Kunlun Mountain Part 4 - The Return

Chapter 10 - The Struggle Within

The reflection in the mirror that looked back at them seemed confused for a moment, the eyes narrowed slightly and a partial frown began to form on his brow, but he did not turn around instantly.  Instead they watched as a myriad of expressions began to play out as if a struggle was taking place in a man who was desperately trying to take control of two minds in his head.

"Mo Yuan." Zhe Yan called to him, since he would not turn around or answer to Qing Cang.

"Zhe Yan.  Help me." he whispered which instantly had both men moving forward to grab him as he suddenly lurched forward to clutch at his head as if in pain.

"Mo Yuan!" he gasped as both arms were grabbed , then forcing him to turn around, they almost had to carry him back to his bed to lie him back down again.

"He's in my head.." Mo Yuan gasped as his head once again hit the pillow.

"We know, but we're doing everything we can to get him out of there." Di Jun said in a no nonsense manner, before quickly opening his inner sight to check on Qing Cangs progress.

He wasn't in for long, because not only was one half of the dark patches in the process of being forced out of Mo Yuan core energy center, the other half was fully inside the seat of his soul, that part of the soul that gives it life and access to Mo Yuans mind.

Pulling out, Di Jun looked at Zhe Yan and then back towards Mo Yuan.

"He has managed to find his way in, unfortunately unless you can remove his pieces yourself, we cannot help you, he is there to stay." he sighed heavily.  "I'm sorry Mo Yuan, but we will have to bind you until we can figure out how to remove him or you figure out a way to get him under control.  We cannot have him walking about the Mountain in the middle of the night.." he said before throwing a hand across his body and instantly binding both feet.

"I understand Di Jun, I have no control over him when he wakes, I cannot even prevent him from thinking." he said squeezing his eyes shut tightly, before releasing a slow deep breath.  "He's gone back to sleep." Mo Yuan said softly as the pain in his head eased.

"Why did you come back now Mo Yuan?" Zhe asked as he fussed over his gown and blankets to make him more comfortable.

"Qian Qian.  She told me to come back.  Where is she?" he asked turning his head to look at both men and then behind them.  The look of hope and longing in his eyes were almost heartbreaking for both men to watch.

"Xiao Wu!  How?" Zhe Yan frowned back at him while Di Jun moved closer.

"What exactly did she say?" Di Jun asked.  He knew she was missing and had disappeared at the same time as Ye Hua, and though he had an inkling that Mo Yuan was the reason for it, he had kept it to himself.  Anytime the Purple energy registered in their world, he felt it, even though he was not one of them, but he did feel their presence about the time that Ye Hua went missing, and knowing she had something to do with them too as did her son, it was possible they were all together.  The memory of their presence during the boys training in the Demon Realm came back to him at that moment, one he never forgot.

"She told me to lower my soul into place, that it was time to wake up.  She said she was waiting for me to return." he replied with his sight still firmly searching behind both men for her.

"And how did she tell you this Mo Yuan, was she here?" Zhe Yan asked next as he too unconsciously spun his head to look behind him.

Shaking his head, he looked a little confused for a moment.  Thinking was difficult because movement in the mind moved the other man inside it.  "To my mind, she told me.  Where is she?  Wake her up Zhe Yan I want to see her." he said becoming more frantic as the seconds passed.