The Mystic Realm
Chapter 1 Chatterbox
It was a cold winter morning when I awoke to find myself once again without a town to devote my powers to. Every town I had been to already had someone like me they didn't need another one not at all. No one needs a witch well that's what they call us I prefer the term "Spell caster" or "Magic user". But no they just go on and on about how difficult one witch or wizard is to control let alone two. No one offers me any food or water or a place to sleep for the night, I just have to keep on walking catch my own food and find a nice clear running stream to get my water from. I mean turning into a fierce creature just to get a bite to eat is a bit radical to some, but it saves carrying a heavy sword or a spear around. A fierce creature what does she mean a fierce creature? Well it's quite simple. All Magic users can change into two creatures, one for each sign. By sign I mean astrology western and eastern, for western it goes by month as for eastern by year. So I was born the 26th of July in the year of the Dragon, which means I can turn into a Lion and a dragon, both fierce and placid but both also deadly. This doesn't mean I turn fully into one or the other I can if I want to don't get me wrong, but it scares people way more if you just grow long thick metal claws and your canine teeth also grow to about two to four inches in length. Believe me very scary your eyes glow a golden yellowy orange and change to red every now and again. Very efficient killing method lunge for the heart and slice usually works pretty well very deadly too. Well where was oh yes that's right walking once again in the middle of a bloody cold winter looking for a town without a spell caster not a witch or a wizard but a spell caster.
A few metres down the windy blustery no one in sight road was a cottage, abandoned I guess because no smoke coming out of the chimney. I mean what insane person who has a cottage capable of having a fire and housing you from the harsh winter would not have the fire going huh? Tell me who would do that? I certainly wouldn't. The next thing they'll see if anyone lives there which is highly unlikely, is a pale skinned, long black curly haired, green eyed fifteen year old girl wearing a long white robe with long sleeves coming towards them. As I get closer they'll see I'm turning blue and purple from the cold out here! I reach the door and open it no knock or anything just barge on in after all if there's smoke there's fire and that usually means people are living there, and there certainly was no smoke. If you feel as if I never take breath when I speak you are probably right. I have this way of speaking really fast so people will hear me whether they like it or not, this also helps for saying chants in battle as you can then cast them quicker which is very important when someone has a sword just about to go through your heart. I begin to search the cottage, as I predicted no one inside so I look out side for some wood to make a fire. I'm in luck there is wood! Time to go back to my normal pale colour as blue and purple skin just ain't my thing.
Ah Aura you are doing yourself proud, Aura is my name oh how rude I didn't introduce myself at all. My name is Aura Dragonclaw Lionheart, Now that is pronounced as the following. Aura (Or-a), Dragonclaw (Dragon-claw) and Lionheart (Lion-heart) very simple once you're told how. Now I'm sitting in a nice comfy chair also abandoned just looking out across the snow laid field to the frosted dirt that they call a road. I think it's totally stupid calling dirt a road but they do. This road is surrounded by trees on either side creating a canopy across the so called road. Well I'm warm but I can't live on just heat and air alone the carbon life forms that call themselves humans possessing magic or not have not yet evolved to level of intelligence to not even need water or food (breath) Quite frankly I couldn't live with out my food or a bit of bubbly now and then mind you it's hard to buy bubbly when you're unemployed you need to be employed by a town it's the only way to get money unless u want to actually do work (breath) I think I'll just be a slacker and find a town without a magic user it's the best way when you think about it. Oh how lovely my skin is back to it's original colour I must say I like the paleness of it all really. Now for some food there has to be a lake or some wild animal I can kill for food. Well I'm outside now and oh that looks like a bunny rabbit ohhhh how cute and oh how very, very tasty. I think the lioness will do just fine. I never thought roast rabbit could taste so nice I think it's time for a little nap.
Meanwhile a young Viking lad comes back from building ships for the fleet to find that there is smoke coming from his house. "Why is there smoke coming from my house? Oh no don't tell me it's on fire!" I ran to my house as fast as I could to find that it was smoke coming from the chimney. I hadn't left the fire going this morning so it is very strange that it is going now. I walked inside and I saw long black curls fall off the back of the chair in front of the fire. I walked closer, to my horror there was a young girl sleeping. How on earth did she get here I wondered then I saw something very unusual the sign of a magic user. Now there is two possibilities here she either A is here to kill me or B is just looking for employment thought my house was abandoned and made herself comfortable. Well There is only one way to find out which of the two it is and that's to wake her up. I gave her a little nudge nothing no movement just sleeping. I poked her a little harder. She still didn't move. I wanted to wake her up but I didn't want to end up dead because of it. So I carefully and slowly gave her a quick little shake then backed away. The next thing I knew there was a magic user bring out the metal claws and glowing eyes when they fell upon me she returned to normal. Thank the gods and goddesses for saving me from what seemed like definite death.
"Why on earth did you shake me do you have a death wish or something? It certainly seems like that to me because no one in their right and I mean no one would actually shake awake a magic user now would they?" The unknown magic user said to me although I don't think I heard half of it she was talking so fast.
"Well it was because I wanted to know A why you're in may house and B if you've been sent here to kill or C you're just on your way to a village and thought you'd sleep in what seemed like a abandoned cottage?" I replied in a sheepish but still seeming strong way.
"Well it's your right to know why I'm here I'm sure and I will tell. You see my name is Aura Dragonclaw Lionheart and I am a magic user with immense power and I graduated at the age of 15 instead of the age of 20. So now I'm on a quest to find a town with out a magic user so I can earn a living without having to do any real work so I can buy food instead of hunt it and get a little bit of bubbly every now and then. I'm not here to kill you so you can rest easy I won't turn up at the side of your bed in the middle of the night looking like a half starved animal."
I don't think she took a breath once while telling me that. How on earth does she do that? Are all magic users equipped with the capability to speak really fast so the people they're talking to get so confused they just say yes and hand them a cheque? Well I guess it's a good thing we converted to cheques recently she could end up really rich.
"I don't mean to be rude or anything but are you trying to confuse me here? I mean you talk so fast I only get half of what you say and my head is spinning at the end of it. If you could make an effort to speak more slowly so I can understand you then we might just get along." I told Aura this well I think she said her name was Aura she did didn't she? Well any way this is what she said back to me.
"Talk slower. Talk slower. You want me to talk slower. Why can't you just adjust to hearing me talk fast I'm sure after awhile it will be as if I'm talking slow you'll hear me really well."
She only talked slower while she repeated herself by saying, "Talk slower. Talk slower. You want me to talk slower…" And yeah I want her to talk slower but I can see that it's not going to happen.
"Get out!" I yelled I surprised myself sometimes yelling get out to a 15-year-old magic user.
"What did you say?"
"You heard me now get out of my cottage and you can only come back in when you're prepared to talk slowly! Now get out."
"No I won't get out it's so rude of you it's not summer you know it's freezing cold winter out there and I'll turn blue and purple again and I'm very attached to my current skin colour…."
"I SAID GET OUT!"
"OK OK no need to be pushy or anything."
"Thankyou and remember when you want to come back you have to be prepared to speak slower."
"I'll remember in the mean time I'll try and practise speaking slower to myself ok."
She walked from in front of the fire to the door opened it and I'm surprised that she didn't slam it shut but that's the case she didn't slam the door.
Finally some quiet time to get something to eat now off to the kitchen. What is that noise oh my gods and goddesses she wasn't lying when she said she'd practise talking slower to herself. Just forget about it there is nothing but the eerie sound of the wind you hear every night no magic user trying to teach herself to talk slower this is not happening. "Can you teach your self to talk slower more quietly please?"
"Sure no problem."
At least she's going to be quieter about it all. Now back to walking to the kitchen what shall I have for dinner now hmm some nice salted ham or beef or pork or chicken or lamb. I think lamb and some boiled vegetables shall be just right for me, what is that sound? I better check on Aura and see if she's all right.
"Oh my gods and goddesses you're blue and purple. You better come inside now rug up in front of the fire."
"Thank you. Excuse me but what is your name?" she asked shivering
"Oh my name my name my name my name is Seiven Hardhead Tigertooth."
"Hardhead what sort of name is that? I mean at least Dragonclaw sounds good but Hardhead who gave you that?"
"That would be the order of magic weapon users."
"Oh so you're like me but instead of casting spells you can activate a weapon's magic power and unleash it in battle. I've heard a lot of girls back in the order who where always drooling over how gorgeously buff and handsome these magic weapon users were. I personally haven't met one until now. Do you mind if I go to sleep on this chair now I'm very tired."
"No go ahead I'll try not to wake you up in the morning. Night now."
"Night enjoy your dinner."
"I will."
So I ate my dinner once it was cooked and went to sleep.
'Who is clattering around in the kitchen. It must be Seiven but he said he wouldn't wake me or was it that he would try not to? I think it was he would try not to.'
"Seiven could you be a little quieter I'm trying to sleep here." I said in my sleepy droning voice.
"It's already midday you've been sleeping for ages I got up at dawn." He replied in a cheerful manner.
"Oh well I guess I better catch some breakfast and lunch maybe I'll have some brunch. Would you mind making me some?" I asked in a cute voice.
"Sure after all you are my guest for a little while longer. Us magic weapon users and magic users have an obligation to help one another it's in the code." He told me while continuing his clattering in the kitchen.
"Yes it's so nice that you remembered that. After breakfast I'll have to go and continue my search for a town, city or village without a magic user. It will be sad to say goodbye to this warmth coming from this lovely fire but I must go on!" I said with a little enthusiasm.
"Well I was thinking I have a long boat I've made for myself at the docks and I thought I could help you in your quest." He told me while pondering.
"My quest is that what it is I thought it was the search for employment." I replied curiously and puzzled at the same time with an ounce of cuteness.
"Yeah that is exactly what it is. It's your quest for employment you get my meaning. You do don't you?" he questions me as if I'm three years old.
"Look just because I'm 15 with immense power doesn't mean I have the IQ of someone a 5th of my age." I put him in his place.
"What does that mean." He asked puzzled.
* And any one would think he was the three year old. *
"I was saying that I don't have the IQ of a three year old." I answered in my teaching or as I like to call it my DAH voice. "Any way could you please hurry up I'm starving."
"Alright, alright here it is." He smiled pleased with what he had made
I looked at his creation "What the hell is it? Where are the berries and the syrup?" I enquired
"Don't tell me you have never heard of cornflakes" he sounded shocked
"Does it look like I have I mean I've been hunting wild rabbit for the past 5 years." Also in my DAH voice.
"look this is what it is. You know corn pieces well they dry them out and flatten them into flakes, and walla cornflakes." He seemed happy to educate me. I'll teach him to be happy to educate me.
"Fine" I grabbed the spoon scooped up some cornflakes and milk. "chomp chomp crunch man this is good got any sugar? Crunch gurgle chomp gulp. Man so much nicer if it had sugar. Where is the sugar I asked for sugar give me sugaaaaaaaaaar." I commanded and rightfully so I'm the guest.
"Here"
I tipped the whole sugar bowl of sugar on the cornflakes. "Yummy thanks crunch gurgle chomp crunch gulp. Crunch gulp. Crunch gulp. Crunch gulp. surlp" obviously eating.
"Glad you're enjoying it." I sensed sarcasism but I ignored it.
"AAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH. ALRIGHT! Let's get moving!" refreshed no longer starved I'm ready to go.
"Just wait a minute I've got to get my things."
"It's not like you're never coming back or anything. Or are you not coming back?"
"Just a few essentials."
"Like what?"
"Shampoo, conditioner, cleanser, toner, moisturiser, mask, bath puff, bath gel, soap, brush and of course cotton buds and towels both cotton and fabric."
"And who is meant to be the girl here I thought that was me here ME you know ME AURA THE FEMALE."
"Well you think I can have perfect skin on the diet I eat?"
"I manage to."
"Yes but you are weird."
"OK oK But I'm not gonna carry it."
"Like I'd trust you with them you'd probably lose them or something."
"I wouldn't any way can we get moving?"
"Fine let's go."
Finely we are moving. Well I guess he does look pretty good I mean a tall, long wavy blonde haired, not overly muscular body he is like pretty gorgeous. He has the sweetest sapphire eyes and the cutest nose and those lips man you just wanna kiss him. Not that I'm gonna let him know that not at all.