Hunted Memories (Book 1 of the unnatural series)

”What do you mean?” Triton asked.

”I will try to unblock her mind, however, I doubt that it would work, ” Cynthia said.

The healer placed her hand over Kathy’s forehead. Kathy could feel her head warming up but it still ached.

”What do you see, healer?” Aerial asked.

”Nothing, which is strange. All I see beyond her thoughts is darkness, it’s like she has no past.”

Kathy tried so hard not to tune them out. She was slowly losing consciousness but didn’t say a word about it. The healer’s hand on her head was only increasing the headache.

”Why is that?” Kathy quizzed weakly.

”Something blocks your mind. Something very dark and evil.”

”Are you saying?....” Hala trailed off.

Cynthia hesitated, then said, ”Yes, Hala, it seems like it. Only that kind of magic is strong enough to cast a dark spell this strong.”

Kathy’s already confused mind became even more confused. Magic and spells? What else would she find in Lunae?

”But there isn’t any shadow magician in Lunae. My mother banished them all, ” Hala spoke and started pacing.

Shadow magician? Everything sounded crazy to Kathy. Two days ago, she would never have believed any of this. Now, she had been through so much to doubt anything.

”That is the only explanation. She might have encountered a shadow magician somewhere on earth.”

”Well, can you take it out?” Triton asked Cynthia.

Cynthia looked uneasy and her reluctance scared Kathy. She took her hand off Kathy’s forehead and grabbed some candles.

”I will try but I am not sure if it would work.” she then turned to Kathy. ”Lay on your back and no matter what you feel or see, do not stand up. You will know what to do when the time comes.”

Cynthia placed four candles on the four corners of the bed and lit them. She grabbed a big book and turned some pages. After reading for a few seconds, she took a weird-looking plant and crushed it to form a paste. She poured the paste into Kathy’s mouth. Although it tasted bitter, Kathy was too weak to even grimace.

”I will try the recollection spell. Brace yourselves, it won’t be easy.”

”No, Cynthia! My daughter won’t be able to take that spell. She is new to this world and her soul is not strong enough,” her mother protested.

Kathy had no idea what the spell entailed but she didn’t like it.

”Hala, I know you are scared but there is no other way. We have to unblock her mind so she can remember her encounter with the shadow magician. From there, we can figure out how to remove the cloud of darkness covering her thoughts.”

Hala collapsed into Aerial’s waiting arms and turned her face away from Kathy as Cynthia began the process.

Cynthia held her right hand up, a ray of white light flickered from her palm. She placed the glowing hand over Kathy’s forehead again while the other handheld an open spellbook.

”Ne et fores aperientur portae et revelare ea quae sunt clausae,” Cynthia chanted in a language that sounded foreign to Kathy.

She felt something move from Cynthia’s palm into her head.

”Lux illa aperietur occulto!”

Kathy’s eyes closed as she fell into a trance. The source of this chapter is novelc​eo.com.

Narrator’s POV

Triton watched his sister fall unconscious and attempted to get to her but his father’s hand on his shoulder stopped him.

”Son, we can not interrupt the process.”

Triton then watched helplessly as his sister whom he had just met laid motionless on the bed. Cynthia removed her hand from Kathy’s forehead and left her side.

”I’ve cast the spell. It’s all up to her now, ” Cynthia announced.

Hala whimpered softly as she watched her daughter lay still.

To Triton, the hardest part of the spell was seeing Kathy battle with her mental block. They didn’t have to wait for too long for the hard part as Kathy’s body started shaking. Triton clenched his fists tight as he tried to stop himself from going to help his sister.

’Hold mum, this is the toughest part,’ he said to his dad through mind bond.

’I know it’s difficult for you too but you must not interrupt the process. I’ll keep your mum here,’ Aerial replied.

Kathy’s body shook as if she was having a seizure. Whimpers escaped her lips, it was obvious she was in pain. It wasn’t supposed to be like that, Kathy wasn’t supposed to be in that much pain.

One candle dropped to the floor.

”Cynthia, what is happening? She is convulsing!” Hala yelled as Kathy started seizing.

Cynthia was bewildered, it wasn’t supposed to be that extreme.

”I don’t know! She was supposed to walk through the aisle of consciousness, find her past and return.”

”Well, do something!” Triton cried out.