I woke up in the pool, struggling to climb out, feeling at first white hot pain, followed by the cool, calming sensation of being made whole again. I was confused as I pulled myself out and laid by the pool, trying hard to catch my breath. Jai ran out, followed by Ozzy and to see him back, not under Minias's control made my eyes water.
Suddenly, all my memories came crashing back front and center to my brain. I remembered cursing my friends, and then, in horror, I remembered stabbing Oz in the stomach. Words started babbling through my lips, apologies on top of apologies, but...something was off. Oz didn't want to hold me, he didn't seem to be happy that I was back. He instead comforted Jai. His arms were around JAI. His look of concern, worry, of LOVE, was at JAI. Even though I was whole and my soul was intact, I broke. I could do nothing but helplessly watch them leave...together. I went back inside, to the shambles that my life had become and cried...
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I later learned that Oz wasn't free, and that he was only here because Minias had been put in jail in the Ever After. All of his powers had been stripped and he was trapped there. But he still had control over Oz's entire family. I knew Minias was at his most vulnerable state, and if he were to be killed, now would be the time to do it. So I started to plan...
I researched the Demonomicon, for anything that would kill a demon, and learned a special blade would destroy his body. I closed my eyes, letting tears fall down as the realization of what would happen to me when Minias died settled in. His blood flowed through my veins, our connection was through a demon blood. If he was destroyed, then so would I be.
It didn't matter. I wouldn't let it. For all that Oz had done for me, for the pain I caused him when I stabbed him, both physical and emotional, he deserved to be free. I did not believe I deserved to die, but I knew I loved him with all my heart and his life was worth more than mine.
The night proceeding my trip into the Ever After, Jai called me. She said she needed to talk, so I met her in France, at a cute Paris bistro. She told me she suspected Oz was in love with me, that she felt it even though he wasn't even aware. That little bit of information gave me peace, and solidified my plans. I told her she needed to be there for him, and she complied, though I didn't tell her why he would need her. I didn't doubt that she would make him happy after I was gone. She was a good friend to me, and I knew at least a part of him loved her, and that part would grow. They would be happy.
I returned home, and wrote down a brief list of how my belongings should be separated. I didn't have much, but I made sure to give what I had to Oz, Memphis, Jai, and my mother and sister. On my wrist, I wore the bracelet from my mother, that was engraved with my name, needing her strength. I left Oz a letter (http://twitpic.com/1rg150) and packed my bag, full of candles, and protection spells before teleporting into the Ever After.
I arrived in an empty field, setting two circles strong circles before sitting down in the center. I had only once before summoned Minias, and that was when I cashed in on his favor to me, the one that brought me back to life, but I knew his full summoning name. Minias Dornban Wenoin. When I opened my eyes, he stood before me, his hands shackled by iron cuffs that I knew were enchanted. He could not move, but the smirk on his face showed he was not scared of me. No doubt he thought I had come to free him, but as I pulled the blade from my bag, he lost his smile. "You plan on killing me, little witch? You'll die too", he said, then laughed. But I knew that. I said so and I saw the understanding then fear flash over his face. I didn't make him wait long before driving the blade through his chest. His body fell to the ground, and instantly I felt my blood begin to boil, and in my head I heard his voice. He was possessing me, like I knew he would. I'd prepared a spell, and all it needed was a trigger word. I closed my eyes and held onto my aura, and the same time murmuring Latin. My body lit on fire from the inside out, I couldn't breathe, I couldn't think, all I could do was feel myself burn to ashes... And we died....
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