GUARDIAN|M.LANGDON

PART 16|CONTROL

We all stood in a line in front of him- it was a daunting challenge
He would have to control the mind- and control one of us to do anything if he succeeded

He stayed sat down on his chair, almost relaxed as he eyed all of us- I was curious as to see what he would do, and wondered who he would decide to pick
That was until
I started to move
Of course

I walked forward slowly, without my permission; I felt like I was floating as I walked towards someone- Michael, my feet moving without choice, he stood up slowly once I got close, and put his hand out

And I took it

I couldn't even hear everyone else, I'd imagine everyone was arguing, or annoyed that he had decided to touch one of us, but all I could see was Micheal, and as hard as I tried to fight it- I couldn't
It was too exhausting, and submitting only seemed to be the best option, he pulled me in, raising my hand up and his other on my waist, my other on his shoulder

And we started to dance

It was hard to explain this feeling- it felt like a dream almost, or some sort of sleepwalk
I was awake seeing everything happen in front of me, feeling everything on me
But the rest of the world was blank, and I couldn't control my actions

We went in circles for a while, until he finally twirled me around and held me close, I was forced to look up at him and only watch as he started to lower his head down, and without a second longer my body started to pull close to him, his hand relocated on my cheek as our mouths inched further and further to each other, we were seconds apart until I could finally hear one phrase

"That's enough" from Cordelia- the saving grace

As if on queue it felt like a weight had been put onto my body- my consciousness greeting me again, my moves finally from my mind instead of his, I look up at him as I let out a pant, and I see him smirking at me, moving my mouth away from him and pushing my whole body away, I made my way back to the group, Cordelia putting her hand on my shoulder as the rest of the girls huddled around me

We nearly kissed, surely he wouldn't have let that happen?

It's all that could run through my mind- the first kiss and it would've been out of my control?
I shivered not even baring to look up at him

"Onto the next one" Cordelia took control, wanting to move through all the tasks
But I felt deep down she was helping me, trying to wave away everyone's intrigue over my experience

-TIME SKIP-
Transmutation, divination, pyrokinesis, vitalum vitalis all went... too well

He had been able to get through all of them with ease, no struggle which I could see even from Cordelia sometimes

But at last we arrived to the final test
Descensum- going to literal hell and back

We all stood in a line, cordelia announcing to Micheal his next task

"I'm not asking you to perform this wonder, today I am asking you to conquer it, I'd like you to retrieve my dear friend misty day, who lost her own battle with this very task"
Misty- I'd heard of her occasionally, she liked her plants- as did I
If he got her out of her hell, I suppose we'd get along well

But can you do that? Take someone back from their own personal hell?

It gave me a stomachache thinking about where he was going

I look at Madison, who had already been revived twice, he had managed to go down and get her with ease, but how? It was damn near enough impossible

Unless...
Surely not?

Commotion stirred at this, and as much as I hated to say it- the commotion was fair, but I knew Delia had ulterior motives behind it, and I trust her, she walks away with Ariel and we are left together, I gulp as I kneel down

"Do I sense nervousness from you evelyn?" I turn and look at him, but avoid eye contact

"Don't risk yourself" is the last thing I say, he seems to nod in understanding
My way of asking him to stay safe

"I'll bring her friend back, don't worry"
I nod quietly, letting him lay back, waiting for him to mutter the words

"Spiritu duce, in me est. Deduce me in tenebris vita ad extremum, ut salutaret inferi,
Descensum"

And with that I felt his soul go, I nod in approval to Delia
It was now the waiting game

-TIME SKIP-

I stayed there the whole time, on a small armchair biting my nails- watching carefully, it was silent for a while, I was beginning to get worried
until at last a loud gasp comes up as he wakes up

Without hesitation we all clamber from the position we are, I kneel beside him as he raises up

He came back alone, and arguments erupt, but he did the last wonder, and we look at eachother in silence- knowing

He came back

He continues to stay silent, and I notice a second later that ash starts to crawl from the floorboards, in the shape of a woman, with thick blonde hair and peculiar clothes, Cordelia gasps deeply in what had to have been recognition

That was Misty
He had done it

I let out a gasp in shock, as everyone now scrambled towards misty, who looked so confused towards everyone- I look at Michael who just had a blank expression
As if it was easy
Easy to bring back a woman from her own hell

"How did you do it?" My hushed tone towards to him, my eyes wide with confusion, but also major concern

How had he done it?