Chosen by Rhett Gervais

Author:Rhett Gervais [Gervais, Rhett]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Rhett Gervais

Eleven

Djambe

Vesper rushed from the dark corners of Lillith’s mind, channeling a torrent of power through her soul so bright it made the sun look dim by comparison. Returning to the forefront of their combined consciousnesses, she was shocked to find that Jufari had somehow recovered, and now the two of them were locked in a titanic struggle. Lillith hurling cobalt bolts of lightning that arced wildly in all directions after being deflected by a shield Jufari just barely pulled together from wisps of shadow.

“That is enough, Mother,” said Vesper, feeling strangely calm, floating in a well of power.

“Vesper... again, h-how,” she stammered, her attacks against Jufari suddenly forgotten. “It doesn’t matter, I will—”

“You will do nothing, Mother,” said Vesper, using Lillith’s own knowledge that now filled her mind to wrest control of her limbs. Grasping at the threads of dark energy Lillith had been using, she combined it with the brilliant torrent of power that, until now, lay dormant in her own blood. With a finesse she didn’t know she had, Vesper poured the energy through the image of the baobab tree that Magda had tattooed on her chest, using it as a focus for the raw power she was holding. “Your time was over long ago, Mother. You failed, you died. And I won’t let you destroy my life the way you did yours.”

“Foolish girl! Don’t you think I’ve planned for everything, every contingency, even death?” said Lillith. “Your life is my life. The only reason you exist is because I willed you into existence. Through you and the others, I will have all the time I need.”

“Others?” she said, her brows coming together.

“It does not matter. You’re not real, just bits of bone and blood I weaved together for my purposes.”

Vesper hesitated, stung by her mother’s words, and control of her limbs slipped once more, her arms falling limp, legs wobbling like they were made of rubber. In front of her, Papa Jufari narrowed his milky gaze, looking for some tricks to why she had stopped attacking and now stood stock still, his chest heaving like he had just run a race.

“No!” shouted Vesper, the words exploding from her lips and echoing across the barren plane. “I’m real and don’t care what your plans were for me or anyone else. It’s my life, and now I’m taking it back!” Drinking in from the well of power she had created, Vesper drew on the knowledge she had found in Lillith’s mind, weaving together strands of light and dark, layering the energy of life and death into an impenetrable weave to bind the vile creature that was once her mother, driving her consciousness behind an impassable wall that would hold her for all time, a prison deep within Vesper’s mind, body, and soul.

“What are you doing!” shouted Lillith, her voice fading with each passing moment, muted by the forming barrier that held her in place. “What is this? Let me out! Let me go!” In front of her, Jufari smiled to himself, beads of sweat leaving rivulets down his white-painted face.

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