The Sorcerer Wars
The Power of Friendship
In my world, sorcerers run the show. They are in government, they are council workers… Everybody is a sorcerer. Sorcerers love to have battles of magic to test their skills. That is how sorcerer battles came to be. Now, my story begins just before the Sorcerer wars. My story describes the heroes of the wars. But these wars were 70 years ago. Not many linger that fought in those wars. It begins with two friends… Myself and Sam…
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Sam panted softly as he ran down a long corridor with his robes flying behind him and his staff swinging back and forth. Sam was a 14 year old boy, quite tall in stature. He had flaming red hair and freckles all over his face. He wore a blue robe with a white cape. He carried a gnarled staff with a Sapphire set in the top.
Suddenly, as he neared the door and his escape, a tongue of fire wrapped itself around his legs and tripped him over. He jumped up immediately to face whoever had sent the tripping spell. He hoped against hope that it wasn't…
"Nick" said Sam Stonily.
"Hello Sam," said Nick, "I expected you to be here, leading the Sorcerer law enforcement squad, raid my castle. I expected no less."
Nick was born on the same night as Sam, under the full moon, but was only 13 years old as he had been frozen when he turned 13 but had broken out on Sam's 14th birthday. He also was a tall boy, much taller than Sam. He had Shiny blonde hair and steely blue eyes, unlike Sam's, whose eyes were Sapphire blue. He wore a red robe with a black belt and cape, which were a sign of evil. He held a metal staff with a ruby set in the top. Nick had a sarcastic drawl to his voice which really annoyed Sam.
"Sam, though you and I are both the most powerful sorcerers in the world, you being good and I being evil, and both of us on the same power level, this time I will kill you. Dark Fire Stream!!!" cried Nick as a stream of red and purple fire issued from Nick's staff and launched at Sam. Sam, with amazing acrobatic skill jumped the fire, did a roll in mid air and at the top of his jump, launched a torrent of water at Nick, by saying "Water Torrent"
"Nick, stop this madness! Remember when we were little? And we said we'd be friends forever? And we cut our arms with the same rock, to mark our friendship?" said Sam.
At that moment, the scar on Nicks left arm twinged with pain, and Sam's Right arm twinged with pain where the scars were left. Nick Stepped back, clutching his arm and chest where the water had hit.
"Fire has no weakness to friendship! DARK FIRE STREAM!!!" Nick roared as he again launched the stream of fire, this time hitting Sam in the chest, as he was caught by surprise. Sam gasped with pain and clutched his chest. "Just because you are the leader of all the good sorcerers in the world, doesn't mean you are powerful enough to defeat me! The lord of evil sorcery." Said Nick.
"Yo-You know v-v-very well that you and I are of the same power level." Gasped Sam.
"My fire power will evaporate your water power!!!" cried Nick.
"Not if I put that fire out with my water first! Bubble Trapper!" cried Sam.
From the sapphire in the top of Sam's staff, a large blue bubble emerged, flew at Nick and trapped him in it. Nick was trapped, floating in the bubble. Slowly, as if submerged underwater, Nick curled into a ball. He and the ruby in his staff both glowed red and then the glow exploded in a surge of red energy. The bubble was gone. Nick was free.
Nick pointed his staff at Sam and said "Dark Molten Fireball" From the end of his staff a huge ball of molten fire issued and flew at Sam. The ball was red and purple, like Nick's earlier attack, Dark Fire stream, except it was a ball of molten fire and rock. It was just a little bit bigger than Sam. Once again Sam jumped and pointed his staff at Nick. Without Sam saying anything, from the sapphire in his staff a blue glowing cord shot out and wrapped itself around Nick's body. Only his head was free to move. He slumped to the ground.
"Nick!" cried Sam, "Stop this! Come quietly and I may be able to reduce your sentence in gaol."
As Sam said this, Nick glowed red and the cord disappeared. Nick stood up and held up his staff in front of himself with both hands.
"I don't think I want to come quietly Sam. Let me show you a little move I developed just recently." Said Nick quietly.
Nick brought his staff down quickly and slammed it into the ground. Nick's staff turned into a red beam of energy and flew to Nick and disappeared as it hit him. Nick's body changed into a red glow and started changing shape. As Nick changed the ground shook and the corridor glowed with red light. Nick's form was growing and changing shape. When the change was completed, the ground stopped shaking and Nick stopped glowing. Before Sam, on four legs and about the size of a two story house, was Nick, the red Dragon. He was red all over with black spikes running down his back from his Neck, to the end of his tail. He had black markings around his eyes and had black claws on all four sets of toes. Smoke was issuing from his Nostrils. Nick the dragon opened his mouth wide and let out a ferocious roar. Then he looked down upon Sam. Sam did not step back, but looked up at Nick's face defiantly. Nick drew his head back and opened his mouth as a blast of purple and red fire streamed from his mouth at Sam. The Stream of fire was as round as two buses side by side. Sam quickly looked for a way to dodge the fire but it was too close and too wide to dodge. Sam fell to one knee and held his staff in front of him with two hands and said "Water Shield." Just before the fire engulfed Sam, a shimmering blue orb enclosed around Sam, shielding him from attack. As the fire engulfed the orb, it warmed up on the inside of the orb and Sam broke a sweat, but the fire did not get through.
The stream of fire subsided and Sam stood up as his orb disappeared. "Sword," said Sam and his staff changed into a sword with the sapphire from Sam's staff in the hilt. The sword glowed blue. Sam jumped up and landed on Nick's snout. Sam drew up to his full height and brought his sword down and stabbed it into Nick's nose. Nick bellowed and writhed in pain. Sam pulled his sword out of Nick's nose and jumped down just as Nick glowed red again and shrunk back to his normal form. As Sam landed on the ground from his jump, the sword in his hand changed back to the gnarled staff with a sapphire at the top. Nick was once again in his normal form and a deep cut on his nose was oozing blood. Nick fell to his hands and knees, panting. As Sam approached Nick a few of Nick's men came running around the corner to defend their master. As they approached Nick held up his staff at them, while still on the ground. Just in front of them a red force field appeared, stopping them from reaching Nick.
"This… Is… Between me… And Sam," said Nick slowly, "So Sam, heh heh, you've beaten me. So what are you waiting for? Finish the job. Kill me! That's what you intend to do right?"
Sam walked slowly up to Nick. Sam grabbed Nick under the armpits and pulled him up.
"Nick…" said Sam, "Why did you go the wrong way? I don't want to kill you. You are my friend." – Nick groaned as the scar on his arm twinged again – "And friends look out for each other"
Nick still had his head bowed and no one saw the tear that fell from his eye onto the front of his robe. Nick straightened up and looked Sam in the eye. "You always had that advantage over me, you being water and I being fire. But look now! My power has increased using dark powers." Said Nick. As Nick finished saying this, WHOOSH, He burst into flames and disappeared.
"Nick…" said Sam quietly.
All around the castle, dark sorcerers were disappearing and following their master to their new hideout.
"Commander Sam," said a voice behind Sam.
"Brandon, how many times do I have to tell you? You don't have to say Commander unless you really want to." Said Sam.
"Well, Sam, all dark units have fled the castle, leaving no traces." Said Brandon, Sam's right hand man and captain of the sorcerer law enforcement squad. Brandon controlled the power of electricity.
"And I found this note Sam" said Corporeal Ashlee as she walked up to Sam. Ashlee was Sam's third in command. She controlled the power of Nature. "We have tried opening the note, but every time we try, a little pink spark makes the note fly from our hands. And on the front of the note, your name is written in pink handwriting.
"Thank you Ashlee," said Sam as he took the note. He glanced at the front, muttered "Karen" and opened the note. The note read:
Sam,
I'll meet you at your office at midnight. I need to talk to you.
Karen
"It's from Nick's girlfriend, Karen." said Sam, "She wants to talk to me."
"Doesn't she have power over love?" said Brandon, "She might be dangerous, if Nick sent her."
"No, Nick didn't send her. I know for a fact that She's worried about Nick for some reason," said Sam, "I just don't know what."
"Well, we'll wait outside your office when you meet her just in-case." said Ashlee.
"OK" said Sam.
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I will stop now to describe Brandon and Ashlee, as I didn't do it before. Brandon wears a yellow robe with a white cape and carries an ordinary straight wooden staff with a small gold piece in the top. He has dark hair and eyes. Ashlee wears a green sleeveless robe and a white cape. She carries an ordinary straight wooden staff with a small emerald in the top. She has dark eyes and copper hair. Now back to the story,
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"How many units did we lose?" asked Nick, who was huddled over the open fireplace in an underground hideaway.
"Two, taken into custody, three injured and five killed" replied General Zac, Nick's right hand man. He controlled the power of Earth. He wore a dark green robe, a black belt and cape and carried a regular black wooden staff that had a dark green jewel in the top.
"What of Lieutenant Lachlan?" asked Nick.
"He is checking the foundations of this new base," said Zac, "And, um, Nick, with all due respect, it's a bit dark down here and I only feel comfortable because we're in the Earth."
The Underground flashed with light as flaming torches appeared all along the walls, all through the hideout after Nick tapped the ground with his staff.
At that moment Lachlan came in the door and thought that he was not noticed, so it took him by surprise when Nick addressed him.
"Lachlan, is it true that everyone is afraid to dispute me, just because of my huge power" asked Nick sadly.
"Well, uh, yes sir" said Lachlan cautiously.
Nick slowly raised his staff and pointed it at Lachlan without turning to face him. Lachlan stiffened with fear and as the top of Nick's staff flashed, Lachlan covered his face. But the pain didn't come. He opened his eyes and found a table creaking under the weight of a banquet. 'Thank god it was only a basic food making spell' thought Lachlan 'but I wonder why he didn't blast me? It could have something to do with his meeting with Sam today. I know they used to be friends.'
Lachlan wore a grey robe with a black belt and cape. He carried a black wooden staff which had a clear crystal in the top.
'Karen doesn't think that I know where she is. But I know where she is. My dark powers have a homing device on all my men and even women.'
"Tonight, I go outside alone. I have an errand to do" said Nick finally.
"Sir! Don't you need an escort?" Asked Lachlan.
"Lachlan," said Nick smiling, "I am equally the most powerful sorcerer in the world. Do you think I'm in any danger?"
"No sir" said Lachlan.
"Well, I'm going now. Zac is in charge." Said Nick.
As Nick was about to teleport he stopped. "Oh and Lachlan. You are my friend, so call me Nick, not sir." Nick disappeared in a burst of flame.
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To Be Continued………
