Chapter Fifty Three

A knock came on the door and he sped into his closet to get some clothes. He opened the door and saw Sally standing there.

“What is going on?” He asked her, still buttoning his shirt
“We can’t find her. We can’t find Grace!” She said
“What did you mean by you can’t find Grace? She is somewhere in the house!” Alex said
“I have looked everywhere!” Sally said back to him
“Not everywhere. When I told her to get somewhere safe, I was sure she heard my mind. I meant somewhere nobody would think off, the dungeons” Alex said to her

He left his room and headed down to the dungeon and they found her there but she wasn’t there. She was sitting crossed legged, float on in the air. Her body was there but her mind and spirit were long gone from her body. Alex touched the gates of the prison and found out that he couldn’t get to the locks, boundary spell. He was sure that it was a boundary spell. He tried to enter but it was pointless. He had to find a way to reach Grace and he needed to reach her fast before things got out of hand. He hoped that she didn’t enter Damian’s mind because that was no place for a witch.

“We have to find a way to get her out of there, now!” Alex said
“You don’t know exactly where she is and the last thing she said was if he is in Damian’s mind, it’s best to leave him there. So I am saying the same thing to you! If she is in their minds, we can’t pull her out. We know nothing about magic and we definitely do not know the effects of pulling her out of whatever world she is in!” Sally said to him
“So what am I supposed to do?” Alex asked
“We stick with the initial plan. We gather the people. I have sent some guards out to do that and I am very sure they are back. You address the people and then we see how things go from there. When you’re done convincing everybody to leave Cordina, we can come back to this issue but right now, we have to go!” Sally said

Alex sighed and looked at Grace. Sally took his hand and pulled him away from them

*****

Damian ran out of the house and saw Justin standing in front of the house. Tears filled his eyes. He was certain that he hadn’t seen anybody in months and now, Justin was here. Justin was here. That rang for a while in his head. Why was Justin here? What went wrong? After they had exchanged their pleasantries and talked about everything, they sat outside, on the grass

“Why are you really here?” Damian asked him
“I am here because I have to be. We are still linked remember? Your body can’t handle the amount of magic that was Anna and you started to desecrate. Because we are linked, I started to desecrate too. Grave said it would be a good idea to share the burden so as to slow down the desecration. I don’t know if it worked” Justin said
“How long as it been?” he asked
“What been?”
“How long have I been in this reality? How long have I been away from the real world?” Damian asked him
“I don’t know, maybe a couple of hours. Why are you asking?” Justin asked
“A couple of hours? I can swear I have been in here fir months, if not a year. What do you mean by a couple hours?” Damian asked
“I came into your mind minutes after you left reality. If you think you’ve been here for months then we know that magic is at work here. You share your body with a spirit and she is doing everything to stall you so that you desecrate totally and you die in the real world” Justin said
“I have looked everywhere for her and Anna and I still can’t find her. I have to find her and fight her before you can drive a dagger into my heart. I know this! If you kill me while a part of Anna resides in my body, Anna will die” Damian said
Then let’s find your demon together and get this over with” Justin said

Damian nodded at him and got up from where he was sitting when a bright light covered the surface of his world. He closed his eyes and shut them tight because he didn’t know what else to do. He heard a very familiar voice

“You can’t find her with your eyes closed” they both heard

He opened his eyes and saw Grace standing there, smiling

“Grace! I don’t think I can ever understand the happiness that comes with seeing you every time” Damian said
“I knew you would need the help of magic to defeat magic and I had to find a way into your mind myself. It took a lot of concentration because we are under attack but we are two hybrids and one very strong wolf down. Alex, Sally and Raphael can try to hold them off but it is not an easy battle out there” Grace said
“Who are the attackers?” Damian asked
“Arielle and Isabelle” Justin said
“Two people that know their way around the house. Why did you leave our bodies unprotected then?” Damian asked Grace
“I didn’t leave it unprotected. It is protected. Nobody can get to our bodies except I let them in and right now, I am caught up in your imagination. I don’t think anybody can access your bodies without my consent” she said to him
“How do I find Anna and get her out of here?” Damian asked
“With magic. You have been stuck in a fraction of your mind because she is using magic to hold you here. I need to break that and when I do, you would have to face her on your own. Your body would keep desecrating until you send Anna back to her body. When Anna wakes up, we would have to kill you. If we do, the demon dies automatically. You would wake up in due time” Grace said
“Alright. We have spent more than enough time talking already. Let’s do this and get it over with. I need to wake up before the next attack” Damian said

Grace nodded at him and closed her eyes. She was lifted from the ground and she started to float in the air. She looked like a completely different entity because she started to glow up. Her eyes were bright with lights and her voice started to echo. She started to chant and Damian’s world started to shake. She didn’t stop and Damian closed his eyes. Something inside of him broke and he could feel it. The shaking stopped and he opened his eyes. He was laying on his back on the grass. He could have sworn that he was standing before. Justin stretched out his hand and Damian took it before Justin pulled him up to his feet again.

“I knew it was only a matter of time before you broke free from that illusion” the three of them heard Anna say
“We have to get out of here now before our presence here becomes permanent in his mind. You know what to do Damian!” Grace said
“I actually do not know what to do. How do I get her out of Anna?” He asked
“Rip Anna’s heart out without hesitation. If you hesitate, she would kill you first” Grace said to him

She waved her hand in the air and a door appeared. She motioned to Justin

“Let me guess, you are not going” Grace said to him
“I can’t leave Damian on his own” he said
“You have to. If he does win and you are still in his mind, she is going to take over his mind and if you’re in it then you would be trapped in it for life. You can’t take that risk! You have to come with me, now!” Grace said

A strong wind came out of nowhere and Grace turned to look at Anna. She had a smile on her face and Grace knew that she wanted to stop them from leaving

“Justin! We have to go. I don’t know how long I can hold this portal. She is closing it with magic” Grace yelled above the sound of the wind
“I can’t leave!” Justin said back
“You have to, Justin. Listen to Grace. This fight is my fight and although we are brothers, my every fight doesn’t have to be yours. This is way beyond you and if you stay here, you would die. I can’t risk that. You have to go with Grace. Take care of things till I get back. Besides, only you can keep Alex and Sally from ripping out each other’s throats” Damian said to him

Tears rolled down Justin’s face. Grace lifted Justin with her powers and threw him at the open door. She flew in and closed it behind her. They both gasped back to life at the same time. She looked at him

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