Hey guys! Chapter 20, wow!Hope you enjoy. Sorry for any grammar or spelling mistakes. ;)

Claire's POV

Myrnin has grabbed Eve from behind, forcing the solution into her throat. She was still for a while and I didn't dare to make sudden movements. I was about to approach her, try to talk to her, past the obviously emotional state she is in, she has been through a lot.

The silence was broken by Shane groaning and rolling over, I didn't want to turn around and shatter the image. But Myrnins face did. His face went paler than the usual vampire complexion; his lips parted and let out small gasps. He was still holding on to Eve, holding her arm back. Puddles dripped on the floor, of murky water and Eve screamed. Loudly.

"Eve?" Shane whispered behind me. He came up next to me, trying to understand what was happening. Eve, shuddering launched a frozen Myrnin at us. She shouldn't be able to do that, I've seen her and Michael squabble; she always ends up leaning on him, despite her best efforts to push him over. Myrnin hit Shane, sending both of them on the ground. I turned around to see Michael trying to get up with obvious effort.

"What...what is this?" she shuddered, more and more draug than girl, and then melting back into herself. Amelie and Oliver just glanced at her, and took something wrapped in dark velvet from their pockets. Knives? I had to help her, they couldn't hurt her.

Eve was backed up in the corner now, shaking and stuttering, morphing every now and again. I don't understand, the formula didn't work? But she isn't full draug...maybe we were too late, but saved a bit of her.

Shane tried to shove Myrnin off him, Amelie and Oliver were advancing in a stalking fashion, knives held as to ward off the evil. I could hear my heartbeat pounding, responding to the possible danger. I decided to close the distance between me and Eve, who only held up a palm for me to stay away. Turning my back to her, I turned to see Oliver snarl at me, and that did it. I lifted my palms in front of myself, feeling a breeze pick up. I felt something pulling at those palms, something escaping. That only angered the vampires more, and dashed forwards, only to be bounced back. Where they hit some sort of barrier, green sparks flashed, like some sort of electricity, rushing over around me and Eve. What have I done?

"Claire? What the hell?" Shane yelled, finally shoving the immobile Myrnin off him. He ran towards me, only to be bounced back too. What? Have I somehow separated myself? I turned to see Eve shriek and a layer of slime to cover her. I didn't know who was in control as the Eve/draug tried to back away, only to reach the invisible surface and be bounced in my direction. More green sparks went off and I realised, as they went over the whole surface, it was a dome. A tiny dome.

And in trying to protect her, I have trapped myself with the queen draug inside. Well, crap.

Leaping out of the way, Eve barely missed me. I tried to call the thing back, to will it to collapse or something. At least she was safe, and the thing was big enough for me to distance myself from her. I looked behind her, to see something forming on the floor.

"Stay away Claire!" Eve as herself said, the draug melting off her. But that draug didn't disappear.

Shanes POV

Claire seemed fine for now. Keeping my distance from the thing, I went over to Michael, who kept on whimpering and looking at his blood on the floor. I guess being in shock is normal when losing this amount of blood. Trying to get Michael in a straighter position, I felt something at my ankles try and trip me. Looking down, there was a swirling puddle at my feet. The draug. The draug from the blood.

I pushed Michael towards the couch, towards my rucksack. I could feel them climbing higher, past my ankle. At least there weren't enough of them to go through my jeans. Someone dropped silver flakes on the draug on the floor, making some of them to turn to water and disappear into the floorboards. Little screams emitted from them and I moved out of the sludge, it was becoming black now. I have seriously seen more than I needed today.

Turns out it was Oliver who poured the silver, and I merely nodded in response. But I knew I needed to help Claire, who kept going in circles, avoiding something. I don't know anything about this kind of thing, but I knew who would.

Dashing to the kitchen and grabbing one of Michaels sports bottles, I poured the blood into Myrnins open mouth, trying not to cringe. He instantly woke up and snapped the thing out of my hands.

"Make it go away." I said, looking at him. He merely looked puzzled, so I pointed to Claire and Eve. Every now and then, one of them would get too close to the surface and end up getting zapped. It isn't a nice feeling.

"Claire?" Myrnin stood up and dashed to her. Great. Vampire speed. By the time I got there, he was already nursing his palm. I guess some things never change.

"That should have sent you flying. Like Eve did." He merely looked at me in annoyance, raising his eyebrows at the Eve line. Hah, beaten by a girl.

"It's weaker." Michael whispered. Amelie and Oliver looked at it in curiosity, not daring to touch it. Can't they do something?

"Claire! Try drawing it back inside!" Myrnin yelled. Claire turned, gave him a look and shook her head. She won't even try?

"Can't you see she's protecting the creature? Even as it attacks her." Oliver said with venom in his words. I wanted to hit him, Claire wasn't stupid. Amelie was staying quiet, looking at Eve with concentration.

"That's Eve! Not some sort of creature" Michael said, challenging Oliver. I didn't have time for this. I was about to insult them when Eve sat on the floor. Just like that. Human Eve melted back, and she looked bored, like in a trance.

"Try to imagine yourself walking out then! If you can't leave her!" Myrnin didn't question what happened; only instructed her more. But Claire was still running, running in circles. From what? Eve wasn't a danger anymore. I merely looked at the floor, where she was running from place to place. A slight shine was on the floor, with a wet looking trail on it. I pounded my fists on the thing, receiving little jolts. Nothing compared to the shock before.

"She's getting tired and she seems to be being chased!" I shouted at the others. She needed time, that's what she needed. The draug needed to be distracted from her, to have a chance on something better. Vampire blood. I was about to get some of the blood that Michael spilled when her arms began to glow. Those weird symbols showed up again, but this time they were gold. I remember her showing me the alchemy symbol for air, and the same triangle appeared on her arm, just above the wrist. I watched as she slowed down, not running from the draug anymore.

"Think! Just imagine" Myrnin yelled, seemingly amazed by the change as well. Claire walked towards us, closer with each step, ignoring the draug as they climbed her ankles. But they didn't climb higher, only seemed to somehow be injured. Black clumps fell off her. She passed through the barrier, making it glow with the input of this new energy. Where she touched it, it didn't crackle or land her on her ass, it only glowed brighter.

"Don't you ever do that again." I said, and hugged her close. She seemed to realise what I said and pushed back, a question in her eyes.

"What about Eve guys?" asked Michael, looking at Eve, who was sat in there, unmoving? I wish I had the answer to that, but it didn't seem like we could do anything at all.

I hope you guys have enjoyed this chapter, and it feels like this story is getting close to the end now. I dont know how many chapters there will be... What do you think about Claire's freaky powers?

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