Angel: No I am not dead. I just had a lot of shit happen in my life and I am incredibly busy. I am just going to focus on one story and that is this one, I am strapped for time and I still want to write, despite being busy. I decided to rewrite this story without any OC's and of course just add stuff/take stuff out. Sorry to those who submitted an OC to this old fic before, but if I want any progress done, I needed to do that.
Few things to point out, this story contains Yuri. If you read my fics before, I always put Yuri in. In case you somehow don't know what Yuri means, it is basically love between girls. If you are homophobic or not into it, please leave. I warned you. The next point is that I am unaware of anything beyond Azteca in Wizard101 as I have not played the game since Azteca came out. So if I lack knowledge of spells or whatever, you'd know why. Final point, I know there are a lot of things that need to be improved with this story, if you happen to have any feedback besides your standard comments on what happened in the chapter, it would be most appreciated. With that, I hope you enjoy this story that has been rewritten.
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I recall a world where magic thrived.
Wizards roamed happily everywhere… blissfully unaware of a tragedy about to transpire…
Magic… the main point in Wizards… and also… the very life source of them…
What are Wizards… without magic?
Without magic… they will die...
One does not simply become a Wizard…
You either are one… or you're not…
All Wizards are born with magic...
To have magic disappear... Wizards... and all other magical beings... will simply cease to be...
I had witnessed the moment where everything went to hell in a matter of minutes…
Let me take you back… 7 days before the Tragedy happened…
This… is my story…
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A middle aged woman with purple hair and wearing a white lab coat entered Headmaster Merle Ambrose's office. She wiped the sweat off her face due to the very high temperatures Wizard City is facing at this point in summer. Closing the door behind her, she headed over to his desk where he was working on some documents. 3 Fans surrounding his desk were turned on at full blast at his face as if to cool him off from the heat wave.
He appeared to not have noticed her come in the room. The woman sighed and took out her clipboard that had a graph on it. Clearing her throat, she spoke in a polite tone. "Headmaster Ambrose… I have come with some troubling news…"
The aforementioned man looked up from his work. He examined her for a moment as if trying to figure out who she was. After a moment or two, his expression softened and he placed his pen down. "Ah, Shelby DreamCatcher… It has been a long time since you last visited me, hasn't it?" He smiled, looking at her and remembering all the achievements this scientist made when she was being taught storm magic.
Shelby smiled lightly, but then her expression turned serious. "Yes. It has. However, I said I had come with some-"
"How is your daughter, Sydney, I hear she is almost a year old!" Ambrose interrupted her, curious about her life. Shelby sighed. She liked and hated the fact that Ambrose was interested in hearing any of his favorite students' life. As much as she would like to have a chat, there is serious news she has for Ambrose and the entire Spiral. It is right in her hands!
"Sydney is fine. Her first word was, 'Mommy'. Now Ambrose, please don't interrupt me…" Shelby started, preparing to show the graph she had on the clipboard in her hands. Ambrose's smile faltered and he grew concerned. He clasped his hands together and gave her his full attention.
"At first… it didn't seem to be a problem… but…" Shelby showed the graph to him. "The whole Spiral is showing a decrease in magic…"
Ambrose's eyes widened. He took the graph from her and stared at it. From 2008-2013, magic in the Spiral has remained constant and high. However from 2014 to the present, 2020, magic has decreased little by little each year. He scratched his head, thinking how in the world did this happen? Magic doesn't simply decrease like that.
"Are you quite sure?" Ambrose tried to remain calm, but Shelby knew he was quite worried. "You sure you didn't make a mistake when making this graph?" He handed the graph back to her while awaiting her answer. Unfortunately for him, Shelby had shaken her head in response to his question.
"No. No mistakes were made. This is a legitimate chart." She placed the graph away and pulled out a news article about a Legendary Diviner named, Kat FireWard. "Here is a news article that validates my point further…"
She handed the article to him. Ambrose took it and read the first few sentences of the headlines. "Kat FireWard is a top notch diviner in her class. However, one day, she casted the spell, Leviathan, and then she passed out and fell into a coma. Doctors say that her magic levels have weakened tremendously and the cause of it is unknown. It couldn't be from casting Leviathan as she had casted that spell numerous times without having any after effects."
"Yes, and that happened 3 weeks ago." Shelby stated, grabbing back the article. "It may be a coincidence, but it is something for us to be concerned about. If magic keeps dropping at this rate, there will be problems for us all…"
Ambrose closed his eyes for a moment or two to think about the situation. He bit his bottom lip a bit before making a decision. "I'm afraid, without some more concrete evidence… I can't make a speech about this to Wizard City and the other worlds of the Spiral." He picked up his pen and began doing his work again.
"But Headmaster…" Shelby interjected but Ambrose held up a hand to silence her. She groaned and bit her lip, a bit annoyed. She thought Ambrose would tell the Spiral the news, regardless of the lack of more evidence. She isn't lying about this!
"I mean no disrespect Shelby, but until there is more solid proof that magic is indeed decreasing little by little, I'll have to take your words with a grain of salt. I can't give false news to the Spiral. Now, please be on your way and take good care of your daughter…" Ambrose shooed her off as he headed back to work.
Shelby put a hand through her purple locks and blew raspberries. That was a complete waste of time. She can't even get Ambrose to believe it. Her fellow Scientists have all laughed at her findings and saying she is getting stupider. She had hoped Ambrose would see her way in this… but apparently… he doesn't.
"I didn't even make a mistake… This is legitimate…" Shelby muttered to herself as she turned around to leave Ambrose's office. Once again, the intense heats of the sun's rays were on her. She fanned herself with the article.
"I don't remember Wizard City ever being this hot before…" She stated, wiping the sweat forming on her face. "I need a nice cold shower when I get home… and a beer…"
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A 5 year old red haired girl walked around the sandy beaches of Wizard City Shore, humming to herself. Apparently the heat has no effect on this girl's mood. She had a shovel and a bucket in her hands. It looks like she is trying to find the perfect spot to make a sandcastle.
"Mommy! I am going to make a sandcastle!" The little girl called out to her mother, who was taking a dip in the ocean.
"Okay, Jamie! Stay where I can see you, ok?"
The little girl nodded in response and looked around for a good spot to make one. There were a lot of people on the beach today, but that isn't a surprise at this point in summer. Everyone is trying to cool off in this nearly 100 degree weather.
"Let see…" Jamie scanned around the area and manages to find one not too far off from her position and it was near a trash bin. "I think Mommy will still see me from there!" She quickly headed off to that general direction. Arriving at the area, she sat herself down and got ready to make a sandcastle.
"Did you hear about Kat?"
Jamie stopped when she heard some boys talking near her. She turned her head around and sees two boys in blue swim shorts talking to one another on the stairs. Now, her mom did tell her that it isn't polite to listen to other people's conversations… but… she would never know, right?
"Yeah, my sister once dated her. But man, to think she would fall into a coma after summoning Leviathan…" The second boy said, scratching the back of his head. The first boy shook his head, knowing that his friend was misinformed.
"No man, she is in a coma because her magic is like… decreased or something…"
Jamie heard of that before. Although she never really understood why having a decrease in magic will put you in a "Sleep" like state. She reached for her shovel and began to slowly dig into the sand, while listening in on the conversation.
"That's some heavy stuff, bro. Magic is like… our blood…"
"Yeah man. I heard from her family that her condition is getting worse and she is on the verge of having no magic inside her at all…"
"What happens when you're out of magic again?"
"I don't know man… maybe you die or something… Man… such a waste… To see a beautiful and talented girl like that dying… Really makes you think…"
So, a person dies when they are completely ridden of magic? That is a horrible thought. She hoped this Kat person will get better though. Shaking that thought off, she has a sandcastle to build! She quickly dug into the sand and shoveled them into her bucket.
"Sandcastle! Sandcastle! Sandcastle!" She hummed as she scooped up sand to fill her bucket. After a few more seconds of shoveling sand… her shovel hit something hard. Confused and curious, she shoveled around the area to figure out what her shovel hit.
"Huh?" The first thing she sees is black hair…
She decided to shovel up some more sand around it and to her horror; she sees a head of a teenage boy with his eyeballs missing. Next to his head was a note covered in blood… probably his blood. Then all of a sudden, a hand popped out of the sand and latched onto her ankle. Jamie looked at the head, horrified, as she sees his lips moving…
"Please… Kill me…"
"MOMMY!"
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Shelby hopped out of the shower when she heard her baby crying. Normally her husband would take care of it when she is in the shower but sometimes her husband leaves as soon as she gets home from work. She should be annoyed that her husband takes off and leaves her with the baby, but there is nothing she can really do about it. It's not like her husband isn't purposefully doing this. He has things to do too.
"I'm coming baby girl! Mommy will be right there!" She wrapped a towel around herself and exited the bathroom. Shelby walked into her daughter's room and sees Sydney crying in her crib. Sighing, she gently picked her up and cradled her in her arms.
"Ssh, Mommy is here…" Shelby calmed her daughter down. She wondered what made her fussy this time. She already changed her diaper and fed her. She fondly looked at her daughter and asked in a baby voice. "What made you upset my cute little sugar?" She tickled her and the baby girl laughed.
"Ma…" Sydney reached for the moon shaped earring her mother was wearing, but Shelby quickly stopped her from even doing so.
"No sweetie, that will hurt mommy if you play with it…" She turned her attention to the window where she sees a wolf looking at her from the forest. Sydney sees the wolf too and reached out to it as if trying to get closer to it.
"Do…Do…" Sydney was having trouble saying the word, "Dog".
"It's not a Dog technically sweetie, it is a Wolf…" Shelby explained to her daughter. However she wondered what that wolf was doing… Wolves in Wizard City are rare nowadays. Huntsman keep hunting them and killing them as if it was a sport. That disgusts her. At least there are still wolves around. Hopefully, that one won't get killed.
"W-Wulf…" Sydney tried to say the word. Shelby smiled and nuzzled her daughter. She then remembered that she has to get some more research done today. There had to be some way to convince Ambrose of this discovery she made. A discovery she wishes that she never found to be sure, but it had to be done.
"Would you like to see mommy work, sweetie?" The baby squealed her agreement. Shelby smiled and then looked out the window once more. The wolf has disappeared from sight. Well, wolves have things to do like hunt and protect their turf, so it shouldn't be surprising. She briefly took a look at her wristwatch and saw that it was 6:30 PM. Plenty of time to do some research before heading to bed for the night.
"Mommy is going to convince Ambrose that her work is legitimate!" Shelby carried her daughter into her work area so she can watch her. At least until the little tyke gets tired and falls asleep of course. Hopefully she will find some concrete evidence for Ambrose tonight.
At the time, I never would have thought this problem will go out of control very fast...
I mean, who would? There was only a slight change... so you would think it might takes years before things go haywire...
How silly of me to think that...
6 Days until the End of the Spiral…
