Magic Chapter Three
My week has passed rather uneventfully. I started going to classes, Zexion is still mad at me for making him get behind already with his advanced classes. I have one class with Riku, study hall in the library, and he spends the whole time trying to make me blush not that he has to try. I'm glad that the librarian is ninety something years old and can't see us if we stand two feet away. Riku has been trying to get me to join the band, or the debate team so we could spend more time together. And I'm honestly considering it. I went to the football game and got to watch Riku play the saxophone I heard him play a solo and it sounded beautiful he blew a kiss my way right after that and I could have died in peace.
Throughout the years school has just been something to do all day but now I'm genuinely looking forward to it. I find myself keeping the door open when I'm at home, Just waiting for my next opportunity to spend time with Riku.
I have also been studying my first task. Though the report couldn't say much as she could've used any type of magic she wanted against me, so I was preparing for the worst, and working Zexion and Demyx like dogs to get them up to par in battle magic. The way their magic flowed was beginning to show their battle styles. A magical battle style varies with every person you ever meet, Demyx has a natural flow with the world around him from warping metal into a dagger, or turning a plant into an axe, or making a cage out of a flame, but his real strength is manipulating water he makes bubbles that are filled with sound so that when they pop a sonic boom roars through the area. Zexion however has the opposite effect he destroys the world around you inside you through illusions and mind destroying spells. They both could have killed me by now but I could've killed them twice over. Even without immortality.
"Again!" I yelled ferociously at Demyx. We are currently practicing in the garden. His signature move still a pain, he needs to use other magic, and on top of that he need to work silently his spells are painfully obvious and easy to beat if he says a spell. The best witches can say one spell and use another.
He catches me off guard by sending forward a lance made of rose vines. So far so good I didn't hear a sound. I throw up a shield of raw magic, Demyx retreats back. Again without a word Demyx threw his thorny sword at me like a javelin and midway it burst into a black flame. That genuinely threw me off I rose another shield but when the flame hit it, I was blown back into a gardenia patch. And landed on my butt. Then I saw how he did it. Demyx was rolling on the floor in silent laughter. The little snake cast a silence spell on himself.
"Unethical but effective okay now we're done" I say getting of my sorry ass, as I pluck a small gardenia from the belt loop of my jeans. Demyx was left to jump around and cheer in silence, as I warped myself out of the garden and back into the living room where a simple green dulce and cabana purse was sitting on the coffee table. "Water the plants and don't forget to put the garden back in the closet, Dem" I shout into the bag.
I then leave into the kitchen where Zexion is on his laptop studying our lucky lady friend. "Well for all of Death's resources to be bested by facebook and twitter is very funny." He said showing me how he had her facebook and twitter accounts open on his screen. And so far Death 0 Internet 1. "So far in my stalking of nineteen year old girls I have learned that she is a nursing student a thousand miles away from her little back water swamp town on the bayou. She left because she hated being stereotype as a 'little miss swamp crawler' as she so put it. She goes to an accent coach every Tuesday and Thursday to work on having an 'everyday American girl' accent. From what I can gather from all her childhood photos she probably was introduced to magic through family ties to Cajun voodoo. More so over about her she is only a freshman and managed to make the volleyball captain at DCU. so practice Monday through Thursday games on Friday, she works every morning during the week, weekend she works all day at a little organic food mart a good ways away from her dorm. Her classes are every week day from eight thirty to four forty five. And with that all I have to say is this woman is ridiculous she could have and I counted four other stalkers just based on her photos on facebook. And don't even get me started on twitter. So far the four other 'stalkers' are an extremely facebook addicted girl from her volleyball team. Two of her best friends till the end of the world are two of the others two guys nothing really special about them but if you want I can look at them too" I shake my head a simple no. He's creeping me out already. "The last guy is so far the only real stalker I have found is in his fifties. He's a computer tech major with a minor in philosophy. I read his papers on time, and sense of self both of those put a blip on my wacko radar. Ladies and gentlemen may I introduce Mr. Xehanort Dusk." He says turning his laptop to me as Demyx walks into the room. He knocks me out of my chair to get a good look at the screen. His voice still gone but I can tell his voice is going a mile a minute.
"Like I care about some stalker, now come on guys, it a perfect day to go buy some fruit." I say already in the living room, and grabbing my car keys from the coffee table and grabbing my broom from the closet. "Now where did I put my purse, guys we are doing recon so start thinking of your disguises" I say grabbing my purse and putting my broom into the purse. Turning around to see a six foot five stereotypical jock in a muscle shirt and jeans and a five foot nine blonde girl that god has been very kind too if you catch my drift.
"Ready and waiting Sora." I hear Zexion's voice coming from the girl's mouth. The man who I assume is Demyx because he is still talking with his voice still on the mute button.
"And where do you think you all are going on this perfect Saturday afternoon, there are chores to be done young men" Saix said coming out of the hallway with a broom, dustpan, and mop, looking slightly mad. Then at the same time we all burst out laughing. "You crazy kids have fun dinner is at eight thirty call if you're gonna be late."
We all hop in the car as I magic myself into a perky looking late twenties looking woman with long brown hair. I magic my voice to sound like I could manage a very well soprano. "Well lets go" I say as we drive away.
To get to DCU it's about a twenty minute drive from our side of town. Destiny City is split into various districts, there is the suburbs where we live and go to school there is the high end area, around which the business area creates a nice little outlet area where Nothing's Call is. The Business area has a lot of shops and supermarkets, and such. Then there is the corporate district smack in the center of town, it houses several sky scrapers, most of which are only about six stories at the most, which many companies have put to use, not to drop names but the most popular being the Head Office for Heartless Inc. Heartless Inc. is an all-around company it started as a clothing distributor but as it became one of the hottest brand it started spreading out to making video games, being investors in movies and Broadway plays, and its latest endeavor, the music scene producing mainly pop artists, but even a couple of metal groups, and a country singer. Then there is the recreation district the smallest by far simply a large park with a small event center, a community pool, and a forest that leads outside of town, lastly there is the college district home to Destiny City University.
The food mart we are looking for is close to the border between the college district and the recreational district. I go in by myself at first telling Zexion and Demyx to come in together later. I go into the shop and see my target little miss Aqua Skyer. Getting an idea I walk up to her. "Excuse me ma'am I am hoping to change my diet to an all natural high fruit and vegetable content diet I really want to get healthy for bringing my baby into the world." I say holding my stomach oh so gently.
As I say this I see her flash me a million watt smile "I would be glad to help you with this ma'am." Hook line and sinker.
Over the next three hours we talked and basically became best friends she would show me a certain food that is 'soooooooooo much better' organic the regular store brand. Then one of us would tell a funny story about this and that, about how something the other said reminded us of days gone by. Most of my stories were true just reworded for modern times. She would then proceed to explain how the food would benefit not only my health but my baby's. And how if I eat healthy around the baby it will grow up eating right and be healthy. She also explained that though she was a vegetarian she said that a healthy amount of meat would be beneficial to my body. Demyx and Zexion came and went a fair amount of times in different disguises as one would distract her with questions about the products and checking out, the other would get more info from me as to how things were going. However the whole time there was this man with the weirdest golden eyes who spent the better part of an hour just examining bananas. He never left and he was there before I even arrived. Finally at five thirty when Aqua announced she had to close up shop I used this as an opportunity to take my leave. With the promise to get together for coffee and we exchanged phone numbers.
I then reverted to my true self and met up with Demyx and Zexion. Aqua left the store about a half hour later. We followed her on foot till she got to her scooter. From there we followed her in the car. When she reached her dorm at DCU we got off still keeping our distance. Suddenly the man from the shop appeared from around a corner. We couldn't make out what they were saying until we finally heard her shout "FLECTIS." The Flectis spell is an all-purpose hiding spell you can get around this easily with the Eye of God spell.
"Veracem conspectu" All three of us say together at the same time. Still watching the scene unfold. Aqua was still standing in a calm lady like manner except she was shouting her inner bayou girl starting to show. She was talking so fast with such a thick accent I couldn't understand her. Finally after moments of incoherent shouting one back and forth, with me just clutching my purse ready to pull out a magical item should I need it, Aqua with a flick of her wrist sent the man flying away, and crashing into a wall with a colossal thud as his impact made a crater on the wall. I barely had enough to turn the wall softer before he crashed into it. Demyx ran over to the man to make sure he was okay. That is when I stepped out of the shadows. Dropping my purse where I once stood.
"You know a witch should be more careful about public displays of affection. Especially when you give love taps like that." I say a glint of humor in my voice.
"All I was doing was protecting my womanly virtue." She said not even attempting to hide her natural accent.
"Funny thing for someone without a soul to say" I add as she acts like what she did was justified. "But what I can't figure out is how a sweet girl like you would ever end up with the slime known as the dark one" I say as my disguise from earlier shimmered across my form like a ripple in a pond.
"So you are which too huh?" She said o so sweetly. "And from the way you talk of Mr. Jester I'd say you were born into this. I was too in a way only Mr. Jester is a respected name in my household and I will not have you slander his name after all he has done for me. If you're looking to pick a fight for who I side my forces then I will gladly take your life. Morte Tacere!"
Suddenly the whole world went black except for me and her. We stood on pillars of pure light surrounded by pitch black darkness. Then a third pillar arouse through the darkness, behind Aqua, as fast as the light it was made out of. Only it was much larger than mine and Aqua's and rose up about five feet taller. Suddenly Marluxia, Death, was standing, or rather floating, behind Aqua. Instead of the business attire he wore in our meetings he was in a long with gown with black wings behind him, and he had to be at least forty feet tall now. He was holding a long green and pink scythe. Marluxia pulled the scythe back as he poised to strike he swung with what looked like all his might. But the scythe passed right through me as if I were made of mist. When Marluxia brought his scythe back to his side, it began to shatter like thin glass. "I am unable to touch an immortal, I apologize." The shattering began at the tip of the blade and spread down the staff, and when it reached his hand we were back on the side walk.
"Who are you?" She said a hint of malice in her voice.
"I am Sora Le Fay, and you are?" I say ready to fight.
"I am Aqua Skyer, or rather perhaps you should meet my other self," she said reaching into her pocket pulling out what looked like an earring and putting it on her right ear. "Valefor!" She shouted, suddenly what was a one hoop earring turned into a golden chain of what looked like gold hoop earrings. She then started shifting. Her naturally pale skin turned a shade of tan. Her face adopted what looked like a porcelain mask. The earring wasn't on the ear per say but rather on one of many tendrils protruding forward from the sides of her body. Her clothes melted off of her and what was once a beautiful feminine body was an androgynous torso the only thing clear was the muscle, her lover half was a feathered pelvic area with talons on purple legs. A segmented tail grew almost instantly, the same shade of purple as her legs. Lastly wings, and from the noise Aqu …. Valefor was making, painfully grew out of her back. I was looking at a bizarre bird dragon. Suddenly Valefor let out a howling screech and took flight. I ran quickly to my purse and pulled out my broom, kicked off and flew after Valefor. She was fast but I was faster. We flew over the university at break neck speeds.
Finally I was flying right next to Valefor. From what I could tell I was still out of her line of sight. I hexed my broom to follow me. Then I rose above her and jumped on her back, hooking my legs around where her waist at one point was. She shook like a bucking bull, on steroids, but I held on. "ATRAMENTUM" I say holding up one finger, as black ink started flow like blood. I very slowly and very carefully began drawing the necessary symbols on her back, I was unaware of where we were or how long we had been flying but I knew I had to do this right before any one got hurt.
Finally my magic symbols were perfect. The symbols for fire, ice, light, darkness, and earth arranged in a lovely circle with the words for the spell written in ancient. As I was about to begin the chanting I let go as Valefor was in the middle of a spin, as I free fell I began the chanting. "Vis magica audieritis vocem meam, proferemus virtute irrumpere portas nostri mundi."
The minute the last word left my mouth Valefor began to glow golden. Then the an explosion of golden light ripped through the air, what would have been a silent display of light was made louder than a hundred jet planes by the sound of Valefor screeching in pain. The force of the explosion sent my flying down faster than my broom could chase me.
I wish I could say I landed with the grace of a bird. Hitting the ground on my feet maybe coming down into a crouch and brushing off the dust like it was nothing. But that's a lie. I hit the ground like a meteor carving a trench into the ground. From inside the trench I could see that Valefor was falling with about as much grace as I had. Getting up I see that I carved about twenty feet forward and three feet down.
"Need a hand?" I hear and turn around to see Zexion, descending on two brooms. "Quite the show what spell was that?" He asks as he lands handing my purse and broom.
"That was the a spell so powerful and dangerous we don't even speak its name, the reason it is so powerful, with me in particular, is because in an instant it eats all your life force and uses it as fuel for the blast. A normal person it would kill." I say. "Where is Demyx?"
"He is riding to the hospital in the ambulance with Mr. Dusk, the cleanup of all that happened was hard. The flectis was destroyed when she transformed. And five people saw her transform before Demyx put up another one, we adjusted their memories saying that they saw a car accident and before we could heal Mr. Dusk paramedics were on the scene taking him. I put up an illusion of a car in that wall he was slammed up against and then an illusion of a tow truck taking the car away nobody noticed or cared about a missing driver from the car. We should probably call Demyx now." He said re mounting his broom.
I pulled my phone out of my purse. "Why did Demyx ride in the ambu…" I began being cut off by my cell phone which read Riku. "Hello what up" I ask in to the phone. I could hear sobbing on the other line.
"Sora I need a ride to the hospital quick my dad was hit by a car. I'm at Nothing's Call come quick. Please I'm a too much of a wreck right now and my coworkers don't want me to go alone. Please I need you Sora."
Authors Note: So yeah coming along quite nicely huh? Again sorry about the time it took for the update. So now my life is a little less hectic. Still crazy though. So leave a review if you like it, or hate it or whatever frankly I could care less. What I do care about though is getting a nice little cover for this story, so if there are any good drawers out there, what I had in mine was Sora in 'witch attire' (not drag per say but that is up to you) on a broom and shadow the black cat riding with him. That is my idea if you think you can one up my idea go for it I just want Sora on it with something magical because this story is about magic.