"Don't do it, Jake! You need your powers to free the other humans from s*****y. You are the chosen one!" Melos cried out.
"You dare to speak out of turn, little gnome." Vaari waved her nimble fingers in the air. "Silence!"
The gnome collapsed, face first on the ground. Overpowered by Vaari's dark spell, he couldn't move a muscle.
Melos' words made Jake realize that he too was responsible for Emily's present condition in some way. It all happened because of his powers.
"I don't want my powers if they cause people to turn against my friends. I am ready to sacrifice them," he declared.
"Splendid! Now just place your palm on her forehead and make your intentions clear," said the Goddess.
Jake lowered himself beside Emily and gently touched her cold forehead with his palm. "I want to t
