Nineteen: Falling Apart

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"My estimate is complete," I said seriously, landing on the ground. Looking around, Gamma had joined us. 

"We got the gem," Misty said, holding it up. I took it and placed it in my medical kit. 

'Beta, Delta, you there?' I thought.

'Waiting outside,' Superboy answered.

'We need to move quickly. This temple belongs to the Bleak family, so it is in Klarion's possession.'

'Meaning?'

'He'll notice it's gone pretty quickly.'

The physical strain of teleporting the temple into rural Australia was immense. I would later compare it to being brain blasted by Psimon, thrown against a wall by Clay Face and burnt by Chaotica.

When we landed in the outback, which was deserted in the dawn apart from red dust and shrubbery, Tim caught me as I collapsed. I took a deep breath and told myself to stand.

From inside the bio-ship, we could see the temple. "You did it," Misty cheered.

The sun was just peeking over the horizon, when Juanita portled into the cave and returned with Raven in her pod. Superboy wheeled her into the temple.

I told him to open it. The Team stood against the wall as Conner lifted Raven's body out and placed her on the floor gently. 

My gaze finds Nightwing. I felt the familiar fear crawl up in me. Did he not once have feeling for Raven, when she played the role of Lola?

"Create a dome around her," I instructed. Henry, who was to my left, held his hands out. Palms splayed, mahogany mana created a shield over Raven's body. Being in the middle, I used my Midnight mana over the top. Last, Juanita used her white mana.

A dome of mahogany, blue and white swirls covered Raven. The three of us sat mid air. I let the energy surge through me. My eyes snapped open, glowing.

I chant the words on the all in front of me.

"Nruter reh ot tahw ehs saw

Ekat yawa reh niap

Eerf reh morf soahc sehctulc

Evomer yreve ecnuo fo cimag

Nruter reh ot tahw ehs saw

Ekat yawa reh niap

Eerf reh morf soahc sehctulc

Evomer yreve ecnuo fo cimag!"

Raven screams and writhes in pain. A range of coloured streams of light shoot out of the dome and into the air, disappearing like dust.

The gem flies up from where I left it. Just outside of the magic circle. It flies in and hovers above the dome.

"Gnisu eht enots

I esuf ti htiw reh

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