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A/N: 2 chapter to go I think, might even be done by the end of the night.

Love is a Hearts Child: 3 – Two Halves of Dark Hearts

Chapter 12

Irma, or as Deimos had called her Daphne slowly walked towards Will a menacing glint in her eyes. "Irma I don't want to fight you, please come to your senses." Will pleaded backing away trying to delay the confrontation in hope that Irma would snap out of what ever had been done to her. "I'm sorry Will, but I can't stop myself from doing as he asks." Irma replied still walking forward. Caleb rushed forwards putting himself between Irma and Will. "Irma stop this." He shouted arms raised as if he planned to hold her back physically.

With a wave of an arm, water appeared in front of her hand. Lashing out the water grabbed Caleb like a tentacle and threw Caleb into the walk with a serious amount of force. The sounds of bones cracking filled the air, and Caleb fell to the floor unconscious. "Caleb!" Will exclaimed rushing over to him, and falling to her knees. "Why?" Will said getting up slowly again and turning to Irma. "Tell me why you're listening to him?" Will screamed at her raising a hand ready to force an answer out of her.

Irma stopped in her tracks. "Will I'm sorry but I'm not Irma not completely." Irma replied. "What do you mean, what did he do to you?" Will asked lighting crackled in her finger tips ready to let loose if Irma made another offensive action. "I am part, your friend, part the collectors wife. Fear of him, and the love of him is what is driving me. I can not stop myself from doing as he asks. You have the right to know, Will I'm sorry." Irma said. "We can help you." Will shouted back. "You cannot." Irma shouted before charging.

Will let the lighting fly from her hand, but Irma had been expecting it and dodged to the side. Water materialized around Irma's hands, and shot forth like fire hoses. Will was knocked back into the wall, pinned against it by the torrents of water. It was hard to breathe, occasional breaths taking in water as well. She was going to drown; Irma was truly going to kill her.

Will wasn't to just roll over and die. Summoning up magic once again, just a small jolt. She flicked a hand to send the electricity coursing down the water of Irma's attack. Shocked and distracted by it, the water stopped and Will dropped to the ground, coughing up water. Irma was already getting herself ready to attack again. Will wasted no time herself, but instead of attacking in mind, defence was. Will summoned up and barrier around herself and Caleb. Water slammed against it, like storm caused waves. She had to come up with a plan, to fight back, a plan to take Irma down without risking killing her, because the barrier would not hold forever.

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Taranee, Hay Lin and Cornelia had in the end agreed with Steven's plan. Currently each of the girl's bodies lay motionless on the floor. While Steven sat on the floor cross legged, trying to ignore the mesh of voice in his head. It was difficult, trying to calms one mind, while it contained three others. Eventually though, he felt that he was clear minded enough to try.

An orb mind form of Steven slowly came out of Steven body. No longer just red but mixed in with orange, greens and whites. "Let's go." Three female and one male voice said together, none of them sure which one of them had made them say it. "Look after our bodies Cedric." They said, looking down at the unconscious forms, and the large snake of a man that was standing guard.

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Will couldn't think of anything. With how vicious Irma was being, Will knew that she would have to strike back just as hard to take down her friend. She also knew that amount of power could kill, especially considering the fact the Irma body was soaked in water from her onslaught. There had to be something she could do. Then however she saw something, something that made her think she didn't need to come up with a plan. The misty multi-coloured orb drifted through one of the walls.

"Will, Irma. What the hell's going on?" Four voices Will knew called out from the shape. Irma turned to the source of the voices, and lashed out at it. The incorporeal form they were in however leading to nothing happening. "Quick get in here." Will shouted at the shape dropping the barrier. The mind orb flew over as fast as it could, Irma following it with attack of water, but soon enough Will brought another barrier around them. "Do you want to explain what is going on?" The minds ask. "No need." They answered themselves and moved into Will.

Suddenly they all knew what had been going on. The girls plus Steven now knew of Deimos and Irma not being herself, while Will knew what they had done in order to reach her. It was weird; they knew each thoughts but seemingly still could hold back part of themselves from the other. After a brief inner monologue, they came up with a plan.

The barrier dropped, and water came crushing inwards. With the power of fire, the water was turned to steam. With the powers of air, the steam was blown back towards Irma. With the power of earth, vine shot from the ground holding Irma in place. And under Will's physical guidance they ran forth, using the steam as cloud cover before Irma could react and smacked her with a fist in the side of the head. Irma body went limp, but the vines held her up.

Will rushed back over to Caleb, in order to try and see how he was. While she did so, Steven sneakily split off from the rest of them and entered Caleb's body. With a sudden jerk Caleb came to consciousness, and Steven immediately regretted it. Pain was the only thing he could feel. "Caleb!" Will screamed crushing him in a hug. "Owww" He shouted pushing Will off. "Sorry Will, Caleb is still out. It's me." Steven said clutching one of Caleb arms against his chest. "Get out of there." Will ordered. "What you would rather he be out for the count." Steven counted trying to get to his feet.

"I think he needs a doctor." Steven pointed out. It felt like he had multiply broken ribs a broken arm, and his head had been smash hard, but luckily not cracked. "But we still have to deal with the collector." Taranee said through Will. "And help Irma." Hay Lin added. "I have an idea how to do both. Help me over to her." Steven told them leaning on Will. Once over to Irma, Steven used what little power left that he could muster and pulled Irma mind out of her body, before placing it inside Will alongside the other guardians. "Go find the collector and kick his ass. I'll look after these guys bodies." Steven informed them, pulling Irma's body free of the vines with Caleb's good arm and laying her on the ground, and sat down next to her.