OK, stay in one place... Maybe, just stay alive then.
Simple enough, am I right?
Nope, when has anything I do ever been simple?

So I'm running again and if I'm honest I don't even know if they are still chasing me- it scares me too much to stop and have a look though. Skulduggery should be here soon, what's taking him so long? I guess I wasn't as specific as to where I was...

It's almost dawn by the time I get a call from him.

"Run to your left, you'll find a road then keep running right."
"Good morning to you too"
My sarcastic reply is left in the air because he has already hung up on me. I have no idea what is going on with him. Aren't I supposed to be the angry one? Some weird chick put her hands inside my brain, I get kidnapped by both of them, wake up with no magic and end up running a whole night to get away from them.

I wouldn't know where to start in trying to explain the no magic. Something so special to me, and now I don't have it.
What will the Elders do? Granted I have two friends on the council... But I haven't heard of a mage loosing their magic. How would I tell Skulduggery? What if he doesn't want me as his partner any more? What if they want to wipe my memory and let me lead a normal, human life?

Suddenly I feel less significant, it lasts a second as I reach the road and anger replaces it.

Haven't I done enough for them to respect me and allow me to stay? I've saved the world and many individuals countless times- it would be ridiculous to kick me out now because I somehow lost my magic. I frowned, magic isn't what makes the person- it's what they choose to do with it. I laugh as I round a corner, they would have to want to kick me out of their lives for any of this to happen.

When I see Skulduggery however, I imagine him kicking me out of his life isn't as hard as I make it out to be.

How could we have lost her? I told Daughter I should have sat in the back with her. She assured me not to chase her though?
I knew the skeleton wouldn't be coming for her.
We had seen to that.
He made the deal, not coming to her rescue as long as we didn't kill her.
Her face was priceless, seeing him not fight for her in the least.
And him, seeing the fight he had instilled in her so completely, just give up.

They killed each other in that moment.

"What exactly did you do to Cain anyway?" I asked Daughter, who seemed preoccupied.
Daughter wiggled her fingers.
"I didn't take her magic. I used her magic to hold Darquesse." She grinned at me.
I didn't think Cain had enough magic in her to hold something as powerful as Darquesse. I guess they are the same person though, magic is equal but Cain just couldn't access it. What a shame. All that power and never fully used it.
"Where is Darquesse?" I frowned
Daughter laughed and tapped her own head.
HER OWN HEAD.

Oh shit!

TBC