[Somewhere in the forest]
The dark shadow went away from the Pine family, in awe of what the young boy did.
- At least I'm lucky there was that weird shaman in the prison. Without him I would still be stuck there. I owe him some help to get out once I'm finished here.
The human came out from the cover of the trees, revealing white hairs and an orange short for prisoners. A small boy, holding a patched amulet, leaking a green thing, like a fluid, yet dissipating in the air like some sort of gas, but the stone was still a dull green. The boy had a backpack, which he dropped and quickly opened.
- Let's see, he mumbled, this stick should do the trick, but first, the potion.
He uncorked a vial of red color and the odor of sulfur filled the clearing he was in. He dipped the stick, a sharpened somewhat sturdy branch, in the liquid and a dark glow emanated form the wood as the human's eyes watered from the smoke going up in them. Sealing the bottle again, he traced a circle and divided it in twelve part with one little circle at the center.
- Ok so there's Cancer, Sagittarius, Gemini, Taurus, he inscribed each symbol of the zodiac in their corresponding place. This may be weaker than the Cipher wheel, he said, but using the zodiac is safer and the result is easier to control should something unexpected happen. He finished to trace the symbols before stopping at the circle occupying the center and said with a delighted tone : of course I can't forget our dear friend Ophiuchus. He traced the last symbol and stepped back.
The young boy started to invoke the symbols while putting something related to their elements. A bowl of water or a shell for the group of Scorpion, candles for the zodiacs of fire like the Lion, some rocks and gems for Virgin and co. and some incense sticks for the family of Balance. Each time he spoke to a symbol of water, humidity increased and his cloths were almost glued to his skin. The fiery ones made the sun shine at full force, nearly scorching the earth. As he passed in front of the aerial Aquarius and his relatives, the wind circled the area and the clouds started to spin while the sound of thunder was heard close. Finally the symbols of the earth bent the nearby trees and a protective dome formed over the human, as hot rain poured on the clearing. He brought out of the sack two bottles, one full of venom, while the other was filled with antidote.
- Let's see if I remembered correctly.
He poured the poison on the zodiac of Ophiuchus, exactly on the shape of the snake and hissing sounds came out from the drawn head. As soon as he poured the antidote on the part representing the scepter, the hissing stopped and he fetched the amulet in a makeshift pocket. Surprisingly, the snake shape left the symbol and took on the same glow as the stick did when in contact with the liquid from the red vial while the frame of scepter glowed white. The boy quickly placed the amulet in the little circle.
The snake lengthened and described circles around the wheel until, like an ouroboros, it managed to snap it's mouth on it's 2D tail. The glowing shape, in the small circle, crossed each line as it lengthened too before the white glow met the dark one of the outer circle which the snake superposed itself to. Each symbol lit up, half of them white with the remaining ones black. The zodiac started to tremble as the sun, the wind and the rain increased wile the leaves of the trees expanded unnaturally, englobing the clearing completely.
In the now dark space, a rumble from the wheel was felt, and it rose of the ground, like an altar. The light seemed to drip from the newly formed platform, leaving behind the symbols and the wheel. The white half of it was now made of beautiful white gold, and the other half, perfectly sculpted in the darkest onyx as the earth was now shining like copper. All the while, the boy never stopped his chant, now imploring the zodiac to repair what is now broken. In a sudden movement, the symbols lifted from the table, as well as the amulet. And rays of darkness and light came out of the zodiacs to hit the green stone, energy flowing in it. A green glow sparked up in the heart of the object. The gold melted with the chain and the onyx fused with the stone, sealing the cracks as the boy's incantations came to an end, the symbols finally consumed completely by the artifact. Like pushing the backward button of a remote, the recent ritual acted like time was going the wrong way. The amulet, however, was floating there, it's green glow the only thing the boy could focus on. He never really noticed how light came back, how the trees took back their place, how the wind was now a breeze or even how the sun and the rain stopped torturing the ground. He never looked on the ground to see the wheel dissipating as the dirt went once again to a dull brown, as if nothing ever happened in this place. He barely gripped the object, his heart skipping a beat before he sighed in relief. A strong glow enveloped him as the amulet, even more powerful than before, bent it's powers for it's only true master. The boy laughed madly before settling, a soft, lightly crooked smile, on his face. He only whispered a little sentence, light as his smile, yet nothing sounded as menacing before. If it was on television, the screen would focus one last time on his smile before going black, only letting the viewers hear his whispers.
Beware, Dipper Pines. Gideon Gleeful. Is. Back.
Yeah yeah I know Dipper has these powers and all what could Gideon do blablabla. Really, if you remember the show, that guy was a nuisance. Don't think he'll confront Dipper just like that, getting back the amulet and its powers was just step 1 of his plan, then I'll introduce Bill back, maybe drop some hints toward the end of Gideon's role. If my first story is a bit planned and all, I'm just writing this one like I feel it would happen. I may not fully grasp the core being of every characters but hey, I'm doing my best here. I mean, I'm pretty much a novice at this thing. *scratch head while thinking* In fact, New Tale's end is even planned while this one, well, myself I don't know where I'm going with this story. For all I know we could end up with a bad end, a good one or even a bitter-sweet finale. In short, me too I'm in the fog. Maybe Gideon will win? Maybe Bill will experience remorse? or try another Weirdmaggedon? Damn is this story going to be messed up. *shrugs* At the same time, the show itself is messed up, at least in a good way.
