Night fell on the noisy city. The lights came on, illuminating the crowded streets. People were hurrying home and, naturally, the entire city center was stuck in traffic jams. Koschei was sitting behind the wheel of his car, his fingers drumming on the steering wheel. He couldn't wait to get home to the cozy silence of his office and continue his experiments. Especially since the end of October is the perfect time to cast the most powerful spells.

His mind was occupied with ancient runes, rare ingredients and ways of interweaving magical flows, when suddenly the passenger door of his car opened and an unfamiliar girl jumped into the seat next to him. Koschei's eyebrow rose in surprise when his dark eyes slid over the large witch's hat on the girl's head, the black lipstick on her lips and the ridiculous pieces of fabric that were apparently supposed to symbolize a witch's outfit. The girl turned around worriedly, and Koschei turned his head along with her. A guy in an even more ridiculous costume of some superhero from a famous movie was hurrying towards his car.

Oh, right. Halloween parties. What a circus.

“And then they make up stories about me kidnapping their brides,” Koschei muttered irritably, looking up at the ceiling of the car. He looked at the girl again and his gaze became even colder.

“Get out of my car.”