Chapter 17- Kaede's Incantation
Mai awoke and turned to see if Shippo was awake. Her eyes brightened as she saw him roll over to look at her from across the room.
"Did you sleep ok?" Shippo asked, generally wondering. Mai moved her head up and down to signify that she had. It felt right, just being here with Shippo like this. She then remembered, with all the confusion and the newfound love in Shippo, she'd forgotten about it. She touched the locket that still hung on her neck. She then had a horrible feeling, like something was about to happen. 'Show me Mom and Dad.' She thought and opened the locket.
Blue light again surrounded her, Mai gasped. Her parents looked worried, they must have just noticed the well was sealed. She closed the locket…she needed to get back. "Shippo! I need to find Kaede! Do you know where she lives?" Shippo looked generally confused.
"Yes, of course…but why?" Mai shook her head and grabbed Shippo's hand. "No time! We gotta go!"
They ran the whole way to Kaede's hut, and gasped for breath as they knocked on the hut wall. Kaede, looking even more close to extinction, smiled at both of them wisely.
"Ah, Shippo…Mai. What troubles ye?" Mai shook her head.
"I need your help…I need a spell…to unbind the well." Kaede clicked her teeth. "Ye must know, I do not know of a spell that could unbind the well." Mai's lip trembled. "Please...please try. I beg of you." Mai said breathlessly. Kaede shuffled from side to side.
"I shall try." Kaede hobbled over to a pile of ancient scrolls and began to read.
"Yes! I have found ye answer!" Kaede stated holding up the holy scroll. Mai hugged the old woman.
"Thank you! Thank you!" Shippo sweat dropped, he didn't know what was going on. "Ye must go to the well and say this incantation. It shall unbind ye well. But be forewarned, it comes with a grave consequence." Mai's eyes widened.
"What? What consequence!" Kaede adjusted her eye patch.
"Ye cannot be sure. Hurry along ye way!" Mai clasped Shippo's hand tight in hers as they ran towards the well. Mai stopped and kissing Shippo one last time before, she recited the incantation.
"I cannot find my home, unbind and free the lasting light, and let my love lead me back."
With that, the well burst with pink plasmic light.