"And now, Please welcome; Frey!" I heard the emcee.

'That's me' I thought to myself, I took a deep breath to relax, to focus. As I step out of the curtains to entertain as a stage magician, the bright light of the spot light almost blinded me but once again, I have to do this to at least have a place to live and something to eat.

"Good Evening, everyone! I hope y'all having a wonderful night! Now, I shall perform a classic trick, pulling a rabbit out of this magician's hat!" I announced.

All of a sudden, I hear booing and displeased audiences… this is not good.

"COME ON! WE SEEN THAT TRICKS LIKE A HUNDREDS OF TIMES TV OR LIVE! SHOW AN OTHER TRICK!" I heard a man heckling.

I hold on to my staff, getting focus "Ah well, Shall we move to making somebody float?" I expressed.

"REALLY? THIS IS JUST WASTING OUR TIME AND MONEY!" I heard.

I started to look around the audience and I saw a horned boy with a cat, smirking. I heard more booing; I saw more displeased audience and worst they are leaving. 'What should I do… what should I do!' I thought to myself.

"Well, why don't you show them magic?" Someone in the audience suggested.

I look for it, it was the horned boy. 'If magic they wanted, and it shall be' I stated to myself. I held my staff tight and I thought of something unthinkable to happen but not something outrageous. The room suddenly darkens, and sparks started to appear above them.

" This is amazing! It's like a meteor shower!" an audience said with amusement.

I sighed out of relief and I saw my manager, hiding in the curtains.

"Well done Frey! Didn't really expect for you to do this." she said.

I slightly smile "Yeah, I was actually nervous, didn't know what to do at my first big gig." I sighed.

She gave me a pat on the back. "A job well done! You made their jaw-drop!" she complemented. I just sighed but smile back.

*After work*
Left the auditorium by the back door, since there is a small alley there heading to my apartment. Alley's a little dark but I didn't really mind, then I saw a figure up ahead of me. 'What could that be' I wondered.

"Hello?" I muttered.

"Well, if it isn't the stage magician earlier." I heard a shrieked voice.

"Who are you?" I uttered.

He reveled himself from the darkness and it was that horned boy.

"Well, just a stranger who wants to 'play'" he responded.

All of a sudden, I sensed a strange but strong magical aura, something I sensed before; it gave me goose bumps.

"What do you mean play? I'm kind of tired from tonight but I should thank you for earli-"a saw a fire ball heading to me, right in time for me to dodge it.

"What the hell!" I snapped.

He just smirks at me with flames in his hands. 'this is not good' I thought to myself and started to attack him with a kick. And of course, I was stupid enough to do this knowing that my opponent is a magic user, as doing so he disappeared so instead of kicking him: I'm getting suck to a red portal. 'well, this is just great.' I whispered to myself. In a blink of my eye, I'm in a different area. Looks like a clear wide meadow in the forest.

"Well, that was genius of you, thinking a kick could hit me" he taunted me.

"Well, you're not the only one who knows magic!" I roared as I also threw a fire ball at him.

He just stood there and did nothing but as my fire ball getting close to him it faded. My magic is not accurate without the Staff of Thea. With that thought I wanted to slap myself but at the situation like this, nope. He burst out of laughter. His shrieked voice really hurts my ears.

"Is that it? I thought your something! You're nothing but just a 'Stage Magician'" he laughed.

That kind of felt like he stab me with his words. I sighed and grab the staff on my back and it glowed.

"Well, how about now?" I summoned lighting from the sky and that should strike him but he shields himself with a force field.

"Oh! Goodie! So you're something really after all!" he tired striking me again but I simply did what he used: Force field.

"Tell me! Who are you!" I yelled.

"I'll tell you when I feel like it!" he strikes me again.

I don't know what's up with this guy but he's nuts! After minutes of swapping magic to each other, I heard a cat's meow. He stop

"Alright, maybe I should stop so I won't get tired of my new 'toy' "He said but to who? The cat?

I stood up with my guard up "Excuse me but who are you calling 'toy'!" I shouted. He opens up a portal

"Well, of course. You! Who else?" he said as he steps in his portal. "play time's not over yet!" is the last thing I heard before he disappear in the portal. I drop my guard down and fell to the ground out of exhaust.

"What's up with that… boy" I sighed.