Chapter Sixty Two: The Secret Power

The trio makes their way to the kingdom, believing that they can stop the Thornbloods assault in time to save everyone. And it is at this time that Raven and Penny begin to bond. Ember, for the most part had stayed silent on the journey thus far though she was beginning to grow more and more impatient.

" This is idiotic. Why wouldn't we have just teleported there? " and this is a good question. One of which both Raven and Penny had an answer, but could not give it.

" Because believe it or not, it takes alot of energy to do that. And we were exhausted" Raven answered, hoping that would cease the questioning.

" You were running low on energy and you were tired..so you chose to run..miles..instead of just teleporting.." Ember had plenty of doubts with the answer but considering Raven and Penny seemed rather tight lipped about it, she knew she wasn't going to arrive at the truth.

" Why did your eyes glow.."? Penny asked Ember though she didn't turn to face her.

" What do you mean? " Ember asked, seeming either Puzzled or trying to pretend confusion to gather how much Penny knew.

" Back at the bed..your eyes were closed but they were glowing red. Why were your eyes glowing red? " Penny genuinely wanted to know even if Ember didn't have an answer for it. Though, Penny suspected that Ember knew far more than she was letting on to begin with.

" I don't know. It's not like I can see my damn eyes..." Ember barked back to which Penny smirked. " The way I see it..is either you changed or the real you is coming out" Penny turned her head sharply to Ember. " And I want to know which one it is" Penny seemed far more serious than before.

Ember shrugged off the intensity with an aloof " I don't know".

This angered Penny who at this point, fully turned her body to face Ember, ready with her full line of questioning.

" Why is it that you all of a sudden have red eyes? Why is that you all of sudden have a completely different energy to you than before? " and then Penny paused, thinking for a moment before asking " And why were you really out in the woods. When me and Lysette met you..why were you actually there..?" Penny's interrogation was beginning to make even Raven feel uncomfortable.

" Are you seriously questioning me.." Ember seemed almost offended by the line of questioning. This had been her friend and to have such doubt casted upon her, of course upset her.

" I don't know why the hell my eyes glowed red. I don't know why I have a different energy, I haven't really noticed it. And also, I was wandering when I heard a damn fight going on. It's that freaking simple. You don't have to understand it or agree with it. But that's the damn truth. And for the freaking record, I was taken and put in a damn black box for freaking months. All because of magic. All because of this world. And all because of you. So you need to back the hell off.." Ember was completely enraged with Penny who seemed to have no intention of backing down either.

" ARE YOU A WITCH?" Penny demmanded with a scream. " I SAID BACK OFF" Ember shrieked as she raised her fist up to blast it right in the fact of Penny who flew off of the mist and crashed into the dirt below.

" Girls.." Raven tried to Intervene but neither one seemed to be listening at this point.

" I am not some damn basic ass human that you can boss around and demmand shit out of. I am not someone you can just kiss without consent. I am not someone who should be taken for granted just because you feel like you are stronger" Ember jumps off the Mist which has now stopped moving all together.

Penny rises to her feet and brushes her wrist across her mouth, wiping away some blood dripping down her lip.

" Oh its on" Penny hisses as she charges at Ember and within the blink of an eye, has engulfed herself in flames, and then proceeded to punch Ember just as hard as she was struck, throwing Ember to the ground.

" You are not treated as a lesser..I don't know why you would think that. And I don't want to fight you but if that's what you want. Swing away, bitch" Penny backs up and opens her arms, beckoning for Ember to charge her.

Ember jumps back to her feet in one fluid motion, and begins pacing from side to side, debating what she should do.

" Girls..I need you both to calm down. This isn't helping anything right now.." Raven tries to reason but again, to no avail.

It was at this point that Penny knew she needed Ember to charge her otherwise her plan wouldn't work. And so, Penny puckered her lips out and blew a kiss to Ember who was enraged at the sight and began charging at Penny who dodged her attack effortlessly. The training with Lysette had really been paying off.

" Come on..you wanted it. Let's go" Penny motioned for Ember to hit her again who does attempt to with a punch, but misses widely with several swings. " You need to tell us what is going on" Penny reasons as Ember continues throwing punches but misses every one of them.

" I SAID NO" Ember Screams as swings her leg, driving her foot into the head of Penny who crashes into a nearby rock around 50 feet away. The rock, upon impact, cracks into. And It was at this moment that Penny knew she was getting somewhere. That level of strength could not come from a sheer human. That was something else. That power was something that rivaled her own. But before she could even make it to her feet, Ember charged at her again, this time with red flames engulfing her body.

Penny was surprised at the sight of the flames but knew that she was going to have to take this fight seriously if she didn't want to get seriously hurt.

Ember threw several more strikes with quite a few landing, knocking Penny in and out of consciousness. But once she was able to regain her composure, Penny kicked Ember hard in the gut in order to create some separation between them.

Penny then punched the ground which sent roots flying from below the ground and entrapping Embers body. At this point, Penny began to lower he guard and the flames surrounding her died down.

Though, as she approached Ember, she realized that Embers eyes had changed into a deep, bright red, something that was both horrifying and completely mystifying all at once. The roots, that surrounded Ember, suddenly dissapeared back underground.

" How did you- " Penny remarked, surprised to see that Ember could over power her own energy but before she could finish her question, Ember had closed the distance between them with milliseconds and began punching Penny repeatedly over and over. Penny was not winning this fight by any means. She was caught in an overflow of strikes from Ember who was furiosious and relentless. It was only when they were seperated by a strange bubble of energy that bounced them away from one another that they stopped their fight.

Raven had seen more than enough and could stand by idle whilst this continued. " I told you both to stop and you didn't so I had to intervene. I'm sorry, but this was getting us nowhere. You cannot act like children. We are on a damn mission to save the world here and we need to be on the same page.." Raven had completely had enough of the bickering. This would have to be resolved one way or the other and if Raven had to mediate again then she would.

" I don't see you as lesser Ember. I never have " Penny choked out as she spat blood on the ground.

Ember however, remained silent.

" I'm sorry. I'm really sorry" Penny added as the bubble around her dissapeared. Embers bubble however kept her firmly locked into place.

" Until you apologize, you aren't leaving the bubble" Raven informed Ember who surprisingly agreed to the terms. " I apologize" And with that Ember was released from her bubble.

" We have to work together if we are going to- " Raven was interupted by Ember who seemed unshaven from the fight whatsoever. " The issue at the castle has been resolved. Aurora took care of it" she informed Penny and Raven.

" How do you know that.." Raven asked and was answered with " Let's call it a hunch" Ember smirked sarcastically as Raven rolled her eyes in frustration.

" What either way, You both need to get back to the castle anyway considering you both have a jump to do. And considering I can't trust you both to be alone by yourselves I guess I'm going to have to attend this journey with you" Raven Sighs as she brings the mist closer to Ember and Penny so they can climb on.

" Let's just go. And sit in silence for the rest of the Journey.." Raven suggests as they continue their journey to the kingdom.