Part 2

Since the battle has ended in failure, Witch Princess moves herself into the forest on the other side of the island. The woods are dense with foliage, which makes the area much darker. Light can hardly reach the ground, which makes a perfect place to grow mushroom and many types of mosses. The dark woods also have creepy animals like wolves and owls to stir up the atmosphere. Bugs crawl in every dark corner of the woods. A perfect hiding spot for Witch Princess.

As she explores the woods, she finds herself a clearing. An open area where light penetrates the canopy and shines over a pure crystal clear pond. Unlike the rest of the forest, more pure vegetation grows in this area, like flowers and berry bushes; the things that irk Witch Princess the most.

She rips up a moondrop flower off the ground, and takes a whiff. She hates the smell, but she can tell that the earth is pure and virgin. The ground is as fertile as the jungle. The main difference between the forest and the Jungle is the types of materials she can harvest. The forest have lots of ingredients she needs to cast many spells, but the jungle has more. More light means more plants. More moisture means more diverse mushrooms. And swampy mud means more diverse microscopic lifeforms for complex witchcraft. She can live with what she has now, but she wants more.

She then continues to explore the woods, but not before tossing the flower over her shoulder. The flower lands in the pond, which causes it to glow brightly. Witch Princess notices the glow and looks back at the pond to see what is happening. She slaps her head as she realizes that she is not alone in the forest either.

As the pond glows, a familiar looking figure rises out of the pond. The green braided hair, the blue micro top, the cape billowing in the air, and the long green skirt. It is none other than the Harvest Goddess herself; Witch Princess' arch rival.

“Ta-Da!” says the Harvest Goddess. “So here you are Witch Princess! I was wondering why I didn't feel your energy in Forget-Me-Not Valley anymore.”

“You! Why are you here Harvest Goddess!?” asks Witch Princess.

The Harvest Goddess laughs lightheartedly and answers, “my dear friend, you forget that I am linked to all the Goddess Ponds around the world.”

“Drat! I forgot about that,” whispered Witch Princess

The Harvest Goddess takes a moment to stretch and asks, “so tell me, what brings you to these neck of the woods.”

Witch Princess gets annoyed and yells, “mind your own business! What I do and were I live has nothing to do with you!” She then turns around and begins to walk away.

“My, my. We're a bit grumpy today. Even grumpier than usual. Maybe it has something to do with a boy you might have stumbled against.”

Witch Princess freezes for a second, and runs back to the Harvest Goddess. “You know Jungle Boy?”

“Of course I do. I know everyone who lives in my land. Shiba is the son of a powerful witch doctor. They hold the jungle sacred, and will defend it with their lives.”

“Did you say witch doctor!?” asked Witch Princess. She then looks away, and gets lost in thought. She thinks about the battle she just had with Shiba, and things start to make sense. “A witch doctor, huh. That's how he knows some magic. A witch doctor's spells are more defensive and supportive while a witch or wizard are more for combat and poisons. That's why he isn't afraid of my magic. And if he's the son of a witch doctor, then there is a father who I have not met yet. Taking over the jungle is not going to be easy then. . .”

“Is everything okay? What are you thinking about?” asks the Harvest Goddess.

“I thought I told you to mind your own business! I need to go, a house is not going to build itself. Forgive me if I do a bit of logging,” snapped Witch Princess. And with that, she goes off into the dark woods to build herself a new home.

Deep in the southern part of the woods, Witch Princess finds herself a creepy dark clearing. Clear enough to build a hut, and dark enough to call home. Summoning her dark ax again, she finds a suitable tree and begins chopping. A loud “timber!” can be heard across the woods as the trees fall one by one. Witch Princess is not very strong, but she uses her magic to help her carry heavy loads and craft herself materials like nails and tools. She uses her dark tools and magic to pare the wood into manageable boards for lumber. Now she has everything needed for a magnificent witch hut.

Day after day, Witch Princess builds her hut. She works in the day, and sleeps in an abandoned house at night. The job could have been easier if Shiba never broke her magic broom. But she is able to manage on foot and an occasional teleportation spell every now and then. A season later, the hut is complete.

She then opens her bag and begins to unpack her miniature possessions. One by one, she grows everything back to it's original size; her cauldron, lab kit, bookcases complete with spell books, alchemy table, bed, magic mirror, cabinet filled with tools, and her collection of stuffed bears. After setting down her last stuffed bear, she begins to start the magic by crafting a new magic broom.

Not any wood can be used for a magic broom. There are many requirements that must be met before she can craft a powerful floating mount. The wood she needs must be close to rotting without being liched to an unusable point. She knows that finding a branch like that is not going to be easy. It takes her a full day of searching, but she actually finds one. An old branch poking out of the mud. It takes her everything she has to pull it out without breaking it. The wood is saturated with mud and special bacteria to promote restoration and spell-binding. The branch is also in an odd shape, but nothing a little alteration spell won't fix.

The cauldron is then filled with ingredients wild from the forest. Witch Princess adds a little extra flavor from special spices that only grow in Forget-Me-Not Valley. She then dips the branch into the mixture, and casts a series of powerful spells to enchant, restore, alter, and reinforce the branch into a broom handle. Using the bristles from the old broom, the new magic broom is complete.

She learns from her mistake and enchants the broom to be cut and break proof. Thinking about that battle aggravates her mood, and she begins to curse his name. Feeling her negative energy, the Harvest Goddess pops out from behind her and yells, “thinking about Shiba are we?”

“Harvest goddess!? How did you get in here?!” yells Witch Princess.

Harvest Goddess laughs and says, “I am magical too, or did you forget?”

“I guess I did. . ,” Witch Princess says under her breath. Snapping out of her trance, she then declares, “never mind that! I don't care about that jungle boy. He can have his jungle for all I care! But then there is the matter of pride. I am the all powerful Witch Princess, I cannot let him have the title of defeating me. I will go back to the jungle tomorrow, and show him who's boss!” She then cackles as she imagines her defeating her new nemesis. Shiba laying face down on the ground, and the Witch Princess standing over him with a champion belt over her head.

The next day arrives, and Witch Princess prepares for battle. She recites her spells over and over to ensure maximum damage. At noon, she flies over to the jungle, and lands in the same clearing she met Shiba earlier. She stands and waits for about 10 minutes. She taps her feet, but he does not appear. She knows he is out there, just watching her.

“Jungle Boy! Come out and fight like a man! I don't care about the jungle, I want my pride back. You and me, one on one, mano a mano!” Even with the challenge thrown at him, he still doesn't appear. Witch Princess begins to lose her patience, but she does know how to draw him out.

Since Shiba is one of the protectors of the jungle, he will show himself when it is in danger. Witch Princess begins to chant her fireball spell, and holds it in place while saying, “fine, if you don't want to come out, I'll have to burn this jungle down!”

She then sends the fireball flying towards a group of trees where a family of birds are nesting peacefully. Before it hits, Shiba jumps in front and slashes the fire canceling it.

“Magic woman back? Stupid!”

She summons another fireball then says, “whatever, I just want to fight! Now put em' up!”

Witch Princess releases her fireball, but not at Shiba. She is aiming at some nearby trees so that he can rescue them. One fireball after another, Shiba saves the trees from her burning attacks. But after running around for several minutes, Shiba finally understands why is Witch Princess is aiming at the trees not him. She is wearing him out so that she can win the fight easily once it begins. He cannot let her get away with this, so he begins his attack.

He lunges at Witch Princess with his weapon, but she flies out of range. Shiba cannot fly, but he can jump high into the trees and use the branches to reach her. Witch Princess flies off, and Shiba is in pursuit. Shiba is fast, but not as fast as Witch Princess' flying broom. He hustles to keep up, but Witch Princess then vanishes into the foliage.

Shiba stops for a moment to catch his breath. He looks around and listens carefully for any rustling leaves. But no matter how hard he tries, he cannot see or hear her. Witch Princess has casted both an invisibility and muffle spell to be completely undetectable as long as she is still. She can see him, but he cannot see her.

As soon as she can catch him unguarded, she comes out of her hiding space, and casts an instant fire blast spell. It's not as damaging, but at least it explodes when Shiba tries to cancel it. The spell knocks Shiba off the branches and towards the ground. Luckily, Shiba is able to land on his feet unharmed. Witch Princess then rushes towards him casting a series of flame spells. Shiba is now being chased, and is forced to run. He climbs a nearby tree, and returns to the foliage. This does not slow the Witch Princess at all, since she has a wind spell active to blow away any leaves and branches in her way. She continually casts fireball spells at Shiba, and he does a spinning attack to cancel the spell without losing running speed.

Witch Princess then snaps her fingers, and teleports in front of Shiba, forcing him to jump up towards the canopy. Using the ends of branches, he springs up quickly, but Witch Princess is hot in pursuit. It doesn't take long before he reaches the top and jump high into the air. He looks down, but notices that Witch Princess is not below him anymore. Looking up, he finds her there casting a powerful spell to finish Shiba off.

“It's over Jungle Boy! Victory is mine!” she declares as she unleashes a flamethrower directly at Shiba. She cackles as she continues her stream of continuous fiery spell until she is sure he has had enough. But as she stops, her eyes pop open to find nothing. No charred Shiba, no charred plant-life, and no effect as if she did nothing at all.

“But how?” asks Witch Princess as she descends towards the canopy. She looks around to find any traces of burn, but she finds nothing. She looks down into the foliage, and finds no signs that Shiba has fallen.

She takes a moment to think, but this leaves Shiba plenty of time to pop out of his hiding place with all of the Witch Princess' fire captured into a bubble capsule. “You fire. . . I GIVE BACK!!!” he yells as he burst opens the bubble unleashing fiery hell towards the Witch Princess. She screams as the fire engulfs her. The battle is over, and Shiba is once again the winner.

Hours later, another flower drops into the Harvest Goddess' pond. Once again, she ascends out of the pond to find Witch Princess covered in soot and burn marks over her clothes. Luckily as a witch, fire cannot kill her. But she does feel plenty of pain from being burned from her own attack.

“What happened?” asks the Harvest Goddess.

The Witch Princess tries to answer, but nothing but a puff of smoke comes out of her mouth before she passes out in front of the pond.