Chapter 25
Raissa ran her finger over the spell. "I'll feed the words into your minds, and then you'll have to repeat them." They nodded, their hands on either side of Jimena's face. They were all sitting around in Serena's den, even the guys. And as far as he thought, Tymmie wasn't welcome at all. At least he shouldn't be. They were almost ready to wake Jimena up, but she couldn't be freed with the spell now on Collin's hand.
Her coma was different. As soon as she was awake, Stanton, Rachel, and Jimena would have to be set free, then Gerard would have his body and...they would have to face him. The thought of the upcoming battle chilled her. She wasn't about to believe that Gerard wasn't up to something. He hadn't been invading her thoughts lately. And he was too smart to just let her go. "Alright. Ready?"
Stanton nodded, and pressed his hand closer to Jimena's face. Rachel took a deep breath, and nodded. Raissa gave her last minute instructions. "Close your eyes." Rachel obeyed, and the second they did, they were inside Jimena's mind. How was she linked so easily to Jimena's mind? Gerard? All her thoughts were an open book, but she tried her best not to look. She didn't want to invade her privacy. It had to be Gerard. His power was very slowly draining Jimena's, just like he had done to her.
She wasn't being crossed over. He was going to use her body. But why was she asleep? 'Because if you recall, when he first infiltrated your body, he put you in a very deep sleep.' Raissa advised.
Rachel bit her lip in confusion. 'But how could Stanton be used in this?' 'Simple really. Haven't you looked at your arms? When he said he figured out a way to possess Jimena, he had you use the power on your hand to give it to Stanton, thus, making him a wizard. And since he was now a magical creature, Gerard escaped you, and went into Stanton, then he made him possess Jimena on the beach, finally going inside her, and since you were in danger, it released me.'
"Hey," Rachel opened her eyes, and looked at Collins urgent face. "Can we get on with this?" She nodded apologetically, and turned back to Jimena.
'Now, repeat after me. The aedifico Veneficium intus the Innocentes, be Libero et Deleas.' In unison, Stanton and Rachel repeated the incantation.
"The aedifico Veneficium intus the Innocentes, be Libero et Deleas." A white light emitted from their hands, and filtered to Jimena's face, and it spread to the rest of her body. The light created waves, and it suddenly burst. Her upper torso lifted, her eyes still closed. Her eyes opened, and yellow fire burning inside of them, her mouth opened.
A milky light slipped out of her mouth, and it slowly formed in the shape of a silver puddle on the floor. She choked in breath, and closed her eyes again. The light rapidly disappeared, and she fell into the love seat. Collin came up, and put a hand on her arm.
"Jimena?" Serena whispered from behind. Jimena didn't move, but after a few seconds, her eyes fluttered, and they opened widely, studying her surroundings.
She looked to her right, and in a scared voice, "Collin?" He nodded through the water in his eyes, and breathed out laughter. She looked at his hands, and she said, "I missed you guys." Not able to take anymore, Collin embraced her tightly. Rachel smiled tearfully. They were just as meant to be as Stanton and Serena.
Serena was currently hugging Jimena, and Stanton was rolling up his sleeve. "What are you doing?" She asked with a puzzled brow. His sleeve up to his shoulder, he revealed a tiny scar that looked just like the orb on Collin's hand. She slightly lifted her sleeve, and found the same scar. "What is this?" The orb wasn't colored like the one on her hand, but it had the same shapes.
"It's the code of the magician. All magical figures bear them. Even the witch."
Rachel fingered it. "Is it permanent?" Raissa nodded.
"It can be hidden with the proper spell so you can hide your identity when necessary. But right now, what we must do, is free all of you from Gerard."
Rachel nodded, and looked at Collin. He looked her in the eye, then paused, and let go of Jimena's hand. He studied the scar on his palm. "Okay. How do I do this?" Rachel took his hand, and traced the words.
"Point your hand at Stanton, then say the words. Do the same thing to me, then Jimena."
"Why in that order?" Raissa asked.
It didn't seem like she didn't know why, she just wanted to make sure that her student had. Rachel looked up. "Simple. Stanton has the least amount of Gerard in him, and I have the middle, and right now, Jimena actually has him inside."
"But why should that matter my dear?" She said, raising a thin eyebrow.
Rachel, catching on to the fact that she was being quizzed, said, "Because it takes a time for our power to return to normal, because of all that lost power. And we should be first so we have more time to power up."
Raissa smiled, pleased with her, and nodded slowly. "Now, Collin?" He turned to her, and she instructed, "Take care of it."
Raissa ran her finger over the spell. "I'll feed the words into your minds, and then you'll have to repeat them." They nodded, their hands on either side of Jimena's face. They were all sitting around in Serena's den, even the guys. And as far as he thought, Tymmie wasn't welcome at all. At least he shouldn't be. They were almost ready to wake Jimena up, but she couldn't be freed with the spell now on Collin's hand.
Her coma was different. As soon as she was awake, Stanton, Rachel, and Jimena would have to be set free, then Gerard would have his body and...they would have to face him. The thought of the upcoming battle chilled her. She wasn't about to believe that Gerard wasn't up to something. He hadn't been invading her thoughts lately. And he was too smart to just let her go. "Alright. Ready?"
Stanton nodded, and pressed his hand closer to Jimena's face. Rachel took a deep breath, and nodded. Raissa gave her last minute instructions. "Close your eyes." Rachel obeyed, and the second they did, they were inside Jimena's mind. How was she linked so easily to Jimena's mind? Gerard? All her thoughts were an open book, but she tried her best not to look. She didn't want to invade her privacy. It had to be Gerard. His power was very slowly draining Jimena's, just like he had done to her.
She wasn't being crossed over. He was going to use her body. But why was she asleep? 'Because if you recall, when he first infiltrated your body, he put you in a very deep sleep.' Raissa advised.
Rachel bit her lip in confusion. 'But how could Stanton be used in this?' 'Simple really. Haven't you looked at your arms? When he said he figured out a way to possess Jimena, he had you use the power on your hand to give it to Stanton, thus, making him a wizard. And since he was now a magical creature, Gerard escaped you, and went into Stanton, then he made him possess Jimena on the beach, finally going inside her, and since you were in danger, it released me.'
"Hey," Rachel opened her eyes, and looked at Collins urgent face. "Can we get on with this?" She nodded apologetically, and turned back to Jimena.
'Now, repeat after me. The aedifico Veneficium intus the Innocentes, be Libero et Deleas.' In unison, Stanton and Rachel repeated the incantation.
"The aedifico Veneficium intus the Innocentes, be Libero et Deleas." A white light emitted from their hands, and filtered to Jimena's face, and it spread to the rest of her body. The light created waves, and it suddenly burst. Her upper torso lifted, her eyes still closed. Her eyes opened, and yellow fire burning inside of them, her mouth opened.
A milky light slipped out of her mouth, and it slowly formed in the shape of a silver puddle on the floor. She choked in breath, and closed her eyes again. The light rapidly disappeared, and she fell into the love seat. Collin came up, and put a hand on her arm.
"Jimena?" Serena whispered from behind. Jimena didn't move, but after a few seconds, her eyes fluttered, and they opened widely, studying her surroundings.
She looked to her right, and in a scared voice, "Collin?" He nodded through the water in his eyes, and breathed out laughter. She looked at his hands, and she said, "I missed you guys." Not able to take anymore, Collin embraced her tightly. Rachel smiled tearfully. They were just as meant to be as Stanton and Serena.
Serena was currently hugging Jimena, and Stanton was rolling up his sleeve. "What are you doing?" She asked with a puzzled brow. His sleeve up to his shoulder, he revealed a tiny scar that looked just like the orb on Collin's hand. She slightly lifted her sleeve, and found the same scar. "What is this?" The orb wasn't colored like the one on her hand, but it had the same shapes.
"It's the code of the magician. All magical figures bear them. Even the witch."
Rachel fingered it. "Is it permanent?" Raissa nodded.
"It can be hidden with the proper spell so you can hide your identity when necessary. But right now, what we must do, is free all of you from Gerard."
Rachel nodded, and looked at Collin. He looked her in the eye, then paused, and let go of Jimena's hand. He studied the scar on his palm. "Okay. How do I do this?" Rachel took his hand, and traced the words.
"Point your hand at Stanton, then say the words. Do the same thing to me, then Jimena."
"Why in that order?" Raissa asked.
It didn't seem like she didn't know why, she just wanted to make sure that her student had. Rachel looked up. "Simple. Stanton has the least amount of Gerard in him, and I have the middle, and right now, Jimena actually has him inside."
"But why should that matter my dear?" She said, raising a thin eyebrow.
Rachel, catching on to the fact that she was being quizzed, said, "Because it takes a time for our power to return to normal, because of all that lost power. And we should be first so we have more time to power up."
Raissa smiled, pleased with her, and nodded slowly. "Now, Collin?" He turned to her, and she instructed, "Take care of it."