I could tell Alexandra was very close. I could feel her getting closer and closer as we swiftly approached civilization. Oh how I hated her. I could feel the sweet sensation of fire burning in my veins solely fueled by my rage.

I would have the ivory child befriend her, earn her trust even get close to her. Anna would pretend to be her friend. I would need a new disguise to fool her with.

Who's form should I take? Who's face would I use? I would need a new face before I took a new form and I mean that quite literally.

Oh it just occured to me I had yet another advantage. Alexandra had a sweet little sister. Shannon was her name. If she was not cooperative all I had to do was snap my fingers and her sister would burn just like her kind parents did that awful unfortunate day.

Better I wouldn't even have to snap my fingers I could simply let Anna take care of it. She was more powerful than I at this point even though I hate to admit it.

I could smell the aroma of chaos and fear mixed with perfume and sweat and various spices.

The Market place reeked of humans, aroma that I found to be disgusting.

Anna was about to head into the crowds but I blocked the way with my arm so she would stop.

"Not so fast. We need a game plan so to speak. Perhaps we could discuss it before we head in"

She could have nodded but she just stared at me and her eyes reflected that fire I know lived within her soul.

"Once I locate where Amberson is, I want you to do something for me?"

"What would that be exactly?"

"I want for you to get as much information from her as you can. I don't care how you get that information from her. You can torture her, torture her friends, her family, just do everything in your power to ascertain what she knows about the gem. Befriend her, enchant her, charm her,seduce her if you want; It makes no difference what you do. Understand I'm not very skilled at associating with humans. You on the other hand you have allure, you have that face people want to trust. You have a kind face, a trustworthy one. You also have this aura of innocence. Humans love innocence. Amberson on the other hand will appreciate a innocent nature but she will also admire intelligence. Reveal your intelligence to her and she will be quite interested. Intelligence always catches her interest. You are highly intelligent. Show it off but not too much. If you get too showy she might get rather suspicious.

I don't wish for you to alert her that you are indeed a spy. She'll ask questions, she'll want to know who you're working for, eventually you'll have to disappear before she finds out who you really are. Also you need a new name. There's nothing wrong with your name but you just need a alias so to speak"

"Yes I understand. What if she doesn't buy that I am who I say I am?"

"Oh believe me she will. I'm fact she will be expecting you. Everyone will. I shall make it so that everyone knows your name. You will be a familiar face. A celebrity if you will. You wrote a book. You're a gem appraiser, a Archeologist, a geologist as well as a theologist and anthropologists. Let's see that gives you 4 doctorates under your belt. You appear quite young but you're nearing your mid 30's. You are a over achiever just like she is. You have the same set skills, the same knowledge, the same interest, why you're almost a carbon copy of her except you took things a little too far. You're better educated than she is, you're smarter, and you have more sophistication. You're father was Spanish Baron and your mother was Egyptian. You are multilingual. Spanish, Arabic, German, Russian, Italian, as well as English. You know it all. Just wish it and I can make it happen".

"Well in that case yes I wish that all these things would be as you say".

"Granted. Oh by the by, Djinn have a uncanny knack for languages. In fact every Djinn is born with the ability to understand any language that is spoken to them.Humans call it the gift of tongues. So speaking different languages and understanding them will come quite naturally to you."

"Oh that's good to know. Oh by the way you don't have to locate her all by yourself. I could simply wish for us to find her."

"Very clever Anna. Then by all means do so. Go for it."

"I wish we knew exactly where Alexandra Amberson is ."

"Sounds like you're asking a questions. Why did your voice tremble? You are formidable creature. You are eternal all powerful being. There was a time when the Djinn struck fear right through every human heart. Be bold, be terrifying, Be frightening. Say it with some gusto, with some actual feeling. Be angry. Be something, anything but fearful and trembling. The Djinn do not tremble, we do not fear, we are fear, we are terror, horror and despair.

Say it again this time with more power."

"Amberson show yourself to us".

She still sounded like a little scared dog but at least she wasn't trembling.

"Better. You still sound rather unsure of yourself. Oh well I suppose you'll learn. You have all eternity in which to learn how to be conduct yourself properly. It is quite difficult to manage unlimited power. It's a great responsibility. Becoming a Djinn is nothing to be taken lightly. Yet you should be proud of who you are. You shouldn't be trembling like pathetic puppy dog."

I could feel the words in my mouth bite the air and I could see her porcelain face wince at the sound of those harsh words.

"I'm not pathetic.If you really think that about me you can handle this Alexandra yourself."

"Oh I never said that you were. You are far from pathetic. I'm just trying to keep up the morale so to speak. I merely wish to encourage my dear. I don't think you are pathetic. I just don't want anyone to mistake your hesitancy, reluctancy and your present inexperience as a weakness. Understand there are many that prey upon the weaknesses of others. There are other creatures of darkness besides the Djinn that exist out there. Gargoyles, Vampires,Banshees, Bogarts as well as Goblins and Fairies.

Did you know that fairies are quite formidable and intimidating in their natural form? They would be of course be quite out of their element in such a hot and unforgiving climate as this but I suppose anything is possible. So you need to be ready for everything. Any of those humans could very well be a enemy in disguise. So my suggestion would be: Be on your guard,Anna."

"Thanks for the suggestion but I think I can handle myself just fine. It's just one human".

"Yes that's what I thought when I first set eyes on her but then that didn't work out too well. Now what's your new name? Have you chosen a new name for yourself?"

"P..p..p.p. Plunder. Priscilla Plunder."

"Consider it done. Interesting choice but I like it. It's quite becoming and ever so inventive."

Anna stumbled slightly but I steadied her with my arm which I offered to her.

"I know this must be a new experience for you. You see when you wished for all that I said to come true, I actually made it happen quite literally. If that doesn't make sense allow me to spell it out for you. The reason you feel so strange right now is that I granted for you to not only have a new name but to have a new identify as well. So in other words you've just now become new person. You have new information swirling around your head. So you'll probably have a slight headache for at least a few hours afterwards. All that history, facts and names and places that you've never been to and you've never seen. I gave you knowledge Anna. 4 Doctorates worth of knowledge to be exact. So I hope you have fun with that".

"I think I'm going to be sick".

"Not Again. I thought you were stronger than that."

She glowered at me intensely with angry frustration.

"I am strong. I'm just not used to all this. Oh shit my head feels like it's going to explode."

"It will pass I promise you. You'll get used to it, trust me. If you collapse at anytime just tell them it's the heat. Sit down or you'll attract attention".

"What about Amberson?"

"Amberson can wait. Amberson is out sight seeing. She's here on business and that's as much as I know."

"You should know much more".

"Oh Fuck. She's coming this way."

"Why what's wrong with that?"

"Because she'll recognize me the moment she sets eyes on me. I need to get out of this skin and quick."

"Oh that shouldn't be a problem. Who's face do you need?"

"I didn't say I needed a face."

"True but you said you needed to change your skin so I'm assuming you need the skin from somebody's face."

"It usually works better that way but I can't just walk up to someone and rip their face off with all these fucking people around."

"You can't but I can".

She gave me a secretive smile.

"I like the way you think. Do it".

Somebody in the distance let out a scream. The scream gave me chills of joy.

There was something wet and oily in my hand. I could see blood dripping down my fingers. A new face was now in my possession.

"Does that help?"

"indubitably."

"It's the face of somebody important, that's all I know. I wish I could give you more information. His name is Mathias Zaladan Zaandam. I I need to stop wishing for things".

"Oh please don't stop wishing. In fact I wish I knew everything there is know about this Mathias. Tell me everything."

"Granted. It's done. Why can't I stop?"

"Because it's in your nature to grant wishes.Its only natural for you to make wishes. In fact it's actually quite healthy. Yet for now have to make myself scarce. No doubt she recognized you. Remember you're quite the celebrity in the archeological Field."

"Wait. I don't know if I can do that alone."

"You won't be alone. You won't ever be alone. I'll be right behind you. I'll be watching from a distance of course. Just relax. Enjoy yourself. Get into the spirit of things".