Damienette arranged marriage: part 14
Marinette wanted to chase after him, but suddenly the pain in her heart flared again. She suddenly detransformed and fell on her knees. The green glow around her heart got stronger and she was suppressing the scream of pain.
"I am so sorry Marinette. I tried to heal you… but this is some dark magic. Oh no! I think I made it worse…" Tikki was lamenting while floating next to the girl. The last thing Marinette rememebed before passing out from the pain was a scream and a pair of green eyes staring at her. There might have been some words, but she was unable to hear them.
Damian cursed under his breath. Of course something like this would happen. Marinette passed out from the pain that the curse was causing her. Only my mother. He tired to remember anything that would help, but nothing came. He was certain it had something to do with the marriage ceremony, but what exactly he had no idea. The whole ceremony was quite hazy in his memory. He didn't really pay that much attention to what was said, instead trying to free himself. He looked at the worried kwami floating around in panic.
"tt. Jon. Lay her down on the bed. You." He looked at Tikki. "Why did this happen?"
"I don't know. When we merged I tried to heal her body so she stood a chance. There was some dark magic around Marinette's heart and I tired to purify it, but it pushed me out and this happened. Oh my Marinette." Tikki almost started to cry.
"That is mother's fault. She did something during wedding. This is some… curse or something."
There were several bangs and three people barged into the room. The boy wore a black, teal, and cyan suit, appearing to be slender and muscular. His suit had a snake texture along with the same kind of underbelly like a snake and had a cyan colored mask around his eyes. His eyes were green and his hair was in same coloration as his outfit. He held a lyre in battle position.
Next was a girl. She wore a red bodysuit with an image of a black rose with a yellow outlining involving her from her left leg to her chest with the flower holding the images that represent the three elements: lightning, air and water. She also had a black collar/turtleneck (where she had her choker), black forearm-length gloves and black legs starting at a point in the middle of her lower legs, both with yellow outlining. On the back of her head, she had four red dragon like horns with yellow tips with black outlining and, on her back, she had a holder for her sword. On her face, she wore a red mask around her eyes with yellow and black outline at the base of the sides. Her eyes were golden with a yellow scleras.
Third was Chloe.
"What is going on here?" Viperion asked with worry when he saw Marinette on the bed. Tikki hid behind Damian not to expose her chosen.
"She is suffering from some kind of curse. I have no knowledge of what set it off." Damian summarized.
"I can hear her song…" Viperion said more to himself than anyone in particular. "It's… so distorted. Almost like there was… I never before encountered anything like this."
"Her song?" Chloe looked like she was about to faint. TMI. Waay TMI for one day.
"There is time for questions will come later. For now Mar… This girl needs our help." Ryuko stated calmly, but there was some well-hidden fear in her voice. Not well enough for Damian.
The stutter did not escape young Wayne. Marinette never told him the identities of the two remaining full-time heroes. She did tell him she only had two friends that still supported her though and it was not that hard to connect the dots.
"I agree." He said. "I assume you are trustworthy enough if Ladybug made you a full-time heroes. Kent, get me my case."
Jon made a faux salut and flew to his room. In just a moment he was back with the silver case. He put it on the ground and Damian opened it. Viperion and Ryuko looked at the content and their expression shifted a bit. While the girl stayed silent, a small gasp escaped serpent hero. The only reaction Robin gave them was an absent-minded dismissive hand-wave while he pillaged through the utility belt.
At the same time Chloe was next to Marinette's unconscious body. She could see that even now she was in great pain. A tear fell down the blonde's face. "I just got a friend… don't make me alone again. I promise I will be the best friend ever…"
"tt. I have no more anti-charms."
"So call Raven. I am sure she can come here." Jon suggested. "I will even carry her here to speed things up.
"She is in different plane of existence on some… pilgrimage. And my roaming does not cover hell or wherever she went."
"Zatana then? Doctor Fate?" Superboy did not gave up and started to enumerate the Justice League members that had some knowledge of magic.
"tt. Yeah. Let's get santa claus" Damian joked.
"No can do. He is too busy before christmas." Tikki said surprising everyone. There was a loud THUD! and Chloe was now fainted on the floor.
"Weren't you supposed to stay hidden? And he is real?!" Damian screamed the last part.
"I am the first thing that ever came into existence, you are best friends with two aliens, a mutant and a half-devil. Do you honestly have trouble believing in Santa Claus?" Tikki asked. "Oh my… I am turning into Plagg…" She moaned.
"Yes. the best way to spend time is to wallow about your choice of words while your chosen is fucking dying from pain." Damian cursed.
"I know a solution. In fairy tales most curses can be broken with true love's kiss!" Tikki said happily.
"Does it look like a fairy tale to you?" Damian was losing patience
"No. But there is a reason why people believed in it. Only it doesn't work that way really." She paused and Damian sent her a death glare. Kagami, Luka and Jon all decided to step back to give them space. None had any idea who would come victorious. Tikki might have been all-powerful, but Damian had enough tenacity and determination to not care. "The true loves kiss can only break some curses, mostly related to love."
"So whatever curse mother put on her during the wedding should be reversable with a… kiss?"
"Exactly!"
Damian pondered this. He wanted to do it, but he just… froze. Every part of him was telling him that this was the only way. That he had to save her. But at the same time, this little part of his brain was telling him that this was not right. That their first kiss should not be like that.
Damian slowly approached and took Marinette's hand. He leaned over so their faces were only centimeters apart.
"I am sorry.'
