Dilly could not believe that she easily agreed with Ryan to go to the world beyond.
Her mom is on one of her numerous work trips and her best friends have not been coming around. There was no one to stop her.
Deep down she wished Mat would come to talk her out of whatever it is that she was doing.
After she realised she possessed such powers, she had been trying so hard to get rid of it but nothing she did was working.
Ryan had told her to stop fighting it , he said it's meant to be and she had laughed bitterly.
She trusted Ryan, she believed everything he said . Even though a little voice in her head tells her not to trust him.
"Are you ready Dilly?" Ryan asked sending her out of her thoughts.
She looked at him , his eyes were warm and they stared directly into her soul.
He sensed her hesitation and it made his heart ache in a way but he would not take her home if she was not ready.
"We can leave whenever you're ready, doesn't have to be today" he said .
He could not believe that he just said that but he felt helpless because forcing her home would only make him land in trouble with the grandmaster.
"Let's go Ryan" Dilly whispered "let's get this over with."
He grinned widely and took her hands in his without wasting time.
She closed her eyes tight not sure what to do and just like a tornado , something came and swept them off their feet.
Ryan held on to her tightly and within the twinkle of an eye the tornado stopped.
"We're here" he announced.
She opened her eyes slowly not knowing what to expect but what she saw made her mouth open in shock.
They were standing before a very huge gate , she had never seen this kind of gate in her entire life.
It was so beautiful that it made her eyes hurt.
"It's beautiful" she smiled.
Ryan nodded "wait until you get inside"
She opened her mouth to talk but shut it back.
"This is just the pure magic realm , your home. There are other parts of the underworld that you would not want to be in" he giggled.
Fear gripped her and she tighten her grip on his shirt.
"But I'll be here to protect you" he said sensing her fear.
He took a step forward but she didn't follow him.
"Please can we go back home" she whisphered. Her voice shook.
"Dilly please….." Ryan was saying trying so hard to hide the frustration in his voice.
He succeeded in bringing her home only for her to want to go back? His heart ached again.
He sighed feeling mad at his heart for aching at every little thing she does.
She looked at him pleadingly "please let me go, I don't want to be here"
Ryan hesitated for a while before grabbing her hand. He pulled her towards the gate and she screamed in fear. Her heart was beating against her chest .
Why had she trusted this man ? Why is he taking her there against her will?
Heat rose up to her cheeks and she let out a very loud yell, balls of fire came out of her mouth and her eyes were a burning furnace.
Ryan stopped in his track to look at her, he could not believe his eyes. She looked exactly like the god of war.
"Take me back home now" she commanded.
Ryan knew better not to go near her, he shook his head not daring to move.
Her eyes was back to normal and she was sweating profusely. She staggered backward shaking her head "please take me out of here."
Ryan ran towards her and she collapsed in his arms.
He looked at the great gate with so much regret and confusion. He hesitated for a while before taking her back to the human world.
He hated the fact that she had so much effect on him.
Why didn't he just take her to the pure magic realm , they were already at the gate.
He put her in his bed gently and covered her with a light blanket ,She was burning up again.
Until she agrees and learns how to control her powers , it would always affect her human body. She possessed so much power than she knows. He looked at her pitifully, the only way to get her to accept her true form is telling her the entire truth about her birth and real parents.
On the other side of the city , Sophia was in Gabby's 'mansion' staring into a big black mirror.
In the mirror , Dilly was seen soundly sleeping in Ryan's bed while Ryan sat at the edge of the bed watching her closely.
Sophia turned to face Gabby and the two women burst out laughing.
They had been watching everything that happened from the mirror . The mirror that Gabby had stolen from the world beyond after they rebelled against the grandmaster.
"She chickened out!" Sophia said still laughing.
"As long as she can't control her powers yet, she would die . The powers are too strong for her human form" Gabby said.
Sophia sighed not convinced , she would never underestimate Dilly.
Gabby nudged her "I know what you're thinking."
She looked at the other woman and smiled weakly "what if she learns how to control her powers , especially with that immortal man watching over her day and night."
Gabby laughed "Ryan? I know very well how to lure Ryan and get him to lose focus. Wait and see why they call the powerful Gabby."
Everybody in the mansion including Sophia bowed and hailed "all hail the powerful Gabby!!"
"Let's give it time my people" she continued bursting with pride.
"With time Dilly would wear out and be very weak and then we can take her out when there's no Ryan to protect her."
They all laughed and jammed their hands in a round of applause.
Sophia scoffed "When it's time to take Dilly out, please let me do it."
Gabby looked at her and nodded "so be it!"