[center][h1][i][u][color=a2d39c]~Hellena Leigh~[/color][/u][/i][/h1][/center]
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[i][b]SCREECH[/b][/i]

The loud cry of a hawk became Hellena’s alarm clock that jolted her eyes to open up. As the ray of the morning sun entered through her open window and filled up the chamber with warmth along with the mix of the strong alluring scent of roses still circling around the room, for some reason, a deafening kind of chill still remained. Hellena had woken up to a bright morning indeed, but a part inside of her seemed to feel overshadowed by a gut feeling.

[i]Something isn’t right.[/i]


[color=ed1c24]“M-Mistress.”[/color] Lucy whispered in shock. 
Hellena turned towards her door to see her trusty pet frowning over a small note that lay open in front of her. Glancing at the little note alone was enough for it to emit an unexplainable vibe. The closer the red headed witch got to it, the more she could feel it. Once she picked up the note from the floor, light but loud squeaking of a rat could be heard just outside her door right before it scampered away.
[color=ed1c24]“I... found it delivered outside our door. Oh, dear…”[/color]

Hellena gave Lucy a look of confusion before trailing her eyes across the letter to read its statements. The next thing Hellena realized, she found herself hastily pacing towards Alexina’s room with Lucy right behind her tracks. Her heart just simply refused to accept it unless her eyes sees it for themselves. 

But once the red headed witch barged into the coven leader’s room, there lied her answers; an empty room with nothing but a wide open window. 
Hellena allowed a minute or so to pass to let the new scenery kick in. Alexina’s departure was so sudden while the rest of her coven brothers and sisters were left with no explanation. 

[color=ed1c24]“She was just tired, mistress.”[/color] Lucy hissed in low spirit, lifelessly slithering up to her owner’s shoulders. [color=ed1c24]“Perhaps she just needed to recollect and… take her time.”[/color]

Hellena didn’t have the heart to answer back – her thoughts were all blank. But despite being in the state of utter confusion mixed with tints of anger, she chose to silently agree. Hellena entered the room to take one last look as the final step of accepting her sudden departure… but could she have really left without any sort of a 'proper' explanation?
And at that moment, Hellena opened up the palm of her hand to show the piece of crumpled up note that she had obtained earlier. 

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The coven courtyard was quite empty – perhaps everybody was still asleep. Suddenly coming into mind was the new lava witch who had been welcomed into the coven by Alexina just last night. And perhaps the last of Alexina that Hellena had seen then. 
Standing in the middle was a human figure but had a sort of a shadowy appearance. There was no mistaking; that’s the person.

Hellena had no time to be frightened as she urged for any possible answers. With Lucy hanging tightly on her shoulders, she ambled to the unknown witch as she hid beneath her deep green cloak a small glass bottle with smoke in it that would put any individual, mortal or immortal, to a stance of deep sleep which would last a couple of days until they wake up.

[color=39b54a]“I believe you must be the one responsible.”[/color] Hellena remarked as to gain her attention, her other hand raised to show the folded note pinched in between her fingers. 
When the mysterious figure faced her enough for Hellena to get a better look, the word “better” didn’t seem to fit the puzzle. Her face was covered by a plague doctor mask and that was all she could make out of her. But the red headed witch allowed a few seconds to pass as she deeply scanned the unknown witch from head to toe.

[color=39b54a]“May I know exactly who are you and what is it that you need from us?” [/color]Hellena questioned her coldly. [color=39b54a]“With the sudden departure of our coven leader, a complete stranger would just might be the last thing we’d want to tend to at the moment, you see.” [/color]
Lucy hissed and raised her body up to face the witch, eyes turning blood red as she gave the witch a sharp glance. [color=39b54a]“But, I’m sure you’re aware?"[/color] Hellena continued. [color=39b54a]"More than any of us, I can presume.”[/color]