Disclaimer: I own the plot and many characters, however Tammy and I are still negotiating so everything else is still hers. (Darn it!)
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The cat-girl is interesting... Hope she doesn't turn into a levitating kitty
I know that this isn't a question but thank you. Though where did you get the levitating kitty part? She's an immortal, has had many years to perfect her jumps and has cat attributes that assist her agility, no worries there will be no levitating. Well maybe a little bit, later, for dramatic effect, but not Selenia. K?
On to the fic~
The Wavewarrior
Chapter 6
Ђ the Gallery of Portraits Ђ
Zak stepped into the quiet hall, proceeding to seemingly glide across the floor. Stopping in front of the statue he looked up into the serene, stone face and placed his hand along the jaw. Almost instantaneously the blue fire flowed into him, twining about his green Gift and into his mind. He gasped and the aqua clouds of the vision cleared to reveal a solitary figure.
The figure was seated and some non-existent wind plucked at their torn clothing. The same 'wind' lifted ice white hair in a cyclone above the figure. The figure turned, twisting to look at Zak and took a sharp intake of breath. She stood and met Zak's eyes then smiled kindly.
"Do you know who I am?" the girl's lips moved but the voice was one that spoke of greater power.
"I…I think so," Zak responded quietly breaking eye contact with the girl. A pair of bare feet, the colour of white sand, came into his vision. Pressure on the bottom of his chin forced to look up meeting the blue, crystalline gaze.
"Then who am I?" the girl asked him.
"Ailin…" he said softly.
The girl stepped back smiling coyly. Nodding slowly she took Zak's hand and pulled him deeper into the void. They walked for a while, Ailin pulling Zak towards some unknown destination. Suddenly she stopped and released his hand. He looked around at where they were: the training courts. Turning his eyes to his pale host, he saw her kneeling in a prayer position. Bringing her palms apart en largo, a blue orb formed, growing as the distance between her hands increased. Lifting her head, the ice white cyclone of hair resting on her back for once. Grinning at Zak, she released the orb and it flattened into a glowing disk. Taking Zak's hand, she forced it to touch the disk. The surfaced shuddered and Zak pulled back, dragging Ailin back as well.
"No, you must keep contact." She cried thunder in her voice, forcing his hand back to the wavering disk. An image began to form.
"What the…?" he breathed as the disk's surface contorted.
"Watch and wait," the kneeling girl whispered.
The disk's surface swirled and the image solidified. The grey marble floor of the Gallery, an echoing howl and a humanoid silhouette falling to the floor, a tail curling by their side.
"Selenia…?" Zak asked turning to look at the pale girl beside him. She nodded eyes cloudy. Indicating the image he watched as the days passed, the cat-girl was moved and the stone Ailin crumbled after a week. The girl by Zak's side stood and the disk collapsed flowing back into Ailin. Ailin's illuminated face the only light in the dark void.
"You must prevent that, she will come to me anyway but a day after she does, I'll be waiting."
With those fateful words the vision ended and Zak slumped to the cool floor.
Ђ and when he wakes… Ђ
"Zak, Zak. Come on my lad, wake up!" A deep, male voice cut into Zak's magical slumber. Opening his eyes he looked up to the source of the voice: Duke Baird his grandfather.
"Grandfather? Where…?"He turned his head and looked around to see the infirmary. Sitting up, he looked at the elderly healer quizzically and then swung his legs over the edge of the bed. Duke Baird stood and then helped the boy to his feet, questions in his mind.
'There must be a reason of why he was there.' The man thought, looking at his grandson, he spoke: "Zak," he paused, "what were you doing? You were cold when they found you this morning, and your breath very shallow. For Mithros' sake, you could have died, you silly lad." Stopping his rant he looked at the boy who was only a few inches shorter than he. The boy was blushing furiously and doing a terrible job of hiding it.
"You won't tell Papa, will you?" Zak asked the healer quietly, seeing his grandfather shake his head, he continued, "I…um…how do I say this…?"
"You just say it." The man replied as the two walked towards the pages wing.
"I have had a vision," he said carefully, "given to me by a goddess, Wave Walker to be precise, through a statue." He looked up to see no amusement in the duke's face, "I am not sure why but I need to break a spell on the aforementioned statue, all I know is, is that it is necessary. I-"
"Zak, you mean the Wavewarrior, Ailin." Seeing the boy's bewilderment, he grinned. "Have you forgotten that your father, Neal, also went about this task only in secret? Zak, nearly all with ears in this palace know of your plight by now. Especially after last night. Listen you do as you must, but I do not want to see you under the circumstances that you need healing, understand?" the boy nodded. "Now, I have other work to do so I'll leave you now." Embracing Zak, Duke Baird turned and left Zak at the door to the pages wing.
'Then I'll do what I must, but I do not know if I can go through with it.' He entered his room and gathered his books, as he still had classes that afternoon. Looking back as he was about to exit, his eyes landed on the glaive that stood by his bed. 'Tomorrow, will be the day.'
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Ah yes, the plot thickens as we meet Ailin truly and Zak begin to get homic-*gets smothered by her other half, Pyre*
Pyre: What are you thinking IceElf? You are not ^ supposed ^ to give ^ away ^ the story ^!! (each ^ equals a thwack on the authoress' head)
SIE: Fine, oh homicidal, fire drow. I will say no more, but get back into my head, I'll need you for the big show- *gets thwacked as the 'homicidal, fire drow' goes back to her spot in my brain*
Ouch, does anyone else have abusive muses/ alternate personalities/ yamis? Yay! It's exam week so I have lot's of free time 'cause I only have my math and music exams^^ Sorry it was short, more soon I hope.
R&R
~Sarai-IceElf~
