It took Alex a minute to realize that both girls had stopped walking. "C'mon, guys!" he said impatiently.
Juliette looked at him, eyes wide. "Alex, stop!"
Alex blinked. "No! We need to keep going." Something was in here, something important.
"It's dangerous!" Penny said.
"No, it's—" Alex paused. Why did they need to keep going? They were going to get caught, and who knew what was in these woods.
"I think this is a trap, Alex," Juliette said.
Alex nodded, and he could see surprise on their faces. "I think you're right. It was like I was under a spell to make me want to go into the woods."
Penny paled. "Mind-meddling," she whispered. "Whenever everyone forgot about Juliette, Mr. Magister said it was a 'mind-meddler.' Probably from the Malum!"
"We need to get our of here," Juliette said.
Alex walked back towards them, but noticed something out of the corner of his eye. The mist seemed to be solidifying, darkening.
The girls had seen it too. "Alex, don't open your mouth!" Juliette shrieked. The darkness was rising up around them, and in watching it Alex took too long to register what she was saying.
He opened his mouth to reply, and the darkness flooded in.
***
Alex opened his eyes. Penny and Juliette were still standing there, staring at him with wide eyes. "Alex—" Penny began.
Alex smiled at her. Inside, the darkness coiled, filling him with power. And hatred. How had he been friends with them? They were both weak, and cruel, and cared nothing about him. Staring at Penny, his lip curled. Her? I liked her? "I'm fine, Penny."
She relaxed. "Oh, thank goodness. I thought you were possessed or—"
Alex's smile widened. "I'm more fine than I've ever been before." Before she could figure out what he meant, Alex shape-shifted into dragon form.
Blue magic swirled around him, tinted with darkness. This time, no voice tried to take over his head. I'm already more powerful.
And he felt powerful. Instead of blue green, his dragon shape was now solid black throughout, muscular and armed with scales. The two girls were cowering.
Alex growled, sweeping his tail under them. Both girls fell to the ground. Penny's head brushed the hard trunk of a tree, and she let out a cry before falling unconscious. Juliette frantically knelt by her.
Something twinged inside Alex. Pity? A moment later, it was replaced with something else. Distaste for this weak child. Hatred for her.
Power was flooding him, coursing in his veins. Alex was more powerful than either of them, his Fabulosa abilities strengthened with the dark magic of the Malum.
Without warning, a memory flashed unbidden into Alex's mind. In Mr. Magister's office, having the illusion of their worst nightmares. At the time, Alex's had been joining the Malum.
Now he remembered what he had thought of the Malum then.
Monsters.
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Magicae
Fantasy[COMPLETED] The Magicae are among us. They always have been there, looking and acting the same as us, but with one difference. They are magic. Now, with the evil society known as the Malum rising once again, the three prophesied Fabulosa must make t...
