Chapter 11

The Head studied Alec in silence. People around us backed away from Alec, thinking Alec was capable of using the power his father has.

Alec stood there bravely. I stood beside him.

I had no reason to run away from him. Alec had showed that he wanted no connection to Bane, and I believe him. He showed enough to make me believe that he wasn't a spy for Bane. But apparently the Head did not believe him because I heard his plans for Alec.

He plans to take Alec away and lock him up in the Lithium—a jail made for criminals in our world. Lithium is another version of the Abysm that the Leviathans are kept in, except Lithium is not quite as powerful.

I made sure my mind was now sealed from the Head, like what I had done before. I then took Alec's hand and squeezed it, a habit now starting. I could now see his aura, it was a dark brown—a sign of anticipation and nervousness. I heard more of his thoughts through the touch.

He wants to take me away doesn't he? Asks Alec silently, through our touch.

Yeah, but I have a plan. You in? I asked.

Alec moved his head a fraction of an inch, a tiny nod. I took that as a yes and said silently, Knock out everyone to sleep the second time I squeeze you hand.

Okay, Alec replied.

I waited for the Head to speak, but he didn't. With a wave of his hand—a sign for Alec to be taken away—the Magus around us surged up to take Alec. At the same time the Head nodded, I squeezed Alec's hand. In seconds, everyone was asleep, including the Head.

I cast another spell on everyone, making them fall into unconsciousness. I let go of Alec's hand and ran up to the dais, where the Head Magi was seated on his golden throne.

"What are you doing?!" Alec asked. "We're supposed to be getting out of here!"

"I need to get my book!" I replied, touching my hand onto the Head Magi's forehead. I needed to search in his mind to find out where my book was.

There were many thoughts in his mind. Most were personal, others were about superiority. In his mind I saw what he was planning to do with the Mirror—use it against the gods in a rebellion he was starting.

I gasped right when Alec appeared next to me and stood there. "What's wrong?" He asked sounding very concerned. A moment later he added, "Startled by my good looks again?"

I rolled my eyes and said, "Tell you later. Just shush." I needed to find out what the Head was planning.

Alec stood there, studying me. I closed my eyes; I couldn't focus when he was looking at me like that.

Unfortunately, the Head didn't have a plan for his "rebellion," so I went on looking for where the book was located.

I finally found the location where the book was hidden—in the Head's robe—when Alec said, "Is this it?"

I opened my eyes and looked at the object in his hand. "You found that in his robe didn't you?"

"Yup," he replied. "This is it right?" I nodded. "It doesn't look much," Alec said after a second.

"Well, it is much. It's what's going to lead me to the next step in my quest," I replied knowingly.

"Well now we've found it, where to miss?"

I raised my eyebrows at him, "You want me to teach you how to summon a vortex, don't you?" Alec replied with a grin. "Well, before that, we need to find where the Mirror is," I said.

Alec raised his eyebrows at me, "Why? The Head's planning to wish for faeries from the Mirror?" He suggested sarcastically, finishing off with his lopsided grin that I was now familiar with.

I groaned, "No! But he's planning a rebellion." I took his hand and laid it on the Head's forehead. I showed him the Head's thoughts.

Alec had a thoughtful look on his face and then he went back to the Head's robe and pulled the Mirror out. "He really should find better hiding spots for these," he said with a grin. I couldn't help but grin too. Alec handed me the Mirror and said, "Vortex time?"

I laughed, "Okay…Close your eyes and imagine it forming in front of you."

"I don't know what it's supposed to look like," he said.

I took his hand—I seem to be doing that a lot—and showed him, what the vortex looked like. "You got it?" He nodded in reply. "Imagine it taking form in front of you. Piece by piece until you feel that its completed," I instructed him.

He closed his eyes and followed my instructions. It took only a couple of seconds for him to open up a portal. Quicker than the first time I tried to do it. It was probably because he was Bane's son. The thought made me have a tiny tremor go down my spine, but I tried ignoring it. Alec seemed to want to connection to Bane, hadn't he?

Alec tapped me lightly on the shoulder, stirring me out of my reverie and making me jump.

I smiled at him enthusiastically, pretending that I hadn't had a blank look on my face moments ago. He was about to say something—I didn't know what because my mind was elsewhere—but I cut him off saying, "That was really good. You made it appear quicker than I had the first time."

He looked like he was going to say something—Thanks, I couldn't have done it without you, he thought—but he quickly changed his mind and said, "I knew I did good," with a hint of arrogance in his voice.

I rolled my eyes again—another habit forming—Alec noticed me rolling my eyes again and said, "Your eyeballs might break if you keep rolling your eyes like that."

"Well, it's because of you isn't it?"

Alec raised his eyebrows, "So if your eyeballs fall out, it's because of me?"

"No Alec, it's because of me," I said my voice dripping with sarcasm. "Because I'm the one who controls my eyeballs and I just have the habit of rolling my eyes before you make your smart ass comments."

I worried that my retort might tick him off and make his lopsided smile—one that I'd grown to like—disappear from his face. But his smile grew wider as he said, "I'm glad you agree with me."

I tried with all my strength not to roll my eyes; Alec laughed and jumped into the vortex.

I tried to jump in after him, but the Head kept me from doing that. He was awake and had my leg in a steel grip. The other Magus had stirred too, forming a semi circle around me and the vortex.

The Head ordered, "Lui tirer dessus!" Shoot her!

I only had time to fire blue light at the Head before another Magi's light hit me and knocked me to the ground.

The vortex was slowly closing, fading. I jumped into the vortex, getting surrounded by gold dust and floating silver bubbles. Hoping the vortex would close before any of the Magi could follow us, but before that could happen, a shiny silver light—meant to knock me out for a long, long time—made it through the tiny hole left as an opening and hit me.

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Ooh, Alice seems like she'll be knocked out quite a long time…

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~Kat

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