Angel dust

Peter who was more used to the forest because of the experience he gained from his hiking adventures with his mom was able to lead the team through the forest until they got to a hut. It was small and like most of the buildings in the magic world, it was also enchanted. The hut was funny looking with two large pieces of wood on either side of the roof, it also had two pieces of wood it was standing on like it was the hut's feet. The door of the hut was curved at the top and it had two windows on both sides of it, looking at the individual parts of the hut together made the hut look like it was alive and staring at them which scared the children. Their fears intensified when the door of the hut opened and a goblin came out from it. It had big eyes and an irregularly shaped head, it also had really thin hands and legs and it was clad with a fine piece of crimson garment that had the most beautiful buttons styled with rose flower imprints. The children except for Peter and Alice on seeing the goblin raised their wands and pointed them to him while they slowly moved backward.

"Do not be afraid children I won't hurt you" said the goblin. "Lucky for you, I'm a friendly goblin".

"What's your name?" asked Alice.

"They call me Rublert the tailor," said the

goblin.

"Who's they?" asked Adrien who had already moved behind Peter.

"The people of Krabstinole," Rublert said. "It's a small town just up ahead if you continue walking down the path. I'm the one who does most of their tailoring".

"How long till we get there?" Peter asked.

"In two days," Rublert said. "But it's getting dark now and as you must've come to know it isn't safe at night so I suggest you guys pass the night inside".

"We're good" Marie and Kylian echoed.

"No, we're not!" Peter said turning to them. "Could you please give us a moment".

"Sure thing children," said Rublert as he turned and entered the hut leaving the door open.

"What was that for?" said Peter fiercely to Marie and Kylian.

"Doesn't he scare you?" Marie said.

"We don't even know him," Kylian said.

"I'd take my chances. and besides, we'll get to know where we are and how we can get to the people in charge here" Peter said.

"As much as we need information I don't think it's a good idea to stay here," said Alice.

"We don't have much of a choice and it's just for the night," said Peter as he walked into the hut and after a while, they followed after him reluctantly.

"I haven't asked you guys where you're from," Rublert said. "Cause you certainly don't look like you're from here".

"We've come from the human world seeking help," Peter said as he sipped the hot green tea.

"Help?" asked Rublert. "From what?".

"The new Demon Lord. He has broken the peace and used his forces to attack the human world" Claire said.

"I'm not sure you'll get much help here," Rublert said as he got up looking anxious.

"And why's that?" asked Claire.

"The council of Queens, they're the rulers of the Angel race and they don't like the human and Demon race very much," Rublert said.

"What do you mean?" Peter asked.

"It means they'll try to eliminate anything that connects them to the other two realms and in this case, it's the six of you and me included since I've hosted you," Rublert said.

"If that's the case we're sorry If we've gotten you in any kind of trouble so we'll be leaving so we don't cause you any more problems," Peter said.

"No no no, you don't get it, Peter," Rublert said. "Now that you've come in contact with me I'll have to kill you so they don't find out you were here and kill me too". On hearing this they all stood up and began to back-pedal towards the door slowly as they observed small Mr. Rublert. They got to the door and tried opening it but it didn't open and they began to panic, Alice with a spell blasted the door and it busts open but as they ran outside the scenery changed and before they knew it they were inside the hut again.

"You see children, the enchantment on my humble abode doesn't just make it spacious on the inside, it also prevents my guests from going outside," said Rublert. "I'm so sorry but I have to do this".

"Flammeum!" Peter bellowed stretching his hand towards Rublert and a flaming spear flew towards him but he stretched out his hand and in contact with the curse he absorbed it which shocked them greatly as it was the first them they had seen anybody absorbing a curse.

"These petty tricks won't get you out of this Peter," said Rublert. Alice tried blasting him with a spell but he disappeared and only his voice could be heard resounding throughout the hut from the ground floor to the gallery.

"You're trapped Peter, I hope you understand the reasons for my actions" his voice echoed. "I have no option". He immediately reappeared behind the group and with a spell, he attempted to immobilize them but Adrien was quick to respond, he waved his wand and reflected the spell at Rublert but he disappeared again.

"We won't tell anyone we saw you" Peter shouted.

"I'm afraid it doesn't work that way Peter my boy" Rublert echoed. He reappeared again just close enough to Peter and he blew Angel dust on his face and vanished again leaving Peter to collapse on the floor sending him to the land of dreams.

"What did you do to him?!" yelled Alice.

"I sent him to the land of dreams you see. With him gone y'all will be easier to kill".

"That's where you're wrong!" Alice said. "I'm a better magic caster than Peter". She raised her hand and bellowed "ego dolorem!" the torture spell but in this case, it didn't torture Rublert but the gravitational power in the spell made him crash into his reading table. He quickly got up and blocked the follow-up attack Alice used and disappeared again but this time he didn't disappear for long because the five of them bellowed "ego dolorem" again which threw him into the shelf of books up in the gallery.

"Enough!" Rublert shouted. "I will not be outdone by a bunch of silly children in my house". He stood to his feet and began to warp his hand as he muttered a spell and suddenly the tiles on the ground began to switch places separating the children from each other. With each tile change, the person on the tile became weaker restricting them from casting offensive magic spells. The first change in the tiles transported Kylian closer to the tile near the door and the second change in tile transported Alice to the tile near the passage that led to the hallway while the third change in tile brought Marie to a tile near Rublert on the gallery and he grabbed by the scruff of her collar and he held his hand towards her head.

"Any funny spells and she dies" Rublert shouted.

"It doesn't have to be like this, please just let us go" Claire pleaded.

"I can't do that!" he said. As he continued explaining how the Queen enforcers who were a special task force of the council of Queens would locate him if he let them go Marie with all her strength stomped on his foot and with her elbow hit his guts which made him stumble backward but before Marie could run away from him he blasted her with a spell throwing her off the gallery.

"Marie!" Claire shouted as she watched Marie falling from the gallery but before she could hit the ground Alice with an altering spell made the ground beneath Marie decompress elastically as she hit the ground. Rublert was angry at his failed attempt to kill Marie so he began warping his hand again but this time Adrien and Kylian calculated the pattern of the tile. The floor had three different tile colors, blue, black, and white and only the black tile could transport an object or person to a white tile as they were enchanted leaving only the blue tile unenchanted.

"Stand on the blue tile Alice!" Adrien shouted.

"They've figured me out," Rublert said to himself. After they were all standing on the blue tile Alice opened a portal leading to the gallery and jumped through it and simultaneously Adrien and Kylian opened a portal to the gallery and waited, the second Alice's portal had opened on the gallery Adrien and Kylian jumped through theirs own and in a flash they surrounded him.

"We have you cornered so I advise you to surrender," Adrien said.

"Foolish children!" Rublert said and he disappeared again and reappeared standing in front of Claire and attempted to send him to the dream world with the Angel dust but he forgot that she wasn't alone downstairs.

"Temponervorum!" Marie bellowed and the spell successfully hit Rublert who had his back turned to her, temporarily paralyzing him. Alice and Adrien came down from the gallery and after a while, Alice was able to make enchanted locks and put them on Rublert making him unable to do magic.

"How do we wake Peter up?" Alice asked.

"I have no idea," Rublert said. "People who have fallen under the Angel dust's control cannot be woken".

"Ego dolorem!" Alice bellowed and instantly Rublert who was standing collapsed to the ground and began to feel an intense burning sensation in his chest that spread to his head. He screamed and wailed but Alice still didn't break the spell, it continued for about three minutes and blood slowly began to escape from his nose and eyes.

"That's enough Alice we need him to talk," Claire said.

"Not again, not again" Rublert pleaded.

"Then speak!" Alice yelled.

"When you get to the village look for green eyes she's a very good enchantress. If anybody's going to know how to undo the Angel dust spell it'll be her" said Rublert shaking terribly with his face already covered in blood.

"Very well then Rublert. We'll leave now" Alice said and they took Peter and left the hut.