ANGEL|CALIBAN~CAOS

CHAPTER 43|SEVENTEEN

I watched Sabrina intently as she shot up gasping, Ambrose aiming his wand at her
Sabrina was unable to see me, as was Ambrose but he knew I was there, and that if need be I would appear again

I looked back at the scan of Sabrina, shivering at the idea of some creature on my brain, he explained it to her and I waited patiently for the next move, one that I don't think any of us were ready for

"The rot witch, pesta, is going to infect your brain with every disease known to human and witchkind"
I grimaced at his words, feeling a sense of sadness coming over me as a tear fell out my eye

There was no nice way of saying it, and the idea of how much danger it put her in-
Made me feel sick

"This is the battle of the wills, yours and the weird, so while pesta does her thing, you must fixate on a mantra, something that is unique to you, something that is yours and yours alone

So that it's phantom tentacles have nothing to hold onto"
I looked at her deep in thought, if she could overcome this, then would she need me really?
But even then I realized she couldn't do it alone, and once again
I need to share the pain

I tug on Ambrose slightly, letting him know I needed to speak to him, we left the room, letting Sabrina gather her thoughts

"I'll share the pain with her, it can't kill me so
Let me help, would it be dangerous?" Ambrose thought of it for a second, before speaking again

"If you two could connect on a mantra, and share the pain
The weird cannot possibly grasp onto an angels conscious, it would burn alive
It's something that is preferable, as long as you're okay with it, but she'd need to see you" my face drops slightly, but I nod, ready to sacrifice anything for her

"Let's get this thing out of her"

-TIME SKIP-

We move to a room, everyone had arrived ready for this to happen, I had decided I wouldn't show up until I needed to, and would leave immediately after

I had already known the words she would pick, there was no doubt
Because they were already in my head too, like a connection of when she is in danger, I could see what words she would be choosing to save her life

Ambrose speaks up "before we start, you have a friend who's going to help you through this, he pulls up a chair in front of Sabrina, and I sit down, letting myself be seen, I put my hand up before Sabrina can say anything

"Please don't say anything, the moment it's out of you
I'm leaving, I'm here to help, not because I had a choice" Sabrina looks at me confused, but grabs my hands nonetheless, i thought If I could be more cruel, not let any compassion show, it would be easier for both me and her to move on

I watch as pesta grabs onto her head, and Sabrina grips my own hands as she nods at me, ready to start the mantra
I am 16 going on 17
I know that I am naive

I see Sabrinas nose start to bleed, as an excruciating pain follows in my head, but we continue together
Fellows I meet may tell me I'm sweet
And

Sabrina loses her mantra, I panic watching her start to cry

"Sabrina, come on, come on" I grunt through the pain, barely a whisper, trying to start up the mantra again
You are 16 going on 17
Baby it's time to think
Sabrina starts to breathe heavily, evidently trying to pace the pain, I struggle through it, continuing
Better beware, be canny and careful
Baby you're on the brink

"To be so unprepared" I hear Sabrina speak slowly, a small smile forms on my lips as we continue together again
To face a world of men
Timid and shy, and scared are you
Of things beyond your ken

She speaks with me on the final line, more blood running down her nose as pesta continues
You need someone older and wiser
Telling you what to do

On the last note sabrinas head is pulled violently back, and I can only stare, breaths heavy, nose bleeding and streams of tears down my face as the weird finally leaves her body

It's quick and Ambrose pulls the trap, finally shouting the Latin words to make the weird freeze

We all stare at Sabrina, Wand aimed at her as Ambrose questions her

"Do you know who you are?"
She looks at all of us before she answers
"I... am...
Sixteen going on seventeen"
We all let out little chuckle, sighing in relief that we had managed to do it
And it was my queue to leave

-TIME SKIP-

I make my way to the clearing, Michael grinning at me as he walks

"You could always teleport here you know" and I smile at him lightly "yeah, but where's the fun in that?"

I continue walking on, but Michael stops and I turn to look at him, he finally speaks
"Do you miss being mortal?"

I look at him in confusion "I'm sorry I don't know what you mean?" And he finally walks towards me, speaking again

"Don't play dumb Eden, when you were one of the returned, did you miss being mortal"

I stay silent for a second, thinking of my answer before I speak again
"Do I miss being mortal? No,
but I do miss being back here on earth with my friends" micheal nods slightly, he must've thought me mad, I lived in literal heaven, and yet here I was wishing to be on earth

Whilst I don't think he could relate, I think a small part of him understood, he grabbed onto my hand and I got ready to leave earth, but he speaks before we do

"If you had the chance to be with them permanently, would you?" Michael asks a vague question

"Do you know something I don't?"
Michael laughs at my answer, but he pauses before going to continue his question
"The end is coming, but it will be stopped, that I can tell you, but it'll be at the price that nobody wants to spend, so I just wanted to know" I listen intently at Michaels incoherent answer, before making my own decision

"I would give up everything for them, but I would not want them to do the same for me, does that answer your question?" He looks at me and nods, getting ready to leave earth once more

"Answers it perfectly"