Carleigh Downs

> *"CJ, you act like you don't care... but that truth is... you do care... you care so much. Your just too afraid to show it..."* - Carmen to CJ.
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**Carleigh Jane Downs**, simply know as CJ, is the second-born daughter of Cassidy Downs and Robert Williams. She is the younger sister of Chelsea Downs, the older sister of Carmen Downs, and the older maternal half-sister of Chloe Tucker. Carleigh is married to Ryan, a phoenix, and the mother of their three children, August, Rocky, and Parker Downs.

Together with her sisters, Carleigh forms The Destined Ones, a sisterhood of four of the most powerful witches to walk on the earth. Her powers work through molecule manipulation: slowing them down to the point that things freeze, speeding them up to the point that induces heat or causes explosion, ripping them apart to the point of destruction, slowing them completely down induces ice, and returning them back to their original state or form. Beside this, Carleigh possesses the basic powers of a witch: the ability to cast spells, brew potions, and scrying for lost objects or people. She can also access The Power of Four, the collective power of the Destined Ones.

Carleigh works as a photographer at 718 Magazine, while also working as an artist on the side.

## History

### Early Life

> *"Your dad was your best-friend... you two did everything thing together. So,... the day he left, you didn't just lose your father... you lost your best-friend... the person who meant to most to you..."* - Cassidy to CJ, talking about Robert.
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Carleigh Jane Downs was born December 24, 1998, to Cassidy Downs and Robert Williams. She was born with the wiccan power of Molecule Immobilization. During the early 2000, CJ and her older sister, Chelsea, were visited by a demon named Zarkin, that wanted their powers. Her mother was able to save her and her Chelsea by getting them to the family attic. While in the attic, Zarkin told her mother that she would birth another daughter and he would come back and steal all three of their powers. Eventually, Cassidy was able to curse Zarkin into a locket for eternity.

On November 16, 2000, Carleigh younger sister, Carmen, was born. After Carmen's birth, Cassidy bound CJ and her sisters' powers and erased any memories of them being witches. Cassidy hoped this would allow CJ and her sister to have normal childhoods and to be safe from demons.

A few years after her Carmen was born, CJ parent's being the have martial problems, which lead to Robert abandoning his daughters and family. Of her sisters, CJ was the closes with her father. After he left, CJ was greatly impacted, causing her to rebel often against her mother and grandmother, Caroline.

After her father left, her mother's spells were undone by a demon named Orpheus, on September 19, 2008. This freed Zarkin, and he and Cassidy battled in the family attic. Cassidy was greatly wounded by Zarkin, but before she died, she cast the spell to curse Zarkin back into the locket.

Robert returned after Cassidy's death, but eventually left again after he and Caroline continued to disagree on how the girls should be raised. His second abandonment caused CJ to greatly resent him. CJ developed issues with controlling her anger, and many believed that it was because of her anger over her mother's death and her father abandonment. CJ distanced herself from her sister and grandmother, often sneaking out of house and staying out late.

In her early adult years, CJ took up art and began working a museum. She planned to leave home to travel the world and discover herself as an artist and as a person. While CJ she still struggled with her anger and emotions, CJ relationship with her sister had got a little better. CJ maturity allowed her to stop taking some of her issues and problems out on her sisters.