I was in the mood for writing a new chapter. I have to get this one finished before I start any more new stories. Please read and review.
Pacing in his large bedroom, Jordan kept glancing around at the rooms details. He was frantic about hearing Eva think or say something like, "I want to go to sleep." or "I want to go home." or the one he wanted to hear the most "I want to see Jordan." But none of this was heard inside his vast mind. It was almost dark and she had been wandering around Oban for hours, or so he thought.
Looking out the balcony at the sun, something behind him apparated into the room. It was a scroll. Jordan reached out to it and grabbed in the air. Turning it over to see the creators' seal, he found a deep red wax seal on the scroll. The creators never used red, because it was a sign of evil. The symbol was a flame. Jordan broke the seal to read the message. It said:
Current Avatar,
I have something you may find valuable. Do you know a woman by the name of Eva? I think you do. She is being held captive in my hands. If you wish to get her back from me, I shall offer a trade, but only one trade. This will be the only option you have, or else I shall kill her right in front of your eyes. Meet me at the library at midnight tonight. Bring no one else with you, do not put any barriers up. This is your only hope of me returning your precious Eva.
If you cooperate, I will let you and Eva go. I will send you both to Earth immediately. No one will be harmed, and no one will ever have to know about this.
Canaletto
Jordan dropped the paper. Canaletto had Eva and was going to kill her, if he didn't give up the avatar's powers.
Eva...what should I do? I want to rescue you, but what do you want me to give up the Avatar's powers for you? I wish you were here. Jordan's mind raced of all the possibilities that Canaletto could harm Eva. He didn't like the ideas that filled his mind.
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Hanging from a dungeon wall, deep below the surface of Oban, Eva awakened from her unconscienceness. Looking at her surroundings, she wondered where she was. Suddenly, the air blew faster and she looked straight in front of her to see what was coming at her. The air in front of her turned into a black color. It grew larger and larger until it was about the height of a house. Something started to protrude from the black hole. It looked like a spider leg. She shivered at the thought of a giant spider. Part of a black cloak...two white hands...and glowing red eyes.
"Canaletto." Eva breathed as her eyes grew wide with fear, then narrow into slivers to hide her moment of being frightened.
The evil beast stood before her and smiled evily. His eyes glowed a dark shade of red, as he said, "Eva, my darling, you have returned to me."
"No, I haven't." Eva said through gritted teeth.
"Oh, but you are here on Oban. That means I still have a chance to obtain my rightful place as Avatar." Canaletto said with a slight waver of happiness.
"I will never let you get those powers. I don't even have them. How are you going to steal the powers of the Avatar, if Jordan already is him?" Eva questioned.
"You were the pilot of the Earth team, were you not?" Eva nodded, "You were meant to take the throne, not your gunner. This means, that you are still the rightful owner of the powers."
"What makes you think that I would just hand these powers over to you just like that? Jordan taught me how to keep you from taking over my body again." Eva snapped.
"I know. You are coming with me to the library, the one that you were at this morning, and Jordan will be there later, but wouldn't you like to know what that book said. I can read it for you, if that is what you please." Canaletto bribed.
Eva was shocked. Canaletto knew how to read the symbols, and if he did read them to her, what would she do?
"No...Jordan said that I shouldn't read that. It's not meant for me to see." Eva decided.
"But it has everything to do with you. It is your life and your future." Canaletto said.
"Jordan told me no, and I'm going to keep my promise to him and not read it." Eva thrusted back at him.
"You will not refuse my offer!" Canaletto raged.
"I WILL!!" Eva screamed.
Canaletto raised his hand in front of her face, and everything went black.
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Jordan paced in the library, waiting for the evil demon to show his face. He would be ready to do anything to save Eva, even if it meant giving up his throne. Jordan held the book, that Eva was not supposed to even see. He had decided to keep the book from Canaletto finding it in the library. He knew that Canaletto wanted to show Eva the prophecy, because that would become a powerful and easy way to obtain the Avatar's powers. He slipped the book into a hidden pocket and sealed it in the fabric with a few difficult spells.
Behind him, an earsplitting pop sounded, and Canaletto stood in front of him with Eva hanging limply in his hand. A rope was tied around her waist and the other end led to the evil demon's wrist. So much for Jordan's idea of snatching her out of his hands. He used a special power that the Creators had told him could detect spells. Muttering under his breath with barely any movement from his lips, he found that there were more spells that were around Eva and the demon and on the rope as well. Some of them, Jordan hadn't even learned yet. For the first time in a long time, Jordan felt helpless and very fragile. This would not end well.
Jordan summoned the best face he could to obscure what he was thinking and faced Canaletto. The demon's teeth glimmered as the moon hit them.
"Well, it's been a long time since I've seen you." Canaletto said in a slick and oily voice. Jordan gritted his teeth.
"I killed you." Jordan said quietly.
"Ah, but alas, I am still alive and in front of you as proof." The dark demon slowly waved his arm before his own body, as if to prove that he wasn't a hallucination.
"What do you want with me?" The man from Earth asked through gritted teeth, fists balling the fabric of his pants to keep himself from losing any self control.
"From you? Hmmm... oh yes! The Avatar's powers." Canaletto explained before rasing Eva in front of his cloak and slipping her into a front pocket, just big enough for her to fit in.
"What are you going to do to her?" Jordan stepped forward.
"Oh, she is the center and main point to this whole plan, and you know that. You have read the prophecy, have you not?" The demon stared into Jordan's brown eyes, his red eyes glowing in greed.
"I've read it, and you will not harm one single hair on her head!" Jordan shouted. His body split into two halves, letting his true Avatar form out of his human body. The bright light, that reflected off of his true form, luminated the whole room.
Canaletto grinned widely. "You have grown a little bit, but you still don't know the full powers of the Avatar yet. But I could show you, if you gave them to me."
"Never!" Jordan lifted his right arm and a bright white light luminated and a bolt shot from his arm and hit Canaletto square in the chest, but after the light had dimmed to the dark again, Jordan noticed that the former Avatar had not moved a single inch. That was one of his more destructive attacks. Canaletto let out a deep laugh.
" I told you that you have not learned enough. Let me show you some true power." And with that, Canaletto stared at the ceiling above Jordan's head, and a small pebble hit Jordan over the head. The former gunner looked up in time to see the ceiling starting to cave in. He used a small quick spell and transported himself to safety away from the falling debris.
"I will give you another week, before I come back to see if you can defeat me, but you shall not be able to. Humans do not have the drive for things of that matter." Canaletto swished his cloak aroud him, and was gone in the blink of an eye.
Jordan stood for a moment, before sinking to the floor and letting his tears fall from his eyes.
A/N: So, this is the end of another chapter. What did you think? I really want to know. Please reveiw and tell me any ideas you want me to add to any of my stories. See you soon!
