All Chapters of Poison Magic: Fantasy Collection: Chapter 141 - Chapter 150

I don't remember coming home last night. The last thing I remember is hearing Kody whispering into my ear... I just don't remember what he told me. But it gave me comfort and I had wanted him to stay with me...Now I'm glad he didn't. Not that I would've done anything. I would love to cuddle up to him and have his arms wrapped around me, but I know I wouldn't be able to get out while he was still with me. He'd wake up , and that is not what I want to happen. Not after last night.I finally remember every single painful detail. I know it's not Kody's fault that Maria and Beth are psychos. But they want him and they want him far away from me. At least today I can give them that, mostly because I'm supposed to go on my mission.But Kody isn't the only thing they demanded of me last night.I ache all over, playing the slow replay in my mind of each punch, kick and scratch form those vicious bitches, and if it was any other day I would roll over in bed and just sleep this whole thing off.

I look at myself in the mirror and sigh in disgust. I still have blood matted in my hair and down the side of my neck. I quickly rinse my blood off and grumble. Well, no one is going to be seeing me for a few hours, so this is as good as it's gonna get.And yes, I know the twins are going to kill me when I get back, but what else can I do? They can go throw a hissy fit when I've completed my mission, then they can mother me to death while I take a long nap! I have no idea what Mom will do... probably fret and hover... she's normally really chill and relaxed... unless something happens to her babies, then she's all mama bear.I don't even want to know what Kody will do when I get back. I promised I'd let him go with me, and I'm breaking that promise. But I'm doing it for his own good. This way none of the bitches that were after me last night will come after him... At least I hope they won't. I don't want to cause him more problems. Plus, he was angry last night. I really should let hi

And no matter where I look I can't see anything I recognize. It's like looking in a fun house full of trees that just lead me back to my staring place... even though I don't know if I'm at my starting place because I can't see anything that looks like houses... But I don't need houses. I'd be fine if I could find the big boulder or one of the caves... Something...There are no landmarks I know, just the black smoke and black veins growing thicker in the earth. There is not even a straight path that I'm following. Just this repulsion telling me that I'm going the right way.My body is growing steadily slower, and yet I refuse to take a break... which may be a bad decision on my part, but I really don't know if I have much of a choice. If I stop now, I don't know if I'll ever get the strength to get back up. I may just lay down and die. I can't do that!I grab another water bottle and almost down the whole thing in one go. I'm so hot! I don't even think it has to do with the temperature

I know what I'm going to do, and I take strength from the fact I'm not the only one who went through something like this. Most of my friends have passed their own trials, and now it's mine.I think of Calliope. She was the first one of us to be sent out on a mission. She had Trey with her. She had gone into the mountains. The found a cave. Trey mentioned something about a boiling pond with black smoke. Cal had captured a floating rock with a spell on it. It broke in half and the curse stopped spreading.Nadia had something similar. She and Knox had gone to a farther part of the forest. They had found a massive sacrifice of the animals. Even hearing about it hurt my heart. How could anyone do something so cruel? But in order for her to set their souls free, she had to sacrifice herself. She almost died.Well, according to Knox she did die, and he brought her back to life. It was good he was with her there. She needed him. What would have happened if she was there on her own and had die

All I can do is think about the last time he held me last night. He carried me home in his strong arms, cradled like a little child. I remember his woodsy scent that wrapped around me like a blanket. I remember feeling so safe with him.I remember how upset he was when he found me laying on the sidewalk. He was freaking out about me, and I just wanted to calm him down, even though I was the one in pain. I didn't want to worry him.I look up at the sun beating down on me. I've been gone for hours. I'm sure he's up by now, and he's probably upset again. Will he be angry at me? Or will he just freak out because he can't find me? I'm sure he'll be mad that I lied to him... even though I hadn't meant to lie to him when I told him he could come with me... but things changed last night.I don't have enough strength to do everything. The poison needs to be pulled from the lake. The animals need to be cleansed and burned. The trees and plants also need to be burned so they can be regrown. The