Kagome's Paths
By Kagehoshi
CH9 Renewal
AN*bows in apology* Ah! I am so sorry it took so long. I have had a very busy year, and am now recovering from pneumonia. I will try to get the next chapter out before the end of the month!
It Breathed, and for the first time in centuries the magic flowed freely. It Sighed, and for the first time in ages the wind blew. It Shifted, and for the first time in eons it moved easily. It had dwindled so much as time had passed, yet now there was magic, enough magic for it to be restored to its full glory.
Like a creature brought back from the brink of death the Labyrinth reached its awareness to the farthest borders of its being and reveled in the life that had been restored to it. The deep aching pain of decay no longer pierced its being, as new life and magic flowed through the ley-lines of power which crisscrossed the expanse of the Labyrinth. The lethargy that had seeped into its awareness during the dark time disappeared and the fog that clouded its thoughts cleared. Soon it would be as if the dark time had never happened, as if the magic had never waned. Its power continued to flow throughout its being, like clean air into the lungs of someone who had been choking.
As if sensing the renewal of the Labyrinth's magic, creatures that had long since gone dormant began to stir with life. Even the plant life sensing the revival of power sprouted new growth and started to bloom, covering the Labyrinth in color and the fresh scent of new life.
Pushing the new magic to the farthest corners of its being to the places where it had been crumbling, the Labyrinth began to heal and repair itself from the ravages of long decay. Crumbling walls rebuilt themselves; rotting doors suddenly became like new again in their frames. Paths where the stones had cracked and come loose were fixed and made smooth once more. The whole Labyrinth shone with the glowing power of magic and dormant power.
The denizens of the Labyrinth looked on in amazement, as the Labyrinth changed and revived around them. The bird-hat man was startled into the waking world as the fountain in his courtyard began to flow with water once again. The Firey's paused in the dancing and watched in amazement as their forest blossomed around them. In the Goblin city, goblins scrambled to get out of the way as masonry shifted and moved fixing up crumbling walls and houses and even swallowing the large pile of garbage that had accumulated in the streets. Even the castle was given a good fixing up, as centuries worth of dust and debris suddenly disappeared and all the chickens were forcibly expelled from its halls. In the Endless Library, magical scones lit up, flooding the dark corners of the Library with light and chasing away the shadows of decay. And at the front gate all the weeds and rocks that had choked the flower beds completely disappeared leaving only healthy blossoming flowers. Not a single section of the Labyrinth escaped the renewing flow of power. Even the Bog of Eternal Stench got a burst of power, much to the misery of nearby creatures.
Even the creatures living in the Labyrinth felt the pulse of power swell within them. Fairies were suddenly flying faster and farther than ever before zipping around the Labyrinth like bright streaks of colored light. Unicorns, feeling frisky for the first time in ages, raced across the now green fields their silver manes streaming out behind them. One stone sentinel felt so energized that it began to sing, incredibly out of tune and off-beat, but a song nonetheless. Gone was the lifeless scary looking Labyrinth from before, in its place was truly a Kingdom of magic. Yet no one felt the surge of power more acutely then the Labyrinth's ruler. Jareth let out a gasp of surprise as he felt his body practically explode with power, little lines that were hardly noticeable disappeared from his face and the draining exhaustion he had been feeling for eons vanished in an instant. Jareth suddenly felt as if he could rearrange the heavens and not even break a sweat. The Labyrinth was renewed!
