Cassandra Chapter 15: Forever Shine On, an avalon web of magic fanfic

I do not own the "Avalon: Web of Magic/Quest for Magic" series or the song "Forever Shine On", they belong to Rahcel Roberts and Edenbridge respectively.

In my darkest hour I pray
For a life seemed gone astray
See a flower grow

Emily dropped the sand, sending it spilling over the floor and the crystal quartz fell with it. As it made contact with the stone floor, it broke into six pieces and the magic inside of it exploded.

"You fool!" Ruin screeched. The bright white light dissipated, and a thick, black-green bled from the center of the stone. The magic worked like acid, burning the floor and spreading to the table. The liquid ate through the wood quickly, and Ruin jumped over it to avoid being touched.

"It's healing magic!" He shrieked, pleading with her desperately. "You can stop it!"

"No," Emily whispered. This couldn't be healing magic. It was too evil. Too destructive.

In a never ending night
Far away a colored light
I can see a rainbow rise

Emily suddenly realized that the colors of the pool must have come from her own gem. She ripped the stone from its clasp in her silver bracelet and threw it into the water, hoping she was doing the right thing. The acid halted where it was. It then began to change, pulling its droplets together to form a snake-like creature, which turned around and headed straight for the pool at lightning speed. The magical form had pieces of clear quartz for eyes, briefly reminding Emily of Tweek. The snake dove into the pool, and the water began boiling with color. Rainbow magic grappled with the green and black substance, which Emily knew for sure must have been derived from the Black Fire.

I could believe
In the love I found so long
You're the air that I breathe
Let us dream a dream
Forever shine on
In the heaven of delight
Where love will shine a light
Let your beauty flow
Forever shine on

Emily kneeled down by the water's edge and placed her hand in a spot of pink, then yellow, then green. The magic seemed to strengthen from the power of Emily's touch, and began to fight off the acid with a renewed vengeance. Ruin watched in amazement.

"You're stronger than her," He said breathlessly.

"Who?" Emily asked, watching as her own magic streamed from her fingertips to help her magic.

"The former Healer. That was her crystal."

"What?!" She whipped her head around, sending her red hair flying. How could a former mage's magic become so distant from what it had been meant to do?

"The Dark Sorceress' former ally." Ruin said.

In the distance I behold
Existing seems so cold
I hear an angel sing

Emily heartbeat quickened, and with it, her magic seemed to back off and start to lose. Emily knew that if she let the acid win, it would escape the pool and eat everything in its path, and she didn't know anything about this kind of magic, She didn't want to risk it growing and destroying the whole forest and making its way toward Farthingdale or Fairy Glen. She focused her excess emotions on her magic, forcing herself to turn her negative energy into something positive. The magic strengthened once again, and turned into a water snake of its own. The creature opened its mouth, and sunk its fangs into the other snake. The two forms were well matched, drawing on their own magic and striking, writhing to get out of the other's grasp. Finally, the acid snake began to get tired, and clumsy. It miscalculated a strike, sinking its fangs into its own magic supply and visibly weakening. Its quartz eyes darkened to a pale gray, and it lost its form to the water. Emily's magical creature lost its form soon after, the rainbow colored water turning to calming greens and blues, and taking over the whole pool. Emily fished out her stone from the water and stood up.

In the evening glow I seek
For a glimmering mountain's peak
Imagining I was free

Ruin approached from behind her. "You could be great," He said, throwing white powder over her, which sent her visions of grand parties and giant palaces. "Help me," he said simply.

This is it, Emily thought excitedly. The vision!

"No." She told him.

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

"The balance would be off," she said, waving a hand over the pool to quiet it. She looked at the doorway and smiled. wondering how the strings of past, present, and future worked. "Googbye, Ruin."

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

Emily pulled open the heavy door. "Guess it didn't work," she said, as the door slammed shut.

When she walked out into the corridor, she was surprised. She was face to face with Kara, Lyra, Dreamer, Adriane, and Ozzie!

"How did you escape?!" She asked. The group looked at each other, then back at her.

"Magic." They all answered her at the same time.

"You?" Kara questioned. Emily glanced behind her at the door. "Let's get out of here. I'll explain when we get back to Ravenswood."

Like a candle in the wind
We are fragile and we suffer
From within our deepest hearts
Let the wind breeze through your hair
And let your spirit fly
Forever shine on

The end. Hope you enjoyed it!

(Did you know that on the twentieth of April, I'll have been on for five years? Exciting, huh?)