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Catyah's kai released itself from the Priestess' hold with a snap, making her regain full control of her body and mind. She darted for the ladder, swiftly climbing up the first steps but it was too late; the tombstone had already closed before she was even halfway up. She banged her fist against the stone wall in anger. How had that damned Priestess taken the best of her? She should have been able to resist her attack, not succumb like a Trainee.

          Slowly, she started to climb back down, trying hard to keep her kai under control. It was times like these – when she lost the hold she had on her power – that made her question if she should really go on with her career as a Mage, despite her temper. She knew that, if she let only a small breach for her kai to squeeze through, it would be disastrous. She could probably bring down the walls and ceiling that surrounded them and bury them all alive, she thought as she looked around.