The Black Witch Pilgrim is about a young girl who was 12 years old she was
happy and living with her family in Kentucky. Some people claim this state is
the poorest in the country but I beg to differ, richness comes in many forms, and the love of family is one the most vital. The land is green with lush
grass and tall trees, and the woods run deep with rainwater streams and small critters running about. Kentucky
is a beautiful place to raise a family and breathe the air. The towns
were small but everyone had what they needed. People could run around and
didn't feel so confined as people do in large cities. Kentucky was where you could breathe the air and roam the land. Most people were farmers
just as Lily and her family were, but she didn't mind, she loved the animals
on the farm and had a tree house to play in and mountains to climb. Her
education was schooled at home. She believed she could learn as much at home
and educate herself as attending the local school, which was limited with resources. All she had to do was read and the books at the library
provided a basic understanding of education, it's life you gain experience
from. Lily was smart and ambitious with courage in her heart and an
unstoppable determination.
It was a happy time for Lily, she had nice friends and a good family. Her
mother worked hard on the farm and worked part-time at the library. Lily was
a beautiful girl with long black silky hair and blue eyes, her skin was
fair. Lily was always smiling and her father loved her so, she was his
little pumpkin spice. Although Lily knew her father wanted a son, he never
made her feel less important. Instead, he taught his daughter how to fish,
hunt, and build a fire by rubbing two sticks together all the important
essentials to survival. Lily's father never served in the military he didn't
believe in people killing each other for profit, but worked hard as a farmer
and owned his own lumber mill. Sir William O'Malley was his name, he came
from the English nobility but was adopted as a child so he never knew his
real family. Mr. O'Malley knew he was of Irish ancestry and wanted nothing
to do with the family he was adopted from. He never agreed with the attitude
of his adopted family looking down on people they viewed as poor compared to
themselves. All their money meant nothing without love and O'Malley raised
Lily with love, but her life changed when she witnessed the murder of her
father.
Sir O'Malley knew he could have been a wealthy man without working for it,
but it was not his desire, this white man had a good heart and enjoyed
making friends and serving his community with lumber to build their homes.
He took pride in his work felt a sense of purpose, never cheated anyone, and
worked at being grateful for the blessing life gave. Mr. Gentry, the older
man who lived further north of town felt cheated his whole life and anyone who crossed his path was an enemy. Gentry had a blackness no one could break subjected his misery on everyone that crossed his path. This black greed included O'Malley's successful lumber mill
business. Mr. Gentry was not just jealous he was downright angry that
O'Malley controlled most of the land which provided the lumber to all of the
town folk, but O'Malley didn't inherit this land, he paid for the land from the inheritance he received, which was small compared to what he could have
received if he hadn't turned his back on his adopted family. He used all his
money to buy land at a fair price because he worked hard at his goals to
provide for the family he desired. After all, hard work and love always come
at a price, regardless of who you are. Mr. Gentry didn't care he didn't like
having to buy his lumber from one man who wouldn't bend to his price
expectancy. Mr. Gentry couldn't be pleased no matter what kind of bargain
was presented he had another motive, Gentry wanted everything O'Malley had, but he
didn't earn it, or work for it, Gentry demanded it. The argument was heated
as Lily watched from a distance, Gentry argued with her father but O'Malley wouldn't be pushed around and told
Gentry to leave and get off his land. O'Malley yelled at Gentry to go buy his lumber elsewhere.
The minute O'Malley turned his back Gentry struck him with an ax. Lily
screamed with anger as she ran to her father's aid. Her mother ran out the
door from the screams she could hear from inside. Her mother was in shock screaming and crying for her husband, as she attacked Gentry with rage she yelled at him, Why? Gentry just gave an evil stare as he pushed Mirana off of him and replied because I can.
Nothing is more painful when someone destroys your family that was from love and trust because of spite and jealousy. When men destroy other men it stains the air within humanity and because of this Lily would never forget the look on Gentry's face. Gentry was angry for no other reason than envy and jealousy, he viewed everything O'Malley had came too easy for him, which angered Gentry more, but this wasn't true. Jealously blinds a man's vision. Lily's life changed in seconds from the happy young girl she was to the Black Witch Pilgrim she became. She never looked at life the same again. After her father's death, the business and farm had to be sold because Lily and her mother couldn't run everything as they knew very little about the Lumber business. They tried to work hard at holding on to everything her father built but she didn't possess his ingenious business methods with his customers that took years to build and who other than to buy the farm and the lumber mill but Mr. Gentry, prided himself on strategic manipulated tactics of theft. He took everything from Lily, her home - happiness - security, and most of all her father who loved her and protected her. Lily's life was destroyed because of this man and his greed. Now that her tears were gone her anger rose from the black ash of what was left of her broken childhood. REVENGE!
There is something broken and corrupt when people walk away from committing murder, a financial bribe - or legal foul up, but Gentry walked away and Lily and her mother were left with nothing. Out in the streets, no one helped or took them in. The two women stayed in a cave Lily had found up in the mountains, winter was coming and the two women had nothing but clothes on their backs and a few personal belongings one of which was a gold watch her father gave her and some diamond earrings her mother had. It was the only valuable item these women possessed. Lily sold what she could and bought food, and supplies while living in the cave. A few months went by and the mother was now ill from grief and depression, she soon died and Lily was now alone. She had no siblings or outside family to depend on but eventually crossed paths with the witch in the woods. People spoke about this old woman and were too scared to cross the mountain, but when anger set in your fear disappears. This old woman taught Lily everything she knew about witchcraft - dark black magic that would bring an enemy death, torture, and pain. Lily was a devoted student and told the old woman what happened she gave her everything she had and the old woman taught her how to avenge her enemy and destroy Gentry.
If you want to avenge your enemy then you must imagine his death - imagine the torture and imagine the pain you want him to feel as you exercise black magic. There was nothing left and nothing to lose. Lily took over the old woman's cabin and enhanced her skills now that the old woman had died Lily ruled the mountain the town people spoke of this strategy and would never dare to cross, knowing what they knew. Lily was now the "BLACK WITCH PILGRIM" of Skull Bone Mountain, where death exists torture, and pain. Gentry was drunk one night heard a noise out in the barn, he turned on his lantern and yelled out, who's there? He turned around in fright and saw the blackest eyes that were once blue. You...?Lily replied, remember me? Hack thug...Screamssssss.....