A Hidden World
Chapter 10
Possession
Dorothea told me all about Ragon and how he died by doing experiments on himself. He was a powerful warlock that did experiments on himself trying to be a shadowhunter but something went wrong and died.
"Other warlocks and witches tried to find his house but failed. You see, when a warlock dies his energy or magic if you want, goes to the next warlock. And since Ragon didn't have a family, his powers have been passed to his house. Not that I found it." Dorothea said looking around her.
"You mean you found it?" I said not believing it. Could Dorothea have managed to control his power? It sounded dangerous. "The house I mean."
"Of course. I didn't plan it. It just happened. I was walking past these woods and there it was. I haven't sensed anything unusual around the house as I expected, so I decided to make it my permanent residence. I decorated this room you know. Do you like it?" I said yes, only to be polite. I looked the room again. Everything was red. She had a weird sense of what was elegant and what not.
"This is the house?"
"Yes and I believe you know where the Book is." She said, her face suddenly darker than usual. Her eyes were glowing as she stared me.
"What book?"
"The Ragon's Book. The one he had all his secrets in. I want it." Her eyes were black now. Her face was a mask of terror. She had changed. This wasn't Dorothea. Her voice became deeper like a man's voice. "Tell me where it is!" She shouted and I got up on my feet. The room was darker now and I could she her coming slowly towards with unsure steps as she was fighting her own will.
"What's going on?" I searched the room for a way out but she was blocking the door.
"Give it! It's mine!"
"I .... I don't have it with me." I lied. I had no idea what she was talking about but I had to buy some more time. "I... I have hid it."
"Where?" Her face was slightly turned to the left examining me.
"At.... at my.... I..." I couldn't form any words but the alarm went on and saved me for a moment.
She looked surprised and went to the window to see what was happening. I took the chance and run for the door. I was two steps away from it when the door closed. I turned to see Dorothea looking at me her hand rose pointing me.
When she moved it I flew across the room hitting my head on the wall. I tried to force my eyes open but the pain was too much to handle. I focused on my breaths to forget the pain. I heard a scream as it was next to me and opened my eyes to see Dorothea lying next to me gasping for air.
She was sweating and breathing hard when I got closer to her. Her face was white and her expression told me she was in pain.
"Dorothea?" I knew I should leave right away but looking her like that made me want to help her. I approached her hesitantly. Her eyes wasn't black anymore but green. Her face didn't have the darkness around it anymore. She seemed like a normal old woman. An old helpless woman.
"Go away!" she said her voice now normal. She moved grabbing her stomach. She was curled up in a ball. Her body was shaking now and her eyes were spinning around. "He is... too strong. I can't..... can't control him." She said between breaths. "Go!" she said grabbing my arm hard enough to leave me a bruise. "Hide the book. He must not find it." She left my arm and nodded me to go. I got up and went to the door. It was locked. I searched for the key my heart beating fast.
Dorothea was breathing harder now. I could hear her fighting with it. I turned to see my other options. There was the window. I run towards it hoping that it wasn't locked too. I tried to open it but it wasn't cooperating with me. I tried again, harder this time and managed to open it slightly. The opening was small but hoped I could manage to get out though it. I was ready to pass my foot when a voice spoke.
"Leaving already?" She was standing a few feet away from me, looking me with dark black eyes.
"What did you do with Dorothea?" I said tried to distract her.
"She won't be a problem now." she said with a creepy smile on her face that made me shiver.
"Look, I don't know anything about a book. I just...."
"Oh, yes you know. Well to say it better, your dreams know. And you refuse to hear what they have to say."
I moved to the bookcase which was next to the window. She instantly came in front of me very quickly. I didn't even blink.
"How did you...?"
"Listen you little brat. You better say where it is or else you friends will die. Look outside." And I did. There was Jace walking ahead of the others unaware that something huge was coming towards him. I tried to scream at him, to warn him but she grabbed my neck making me unable to talk. I could barely breathe.
"Now speak!" My hands were at my back searching blindly the bookcase for something heavy. I found something that felt like a vase.
"Look. He is already down." She said and looked outside. There was my opportunity. I raised my hand and stroked her head. She stepped backwards her expression in sock rather than in pain and I run for the window. Jace was lying down with that huge thing that looked like a person above him.
"Jace." I said and tried the window again. I didn't make it though, because that moment an explosion took place in the room sending me into the unconscious.