Xephos and Honeydew couldn't see me. Nor could Benji or Strippen. I started to get desperate after visiting Hannah and Nilsey... I even visited Sips and Sjin. No one could see me. I am now flying though Martyn's forest in search of the forest sprite and his young friend, Toby. If they can't see me...
Could Ridge have been wrong? Is it possible that I don't have a bond? Am I to wander around for eternity searching for something that doesn't exist? I didn't have many friends in life…
Who am i kidding, I didn't have any friends in life. Xephos and Honeydew were the closest to friends I had and I was really just a technician to them...I was never invited to any of the parties and they never spoke to me unless it was necessary. They weren't really my friends then and they couldn't see me now.
I shake my head to dispel the unwanted thoughts. There's no point in dwelling on it now, exceptionally when there are much more pressing matters at hand. Livid's free. And it was my stupid mistake that released him. If I can't find a way to stop is world will undoubtedly be destroyed, and regardless of the fact that it never treated me kindly, I can't let that happen. I won't let that happen.
I sigh as I remember that I am completely useless on my own and that none of the still living people on the planet have any chance of defeating Livid without my knowledge of him.
Something I can't quite identify catches my attention and I stop immediately. Its an energy, but like none I have ever felt before. It's powerful but restrained as though its being held back by something. It's fluctuating irregularly as though whatever it is restraining it is struggling to do so.
My eyes glaze over and my mind clears...more like empties. I find it almost impossible to think of anything other than the energy and before I can stop myself i'm falling to the ground. I snap out of my haze just above the tree line but still find the energy entrancing. I have to find it. I have to know what it is. it feels fe but just as much so, death. And I need it. I don't know why, but I need it.
Now that i'm closer to ground level the energy is almost overpowering and I feel like a cat on catnip. Where is it!?
The energy spikes in power and i hear a scream accompany it. My head snips in its direction and hesitantly approach. I descend past the tree line avoiding the branches as I go. I know i could probably go through them but I can't find that anything but disturbing.
I decide to land on the ground rather than hover. I'm not sure why I made that decision but I honestly can't bring myself to care. I glance around, not really expecting to find anything. I definitely didn't expect to find what I did.
It's Rythian. He's leaning against a tree with his eyes tightly screwed shut and a grimace on his face. He looks to be in a lot of pain and the energy seems to be resonating from him. Every time it spikes he face contorts with pain and he screams with some of the more powerful ones.
I walk up to him hesitantly out of habit. I would never approach the mage in life and though I am curtain I am invisible to him now the fear still registers in my mind.
I stand in front of him and study his face for a bit. I have never been so close to him before and I can't pass up the opportunity to gather some information of the man. I know very little of him and I don't like not knowing things.
The energy spikes again and he grabs at his heart with his left hand, his right holding him up against the tree. It levels out again and his hands fall limp at his sides. He leans heavily against the tree with his shoulder with his head leaning on its bark. He still looks to be in extreme pain.
For the first time in my life I disregard all of my teaching and act without thought. I don't think about it as I hold my hand out and try to place it against the mage's chest where he had been clenching at his heart.
I am however surprised when my hand makes contact. I can feel his heartbeat against my hand. it's not beating at a steady pace. It's fast and strained. He flinches at my touch and begins to open his eyes but another surge of power screws them shut again.
I don't get time to think on it before I am presented with an image of an ender pearl. It's surrounded by shadows that seem to be reaching out for it, grabbing onto it and engulfing it in darkness. The sight makes my blood boil and my eyes gain a soft gold glow as I use my blase magic to burn away the shadows.
The shadows retreat to the edges surrounding the pearl before the image disappears. Rythian has visibly relaxed and the energy from before has decreased immensely. I stare at the mage, not sure what just happened. He opens his eyes and returns my gaze. His violet eyes are bright with anger, but tired.
"I should have known you'd come back to haunt me…"
My eyes widen at his words. I stare at nothing as he slides down the tree and passes out when he reaches the bottom.
He could see me.