A/N: I apologise for taking long to update. So, here is the twelfth chapter of 'The Cursed Heart.'
Chapter Twelve: Minotaur Power.
As the male rangers and the Snow Prince fought against Shorty and Devastation, Clare and Morgana faced each other. "Just face it, you're in way over your head, little girl." Morgana tittered.
"You're going to regret ever meeting me, Witch." Clare replied angrily. She lifted her staff in the air and a pale blue light blasted out from her staff, but it didn't affect Morgana. Clare gasped. Morgana got out her blades and pointed them at Clare's direction and purple lights blasted out from them, knocking Clare to the ground. Xander turned round to face Clare and Morgana, as he fought off Shorty. "Hold on, Clare," he yelled out. "I'm coming." He ran towards them, as he summoned his magic and had cast a rock slide. Morgana was knocked down to the ground as the giant rocks attacked her. She grunted as she got up. She aimed her blades and threw them at him, making him fall to the ground. Xander was knocked out of Legend Warrior Mode. Nick turned round and yelled out Xander's name. As Xander slowly lifted his head up, Morgana marched towards him, grabbed his left arm and pushed him against one of the trees. She was about to unleash another attack on him, when suddenly; a few giant cubes of ice and two vines attacked her. It was Jack and Bridge, "Don't worry, we've got this one," Jack told Xander. Suddenly, Jack took out a silver sword from his belt, and Bridge took out an emerald sword, "Mystic Sabres, power up," they shouted. Then, they ran towards Morgana and began to combat with her. Meanwhile, Clare, Daggeron, Nick and the Snow Prince continued to battle Shorty and Devastation. Daggeron and Nick were about to be attacked by Devastation, when suddenly, something kicked Devastation's backside. It was Jenji, "Ha, not so tough, are you?" Jenji laughed. Devastation growled, as Jenji stopped laughing. "Come here, Furball."
"I don't think so." Then, Jenji turned into silver smoke and hovered inside the lamp, and flew into Daggeron's right hand. "Jenji Shining Attack." Daggeron yelled out, as he pointed the lamp at Devastation. "Fire!" Suddenly, Jenji shot out from the lamp and attacked him, but Devastation dodged his attacks. "No way," Daggeron and Nick said.
"Yes way," Devastation replied. He lifted his staff and shouted, "Fury Circle." The red circle appeared underneath Daggeron and Nick and blasted at them from the ground, knocking Nick out of his Legend Warrior mode, and Daggeron's Ancient Mystic Mode. Meanwhile, Clare and Snow Prince were still fighting Shorty, when the Snow Prince felt weak. "Are you okay?" Clare asked as she went up to him.
"My powers are weak in this realm," the Snow Prince replied, "You stay here and help the others; I'll battle him in my dimension."
"But…"
"Ancient Mystic Spell Seal." The silver spell seal appeared; the Snow Prince pushed Shorty into the seal and followed him. Then, the spell seal disappeared. Clare looked round, when she spotted Xander, lying on the ground, feeling weak. She ran towards him, slid her hand under his helmet and lifted his head gently, when Xander spoke, "I've got…to…help…the others."
"Xander, you're too weak," Clare replied. "The curse is…"
"I'm not letting the curse prevent me from helping the others!" He slowly stood up and shouted, "Ancient Mystic Mode!" Suddenly, a green light shone around him, and he transformed into a black and green Minotaur. He was holding a long, black staff, with a green, glowing ball between two horns of the staff. Clare was absolutely shocked. Devastation was about to begin another attack on Nick and Daggeron, when Xander ran towards them, "Hang on guys." He leaped into the air, pointed his staff at Devastation and a green light shot out from his staff and blasted Devastation. Nick and Daggeron couldn't believe what they were seeing. They could believe that Xander reached Ancient Mystic Mode. Xander went to them and asked, "Are you guys okay?" Nick and Daggeron nodded at him. Xander turned round to see Jack and Bridge, who were feeling weak. A Purple blast shot from her blades when suddenly, Xander jumped in between Jack and Bridge and Morgana, and then pointed his staff at the light to dodge the attack. He made the blast backfire to attack her. Morgana screamed as she was knocked down. "Whoa, nice safe Xander." Bridge spoke.
"Thanks." Xander replied, as he gave Bridge and Jack the thumbs-up, when suddenly, something hit Xander on the backside. It was Morgana, who was staggering towards him. "Don't think you've won, ranger." Suddenly, the spell seal reappeared, and out came the Snow Prince, who collapsed on the ground, Daggeron, Clare and Nick ran towards him. Then, out came Shorty, who staggered towards his brother. Morgana stared at Xander as she spoke, "I bet you're wondering I placed this curse on you, aren't you?"
"Why did you then? Xander asked angrily.
"For four centuries, my family had been known as the greatest dark wizard family of the Mystic Realm, that is until, my own twin brother, Alexandros had betrayed us by falling in love with a Mystic named Aminta and making alliance with the Mystics. He helped them by taken away their dark magic and forcing them to live as humans and the Mystics casted me away where my dark magic would cause no harm. Luckily, before I was casted away, I placed an ancient curse, known as 'The Ominous Curse' to transform him his worst nightmare. An evil creature, whom I christened 'Omni'." Jack and Bridge gasped, as Morgana continued with her story. "For centuries I have had searched for my brother's descendants, and placing the curse upon them to help us to take over the Mystic Realm and the Surface World, but they weren't as powerful of Alexandros. That's when I found you. After I knew you had lost your magic, I knew that you would be the one to help bring destruction to both worlds…"
"I would never help bring destruction to both worlds and I never will." Xander shouted.
"Well, how about we have our own battle? If you win, I'll take off the curse. But if I win, you will join me and fight alongside me against both worlds." There was silence. Xander didn't trust her, but he knew he had to something. "Do we have a deal?" Morgana asked, as she held out her hand. Xander sighed and replied, "Deal." They both shook hands, as they were getting ready for their battle.