Makes No Sense At All

Chapter 24 -

"Do you question your devotion?
Are you trapped in your emotions?
Is there a way out to see what's really right in front of me?
Should I let him learn? Let him burn? Let him burn!"

- "Let Him Burn" - The Relentless from American Satan soundtrack

Once she stepped into the room she saw Kai sprawled on Jareth's throne, which made her furious.

Cerin was grinning at her situation while standing on the steps leading up to the throne, as though he had just risen from a sitting position. She walked like a zombie to stand in front of them, her limbs not responding to her brain's signals to run.

A small seed of anger had been planted inside and her magic pulsed a response. However, she still didn't have full control and was still learning. So as she struggled to pull it forward like Jareth had taught her, Kai made his way down the steps to circle her.

"You do always seem to find yourself in dangerous situations little mouse," he drawled as he traced a finger down her arm.

She would've gladly pointed out that he was the one putting her in these fucking situations!

She shivered internally at the unwanted touch. But at the same time she welcomed these advances. The more he did, the more it fueled the fire within. So she tamped down the revulsion as he walked behind her frozen form and leaned down so she could feel his breath on her neck. She couldn't even tense in preparation of whatever he was planning. She kept focusing on the ember of magic that was growing brighter.

Cerin had come to stand a few steps from her, watching his brother with an indifferent expression, as he played with her. That helped fuel her rage, someone she thought was her ally and friend was really in league with the damn enemy. Ugh!

None of this could she show outwardly, so down it all went into the flame growing hotter and brighter in her mind's eye. 'Come on...come on...' she coaxed it. Grow! She huffed internally. She needed more practice, she needed to be able to take care of herself against these imbeciles. She was a grown woman for fuck's sake! Yeah Sarah, against magical creatures that can do worse than just murder you! They can drain your magic, make you cease to exist altogether!

She couldn't even draw in a deep breath, even that was regulated by the vampire fae's paralysis. Sarah was a very controlled person, she didn't like things out of her hands. This was making her want to explode.

"Awe the little mouse is mad that she has to obey her Superior's commands," Kai taunted, which also brought her back to the realization he could read her mind - partially anyways. She knew he wasn't getting all of it otherwise he would have tried to siphon her magic already. Jareth had erected a barrier of his own in her mind on top of working on protecting her thoughts herself.

She smiled within at this knowledge, he wasn't all powerful like he thought. Jareth was stronger and she would be stronger than this thorn in her side.

Kai had been taunting her as she was deep in thought, "...so helpless isn't she Brother?"

Cerin nodded in affirmative, "Yes Brother, she is subject to your whims. So what will you do with the bothersome wench? Still dispose of her as was your last plan?"

Kai stopped his near constant pacing, she had noticed he couldn't stay still very long. He became lost in thought for a moment. "Yes..." he drawled shortly after, his thin finger tapping his lips. "She is too much of a risk to keep alive much longer. She has this annoying habit of escaping and causing me more trouble than she's worth. I believe I shall drain her of her blood and whatever magic she has. That will most likely alert Jareth and then I can kill him with his own Labyrinth." He grinned, maniacally at Cerin then Sarah.

"Excellent plan Brother. I do think it is for the best as well. She can't continue meddling in your plans."

Kai nodded regally, "Exactly." He had made his way back up to the throne while he made his speech and sat down once again with that word. The twins started plotting out how to get rid of Jareth with the Labyrinth and acted liked Sarah wasn't there.

The ember had grown and was now licking at her insides to be let go. If only she could control it and let it free. Ugh!

"Sarah, Precious. Magic is really very simple. All you have to do is want something and then let yourself have it!" A voice from the recent past echoed in her mind.

Want..want.. she took a metaphoric deep breath while her chest continued to rise and fall normally. She tried to relax and let it flow like a dam bursting open.

Nothing.

Argh!

Wait a minute. A dam is water, water puts the fire out. That's not what she wanted. She needed fire, bright flames consuming the evil in front of her. Forest fires igniting the dry kindling, engulfing the pestilence before her.

Her magic fed on her emotions, that is what fanned the blaze. She wondered if it could feed on emotions of others, but cause harm as it went. Kai was already in her mind, what if she could somehow turn that against him?

She tentatively felt around Jareth's magic barrier in her mind, finding where she might be able to slip through undetected.

Here goes nothing.

The second she eased through she felt the infection that was Kai. It was like a venom seeping into her. She almost jerked back in surprise, but stopped with extreme force of will as she didn't want to alert him that something was going on. He and Cerin were still ignoring her and laughing about something probably sick to do to Jareth.

She pushed the flame into his mind, envisioning it catching like the end of a firework and forging a path into his emotions.

She felt it, the second it actually worked. If she could've jumped with glee, she may just have done so.

It blazed bright in her mind's eye, scorching as it went off.

Kai stopped in mid sentence, sensing something was very wrong. He stood up from the throne and stumbled down the steps, holding his head though he didn't know why. Cerin rushed after him and hauled him up as he almost collapsed to the ground. "Kai? Kai? What's going on? Is it Jareth?"

"I..I.. don't know," he dropped to his knees despite Cerin's grip in his shadowed cape. Now holding both hands in his head he howled in pain. It felt like he was being burned alive from the inside out. As though his emotions were being used as kindling for some unseen fire. "This doesn't feel like Jareth," he moaned.

Cerin had knelt down by his brother, helpless to do anything to aid with the faceless enemy.

Sarah felt it the moment her magic had fed enough to break the paralysis spell. It was like she was a puppet cut from her strings, except she was able to catch herself on stiff legs, her knees locked.

She finally took the deep breath she had been visualizing. Then she let it out with three words. "BURN BABY BURN!"

Kai and Cerin looked up in shock for a split second and then Kai was writhing on the stone floor. "What in the hell are you doing to me?!"

Cerin knelt in place like a statue. Not sure what Sarah could possibly be doing to Kai and how to stop her when she didn't seem to be doing anything.

Sarah smiled her own evil smile, relieved at being free and back in control. She felt strong and able to possess her magic fully for the first time. Of course it was fire! She was a passionate woman, her flame burned bright. Not water that doused it all out. Though water had its time and place, but that was not now.

Kai had rolled into the pit and there was no more sound. She kept an eye on Cerin and edged near it to see Kai motionless.

She had done it?

She had done it!

She put her hands on her hips, "Wow you really aren't that powerful at all if a mere mortal can defeat you vampire boy." She grinned.

A cold hand grabbed the back of her neck painfully. "That's what you think little mouse."

A/N - You guys got a little more than I planned. I was gonna end this chapter with Burn Baby Burn, but I like this place much better. muhahaha

Yes I know it's been months again, sigh. I just couldn't think of how to continue and actually made myself sit down and was only gonna write a few sentences and suddenly the dam broke. Enjoy!