I do not own the "Avalon: Web of Magic/Quest for Magic" series or the song "It's The Fear", they belong to Rachel Roberts and Within Temptation respectively.

It waits for the day, I will let it out
To give it a reason, to give it its might

Emily felt her head was going to split open-- In fact, she hoped it would, the pain was so incredible-- when suddenly, she actually felt her surroundings change and opened her eyes once the headache once again faded to a dull throbbing.

She seemed to be in a strange, white marble parlor room. She tucked a piece of red hair behind her ear and gently laid her hand on a small oak side table to catch her breath and evaluate her situation. The huge, white and gold decorated room was deathly silent, and when the redhaired healer took a step forward, her footsteps echoed so loudly that she flinched and looked around frantically, like a rabbit caught in a predator's stare, for a place to hide. Should the need arise, she wanted to be sure that whoever--or whatever-- lived here didn't know that she was there.

I fear who I am becoming,
I feel that I am losing the struggle within
I can no longer restrain it,
My strength, it is fading
I have to give in

When she was sure that no one was running to the parlor to attack her, Emily took another tentative step out of the room and into a similarly decorated corridor.

Someone screamed.

Emily's head jerked up, and she slapped a hand over her mouth to keep from making any noise herself. The shrill sound came again, from behind her. Emily turned, stepping quietly and trying to stay in the shadows. She was vaguely aware that this was all happening in her mind, and no one was actually screaming, and if someone caught her, she'd probably just wake up in her bedroom.

I'm crazy, Emily thought. It was the only explanation she could come up with, right now.


It's the fear
The fear of the dark
Its growing inside of me
They won, they will come to life
Have to save
Save my beloved
There is no escape
Because my fate is horror and doom

Emily tip-toed down the expansive hallway until she came to a medieval-looking wood and iron door, which looked out of place in the early twentieth century-designed palace. She placed a hand on it, leaning her slight weight against it as she held her ear to the wood. Much to her surprise, she fell right through the door! Her entire body passed through the object, as if she were a ghost.

Hold down your head now
Just let me pass by
Don't feed my fear
If you don't want it out

The Healer fell, but threw her hands in front of her to keep herself from getting hurt. She stood again, and gasped.

She was in another room, obviously, but this one was very, very different from the other ones in the palace. Instead of walls and floor made of marble, This room was a natural rock cave, with a glowing seeing pool in the middle. A tall, blond man in dark blue wizards' robes stood directly across from her on the other side of the pool. But what had really surprised Emily was the figure standing defiantly next to him. It was her.

I fear who I am becoming,
I feel that I'm losing all beauty within
I can no longer restrain it
My strength, it is fading
I have to give in

Her curly red hair was pulled back, and a look of angry seriousness was fixed on her face. She wore a pair of light-colored blue jeans and a black t-shirt, both covered with dirt and grime. The rainbow jewel at her wrist pulsed softly, radiating red, orange, and dull yellow-green--Reflecting her emotions, she guessed, and the Black Fire sickness. But upon closer inspection, Emily realized that sparks of blue, purple, and silver magic would occasionally dart across the jewel's surface, signaling that powerful Water magic was still with her, and so was Indy.

Strangely, neither figure seemed to notice her. Both just stared into the pool, which kept changing from yellow, to pink, to blue. The man turned to Emily's other self.

It's the fear,
The fear of the dark
It's growing inside of me
They won, they will come to life
Have to save
Save my beloved
There is no escape
Because my fate is horror and doom

"Help me," He said simply.

The girl looked up at him and stared him directly in the eyes. "No," she replied, equally as simple. Emily was amazed at her other self's confidence-- The Healer was usually the shy, quiet one.

"Look at what you can do! You've even done it before! You could control the entire ocean!"

Emily flinched, remembering the horrible time when the Dark Sorceress had used her power to steal the magic from the Water creatures, but her other self's face didn't betray any emotion.

"The balance would be off." She stated, and walked around the edge of the pool, waving a hand over the water so that it returned to a normal, clear liquid. She looked at the door, and at Emily. She almost smirked. "Goodbye, Ruin."

Long ago, it came to me
And ever since that day
Infected with it's rage
But it ends today

The man she had called Ruin glanced at her as well, but apparently didn't see what the girl had. He raised his voice slightly, to make sure she heard him as she walked away.

"I tried to give you the power to see the future. I thought that would convince you!"

This time, the other Emily did smile. "Guess it didn't work." With that, the giant door shut with a heavy thud, and Emily was pulled from the vision and back into her own body, in her own room.

It's the fear
The fear of the dark
Its growing inside of me
They won, they will come to life
Have to save,
Save my beloved,
There is no escape
Because my fate is horror and doom

I've finally updated! I'm on Winter Break, so expect a few more updates this week. I'm trying to catch up with this story.

--Rainpath