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houses or anything around, just a barren field with a small
scattering of trees nearby.
“I want the rest of you to form a circle
around Kasadya and me. If this demon so much as steps close, you
kill her,” Chax instructed us.
We spread out and I made sure to stand right
next to Nanini.
“Are you going to make a big deal out of
this?” she whispered.
“Yes,” was my only reply.
“Call her,” Chax instructed Kasadya.
“Luxuria!” Kasadya yelled.
Waiting, Nanini continued on, “You know we
saved all of you that night, right?”
“And almost got killed.” I looked around,
waiting for this demon princess.
“No, we didn’t. We had it all under control,”
Nanini insisted.
I glared at her. “I am already on the verge
of killing you. Don’t make it worse.”
“No, really? Like I don’t feel all your
emotions? You really have to work on them.” She was going to be
the end of me.
Finally, the demon princess shifted in.
“Hellhound, you finally started thinking. Who
knew you had such potential?” She smiled at Kasadya, but when her
eyes met Chax, she took a step back.
“Chax,” she breathed.
“Luxuria,” he replied, his eyebrows frowning
at her.
Nanini laughed softly next to me. I dared to
look at her.
“Sorry, it’s just this girl is so funny. All
“I am Miss World” and that.” Nanini was having a ball, while we
were waiting for the demon princess to try and kill someone.
“This is not the time, Nanini,” I barked
back.
She chocked on her laugh and looked at me.
“You are such a spoilsport.”
I bit down on my tongue that wanted to give
her a few more sentences.
Suddenly the demon princess shifted out.
Relaxing, I regained my footing.
“Any suggestions on keeping the demons
grounded?” Chax asked, not looking directly at anyone as he watched
our surroundings.
Silence greeted him. We stood there for a
while, thinking, before Chax shifted us back to his house. Once
there, we all started brainstorming about a solution.
“I have nothing,” Lada said, spread out on
the couch.
“Ditto,” Nanini said from behind the
couch.
She had crawled to that spot earlier, looking
for a place in the sun. Her golden hair radiated in the sunlight
and became a distraction for me.
“It’s not like we can stop a shift,” I said,
walking up and down.
Kasadya jumped up and looked at Chax.
“Chax, when we met your brother in the
ice-lands, you did something that prevented me from shifting. What
did you do?”
He was leaning against the wall and staring
outside through the window. At her question, he turned and looked
at her, his eyes narrowed.
“I used our link with Corra and blocked you.
It’s like a charm,” he replied.
We watched in silence as something dawned on
him.
“If we are able to do the same charm to them,
we might be able to stop them,” he finished and looked at Abby.
“Abby, will you be able to use a blocking
spell like with Corra and infuse it something like a circle?” Chax
asked. I was already right next to both of them.
“Can it be placed into something that can
contain it and then be released when needed?” I asked, catching on
quickly.
“I might just have something we can use,” Ben
interjected.
“Then let’s get to it,” I suggested and led
the way to Ben and Abby’s lab downstairs.
It was going to be a long night for us.
Chapter 16
Nanini
I woke up feeling like crap. Even though I
ate last night, it felt like I had no energy. With difficulty, I
got dressed, brushed my teeth, and made my way to the kitchen. I
stopped at the door and watched Max place a plate on the table.
“I have made you something to eat.” He
indicated the plate and turned around to the fridge.
It was a trap. I looked around waiting
for the boogey man or something to jump up. Max closed the fridge
door and had a bunch of stuff in his arms. When he noticed that I
was still standing there, he stopped his progress and looked at
me.
“Eat, Nanini. I still have to make
scattering of trees nearby.
“I want the rest of you to form a circle
around Kasadya and me. If this demon so much as steps close, you
kill her,” Chax instructed us.
We spread out and I made sure to stand right
next to Nanini.
“Are you going to make a big deal out of
this?” she whispered.
“Yes,” was my only reply.
“Call her,” Chax instructed Kasadya.
“Luxuria!” Kasadya yelled.
Waiting, Nanini continued on, “You know we
saved all of you that night, right?”
“And almost got killed.” I looked around,
waiting for this demon princess.
“No, we didn’t. We had it all under control,”
Nanini insisted.
I glared at her. “I am already on the verge
of killing you. Don’t make it worse.”
“No, really? Like I don’t feel all your
emotions? You really have to work on them.” She was going to be
the end of me.
Finally, the demon princess shifted in.
“Hellhound, you finally started thinking. Who
knew you had such potential?” She smiled at Kasadya, but when her
eyes met Chax, she took a step back.
“Chax,” she breathed.
“Luxuria,” he replied, his eyebrows frowning
at her.
Nanini laughed softly next to me. I dared to
look at her.
“Sorry, it’s just this girl is so funny. All
“I am Miss World” and that.” Nanini was having a ball, while we
were waiting for the demon princess to try and kill someone.
“This is not the time, Nanini,” I barked
back.
She chocked on her laugh and looked at me.
“You are such a spoilsport.”
I bit down on my tongue that wanted to give
her a few more sentences.
Suddenly the demon princess shifted out.
Relaxing, I regained my footing.
“Any suggestions on keeping the demons
grounded?” Chax asked, not looking directly at anyone as he watched
our surroundings.
Silence greeted him. We stood there for a
while, thinking, before Chax shifted us back to his house. Once
there, we all started brainstorming about a solution.
“I have nothing,” Lada said, spread out on
the couch.
“Ditto,” Nanini said from behind the
couch.
She had crawled to that spot earlier, looking
for a place in the sun. Her golden hair radiated in the sunlight
and became a distraction for me.
“It’s not like we can stop a shift,” I said,
walking up and down.
Kasadya jumped up and looked at Chax.
“Chax, when we met your brother in the
ice-lands, you did something that prevented me from shifting. What
did you do?”
He was leaning against the wall and staring
outside through the window. At her question, he turned and looked
at her, his eyes narrowed.
“I used our link with Corra and blocked you.
It’s like a charm,” he replied.
We watched in silence as something dawned on
him.
“If we are able to do the same charm to them,
we might be able to stop them,” he finished and looked at Abby.
“Abby, will you be able to use a blocking
spell like with Corra and infuse it something like a circle?” Chax
asked. I was already right next to both of them.
“Can it be placed into something that can
contain it and then be released when needed?” I asked, catching on
quickly.
“I might just have something we can use,” Ben
interjected.
“Then let’s get to it,” I suggested and led
the way to Ben and Abby’s lab downstairs.
It was going to be a long night for us.
Chapter 16
Nanini
I woke up feeling like crap. Even though I
ate last night, it felt like I had no energy. With difficulty, I
got dressed, brushed my teeth, and made my way to the kitchen. I
stopped at the door and watched Max place a plate on the table.
“I have made you something to eat.” He
indicated the plate and turned around to the fridge.
It was a trap. I looked around waiting
for the boogey man or something to jump up. Max closed the fridge
door and had a bunch of stuff in his arms. When he noticed that I
was still standing there, he stopped his progress and looked at
me.
“Eat, Nanini. I still have to make
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