The Imaginarium

Chp-21: Back To How It Was

Liam, Cady, and Harry were in Azeron. They were walking through a narrow street that was bustling with activity. Children were running through the streets filled with joy, women were chatting with each other, and men were either busy selling goods or drinking a cup of tea. Liam said, "Here we are kids!" Cady looked at the door and walked towards it. She looked back at Liam and Harry and then opened the door. Cady entered the shop, followed by Harry and then Liam. An old man said, " Woah, woah! Liam, why did you bring these underage kids?" Liam sighed and replied, "Cady is the Enchantress and Harry is the Dreamweaver. We have a war to fight, so we will need some weapons." The old man's eyes widened and he joyfully shouted, " She is here! She is going to save us and this young lad is going to turn our nightmares into beautiful dreams!" the old man then walked inside his storage room and came out with many boxes. He signaled them to come near him. The three of them walked towards the old man's glass table. He opened all the boxes and said, "These are some of the fine weapons we have in Azeron. This should do it.." Everyone in the shop was staring at Cady and Harry and murmuring among themselves. Liam took a close look at all the guns. He said, " We are going to need this only to kill the guards, rest you kids have to do with your powers.." Harry thought about what Liam said for a minute and asked, "Powers? We don't have our powers... how are we going to get them back?" Liam took a deep breath and said, " I hope you two are ready for a long walk"

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Cady asked, " How...much...more...do...we...have...t-to climb?" she was panting and her forehead was covered with sweat. Liam replied, " Just a little bit more kiddo." Cady frowned as Liam had been saying this statement for the past half an hour. Harry asked, " Are you okay, Cady?" before she could reply, Liam answered, "She has asthma, so..." Harry's eyes widened and he interrupted, "Asthma! What if something-" he was cut off by Liam, "She has an inhaler in her pocket, relax!" suddenly a woman with blonde hair appeared in front of them. She said, "You guys are here! Please come in" Cady looked at the small cottage the woman was pointing toward and before she could analyze anything, Liam held her hand and they walked in. Harry came in slowly as he was not getting quite positive vibes from both the cottage and the woman. The three of them sat on the cottage and the woman served them hot tea. She said, "My name is Ava. I am going to bring back your powers. But first, drink this tea." Cady went to pick up the red coloured cup but Liam took it first. She then picked up the pink-colored cup and Ava smiled. Harry picked up the last cup. Ava said, "You kids are so adorable!" Cady began to feel uncomfortable. Harry wasn't drinking his tea, so Ava said, "Please drink it. Otherwise, I'll feel bad.." Hesitantly Harry took a sip. Slowly they finished their tea and kept the cups down. Suddenly, Cady began to feel dizzy and fell unconscious. Harry looked at Liam who was sitting still. He shouted, "Do something!" but he shouted this statement not to Liam but to Taurus. He converted to Taurus. Harry stood up and was trembling. Taurus said, "She fainted quite early...Anyway, Harry will you deliver my message to her? Okay, listen up Cady is the daughter of my sister Jennifer. I killed Jennifer and Liam because if they were alive then Cady would learn how to use her powers. Ava is one of my workers and I plotted all this so that you both could go back to your world. But, I am also going to be there, be prepared...I am going to come to end this once and for all! Cady is my kin...Let the war among the kin be waged!" by saying this, he began to laugh maniacally and Harry fainted as well.

Cady and Harry opened their eyes and found themselves in Cady's house. She was shocked and quickly got up. Cady asked, "What!? What happened!?" Harry was all quiet, unable to understand what Taurus just said and unable to figure out how to deliver Taurus's message to Cady. Cady shouted, "What!? Tell me, Harry!" she was all trembling. Cady and Harry sat on the couch in the most uncomfortable silence. The sobs of Cady echoed throughout the silent room. She was not able to believe what had just happened and the fact that she had been betrayed again traumatized her. The fact that she may not be able to meet her father again was haunting her. She was mumbling, "Why me? Why my family? Why?" Harry just sat there and was shaken by Taurus's words. Cady said, "Harry, tell me! Tell me what happened! I know that you know, I can read your mind!" Harry was not able to speak at all. And once again, the uncomfortable silence filled the room and surrounded them.