Spirited Mark

Chapter 10: The power

Ann's POV:
The pebbles flew me to the entrance where everyone saw my wounded body. The servants carried me up to Mr. Paul's room and waited for him. Mr. Paul came about a few minutes and then the servants left. "I see that you almost failed me Miss Ann." He said impatiently. "But either way, you must have gotten what I wanted, right?" I nodded weakly in agreement. "Well......" he questioned. "Where is it?" I changed back into my human form and started to choke out blood. I couldn't get the thing out of my throat and started to pass out. I laid on ground helplessly trying to get up. I spewed more blood, until I realize that I'm about to die sooner or later. Mr. Paul looked at me in no pity and took a knife out of his pocket. He then almost stab me but luckily I used my magic to block him. He repeatedly stabbed me in multiple occasions, until he gave up and left. "Looks like I'm going to take it later then." He said coldly.

Mark's POV:

I rushed through behind the hut so the man wouldn't see me. He was somehow making something in his cauldron. He had some sort of tropical bird that was the size of a peanut butter jar and chirping cheerfully. The man then heard noises and looked out the window. I dodged to the side of the hut and hid there. I had a theory that this was the man who tried to kill Ann. I completely forgot about her and told the pebbles that I needed to get back before it's too late. The pebbles flew me faster than before and sent me straight to Mr. Paul's balcony. I walk straight inside the room where I saw Ann laying on the ground  hopelessly. I rushed in to help her to see if she was ok. She was all covered in scars and her lips were partially covered in blood. She was going to die soon and I had to find a solution. I remembered the spirit who gave me something after I helped her gave her a bath. I took it out from my pocket and broke it in half just in case if I needed it. Ann couldn't move so then I helped her swallowed it. She then got up and started grab her neck. She coughed and threw up some sort of bottle that was the size of a finger. Inside was some aqua green liquid in it. I picked it up, even thought it had blood and saliva on it. I took a quick look at it, and got interrupted by Mr. Paul. "Hand it over." He grunted. "What do you want from this?" I command. Mr. Paul didn't answered and took a step closer to me. I still refuse to give it to him. He then gave in and told me about it. "I needed it so I can have more power into this world." He answered. "But you do have powers, right?" I said. "Look Mark, I desperately need this so I can live longer, just give it to me." He begged. "Where did you even get this from?" I questioned angrily. Mr. Paul didn't have any options left, but tell where it was. "It was from my brother, he was more powerful than me and I took this from him so I can know what he's up to. I want to see how or what he did." He explained. "So then you wanted this just to gain more power in the world." I said. "My brother never wanted to overpower this world, but I do. No matter I tried to tell him, he would refuse.  He left and flew away with his magic and power." He said in a serious tone. "But now that you have it, give it to me, NOW.". I tried to defend myself and there was no way that I can beat a man like that. Somehow he did have magic to harm me but not dangerous. I didn't have any weapons on me, but then Ann used her magic to block Mr. Paul. The medicine I gave her somehow healed her quickly as possible. She turned back into dragon and I rode on her. We both went straight through the hallways and out the entrance, Mr. Paul was catching upon us. I was still holding onto that small bottle. Ann went right through the streets. The town spirits didn't move an inch and some who were in the way, ran somewhere safe. Then there was a dead end, it was the ocean. Ann quickly dived in hoping that Mr. Paul wouldn't get us. She gave me magic to breath underwater. We thought we were safe until Mr. Paul dived in and tackled me. Mr. Paul tried to grab the bottle out of my hand. But then the bottle was shattered because of how Mr. Paul managing to squeeze my hand trying to get the bottle. The liquid was starting to dissolve and affecting the ocean. We all went on the surface and felt the ocean trying to affect us also. The sky changed light blue to dark gray. Then there was thunder and lighting cracking around the ocean to form a large hurricane. Then I felt a pain in my stomach and then my eyes started to glow in an aqua blue color. Ann and Mr. Paul were too. Then we rose up from the ocean and controlling the lighting that was about to attack us. We were in pain from all of this. Everyone saw this whole chaos and were frightened from it. But then a man that I knew from the hut was flying an old broomstick with his bird went around us in no emotion. He then used his hands to summon a spell for us. The lighting and hurricane faded away completely. We all fell back into the ocean and the man helped us. The man wore an old kimono robe that was pale dark red and mostly white. He even wore a hat that most Asian farmers wear. He had some wrinkles in his face but too much, and he looked a lot like Mr. Paul. Then a person who was paddling a thin canoe came. She was the girl who was black (and the one who gave me all the tokens). She introduce herself as hei nu (pronounce as hey-nü). She was somehow a spy to keep a lookout on Mr. Paul which I suppose that she worked for the old man. The man was named Logan Paul and was Mr. Paul's brother (but he wouldn't preferred to let us say "Mr."). Logan flew to his brother with a smile look on his face. "Looks like you failed this one brother." Logan said. "I was simply wrong to steal something that was powerful to you, but I give up."Mr. Paul panted as he was trying to float. "Well I'm still mad at you for destroying my own "thing"." Logan hissed. "Sorry brother." Mr. Paul felt the urge to be shamed. "Somehow that "thing" of mine wasn't really that important at all, it was a sample of one of my experiments to try and make people possess any matter. And most of all it took a reverse side affect that instead possess the person who had touch it. But of all that, I forgive you." "Thank you brother." Mr. Paul said in relief. Me however I was extremely exhausted from all this chaos because of how the "thing" affected my body. Hei nu taken me, Ann, and Mr. Paul back to the mansion.