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Chapter 12
Death?
About 50 knives appeared above the cage. The knives are all pointed at Mikan and Natsume.
Reo snapped his fingers and all the knives fall directly to Mikan and Natsume
"Shit! Natsume!"
A pool of blood was formed inside the cage, Mikan's blood…
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Mikan hugged Natsume. She made sure that the knives won't hit him. She acted as a shield for him. So, the knives hit Mikan's body very badly.
I'm…still alive… Mikan thought weakly. Mikan looked at Natsume. He did not get any wound even a scratch. Thank goodness, he's safe.
"You're still alive huh" Reo said
Mikan stood up weakly. "Did you expect me to die easily?" Mikan smirked
"I forgot to mention that the knives are poisoned. You are lucky that you are still standing"
Shit! This is bad. I can feel the poison is slowly spreading in my body. I feel dizzy. Mikan thought
"Are you sure? Coz I'm not feeling anything." Mikan smirked again
"Boss, it's freezing in here!" Reo's men shouted
"Boss! I can't move! My legs turned into ice!"
"What's happening?! What did you do?!" Reo asked Mikan
"Nothing." Mikan said
"Oh, the ice is going to your direction. You better run for your life." Mikan said teasingly
"You will pay for this!" Reo said
Reo run but unfortunately the ice has already formed in his leg, preventing him to move.
"Kuro Neko! Do something!" Reo shouted
Mikan smirked
Reo was now completely covered with ice.
"Serves you right" Mikan smirked and then she fainted
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Natsume moved a little and he slowly opened his eyes.
Where am I? Why am I in a cage? Natsume felt something wet beside him. Blood? My blood?
He slowly noticed his surroundings. He noticed a black haired girl and the ice statues around them.
"Oi! What happened?" Natsume shook her. He noticed the knives on her body and her body is covered with blood.
"Oi!" Natsume called her once again.
He slowly pulled out the knives on her body. One by one.
I need to get out of here! Natsume threw fireball to the padlock of the cage, then the lock melted. Natsume carried the black haired girl towards the entrance of the warehouse. He noticed a familiar sword and he picked it up.
Natsume is running fast. He needs to get back to the academy immediately.
"Natsume…"
He heard a familiar voice. He knows that voice.
"Mikan…"
Natsume stopped for a while to examine the girl on her arms.
I'm sure that I heard Mikan, But this girl has a black hair and she doesn't have a wand… Natsume then looked at the sword.
Suddenly, her black hair changed into an auburn one.
Magic…I'm an idiot! This girl is Mikan!
"Mikan wake up, this is Natsume! Mikan"
Mikan slowly opened her eyes.
"Natsume… I'm…. glad that….. your ….safe" Mikan said weakly.
"What happened?! Who did this to you?!" Natsume asked angrily
"Nat….sume, my….. sword. Give…. me my…. sword."
Natsume gave Mikan her sword.
I only had a little amount of power left. I need first to remove the poison
"The poison…. Please…. remove ….the poison ….from my body."
A blue light covered Mikan.
"I feel much better now" Mikan said to herself
"Mikan, are you the kuro neko girl that Persona introduced to me?"
"…."
"Answer me!"
Mikan fell to her knees and she coughed blood.
"Mikan, you should have healed yourself completely." Natsume said as he kneeled beside Mikan
"I… I can't…" Mikan said weakly as she hugged Natsume
"Oi! What are you doing?!" Natsume shouted
Mikan lift her sword. "Teleport us… to the academy!"
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They finally arrived at the academy. They are at the Northern Forest.
Mikan is on her knees. He clutched her heart as she pants
"Oi! You haven't answered yet my question." Natsume said
"Natsume… I need ……to protect you. So I need ……to trade with your place."
"Baka! You shouldn't have done that! Anyway, you should heal yourself now."
"I told you. I can't." Mikan said
"My kuro neko-chan" a cold voice said
"Persona…" they both said in unison
"It seems that the former black cat already knows your identity. I believe I told you to keep it secret or else…."
"or else what?" Natsume asked him
"He'll kill you…" Mikan finished
Mikan stood up and readied herself.
"I won't let you kill him!" Mikan shouted
Mikan looked at Natsume
"Natsume this is my fight. Don't you dare interfere!" Mikan said to Natsume
"But you're weak! How can you win with all your injuries?!" Natsume asked her
"Natsume, do you trust me?"
"…."
"Please… please trust me"
"I trust you but if you're in trouble, I can't promise that I won't interfere." Natsume said to her
"Okay" Mikan said. She now faced Persona
"Enough with the chit chat. Let's begin." Persona said
I know that Natsume is strong but at his level, I think that he'll be easily killed by Persona. I don't know if I'll win because I already used all my wand power when I teleported both of us here. What should I do now? I'm already at my limit… One thing is for sure. I need to protect Natsume. Mikan thought to herself
Persona begins to throw punches and kicks to Mikan. Mikan on the other hand barely dodge his attacks. (I can't detail the fight between them. I'm not good at describing fight scenes. Let's just say that Mikan is losing.)
I need to use magic! I need to use my last magic.
Mikan remembered her grandfather talking about the magic in ones body.
"Mikan, do you know that magicians only have a limited power? Jiichan said
"Really?" Mikan asked
"If a magician is not in this world, they'll be using a medium- a wand/ a stick. Our wands will only contain at least three fourths of our real power. If they used this power, they can't use their magic anymore."
"How will they win a fight if they can't use their magical powers?" Mikan asked
"A magician has a stored power. It can be use at the right moment."
"A stored power? Sugoi! Where is it stored?"
"It is stored in one's heart. You need to call it and it will come out."
"That's easy. Can I call it now?"
"No! No Mikan. If you call it you'll die!" Jiichan said worriedly
"Die?!"
"We are not ordinary people. Our magic is our life. If our magic leaves our body, we will die"
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I guessed that this is the right time to call my stored power... Mikan thought
"I summon all the magic that is left in me! Please grant me this one last wish! Let me use my wand for the last time!" Mikan shouted.
A bright blue light surrounded Mikan.
"What's happening?" Natsume asked
Mikan's current outfit- magician's clothing turned into a witch's clothing- a black cape and a black hat and her wand transformed from an eight pointed star to a heart shaped one. She pointed her wand to Persona.
"With all my powers, turn the person before me into dust so that he may never harm anyone again!"
With that, Persona slowly turned into dust. His remains were soon blown away by the wind.
"I… I won" Mikan said as she fell to her knees, Mikan noticed that her hand is starting to vanished (How should I describe it? Slowly, her hand is becoming transparent)
Natsume ran to her side.
"Are you okay?" Natsume said as he help her to stand. Mikan hid her hand- the transparent one
"Yeah" Mikan said while smiling
Mikan wanted to say that she's not okay and she will soon die because she had used up her stored magic. But she just chose to smile. I get it now. Dying means losing my existence. Soon I will just evaporate into thin air. Mikan thought
"Let's now go to our room." Natsume said while helping her
"Okay"
Suddenly, a magic circle appeared below Mikan.
"What's this?! What is happening?!" Natsume asked
This magic circle…. Oh no! I'm going back! It's too soon! Mikan thought
"Natsume! NATSUME………….." Mikan shouted as she vanished
"Mikan don't leave me………"
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Mhaya: Whoa! Mikan has already left Natsume. What will he do? Please review! This story is coming to an end. There will only be 3 more chapters. Okay. Ja.