Chapter 9

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Egypt could feel herself rising from the ground, and her esophagus being crushed. She looked into Triste's eyes and thought she was looking into the fiery gates of Hell. Once again he tried breaking into her mind but she held it up just as strong as she had before, even though she was receiving little oxygen.

"Let me in." he ordered in his hypnotic, vampiric tone.

Her mind started to lax and obey but she fought it.

"Let. Me. In." The smoothness of his voice becoming more effective. Egypt could feel the wall swaying, and than she felt the wall begin to fall.

"No." She wheezed. The wall began to sturdy.

"Yes." He whispered. It tipped.

"Put me down." She ordered through gasps.

"No." He said, a malicious smile spread across his lips.

"So be it." Egypt said. She used all her mental strength to grab Triste's wall and pull it down into a crumbly pile.

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Jake watched from the sidelines. He wanted so much to bud in and stop Triste but for some odd reason, his gut told him to wait. He didn't get that kind of intuition usually so he had to trust it.

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Lauren watched the battle between Triste and Egypt. She was succeeding in keeping up her wall, or so it looked. No human was able to do that with Triste. He just wished he were able to see the true fight as Jake saw it, he would just have to wait till it was done.

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Jake watched in amazement as Egypt's wall would sway but wouldn't fall.

"Put me down." He heard her order.

"No." He replied. Jake wanted to rip that smile right off his smug face.

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"So be it." Was the last thing that was said before they both collapsed to the floor. Jake and Lauren looked to each other in amazement and fear. They rushed over to the two lying on the floor and knelt by Egypt's side.

"What just happened?" Lauren asked.

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Egypt was swept away be all of Triste's memories, flooded by feelings and emotions that were not her own. Extreme anger, sorrow, hate, jealousy, lust. She watched memories of him raping his slaves as though she was right there. She saw herself through his eyes from when he entered the shop and felt desire and fear.

Egypt felt herself loosing consciousness. "How did she do that?" Filled her ears just before she blacked out.

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