Multifandom Imagines And One-Shots

Wanda Maximoff: Power Dynamics pt 2

Word Count: 1888

"Again"

You expel the magic from your palms, you try to tame it, but you struggle.

" Again"

You expel the magic again, this time trying to focus your energy on one specific spot.

" Again"

This time a guttural scream comes out of your mouth and the magic goes everywhere. It feels good for a moment, then you drop to your knees.

You could feel the gravel against the material of your pants. Sweat covered the entirety of your back.

Through heavy breaths, you spoke," I can't."

" The problem is your control. You grip the magic too tightly, and it falters, you let it run wild, and it explodes. You have to find a balance," Wanda offers her hand, and you take it.

You glance at her," You say it like it's easy."

She plays with magic in her fingertips," The magic inside of me is tenfold of what you have inside of you. Every time I use it to its full capacity, it consumes part of me. Tell me what you think the solution is."

You furrow your eyebrows," You don't always use your full power."

" Trying to focus your full power will never work for where you are now. Tomorrow we'll work on sectioning out your power."

You shake your head," I can do it now."

Wanda raises an eyebrow," You just collapsed."

" I'm fine."

Instead of fighting you, Wanda shrugs her shoulders," Show me then."

You picture the full scope of your powers. To you, it seems like an endless pit. It's hard to imagine yourself not grabbing all of it.

The shift in your eyes is all that you need to realize that Wanda was right.

The energy clashed with your body, sending you into shivers.

" Real it back in," Wanda instructs you.

" It's endless," your hands shoot over your ears, trying to squeeze until the power is quiet.

" Hey, hey, Y/n. Look at me, look at me, " You feel Wanda grip onto your forearms.

Your eyes shift to hers," I can't."

" You can. Breathe with me, okay?"

The redhead begins to take deep breaths, and you do your best to mimic her. At first nothing changes, but Wanda doesn't deter from the breathing exercises.

Eventually you can feel the power receding. Your grip on your head loosens and your breathing evens out. You shut your eyes for a moment.

" Are you with me, Y/n?"

At the sound of Wanda's voice, you open your eyes. The panic on her face is evident.

" I think I should just give the power back," you say, more to yourself than Wanda.

" If you couldn't handle the power, the black vortex would've taken it from you already," Wanda argues.

" It can do that?"

She nods," The powers of the black vortex can be given up by the user or rescinded by the force itself."

" I don't think I can do this."

" It's only been 2 weeks. I'm not letting you quit. Now go shower and regroup, so we can check the Darkhold."

Honestly, it was surprising to know the woman had so much faith in you. You had wanted to quit a lot in the last 14 days, but Wanda wouldn't let you. She was the perfect mentor for you. Though you didn't want her help before, now you couldn't imagine progressing without it. She had shown you so much in such a small amount of time.