Hey guys! I'll be honest, this Arc has been... Weird for me. I've been trying to do slightly different styles of writing throughout it, and all that, so I apologize if it's quality is a bit shaky. Also, I sort of just had general trouble writing it. It was harder than I thought it would be. But this chapter is extra long, simply because... I dont know, felt like making it longer. I honestly just felt in a weird mood while writing this, I got stuck on scenes so many times.
Maybe it was because the next Arc is something I've been wanting to do. Without spoiling anything, I can tell you it involves more development for Jesse in particular, all his stuff, involving Emily, his mom, and little sister, his relationship with Violet, and Damon, their interactions. I'm really looking forward to that.
Unrelated, or at least weird jump... I had a scene I was going to do at the end of this chapter that I ended up cutting because it wasn't really in a state where I was comfortable with it. It will be in the beginning of the next chapter, so not much changed, but still thought it was notable. There are so many scenes that simply get cut because of time, or flow of the story, it sucks, but editing. So, I hope you enjoy this, I really like Kya's segments in this chapter in particular. Enjoy!
-Aftermath-
~Still The Same~
"I assume you don't want to use magic to alter your appearance." Jesse muttered, Violet nodded at him, as she pulled some makeup from the sack that held it.
"Yeah, not directly on me. It's why I bought this makeup."
"So we can enchant the makeup, instead of your skin. That way, you can just wash it off, or disenchant it without permanently changing how you look…" Jesse said, Violet smiled, and snapped her fingers.
"Exactly! So, while I put this on, you need to think of a face." Violet said, Jesse hummed, and tilted his head. Adam looked over at the two.
"Everything going okay?" Adam asked, Jesse nodded.
"Yes, I just need some time to think…"
"Why?"
"Because, I don't want to waste time, or compromise the mission, now please leave so I may think." Jesse told him, before he sat on the bed next to his friend. Adam turned and went over to Ace, and Damon, who were finalizing Violet's papers.
"Jesse…" Violet said, as she continued to apply her makeup, he looked over at her with a raised brow. "I know it'd suck, but… you could always use… Emily, since you probably know her face the best…" Violet said, in a quiet voice, Jesse looked away from her and at his own hands.
"I… Don't know how wise that would be…"
"I was just suggesting it… Didn't mean to touch a nerve." Violet said, Jesse smiled at her a bit.
"It's fine. Still painful to think about… I suppose I could. Since the mission depends on your disguise being flawless."
"Exactly. It's why I want you to do this, and not myself, you're the best with magic… I know you wont hurt me." Violet said, Jesse chuckled a bit, shaking his head.
"That's why you're suggesting I use Emily."
"Well… I still want you to have some challenge." Violet said, with a slight smirk, Jesse laughed a bit. Damon clapped his hands loudly from across the room, Jesse, and Violet looked over at him as papers were being printed out.
"Paperwork's all finalized! So, what's the plan?" Damon asked, Violet shrugged, Jesse hummed, and furrowed his brow.
"I was just gonna wing it." Violet told him, with a slight smile, Jesse sighed, and shook his head.
"Not a good plan."
"Didn't say it was, just what I was gonna do. You have something in mind I assume?" Violet asked, Jesse nodded.
"We need to figure out what exactly it is the principal is doing with these students. Which would undoubtedly require you to get close, a bit too close for my liking. It would have to be a narrow escape, or have us ready to ambush him before he can do you harm."
"Pssh. I'll be fine, you know me right?"
"I know your stance is sloppy, you don't pay attention to your surroundings, and get distracted, and emotional far too easily. There are many ways to create an opening in your stance to harm you." Jesse told her, Violet shot him a glare.
"Sure just overlook the part where I would fucking hit him in the face."
"If he gets the jump on you-"
"He wont, plus you guys will watch my back."
"About that…" Ace said, turning in his chair, he stood and went to the window while Violet, Jesse, and Damon watched him, he lifted the blinds, showing them a tower. "The Principals' office is at the top, however we observe that it's been empty in the past weeks, at least when the girls were taken, which means…"
"Neither he, nor his operation are based there. Most likely it's underground." Jesse muttered, Ace nodded.
"Yup, which will make it that much harder to keep track of you, Violet."
"Fuck it, blast some holes in the wall." Violet told them, with a wave of her hand, as she applied eyeliner. Jesse, and Damon exchanged a look, before looking back to the blonde.
"Our Wayfinders allow us to create paths to each other, so we can work with that." Damon said, Jesse nodded. Adam and Ace exchanged a look.
"Adam, if you could get us a uniform, I could go submit the papers for Violet."
"Oh, what's my fake name?" Violet asked him, Ace smirked at her.
"Lexi R. Smith, decided to leave the R, as just that, imagine what you want." Ace told her, and Violet's left eye twitched a bit. "Something wrong, you hurt yourself?" Ace asked, observing the eyeliner she was applying.
"Smith was my Mothers maiden name… Just, weird for me, is all…" Violet said, her voice quiet, Jesse frowned a bit, as he watched Violet's hands shake slightly. "I burned Adam's magazine, that was fun." Violet said, with a loud laugh, Jesse, and Damon just exchanged a look.
-Aftermath- Winniplex, Witnornde Household- Zack's Senior Year-
"Here!" Kelsi exclaimed, thrusting a small black box towards Toni, who merely tilted her head. The two were currently in their room, Toni was seated on the bed, with Kelsi in front of her.
"What's this?" Toni asked, as she took the box, Kelsi smiled a bit, with a blush on her cheeks.
"A present… I know you don't care about jewelry, but… I wanted to give you something nice…" Kelsi muttered, Toni gave her a look, and opened up the box, seeing a silver heart charm, with a bright ruby in the center of it.
"Kels…"
"I don't want to hear it! Tonight is all about you!"
"Kelsi, what are you talking about?" Toni asked, tilting her head, Kelsi let out a sigh, and sank to her knees, Toni set the jewelry on a table, and reached for the blonde's hands. "What's wrong?"
"Nothing's wrong. It's just… I want to treat you tonight." Kelsi said, looking up at her girlfriend. "You always do everything for me… But tonight, I want to take you out on a date. I want to hold the door open for you, pull your chair out, treat you to something nice for once, instead of just taking advantage of you all the time…"
"Kels…" Toni trailed off, frowning a bit, and bringing a hand up, cupping Kelsi's face, making the blonde look up at her. "Don't you ever say you're taking advantage of me again. I love taking care of you, no matter what, you're my girlfriend Kelsi."
"Yeah, but… Please? Just for tonight, I want to be in the lead, I want to go out and show everyone that you're my girl." Kelsi said, Toni just smiled a bit, and pulled the blonde into a hug, stroking her hair.
"I am always going to be yours…" Toni said, Kelsi smiled, and wrapped her arms around Toni. "You're not gonna make me wear a dress are you?" Toni asked, Kelsi smiled, and giggled a bit, nuzzling Toni.
-Aftermath- Mysterious Tower-
"Light?" Kya asked, to no one in particular, as she kept on walking. Following the red string, she was approaching a hill, with light looking to be peeking up. "Must be the… Sunrise…" Kya muttered, before she swallowed uncomfortably, as the light came up.
"I'm glad I got to watch my first sunrise with you…" Violet said, with a smile, looking up at Kya as the two sat on the railing of a Radiant Garden hotel room balcony. The sun had just risen, both f the seeing something like this for the first time together
"Me too, Violet." Kya said, with a smile, she was actually regretting that they would have to go back to Virtuoso City after their time here. This sunrise just made this trip something she would remember forever…
"Our first time together… I… cant do it." Kya said, shutting her eyes tightly, the red string led up the hill, into the light, that appeared blinding to the Guardian. She turned away from the sunrise, and shook her head. "Not until she's with me again…" Kya muttered, as the light engulfed her.
She opened her eyes to find herself in a hedge maze, the string was still attached, and seemed to be visible completely this time, leading her down one path. She narrowed her eyes, and looked around some more. "The other places I'd been to before, with Violet… Apex, and that World… But I've never been here before…" Kya said, as she shook her head.
The Guardian began walking forwards, still following the string, once she rounded a corner she saw a little girl, curled into a ball holding her head, the string that Kya had been following was wrapped around her pinkie finger. Kya ran to the girl, who seemed to be cowering in fear, clutching her golden hair.
"Hey, do you need some help?" Kya asked, reaching for the blonde girl, who jumped, and looked up at Kya with big brown eyes, shining with tears, her hair was long, extending past her shoulders, and tied with one blue hair tie, and one red, forming pigtails.
"I cant find my parents, I'm lost!" The girl cried, Kya winced, and her heart broke a bit as she put the pieces together.
"Violet… I can help you…"
"No! You cant help! You aren't them, it's not the same!" Violet cried, looking away from Kya, who simply huffed.
"Would you at least let me try?" Kya asked gently, extending her hand, the young Violet looked at it, before smacking it away.
"No! I want my parents, no one else!" Violet cried, Kya simply sighed, and stood back up, turning away.
"Fine." Kya said simply as she began to walk away from the crying blonde girl.
"Wait! You're not gonna leave me here are you?" The girl asked, as she tugged on the red string, making Kya stumble, and stop, turning her head to look at the young blonde. From the pictures she had seen of Violet when she was younger, this Violet was around eight years old.
"If you don't want my help…" Kya began, only for the girl to glare at her, and pull on the string again.
"No! You cant just leave me, we're stuck together, and because of your evil string, you're gonna help me find my parents!" The young Violet exclaimed, as she stood up, and glared at Kya, who simply looked at the red string that was tied to each of their pinkies.
"It's not my string, it only lead me to you." Kya said, Violet glared up at her.
"Then why was I yanked away from my parents as soon as it was tied on me?"
"Who tied it on you?"
"I don't remember, I just saw it all of a sudden." Violet told her, Kya hummed.
"Well, then come on, we're going to find your parents Violet."
"You better not get me lost, I'm irreplaceable, Momma always says so." Violet said, with a turned up nose, and pout. Kya simply gazed at her, and shook her head.
"I'm sure."
"She does!" Violet exclaimed, bouncing a bit, and glaring up at Kya, her pigtails bouncing, before falling back against her shoulders. Kya hummed.
"It's weird seeing you with long hair."
"Yeah, well, yours is too long! Momma always says that long hair gets in the way when fighting, and I'm gonna be the best fighter ever!"
"I'm sure you will…"
"I will!" Violet exclaimed, pumping her fist in the air, Kya simply sighed, and smiled a bit.
"Well, we better get moving, if you wanna get out of here." Kya said, as she began walking, Violet glared at her back, and followed after the Guardian.
-Aftermath- Amaryllis Academy-
"Lexi R. Smith, welcome to our school, I hope you enjoy yourself." A secretary said to Violet, who smiled politely at her, her features looking exactly like Emily, with pink hair, tied with a red ribbon, holding some hair back, the glasses on her face. Ace stood beside her.
"I'm just glad you're finally here 'cuz." Ace said, he had arranged the papers so she appeared to be his, and Adam's cousin, Violet smiled at him.
"Glad to be here. You guys kept saying how prestigious it was, just happy to be here." Violet said, as she grabbed her schedule, Ace smiled, and the two left the building, meeting the Principal on their way out, rather conveniently, he waved to a person behind him, before turning to see Violet, and Ace.
"Hello Mr. McIntyre, how is your morning?" Ace asked, Violet looked up at the principal with shining blue eyes, he examined her, before looking to Ace.
"I'm doing well Mr. Smith, and you?"
"Great, now that my cousin is here, she's a transfer student from Radiant Garden." Ace introduced Violet, who smiled politely, and held out her hand.
"I'm Lexi." Violet introduced herself, with a smile, the Principal smiled at her, and shook her hand, holding it in his own for longer than Violet was comfortable with, but she was glad the Principal seemed creepy enough to warrant this job.
"Hello Lexi. You should come by my office sometime, I could educate you on the finer points of our school." Mr. McIntyre said, with a disarmingly kind smile, Violet smiled a bit.
"If it isn't too much trouble…"
"No, not at all. I have a meeting at the moment, but… Say, six thirty, would you be available?" Mr. McIntyre asked, Violet nodded.
"Sure, sounds good to me." Violet said, Mr. McIntyre smiled, and walked away from the two, Ace, and Violet proceeded to leave the building, heading back towards the dorms, Violet let out a sigh, and threw her hands behind her head.
"That was easier than I thought." Violet said, Ace smiled a bit.
"You are quite alluring, and I say that as politely as I can."
"Thanks, though I have a girlfriend… Now that I think about it, she'd probably be pissed at me, she didn't want me dying my hair."
"It's for a mission, I'm sure she wouldn't mind."
"Maybe, she didn't really seem to care that much about it, but still, she liked my blonde hair." Violet said, reaching up, and twisting some pink hair between her fingers, with a wistful look, in front of her people were moving to and fro, random students, some cute girls, and… Tanner?
Sitting on a bench, with a smirk on his face, he watched Violet through the crowd, she glared at him and began to approach, causing Ace to follow her with a curious look. Tanner simply smiled, as he vanished in a flash of Light. Violet stopped and glared at the spot he had been sitting in.
"Something wrong?" Ace asked, Violet hummed, before shaking her head.
"No, just… thought I saw someone I knew…" Violet trailed off, Ace hummed, before he shrugged.
"We should get back to the dorm, and go over our plan once again." He suggested, Violet just nodded, wondering why Tanner had been here.
-Aftermath- Mysterious Tower-
"Tanner? You're back already?" Aqua asked, Tanner simply smiled at the Master, and nodded. Tsubaki was currently seated on Kya's stomach, watching over the Guardian as she explored her Heart.
"I am." He said, before reaching into messenger bag he had, he pulled out a treat for Tsubaki, and offered it to the Frost Ferret. "Don't tell Kya I was here, okay?" Tsubaki squeaked, as she took the treat, agreeing to Tanners request.
"Why did you need to leave?" Aqua asked, Tanner simply smiled, as he knelt next to Kya, pressing his finger firmly to her forehead, a Light emanating for a bit, before it faded, and Tanner smiled.
"Needed to send a bad guy to Violet, so it would get done, faster that way." Tanner told her, with a frown.
"Is this necessary? This is a test of her Heart." Aqua spoke, Tanner nodded.
"If she can handle me interfering in her Heart, then she's strong enough to survive anything." Tanner told Aqua, as he thought over the question he had presented to Kya. 'Would you kill someone you love… Because of love?'
"Why are you testing her?"
"Really bad stuff is going to start happening… I just want her to be prepared." Tanner said, as he closed his eyes, taking off his glasses. His eyes opened to see Kya enveloped in a pink aura, with a red string tied around her right pinkie finger, it lead out the window, stretching into the night sky of the Mysterious Tower, Tanner smiled, before putting his glasses back on.
"See something?" Aqua asked, Tanner nodded.
"Just making sure the string I tied was still there." Tanner told her, as he smiled a bit, and rubbed Tsubaki's head.
-Aftermath- Kya's Heart-
"Are you gonna find my parents or not?" Violet demanded, Kya turned and glared at the blonde, who had been complaining for quite awhile.
"I'm trying."
"Not trying very hard are you?"
"You're being a brat!"
"I'm not a brat, you're a brat!" Violet screamed, Kya glared at the blonde, and got in her face, Violet simply stood, glaring at Kya.
"Now, li-" Violet smacked Kya's cheek, stunning the Guardian, and making her stop. Kya blinked as Violet smiled victoriously, before her shoulders were gripped tightly by Kya. "You're a fucking brat!" Kya yelled, Violet recoiled.
"You spit on me!" Violet complained, Kya simply glared at her.
"Shut. Up." Kya said simply, before she stood and turned, letting go of Violet's shoulders, and instead gripping the blonde's hand tightly.
"Lemme go!" Violet screamed, as she tried to shake Kyas hand off her, but the Guardian held on firmly, and walking forwards, nearly dragging the blonde with her, as the young girl struggled to get free.
"We need to get out of here, and find your parents. Your squirming, and fighting me will only put that off, so just shut up, and let me take care of it." Kya exclaimed, as she pulled the young girl with her.
"But, you're being a Meanie!" Violet exclaimed, Kya just huffed as she pulled the blonde behind her, eventually they reached a path section where four paths met, the memorial plaques dug into the ground, for Toni, and Kelsi. Kya's grip slackened, and Violet broke free, running to the plaques, and falling to her knees, crying loudly. Kya let out a sigh, and closed her eyes, turning away from the scene.
"Violet…" Kya choked out, as she managed a look, only to see Violet, looking the same as she did the day she left a year ago. Kya frowned, and her heart broke as the blonde looked up at her, with shining brown eyes.
"They're gone… I need them, and they're gone."
"We're gonna get through this. Together." Kya swore, as she took a few steps forwards, Violet shook her head, and pulled her knees to her chest, and hid her head in her arms. Kya frowned, and reached for the blonde, gripping her wrists, and pulling them away from her.
"Just leave me alone… I want to be alone." Violet said, Kya glared at her. She was not making the same mistake twice, she was going to help Violet, no matter what the blonde said about it.
"I'm not leaving you alone, and I never will. I realize you can probably be okay by yourself, eventually. But, if you just shut up, and let me help… Then I can be okay too." Kya muttered, causing Violet to look at her.
"What do you mean?"
"You leaving hurt me, so much more than I thought it could…" Kya told her, the blonde frowned, and lunged forwards, hugging the Guardian.
"I'm so sorry… I was just thinking of myself! I'm so stupid."
"Shut the fuck up Violet." Kya muttered, as happy as this situation was, it was a farce, none of it was real, at least not in a way that mattered. And then, a bright light engulfed the maze, taking Kya, and Violet with it.
-Aftermath- Amaryllis Academy- A Few Hours Later-
Violet stretched, before pulling down her pink, and black plaid skirt, her uniform being the girl variation on Ace, and Adam's own.
"You know, this skirt is really short…" Violet said, Jesse smirked at her.
"You worried about modesty?" Jesse asked, Violet turned with a glare.
"Not really, I'm just saying, I don't usually wear skirts, and especially not so short." Violet told him, before she looked to Ace, and Adam. "I'm starting to think your principal is a major pervert, the short skirts, and girls vanishing thing is really good evidence."
"I agree. So, it's almost time for your meeting, I would get going now." Ace said, Violet nodded, looking to Damon and Jesse.
"You know the plan?" Jesse asked, Violet smiled, as she pulled out her Wayfinder, and waved it around.
"Yup, got it." Violet said, before she slipped her Wayfinder underneath her shirt, Damon tilted his head, and looked at her waist.
"Where did you put that?" Damon wondered, Violet turned with a raised brow, and raised her dress shirt a bit, revealing the Wayfinder poking out of her skirt. "Oh, okay."
"Where'd you think I had it?" Violet asked, with a smirk, as she let her shirt drop.
"Panties?" Damon asked, Violet laughed.
"No, I keep other things in there."
"Like what?" Adam asked, titling his head, Violet smiled.
"Now, that is something Kya would really kill me for." Violet said, with a small smile, Adam shrugged.
"Is it not what I think it is? Is it a penis?"
"Ha! As if! But… that does bring up a conversation me and the guys had a while ago…" Violet said, Damon, and Jesse groaned.
"Oh god no."
"Violet, go do your mission Baby-Girl, I sincerely do not want to go down that rabbit hole again." Damon said, Violet laughed at him, and skipped to the door.
"You guys be ready!"
"Just be safe." Jesse replied, Violet nodded, as she opened the door, and skipped out of the room.
Violet made her way through the halls, humming quietly to herself. Once she was out of the building, she nearly screamed when she saw a girl with long white hair laughing with her friends on a bench nearby. Violet quickly took a breath, to calm herself, Kya wasn't here, and if she was… She'd probably march right up to her, and…
Actually, Violet didn't know what Kya would do if she saw her right now. Would she hug her, give her the cold shoulder, hit her? Violet didn't actually know, she figured each one was equally likely, it was best not to dwell on it, it wasn't important right now, so it didn't matter to her.
Violet continued her lonely walk across the campus, watching all the students, a few were gathered around someone doing card tricks, a group of girls watching two guys spar with each other. Violet shook her head.
"I could shatters those girls worlds if I wanted…" Violet muttered, with a smirk, before she huffed. "Man, that was a bit much, I'm not that good… Well, I probably am." Violet quickly reassured herself, with a smile, laughing to herself a bit. "I'm pretty narcissistic… Least, I know it."
Violet smiled, and yawned a bit, as she approached the main tower, she stopped, and looked up at it, narrowing her eyes. Violet smiled, and walked inside the building, up to the desk.
"Lexi, here to see Mr. McIntyre." Violet said, looking at the receptionist, who nodded, smiling up at the girl.
"Right, he'll see you now…" The receptionist said, with a warm smile. "I hope you enjoy your time with us." Violet smiled at the receptionist, and nodded, walking into the elevator, and pressing the button to go up.
"She seemed eerily happy. Probably in on it, or I'm being paranoid…" Violet muttered, crossing her arms, and taking a breath. She rode the elevator up, and turned to see an entire side of the campus on display through the glass.
Once she reached the top floor, she walked out of the elevator, and up to another desk, with a secretary doing paperwork. She looked up at Violet, and smiled, letting her into the Principals office. Violet smiled, and made her way inside the office, seeing Mr. McIntyre staring out the window, with his arms clasped behind his back.
"I'm here." Violet said, cocking her hip out, and placing her hand on it, with a raised brow. Mr. McIntyre turned, and smiled at the blonde.
"Ah, Miss Smith… How are you?"
"Fine. So, are we just gonna jump right into this, or what?"
"Precisely! Come with me, I will educate you about our school as we walk." Mr. McIntyre said, as he began walking towards an elevator in the corner of the room, Violet smirked a bit, and followed him.
"Where are we going?" Violet asked, tilting her head, as she got in the elevator with the man, who smiled and pressed a button, sending them to the basement.
"I'm going to show you what makes our school so special. Did you know that the students here are limited on the magic they can use? I suppose you would, it was in our pamphlet."
"Uh… I actually didn't read that. I've heard of similar schools though, I considered going to one on a different world, but chose to come here because I had family."
"What were the other schools you were considering?"
"Luna Nova, the academy for witches. Though I'm not particularly witchlike." Violet said, with a smile, Mr. McIntyre nodded, with a slight smile himself, as the two continued to travel down in the elevator.
"Ah, a good choice. But you coming here presents you with the opportunity to become something much more than a mere witch." Violet nodded.
"Right."
"Which Faction are you apart of?" Mr. McIntyre asked, Violet shrugged.
"None of them appealed to me personally. Are you apart of any?"
"Yes! The Protectors of Balance, actually. Our new leader has been adjusting to her role nicely."
"Wait, who's leading the Protectors now?"
"Rose Keire, our previous leaders daughter, did you not know? She has been leading for a year now."
"No, not really. I'm not associated, so I don't pay attention to the factions." Violet told him, he nodded, as they arrived at the floor. The doors opened, to reveal a long hallway, leading to a large metal door. Mr. McIntyre strode forwards, with Violet trailing after him.
"So, as I told you, our school runs on a limited magical current, down here is where it comes from."
"As, do all students get to see it?"
"No, only those I deem worthy." He told her, Violet hummed, she looked around, seeing a hallway on each side of her, she smiled, and tripped over her feet, while grabbing her Wayfinder and tossing it into the shadows. Her falling masking the clanking of metal in the nearly silent hall, Mr. McIntyre turned, and offered his hand.
"Sorry, kind clumsy." She told him, he hummed, with a slim smile, as he handed her glasses back to her, she smiled and put them back on.
The two continued down the hall until Violet was at the edge of her Wayfinders range, she opened a Corridor of Light from it, leading to Jesse's own, as Mr. McIntyre stopped to input a pass code into the large metal door.
The large metal door opened and Violet saw a large pulsating orb of Light, and Darkness in the center of the room, two doorways leading to the room from either side. Violet smiled, and followed Mr. McIntyre as her connection to her Wayfinder broke, as she was out of range from it's magic.
"This is the Amaryllis Cornerstone of Balance, it provides the school with magic." Mr. McIntyre explained, Violet nodded.
"Yeah? Why did you bring me here?" Violet asked, her tone losing all the happiness she forced into it before, Mr. McIntyre smiled.
"I was wondering when you would drop the charade Lexi." He said, turning, and glaring at Violet, she laughed.
"Lexi? Sorry, you've got it wrong. I'm Violet Alexandria Hart." Violet revealed, with a large smile, summoning Oathkeeper in her left hand, just to prove her point. Mr. McIntyre's eyes widened, and he backed away from her, towards the Cornerstone.
"Violet! Why are you here?" He asked, in slight fear, Violet smirked, and pointed Oathkeeper at him.
"I'm here to investigate what you've done to a couple girls here. New girls from different worlds would disappear after meeting with you. I'm pretty sure I've got an idea of how they disappeared." Violet said, looking to the Cornerstone.
"What would that be?" Mr. McIntyre asked, as he calmed down a bit, gathering a ball of Light, and Darkness in his hands. Violet glared at him, and prepared to dodge him.
"You took them down here, and sapped their magical energy. You killed them, and used the magic to power that cornerstone."
"Close, but not altogether correct. I did much more than that."
"What would that be, and why? What is there to gain, or are you just crazy?" Violet asked, glaring at the man.
"I sapped their magic, and used it to power the cornerstone. However, people consist of a Heart, Body, and Soul. Their Heart went to help the Cornerstone, and their Soul went to me, their body withered away, into nothingness."
"Why take their souls?"
"Because my current leader is too weak to do what is necessary. In order to punish both Light, and Darkness, I must acquire a power beyond them both. I need to be a God to stop them, their souls will bring me to a new level, so I can balance everything!" He exclaimed, before firing the mixed ball of Light, and Darkness at Violet, she glared at him, and flipped over it, glaring at him.
"You're pathetic! Attacking a helpless little girl!" Violet taunted him, Mr. McIntyre glared at her.
"Your Soul will propel me to new heights! I shall destroy Light, and Darkness, and you will help me, no other part of you is needed, just like all those other girls."
"Why them?" Violet asked him.
"Their magic was unfamiliar, I didn't know them, thus they were expendable."
"Oh, so you're just an elitist prick then."
"Shut. Up." Mr. McIntyre said, glaring at Violet as he gathered more Light and Darkness in his hands, Violet smirked, as a door to the left opened up, Jesse, and Damon moving behind the Cornerstone.
"You know, my friends were supposed to come swooping in right about now and help… Guess they abandoned me…" Violet muttered as she slowly approached Mr. McIntyre.
"Do you ever shut up you little brat?" Mr. McIntyre snarled, Violet laughed loudly at him with a glare.
"You have no idea. But I know people like you are scum, you prey on the weak, like a pathetic vulture. You're so full of yourself you would let a teenage girl approach you, running her mouth, setting things up for the perfect ambush." Violet said, Mr. McIntyre glared at her, as Damon and Jesse appeared beside him, each grabbing an arm, preventing him from utilizing his magic.
"Let me go this instant! I am a Protector of Balance!" Mr. McIntyre exclaimed, Violet glared at him, as did Damon.
"I know the boss, and the previous Boss, you deserve to be punished by Rose, not us. Damon, can you contact her?" Violet asked, as Zack's voice chimed in, in her head.
"Violet, if I may…" Zack's voice echoed throught Violet's head, she jumped, and looked around.
"Zack? How are you doing that?"
"I'm a fragment of Light that is linked to your Heart, I could do this at anytime. Regardless, I ask that you let me take care of this one, simply place your hand on his forehead, I shall do the rest."
"Okay then, weird, but not gonna question it." Violet said, as she walked forwards, placing her hand on Mr. McIntyre's forehead, a Light emanated from her hand, before Mr. McIntyre passed out.
"All done." Zack's voice spoke, Violet hummed.
"That was quick… What did you do?"
"What would any father do when his daughter's life was threatened… Just take him to Rose, Vani will know how to deal with him."
"Okay, Jesse, use Gravity magic to keep him in place, we're taking him to Rose, Damon, you know where she is."
"Got it." Jesse agreed, Damon nodded.
"What exactly was he doing?"
"I'll tell you on the way… Come on." Violet said, before she stopped. "Gimmie my Wayfinder." She demanded, Jesse smiled, and pulled her Wayfinder from his pocket, handing it over to the blonde, who smiled at him. "Okay, let's get out of here…" Violet said, as she smiled to herself, clutching her Wayfinder, she wondered what Kya would think of her now, and how her little Tsubaki was doing.