"Ida, come in, please," I opened the door, allowing her to enter. She instead hugged me tightly first, tears in her eyes. "What's wrong?"
"It's not about what's wrong, it's about what's right," She beamed, pulling away. "Your aura has been cleared since that nasty spirit left you. Your aura has been through many colors as your mind changed. You were born with a classic purple, then tormented by Dark with that black cloud, but now... Now it's the most beautiful gold I've ever seen. Such a rare color."
"What does gold mean?" I asked and she smiled, tears running down her cheeks. I didn't see the emotional side of this, but perhaps she could see things that I couldn't.
"It means you are being guided by the best you can be. Protection," She glanced at Jack, who was focusing on Felix, showing me that was who I was protecting. "Wisdom, intuition, a spiritual mind... You have truly changed since Dark."
"Good. As long as I don't get corrupted by Dark again," I sighed, she simply nodded and headed towards Jack.
"Hello, sweet baby! I see Mark has done a good job at keeping you from being too scared," She noted, Jack nodded and gave her a small smile.
"Yeah, but you have no idea how happy I am to see you. What can we do to help Felix?" He asked, the brief smile flipping into a frown, gesturing to our friend who was tied to the chair.
"He shall awaken soon, along with Dark. He sees through his eyes, but cannot control his body. Dark has hold of his mind and soul. I will wake him sooner with a small ritual, Dark does not like him and is torturing him," She explained and Jack nodded. I stepped up to the two and put an arm around Jack.
"Why is he torturing Fe?" Jack asked, his eyes filling with tears. It hurt so much to see him cry.
"He hates him, to put it simply. He remembers your friend from his time within Mark. The jealousy stuck with him," She explained, opening a bag she had brought with her and opening it, taking out two candles and a lighter. She lit the two and placed them near Felix. "These are lavender candles. They relax the mind and quiets your ego. The scent alone will take a toll on Dark and awaken him, as he'll want to fight it."
"Weird," Jack mumbled, but smiled a bit. Felix immediately started to stir and his eyes gradually opened, but they were dark. Ida sighed and stepped up to him, taking his chin in her hand and tilting his head, side to side. She frowned as she observed his eyes.
"I fear the spirit is more powerful than I originally thought. I'm afraid Felix may be stuck for a while. Poor boy," Ida shook her head in disappointment.
"I don't know what you're talking about, miss. Where am I? Why am I tied to a chair? Who are you people?" He asked as innocently as he could.
"Don't play dumb, Dark. We all know who you are," Ida scowled and gave him a slight whack on the back of his head. Jack cringed.
"Don't hurt him, Felix is still in there," Jack frowned, making Dark chuckle.
"Hi, Jackaboy. Little, innocent Jack. The gullible Irishman Mark had his eye on," He purred and I shuddered a bit, squeezing Jack slightly. "You know, not only the negative feelings Mark had flowed with me. I wouldn't hurt you. You can let me go, Jack. Don't you feel bad for Felix? Stuck in these scratchy ropes... They hurt, Sean, come here and untie me. Please."
"Jack, no," I grabbed his right wrist as he started to move towards Felix.
"Felix is in there and he's hurting!" He whined and I could feel his desperation radiating off of him.
"That doesn't matter. Yeah, I feel bad for Felix, but Dark is our main priority here. He has to go," I pointed to him, Dark laughing again.
"Come on, Jack, don't listen to him. He hates Felix, he wants him dead. Why do you all assume I'm the evil one here? Maybe I've been trying to stop him all along. Don't assume the worst of me," He spat, but smiled at Jack. "Let me go and I'll go back into Mark, so we can all have our lives back. Felix can leave, Mark will be back to normal, and you'll live a great life. How does that sound?"
"Jack, do not listen. If Dark were to re-enter his preferred vessel, he would take over and keep you against your will until he either kills you or you die," Ida pushed and he nodded, looking down at the ground.
"It's just hard seeing Felix tied up like that," He murmured.
"Oh, he hates it. He wants out. He's hurting," Dark pressured, but Jack wasn't listening to him anymore.
"Good, sweetheart," I praised him, giving him a comforting squeeze.
"Yes, treat your pet. Condition him to listen to you," Dark chuckled and I scowled at him. "Awe, don't be so sour, Mark! I know you miss me and all, but we'll be united soon enough."
"No, Dark. You must realize that will not happen. Now, it is said that we must make you an offering to get Felix's body back and send you back to whence you came. What is something reasonable we could trade for Felix's soul?" Ida asked, bringing a smirk to Dark's lips.
"I'm not sure, miss. I have a variety of things I would like to have. Jack's soul, control of Mark again, a new vessel..." He trailed off, his eyes rolling. "You choose."
"None will work, you must choose something we are able to give," Ida stressed, but Dark just smiled, causing Ida to glance at Jack and I. "Well... What would you like to do?"
"What involves a new vessel?" I asked, feeling guilty for even questioning it, but something needed to be done and I wasn't going to let Dark take Jack's soul or have control over my body again.
"A person who is willing to accept Dark. The body must have a soul," She explained briefly and I bit my lip as an idea came to mind of how we could kill two birds with one stone.
"Is there anyway to re-construct a body?"
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Release - Septiplier
Fanfiction[Sequel to 'Don't Ever Leave'] Mark and Jack were finally living their happily ever after in their cabin, far away from civilization, in fear Mark would forget to take his medication and Dark would be released once again. The only problem with their...
