Corruption [why me: part 2]

chapter 25: inner battle part 1

Marinette's pov

"I thought I told you to let me take control for a while!" I screamed at the Akuma. Her face looked afraid but quickly regained  a dark confidence to it.

"I did." She said eerily calm. "Selfish girl. Now I am going to take this body forever." She said and grew to twice my stature.
"Good luck" I said in battling position. I knew that I might not win, so I had to fight for my life.

Her hands grew a dark purple and a liquid metallic substance formed a circle in her hands. She molded it and it churned away from her touch. Her eyes held a deadly look as they flickered to and fro from baby blue to a royal purple. When she spoke it rang out like a chorus of voices, "marinette dupain-Cheng. You were loved by most, hated by some. A beautiful soul can't be smudged. But here, today, I will   try. "

She disappeared into thin air. I heard a malevolent laugh that seemed to come from every direction. I turned in circles trying to locate the origin. But I failed. I could not find her.

I looked down and when I looked up I saw that purple liquid fly at me. Most of me dodged in time, but my left arm got engulfed by it. I screamed in pain as it tightened to a point where I couldn't feel the tips of my fingers. It also immobilized my arm. Now I know what the purple jam does. And I could now protect myself with my purple concrete arm.

It got brighter and I could tell that she was controlling my body. No doubt to carry out her evil duties. I ran into the control room and saw her standing at the screen. A knife materialized out of no where. She looked at it, to Adrien. That's when I knew of her plan. I used my stone quickly to see if inside Adriens head there was a similar scene. But there wasn't. His Akuma was on top of him punching his face repeatedly. I needed to help him.

Just then I had a notion. This is inside my head.   Could be anything I wanted. Do anything I wanted. I started out of the room to think of a way to her her down. I came to the conclusion of a powerful witch. I could do literally anything with my magic. To test it out, I tried levitating. It came with ease as if I had been doing this for years. I smiled and lowered myself. Something changed inside me at that moment. What it was I'm not sure but it'll stay with me when I have fully contained myself.

I sassed myself into the control room. I thought about her flying back from the control window and hitting the wall behind me hard. I imagined to hear the sounds of it, how it would feel. Made it as real as possible. When I opened my eyes I saw that it had actually happened. I had not imagined it like thought. I smiled again, relishing in the power I just obtained.

"You finally figured it out." She looked at me. Then something dawned on me. I could create for her a new body.

"Akuma, what if I were to create a new body for you?" I looked at her with hope.

"You could do that?" She too was hopeful.

"Well I could try." I looked away from her up at the window. It was rolling with dark fog that was showing shapes and memories. I was dreaming. It was beautiful. But I'd have to end it. I stepped up to plate, put my hands on the ball closed my eyes, and began to work.

I opened my eyes and looked at my hands. I still felt the power burning through my veins. I rose my hands to face the ground and imagined a young girl. Akuma needed to experience as much life as possible.

"How is this body for you?" I asked the Akuma.

"Touch her hands and concentrate on throwing me over there. "

I did as instructed. I looked at her face directly into her eyes. I saw a light in her eyes and then I saw them flicker. She looked around and smiled. Her hair turned to purple. And she had black wing eye liner. Good. She took to the body. There was a chance she'd be rejected and the body and her would die.

Now to work on Adrien.

758 word count. Yay a long chapter! Finally.

Xoxo Loralei