The Silvia Saga: Boxset

Chapter 24

Chapter Twenty-Four

Dara

Jolie sets ups a perfect circle around us with all kinds of crystals and weird bunches of herbs. It’s beautiful. I have always had a deep connection to crystals and now I understand why.

She motions for me to sit. I do as I’m told, and Jolie joins me. “All of these treasures will help with the release of your magic. They will also create a barrier,” she explains. “Hold out your hands, Dara, and close your eyes.” She places something in each of my hands. My fingers brush over the cool crystals.

The smell of herbs wafts around me. I inhale, taking in the fresh smell of jasmine and mint.

Jolie grabs hold of my wrists. “Now, Dara, I want you to go to your happy place. Block out everything that is happening here. Breathe in and out and calm yourself.”

Turns out it is easier said than done, especially with all of this weird voodoo shit going on around us. I try to do as I am told and focus first on my inhalation. I envision walking in the forest. Once my body is relaxed, I enjoy the feeling of my happy place. We stay like this for a long time. Even though I have never meditated, I imagine this is what it feels like.

“I want you to go deep within your mind again, Dara. This time, I want you to look for a purple sphere that is bigger than the blue one. It will be deeper within your mind, so you will need to put all your focus into finding it. It will be covered in black cords, like something being wrapped in cobwebs. Let me know once you have found it.”

I take in another deep breath and go in search of it. Going straight past the blue sphere, I move further in search of this purple sphere. After a few minutes of searching, I get frustrated with myself for not being able to find it. My negative thoughts kick me out of my mind, so I start again. I clear my head and focus on my happy place, filling my head with positive thoughts and reassuring myself that I really can do this.

Once again, I go past the blue sphere. But once I pass that, I see something faintly in the distance. On closer inspection, it is as Jolie explained. The purple sphere is covered in a thick layer of black cords that are wrapped all around it. It reminds me of a ball of elastic bands.

“Yes, that’s it, Dara. Now, I want you to keep focusing on it and maintain your positive thoughts. I need you to start removing each black cord from the sphere. Use the same process you did with the red one. These black cords are blocking your magic. They are stopping you from becoming what you are destined for.” Jolie’s words encourage me.

I hesitate at first, thinking that it will be like the red cord. But as Jolie explained, it is clear these are negative cords blocking me from my magic. There are many black cords surrounding the purple sphere. To avoid being overwhelmed, I pick one cord and start removing it slowly. Once that is done, I move onto the next cord. Then the next. As I get to the final three, my body starts to lose strength. It’s fading.

“Come on, Dara, you came this far. Don’t give up now.”

I focus on her reassurance, not wanting to let her down.

The final three cords are the hardest to remove. I eventually manage to eliminate two, which leaves one remaining. My strength is almost gone. Sweat drips off me, and all of my energy evaporates. Taking one last deep inhale, I muster up my last ounce of power and release the last black cord.

Visions flood my mind. I see a young girl being held by a beautiful lady with long black hair, like mine. The young girl is me. A man looks over her shoulder into my eyes. His are the exact same colour as mine. The scenes morph to when I was five years old, playing with a group of boys and a girl. These children look like younger versions of my warriors. These are my memories. My lost childhood memories all coming back to me at once.

Then it changes to the man leaning over the lady who looks a lot like me. My parents. It is my mother and father. He is crying out in pain, and she is not responding. Anna and Albert come into view and hug my father. They are in tears.

The final memory that appears is of my father. He has tears in his eyes, and I listen closely to what he says. “It’s all for the best, my princess. You will understand one day. I will see you again, my darling.” He chants out some words that I don’t understand. That’s when I black out and wake up on Earth.

All of the memories clear from view, and I am greeted with the most beautiful large purple sphere that has blue swirls moving throughout it. It doubles in size and is the most breathtaking thing I have ever seen. My whole body feels as though a weight has been lifted off my shoulders. I’m light and free. I stay there watching the sphere and its shades of purples and blues.

My eyes flutter open, and I am back in the room. Jolie is sitting cross-legged in front of me, still holding onto my wrists, with crystals in each of my hands. So that’s when it happened—how I ended up on Earth. It’s as my warriors explained. When my mother died, my father protected me by sending me there. It’s helpful to have seen it with my own eyes.

Jolie breaks out into a huge smile. She lets go of my wrists and jumps on me, giving me a giant hug as we fall to the ground laughing.

“I can’t believe you did it, Dara. You’re back! You have your powers back! Look at you. You’re glowing,” she says as we lay on the floor, hugging with smiles on our faces. It is such a relief to be done with this phase.

She is right; I do feel amazing. I feel whole like something was missing and now it is back. I wish I’d had a chance to get to know my parents, but I’m incredibly grateful to my father. I understand why he did what he did. Sending me away was the best decision at the time.

My destiny is to kill James and save Silvia, bringing it back to its former glory. I’m more determined than ever to fulfil my destiny and make my parents proud. I believe that they are looking down on me, watching every move, cheering me on from above.

Jolie and I stay like this for ages, just lying there hugging each other with huge smiles on our faces. Jolie’s like a long-lost sister to me, someone I have always wanted and needed. It feels too soon when Jolie lets go. We sit up and get our bearings again. It will take some time to get used to the feeling of my powerful body. I feel completely different than I did just hours ago.

Jolie looks at me. “I seriously can’t believe how well you did, Dara. I am sorry that your memories came back with such force. When your father put the block on your magic, he also stored all your memories away. That’s why you never remembered us. I am glad that you have them back. It will make everything clearer,” she explains. “How are you feeling?”

I grin. “I feel fantastic. I feel like a whole new person. Can we learn some magic tricks already?” I ask, eager to get started.

She smirks at my excitement. “Yes, but I don’t want to overdo it today. You only just released your magic. You need to take it easy. We will start off by channelling your magic. Then tomorrow we will step it up.”

I am disappointed, but I trust her judgement. I don’t want to know what it would feel like to overuse my magic. I can imagine it would be very painful. I’m surprised that the guys haven’t stormed in to check on my progress. I am sure it is annoying the hell out of them. Jolie did tell them this morning that they are to stay away when we do our training together. I need to focus and can’t have them around distracting me.

Jolie clears the crystals and herbs that are surrounding us. A lot of things make sense to me after my time in Silvia.

Jolie comes back and motions for me to stand. I stretch out all of my stiff muscles.

“To channel your magic and bring it forth, you will need to do what we did earlier. Focus on your happy place and look deep into your mind. Go within the purple sphere. Then there will be another layer. This layer is where your power is stored. It will look like blue fog. You have to focus all of your energy on grabbing hold of the blue fog and pulling it to the surface. Pull it forward, bringing it back to the very start of your mind where the red sphere is. Does this make sense? Please tell me if it doesn’t.”

“Yeah, I guess so. Let’s try it.”

She nods. “Now, if it doesn’t work on the first try don’t get disheartened, Dara. I will be very surprised if you can do it after the first three tries. It is hard the first time, but it does get easier to channel. I didn’t get it until after my fifth attempt. Then it’s like second nature each time. Okay, let’s do this.” Jolie squeezes my hand, giving me the encouragement I need.

I close my eyes and take myself to my happy place. I look deep into my mind in search of my purple sphere. I find it faster than before. Now the tricky part—getting inside it. I visualise going within the sphere and pushing myself forward. I am met with a strong force that is blocking my entrance. I try not to panic, taking a deep breath and relaxing my body.

“Come on, Dara, you can do this. You’re the strongest woman I have ever known. Focus,” Jolie’s voice breaks through my thoughts.

I refocus on the purple sphere and try again. There is another force that stops me, but it isn’t as strong as it was before.

If I push harder, I will break it. I continue to push, trying with all the force I can muster. I feel my body weaken and everything goes black.

I jolt awake with Jolie leaning over me. Her face is pale and lined with worry. I pull myself up and lean on my elbows, letting out a loud sigh.

“Are you okay? How are you feeling? Maybe we should stop?” She rushes out all at once.

“No, I wanna do it again. I need to.” I lift myself up, but Jolie places her hand on my shoulder, stopping me.

“Just chill, Dara. You pushed it too hard, and you need to rest for a minute. Regain your strength. I can’t stop you from trying again because I agree and think it would be beneficial to try again today before we finish up. But if you feel yourself fading away, please pull back before it happens. Understood?”

I nod in agreement.

I get to my feet, taking a little bit to steady. I take in several deep breaths refocusing my mind and body. I wish I meditated on Earth. That shit would really come in handy right about now. Focus, happy place.

“Think of your happy place”, Jolie’s voice booms into my head.

I calm my mind once again. After going in search of my purple sphere, I find it quickly, which gets me excited. I try to gain access to the sphere, but again I am met with a strong force. This time, I try pushing inside with little pokes, not going full force as I did before. I feel the wall breaking down slowly.

I keep my momentum going for another good twenty tries. Finally, I break the barrier and I am in. I stop breathing at the sight before me. A picturesque blue fog appears. A misty smoke that has me mesmerised. I mentally grab hold of the smoke and bring it outside of the purple sphere. I keep my hold on it and pull it even further through my mind and out. Jolie lets out a heavy breath. I open my eyes and the blue fog is hovering above my palms. Sweat starts to drop over my face but I don’t dare move, I stare at Jolie for guidance.

Her mouth is wide open. “Oh, my god, Dara. I can’t believe it. How in the fuck did you manage to master that so quickly? It’s insane.”

I can’t wipe the smile off my face. The blue smoke still hovers above my hands. I motion to Jolie, asking what the hell I am supposed to do now.

“Okay, I want you to visualise what you want to do. Think of anything. For example, if you needed that couch over there to move, you would imagine it shifting in your mind. Then you release your smoke toward that object and voila—it should do it,” she explains.

Is she for real? That’s insane. I try to rationalise her instructions. But my body seems to act of its own accord. My hands are lifting upwards. My mind plays along, imagining the couch lifting and smashing into the wall to the right. Everything happens in slow motion, and the smoke releases from my hands. The couch lifts, hovering, then it smashes into the wall to the right with a huge bang, leaving a massive dent. I let go of the smoke and it fades from my hands. Both Jolie and I stare at the wall in shock.

All of the guys come running in.

I break into a huge grin—the look on their faces is priceless.