She snuck back down the tunnel and pushed the block door open.
"Hey Caleb you awake?" she whispered placing the one lit candle on a block, lighting the one Taranee held and lit several others so the dungeon was bathed in light. Caleb lifted his head.
"Did you get it?" he whispered.
"Yeah here it is." she held up the book towards Caleb.
"Have you found the spelly thing, that'll get these off of me?"
"Not yet." she sat down and began to sift through the delicate pages of the book. The blood red ink skimming underneath her fingers she searched until she found the last thing written in it.
"Hey Caleb, what about this." she said looking at the reverse she found.
"What is it?"
"It says: Earth, water, air and fire.
Objects that I desire.
Only way to release.
Is hand in order of each."
She sat there for a moment and pondered.
"What does it mean?" she asked Caleb.
"The last spell she done was, transforming the guardians. That must mean….it releases them!" He yelled the last part rather than spoke it making the small girl flinch. Ayane looked at him as if he were mad or something.
"Right, touch each of the objects in this order: the statue," she ran and touched the statue, "the fountain" she ran and touched the fountain "now the wind chime" she touched the wind chime, "now the lantern, and it should work." she touched the lantern. The 4 Guardians glowed slightly pink, but that was when she heard the faint sound of smashing wood and screaming get closer. Soon there was a light blue light that spun around the dungeons and the 4 guardians returned to their natural form while the candles were put out by Will who hovered above them.
"YOU!" she screeched pointing at the little girl.
"WHY DID YOU DO THAT!" the little girl had shrunken to the far side of the dungeon wall and cowered in the shadows.
"LEAVE HER ALONE!" Caleb yelled at Will who waver her hand and a jolt of electricity ran through his body making him scream in agony. The guardians where still re-couperating from finally being set free were beginning to get their powers back.
"Oh great. Marvellous the pixies are back." she uttered with sarcasm drippingevery word
"WHY did you have to do a stupid thing like that for?" she asked directly to Caleb.
"Do you get a kick out of ruining everything. O wait no that's Cornelia, but why?" she had long forgotten the little girl who was currentlysneaking Hay-Lin up the tunnel.
"Look Will this isn't you! You know that." Caleb wheezed.
"He's right you know." Cornelia uttered from behind the witch.
"IT'S ALL YOUR FAULT THOUGH!" she screeched pointing and death glaring the blonde. "YOU'RE THE REASON I'M MISSERABLE. YOU'RE THE REASON THAT I HAVE NO ONE!" and with that a bolt of purple light came out of the heart and wrapped itself around Cornelia.
"Huh! What's….THIS!" she screamed as she felt like a million thorns where piercing her skin. Not the tiny thorns you get on the average garden rose but inch long thorns that pierced right intothe skin, yet no blood was drawn from her body, something else was, magic. Pure green magic that seeped through her veins drained straight from her body into the heart that swung loosely around Will's neck. After a few minutes Cornelia dropped to the floor pale and worn as the purple light retracted back into the heart, and Will sighed in content at the extra boost she'd been given.
"What did you do?" Caleb whispered.
"Drained her." She said in a cold monotone that sent shivers down the boys spine, and a smirk that almost made his heart stop. Her eyes searched the rest of the dungeon to find the other 3 guardians but the smile so fell to a frown as she saw thefeet of Taranee disappear through the tunnel.
"Dam them pixies." she uttered and began to crawl up the tunnel as fast and as dignified as she could, with her hand in reach of Taranee's foot.
Caleb hung in the dungeon looking at Cornelia's drained form with out any pity, guilt or remorse.
"She was right you know. It was all your fault." he whispered into the darkness.
Well hope it was worth it. Sorry it's a bit short. I hope to have another chapter soon since most of my 6th form stuff is sorted. Thank you and please review: all constructive critisms welcomed!