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Love is a Hearts Child: 3 – Two Halves of Dark Hearts
Chapter 10
Will was shocked beyond belief when she awoke. She seemed to be lying in a bed of some sort, and more importantly she had control of her own body. She found it strange that the collector would give up control of her body willingly. She tried to remember what had happened while she hadn't been in control but couldn't seem to remember. It didn't matter for now. Getting away, seemed more important. Getting out of the bed she was in Will looked around the room she was in.
The room was small, it lacked any form of window or door and the light in the room didn't seem to have any source in particular. Will tried to call up any form of magic in hopes of using it to escape and found that she was unable to. Powerless, alone and no way out. It didn't look good but she believed her friend would find her and save her.
Heading over to one of the wall, Will ran a hand over it surface. They were dark red and looked like just a normal painted house hold wall. However to the touch they were impossibly smooth, no texture and cold. It felt almost like a sheet of metal rather than a wall. She assumed that it was magic, something to prevent her from physically breaking herself out over time. Without magic it would be impossible for her to break.
It was a prison, no not a prison a storage facility. Designed to hold her, to be held her and picked up and used whenever her imprisoner wanted. Deep down she regretted having given in, for not finding another way, but if it made she Brigitte was safe she didn't care. Will however did not know that the unbreakable vow she assumed would free her daughter had been twisted and still not broken.
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"Clear your mind of your surroundings. Clear you mind of you feeling. Focus only on yourself and who you are." Cedric told Steven in the closest he could do to a hypnotic voice. Steven wanted to tell Cedric it wasn't working that he couldn't so, but knew that Cedric would have told he that he wasn't trying hard enough. "Call up your powers. Be ready to let your mind flow into mine. Then let it go, let your mind flow free of your body." Cedric continued to drone. With eyes closed Steven focused his mind and did as the older man asked.
"Did it work?" Steven asked himself opening his eyes, something was strange. Steven swore that he had been sitting in a chair and now he was suddenly standing. "Look at yourself." Cedric told him. "I can't move, I can't move why can't I move?" Steven had started to panic.
"Keep calm you idiot!" Cedric exclaimed jumping up of his chair. "Clear your mind. Quash your fear right now." Cedric continued heading over to one of the walls. Steven was unable to follow with his eyes. It was like he was glued in place. Cedric returned to being in his line of sight. "Now look at yourself, but remain calm." Cedric ordered before holding up a mirror. A small misted red orb glowed in front of the mirror. Through it Steven was able to see his body still sitting in the chair he thought he was. "You no longer exist in body; merely trying to move will not work. You must think it." Cedric explained, moving the mirror away and placing it in his chair.
Steven thought as hard as he could, willing himself to move. Eventually he was able to move his vision in the slightest. Then a little more and a little more. "Good, keep trying. Once you feel you have got the hang of it, focus on seeing beyond where you are. Into seeing the mind of people, look for one like your own." Cedric explained. Steven practised moving around as the floating orb for a while. "I think I'm getting the hang of it." Steven said wondering how he was even speaking. "Good now, if at any time you feel yourself fading call for help. If you feel it become hard to think or anything similar, you must get to your body as soon as possible." Cedric told him, walking through his current form, and throwing Steven body of his shoulder.
"Now, the way you appear is also you choice. Will yourself to either look like yourself or look invisible and follow me." Cedric ordered taking his body to the bottom of the stairs. Steven focus and eventually found he had a body once again. "You're getting the hang of this faster then expected. Maybe my worries that you may have faded were misplaced." Cedric reassured. Turning away Cedric, carried Steven up the stairs while, Steven mind floated after him.
"Two Stevens that kind of creepy." Cornelia said looking between the mental image and real Steven. "Now Steven, try and find him like I instructed. Caleb and I will drag you close behind yourself so if something goes wrong you can quickly get back to yourself." Cedric told Steven pulling Steven's body off his shoulder and holding him under the arm. Cedric looked over at Caleb and the other man quickly got the picture, helping prop Steven's body up from the other side. "It's hard, distracting trying to find him while still remembering myself." Steven groaned. "Then come back to your body." Cedric told him. "No follow me. I think I can sense which way he is." Steven replied, mental projection moving towards the doors, without taking a step. "After him then." Cedric said pulling Steven body in toe.
Steven lead the way for some time, they had to stop multiply times. Every now and then Steven in a panic jumped back into his body, and had to slowly let his mind free again. Even so the group eventually found themselves outside the old abandoned carnival. For the final time Steven jumped back into his body. "I am never doing that again!" Steven exclaimed at the other. "Keep it down if the collector he I don't want him know." Cornelia replied. "He will already." Cedric informed Cornelia. "Why?" Caleb asked. "He will have sensed Steven, just as he sense the collector. Now split up and look for the girl." Cedric replied. "Who exactly put Cedric in charge?" Hay Lin asked it felt weird to take orders from the man. "Does it matter; we have to find the others." Taranee answered
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Will pounded on the magical wall as if they would give. It was pointless she knew, but it didn't stop her from trying. Attempting yet again to hit the wall, bring both arms down against it she suddenly tumbled forwards as part of the wall vanished. Looking up Will was glad to see Cornelia and Taranee. "How did you find me? Where are we? Where is Brigitte?" Will asked growing worried that Irma wasn't there.
"As far as we know the collector has Brigitte, just like he had you." Cornelia replied confused. "That isn't possible he made a vow that he would give her in to Irma care, and not harm them." Will shouted back at her friends. "Will as far as we know, he still has Irma too." Taranee informed her. "We have to find them." Will almost screamed. "Then you better get over here then." Hay Lin voice called from a distance off. Will and the other went over to them.
Caleb stormed up to Will and pulled her in to a hug. "By Kandrakar Will, what on meridian were you thinking. I was so worried." Caleb shouted at her as he broke the hug. "Leave your talking till later. Right now we have to get through this door." Cedric cut in to the convocation. Pointing out the large metal doors, which lead inside one of the attractions. It was new and had not been there before. "The collector is inside." Steven told them. With a scream, Will raised a hand at the door, and a blast of lighting blew it open. "Doors open." Will said with determination, storming inside.
