Not So Sweet Candyland

XXXV: Memory Loss

Berry was practicing some spells on some inanimate objects in the middle of the night when Chase came back from nearby, nearly scaring Berry to death.

"Agh! How long were you gone for?"

"Like 7 minutes, a guy had to use the bathroom."

Berry squirmed.

"Ewwwwwwww. Why?"

"Do you even use the bathroom?"

"I do, but I don't tell people, nooooo. That's one thing in Candyland, going to the bathroom for some strange reason is considered taboo. I don't why, I just grew up hearing and listening to people talking shit about leaving to take a shit."

"I don't know, either. Sounds weird. What are YOU doing?"

"Practicing some magic."

"I thought that you hated using magic."

"I only use it when I can't fight with my hands. This type of magic is not fatal. Instead, it helps or makes somebody lose their memory or thoughts. Passive magic, as some call it."

Berry said a chant in gibberish and strings of blue light came from her hands. They danced along the stars and wrote a message in the dim sky.

FEAR NOT, FOR ALL OF OUR WORRIES WILL SOON DISAPPEAR.

"Isn't it beautiful?" She looked up into the sky.

"This is what the Sages wanted their magic to be used for. For good, to put a smile on somebody's face, to make the world seem brighter. That was what the sages hoped would happen when they were forced to give their gift away to somebody that they knew would abuse it. The magic has a kind of it's own. It alters depending on what kinds of spells that the person uses and how much they use the big and powerful spells. You can tell the little things like that. Take my father, for example. He uses all of the killing spells and powerful magic for everything overall. If you fight him in a duel, you can tell that his magic is significantly weaker than the average."

"Logic must really be backwards in this world. You would think that the stronger power makes you more powerful. But, this is a game changer. Imagine that, using all of your weak spells and then defeating the final boss. But wait a second, how did you know that your dad is weak in battle?"

"I never had a magic duel with him. But, I watched him from afar with his magic. My mother would scowl at him because she would say that he's wasting all of the good magic. She only knew good magic, and good magic doesn't affect how powerful that you are. I was brought up on the teaching of good magic. A girl with good morals, but seems intimidating because of my coldness."

Berry prepared a spell.

"Alguna llgaras."

With magic, she spawned a door that was just there, it had no portal, it was just there.

The door started to knock and knock and knock.

"Should I get that?"

"No."

Berry stood right by the door.

"PORTAIN EXILE LES MAI!"

With a Swoosh of her hands, the door disappeared and everything went back to normal.

"Do you ever mind magic as a whole, scary at all?"

"Magic is scary, at least when I first learned it. It just gave me a weird sensation, and I worried too much that I would abuse them. But, my mother told me that magic that I learn should only be used for good and in moderation because the fear of losing your power. Anybody can learn magic, but only the sages can give you the power of offensive magic. Because, the sages were forced to give all of their power to the castle, and that meant offensive, neutral, and good magic. Now, they're extinct and the royal family is bathing in their abuse of their power. It's not fair."

Berry prepared another spell.

"Do you mind if I perform a spell on you? It's going to be the first one that comes to my head, ok?"

"I'm kind of scared."

Berry took a deep breath and prepared herself, separating herself to 10 feet away from Chase.

"Levitation Tatum Jubilee!"

She raised her hands up in the air and Chase started to float in the air.

"Woah! Woah! Woah! What's going on?"

"It's a levitation spell. You're body turns into a blanket of feathers as you float to the sky. Well, not really."

Chase kept on going up in the air, higher and higher.

"Can you let me down? Please? Berry, what are you doing? Let me down!"

"I-I can't."

"What do you mean that you can't? Can't you control your own powers? I can't do anything about it!"

Berry's hands started to shake, and she could feel everything vibrating within a second.

"Berry! Berry! Help me! I'm going all the way up to the sky!"

"I'm trying, Chase! I'm really trying!"

That's when Berry folded her hands and closed her eyes. Focusing on some certain points, she looked up for a second and tried to process the spell that she needed in this moment.

"I'll help you, Chase." She thought in her brain.

That's when she raised her hand up to the sky, her eyes closed, and she shouted to the sky.

"Letiviats sodhjsishsbsb shdjsosishsk sidhsisk sushi dish sushi dusk sidisiud sushi sushi!"

A massive cloud of lightning cut down, and Chase was struck by it. He then fell down and Berry caught him in her arms.

"Cleanse the Moncton!"

Chase went back to his normal looks, and he opened his eyes.

"Who? Are you?"

"What?"

"Huh?"

"This isn't supposed to happen! You have to remember me! Unless this is a joke, this isn't funny!"

"No.... I don't. I seriously have no idea who you are."

"For fucks sake!"

She sighed.

"Letius Paraqoy."

Nothing happened.

"Letius Paraqoy."

Again, nothing happened.

"Come on! Letius Paraqoy. Letius Paraqoy. Letius Paraqoy!"

Nothing was going on. Berry started to freak out.

"Chase! Chase! Chase! Chase! Chase! Chase!"

A rain cloud started to form over Chase and Berry.

"Letius Paraqoy! Chase! Chase! No!!!!!"