She’s one of those characters that I would love to do point-of-view scenes from in the actual CotA story, but since she isn’t yet connected to the main plot, it makes it tough. I think we’ll probably only ever see her from Michael’s perspective, which is why I jumped at the chance to write a story about her.
So what do we learn here, besides the fact that she’s batshit crazy and obsessive?
Well, she does know who the Children of the Apocalypse are, to start with. That’s kinda a biggie because, as I tried to make clear, Michael sure as hell didn’t tell her.
Also, she’s not just some skanky witch Michael is having a fling with. She knows who he is. She even knows who his wife was and went to the trouble of finding her grave. Stalk-er! Methinks Michael is a little over his head and doesn’t even know it.
Of course, it remains to be seen whether or not Michael’s return to her really was because of the spell, or his own choice. If you’re paying attention to the timeline, you know he comes back to her apartment after he’s been fired by Natalya and Cade has taken over. So it could just be self-destructive on his part and not because of her magic. You’ll notice that the spell was supposed to make him sick, but when he came to her, he wasn’t actually ill.
One final note: Anyone familiar with Hoodoo or rootwork will probably recognize elements of Krysta’s ritual (like Goofer Dust). I want to base some of the magic on actual rituals, but not directly, so I took certain liberties. I don’t want to a) limit myself to existing folk magic, or b) inadvertently offend someone by screwing up. So yeah, I’m making a lot of stuff up. The Love Me or Die Jack Ball came from LuckyMojo.com, which is a great resource for folklore and practices.
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"She wrapped evil around her like a large, evil Mexican serape."
Author Commentary
Ah, Krysta. The woman fascinates me to no end.
She’s one of those characters that I would love to do point-of-view scenes from in the actual CotA story, but since she isn’t yet connected to the main plot, it makes it tough. I think we’ll probably only ever see her from Michael’s perspective, which is why I jumped at the chance to write a story about her.
So what do we learn here, besides the fact that she’s batshit crazy and obsessive?
Well, she does know who the Children of the Apocalypse are, to start with. That’s kinda a biggie because, as I tried to make clear, Michael sure as hell didn’t tell her.
Also, she’s not just some skanky witch Michael is having a fling with. She knows who he is. She even knows who his wife was and went to the trouble of finding her grave. Stalk-er! Methinks Michael is a little over his head and doesn’t even know it.
Of course, it remains to be seen whether or not Michael’s return to her really was because of the spell, or his own choice. If you’re paying attention to the timeline, you know he comes back to her apartment after he’s been fired by Natalya and Cade has taken over. So it could just be self-destructive on his part and not because of her magic. You’ll notice that the spell was supposed to make him sick, but when he came to her, he wasn’t actually ill.
One final note: Anyone familiar with Hoodoo or rootwork will probably recognize elements of Krysta’s ritual (like Goofer Dust). I want to base some of the magic on actual rituals, but not directly, so I took certain liberties. I don’t want to a) limit myself to existing folk magic, or b) inadvertently offend someone by screwing up. So yeah, I’m making a lot of stuff up. The Love Me or Die Jack Ball came from LuckyMojo.com, which is a great resource for folklore and practices.
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"She wrapped evil around her like a large, evil Mexican serape."