The mist suddenly broke away, Tarble and Chiaotzu's vision became clearer and the false images of their friends disappear before their eyes as well. Brugman sat in her chair annoyed that her magic spell was broken simply because of Kalmia's stupidity. "I guess this means I must deal with them directly" Her hand going to her cane and standing once more but leaving it behind. Her old body lifted to the air as her body turned black as the night and vanished and reappeared overhead from Tarble and Chiaotzu. "I will kill you both quickly. And return to my chair and watch the world rot as it always has. Brug Mrug Gurman"

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Poison of the mind: Brugman Vs Tarble and Chiaotzu
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Tarble watched as the sky turned red, clouds over head shifted and swirled as it in a twister with no tornado. Thunder and lightning randomly shooting to the ground. "What the hell?" Tarble tied to say, but found his voice was silenced. His hand going to his lips and finding them missing. His eyes widened at the thought of someone's magic removing his ability to speak.

"You two… are an annoyance. You and your friends." Came a voice, the clouds bent and soon formed the face of Brugman. "For your arrogance, I will kill you both… again and again. I will bring you back and kill you as many times as it takes to make you forget who you are, then I will erase you from history!" Her one eye opening wide once more, lightning raining down.

Tarble attempted to dodge away, but the lightning just followed him. Trapped a sudden surge of pain as the electricity rushed through his body, as many bolts found purchase in his body. His silent yells in pain, slowly his voice returning as his sight was taken from him. "I will remove a sense with every death, to remind you that I have absolute control here." Brugman's voice reached into his head. He could feel his body burning, the air pulled from his lungs and nothing given in return, his body blistering as his mind was kept tell the burning reached his bones.

Tarble then stood where everything began, body drenched in sweat. Chiaotzu's lips moved to say something to him, but no words reached his ears. Chiaotzu's face then began turned red and exploded as his body began producing water. The waves crashed into Tarbles body, caught in a whirlpool. He tried to resist and swim to the surface, but it always seemed to be too far from him. He needed air and could feel his lungs burn as he drowned.

Tarble awoken again standing where he was at the start. Looking up to the giant eye looking down at her. He fired a blast into the air to try and get her, but the clouds dispersed and only reformed with a laugh. Tarble could feel his heart race, and then he heard a pop. The taste of blood in his mouth, his heart stopped completely. Tarble looked down and saw his own chest open as if it was exploded open. His hand going to it and felt no pain or touch. The sound of rats around him, a tsunami of vermin enveloping him and began to devour his flesh as he could not feel them but watched.

In truth, Tarble stood staring into the sky. His eyes glazed over, unresponsive to Chiaotzu calling for him. Brugman stood not far from them, Chiaotzu turning to face the witch on his own. "I don't know what you have done to him, but I will not allow it to continue."

"Hmm? It seems you are not affected by my illusions." The old woman said with a frown on her face. "Means I will have to really kill you."

"You can try!" He yelled out, a blue aura wrapped around nearby trees and rocks.

Brugman pulled a cleaver from her robe and rushed at Chiaotzu, slicing through tree and rocks like butter as she flew. Chiaotzu flying up and dodged her attack, the two zipped through the air wildly. It had been some time before Chiaotzu had to fight to live or die, and Tien was not there to help him this time. The young man tried to stop the witch's advance with more debris but found she could cut through it with no problem.

The witch only mocked with a laugh as she drew closer and closer. Chiaotzu so focused on defense, he finds himself backed into a tree. The witch suddenly burst forward to kill him but stops only a few inches away. Both eyes wide as she attempted to will herself forward.

"It has been a while since I used my Paralysis Technique." Chiaotzu said, his hand thrust forward to her as he held her back. "Thought I could win without it, but… you proved to me I need more training." Lifting his other hand and pointing to her and charging his dodon pa.

The moment he was about to fire, Brugman suddenly spit a needle at the boy. He dodged to the side quickly, fired the blast that instead struck her side. The needle hit the tree behind him, and suddenly exploded violently. Chiaotzu forced to break the hold on Brugman, who took this chance to retreat home. Tarble released from her grip suddenly and realized he was in no pain, and that she was not in the sky. Breathing heavily and noticed Chiaotzu injured on the ground. The young psychic stood with a smile. "Looks like you're not the only one capable of saving people. You need training in resisting mind control."