This chapter took a couple days to write, and it's my longest one so far. I want to write another one of these this month, but I'm afraid I'm going to be busy. I will try though, enjoy.
[3rd person limited, Emily]
"I have a small question before we begin," said Emily.
"And what would that be?" asked Ambrose.
"What will we exactly learn here? I mean, I know I'm a fire wizard and she's a storm wizard but all I see for that is spells for dueling. Will we learn any spells besides that?" The headmaster and the owl looked at each other for a moment, and then turned back to the girls.
"My owl friend will explain everything," said the headmaster.
The owl took a deep breath and began.
"You should know that right now it's best that students know how to defend themselves."
"Are undesirable people afoot?" asked Genevieve.
"In a way, yes; also, you'll find here that wizards love to duel. It is what wizards do to test their skills along with summoning fantastic creatures."
"Fantastic creatures?" questioned Emily.
"Yes, dueling mostly requires summoning creatures associated with your school."
"So," reasoned Genevieve, "dueling requires summoning the right creatures to fight the battles?"
"Yes, along with some other spells that do not require summoning."
"Do the creatures get hurt in the battles?" questioned Emily.
"No, they're only there for a short amount of time, just enough time to inflict damage upon the opponent."
"Not that much, right? I mean, I don't want to kill people in these duels."
"No, don't you worry. The damage is only short lived. You'd be surprised of what wizards here can withstand. In the end, the worst they are is knocked out." The girls looked shocked. "Then they are easily healed by a healing spell or potion." They both let out sighs of relief.
"We will learn other magic?" questioned Emily again. She really wanted that question answered. She wanted to know if she was just learning dueling or if she would be able learn spells that could make her life easier.
"You'll also be able to learn other magic, basic magic known by all wizards, and magic spells in your school that are not based on dueling."
"Thank you," said Emily. "That's what I wanted to know."
"So, how do we know when we're really good at magic?" asked Genevieve. If Genevieve was going to be a part of this, she probably wanted to be a master of magic.
"Well, to become a master Wizard, you must know every spell."
"I could've guessed that," Emily muttered, chuckling to herself.
"Well, as I said," said Gamma, irritated. He probably heard her. "Wizards love to duel, and knowing more spells will help you become a better duelist."
"Why is dueling so important?" questioned Genevieve. Emily knew her and her sister were not ones to fight with others, besides each other. Her sister was probably concerned about this. "We don't have to duel, right?"
"No, you don't have to duel other wizards," said Ambrose, who Emily had forgot was there. "But you do need to defend yourself." Just then, something happened in the spiral above them. There was a ripple on the image of the tree. The headmaster examined this ripple closely.
"It seems to be coming from Golem tower."
"What's happening at Golem tower?" questioned Emily. She wondered if something was wrong. Emily had to admit, the prospect of her and her sister getting the chance to learn magic was exhilarating; of course Emily had caught small details that may be peeping out from a bigger picture.
They both had noticed earlier that it had seemed like they were really wanted at that school. It could have been passed off as them having really strong magical abilities. When they got there however, Gamma had mentioned there were some undesirable people about, and the magic they were learning at the moment was to help the students defend themselves. From all of this, Emily could pick up that these undesirable people were causing problems and that was never good. The last point Emily pondered over was the fact they were really wanted at the time. Why would they want to bring in two new students so badly in this time of crisis? Emily had this weird feeling… one where she didn't know how to feel, or if the feeling was correct.
"I don't know," replied Ambrose to her earlier question. "I suggest we all take a look." With that he banged his staff on the ground. A mist circled the group, and as it enveloped them in a flash of light, the girls got their first look of magic performed by a wizard. When the light dimmed, they found themselves not in the strange room with the spiral floating above their heads, but in an open yard in front of a tall tower.
"Golem tower," said Genevieve amazed.
"Hmm," pondered Ambrose. "Everything seems alright."
"Is it though?" questioned Emily. Just then, the ground shook with thunder as rain clouds filled the sky and it started to rain. They heard a crash upstairs, and saw a dark figure in the window.
"Whooo?" questioned Gamma.
"Am I causing this rain?" questioned Genevieve. "I am a storm wizard apparently."
"I don't think so, Gen," said Emily. Her weird feeling had not left. In fact, it had just gotten stronger.
"How odd," said Ambrose. He started to head inside the tower. "Come along, young wizards, let's investigate the matter. Meet me in the tower."
"I don't know about this," said Genevieve, a little uneasy.
"Yooou'd best follow the headmaster," said Gamma. "You're safe with him!"
"I think I'd feel safer out here, actually." Emily tried to comfort her sister. If something bad was in there, she didn't want this nice old man to go in alone. Even if she didn't know magic yet, she hated the idea of leaving him in there without backup.
"Come on, Gen, it's not like we know our way around here anyway. Besides, if something bad is in there, it could just come out here. Gamma has a point," Emily reasoned.
"The headmaster can keep them at bay, he is pretty powerful."
"He is powerful," agreed Emily. "But he's also old. We shouldn't leave them in there all alone."
"But we don't know any magic," Genevieve countered. "We wouldn't be able to help."
That was true, Emily knew that. Of course, if this thing was that dangerous, the best course of action was to have some form of defense, and that was Ambrose. To know the territory was another thing; you shouldn't wander blindly if trying to run away. Emily knew there was danger in the tower, but she also felt she shouldn't stay outside.
"That may be, but I still feel like we should go in there; if you want to stay out here, fine." Emily went to go to the tower. She felt braver than when she was in her own world, which Genevieve seemed to notice.
"Em, wait," said Genevieve. Genevieve came to her sister's side. "I'll come with you."
"To the tower!" cried Gamma. With that, the two girls followed the headmaster into the tower.
"Who's there," Emily heard Ambrose call out as she and her sister entered the room. As they did, they noticed there was another man in the room. This man wore black robes, had dreadlocks for hair, and held a staff with a dragon curled on top. What Emily noticed the most about the man was his cold, blank stare.
"Malistere!" Ambrose cried with contempt.
From the sound of his name, Emily could tell he was evil. She was stuck in place, frozen from the situation around her. Her feeling had been correct; something evil was afoot, and something told her that she and her sister were there to help sort it out. She didn't know how to feel about that. She didn't know if she would be good enough to stop this. She didn't know if her sister would be up for it. Of course, remembering her favorite stories, she figured it might actually be possible to help. If they're the chosen ones they cannot fail. Of course it was dangerous, and her life would be put on the line multiple times, but this actually sounded exiting, if not scary.
"Ambrose," Malistere sneered. After hearing his voice, Genevieve tried to pull Emily out of the room. Emily stayed where she was. She knew there was no point in running now that Malistere had actually seen them.
"You are no longer welcome here," cried Ambrose. "Why have you returned?"
"I'm here to resolve our unfinished business." So Malistere had some beef with the headmaster? Emily figured with the headmaster being so powerful, an evil man like Malistere hating him didn't seem so unlikely. "Are these your latest students?" Why was Malistere regarding them?
"My henchmen will see to your little friends." That couldn't have been good. Genevieve grabbed onto Emily for comfort and maybe protection. Emily held onto her as well. It was mostly so Genevieve wouldn't be so scared, but it was also for herself a little bit.
"Hurry along, girls," cried Ambrose. Emily almost thought he was telling them to run, but then he surprised her. "Take this deck of spell cards and deal with those creatures while I deal with Malistere himself!" He tossed them a deck of cards, which Emily caught.
"Don't be so sure of yourself old man," Malistere mocked.
"We can't do magic," Genevieve protested. Suddenly, two dragon men had appeared out of nowhere. Emily was astounded. She had been a huge dragon fan back where she came from, and here were two evil ones in front of her. 'Not all dragons are good,' she reminded herself internally. 'Some are; some aren't.'
"Run up and confront them," said Ambrose. "Be brave, I will guide you."
The girls looked at each other. In Genevieve's eyes, Emily saw that Genevieve had doubts and was afraid. They looked back at the Dragon men, and Emily saw in their eyes that they were laughing internally. They looked back at each other, and Emily once again saw the fear. Emily didn't know how skilled the dragon men were, but she couldn't stand by and do nothing. She could probably do it as long as she didn't doubt herself. She couldn't let anything bad happen here. She had to defend her sister, like Gamma had said, while sister was stronger in power, she was weaker in defense.
Emily chuckled a little. Emily was the older twin, and she had barely ever felt it before then. Filling her role as the older sister, it felt comforting. It made her feel confident about abilities she didn't even have yet.
Emily ran up to the dragon men. "Let's do this," she said confidently. After which, Emily was not in control of her own movement. She had walked to another part in the room, while the dragon men walked to the opposite side. 'Wizard duel,' was all she thought. A circle formed around them, and symbols appeared in front of their feet. A sun was in front of Emily, while a dagger and key were in front of the dragon men. It felt as if the universe was swirling beneath them, and arcane symbols lined the circle. 'This circle must form whenever a wizard duel happens,' thought Emily. The rings around where they were standing glowed and then faded until the glowing rings were around Emily and the dragon men.
It was time for the duel to begin. Emily drew two cards from the deck she was given. Behind her, Ambrose was guiding. "You have drawn those spell cards from your deck. Quickly! Choose a spell, and use it to attack one of Malistere's henchmen."
"So do I just throw it on the ground and it will summon one of these things?"
"No, just pick one and you will know what to do when the time comes." Emily picked the card that resembled her school. "What do I do with this?"
Ambrose couldn't answer, because Malistere's henchmen were attacking. Emily decided to watch them to figure out what to do. The first dragon man had drawn a blue card from his deck. He threw it in front of him, where it floated in the air, and then he moved his arms to forming a giant blue magic symbol in front of him that resembled a snowflake. The symbol interacted with the card so fast, but Emily saw that it made the middle of the circle an icy terrain where a beetle of ice had appeared. Without a second thought, the beetle dove into the snow, emerging where Emily was to ram her upwards.
Emily now understood how it worked, but after that ice beetle attacked she felt really cold. She couldn't shake the feeling, and she kept shivering. Emily didn't like this. She usually liked the cold over the heat for she hated to sweat; now Emily was a fire wizard so heat was her forte. Why was she so cold?
"Why am I so cold?" Emily shivered.
"Since you're a fire wizard, Ice spells are your weakness unless you have protection," explained Ambrose. Emily thought that everything was starting to get confusing. Why would she need protection when back at home she was indifferent to the temperatures, feeling different from everyone else? That's how she was so weird. She was hot when others weren't, cold when others weren't and fine when others weren't. She didn't know how to make sense of it anymore.
The second dragon man pulled out a beige card, and moved his arms to create a giant gold magic symbol in front of him that resembled scales. The interaction with the card opened a portal where out jumped a giant scorpion that rushed forward and pinched Emily with its pinchers.
"At least it didn't sting me," said Emily still shivering. "Now it's my turn."
Emily threw forward the card she picked, and then she moved involuntarily again, moving her arms to form a giant orange magic symbol in front of her that resembled a flame. Then when she finished creating the symbol, she cried, "Fire cat!"
A fire cat appeared before her, and it had jumped on the first dragon man, which she had aimed her spell at. That was the one that made her feel cold.
Emily was elated and amazed; she had just cast her first spell...she really could do magic! That's where Emily noticed the rings on the ground were different than when they began the duel. There was a small chunk missing out of Emily's ring.
"Professor Ambrose, what does this mean?" asked Emily, still shivering. The headmaster looked shocked.
"Oh my, you're hurt! You need to pay attention to your current health."
"How do I do that?" Emily knew it was a dumb question; she could just look at the ring around her feet. Of course, it turned out that there was another way. The headmaster pulled a crystal ball out of his cloak filled with red liquid and handed it to Emily. When Emily took it and held it in her hand, some of the red fluid had disappeared.
"This red crystal ball measures your health," Ambrose explained. "When you run out of health and the crystal ball is empty, that is when you will be defeated."
"So, this tells me how many more hits I can take. I take it the ring tells me the same thing?"
"Yes, but the crystal ball will help you outside of duels. You might also want to take this." The headmaster pulled out another crystal ball, but this one had blue fluid and was smaller. When Emily held it in her hand, it lost a little bit of blue fluid.
"What does this measure?" Emily asked.
"It measures your mana, which is your magical energy. Every time you cast a spell, you use up a bit of your mana. If you run out of mana, you won't be able to cast anymore spells. When you run out of mana, you'll be at the mercy…" Genevieve and Emily were giving him incredulous looks. "Why so distracted?" he asked.
"We're under attack," said Genevieve.
"We're under attack? Oh my! Call me a fool… I had all but forgotten!" Emily returned her attention to the dragon men. "Where were we, then? Right! Pick a card to attack his henchmen again!"
"No need!" said Genevieve stepping forward. "I won't just sit by and do nothing while you defend me; you need my help! Quick, give me the card you picked!" Emily shakily handed over the myth card she had picked. "I'll attack the henchmen this time, you rest."
"Okay," Emily shivered. Genevieve entered the circle beside her, with the symbol of the eye. A ring glowed around her feet, and she was accepted into the duel. The dragon men turned their attention on her.
The first dragon had picked a beige card and made a symbol of scales. They intertwined and brought forward another scorpion. This scorpion had sprayed it's venom onto Genevieve, and her ring was almost the same as Emily's. Emily panicked hoping her sister would be okay.
The second dragon man threw forward a black card, and moved his arms to form a giant black magic symbol in front of him that resembled a skull. That did not seem good. It intertwined with the card, and water covered the entire circle, having a small island break the surface. On this island was a skeleton that resembled a pirate. This skeleton raised its head, looked at Genevieve, got up, and swung it's sword at her which caused Genevieve to be knocked back with extreme force of wind. When everything settled, Emily saw that now her sister's ring was smaller than hers.
It was now Genevieve's turn to attack since Emily wasn't going to. Genevieve threw forward the yellow card, and moved her hands to form giant glowing magic symbol that resembled an illuminati eye in front of her. When she finished creating the symbol, she cried, "Troll!" A mystic light then started to form into a troll, which wore a rag and held a club. It scratched its head, looking at the second dragon man, where Genevieve had aimed her spell. It was probably because that was the dragon man that hurt her the most. The troll picked up its club and spun it around, finally releasing it at the second dragon man. Genevieve smiled wide, this was her first spell. Still, the dragon men were hurt, but not as hurt as they were.
"Aha," cried Malistere. "You doddering fool! Your students are no match for my forces!" Emily couldn't help but feel he had a point; she and her sister had only made dents in the dragon men, while the dragon men had already almost finished them.
"Oh no," said Ambrose, realizing the situation. "You two are in trouble! Quickly, one of you use the unicorn spell and cast it on yourselves. It will replenish your health." Emily searched the spell deck for the unicorn spell, and found it amongst the green cards.
The dragon men were going again. The first dragon man threw forward a purple card and moved his arms to make a giant purple magic symbol in front of him, which seemed to spark with electricity as it formed a lightning cloud.
"A storm spell," gasped Genevieve. The symbol and card intertwined, and the circle filled once more with water. In the water, Emily saw a shark dorsal fin, and then saw a jagged shark jump out of the water before submerging. It jumped out of the water again, this time swallowing Emily whole before it dissolved. Emily's ring was about the same size as her sister's now. Emily felt the after effects of the electrical shark, making her shake more than before.
"What?" Emily questioned.
"Storm is also a weakness to fire, but usually only when it comes to their spells, and only usually when they are in a weakened state," explained Ambrose.
"I'm still confused," said Emily. She loved storms as much as she loved ice, and now they were her enemies. Emily realized she couldn't cast the spell in her weakened magical state.
"I can't cast the spell. Gen, you have to cast it." Emily to her sister, and threw the unicorn card to her. It zoomed toward Genevieve, and she caught it. Since Emily couldn't cast a spell, it was Genevieve's turn. She threw the card forward, and moved her arms to create giant green magical symbol in front of her that resembled a flower. When she was done creating the symbol, she cried, "Unicorn!" The circle filled with grass and flowers, and a unicorn appeared. It walked forward, and bowed towards Emily. Emily was lifted upward, and she felt magical energy healing her wounds as green light surrounded her. She was lowered to the ground good as new, her ring full again and not shaking in the slightest.
"I'm all better," she cried. The unicorn turned, and bowed towards Genevieve, causing the same thing to happen to her.
"Me too," cried Genevieve.
"Foolish creatures!" cried Malistere. Emily turned and looked at them, almost thinking he was talking to her and her sister. She realized he was just talking to the dragon men. "You let the young whelps heal! Defeat the whelps or you'll suffer for it! Use your spells to weaken their spells!" Emily wasn't too concerned, she felt nearly invincible. Ambrose noticed the situation and waved his staff. The small lights at their feet, which Emily didn't pay much attention too before, multiplied.
"Here, young wizards, take some more pips. They power your spells. The more pips you have the more powerful spells you can cast. I should also mention, the stronger the spells you cast, the more mana you will use up." Emily took that into regard; so everything in the circle was important in reflecting their status in real life. "Quickly, now! Pick another spell and cast it at one of them!" Emily searched through the deck. She decided to use the extra pips to her advantage, and looked for the strongest spell she could cast. Finally, she found a spell which matched the amount of pips she had, which was three.
"I think I'll be casting the spell this time, Gen," said Emily. The second dragon man had heard her. It threw forward a beige card, made a symbol that resembled scales, and suddenly a spiked disk was floating around Emily's ring. Emily didn't know what that disk would do, but luckily it hadn't attacked her yet. Emily threw forward the green card she had drawn, and started to form the flower symbol. Finishing the symbol, she cried, "Nature's wrath!"
Ambrose was concerned in the background.
"Oh my, that spell they cast weakened the power of the spell you just cast," he explained.
"What!?" cried the girls. The circle gained a forest-y terrain, filled with rocks and leaves. There was also a tree figure there that had grown out of the ground. It turned and looked at the dragon man that had just cast the spell. The disk circling Emily had stopped and shattered, sending magic sparks into the circle. The tree picked up a rock and hurled it at the dragon man. Now the second dragon man had less than half a ring left and was orange, but the other one still had some left to go, being in the yellow.
"At last you fools earn your keep!" cried Malistere. "Now finish these children!" Emily looked at her sister, as she did with her. They could both tell this wasn't going to well. Emily knew they had to finish this fast, or her and her sister weren't going to make it.
"One of you, cast the Balance blade spell on yourself, it will increase your next spells power," cried Ambrose. Emily was already forming a plan.
"Professor, you said the schools of magic have weaknesses."
"Yes, that is true."
"What school of magic are the dragon men? What's their weakness?"
"I believe the Draconians are masters of ice magic, and the only weakness to that school is fire magic."
"That's weird," said Emily. Since when did dragons attack with ice? Also, she thought that ice was the weakness to fire, not the other way around. She figured it worked in both ways. So it was a little weird and confusing, but also lucky, for Emily was a fire wizard. She rooted through the deck for a very strong fire spell, and she found one. The meteor strike spell, which would most likely wipe out all opponents; of course, it needed four pips to cast it, and the only one with four pips was her sister.
"Gen," called Emily. "Cast the balance blade on yourself!" Emily started rooting the deck for the balance blade spell.
"Why?" called Gen.
"Just trust me; I have a plan!" Emily found the card and threw it to her sister.
The Dragon men, or Draconians, focused their attention on Genevieve. The first one threw forward a red card and made a symbol of the flame. A phoenix erupted from the floor. Emily was amazed at the fire spell in use and seeing a phoenix up close, but then remembered it was going to attack her sister. It breathed fire on her, which turned her ring yellow. The second Draconian threw forward a green card and made a symbol of a flower. The circle became forest-y again, and a centaur jumped into a circle, its sights set on Genevieve. It was pretty big, so Emily worried about her sister's well-being. It pulled back its drawstring, and launched an arrow at her. Emily was afraid she was going to be speared. Luckily the arrow landed in between her legs, but a tree grew around her, broke apart and the splinters flew right into her. Her ring was now nearly half-way and in the orange. Genevieve cried out in pain.
"Gen!" cried Emily. "Are you alright?" Genevieve didn't answer.
It was their turn. Genevieve turned to Emily. "Why can't you cast the balance blade on yourself?"
"Because I don't have four pips," Emily reasoned. Genevieve threw forward the beige card, and made a symbol that resembled scales. When she was finished, she cried, "Balance blade!" A disk appeared in front of Genevieve and circled her ring.
"Now take this," Emily said, handing the meteor strike spell to her sister. "This should wipe them out, thanks to the balance blade spell."
"I'm not sure, Em," said Genevieve, full of doubt. "I'm not a fire wizard; I might not be able to do it."
"It doesn't matter if you're a fire wizard or not," said Emily. "You're the only that can do it, because you're the only one with enough pips. I have two, you have five."
"These ones learn fast, Malistere," said Ambrose, proud of the girls. "Two can play at that game."
The Draconians still focused their attention on Genevieve. The first one threw forward a yellow card, a made a symbol that resembled a mystic eye. The inner circle changed to resemble the ruins of a coliseum, and a Minotaur walked out from the ruins in full battle armor. He pointed his finger in the direction of Genevieve as if he was challenging her. He swung his ax and the gusts of wind plowed into Genevieve, leaving her winded. The second did the same thing as the first, except this time, ninja pigs appeared. They did some acrobatics, jumping on top of each other; they then jumped off and posed in their fighting stances. They jumped in the air, rushing toward Genevieve, throwing their swords at her. She managed to jump and dodge two of them, but one of them left a deep cut in her leg. Her ring was tiny now, it only had a little chunk and it was red. Genevieve was tearing up and gritting her teeth. Emily hoped she could cast the next spell.
Genevieve was on the floor, grasping her leg in pain. "Gen, cast the spell," cried Emily.
"DON'T MOVE!" cried Genevieve. Everything was still, even the triangle that indicated who was casting the spell. It stayed on Emily's ring. What was Genevieve doing?
"Professor, I need you to transfer some of my pips to Emily, so she can cast the meteor strike spell."
"What!?" said everyone in the room.
"Genevieve, are you crazy! I won't be able to finish them without the balance blade! You can do it because you have the pips and the balance blade!"
"I don't think I can do it," said Genevieve. "I'm down on my last leg here, quite literally! Besides I think you will be more natural with it because you're a fire wizard. You might still be able to wipe them out…they are weak to fire." Emily pulled on her hair and groaned.
"If this doesn't work, Gen, we are in so much trouble." She turned to the headmaster. "Do it professor, transfer the pips."
Ambrose waved his staff and Genevieve was reduced to three pips, while Emily had four. Genevieve threw the spell back to Emily. She caught it, threw it forward and made a flame symbol. When she was finished, she cried, "Meteor strike." Portals appeared above her raining meteors in the room, of course they disappeared as fast as they appeared. A meteor fell down upon the first draconian, setting him aflame where he wreathed in agony for a minute and then disappeared in a ball of flame; the second one was wiped out instantly. Emily almost felt sorry for the Draconians, but she figured, if they were real dragons the fire wouldn't have hurt them.
Emily had had defeated the Draconians. It felt amazing. Emily did a little happy dance. The circle disappeared; the duel was over.
"Excellent work, young wizards! Now let me see to Malistere…I'll show him…threatening new students before orientation, no less!" Emily remembered that Malistere was still in the room, and so she went to go see if her sister was okay. She went to her side, and knelt over her.
"Are you okay," she asked Genevieve.
"I'm still winded, full of splinters and have a huge cut in my leg, but I guess I'm fine," she panted sarcastically.
"Another time, old man…I have what I came for." That peaked Emily's curiosity, what was Malistere after? "And now, I'll take my leave of this wretched place." With that, he disappeared in a puff of black smoke.
"He's gone, and none too soon!" said Ambrose, outraged. "What sinister goal brought him here? Hmm…" That's what Emily wanted to know as well. "Oh my! You look a little bit worse for wear," he said regarding Genevieve. "Here, let me restore you two to your full Health and Mana." With a wave of his staff, a light passed over the both of them. Genevieve's wounds were healed and Emily felt restored energy wise. "On the bright side, congratulations! Defeating Malistere's henchmen has earned you two some experience. I must say though, you won't be able to do what you did in future battles. You'll have to rely on your own spell decks and your own pips increasing by themselves."
"So, no more stunts like that," Emily told Genevieve. Genevieve nodded.
"Whenever you reach new levels in magic, you'll be able to learn new spells."
"How will we know when we reach new levels?" asked Genevieve.
"You'll know," said Ambrose simply. Emily changed the subject.
"If we're going to use our own decks, shouldn't we have some in case we need them?"
"Oh, of course, here are two starter decks." He handed them two decks of cards. "Those decks have a beginner spell for each of you. You might also find some spell cards appearing in your decks when you have a certain object with you." He reached inside his cloak, pulling out two more crystal balls and handing them to Genevieve. "You might need these in case you two get separated and have to fight your own battles." Genevieve looked at the red and blue crystal balls questionably. "You're also going to need spell books and wands. Here you go. No wizard should ever be without them." With a wave of his staff, the girls suddenly were holding wands in their hands and big tomes in their arms. Emily's wand had a ruby on the end, and Genevieve's wand was a star rimmed with other stars.
"Why do we need these?" asked Genevieve, referring to the books.
"They're to review what you learned in class, and to hold your extra spell cards that aren't in your deck."
"How are we going to carry these around with us everywhere?"
"That's simple; just tap them with your wand." The girls did that, and the books shrunk to fit in the palm of their hand. "Now it will be able to fit in the bag around your waist. If you want it to be normal size, just tap it again. Your spell book is also meant for holding all your things; almost like you're backpack."
"How?"
"Simple, every time you receive something it will immediately go in your spell book to be obtained later."
"Thank you, professor," replied Emily.
"I should say, girls, I was quite impressed with your courage. There is little doubt that a great destiny awaits the both of you." The girls looked at each other, amazed. "Who knows? Maybe one of you will fill my shoes and become headmaster someday."
"I'm not sure about that professor," said Genevieve.
"Well, perhaps," he said smiling. "But now, if you'll excuse me, I have a mountain of duties to attend to right now, including readying your enrollment. So if you don't mind waiting for a moment or two, I'll pop back to my office and straighten up."
"Take as much time as you need."
"I summon you two when things are presentable. So many books and papers to tidy up…where did I put those forms…see you soon!" With that he disappeared in a puff of smoke and stars, and it sounded as if a firecracker went off.
"I don't think we should stay here," said Genevieve.
"We'll be summoned shortly," reassured Emily.
"No, I mean in this world. I don't think we should stay here."
"Why not?" asked Emily, aghast.
"Why not?! I nearly died back there!"
"You were fine; you just got cut up a bit." She wouldn't admit it, but she was worried. Of course, since her sister was now fine she was back to feeling adventurous.
"I was bleeding out and it hurt to move, or even breathe!"
"You were healed instantly; I don't think they'll let you die here."
"It still scares me being here," said Genevieve indigently. It was scary, but for some reason, Emily didn't want to run away.
"Well, I feel like we have to be here. You can go if you want, but I'm staying, and I'll be learning magic without you." Emily knew how to push her sister's buttons.
"Fine, I'll stay; as long you back me up out there."
"Don't worry, I will, I promise." With that, they disappeared out of the golem tower, and appeared in the headmaster's office.
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