The Occult Divison: Faults

“What is it this time, Howard?” Renee asked.

“Wraith.. Isn’t that vengeful spirit?” Howard replied. “ Look, what do you know?”

There was a deep sigh from Renee. “You don’t need to know, and she doesn’t wanna talk about it. And I'm a bit tired of telling you that at this point.”

“Then why are you still up?” Howard asked.

“A couple no sleep charms. “Renee said. “I told you when I first came it would be a few days, at best didn’t I?”

“A couple days isn’t a week!” Howard replied. “It my money here, and you can’t just—”

The room started going static and things faded into the ground. “Howard?” Renee said “Howard you need to listen to me”

“It’s your house, Howard! Kick her out.” A grainy voice spoke. “ Remove her, you don’t understand her anyways. Your wife lied to you. Remove them from your life.

“Howard!” a faint echo came through. “Don’t, just don’t. That's what it wants. It’s your house Howard. It’s your rules—”

“What does she know?” the grainy voice repeated. “You were lied too.”

“She knows a lot more than you.” Howard replied. “Susan is my wife, and I love her.”

“Ah, to love someone who lied to you.” the grainy voice “She could have said.”

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It’ll be okay Jackson.” Renee replied. “He’ll coming back, and eall well deal with this together, okay? I promise.”

“My family practiced in blood magic… and cursed me a long time ago. I wanted to break the cycle and they’ve hated me ever since.”

And they did a damn good job.” Renee replied. “But so did she. If you wanna pick up Jackson then you’re more than  welcome too. No one is going to make you hurt anyone.”

“Then how to  beat this thing?!” Howard asked.

 “You don’t..” A grain voiced before a flash of light showed up.  

“Weird thing about Wraith.” Renee said. “They don’t like lying. They’re too proud for that.”
“Where is this?…” Howard asked.

“The everlasting.” Renee said. “The little place where souls go. No you’re not dead. Not yet at least.”
“Why did he target me” Howard asked. “And how did you realize that he was?”

“I didn’t.” Renee replied. “Had he not shown himself it couldn’t taken weeks, but that is a wraith for you.too proud to ever not make a show.”

“So what do I do?” Howard asked.

“Why did you let me in, Howard? Into here, into your house. Why i’m staying in your guest room right now?”

“I love her.” Howard replied. “I‘m not changing  that just some random demonic thing tells me I should.”

“Just like this failure that Renee is.” the grain  echoed.

“Shut! Up!” Renee replied. “Yeah, I don't come from magic. I still made it happen! I still specified in creatures like you. I still made a familiar! I’;m still a witch and. You. can’t. Change. That!

“I don’t know what her past is like.” Howard said. “And I don't know what Jackson will do with that. I don;t what comes after this. But I do know that is my house, and I want you to stay away from me, my family, and my son.

The flash returns  and Renee holds a leech looking thing. “And my dears. Is how you kick a leech out.” She swallows it. “Well done Howard.”
 
“You knew” Howard said

“I suspected.” Renee replied. “Still couldn’t have  done it without you.”

“Can I still learn.” Jackson asked.

“That’s up to you.” Renee replied. “I’m only a level 3 witch afterall.”