Hey everyone, chapter 15 is finally done, and I've got to say, its going to be big. Also, remember back in chapter 6 when I said it would last 20-25 chapters plus the epilogue. Yeah, make that a couple more chapters then the epilogue. I'm fresh out of ideas. Also, I forgot the shout outs from the previous chapter, so:
xMeganful- glad the cliff-hanger was good for you
GigglingFangirl- 1) take a look at the spell's structure 2) yeah, respect 3) *dragon roar* 4) actually, if I can't find a job in the field of graphic design, my backup plan is to be an author (already have two story ideas in mind)
fanfictionlover02- 1) totally 2) eh, I thought it could use some more, but whatever 3) or has it?
Rosetta and Sled- 1) thanks for the support, and sorry but he will die eventually 2) yeah, but that's still not going to compare to the ending
i luv milarion- Magic-Clarion 10, David 6; Combat-Clarion 0, David 10; answer your question?
black cat- 1) maybe in magic, but in hand-to-hand combat... 2)... 3)...
and thanks to black cat for the idea that broke my writer's block. R&R, PM, and Enjoy!
Chapter 15
David arrived at the Tree and sat near the pool of Pixie Dust. He was indeed tired, but he needed to do something before he could sleep, before he could do anything else. He pulled out the Pixie Dust orb from his bag and looked at it. Usually, it glowed with enough light to brighten any darkness, but it seemed to flicker at times. He touched the pool, and felt his mind move away from his body. He opened his eyes to see the golden room, and the David from the Shadow Cliffs.
"Young magic-talent," the sparrow man said, "we meet once again."
David walked up to the sparrow man, and said, "It's good to see you. How have you been since the battle?
He chuckled, "Better. I may not have my eyes, but I can see without them now. And I can see right now, that you are growing."
David smiled for a moment, but it disappeared when he asked, "Uh, well I came to ask something. I have this orb-"
"Ah, you mean the Orb of Voices? Yes, I know about this artifact you have. It allows you to contact the Voice of the Tree without having to go to the Tree itself."
"Yeah, but something's wrong," David said. "Before, it glowed really bright, now its starting to flicker."
The sparrow man frowned a bit and said, "I could tell you what it means, but you won't like it." David breathed deeply and nodded. "Alright. The reason why it flickers like that is because...you're near the end."
David was confused, and asked, "The end of what? My destiny?" The sparrow man nodded and David slowly sat on the floor. The sparrow man followed suit and David asked, "How long?"
The sparrow man was silent for a moment, then said, "Path-wise, close. Time-wise, no clue."
David turned to him and asked, "What's that supposed to mean?"
"It means," the sparrow man said, "You only have a few more paths until the One Path reveals itself, but it could take anywhere between a few days to a few years for them to be walked down." He stretched his arms for a moment and stood up again. "I can only tell you this; you're going to all the help you can get. So, I'm going to give you my gift." David stood and the sparrow man placed his fingers on David's forehead, in a pentagon shape. "I give to you, the Gift of Transformation."
There was a flash, and David bolted awake. He was in his room, lying on his bed. He held his head in his hands, then got up and opened the knot. Queen Clarion was outside, and it seemed she was also about to open the knot to his room as well. "Oh, David. I was coming to check up on you. I found you next to the pool of Pixie Dust last night and thought you had collapsed from exhaustion."
"No, I was talking with David, the one from the Shadow Cliffs. He gave me something called 'the Gift of Transformation." Queen Clarion turned and walked down the hallway, David following her.
"I do know what this gift is, and it is quite useful. As you know, every Magic-talent has special gifts, such as having all the other talent's abilities, as well as hearing the Voice of the Tree. However, every Magic-talent has their own unique ability. Queen Amanda's ability was called True Sight, meaning she could see the future."
David thought about if Queen Amanda knew that she would be eaten by the hawk, or if she knew about him before he even came to Pixie Hollow.
"My special ability is called Sympathetic Bond, which allows me to peacefully settle any disagreement between others and care for everyone in Pixie Hollow. David's ability, Transformation, is quite rare."
"How rare?" David asked. "One in a thousand? One in a million?"
"Somewhere in that range, yes," Queen Clarion said. "You see, when a Magic-talent is crowned ruler over Pixie Hollow, they gain a special power called Transformation. It allows us to transform into any creature we desire, as long as we have come into contact with that creature." David was awestruck by all this new information. "For instance," Queen Clarion said, stopping and turning to him, "an owl."
David stood silent for a moment, then said, "Wait, you mean..."
"Good morning," Queen Clarion said, smiling and perfectly imitating a male voice.
"You?" David asked surprisingly, "You were the owl?"
Queen Clarion nodded, laughing a little bit. "Yes, I was very convincing. Now, back on subject," they continued down the hallway, "the Gift of Transformation is the same as regular transformation-"
"But doesn't require one to be crowned ruler?" David finished.
Queen Clarion nodded and said, "So, we need to get you a few animals for your ability." They arrived at the knot and they flew to the Autumn Woods, where there were several Animal-talents working, including Fawn and Doe. Fawn had noticed them approaching and flew up to them.
"Queen Clarion, David, what brings you here?"
"David has acquired a special ability that allows him to transform into animals. I would appreciate it if you could bring some small animals for David to start off with." Fawn nodded and sharply whistled. The forest came alive with the sounds of rustling and animal calls. Eventually, animals started to gather: first came a family of squirrels, then some rabbits, a few birds, mice and other creatures.
"Okay, David," Queen Clarion said, "make your first choice." David nodded and walked towards the group of woodland animals. The rabbits instantly came up to him, and David extended his hand. One of the rabbits, a baby judging by the size, hopped up to him and sniffed his hand. After a moment or two, the bunny nuzzled his hand affectionately, and David closed his eyes. He felt his body transforming, changing shape. When he opened his eyes, he looked at his hands and saw rabbit paws. He looked to Queen Clarion, who said, "Very good. Now concentrate on your own body and transform back." David closed his eyes again, and turned back into a sparrow man.
He sniffled for a moment, before turning around. He covered his mouth, pinching his nose as well, and then began to sneeze. "David," Fawn asked nervously, "are you alright?"
David continued to sneeze, and managed to say, "Yeah, just a-a-a-ACHOO!" His last sneeze was violent, sending him flying towards a tree trunk. He hit it with a loud thud, and several leaves fell on top of him.
"David?" Queen Clarion called out nervously.
"Are you alright?" Fawn finished.
Movement caused the leaves to rustle, and soon a tail was visible. A long, scaly tail which began to shake with a rattling noise. The leaves shifted more, and a large snake appeared, forked tongue flicking in and out. The snake hissed, mouth wide open and fangs protruding, causing all the animals and Animal-talents to run in fear. Queen Clarion was about to run, but heard something in the snake's hissing.
"Clarion," was barely whispered, and Queen Clarion turned to the snake. "Clarion," it whispered again, and Queen Clarion slightly gasped in realization.
"David?" The snake nodded its head and began to glow. It soon disappeared under the leaves, and David emerged.
"Oh, man," he said, holding a hand to his head, "my head is throbbing like crazy. What just happened?"
"You turned into a snake, which seems impossible. Unless..."
Her sentence trailed off and David said, "Unless what?"
"Unless, David's own transformations passed on to you." Queen Clarion placed a hand on his forehead, and closed her eyes. "Hmm, snake, hawk, owl, fish, rabbit, squirrel, firefly, and beaver." She removed her hand and said, "Interesting. Well, it seems we are finished. I suggest you visit Tinker Bell. She's still a bit shook up from yesterday." David nodded and Fawn came up to them. "Fawn, if you could please take David to Tinker Bell?" Fawn nodded and led David further into the Autumn Woods.
"She was around here somewhere. Oh, there she is." David saw Tinker Bell sitting in a tree, and flew up to her. He decided to play a joke on her, cupping his hands and half-shouting "Whoo!" Tinker Bell fell off the branch, and David was able to catch her.
Realizing what he did, Tink flew out of his arms and shouted, "David! You scared me to death!"
David chuckled a bit and said, "Okay, I'm sorry." Tinker Bell sighed and David slowly flew in the opposite direction, and she followed him.
"Feeling any better?" Tink asked.
David nodded, and said, "Yeah, I just needed some-" David stopped, staring blankly into the distance.
Tinker Bell stopped, and nervously asked, "David? Are you alright?" David didn't respond, and suddenly dropped to the ground. "David!" Tinker Bell flew as fast as she could, grabbing David and falling to the ground. David was twitching everywhere, his hands, arms, legs, and feet going all over the place. "David? David, come on, we need to get to Queen Clarion."
All of a sudden, David screamed loudly, the sound reaching the far side of Pixie Hollow. David stopped after almost a minute, and started speaking in an odd language, sounding more like whispered babbling.
"David, come on," Tinker Bell said, shook up from what happened. She tried to pick him up, finding it very difficult to hold him up. She continued to try and carry him through the woods, until her strength gave out. She dropped David on his back, and he was still speaking in the unknown language. Tinker Bell noticed Queen Clarion flying towards them, the Ministers of Seasons and several of her friends flying towards them. She waved to them, continuing to look over David.
Queen Clarion reached them first, and asked, "What happened?"
"I don't know," Tinker Bell responded, "One minute, we were talking, then he just stopped and fell over. He started twitching, then he screamed for a minute, then started speaking nonsense."
Queen Clarion placed a hand on his neck, and David continued to speak in the indecipherable language, "Ec vanat, rotena bote quen duhai yerwu signai delphende xaneir."
He continued to speak as Queen Clarion said, "We must take him back to the tree. Y'rac y'bdo (Ee-rhak eeb-doh)." David's body began to float and they made their way to the tree.
"Queen Clarion?" Tinker Bell asked, worry in her voice. "Is he going to be alright?" She was silent for a moment.
"I don't know."
Yeah, this might go on for one or two more chapters then the epilogue. Trust me, it will be epic how it ends. You have no idea. R&R, PM, and reviews accepted.