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I am SO EXCITED to share this next chapter with you. I really took my time writing this as I had my own twists and turns to add to this part of the tale. With the addition of Cratyk, I think it makes the battle of Wakanda all the more challenging! This split into either two or three chapters we shall see! Really hope you enjoy this! Please keep the reviews coming! I take everyone's opinion very seriously and do try to respond with explanations and answers, even to those who don't like where something is going! I want to interact with my readers! Also, I want to apologize to those who had to read the first update of Chapter 11. Somehow it showed the wrong chapter to an entirely different story of mine but it didnt show up on my end. Either way I am sorry and thank you to those who notified me.

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Wakanda

Okoye walked beside T'Challa with the Red Guard behind them. Steve Rogers' jet had just touched ground on the landing pad before them. She watched as Steve and those with him began to exit the jet. With a small smirk, Okoye raised a brow. "When you said we were going to open Wakanda to the rest of the world- this is not what I imagined."

T'Challa turned to his long time friend. "And what did you imagine?" He asked.

"The Olympics. Maybe even a Starbucks."

Natasha walked alongside Steve with Bruce and Rhodey beside them. Wanda gripped Vision's hand as they stood beside Furia and Bucky, while Sam took up the rear.

Bruce leaned toward Rhodey before whispering. "Should we bow?" He asked.

Rhodey narrowed his eyes, speaking in a serious tone. "Yeah, he's a king."

Steve smiled, having finally reached T'Challa's side. "Seems I'm always thanking you for something."

The two shook hands as T'Challa waved him off. Their friendship meant a great deal to him, and T'Challa knew had he needed help, Steve would do the same for him.

As Bruce now stood beside Steve and Natasha, he gave T'Challa a deep bow while Rhodey gave him a playfully shocked expression. "What are you doing?" He mocked..

T'Challa raised a hand to dissuade Bruce. "Uh- we don't do that here."

Bruce gave Rhodey an annoyed look who playfully grinned in return.

T'Challa turned toward Bucky and Furia with a wide smile. "It is good to see you both."

Bucky embraced Wakanda's king in a warm hug, slapping his back affectionately. "Same here, T'Challa. Feels like we came back home."

"So how big of an assault can we expect?" T'Challa asked as the group began to walk toward the administrative building.

"Uh, sir, I think you can expect quite a big assault." Bruce answered.

"How we lookin'?" Natasha asked, hoping their numbers were great.

"You will have my King's Guard, the Border Tribe, and the Dora Milaje."

"Good." Furia started out. "We're going to need it."

Having made it to Shuri's lab, with Rhodey and Sam staying outside for Recon, the young scientist scanned Vision's stone as he lay on an examination table. Flipping her hand over, she carefully studied the projected image over her palm.

"Whoa. The structure is polymorphic." She said, sounding surprised.

Bruce moved toward her. "Right, we had to attach each neuron non-sequentially."

Shuri gave him a smirk. "Why didn't you just reprogram the synapses to work collectively?"

Vision looked toward Bruce as if he wondered the same thing.

Bruce shrugged in embarrassed uncertainty. "Because- we didn't think of it."

With a side grin, Shuri nodded. "I'm sure you did your best."

"Can you do it?" Wanda asked, hopeful.

Shuri gave her a curt nod. "Yes, but there are more than two trillion neurons here. One misalignment could cause a cascade of circuit failures. She turned to T'Challa before finishing. "It will take time, brother."

"How long?" Steve asked.

"As long as you can give me." Shuri admitted. She turned toward Furia before continuing. "Now, what kind of family drama are you bringing?"

"My cousin Cratyk. He is telepathic, but Thanos has enhanced his ability somehow with the power stone. He wants to try to control one of us, in order to stop us. He doesn't just want us to fail, he wants to destroy us piece by piece, especially me."

"Sounds like a nice guy." Bruce stated, sardonically.

"It sounds like he could be a lot of trouble for us." Natasha added, crossing her arms in concern. "We can't expect Wanda to keep him at bay on her own."

"Perhaps she doesn't have to." Shuri chimed in. She pulled up an old scan she had taken of Furia's brain activity from her kimono beads and continued. "You see, I saved some previous studies of Furia's cerebral scans when her abilities are active. In each analysis, the limbic system is what illuminates the most; as if her abilities are somehow strongly connected with her emotions." Shuri paused as if she were in deep thought for a moment before continuing. "Perhaps your previous trainings with Wanda, and myself, to strengthen your ability to penetrate another mind were simply approached incorrectly. Perhaps we should consider your strong need to protect those you love and forget cerebral penetration altogether. Instead, we attempt to strengthen your mental ability to guard the minds of others."

Steve moved forward, glancing at Furia momentarily before addressing Shuri. "Do you think it would work?" He asked.

"I do." Shuri replied confidently.

"We need to work fast." Natasha started out. "Wanda, why don't you do your thing to Bucky while Furia tries to keep you out." She gave Wanda a hard expression and stepped toward her. "Try- scaring the hell out of her. If you get what I mean." She looked toward Bucky's weapon and then back toward Wanda. "Motivate her."

Wanda, having understood Natasha's implication waved her hand toward Bucky, who looked at her curiously. Suddenly, a streak of scarlett passed over Bucky's eyes. He removed his hand gun from its holster, quickly cocking his Sig Sauer P320, before pointing the weapon at his own head.

"What the shit are you doing, Wanda?" Furia yelled, rushing toward Bucky.

"Woah! Hey- that's a bit extreme!" Rhodey yelled as Bruce let out a few surprised curse words.

Steve looked to Natasha."What are you two getting at?" He asked her sharply.

Natasha placed a hand on Steve's chest. Her eyes looked deeply into his as she spoke quickly but soft. "Trust me on this, Rogers."

He shook his head; his eyes darting between the woman he loved and one of his best friends(who currently held a gun to his own head). It seemed a bit extreme but he knew they had to work fast. And if one thing would push Furia's ability, especially after what Shuri had said, it was Bucky. With an exaggerated sigh Steve backed down, allowing the situation to play out.

The team began to argue amongst themselves whether this was really the right choice; some in favor while the others were strongly against it. As the arguing continued, Furia felt a rush of both fear and anger pass over her.

"Has everyone suddenly lost their minds?" Furia yelled, with her hand on Bucky's chest. His face was blank, and all Furia could think about was his time under the control of HYDRA. Her face grew cold as both her hair and hands were now covered in frost.

"Come on, Furia. If you want Wanda out of his mind, keep her out." Natasha pushed.

Okoye glanced toward T'Challa with uncertainty. She didn't like this approach, but T'Challa gave her a reassuring look, trusting their decision.

With a deep breath, Furia pushed herself deep into Bucky's mind. At first, everything felt hazy and with her eyes closed she could almost envision a red fog covering his every thought. Thinking back on Wanda's words, Furia focused on the haze, hoping she could separate it from Bucky's mind. The same principle had worked to keep Cratyk out and she tried to trust it would then too.

Furia pulled toward Bucky's thoughts; finally seeing a memory of herself. It played through her mind like a film, as she saw Bucky touching her face before kissing her lips. Confident she had vibed the difference from the haze and his thoughts she attempted to build a wall between them. Almost instantly, the two parted, until Bucky's own voice brought Furia out of the vibe.

He leaned forward while Furia looked at him with concern. "You okay, James?" She asked, touching his face?"

He blinked several times before looking at her. "Uh- I think- I think so."

Wanda tried to push her way back into his mind as Bucky quickly flinches. Furia's mouth pursed into a hard line before she spoke. "Seriously?" She hissed, as she vibed Bucky once more, hoping to keep Wanda out this time.

Wanda smiled before her eyes snapped open. "I can't get in." She chirped as the others seemed to relax.

Natasha gave Steve a wink as she kissed his cheek, thankful he'd trusted her instincts. "Remember this moment." She started out with that all to familiar smirk she often gave Steve. "Romanoff always knows best."

Steve chuckled before kissing her forehead as Shuri moved to stand next to Furia, before running new scan over her. "Just as I suspected." She showcased the image which revealed Furia's brainwaves as the same parts illuminated. A small red chime suddenly chirped grabbing Shuri's attention before her eyes went large. She quickly swiped it away before anyone had the chance to read it, doing what she could to compose herself.

Furia raised a brow, curious as to what she'd seen and was about to ask before Okoye's kimoyo beads gave an alert. Moving one to her palm, an image of the Earth was instantly projected above her hand. "Something's entered the atmosphere." Okoye announced.

"Hey, Cap, we got a situation here." Sam announced over comms.

Outside, the defense shield managed to destroy a smaller alien craft as it tried to push pass the barrier. Bucky. who watched the explosion from the window, wrapped an arm around Furia. "God I love this place."

Having activated his armor, Rhodey was now clad in his War Machine gear before he spoke. "Yeah, don't start celebrating yet, guys. We got more incoming outside the dome."

As more shops collide into the invisible barrier, pieces of their ship begin to crash across the open land outside the dome's protection. With T'Challa and Steve now watching the display from the window, the two glanced at one another; both of them filled with the realization of what they were about to face.

Vision struggled to rise from the table. He could no longer risk his friends. "It's too late." He started out. "We need to destroy the stone now."

Natasha gave him a forbidding glance. "Vision, get your ass back on the table."

"We will hold them off." T'Challa said confidently. "Wanda, Furia. Do what you can to keep Cratyk at bay. Keep your thoughts fixed on his mind."

"And as soon as that stone's outta his head, you blow it ." Steve added, looking toward Wanda.

"I will." She answered.

"Evacuate the city. Engage all defense procedures." T'Challa stopped, pointing at Steve. "And get this man a shield."

With a deep breath, Steve looked full of pride. Perhaps the world no longer believed he was worthy of the shield, but the people he trusted most did, and that was all that mattered.

Shuri, who had already begun working on Vision's stone, glanced toward Furia and Bucky. She watched the two give each other a quick embrace before he left the room with the others.

Wanda watched as more ships tried to get passed the city's shield from the window, as Shuri silently motioned Furia forward.

Furia, who looked at Shuri curiously, raiseed her hands as if to ask what she wanted. Shuri's eyes when large as Furia realized the yoing girl was hoping Furia would read her mind.

What is it Furia vibed.

The alert from my kimoyo beads came up after I scanned you. Your HCG levels are quite high. Shuri replied, and even in her mind Furia could hear the surprise.

She furrowed her brows. What does that mean. Furia asked, inside Shuri's head.

It means your pregnant. Shuri answered.

On the battlefield, impressively crafted carriers hovered over the ground. Wakandan soldiers stood beside Natasha, Steve, and Bucky. Looking at Steve, there was a hint of sadness in Natasha's eyes before she quickly concealed it; pulling back the thought that some of them might not make it before Steve could truly notice her fear.

War Machine and Sam kept pace with the hovercrafts just several feet above their heads as Bruce stomped across the field in the hulkbuster.

"How we lookin', Bruce?" Natasha asked.

From inside the Hulkbuster, Bruce looked elated. "Yeah, I think I'm getting the hang of it. Wow! It's like being the Hulk without actually-" Before he could finish his sentence, Bruce stumbled over a rock falling flat on the ground. Okoye's hovercraft passed Bruce as he still lay on grass. She gave him a dubious look before refocusing on the task at hand, hoping the scientist would still be an ally and not a burden constantly needing saved. Standing to his feet, Bruce looked around sheepishly. "I'm okay. I'm okay."

As an alert popped up on Rhodey's screen, he warned the rest of the team. "I got two heat signatures breaking through the tree line."

The carrier pilots expertly swerved in a U-turn formation as the Wakandan soldiers jumped out in unison, running to join the other ranks.

M'Baku, who moved to stand beside T'Challa, rallied his troops with a warchant. "MAYEFA YA HU! MAYEFA YA HU! MAYEFA YA HU! MAYEFA YA HU! MAYEFA YA HU!"

With a relieved and grateful smile, T'Challa clasped onto M'Baku's wrist. "Thank you for standing with us."

M'Baku smiled, speaking in his native tongue of Xhosa. "Ofcourse, brother."

Pressing toward the heat signaturea Rhodey had picked up, T'Challa, Natasha, and Steve moved toward the barrier where Proxima and Cull now stood.

T'Challa, Cratyk isn't that far away and he has his sights set on you. I'll keep him at bay. Furia explained as he heard her voice inside his head.

Despite her confidence, he could hear her sudden distress but sensed it had nothing to do with Cratyk. Still, there was no time to dive into emotions and T'Challa knew he would have to it out later…If they survived, he thought to himself.

I trust you do so, Furia. He answered.

Furia sat on the hard surface of Shuri's work area(who was still fast at work on Vision's stone), had already started a playlist on her headphones. It blocked out much of the world around her as she focused on her abilities, picturing her cousin's mind to keep him at bay. The song, Photograph by Def Leapord, filled her ears as she drew in a deep breath, releasing it slowly to push aside the knots in her stomach.

Pregnant. In a time of war and the possibility of death, new life grew inside her. It was ironic, really, but also terrifying. There was so much to consider and she desperately wished she speak with Bucky about it, but it simply wasn't the time. For now, she could do nothing but push it aside. Everyone needed her to focus. Everyone needed her to stand beside Wanda and keep Cratyk at bay. Everything else would simply have to wait.

At the first sign of his mind, Wanda was quick to pull Furia's thoughts toward her.

Furia. I found him She said as her words sounded as cold as she felt.

Their minds connected as the pair stepped into the void; a place Furia knew not have to reach on her own. It was different then simply digging into a mind. This was like a plane or space between minds. A hallway where each door lead to someone else's consciousness.

The dark space around Furia made it hard for her to see, but there was much to feel. Each door seemed to give off its' own signature and some doors she seemed to recognize instantly. Bucky's door was warm. Hues if silver and black smoke surrounded it as she felt his constant confliction from a tainted past. Natasha's door appeared almost black and could have been mistaken for steel. Like the structure was a representation of her heart; guarded but full of strong and unwavering love.

Wanda came to a halt, resting a hand on Furia's chest. "This is him." She sneered. "Can you feel it?"

Outside, Proxima dragged her blade against the barrier, testing its strength, with Cull beside her.

Natasha gave her a snide look before speaking. "Where's your other friend?"

Proxima's eyes narrowed on Natasha. "You will qpay for his life with yours. Thanos will have that stone."

"That's not gonna happen." Steve said, flatly.

"You are in Wakanda now. Thanos will have nothing but dust and blood." T'Challa chimed in boldly.

"We, have blood to spare." Proxima answered with a merciless grin.

Raising her blade, the ships behind her began to raise their outer doors, allowing the strange and frightening creatures to step out.

Their skin was leathery in texture with hints of both yellow and black. None of the foreign creature had visible eyes but their teeth were razor sharp and long.

As more and more begin to exit the ships, Natasha, Steve, and T'Challa join back up with the rest of the ranks.

Bucky, who raised a brow, looked to Steve. "Did they surrender?" He asked sardonically.

"Not exactly." Steve replied.

Standing before his soldiers, T'Challa began to chant in Xhosa, telling his warriors and brothers in arms to "hold strong", just while Proxima raised her arm signaling them the attack.

As they watched what appeared to be thousands of the strange creatures exiting the ships, the number of them continued to increase without ceasing. Bucky's eyes went large at the sheer amount. "What the hell" He said, aloud.

"Looks like we pissed her off." Natasha announced playfully, trying to lighten the mood.

Okoye's face suddenly grimaced as she watched the creatures fight through the barrier only to be bisected as a result. "They're killing themselves." She said, horrified.

Still inside the void, Wanda's red power ripped crashed into the door of Cratyk's mind before the pair could hear his laughter from the sir.

Along with the familiar shades of flame and ice was a new hue of violet. The colors blended with the door as they heard him speak.

"I'm impressed." He started out. "You were bold enough to come to me before I had the chance to enter one of your friend's minds."

"You won't get the chance." Wanda hissed before throwing her energy with all her might.

Furia, hoping to keep him busy, pushed at his block with her mind and even blasted the door with shards of ice. She knew her ability to penetrate his mind would be weak in comparison to Cratyk, but hoped combining her cold would split the difference.

Wanda, whose red powers now surrounded the doors tensed in her efforts to bring him down. The girls could hear Cratyk's cries to fight them off from the other side his frustration encouraged them.

As a few creatures had finally broken through the barrier unscathed, the Border Tribe took a knee, and raised their shields. Behind them, the Kingsguard leveled their spears above the shields and upon T'Challa's command began to fire at the creatures known to Proxima as Outsiders.

Bucky, using his M249, fired with impressive precision; with bullets hitting dead center on the Outsider's skulls.

Sam swooped overhead as he fired with his steyr pistols. "Did you see the teeth on those things?" He yelled over comms.

Rhodey, who was just behind him began to speak. "Alright, back up, Sam. You're gonna get your wings singed." Flying over the heaviest concentration of Outsiders, Rhodey dropped several mines that exploded into large clouds of searing heat and blsck smoke.

With a grimace, Steve watched as a large group of Outsiders moved to the right of the shield in an obvious attempt to surround them. H .glanced toward Natasha and T'Challa who had both noticed their tactics as well.

"Cap, if these things circle the perimeter and get in behind us...There's nothing between them and Vision. Wanda and Furia have enough on their plate!" Bruce said. worriedly.

"Them we better keep 'em in front of us." Steve replied, somewhat grimmly.

"How do we do that?" Okoye asked.

"We open the barrier." T'Challa answered, placing his comm toward his mouth. "On my signal, open North-West Section Seventeen."

A woman's voice could be heard over their comms as she asked in surprise. "Requesting confirmation, my King. You said open the barrier?"

"On my signal." He stated boldly.

M'Baku looked toward the thousands of creatures that outnumbered their flanks by a great deal. With a sigh he leaned toward Okoye. "This will be the end of Wakanda."

Okoya drew in a breath. Her eyes were filled with all the fury and bravery she had felt. She was ready to stand beside her king. She was ready to fight. She was also ready to die if that had been the cost. "Then it will be the noblest ending in history." She replied.

Still fighting Cratyk, Furia shot as much ice ss she could toward his door while Wanda's energy still surrounded it. As it began to shake, the ground beneath their feet seemed to rumble. Wanda's eyes went wide as she realized Cratyk was beginning to lose his battle against them both.

"Come on, Furia! Give it all you got!" She screamed as her eyes were the brightest shade of scarlet imaginable.

For Bucky, Furia told herself as she imagined Cratyk taking over his mind the way The Winter Soldier had for years. Pulling her arms back, she thrusted them forward with every ounce of strength she could muster. A blast of cold violently exited her hands before crashing into the door. Shards of ice spread across it like a virus, reaching every corner until it seemed to sink into the wood.

Using its' weakened state from the ice, Wanda split apart the cracks until the door was nothing more than dust. The pair rushed forward as Cratyk's barrier fell to pieces. Finally standing before them, Craty's hands were covered in fire as he stared them down with rage in his dark eyes.

"You tearing down my barrier may seem like a win, but all that means is I'm just as free to roam both your minds and you are me. We'll see who breaks first. You'll both lose your minds when you see what I have in store." His voice was as angry as his flames and when he threw the first bit of flame, Furia was quick to meet the fire with her ice.

Readying one of his vibranium handguards, Captain America looked toward the section of barrier T'Challa was about to open in suspense. The adrenaline rushed through him as he prepared his mind for another battle. Beside him, T'Challa shouted a command in Xhosa which caused the Border Tribesmen to disengage their shields, and rise to their feet. Standing before them, T'Challa walked out in front of his loyal soldiers with his eyes still facing their shared enemy.

"WAKANDA FOREVER!" He yelled with fervent passion, crossing his arms in the Wakandan salute. His Black Panther helmet closed before he charged for the barrier.

Natasha, Steve, Bucky, and Bruce are all at the fore of the charge, with the rest of the soldiers close on their tail. Halfway to the barrier, T'Challda shouted into his comm, "Now!" he commanded.

The Outriders poured into the opening, as those who had intended to find another access turn on their heels to join the ones who had already gone through; their plan to keep them in front of them working. Pulling ahead due to their enhanced speed, Bucky, Steve, and T'Challa leapt into battle. Bucky blasted several with his M249, while Steve used his shield to cut through their flesh. T'Challa kicked another several yards away, and clawed the back of one wide open.

"How much longer Shuri?" T'Challa yelled over comms, still fighting the creatures off.

"We've barely begun, brother." She answered as a soft but bright gold light hovered at her eye level. While she manipulated it, the mechanical tools reproduced her commands on the mind stone itself.

"You might want to pick up the pace." T'Challa urged.

Furia, who struggled to keep Cratyk's flames at bay, watched as Wanda's powers threw him backward. He rolled across the floor covered in his shield of ice before facing Furia with a seethe of anger in his eyes.

She winced as she felt him press into her mind. His attempt was incredibly strong she could not keep him out. In a flash, the room seemed to change. The void around them that had looked like a representation of Cratyk's soul shifted to her own. The peaceful cold filled the atmosphere as a white gold mist moved around them.

On her knees, Furia heard Cratyk's twisted laughter as she tried to separate his thoughts from her own to no avail.

Soon, images flashed before her eyes until they were all she knew; forming around her and pulling her toward them, until they became as real as her own reality…..

The room was dark, but she recognized it as her home with Bucky. Furia stood in the small bathroom of their shared apartment in Bucharest. She looked in the mirror curiously, trying to remember how she'd gotten there.

She blinked, as she began to wonder why everything felt so strange, like something about where she was just didn't feel by choice.

Looking toward the sink, she took a deep breath, as both her hands pressed against the either edge of the sink. "I need to get some rest." She said allud to herself before glancing back toward the mirror.

With a gasp, The Winter Solder stood behind her. His eyes covered in black mimicking a domino mask. His lips and jaw were hidden behind the dark material that he often donned when approaching his enemy.

Furia's hands went cold, but before she could blast him away, his knife dug deep into her side. She wheezed from the impact as he dug the blade even deeper, puncturing her lungs. Blood began to drip from her mouth as she stared toward the man she loved in both sadness and betrayal.

"Furia!" She heard her name somewhere in the distance and the girl's voice sounded strangely familiar, as it continued to cry out to her, like it had intended to save her. The voice echoed around her as her eyes fell closed and her body went limp…

Still fighting outside, the team struggled against the sheer amount of Outsiders, as they began to overwhelm them. Suddenly, Bucky went down, holding back one of the creatures as it snapped its' teeth trying to bite his head. Steve and T'Challa stood their ground, but knew they wouldn't last long. Natasha, who took out another Outrider, suddenly got slammed from behind as she too hit the earth.

Rhodey flew over the breach, flooding the Outsiders with every ounce of ammunition he could, until Cull's massive hammer crashed into him, causing him to hit the ground. Not far from Rhodey, the Hulkbuster was dogpiled and pinned to the ground.

Bruce tried to stand, but could not seem to budge. "There's too many of them!" He screamed, trying to find a way to break free.

Suddenly a vibrant hue of rainbow light appeared amidst the battle, blinding those nearby, as an axe flew out of it, wreathed in lightning as it destroyed every Outrider in its path. With the other Avengers rising to their feet, the axe circled back toward its master just as the beam had finally faded. Standing in their midst is Thor, along with his new companions Groot and Rocket, who immediately cocked his gun.

Black Panther, Steve, and Natasha all paused in pleased astonishment as they stared at their old and powerful ally.

In the distance, Proxima and Cull looked toward the God of Thunder apprehensively, knowing he would be a challenge.

Bruce, opening the Hulkbust helmet, let out a hearty laugh. "Hahaha, you guys are so screqed now!"

"Bring me Thanos!" Thor cried out as he began to run forward with Groot and Rocket hot on his tail. Every ounce of Thor's anger seemed the draw more lightning from inside him. The image of his brother dying at the hands of the mad titan caused another surge to blast more Outriders to their death. Thor lunged toward the densest amount of Outriders with his axe raised, crashing into the ground with impressive force, leaving nothing but a crater in his wake…..

Darkness and a voice in the distance. It was the last things Furia had remembered following the pain of the blade. Bucky had been the one to do it, but he'd somehow lost himself to the Winter Soldier.

"Furia!" The voice called again. It was closer now. Close enough that Furia was suddenly desperate to open her own eyes, and yet she couldn't. Her body was still and unwavering. She was trapped somewhere deep inside herself and feared she wouldn't be able to escape.

"Furia, you have to separate yourself from him! You can do this!" The voice was muffled, but she could finally hear her entirely. Her… Yes, Furia admitted to herself, it was a girl. She was sure of it. But still, it wasn't clear who this girl really was.

"Furia I need your help! We all do!" The girl cried, sounding desperate. Something pulled at Furia's heart as she strained to open her eyes even for a second, but couldn't break passed whatever kept her from freedom.

"Furia, it's Wanda can you hear me?"

Wanda…. The name resonated deeply with Furia and had been strong enough to allow her to open her eyes. She drew in a sharp breath as she rose to her feet. Memories began to flood her mind as she remembered where she was. In the void.

The walls around her were tall and twisted every which way resembling a labyrinth. She pounded against it with her ice, breaking it with ease, only to be met with another wall. Trying to lift herself off the ground, Furia realized she wasn't able to fly. Something was keeping her from using her ability to its fullest, and because of this, Furia knew what she had to do. She was going to have to find all the pieces of Cratyk's mind and unconnect them from her own. And if she couldn't, she was bound to be his puppet..

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