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"I don't understand why she has to help me." Kimiko said while pacing back and forth in the small, cramped cave Chase had let Wuya use. Jack sighed for the millionth time that day. He sat on the dirt floor with his back against the wall.
"Please, please stop pacing. You're making the room seem smaller." Jack weakly whispered. Kimiko stopped, and folded her arms in front of her.
"Alright. Just answer my question already!" She yelled. She was obviously a little pissed off. Wuya looked at them through the corner of her eye and flinched.
"Well, she said she could help us!" Jack squinted his eyes toward the only sources of light, four torches placed on each side of the cave room.
"Well how do you know she won't turn me evil?" Kimiko said accusingly.
"More than you are already? I doubt it."
"Well how do you know?" Kimiko asked again.
Jack sighed. "I don't."
Kimiko hesitated. "I still don't trust you for recording what I told you in secrecy."
Wuya turned around. "Enough of your arguing. It's ready."
Kimiko looked at the purple liquid inside the black cauldron, hesitantly. "You sure? I don't have to drink that, do I?"
Wuya looked amused. "It's an enhancing potion. Just being in the presence of it enhances my powers." She explained.
"No wonder, I felt it. But what are those for?" Kimiko asked pointing at a bookcase full of books.
"What would a witch be without her knowledge?"
"Okay..." Kimiko paused. "So what do I have to do?"
Wuya pointed at Kimiko. "You, go into a trance. It's when you're in a trance that you are vulnerable." Kimiko interrupted her.
"Vulnerable? What are you gonna do?" Kimiko questioned.
"When you're in a trance, it's the easiest period of time to reach into your soul. You said you have felt this your whole life, so it must be a part of you. That means it will be harder to separate. Anything to reduce the time and energy will be helpful." Wuya explained.
"Then what?" Kimiko asked. Jack looked unsurely at her.
"Then I will destroy it. If I am unable to," Wuya took out a tiny glass jar, "Then I will put it in this. Are you sure you wish to go through with this?"
"Yes." Kimiko said without pausing.
"Good. Now go into a trance. And you," Wuya pointed at Jack. "Don't interrupt me. I need a great deal of concentration for this."
"Whoa, wait a minute," Kimiko paused, "I don't know how to go into a trance."
Wuya's eyes nearly popped out. "What! Are you kidding me? They never taught you!"
Kimiko shook her head.
Wuya grunted. "Alright. Uhhh." Wuya paused,
"Let this girl trance right now,
Because she doesn't know how."
Kimiko fell to the floor, hard. Jack crawled to her.
"Don't worry, she's all right. She might be a little stiff, but hey, that's life."
Wuya stood in front of the caldron and started to chant. Jack watched one big blob of light float from Kimiko. It was a dark red color. Wuya started chanting faster.
Slowly, the dark light started separating from the red one. Not before long, there were two balls of light. Wuya started chanting something else.
There was a commotion outside the room. Already, it seemed that Wuya's concentration was breaking, for the blobs of light started moving everywhere. They seemed to be fighting for control of Kimiko.
Someone burst the door opened. Light flooded into the dark room.
"Surrender Jack Spicer! Release Kimiko at once!" Omi commanded. He noticed Wuya. Clay ran in the room, tackling Jack. Raimundo ran to the unconscious Kimiko.
Wuya screeched. She lost her concentration and stopped chanting.
The balls of light both went into Kimiko.
"No! You fools!" Wuya shouted at the intruders. Kimiko starting waking up. Her eyes fluttered opened.
"Kimiko?" Raimundo asked. Kimiko pushed him off her and she stood.
"Not anymore." She replied. There was a burst of smoke and when it cleared, Jack and Kimiko were gone.
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SPOILER!
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Note: I do have a sequel in mind and it will be called 'Watch Me Rise From My Ashes."
