The Illness and the Curse 2
2. I Must Obey
"Who was that?" asked Artemis, rubbing his eyes and sitting up.
"Uh-um—that? That was…was…oh never mind, I have to tell you outright." Said Holly. "I have a sister who likes to mess with magic in disastrous ways. She found out that healing plus the Mesmer at the same time makes a person physically unable to disobey a direct command. The only trouble is she thinks that "gift" serves only to soften one up so they will obey, but that's because she hasn't been through it. I have heard that her victims have physical complaints—stomach pains, headaches, and such—until they obey."
"If I can resist the Atlantis Complex, I'm positively sure I can resist this obedience curse." Said Artemis, rolling his eyes at her.
"Clap your hands twice." Holly said suddenly.
Artemis immediately sat on his hands. A few seconds passed and he began to clench his teeth. It was like holly said, only worse. His head hurt worse every second he tried to resist, he was dizzy-so dizzy that he scooted closer to the wall for fear of falling off of the bed. When it was clear he would either burst at the seams or throw up if he didn't give in, he freed his hands and clapped twice.
"See? If you resist, it is agony. The dangerous part of this curse is if someone ordered you to kill yourself or someone else. There would be no way of fighting it. That's why you will have to be guarded. The good thing about this situation is that Coboy is still in prison.
AN. The only author's note in story. No beta, so please tell me about mistakes. Also feel free to ask questions if it's confusing. Full story disclaimer: I own nothing but the plot. Oh, and Lucinda looks like she does in Ella Enchanted except that she is tiny and with pointed ears.
