Chapter 23: A Powerless Guardian

Elyon, Irma, Cornelia, and Hay Lin all arrived in Meridian right in front of the next portal. Each of them took a deep breath and then walked through. Once on the other side they were immediately drenched with pouring rain. Irma quickly used the water and made a bubble around them to keep the water off them. The world is dark and their surroundings are rocky. The group of four looked around as they walked and found that they are in the mountains. Soon they found a castle out in the distance. "It's an improvement I'd say." Irma pointed out keeping the bubble around them. Once they got closer, they noticed a big gap between them and the castle with only a log for a bridge.

The four flew into the air while inside the bubble that started getting ripped through by the rain coming down hard enough to pierce their bubble. "Irma, could you make the bubble thicker." Cornelia asked getting hit by rain.

"Good luck with that, I make it any thicker and we'll be too heavy and start sinking downward. I don't know about you but I'm in no mood to be one hundred feet underground." Irma said looking down into the gap below. Soon the bubble finally popped and the group just couldn't fly in the rain and crashed to the ground and blacked out in mud.

Back in the world of the Orcs, Will was chained to the wall again. An Orc guard guards the door leaving Will alone but with a smile. Will whispered a little something and the chains holding her let her go but quietly. Will stood up slowly making sure not to make any sudden movements that would alert the guard. She slowly made her way up the stairs and then knocked out the Orc blocking the door. Will caught the Orc and then laid him down gently on the ground and took his key. Will opened the door slowly and looked around and found it safe to leave.

Back with the humans a great distance away from Will, a single man was guarding the fortress when he tripped on something. He looked down and dusted off the object. His eyes widened at the sight of the object and stood up to take it back to his leader when he noticed writing in the sand. 'Here is the heart, we've taken a fake back to the orcs. Your friends the guardians.'

Back in the orc city, Will had found a cloak to cover herself with for camouflage. She stuck to as many shadows as possible, moving as fast as possible when an alarm was sounded. Will cursed as she was so close to the exit of the city when orcs surrounded her. Will ripped off the cloak and zapped two orcs as she ran past them toward the exit. Arrows are now coming in her direction and so she used her powers to deflect four of the eight arrows coming at her but and arrow scrapped her side causing her to stumble a bit. Now outside the gate, she ducked behind and saw that her side is bleeding right by where her ribs are. "I have got to get out of here." Will said as an orc came around the corner with a sword and slashed at her cutting her arm open almost hitting the bone. Will stumbled backward then got kicked onto the ground and onto her back. Will closed her eyes as the orc raised his sword above his head. Will then tried to zap the orc but it didn't do much except delay her death a bit. Will took the few seconds to roll over and tried to stand up but the pain in her arm was far to great, especially now that dirt and gravel had embedded itself into her bleeding arm. Will gave up and waited for the sword to pierce her. There was a flash and then Will disappeared. When Will opened her eyes she found herself in Kandrakhar. Oracle stands above her with a very unhappy look on his face. The Oracle helped Will up off the ground and helped her onto a couch to lay on. "Oracle thank goodness you saved me." Will said with a small smile and holding her arm.

"What did you think you were doing?" Oracle said angrily. "You could have killed yourself." The Oracle said as Caleb came in with some items and a bowl of water.

"Oracle, I had to try and escape, my team needs me." Will said thinking that she knew what the Oracle was talking about.

"This isn't about you trying to escape Will; this is about you being pregnant. I knew there was something else odd about your powers other then what the heart gave off." Oracle said very unpleasantly.

"What was I supposed to do Oracle; it all happened so fast and unexpectedly." Will said trying to defend herself.

"You were supposed to run, go back to your home with the others and wait for the child to be born. Instead you put your unborn child at risk." Oracle rubbed the bridge of his nose frustrated with Will.

"Run, that's it. I thought we were supposed to protect people" Before Will could finish her sentence the Oracle cut her off.

"You are and that's exactly what you didn't do Will. You put yourself at risk which also put your unborn at risk. Sometimes Will it's best to think of yourself before others. This is one of the times to do just that." Oracle walked around in a circle for a few seconds and then looked at Will. "I'm sorry to say but I am revoking your powers until the child is born. Taranee will take your powers for the time being." Oracle then left Will before she ever got the chance to say anything back to him.

"This, I don't know." Will then fell unconscious from losing too much blood.

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