The new challenges
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P.V. Normal several minutes later with Kate
Kate: I stopped while panting heavily, my maximum potential was already reaching its limit, "How much more to go?" I asked
Luz: "Not much more, we are a couple of rooms away," I said
Kate: "You've been saying that for a long time" I yelled angrily
Luz: "It has been difficult to camouflage the effect of the spell that affects you, this place is enhancing it too much, but now I am sure that we are close," I explained
Kate: "I hope you're right," I said seriously
Luz: "Don't worry," I said "This is very bad, I didn't expect it to affect her so much"
Kate: When we entered the next room, I saw that there was a small lake surrounded by some trees and bushes, "Is it here?" asked
Luz: "Yes, it is here," I said
Kate: I approached the lake where I could see my reflection
Luz: "Just come in and let's hope it works" I said
Kate: I was quiet for a moment before asking him, "But is it really worth doing?"
Luz: "What do you mean?" I asked confused
Kate: "Because I should go in there, because of that traitor wolf," I said, annoyed
Luz: "Kate, come to your senses, you know that he has never betrayed you" I said seriously
Kate: "How do you know? Have you always been watching him?" I asked seriously
Luz: "Well no, but I know him and I have taken a look at his memories, he is very faithful and kind" I said confidently
Kate: "That strange wolf is obviously his son, and all the misfortunes we have experienced have been because of him," I said, very upset
Luz: "React, this is not you, you would never say those things, it is the magic that is affecting you" I said
Kate: "Maybe that magic just made me open my eyes to reality," I said as I started to back away
Luz: "Of course not, he just blinded you" I said seriously
Kate: "The best thing is that I go back for my puppies and let's leave, I couldn't risk them with that wolf" I said seriously as I tried to back away, but suddenly I noticed that my legs didn't respond to me, "LUZ LET ME GO" I yelled angrily
Luz: "I haven't done anything yet," I said
Kate: "Then why can't I move?" I asked annoyed
Luz: "It seems like your true self is not gone," I said hopefully
Kate: "Don't talk nonsense, I'm the real me," I said seriously
Luz: "No, you are just a version blinded by anger and mistrust," I said
Kate: I started walking towards the lake and said seriously, "This isn't funny anymore, let me go"
Luz: "Like I said, I'm not doing anything, but I will support the real Kate" I said seriously
Kate: When he was already on the edge I said, "Please don't do this to me"
Luz: "Just one more effort Kate, you can do it" I encouraged her
Kate: "Grrrrr, my head" I screamed in pain, "Luz, please take care of Humphrey" I asked before falling into the lake
Luz: "Kate? React?" I asked, worried when I saw that she didn't react while she was sinking, but not having an answer, I tried to enter her mind, but I was surprised when I ran into a barrier, "What is this?" I asked myself in a hurry, I tried to go through it, but it repelled me strongly, "Did this magic cause this? I didn't expect it to have strengthened to this point, no wonder it had lost itself, it's surprising that it was able to regain some control" I thought surprised, after a lot of effort I was able to enter and I saw how Kate was fighting with a dark version of her
Kate: "Luz are you?" I asked surprised as I backed away
Luz: "That's right, I see that you are struggling with the representation of that doubt and hatred" I said
Kate: "That's right, but it's not an easy battle, it's quite strong," I said while panting
Luz: "You must hurry, your body will drown in the lake" I said worried while I struggled to stay in this space of her mind
Kate: "I won't beat her in time, you'll have to take care of it" I said
Luz: "You're not implying what I think you're implying," I said, surprised
Kate: "I will beat this thing, but I need time and I need you to give me time, I trust you," I said before launching into battle again
Luz: I couldn't stay in that piece of her mind any longer, but I knew what I had to do, "I'll only do it because you gave me your permission," I said to myself before taking control of her body and starting to swim to the surface. , although it was more difficult than I expected, "I haven't used a physical body for too long," I thought worriedly as I struggled to swim to the surface, after several minutes I was finally able to surface and approach the shore, where I began to pant heavily as I tried to catch my breath, "I had forgotten how complicated it was to have a body," I said to myself as I leaned on the shore, "I'll have to wait for Kate to come back," I thought as I looked around
Back with Humphrey and Toocs
Toocs: "How are you doing?" I asked when I saw that he was trying to get up
Humphrey: "A little better now," I said as I got up and stowed away
Toocs: "You recover quickly," I said surprised
Humphrey: "I'm still not at 100% but if it's true I have felt that my recovery has improved since we went to hell" I said
Toocs: "Really?" I asked surprised
Humphrey: "That's right, I feel much more resilient and healthier faster, although the trauma will haunt me forever," I said while shaking at the last part
Jhon: "I'm not sure, I'll ask the healers, in the meantime I'll tell Maximiliano that you've already woken up," I said
Toocs: "I see, but we warned you it was a bad idea from the beginning" I said
Humphrey: "I know, but at least I tried, that calms me down a little" I said
Toocs: "At least," I said, nodding, "It is possible that being trapped there for several days without divine protection forced your body to adapt to that hostile environment," I said thoughtfully
Humphrey: "If that's the case, I'm glad, at least my suffering was not in vain" I said
Toocs: "It's good that you see the good side," I said, smiling
Humphrey: "It's the best thing to do," I said, smiling, then I asked him, "How long will it take you to get us back to the territory?"
Toocs: "I'm too worn out, I'm not sure how long I'll recover, it might take me several hours to have enough energy to carry them, but I wouldn't have a way to get back" I explained
Humphrey: "I see, then we have to wait for you to recover enough, which from what I see will take until tomorrow or go the long way, which would take us almost the same time" I said thoughtfully
Toocs: "I'm very sorry for the inconvenience I cause you, but I will make sure you are comfortable here while I can return you" I said
Humphrey: I sighed and said, "Okay, I understand the situation, as soon as Kate gets back, we will make a decision on what to do"
Toocs: "Speaking of her, it's strange that she hasn't arrived yet," I said
Humphrey: "I know, it's already worrying me," I said
Toocs: "We can try to follow his trail," I suggested
Humphrey: "I suppose it will, but it's better that you stay here, both to take care of Scoot and to recover," I said
Toocs: "Yes, you're right," I said, nodding
Humphrey: I nodded, left the room and began to follow Kate's trail
Meanwhile with Luz and Kate
Luz: she had already been on the shore of the lake for a while, "It seems that this will not give her any more advantage" I said to myself while sighing, when I looked inside her mind, I could see her fighting fiercely against the representation of that magic that was holding her. corrupting and although at the beginning I noticed that the lake did weaken that magic and strengthen Kate, it had been a while since that effect stopped, "I guess that's the limit of this lake, I could try to find another one a little more powerful, but will Kate's spirit resist it? I thought hesitantly, "This decision cannot be made by me, I must talk to Humphrey and explain to him," I said to myself as I left the lake, and I began to walk slowly, I was staggering quite a bit and I was trying hard not to fall, I haven't walked for a long time
After several minutes Humphrey had reached the entrance of the temple
Humphrey: "Is this a temple like the others?" I asked, surprised, "It looks like Kate came in, but why would she?" I thought strangely, but before I could enter, I saw how Kate left the temple, but she was staggering a lot, so I quickly approached and stood next to her to give her support, "What happened? Are you okay?" I asked worried
Luz: I shook my head and said seriously, "We have to talk"
Humphrey: Looking at her carefully I could notice that her aura had changed and was now pure white, "Wait a moment, are you Luz?" I asked confused
Luz: "I knew you would recognize me immediately" I said
Humphrey: "Why are you using Kate's body? Get out of there right now" I said seriously
Luz: "Calm down, you know I wouldn't do this if it wasn't really necessary" I said quickly
Humphrey: I took a deep breath to calm down and said, "Okay, explain to me"
Luz: "Of course, but I will explain to you, but while we return," I said
Humphrey: "Okay, let's go," I said as I gestured for her to follow me
Luz: "I need a little help, I still haven't mastered walking," I said while letting out a nervous laugh
Humphrey: I sighed and said, "Well, lean on me"
Luz: "Thank you" I said as I leaned on his side and we started walking
Humphrey: "Now tell me what happened" I said seriously
Luz: I nodded and told him everything that had happened
Humphrey: When I finished, I asked angrily, "Why didn't you tell me anything before?"
Luz: "Because Kate asked me and I understand her reasons, you have been quite unstable and telling you would have only made your condition worse" I said seriously
Humphrey: I sighed and said angrily, "I know that, I know it's my fault to put that pressure on you, I've been too stubborn and now you're paying the consequences"
Luz: "At least you are now aware that you have been acting wrong," I said
Humphrey: "When will Kate be back?" asked
Luz: "I'm not entirely sure, you must defeat that magic and if you manage to do so, your soul will surely be exhausted, you will need time to regain the strength necessary to regain control," I explained
Humphrey: "I see, if only I had known about it sooner," I said with a sigh
Luz: "This is not the time to regret what happened, now it's time to deal with this," I said, "By the way, how did it go with Scoot?" asked
Humphrey: "It was very difficult, but I was able to get him out of danger, although he is not completely well, he still has to recover on his own" I explained
Luz: "I know he is a god, but I am surprised that it cost you so much" I said, surprised
Humphrey: "That wound was not normal, whatever caused it, its energy repels me" I explained
Luz: "That is strange and worrying," I said
Humphrey: "I know," I said, nodding
Luz: "We must stay alert, this may just be the preamble to something worse," I said seriously
Humphrey: "You're right," I said, nodding and the two of us continued walking until we returned to Toocs
Toocs: As soon as I saw that Humphrey returned with Kate, I said happily, "It's good that you found her
Humphrey: "Well, more or less," I said with a sigh"
Toocs; "What are you talking about?" I asked confused
Luz: I explained the whole situation
Toocs: "I see," I said thoughtfully
Humphrey: "Do you know what could be done to help Kate?" asked
Toocs: "I know that magic, it is called corruption magic, it is very similar to the one that existed in the dark forest before you destroyed darkness, although luckily it is quite diluted and it only affected the perception that she has of you" I said
Humphrey: "I see, it was specifically intended to separate us," I said
Toocs: "That's right, luckily they found a sacred lake, I didn't even know there was one here, that gives her the opportunity to face that magic and it only depends on her will to prevail" I explained
Luz: "I'm not surprised, the temples have many secrets that you don't know, I know that Scoot was analyzing the one that is here and that's how he found out about the cure for that disease that you unleashed so many centuries ago, although he barely scratched the surface of what they really are and how they work" I explained
Toocs: "You didn't have to remind me of that," I said with a sigh
Humphrey: "Let's not get off topic, how long will it take for Kate to be back? And what can we do to help her?" I asked
Toocs: "As I said, at this point it only depends on her willpower, but knowing her I'm sure she'll make it" I said
Humphrey: "I have no doubts about that, but I want to know when he will be back," I said
Toocs and Luz looked at each other before answering
Toocs: "It's not easy to say, it could be hours or years" I said
Luz: "Whenever I can I will check how it is going" I said
Humphrey: "I see," I said as I sat down. I felt very helpless and sad knowing that it could be a long time before I saw Kate again. "What will I tell everyone?" I sighed sadly
Luz: "The best thing is that you don't tell anyone, if those who caused this find out, there is no doubt that they will take advantage of the opportunity" I said seriously
Toocs: "That's true," I said, nodding
Humphrey: "So you'll pretend to be Kate?" I asked surprised and annoyed
Luz: "It's not something I really liked, but there's no other way, the risk is too much," I said seriously
Humphrey: I sighed and said, "I guess you're right"
Luz: "Can we return to the territory? I am quite worried that that wolf will return" I asked Toocs
Toocs: I shook my head and I said, "I still don't have enough energy, it will still take a few more hours to recover enough"
Humphrey: "And it's not a good idea for us to go the long way, you can barely walk" I said
Luz: "I understand and you're right, I'd better take the opportunity to train a little and be able to move more freely" I said
Toocs: "There is a room nearby that is perfect for training" I said
Luz: "Excellent, I'll follow you" I said
Humphrey: "I'll go too and help you train" I said, personally I don't want to leave him alone in the body of my dear Kate
Luz: "Thank you," I said, nodding and we both began to follow Toocs
Will Kate be able to overcome the magic that affects her? Will Jasper's great pack be, okay? What will Humphrey do? Will Scoot recover? Keep reading to find out, Don't forget to write reviews of what you think of the story so far