Part 11
The
Crystal Room
"Noooo!!!!"
Mel screeched as she realised what Flinch was about to do. She turned
her head away, cringing and waited for the pain of his attack to sink
in. But...nothing. Nothing was happening. Mel opened an eye
cautiously, and gasped.
"Wha-What?" she found her self staring at a large, thick, screen of ice. It was about one centimetre away from her face. Mel realised that she had just protected herself without realising it. Weird, she thought, Maybe these powers are a blessing after all.
She heard Flinch's shouts on the other side.
"Smash it! Smash the ice!!! That wizard girl is NOT getting away.
Mel struggled to free herself from the binding attack. It didn't budge. She heard Malco start to furiously pound on the ice. Shards of scattered glaciers were soon strewn over the floor and Mel could feel herself being thrown across the room by the force of it. She banged against the pillar that supported the crystal. Suddenly, Mel felt a wave of energy spread from her to around her.
"It's yan energy! Look out!" Flinch shrieked and ducked as the wave of emitted sigil spread around the room. As if on cue, the visible barrier enclosing the SumYinnis Crystal faded away and the crystal toppled over, right into Mels lap. She knew what was coming now.
"GET IT!!! Get the CRYSTAL!!! Get the GIRL!!!" she heard. The drumming of Malcos footsteps were thudding in her ears.
Mel started to concentrate. Her arsenal was useless, with the crystal around anyway, so her only reliability was her wizard powers.
"Concentrate,"
she murmered and heard a familiar voice in her head. Professor Alnar.
"Remember, child. You control your power. It does not
control you."
Mel
closed her eyes and focused. She felt an energy inside her rise, and
let her abilities work their magic.
"Yin Yan Sum ALTAS!!!"
a flow of blinding blue light threw Malco away from her.
He crashed into the nearest wall, unbelievingly unconscious. Mel felt at ease, then extremely exhausted. Her stamina was waning out, quickly. Mel could feel her sight blacking out...but she couldn't let them get the crystal.
Fighting the feeling back, she forced open her eyes and came face to face with Flinch.
"You're
awake," he sneered with an evil smile, "Now hand me the
crystal."
Mel jerked back, but realised she had no other
choice. She was trapped.
"Go away," she hissed and edged
a little backward, "I'm not giving it to you."
Flinch threw his head back and laughed.
"I don't think you have much of a choice," he said and reached for the crystal.
"Actually...she does." a new voice emitted from the doorway to the crystal room. Mel turned her head to look. It was Adam. And Seth. And Kara and Erik. Mel stared, open eyed. What?!
"Step
away from her," Seth continued coldly, not looking at Mel, but
glaring at Flinch.
"Hmph," he said, his eyes narrowing,
"What are you going to do about it? Your stones don't work here,
remember?"
Adam
rolled his eyes and added, dryly, "Neither do yours. And I
thought you were the smart one."
Flinch ignored him and made
his way towards Mel, who was trapped in a corner of the room. She bit
her lip and tried to move. The attacks binding spell was weaking. If
she could concentrate...
"NO!
GET AWAY FROM HER!!!!" Seth yelled, and rushed up to Flinch,
knocking Adam over.
"Seth! No!" Kara shrieked and tried
to stop him. Erik put his hands on Karas shoulders and shook his
head.
"We can't get involved. Our stones are useless."
Meanwhile,
Adam got up and rubbed his shoulder.
"Why can't he let ME
play hero for a change?" he muttered.
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Mel concentrated. Once again she heard Professor Alnars voice. No, she thought. I need to focus. She concentrated until she couldn't hear anything. A bead of frozen sweat glistened on Mels cheek and she felt the familiar icy cold feeling. Yes, this was it.
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