Magician's Spire
"Oh, where am I?" asked Odessa Silverburg to herself as she looked around. She was in a lush prairie that stretched out for miles. "How can I still be alive after that attack?"
Her answer came almost immediately. A lone Odessa Card floated down before her, a drop of her blood on the corner. The picture was of a light coming down on a dead woman, and putting her spirit back in her body. The words on the card said 'The Life'.
Odessa immediately realized what happened. "Of course, my tears made the Hope Card when Flik left Gregminister, so why can't my blood make the Life Card when I'm about to die?"
The young sorceress looked ahead and saw a large tower in the distance. Knowing that night would soon be apon her, Odessa decided to head there…the easy way of coarse.
"Fly Card, grant me wings to reach the tower. Release and dispel…Fly," she screamed as her wand touched the card. All of a sudden, Odessa grew beautiful pink wings from her back. She took to the air, and began to head towards the tower.
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The spire was surprisingly barren. Odessa looked around and couldn't find another soul, living or otherwise. That suited her just fine, she was always afraid of ghosts. But the lack of someone to talk to began to get to her. Luckily, she had that covered as well.
"Oh great guardian's come forth. Liberator, the Golden Sun Lion. Leon, the Silver Moon Angel. Come to your master, and do her bidding," chanted Odessa. Suddenly, the Odessa book began to shake violently, and out came the two guardians. Immediately, she gave Leon a hug, and petted Liberator on the back.
Leon suddenly let out a gasp. When Odessa gave him a strange look, he said, "This is the Magician's Spire, the very place where Odessius created us and the cards."
"Obviously, this shows how worthy Odessa is to wield the cards," said Liberator. "I mean to find Odessius's spire, the one he attempted to hide from the populace, must take great magic. How exactly did you get here?"
So Odessa told him about her adventures and what happened at the base. In the end, she was crying with worry. The worry was if Flik was still alive after the attack. She also worried if Makran was going to be ok or not.
Leon told her, "Don't fret Odessa. I'm sure he will survive. In the meantime, this is a perfect opportunity to test your magic. You can try to make cards without having a surge of emotion, as well as your first guardians."
"But what about you two?" asked Odessa.
Liberator laughed. "Well, you never can have too many guardians on your side. They can help protect you and your privacy in this tower."
Odessa asked, "Would I be able to create a permanent illusion on this place?"
"Sure, if your power is great enough," answered Leon.
So Odessa brought out the Illusion card. "Illusion Card, create the images of my happy past to fill the void in this tower. Release and dispel…Illusion." Suddenly, the black walls of the tower became the forest on the outskirts of Old Gregminister (AN: I'm referring to Gregminister before the War of Succession). The ground became paved roads, sidewalks and grass. The Penguin Park appeared as well as the many houses of the city. Odessa found herself in her old room, where the 10-year-old Odessa was hanging with Teresa.
Liberator saw himself and asked, "So how's it feel to be a stuffed animal?" But he got no response. Meanwhile, Leon had walked downstairs, and saw Jack talking to Mathiu about the report they had due tomorrow. He waved his hand in front of Mathiu's face, but got no response.
Both guardians told Odessa what happened. "It's a really good illusion if we have people who look real acting out real scenes from the past," said Odessa. "Listen my friends, we are going to keep this illusion going on as long as I stay. I will also create my first guardians to help guard the spire while I work. Your job will be to protect me until I return to the real world." With that, Odessa went to the top floor laboratory, to begin her work.
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The first chapter in the story. Don't worry, the action will begin soon. I've still got to introduce several characters and back stories first though.
"Oh, where am I?" asked Odessa Silverburg to herself as she looked around. She was in a lush prairie that stretched out for miles. "How can I still be alive after that attack?"
Her answer came almost immediately. A lone Odessa Card floated down before her, a drop of her blood on the corner. The picture was of a light coming down on a dead woman, and putting her spirit back in her body. The words on the card said 'The Life'.
Odessa immediately realized what happened. "Of course, my tears made the Hope Card when Flik left Gregminister, so why can't my blood make the Life Card when I'm about to die?"
The young sorceress looked ahead and saw a large tower in the distance. Knowing that night would soon be apon her, Odessa decided to head there…the easy way of coarse.
"Fly Card, grant me wings to reach the tower. Release and dispel…Fly," she screamed as her wand touched the card. All of a sudden, Odessa grew beautiful pink wings from her back. She took to the air, and began to head towards the tower.
* * *
The spire was surprisingly barren. Odessa looked around and couldn't find another soul, living or otherwise. That suited her just fine, she was always afraid of ghosts. But the lack of someone to talk to began to get to her. Luckily, she had that covered as well.
"Oh great guardian's come forth. Liberator, the Golden Sun Lion. Leon, the Silver Moon Angel. Come to your master, and do her bidding," chanted Odessa. Suddenly, the Odessa book began to shake violently, and out came the two guardians. Immediately, she gave Leon a hug, and petted Liberator on the back.
Leon suddenly let out a gasp. When Odessa gave him a strange look, he said, "This is the Magician's Spire, the very place where Odessius created us and the cards."
"Obviously, this shows how worthy Odessa is to wield the cards," said Liberator. "I mean to find Odessius's spire, the one he attempted to hide from the populace, must take great magic. How exactly did you get here?"
So Odessa told him about her adventures and what happened at the base. In the end, she was crying with worry. The worry was if Flik was still alive after the attack. She also worried if Makran was going to be ok or not.
Leon told her, "Don't fret Odessa. I'm sure he will survive. In the meantime, this is a perfect opportunity to test your magic. You can try to make cards without having a surge of emotion, as well as your first guardians."
"But what about you two?" asked Odessa.
Liberator laughed. "Well, you never can have too many guardians on your side. They can help protect you and your privacy in this tower."
Odessa asked, "Would I be able to create a permanent illusion on this place?"
"Sure, if your power is great enough," answered Leon.
So Odessa brought out the Illusion card. "Illusion Card, create the images of my happy past to fill the void in this tower. Release and dispel…Illusion." Suddenly, the black walls of the tower became the forest on the outskirts of Old Gregminister (AN: I'm referring to Gregminister before the War of Succession). The ground became paved roads, sidewalks and grass. The Penguin Park appeared as well as the many houses of the city. Odessa found herself in her old room, where the 10-year-old Odessa was hanging with Teresa.
Liberator saw himself and asked, "So how's it feel to be a stuffed animal?" But he got no response. Meanwhile, Leon had walked downstairs, and saw Jack talking to Mathiu about the report they had due tomorrow. He waved his hand in front of Mathiu's face, but got no response.
Both guardians told Odessa what happened. "It's a really good illusion if we have people who look real acting out real scenes from the past," said Odessa. "Listen my friends, we are going to keep this illusion going on as long as I stay. I will also create my first guardians to help guard the spire while I work. Your job will be to protect me until I return to the real world." With that, Odessa went to the top floor laboratory, to begin her work.
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The first chapter in the story. Don't worry, the action will begin soon. I've still got to introduce several characters and back stories first though.