The Lore of Witch Rowena of the Keep
Away in a vast chasm between two mountains lies Witch Rowena's fortress.
Known as the redoubtable one, Rowena guards her palace with the help of her servant Chad.
Once day, she was on the way to see Chad, when she decided to take a short-cut through the edge of Sherwood Court.
It wasn't long before Witch got lost. She looked around, but all she could see were trees. Nervously, she felt into her bag for her favourite electric good-luck charm, Flash-chan, but Flash-chan was nowhere to be found! Witch began to panic. She felt sure she had packed it. To make matters worse, she was starting to feel hungry.
Unexpectedly, she saw an electrified slime with a green hue disappearing into the trees.
"How odd!" she thought.
For the want of anything better to do, she decided to follow the peculiarly dressed slime. Perhaps it could tell her the way out of the forest.
Eventually, the witch reached a clearing. In the clearing were two houses, one made from kale and one made from chocolates.
The witch could feel her tummy rumbling. Looking at the houses did nothing to ease her hunger.
"Hello!" she called. "Is anybody there?"
Nobody replied.
Witch looked at the roof on the closest house and wondered if it would be rude to eat somebody else's chimney. Obviously it would be impolite to eat a whole house, but perhaps it would be considered acceptable to nibble the odd fixture or lick the odd fitting, in a time of need.
A thunderous cackle broke through the air, giving Witch Rowena a fright. A different witch, much shorter and full in stature, jumped into the space in front of the houses. She was carrying a cage. In that cage was Flash-chan!
"Flash-chan!" shouted Rowena. She turned to the witch. "That's my charm!"
The stout witch just shrugged.
"Give Flash-chan back!" cried Rowena.
"Not on your nelly!" said the witch.
"At least let it out of that cage!"
Before she could reply, the electrified green slime rushed in from a footpath on the other side of the cleaning.
"Hello Slime," said the witch.
"Good morning." The slime noticed Flash-chan. "Who or what is this?"
"That's Flash-chan," explained the witch.
"Ooh! Flash-chan would look lovely in my cave dwelling. Give it to me!" demanded the slime.
The witch shook her head. "It's staying with me."
"Um... Excuse me..." Rowena interrupted. "Flash-chan lives with me! And not in a cage!"
The slime ignored her. "Is there nothing you'll trade?" he asked the witch.
The witch thought for a moment, then said, "I do like to be entertained. I'll release it to anybody who can eat a whole front door."
Realizing how unexciting and unwilling Rowena was to eat a door, despite being hungry, she lashed out, "That's the stupidest challenge I've ever heard of."
"I have to agree," the slime said. "It's honestly ridiculous."
The slime then peered over at Witch Rowena. Noticing her attire, how beautifully and neatly it matched the color of Flash-chan, he came to a realization. He thought to himself "I've been dealing with this hag for over a decade at this point, and this looks like an opportunity for a new friend,"
"Why does Flash-chan matter so much to you anyway?" inquired the slime.
Rowena replied, "Flash-chan is bound to my soul, and gives me the power to wield lightning strikes that can make the target explode upon impact. Luckily, Flash-chan cannot be used by others without breaking our bond, which requires the utmost powered incantations."
"I like the cut of your gib," the slime flatly replied, seeming to ignore the explanation, "Let's eat some doors!"
It was not apparent to Witch Rowena at the time, but the electric slime had a plan to rid the witch who captured Flash-chan. Rowena watched, feeling very worried. She really didn't want the witch to give Flash-chan to the slime. It would be like missing part of her soul.
"I'll eat this whole house," said the slime. "Just you watch!"
Big Slime pulled off a corner of the front door of the house made from chocolates. He gulped it down smiling, and went back for more.
And more.
And more.
Eventually, the slime started to get bigger - just a little bit bigger at first. But after a few more mouthfuls of chocolates, he grew to the size of a large snowball - and he was every bit as round.
"Erm... I don't feel too good," said the now very rotund slime.
Suddenly, he started to roll. He'd grown so round that he could no longer sit up!
"Help!" he cried, as he rolled off down a slope and slammed into one of Sherwood Court's thick trees. As he hit the tree, he released a belch so fierce it shook the nearby trees almost as violently as the impact.
Upon witnessing this, the crooked witch erupted with laughter. "That's undoubtedly one of the funniest things I have seen my entire time in this realm! You win! You win! Ahehehehehe!"
As soon as the short witch calmed her laughter, she conjured a key to unlock the cage holding Flash-chan. Handing it over, the slime quickly tossed Flash-chan to Rowena. "Strike me, quickly! Come on, now. Don't dawdle."
Witch Rowena felt an instant rush being reunited with her charm. Raising her arm, she smacked the blob. Electricity from the slime coursed through her. Being used to electrocution, it was more embarrasing than it was painful.
"No! Use Flash-chan!"
Flustered, and finally realizing what the slime meant, Rowena summoned the power of Flash-chan. Striking the slime, he exploded into a thouand pieces in all direction, creating an electric force that obliterated the wicked witch with a loud shriek.
The slime's body emerged from the goopy shock puddle, now only a miniscule fraction of his original size. "That was AWESOME!" He declared. "I haven't had this much fun since I was a wee lad. We should hang out more!"
Rowena, realizing the power of companionship with the slime, accepted after a little hesistation. "Okay, but you have to let me know of your plans before you blow us both up," she joked.
The slime nodded, and shared the directions out of the Sherwood Court forest. They headed for Chad's residence as they forged the beginning of a strong friendship.
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