Daughter of Ipswich

Falling Down the Rabbit Hole

Facing The King Of Hearts

"Are we ascending?"

I quickly looked over at Chase, as he approached Caleb's twisted, yet floating form.

"Finally!" Chase shouted, as he threw a small power ball at Caleb to see if he was still protected by the "source" or not. And he still was.

Chase sighed angrily, before taunting," Scary, huh, Caleb. This new power you get when you ascend? Frankly, I don't think you're cut out for it. So why don't we just call it a night? Just say the words."

But before he could continue, Caleb's powers rushed into him for one last time, before he exploded. But it wasn't piece of his body that were ripped apart, instead droplets of water.

But the droplets recollected, as Caleb's body fell back onto the ground.

Yet Caleb knew what he had to do. And he sent a wave of power towards Chase, which he deflected and hit a lantern, which caught some of the hay on fire.

Caleb sent Chase another wave of power, sending Chase up into the air.

Yet as Chase landed, Caleb mimicked Chase's ways of attack, and hit his feet, causing Chase to fall over into a pile of hay near me.

I quietly scuttled away from him, as he regained his compose and stood back up.

"Okay, I'm a little impressed," Chase groaned," Not bad."

"Thanks."

I realized Caleb was now standing next to me, and sent a wave of power towards Chase, who went flying through the old remains of the barn.

Yet when I looked back up at Caleb, he was gone and now floating up in the air.

Chase then chuckled, teasingly," Trying to impress me, huh?"

But Caleb sent him another ball of energy, which Chase easily dodged.

Caleb descended back down onto the ground, near Chase.

But Chase levitated an old plow, and threw it at Caleb, who jumped up into the air and dodged it.

Caleb then sent several tridents towards Chase, which he dodged each.

I could tell Caleb was obviously upset that this wasn't done already. But I knew better. I knew Chase would try to run Caleb down, until he was completely useless.

Caleb sent one ball of energy towards Chase, who caught it with both of his hands, and taunted Caleb, as he spun the ball around in his hands.

Chase then threw the ball back at Caleb's stunned figure, and Caleb went tumbling back into a pile of old wooden planks.

I bit my tongue in worry, watching as Chase took step after step towards Caleb's unmoving form.

"Get up," I whispered under my breath," get up."

But Caleb pushed back some of the wood, and struggled to get out.

I sadly watched him as he crawled out of the wood, and across the dirt pressed ground.

Caleb let his eyes travel over towards me, as he tried to get up from the ground.

But he was pushed back down by a hammer of Chase's power. Yet still Caleb's eyes still remained on me.

I could tell he wasn't going to give up, but he was going to die if someone didn't break them up.

Chase walked closer to Caleb, who quickly pulled his eyes away from me, trying to keep my hidden spot safe from Chase.

Chase quietly squatted down next to Caleb, blocking my vision of Caleb's body. "You ready to say uncle?"

"I'm ready for you to go to hell," Caleb answered with a raw tone in his voice.

Chase smirked to himself, as he stood up, raising his left arm up in the air, sending Caleb up into the air as well.

I felt my heart break, yet again, as Caleb was thrown through the window and outside.

I pinched my eyes shut for a second.

Why wasn't I helping him? Why couldn't I help him? Chase had ruined my life! And now he was hurting everyone else I loved! And he was trying to break Caleb!

I swallowed my nervousness and that irritating feeling of paranoia, along with my pain, and told myself…

I was going to help Caleb. Even if he didn't want me too. I was going to face the King of Hearts! And I was going to bring him down.

Chase walked pass me and out of the barn, allowing me to stand up from my hiding spot and creep behind him, knowing better than to use my powers to levitate behind him.

"Just say the words," Chase told Caleb's limp body, as Caleb laid across the ground, soaking up the monsoon rain. "Say the words, and it's all over."

Chase stepped up next to Caleb's head, while I continued to walk up behind him, as he fell to his knees and held the sides of Caleb's head.

"Come on! Say it!" Chase shouted," Say the words!"

But Caleb didn't say anything, thus Chase prompted him," I…"

But my heart went aflame with anger, as Caleb repeated him," I".

"Will you…"

My face contorted into a snarl, as I tightened my hands up into fists, not at all minding that fact was dress was ruined from the water and my hair was like a wet mop upon the top of my head, while my feet were now covered in dirt, grass, leaves, and mud

"Will you," Caleb repeated.

Chase eagerly waited to hear Caleb finish his statement.

"Nothing," I finished for him, letting my voice clearly be heard by both of them, as I picked him up, just as he had done to my brother and his bike, throwing him over my head and behind me onto the ground.

Caleb quickly jumped up next to me, pulling me behind him.

Chase looked at both of us for a second, laughing," I knew you wouldn't be able to leave him alone, Celeste! I knew it!"

"And that crappy little spell of yours isn't working to well," I snapped back, pushing my way around Caleb. Despite the fact I knew eh was trying to protect me.

"We'll see about that."

My scull left like it was on fire again, but I refused to let this be shown, as I sent my own ball of energy straight towards Chase, letting my emotions now take control of my powers.

"Celeste!" Caleb reached out the pull me behind him, but Chase sent me a ball in return.

I held up my arm, blocking it, ignoring everything, except for Chase and my undying catered to kill him.

Our battle continued back and forth for several minutes, despite Caleb's shouting at me. But I doubted Chase minded actually fighting me, for he seemed to be ignoring Caleb as well.

But a sudden crack of thunder and a wave of another ascended person's power being used, made me stop fighting and look up at the sky in wonder.

"Celeste!"

I found myself being pushed out of the way, as Caleb jumped in front of me deflecting the ball of power.

He then sent his own ball of power back at Chase. But it was then I felt the same presence of multiple people using their powers, when Caleb did. Almost as if…as if…someone had given their powers to him.

Oh my god…William…

Caleb shot another power ball at Chase, whom stumbled back. One ball after another, Caleb hit Chase, who just stumbled back closer to the burning barn.

Until Chase spun around and fell back onto the ground.

Caleb lowered his arms and starred down at Chase's limp body for a second, allowing me to run up to his side, and grab his hand.

I starred down at Chase's body, holding onto Caleb's hand as tight as I could. Yet it was odd how I felt his powers sort of flow through me, as if we were sharing our powers with one another, as we held hands.

But Chase jumped up, and began firing his own a barrage of attacks towards Caleb and me, causing us to separate and run in opposite direction. Yet I felt and heard the mini explosions of each of the balls coming in contact with the earth, directly behind me.

Yet when it stopped I turned around, and found Chase on the ground and Caleb standing on the ledge, sending his own wave of powers off at Chase, who was bouncing around like a bouncy ball, not being able to defend himself.

I patted slightly, as I tried to catch my breath, but the recurring pain in my head was getting stronger and stronger, making me hold my head in pain, as I watched Chase turn around and send a ball at Caleb, who jumped off of the edge.

But when Caleb landed behind Chase upon the ground, Chase sent a large surge of his powers towards Caleb, who miraculously caught it.

I couldn't help but smile, as Chase looked at Caleb in shock.

Then as if William himself was shouting," You go, Caleb," a bolt of the "source" and struck Caleb once again, making Chase gawking even further.

Chase growled to himself, and began running towards Caleb, who was looking up at the sky.

But Caleb threw his larger ball of power at Chase's figure.

Then in slow motion I watched as the ball phased through Chase's body, with the color of it oddly different then it normally was.

Chase seemed to scream out in pain, as he went flying backwards towards the burning barn.

Then, as time sped back up, the ball of energy hit the barn and exploded, bring Chase directly into the explosion.