Hearing that, mom smiled kindly. "I do apologize for the hell you had gone though but do you now see the reason for it?" she asked, eying you. "Each time you are shrunk and tormented, you gain a small amount of resistance to it until you are able to change yourself back at will. With training, you will gain a power of your own."
"Will I be able to shrink my sister or brother during or after my training?" you asked, wanting some revenge.
Mom shook her head. "Sorry, no, you were adopted." she replied, wincing. "If you were born into this family, maybe but we have strict rules against using our powers against each other. The magic used against you was necessary to help you build that resistance."
You sighed. "What can I expect in these tests and trials?" wanting to hear the answer from mom, you asked. "The same as before, only worse?"
"You will be shrunk, as always, but you must allow it to happen in order to pass the tests and conquer the trials." replied mom, seriously. "You see, not all of the tests will be aimed directly at you as your sister and brother must be taught you are no longer a toy but a member of the family."
"Some of the trials will be to test them." you said, catching on.
Mom nodded. "Once a person gets into a certain routine, its difficult to get out of it." she explained. "You must know when to resist their power and when not to." she smiled. "It's up to you to decide when and where to resist, your sister learned this the hard way herself. I am only tell you this as you were not told earlier... even we witches must follow laws."
"So I had rights all along!" you asked, turning red.
"Of course, you did, Mark." said mom, sighing. "If, at any time, you had told me you wanted out of the family, I would have had no choice but to return you to the orphanage with no memory of ever being among us."
"I mean as a member of this family!" you said, angry.
Mom nodded. "Yes, you had rights as a member of this family." she replied. "There were many of times we shrank you to keep you hidden, safe from harm."
"An enemy of the family?" you asked, curious.
Mom nodded. "All you need to know is that they were trying to adopt you as well." she said. "It's time to start your training, are you ready?"
You nodded and mom produced a vial, filled with a green colored liquid. You reached for it assuming you had to drink it but mom charged you, forcing you to the floor! Before you could react, she was on top of you, forcing the green liquid down your throat. Whatever it was, it had an immediate effect as you saw the room growing around you just as you passed out. Hours later, you woke up to a surprise. You were lying in bed inside a bedroom suited for....
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