Hey everyone, I'm not dead, rather, i just had a few minor set backs.
I'm sorry to have kept you waiting, and i want to thank Pro Shoe Tiers for the review.
I'm sorry that this is sort of short, but it'll have to do till the next chapter is done. By the way, my next chapter may be my last. I know that this story is short, but it'll have an awsome ending. Happy reading.
Tuesday March 15, 247 H.E
I had gone to pray in the early morning, and I had prayed to every single God or Goddess that I knew wouldn't want to make me simultaneously combust. Fortunately, I know only one that wants to do that (she's the Goddess of chaos) Now, if I were a normal human being instead of being born with my father as a god, having any god or goddess wanting to kill me would be terrifying, and don't get me wrong, even I am a little nervous about it. But, my mom is now a goddess to (even if she's a minor one) so I know that I'm well watched after.
I prayed for three solid hours, and there weren't any answers. Feeling almost abandoned, I shook my brown hair out of my blue grey eyes. I tried to think of at least one more god to pray to. Unable to think of any, I wondered if I prayed to Pounce, if he'd hear, or even answer. Well, I'm not sure if he's all god, because he is technically a constellation, but who knows. Thinking better of it, I stood up, and got off the bale of hay I was sitting on. Dusting off stray pieces of hay from my clothing, so for a minute, I didn't see or hear Kora running to me. When I looked up, I saw her streaking across the street towards me, with sparks of magic glittering around her.
She was gasping because she had run all the way here from the other side of town, but she managed to wheeze "Daine, I think I have the book." My eyes were drawn to the small book she was holding in her hands.
With a shriek of excitement, I shifted into a sturdy horse, and looked at her expectantly. When she just stood there, I nickered, and rubbed my side with my nose. Finally getting what I wanted her to do, she scrambled onto my back, and I walked her to Beka's room.
In Beka's room, we huddled over her book to see if it was the right one. I flipped through it, hoping to see the spell that Numair had tried to cast. I knew that if I could find that, I could find a way to reverse it.
As I skimmed the pages, a shadow fell across the book. I looked up, and saw the silhouette of the land lady of Beka's room. I desperately searched my mind for her name, so when I addressed her, I wouldn't be rude. Fortunately, I was saved by Kora, who chirped "Good morning Mrs. Trout, what brings you here today."
It seems as if Kora had said something to irritate Mrs. Trout, because she snapped "Who's business is that but mine?" I had a sinking feeling in my stomach, and I tried to think of something to soothe her, but I was feeling frazzled, so I couldn't think of anything to say. I decided to speak, not knowing if what I was about to say would help calm Beka's landlady "Mrs. Trout, I- Hey, it's Ersken!"
Ersken stumbled into the room and ignored me completely "Kora, where have you been, I've been looking everywhere for you!" worry was crinkling his face.
With a look that came close to disgust, Mrs. Trout left the room after saying "Tell Beka that she owes me last month's money." I watched her go, and then turned back to the two lovers, and felt a twinge of sorrow in my heart. I could hear my heart thumping in my ears. The steady ba-bum ba-bum of my heart started to change till it sounded like it was saying: Nu-mair driven by my longing, I picked up the book and flipped even more furiously though the pages, ignoring Kora and Ersken's questioning. When I flipped through the whole entire book, with no success, I threw it down. My face crumpled, and I started to bawl, releasing all the tension, homesickness, and terror I had felt so far. Kora hugged me and whispered soothing words to me while Ersken held my hand.
Five or ten minutes later, my sobbing lessened, and Kora handed me a piece of cloth to wipe my face with. Ersken was standing nearby, flipping through the book. He looked at me before kindly suggesting "Daine, maybe you should try flipping through it again when you're feeling better. Sometimes, when upset, people can miss important things." I tried to smile, but I knew that I looked horrible. I knew that my eyes were puffy, and my nose red. Standing up, I excused myself to go and wash up.
After splashing water onto my face, I walked back up, and met Beka on her way down. She was dressed in normal city folk clothes, and she carried a basket of food and the blanket to sit on. I turned and followed her down, because it was time for breakfast, and everyone would be there.
Sure enough, there was Kora snuggling up to Ersken, Aniki lounging in the shade of a tree with her black kitten in hand. I looked for Rosto, but he wasn't there, so I wondered what could possibly be happening, because Rosto never showed up late for breakfast without a good reason.
Halfway into breakfast, he sauntered up, with several scrapes on his arms. Aniki looked up and lauged "Rosto, how many would that make this month? I swear, some of the rushers' obviously don't think that a pretty boy like you belongs as the Rouge." Rosto's eyes twinkled, and he plopped himself down next to Beka to grab some food to eat. To his surprise, she swatted his hand away and looked at him with hard eyes.
She growled "So, while you've been put through your paces by the upstarts, have you had time to search for the spell book for Diane? It seems like all that you've done is sit around, and fight."
Holding up his hands, Rosto produced out of nowhere, a large book. I gasped, and managed not to snatch the book out of his hands. This was the book, this was it.
The rest of the day was spent looking through the book to find the spell. That book is massive, and the writing so tiny, so it was tedious work that hurt my eyes. However, I found the spell that seemed to be able to fix what had happened, so I called up Kora. As I discussed it with her, she would keep telling me that the spell had been created not too long ago, so there could be some unknown kinks that could spell disaster. Mainly, I would laugh her off, and ask her what she thought had already happened to me.
Soon, she was studying the spell to make sure that she could do it safely. By dusk, everyone was there to see me off. They were worried, so I told them that I'd be safe because I had a God watching over me. As doubtful as they looked, they had to believe me.
I stood infront of the little group and closed my eyes. I could hear Kora speaking, and then I heard everyone suck in their breath. Suddenly, there was a pop, and I fell down. Getting up, I looked around, and felt terror welling up in me. I wasn't in the past, I wasn't in the future where I belonged. No, I was in a plain meadow that was like any other except that everything was grey, and not a single other living soul could be found. I was lost in eternity.
