Love, Magic and Power
Chapter 1
No ordinary teenager
Twas a cool, dark night. The moon shining in the starless sky like a round white pebble in a black river. A slight breeze swept through Logans raven hair. He knew he had little time before the ones he was tracking left again.
"No, they are not going to slip through my fingers again."
He approached the deserted house in the middle of the warehouse district LA. There was nothing here for 30 miles and every warehouse was abandoned, had bordered windows and a large metal fence surrounding them.
"Good no one can hear their screams." Logan thought to himself.
He continued walking until he reached his destination. The building in the dead center of the district. The fence was locked. No problem. But why waste what precious time he had. He bent his legs and quickly jumped over, landing unscaved on the other side. Logan quickly ran to the enormous double doors that blocked the entrance. He was about to open them.
"Wait!" said a voice that seemed to come out of nowhere. Logan spun on his heels and looked behind him. It was Praesidio, his guardian, every mage had one. He was about 6 foot tall, short black hair, yellow eyes and clad in a dark robe complete with hood which he wasn't wearing at this present time.
"What are you doing here?" Asked Logan with a serious look.
"I'm your guardian remember? Whether you like it or not I have to look after you and make sure your safe." His expression was blank as he spoke.
"I don't need your help right now, but thanks for the offer." Said Logan sarcastically.
He started to turn back around when Praesidio spoke up again.
"So you've finally found them, again." Logan was starting to get annoyed now. He turned back to face him.
"Yes I have and now if you don't mind I'd like to deal with them before they get away, again." He made sure to put the emphases on "again".
"I'm not holding you back buddy, but why not put on a little show for them?" There was a few seconds silence before Logan said
"Sounds like a plan, stand back." Praesidio faded into the shadows. Logan took a few steps back, brought his hands up and threw them in front of him. Lightning crackled down from the sky, towards the ground and arced towards the door right beside logans hands. It hit the door which splintered into pieces a few chunks were all that were left of said door. He walked inside and found what he was looking for. Three figures stood in the middle of the huge empty space. They were all about 6 ft, leather coats covered their body's. 3 males. One with short black hair another with spiky black hair and the third had long gray hair.
There was a moments silence between the four when the figures made a move for the windows, they all jumped in what seemed like a blurring motion.
"Oh no you don't!" Logan said, he raised his hands and shot a force-field up over all the windows, all 3 bounced off and fell back to the ground they recovered in an instant and shot towards the opening behind Logan. He didn't move or even flinch as the figures quickly rushed by him. He felt the wind as they moved past. Shadows rose from the ground and the door pieces moved back into place. The figures stopped dead in their tracks as Praesidio rose from the shadows with a devilish grin.
"Going somewhere?" he said. The figures stared in shock. Praesidio nodded his head in their direction and they were flung back by an invisible force. They landed back in the centre of the warehouse. They got up and turned towards Logan. The brown haired one took one step forward. Logans hand shot up in front of him again.
"Make one move or try to escape again and I'll kill you faster than you can move!" Logan screamed at them.
The brown haired one took that step back towards the others.
"Good, so we understand each other. Now tell me..."
"Where is your leader?"
The group remained silent. Logan snapped his fingers and flames appeared on each side of the warehouse, casting an orange glow over all of them and lighting up the inside like the 4th of July. Though they made no sound.
"I'll ask you one more time. Where. Is. Your. Leader?" said Logan slowly
More silence apart from the humming of the lights above. Now Logan was pissed.
"You fucking tell me right now you mother fucking demons!" Screamed Logan. None of them said anything.
"Last warning, you have got 3 fucking seconds to tell me or you all die." They still said nothing.
"One." Logan snapped his right hands fingers and flames appeared on the right side of the warehouse.
"Two." He snapped his left hand fingers and flames rose from the left side. The gray haired demon stepped forward and spoke up.
"We will never betray our leader, even with your empty threats, mage!"
"Three." Logan clapped his hands directly in front of him and the walls of flame rushed inwards and engulfed the demons, their screams echoed throughout the warehouse. After a few seconds they died down and Logan lowered his hands, the flames dispersed and all that remained was 3 charred bodies. They melted into a thick liquid and then disappeared altogether. Logan stared at the spot where the demons died for a moment before turning around to Praesidio. They exchanged a look. Logan started to head towards the door when a sound rang through the empty place. It was slow clapping. *Clap, clap, clap, clap, clap.*
A woman's voice pierced the darkens; "Well, well, what have we here?"
Logan spun around and started darting his eyes in several directions, he couldn't see anything.
"Who's there!"
"Now, now there's no need to shout." The voice was smooth and soft.
"The fuck there is! Now show yourself before I tear this place apart and find you myself!"
"Language too, tisk tisk my dear Logan."
"Who the fuck are you, how the fuck do you know my name?"
"Now Logan that's about enough of that"
"Then show yourself!"
"Very well, can I get a little lighting in here please?" Half of the lights dangling from the ceiling pointed towards the back of the warehouse. And there stood a woman, long blonde hair, blue eyes, slim figure, dressed in a white robe with black swirls rising from the feet and twisting their way up to the shoulders.
"You" Logan says with look of shock and horror.
"Oh so you remember, even after all these years?"
"Yes. You're the bitch that torched my house and killed my family!"
"And now here we are seven years later my dear. Do you remember my name?"
"How could I forget it, my parents were screaming it as they burned." Tears began to form in Logans eyes.
"Then why don't you say it?"
"Jo."
"That's right dear Logan, the same Jo that set your house on fire, killed your parents and almost succeeded in killing you. If it wasn't for that... thing standing behind you I would have."
Praesidio stepped in front of Logan. "Hello again, old friend."
"It's good to see you again too Praesidio." Logans jaw dropped.
"You knew her before you met me?" Said Logan.
"Of course, she was my old mage." Logans jaw dropped even further and his eyes went wide with shock. Jo spoke up.
"Why didn't you stay with me Praesidio?"
"You knew the rules Jo, you started using dark magic so I-"
"Had to report me to the council like the goody goody you are, your pathetic Praesidio, you should have stayed with me and experienced the power of darkness."
"You know I couldn't do that. I'm a guardian not a demon and even if I could I would never do such a thing!"
"You were a fool for leaving me Praesidio. Now you're going to pay the price."
Logan stepped in front of Praesidio.
"Enough of this, you die here you fucking bitch!" Logan screamed and flung his hands in front of him.
"Logan no!" screamed Praesidio.
Lightning crackled from Logans fingertips and was headed straight towards Jo.
Jo grinned slightly and raised her hand, the lightning stopped about a ft away from her hand and dissipated into sparks that fell to the ground.
"My turn." She said with a wicked grin. She raised her other hand and bought them to her chest, facing each other. A fireball formed between them and she threw it towards Logan. He could do nothing but stare in awe as the miniature sun hurtled towards him. Praesidio rushed in front and caught it with one hand, it shrunk to the size of a tennis ball and disappeared all together. He lowered his hand and there was a moments silence. Jo spoke up again.
"You can't protect him forever Praesidio! One day you'll slip up and I'll be there when you do to destroy both of you!"
"That will never happen Jo, I will protect Logan with my life."
"You said the same thing to me and look where that lead." Praesidio's face turned stone cold.
"Leave Jo, before I send you back myself."
"Please Praesidio, you couldn't hurt me even if you wanted to."
"Are you willing to take that risk?" He stared daggers at Jo and her face went blank.
"I'll be back for him Praesidio, others will come as well, you and I both know that."
"I'm counting on it." Logan could tell he was serious and apparently so could Jo. Her look turned to one of pure horror. The lights went out and came back on. She was gone.
"Now we can go." Said Praesidio. He faded into the shadows and Logan was still stunted at the events that had just transpired. He shook himself out of it and turned to walk out the doors, they opened slowly and closed when he was outside. No one knew that Logan was a mage, it was a secret he had to keep from everyone for their safety and his own. Even the love of his life, his best friend Kendall. His phone rang, speak of the devil it was him. Logan answered.
"Hello?"
"Logan wherever you are can you get back here soon?"
"Why?"
"Cause James, carols and I wanted to watch a movie and they wanted to start it without you but I said no so now they're pissed and you need to get back here or else they will start it without you."
"Okay I'll be back at the palm woods in about... 10 mins?" He heard Carlos and James groan in the background.
"Can you make it quicker, I don't think the poor babies can hold out that long." Kendall teased.
"Okay ill make it 9." More groaning, this time louder, and Kendall laughing. That amazing laugh of his that made logans heart skip a beat.
"Okay, see u in 9 mins Logan."
"Alright cya later Kendall."
The call ended and he put his phone back in his pocket. Praesidio rose up from the shadows and stood next to Logan.
"You know your going to have to tell him how you feel about him sooner or later right?" They started making their way back to the palm woods.
"I know Praesidio, I know."
A/NSo what did you think? reviwes? ides? ive already got chapter 2 in my head, kogan comes in soon