She-Ra: Redemption

Chapter 10

Fright Zone
Floor 12
Throne room/Catras room

Lately I've been having this longing. After a closer look I've noticed it becomes more intense when I use my artificial runestone. I can feel it calling me, even now it beckons me in fact I feel really...really tired. What's happening? Is it the stone?

Catra thinks as she collapses to the floor in her office.

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"Ugh what happened?" Catra says

Looking around she see's a infinitely expensive surface like glass  but moving like waves.

"Kya! Water!" Catra screams jumping up and landing in the same space.

"Huh? Not water? Its something else, hm what is this-" Catra says touching the waves.

Suddenly the crackling of lighting and thunder echoes throughout area. Catra refocusing looks towards the sound to see a giant black cloud with Red lighting slithering across as if it was alive.

"A storm? No...this feels different. Like familiar?" Catra says as she see's the storm inch closer

"You seek my power?" A deep and booming voice says.

"What!? Oh god I'm talking to a cloud." Catra says rubbing her eyes.

"You seek my power?" It says again the storm escalating.

"I understand now! Your the black Garnet! That's why you feel so familiar! But wait seek power? Oh I understand, yes I seek your power. But why now? I've had your ability for some time now. In fact I didnt even know you were alive." Catra says walking towards the cloud stopping at the edge.

"Of course you didn't, the fact that your here now is a miracle unto itself. You barely met the requirements to reach here. To be able to understand me." The storm says encircling Catra. The lighting grazing her every so often.

"Thanks for the compliment is what I would like to say but I'm pretty sure your calling me an idiot. But I'll play along, what is this place?" Catra says using her own lighting to redirect the storms lighting back.

"This place is space where one can only reach when the user is connected to a rune stone, not only must they be able comprehend magic but they must be able to move past the surface." The storms bellows

"Past the surface?" Catra asks

"Yes, think of the rune stone powers as snow covering ice. the current princesses from what my brothers and sisters say have only accessed the snow part. Even with heart having released the magic it stored, it only increased the amount of snow piled on top of the ice." It says

"Then I'll just ask, how do I go deeper." Catra says.

"What makes you think that you are even worthy? Sure you've made it here but I can feel it, the Darkness, an impurity within you. You practice dark magic! To not be satisfied even after going to such lengths! Such greed. You remind me of another mage who tried to steal my power!" The storm screams with thundering howl.

"I am nothing like shadow weaver!" Catra says slashing at the cloud.

"Lies, I can feel it! The same dark practices she did. You must be her apprentice, do you intend to steal my power as well!" The storms yells, the lighting arcing closer and closer to Catra.

"No! I'm not your enemy, in fact I'm actually defending etheria! I need this power to protect my home." Catra says panicking.

"Your memories betray you." The Black Garnet says

I don't care what it takes! We're going to turn on that portal and we going to crush them!

Even if this entire world ends, I won't let you win!