Capther 14
Unexpected actions
Torment had become his house, Collins with his marriage proposal literally turned the house into chaos, Mrs. Bennet was furious with Elizabeth for not accepting, and took actions tarnishing her approach to Wickham who had visited the house twice , and when her husband arrived she tried to get him to force her to commit, however Mr. Bennet decided that he would not pressure Elizabeth, although her relationship with her mother had never been the best, her words were no less hurtful – ungrateful, selfish , irresponsible- it was constantly said.
Putting up with her mother and her father's lack of a firm stance, because he told her that he would not pressure her but that she should take some time to decide, had her upset, but not as much or as hurt as with the words of her sister Mary, who surprisingly came to his room that night after the proposal and said with pain in her voice:
- I have to thank you for rejecting him because I couldn't have seen him as your husband, but I also thank you for showing me that despite your magnificence you are capricious, selfish, and although you are usually intelligent to judge, you can act like a fool and even be cruel because you have no tact to avoid hurting those who are by your side with your actions, and I admired you , how disappointing…-
That she never saw coming, she had to admit that she paid little attention to his younger sisters and did not even notice that Mary had an interest in Collins, so his actions were never thought of as redirecting the attention that he lent to her. She left home tormented for another day of training, once again they coincided in the magical Longbourn lair, since the dance they had not coincided again due to the changing weather conditions, therefore the spirits of both were somewhat heated.
Elizabeth went to drain her frustrations and practice just to get stronger, despite the fact that Collins could not dominate her, what she felt when perceiving her magic she did not like at all and she did not want to be a prey for anyone. This time Darcy made him practice protective shields, she already knew them, but she still wasn't strong at handling them. He also explained how to recognize magic, told her that it was important to protect the mind and showed her several spells for it.
Darcy acted more sparingly than usual, explained everything in detail and insisted on the importance of it, told her that she shouldn't be so trusting in front of others, he wanted to warn her, but he didn't feel that she wanted to hear him, that's why he was more distant and serious. In addition, he had not yet decided what to do with what he felt for her, that is why he was not so affable and concentrated on her learning to protect herself and strengthen her shields, he made an attack and another and even he continued to undo them easily, orders and more orders to improve her posture and stamina, she couldn't stand Darcy's haughty attitude and quickly getting fed up with him, she threw a blow of wind at him while Darcy turned his back on her for a moment, impacting him strongly
– what was that? Why do you attack me? It's not my fault your lack of skill or lack- he said
-You're not my boss, you're not my father- she burst out
-Certainly none of them but I've agreed to be your teacher and you must respect me-
-Well, I can't stand you anymore, you look like a general-
Darcy wasn't amused and frowned
-You think that with your look you intimidate me– she told him in defiance
He lifted her up in the air and put her straight in front like this -And you think that with three practices you can already defend yourself, I can still control you, you don´t imagine all can i do -
-Put me down, you're obnoxious-
-you think so- he said staring at her, Darcy's eyes did not show fire, they showed disappointment…
she knew very well that she had managed to upset him -Put me down, now- she insisted
He looked at her once more and said - We finished, I hope you have learned something useful for you, you still have no idea of the danger you are in–- He place her firmly on the floor, he walk to the exit while with a spell he brought him sack and as soon as he was outside he turned into an eagle and flew, he don´t hope, he don´t spoke to her or said anything else, he was furious, she had him in a bad mood, while he dedicated time to protect her, she freely exposed herself, did not take into account his warnings and did what she wanted, she was stubborn and capricious.
Darcy was a controller, if everything and everyone since he took responsibility for his family was in his control, being contradicted, mocked and ignored was something that was too irritating for him. In addition, feeling overwhelmed, bewitched, captivated by his out-of-control desires drove him extremely crazy.
Elizabeth was too hyperactive due to her own magical nature, and she was quite tired of hearing how, what, where and when to do, her father had kept her that way all her life and without explaining reasons, and although Darcy has shown her a lot of knowledge always came with a warning, a rule, a limitation, besides, according to her, he had a double face just as Wickham told her... kind or hateful, revealing and enigmatic, attentive or impolite, oppressive... she would not control her, she was tired of limits and being told what to do, she would speak where and with whomever she wanted, she would be her own judge.
Also, she left there furious, once again ignoring her father's warnings to use magic outside the confines of the lair, not knowing she was clearly exposing herself to someone who was stalking her, she changed into one of her favorite forms, a wolf, and began to run even exceeding the limits of Longbourn, which made it completely visible to the eyes of that multimage who had been waiting for his opportunity for several days as soon as he visualized it, he smiled and sent a mental echo of warning to his accomplices 2 wolves, and another magician.
Everything was planned, he was watching him and waiting for his opportunity, she had not quickly fallen in love and he could not risk it, his debts were piling up so he decided the other way, and the moment had come, she was wandering alone without an escort and outside of the limits... In a few moments a gray wolf appeared sniffing the air, he showed him to wait and almost immediately a black wolf and a levitating magician arrived, he signaled them to continue and both wolves sniffed to proceed to corner the wolf that ran without hesitation or caution between longbourn and lucas lodge.
She felt the presence of others, it was just as Darcy described, -when magic flows in your environment you will feel a kind of heat and breeze, if you look closely you will see a trail of light, like many fireflies moving- and turned to seeing how a glow came over her and then two wolves approached, she felt in danger and ran as fast as she could along the stretch that led to the river and joined both properties while trying to make a protective shield, she needed to return as soon as possible, No matter how hard she ran, one of the wolves caught up with her and knocked her down, before being pinned, she changed shape and began to fly as far as she could, casting protective spells one after another for as long as she could remember, although she managed to distance herself a bit. It wasn't enough when she felt like she was caught in a net.
Without thinking about it much and without stopping to detail her opponents, she magically undid the net, but immediately she felt how some lianas tied her feet, forcing her to become human and she saw how the wolves returned to her, she used her magic once more and created a whirlpool with water from the river with which she managed to distance them, while trying to break the vines she felt a paralyzing wave coming and threw a protective shield but it was not strong enough and it came undone, she could not contain the attack and she despaired when she was magically blinded .
Now without seeing her opponents it was more difficult to face them, she felt how they held her, without fainting she changed shape, this time a small one and managed to free herself trying to move away once more towards where she instinctively knew her home was, she moaned and cried for help Mentally calling out to her father, she moved away a bit, but was once again magically forced back into her human form.
As Darcy flew over, he saw how she ran, he supposed that to control his emotions, he flew to calm down too, he flew over, he distanced himself, he was distracted for a while but he perceived a great magical power on the ground, he turned his eyes to see a great magical reflection, low flying quickly and managed to perceive how a hunt was practically taking place before his eyes and Elizabeth was the prey, he could be furious with her but he did not hesitate for a second to help her and immediately approached freeing her from some golden ties that subdued her while They had been levitating, with a spell Darcy made the being that was levitating her visible and she attacked him by throwing him against the trees, he also cast a paralyzing spell on him followed by that, he fixed her attention on Whickam who still kept her tied and began to conjure her to disappear, he attacked him breaking his enchantment and continued attacking him to destabilize him and he succeeded momentarily taking advantage of this to free her.
Father, Father ...- she mentally cried out desperately as she stood up and tried to transform herself to flee but he still didn't see and fought instinctively, that echo again confirmed to Bennet what he already feared his daughter was being attacked, he had already launched himself into looking for her when they felt the magical shocks in the limits of their property, everyone had felt it which put them in alarm, Jane was with her father, and Mary left her alert at home to protect the others, he did not know what he would find and they were the only ones who knew anything about magic.
He arrived to see how his daughter tried to fly over while being fiercely protected by Darcy who, despite receiving a fire whip on the back by a magician, was casting a protective spell to prevent Elizabeth from being subdued by Whickam again, at that moment. Darcy was attacked by a large gray wolf that knocked him down leaving him badly injured, he got up awkwardly transformed into a lion and he started a hand-to-hand fight with this wolf.
Tomás transformed into a Wolf and launched himself to defend his daughter, who was once again subdued by Whickam, while Jane, who grew huge wings, sought to control the black wolf, to whom she threw a blow of Wind to later open the earth and create a space that would allow her to isolate her sister. Thomas was fighting hard against Whickam and the other wizard who had pounced on him, Darcy managed to knock the gray wolf down, and still badly wounded he used his magic once more fearing that Whickam and the wizard would outmatch Bennet, summon a manticore.
The manticore materialized and rose above them immediately positioning himself before the two attacking wizards, Whickam knowing that he would not be able to control it disappeared before being immobilized or eaten by the manticore, the other wizard was immobilized as was the black wolf trying to get closer to the ladies, the Bennets observed the magnificent winged being with the body and face of a lion, he waved his scorpion tail, while he fluttered, without a doubt it was a part of Darcy his powerful and elegant movement, the manticore seeing the aggressors knocked down, he looked He looked at the Bennets carefully and turned to Darcy, turning to join him, whose body was slumped on the floor.
Lizzie, still blind, was hugged by Jane, Thomas returned her sight undoing the spell, she looked around and saw how Darcy was collapsed, she had not seen him before but felt and heard how he defended her, she could not help it and ran with the little strength she had left towards him with every intention of healing him, but her father held her back
-Let me, I can... - she screamed desperately
-No! You will die if you touch it- said Mr. Bennet
It was true she was very weak and he was very badly injured, if she touched him he would absorb her life to heal himself and she could die.
–Jane takes her home, sends Kitty and sends for Bingley, Pilmet and Lucas as well as Colonel Foster.- Thomas staunch Darcy's bleeding as best he could with magic but he wasn't a healer; they needed healers urgently.
It was not long before the men were present, Darcy was transferred to Netherfield and the other attacking men were held by transferring them under the supervision of Foster, and then taking action, Catherine and Thomas Bennett accompanied Darcy. The arrival at the mansion was a real shock, Caroline fainted and they had to take her to her rooms.
Mr. Bennet explained to Charles that his daughter Catherine was a healer, although she was not very expert, it was best for the apothecary to help Darcy while a medicine man or surgeon arrived. When Kitty saw the gentleman, the first thing she did was cry - Calm down, I'll concentrate and heal everything you can - her father told her, the young woman trembling, trying to concentrate and try to do the best she could, the apothecary helped her to stabilize him, but indicated that a surgeon should come urgently.
Kitty healed all the minor wounds and the bite that Darcy had on her shoulder, however she was not able to completely join the interior. –I'm sorry, father, I don't know how to do it– she said, a little saddened. Kitty for the first time in her life She regretted not having developed her quality better, she knew the basics because it was what she learned attending her sisters.
Charles wrote to Dr de Darcy in London, also to Georgiana and her cousin Colonel Fitzwilliam, all the expresses were sent urgently this time magic was used on the horses to make them move outside their normal limits, Caroline was hysterical and gave orders like crazy, Charles had to order her sedated in order to maintain control. That night there was only waiting.