"I wish Vic Rudolph was dead!" Mike yelled out. The stone glowed, granting his wish.
Suddenly, Vic's hand went limp and Karyn's neck was freed. She fell back unconscious into the arms of Zoe and Athena.
The moment the stone glowed, Scarlet spun towards Mike and punched the air in his direction, yelling out "Somnus!" In an instant, the guard slumped over and dropped the stone to the floor.
"What the hell did you do to him?!" one of the other guards yelled.
"I just put him to sleep. But I should have done much worse," Scarlet said, walking over to the stone. "Magic should never be used for murder."
"What? You mean Vic? The world's better off without that son of a bitch," the guard said.
"Maybe. But murder is still wrong," Scarlet said. She bent over and picked up the stone. Maybe now since the stone was in the right hands, she could figure out how to use it for good. Or, at least, her definition of good. "Is she okay?" she asked Zoe and Athena.
"Yeah," Zoe said. "She's just out."
"Maybe we should get her to a hospital, though," Athena said. "That guy had quite a grip on her."
Who needs a hospital when you've got something like this, Scarlet thought, looking down at the wishing stone in her hand. With this artifact, she could do anything she wanted ... within the rules, that was. But that was more (a lot more) than what she could do before.
