All Chapters of Warrior of the Way: Chapter 221 - Chapter 230

Karl Bartlett walked down the shaded sidewalk downtown, his mind going over the list of things he needed for his new bar, Neverland. His life looked much better since coming across his brother's new faerie world friends. Doors of opportunity just opened up before him, and Karl was more than happy to walk through them, and he foresaw plenty of doors opening in the future.Just before turning down the alley between the British Shop and the Soaps and Suds store, he noticed one of the young witches from the Murky Cauldron coming down the sidewalk, Kayla, if he remembered correctly. Maybe he should think about letting them in on the new Land Under bar he ran with the dwarf, Gormec. Surely, they would like to see more of the faerie world seeing as how they had been thrust into his brother's battles with the Unseelie, and the college-aged girl walking his way was the perfect age for a club. She would also love the new band Karl intended to hire to play on the weekends, Siren's Song. The all-f

Pux popped from Renny's purse, his arms folded across the zipper as he stared at the others, his beard hanging down past the edge of the purse and over his arms. "I wouldn't dawdle. Demons are right nasty buggers.""Oh, my, a gnome," Wanda said as she clasped her hands together, walking over to Renny. "I've always wanted to see gnomes." She leaned down, her eyes even with Pux's. "Aren't you just the cutest thing? Would you like a cookie?" "I am not cute!" Pux shouted as he pounded the zipper of Renny's purse."I said he was cute when I first saw him as well," Renny said with a chuckle as Wanda started walking away to a shelf in the back that survived the demon's attack. "He acted the same way then, too.""Oh, joy, gnomes," Ohlin said, his expression one of disgust.Rhychard rolled his eyes, then turned his attention back to Laci. "How are you feeling? I'm sorry we haven't made it out to see you. I figured you needed rest, and as always, my life has been rather obnoxious with house gue

"I'm telling you, Karl's up to something," Rhychard said as they entered the condo. As soon as they crossed the threshold, Rhychard spotted three of the gnomes on the small dining room table munching on leftover bacon. Drimzie laid along Kree's back, the coshey in his usual spot on the loveseat, the gnome's ankles crossed and his hands behind his head, propping it up. So much for getting away from the tiny men for a while, Rhychard thought with a sigh. How fast can they travel in the ground, anyway? He blew out another breath and just chose to ignore them. "Karl is always up to something. Besides, the elves who are supposed to be guarding him are never to be seen. Why were they even with him?""Bah!" Pux snorted. "Who can tell why elves ever do anything?"Renny tossed her purse on the table, making the gnomes jump a little, before walking over to the arm of the loveseat and sitting down. She reached out and scratched behind the coshey's ears, the elven hound pressing harder into her ha

Wanda set a cup of tea in front of Tansy, who kept her focus on the book on her desk. The Murky Cauldron was open, Wanda keeping an eye on the front of the store, freeing Tansy and Famallumi up to keep trying to discover how to separate the magical connection between the coven and Rose Tillery. Tansy appreciated Wanda's assistance, always being prepared to step up and take over when necessary. Without the older woman, Tansy had no idea how she would have made it through the past couple of weeks. Too much had happened since Laci Valentine had walked through the front door of her store, lost and needing a direction to travel through life. Since then, the Cauldron Coven had been thrust into several battles and fights against creatures most of them only thought existed in books and people's imaginations. One member of her coven had already been killed due to their involvement, and another now found herself possessed by a demon from the Nether, and Tansy had no clue as to how to save her. W

Shrieks filled the Murky Cauldron, sending shivers through Tansy's body and jerking her from her research. She bolted from her chair, the books she studied tumbling to the floor in her haste, and raced from the backroom, Famallumi on her heels. Panic gripped her heart, fearing Kayla had returned, or worse, another demon possessed Wanda. When they reached the older woman, she was down on her knees, clutching at her chest with one hand and the glass counter with the other. Her wire-rimmed glasses rested askew on her face, her eyes pinched shut in terror."Wanda!" Tansy reached the older witch, dropping to her knees as she reached out to clasp the woman's arm. "What's wrong? What happened?" White Goddess, don't let it be another demon.Wanda answered with another scream, this one toppling her over to her side as she clutched her chest now with both hands. "Make it stop," she wheezed. "Make it stop. It hurts. Oh god, it hurts.""What hurts? Make what stop?" Tansy became frantic as she look