Hallow's: Witch's Brew

Thirty-Six

Nothing More- Let 'em Burn

Getting to the location Ahsan set up for me is not going to be easy. I need to stay out of sight while I'm here and that means not existing at all. I used the fake debit cards he got me to get climbing gear. 

There's a blizzard today and it's the only chance I have to get up to the place where I'll be staying without anyone tracking me. This is the first time I have to connect to a snowstorm. I keep running what I read on the plane in my head and I try to remember what my Grandmother said about my ability to live inside the storm. 

Water is easy. I've lived in it since I was a little girl, but this is different. The snow isn't fluid like the rain. It doesn't stream. This is like walking through an ocean made of tiny pieces of broken glass. My ability to adapt is coming into question and I am one hundred percent happy that I am alone. This way I can cry about how insane all of this is and no one will make fun of me for it. 

The wind isn't helping in the slightest. I have to focus on channeling my magic through my body to keep from freezing to death all while using my telekinesis to make sure my equipment will stay put so when I come back down again. 

I'm not sure what I was expecting but it wasn't having to climb up a fucking Sayan mountain. This has to make up for some of the shit Noah had to put up because of me, right? Nothing says I'm trying like putting my life in danger. 

Fuck, I am freezing and sweating at the same time. The people who do this as a hobby are fucking crazy. Who the fuck wakes up one day and says, you know what I'm going to do today? Climb a fucking mountain. Those people on Mt. Everest that are used as measuring points are the emo-est in the world. This definitely counts as tempting death all to satisfy the call of the void that sneaks up on us every so often. 

I must admit that despite the dangerous weather, it's beautiful up here. With my divinity up and running for the first time in forever, I can feel the energy around me. This storm, although raging, is keeping me centered and alert. 

I've been through many storms over the years. Sand storms, lightning storms, twisters, and heat waves. I wonder what those feel like. How will they affect me and the magic inside of me? I haven't stopped to think about what it means for me to have my magic back. I mean, yeah, it makes things easier. I've thought about how much more I could do if I had my magic while I was mortal. Shit like this for example. 

But the storm makes me different. It pushes me both physically and mentally. Without it, I wouldn't have wanted to hear what Noah had to say. I wouldn't have even tried to save my mother. The only person I would have wanted to help was Zuri because she had actually needed me. 

Connecting the storm is a lot like connecting to the elements around me and that includes people around me. Familiarity is the best feeling the storm provides in a world where the air and the rain are never the same. I don't want to go back to the way I used to be. It was exhausting. While it was exciting and it led me to Ben, it also got me into some insane situations. 

This might be one of them. 

The device Ahsan gave me beeps when I get to a huge cave on the side of the mountain. I can't see much, but I know the prison is close by by the way, Noah's magic is spinning inside of me. I nail my equipment and secure it. My biggest mistake is looking down. The rope disappears into the thick fog and my head spins a little knowing I've come a long way up. 

I back away and press my body up against the cave's wall. I take even breaths and laugh to myself because it's kind of stupid of me to get scared after all that. I'll revisit this fear when I have to climb back down. 

I take a knee so I can get my flashlight out of my backpack and push my goggles off my face. Using the tablet I start moving deeper into the cave. This is terrifying. I glance back and a part of me doesn't want to keep moving. It looks just as scary to go back as it does to keep going. I walk for what feels like forever, but it's just like ten minutes before I stop in front of what looks like a front door.