In the Eastern region of the empire, rumors have it that a village of witches existed. But without any specific evidence, the said tittle-tattle remained as hearsay.

"Ow!"

A loud groan echoed in the midst of the night. Even the crickets paused for a bit and peeped when the lady's head came out from the crack on the ground.

"Ugh," Latina groaned when her skull hit a hard object. She lifted her head and could barely see the moon in the sky from a small hole up above. Tall trees surrounding the area and the hard thing that hit her was a huge tree root.

"Impossible," she muttered. They were...