The donated magic flowed through Hell toward the hub of the city known simply as the Portal Room. Nimbly dodging demons, it surged into a portal that hadn't been used in centuries. The magic circled around a few times before pinpointing it's destination and whizzing away. It soared over woodlands before slowing in front of a tree.
The magic slipped beneath the grass and through a crack in the horizontal door. Down a dusty staircase, beyond a barely recognisable laboratory, it finally reached the ice.
The magic gently brushed against the demoness's pinky. The tired subconscious jolted awake and greedily absorbed the power. At long last a warm wind was summoned. It melted the remaining ice. The maiden collapsed onto the floor and awakened for the first time in a thousand years.
She moaned and opened her eyes to find darkness. She tried to move, sucked in a breath, and moaned. The last bit of magic had managed to fix any internal bleeding, but ran out before it could start on the broken ribs and general soreness. (A thousand years FROZEN can do quite a bit to ya.)
The girl let out a whimper and turned her mind away from the pain and toward one simple goal. Getting out. NOW. She grimaced, rose to her hands and knees, then took her dagger out from its sheath. The blue, crystal-like substance produced a small glow. Alexandra sighed in relief, and began crawling toward the door. She maneuvered carefully through the broken glass and paused at the foot of the stairs.
Alexandra stared unhappily up the staircase. She sighed morosely and slowly climbed up. Her mind wandered a bit with the repetitive work, but she kept one eye ahead of herself and stopped at the closed door. The demoness sank down and rested for a minute while her sore muscles protested. Then she groaned, sat up, and reached for the handle. It turned, but wouldn't open. Alexandra quietly growled and was checking the door for a deadlock when her practical side finally reminded her of her powers.
She rose through the door, miscalculated the height when she rematerialised, and fell to the ground. "Shit." she hissed, hugging herself. Her eyes opened and she looked with disbelief at the trees that had replaced her city. Her ribs throbbed and Alexandra' s eyes drifted shut. She felt too confused, scared, and overwhelmed to want to do anything else.
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In another dimension a teal-haired young woman was painting in a field of flowers. She was painting a tree, and as she did, a real tree in the meadow grew from a sprout to a stately oak that mirrored the one in her painting. While she was relaxing, a small, red-clad sprite ran toward her from a Greco-Roman style house. "Goddess, Goddess!" he called. The cerulean eyed lady stood up patiently. "Alan?" "The-the demon girl's awake!" Alan said with excitement. The goddess looked sad. "Alan, Lexi' s been frozen for-" "But Goddess, her orb!" The sprite pulled insistently at her skirts and she relented, following him into the house.
The two entered a room with glass-like floating orbs that symbolized her followers. The goddess walked to a corner that contained a marble sized sphere. To her surprise, the sphere that used to be frosty with ice was now wet and cold, but no longer frozen. Alan watched, wide eyed, as his goddess plucked the marble out of the air and cradled it in her hands. She blew a warm breath onto the marble, drying it, before looking into its depths.
She looked at the small, pale figure with concern. "She's hurt..." the goddess murmered. Alan gasped unhappily. The goddess leaned over the dark sphere and seemed to concentrate while a beautiful bluish-green glow surrounded the marble.
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Back in Aaa, Alexandra felt the warm breeze and felt mildly comforted. Suddenly she was surrounded with ribbons of bluish-green magic that flowed around her as she was lifted into the air by the Goddess' s blessing. After a few minutes she was lowered to the ground, healed.
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During the half hour that all this was taking place in, Elijah had gotten bored. He was scrolling up when the computer screen became staticy with bluish-green flecks. He sat back, frowned, and peeked under his desk to check the power cord. Elijah brought his head back up up in time to see the computer acting normal again and a green light. Princess Alexandra Clarke was officially back in the land of the living. Elijah grinned, mentally patted himself on the back, and e-mailed the good news to his boss.
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Whoopie! That chapter took FOREVER!
The Goddess is based on the Harvest Goddess from Harvest moon because she's awesome and I owed Alan a favor :D
Thanks again to krikanalo for reviewing! It almost made me cry with happiness. (Of course it was the middle of the night and I was loopy with sleepiness, but your review is still greatly appreciated.) And I got new headphones, which is good, because without music I am significantly unhappier.
Goodbye my lovelies!