Chapter One: Shell Cave
Shrouded in the thick darkness Will felt a familiar warmth in her right hand, she looked down to find the heart of Candracar hovering on her hand glowing with its luminesant pink light. At once four different colored droplets shot from the heart surrounding each guardian, while her own pink droplet shot from the heart engulfing her as well. Will shut her eyes as her own transformation began. She felt her muscles contorting and bending, transforming her into her stronger, faster, more mature guardian form. Will opened her eyes again seeing the complete darkness or Shell Cave with it's dank atmosphere, the musty smell of the sea.
"Everyone Here? Taranee could you give us some light-"
Before Will could finish her sentence the cave was filled with fireballs floating around the cave shrouding the guardians in bright light.
"I think her went this way." Yelled Hay Lin; pointing around the corner.
"Well duh, there's no other way, earth girl sealed off the entrance." Shot Irma glancing over at Cornelia.
"What?" shot back Cornelia, "Would you rather have Nerissa's evil unleashed upon Heatherfield and the World?"
"Maybe I do." Said Irma.
Cornelia gave Irma a nasty look.
"What?" said Irma, "She's only after us."
"But who knows what measures could take in order to get what she wants, even put the one's we love in danger." Said Cornelia; her temper rising.
"Well remember to bring a flashlight next time." Said Irma; smirking at Cornelia.
"HELLO?" said Hay Lin; hovering between the two guardians, "Hey, evil guardian, trying to steal the heart, might want to follow her you know? It's kind of our job?"
"Oh yeah." Said Irma; looking embarrassed, "forgot."
Hay Lin rolled eyes and flew around the corner Irma right her and Taranee and herself right behind. Her feet pounded against the cave floor while her heart pounded in her chest. What am I going to do? Thought Will, She's an Ancient Evil guardian with all the powers of the elements, killed one of her fellow guardians and to top it all off she wants the heart which I have. I have no idea how any of us are going to beat her. Will slowed down gasping for breath even though they had not been running for that long, her feet felt like they were made of lead. She's after me, she's after the heart, we have no idea how to stop her, and no one has told us anything that could help. It's all our responsibility now, couldn't someone give us some pointers or something? For the first time being a guardian, for the first time ever Will was truly afraid. Why? Her thoughts were quickly interrupted by a scream which echoed off walls the cave making it even louder. Will realized she was at least 100 feet away from her friends and they had all ready turned a corner and out of sight. Will ran forward as fast as she could scrambling over boulders and across the small streams that ran thought the cave finally Will reached her friend frozen looking at the ground. Will pushed though the find Hay Lin lying on the floor limp and pale so pale she seemed silver.
"What Happened?" said Will; her voice quivering.
She dropped to her knees placing her hand over Hay Lin's heart, she was cold, there was no heartbeat, Will's eyes filled with tears.
"Don't worry Will," said a raspy voice that sent a chill down Will's already shaking body, "She's not dead, well if she had a soul-"
"W-what did you do to HER?" said Will as her sadness quickly turned to anger. She looked up to find Nerissa standing a few feet away. Her stringy white hair fell nearly to her waist and her brown crusty skin straining to form her thin pursed lips into a wide smile. Will was burning with rage.
"I SAID WHAT DID YOU DO TO HER?" Will yelled.
"Simple child I have extracted her soul." Hissed Nerissa
Will opened her mouth to talk but nothing came out.
"Don't bother to ask, here is her soul." Smirked Nerrisa; holding out a glass jar with a cork in it. Inside the jar was a tiny silverish blur bouncing back and forth against the sides of the jar, desperate to get out, "and if you try and fight me I will be forced to extract you and your friends souls and take the heart of Candracar from you myself."
"Stop it!" yelled will charging at Nerissa.
But with a simple wave of her hand a silver wisp shot from Nerissa's hand knocking Will backwards and onto the floor. Irma, Taranee and Cornelia who had clearly been holding in their own anger got ready to attack. Cornelia threw her hands to the cave floor green light flowing from her fingers, as the cave shook and spikes shot out from all sides off the wall straight at Nerissa. But Nerissa simply raised her hand up and the spikes stopped immediately, then something else happened, a blackish sort of electricity shot through her hand passing through the spikes following the wall and heading right towards Cornelia, the black energy converged on Cornelia as if following the path her own powers had took. There was another scream, the black energy had hit Cornelia and she fell to the floor turning a livid green, and a droplet of green (which was clearly Cornelia's soul) flew out of Cornelia and right towards Nerissa who caught it in between her two fingers and put Cornelia's soul into the glass jar along with Hay Lin's. Will could not move, everything was too much to take in how could she attack Nerissa? If she did her soul would be extracted and the heart would be Nerissa's and the world was doomed. Meanwhile it was Taranee's turn to attack, hands flaming and eyes flaming just as much, she put out her hands which rapidly shot fireballs at Nerissa and Irma gathered up some of the water from the stream and thrust it towards Nerissa's face trapping her head in a ball of water so she couldn't breath, good thinking thought Will, this might actually work! Until all three of the remaining guardians realized Nerissa was laughing! Taranee's fireballs were bouncing right off her and Irma's ball of water was having no effect.
"Silly girls I have control of all four elements, do you really think you can beat me?"
"Yes!" yelled Taranee; who was suddenly running at Nerissa, hands flaming
"Taranee, No!" Will screamed.
It was too late, Nerissa grabbed Taranee's hand sending her black energy through Taranee whose soul shot from her and was in the jar before she hit the floor, turning a dull orange.
"Will, Will, Will." Hissed Nerissa, "You don't want to continue three of your friends are gone, and you're too afraid to attack me, give me the heart and your little friend won't have to suffer the agony of having their very soul ripped from them."
"Come on Will." Said Irma reaching out her hand to help Will up, "Let's take this old hag down."
A small smile formed on Will's face and a bit of hope came with it as well
"Let's get her." Said Will; taking Irma's hand.
We can do this.
With that Irma gathered up some more water making move back and forth like a snake, she reached her hand out sending the water snake right at Nerissa which constricted her so both her arms and legs were bound. Now's my chance thought Will and sent a burst of pink energy right at Nerissa,
"Take that you beast!" yelled Will. As the power of the heart made impact sending off smoke
"I think we got her." Said Irma; reaching her hand out for a high-five.
"Look out!" yelled Will; a burst of black energy shot though the smoke heading right towards Irma! The shot had missed her by an inch.
"Ha!" said Irma
"Wait, Irma! Don't talk, she can tell where you are by your voice-"
It was too late once again a second burst or Nerissa's black energy shot though smoke hitting Irma square in the face. Irma fell to the ground turning a light blue as her soul left her, Will was the last guardian.
The smoke had cleared and Will had a clear view of Nerissa, and the four soulless bodies of her friends and the their own souls floating in the jar which Nerissa had clutched in her hand. Oh no! what am I going to do it won't be long until she gets me too and then it's all over, the power off five, Candracar, the world. No. there's got to be a way. The souls, if they were free then they would go back to our bodies I just gotta..
Out of nowhere Nerissa shot another soul stealing blast of energy which hit Will, Will felt herself leaving her body, she felt like she was being ripped apart from the inside out One chance Will held out her hand to send a blast of her own energy at Nerissa. Will could feel the energy building in her palm, but then, darkness.
Questions:
Is this the end?
No.
If Nerissa has Control over the four elements how can she steal people's souls?
She's evil, of course she can steal souls
Who is Nerrisa?
She's the new villain in the w.i.t.c.h. book series, (see book #16 the path of revenge) she wants the heart and she was once a guardian who abused the hearts power and betrayed her fellow guardians one of which was Yan Lin (Hay Lin's grandmother) the others defeated her but Nerissa ended up killed one of the guardians who was Yan Lin's best friend, now she been awakened (it's a really long reason why but lets just stick with the fact she's been awakened.) now she wants the heart back.