in shape to a human skull.
None of us were able to see his face because of the hood, but one thing was for sure that he was up-to no good—
For he held a sword on his left hand.
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Another witch execution huh.
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How many times does this make?
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This is why I hate humans, fearing the slightest of things...
The mysterious man wears his skull shaped mask and lifts his sword up in the air.
"LET THE WITCH HUNT BEGIN!"
Several more people appear up on the rooftops of various houses, dressesd in the same black attire along with swords.
In the blink of an eye, we all get surrounded by them.
I've heard rumors about such people who would show up during witch executions, kill every spectator and kidnap the witch...
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