DISCLAIMER: We own nothing but the plot. Tamora Pierce owns Tortall and
most of the characters. However places like Necartia and some characters
you may not recognise because we created them (eg. Kirana, Plakien,
Aladia).
A/N: I was going to add a lot more to the first chap but I kinda got carried away and decided to move it up into this chap instead.
Oh and read the two pages before this one before you continue...
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Kirana was pacing around an old Kula Tree, desperately trying not to collapse and cry. Swishing her tail behind her, she sat and tried to remember how she had gotten herself in this situation...
She had been special from the moment she was born. Ever since she could remember, she had been different. There wasn't anything physically or mentally wrong with her, something just set her apart from all the other Alofelecaries.
It had only been when she was ten years old was she finally told what that feeling was. It was then that the great goddess had come to her. She had told Kirana that she was one of her chosen seven. One of the chosen children to destroy the evil of the world and return it to the peaceful and happy place it originally was.
These children had been prophesied since the beginning of the dark ages which was centuries ago and to think that she was one of them was mind blowing! Of course she couldn't believe at first, but the goddess had eventually made her see the truth. She had then been given the mission to find all the other children. Only then could their powers be combined as one.
Other Alofelecaries had magic too. It was actually a rather common gift. The power of their magic varied though, some could only manage to light a candle while others may be very powerful. Kirana had been trained in her magic since she was five but could never reach her full potential because nobody in the land was as powerful as her. She knew now that she was one of the seven most powerful sorcerers in the world and the thought of that scared her.
It had scared her master too. She had taught Kirana everything she knew but there were limits to what she could teach her. Kirana had to learn the rest by experimenting with her power, sometimes with serious consequences. Her tail had been broken in two places and she had more scars then she had stripes! She had come so far in her training that she had been accepted into the Time Guild and stayed with her master (Kitanya) who had continued to train her.
Wiping back tears, she remembered her tenth birthday when Kitanya had given her a staff. It had a bronze rod with claws that held a dark looking crystal. The crystal itself was a burning black ember, encaged in a glossy magical coating. It had been the best present she had ever received in her life.
Kitanya had been like a mother to her and she missed her terribly. Unable to control it anymore, she let the tears flow down her cheeks. It had been just a week after her tenth when it happened; when Kitanya died. The mages at the guild had no idea how it happened, and although it was investigated, no facts could be found. The mages had been so terrified that something like this could happen that they had blamed Kitanya. They had always been scared of her powers and because she had been so close to Kitanya, she was the perfect person to blame and had accused her of black magic. Even though she had been innocent and nobody had any proof against her, she had still been banished, never to return.
It had been that night when the great goddess had spoken to her. She had been through so much though that she had refused to see the truth. She had eventually given in though and had accepted her destiny, to find the six other children and destroy Taura.
And so for the past six years she had searched high and low for the other children. It had taken her years but she had finally done it and finally felt ready to take on Taura.
Switching back to reality, she realised that her fellow Alofelecaries were staring intently at her...
"Kirana?" whispered Lieta, Mage of Water, "We're ready to perform the ceremony now... Have you got the staff?"
Sighing, Kirana whipped out her staff from behind her back. "It's right here."
Getting up she followed Lieta to the northern side of the huge Kula tree. Seeing them come, the other Alofelecaries stood up and walked over.
Once they had all gathered around them, Lieta spoke up, "Ok everyone, are we all ready?"
Grimly, they all nodded. Kirana then stepped into the circle they had drawn with chalk and protected with countless spells. When she had reached the centre, she lifted her staff high and stuck it fast into the ground.
By now, the other Alofelecaries had taken their positions in the outer circle. Kirana now stepped back out and placed herself between Lieta and Guona, Mage of Darkness, on the chalk line. When all seven were placed evenly along the line, they all reached out and grabbed hands with the people next to them.
Ignoring a slight tingling sensation that run up her arms, she started off whispering the words to the spell. One by one, they all picked it up and began the chant.
"Great Mother Goddess, guide us in our destiny, guide us in our future, with us drawn together here may our powers combine as one. Help us destroy this evil and rid the world of Taura forevermore."
This was repeated over and over again, growing louder and stronger each time. Kirana could feel the tingling sensation getting continually stronger until it almost became unbearable, yet still she held on. By now, the sky above had turned a deep dark grey and had gathered many black clouds. Suddenly a bright lightning bolt exploded from the nearest black cloud and centred on the staff.
Still chanting, Kirana looked up and saw the staff seeming to absorb the lightning bolt. Then with a few more bangs, three more bolts joined on to the staff and connected with it. The pain in her arms really was unbearable now.
As if the gods had heard her, a fifth bolt came down. As it did, the circle could hold no more and there was a big explosion, followed by cries of agony from her friends. With the explosion, she was blasted off the ground and thrown high into the air before finally crashing down, three metres away from the circle.
Panicking, she quickly tried to sit up, unfortunately finding that her head was throbbing badly. Hoping her friends were alright, she lay back down, just as her vision started to turn black...
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
A/N: Ooh Cliffhanger! Will she survive? What happened? What happened to her friends? Etc...
I won't write another until I get five reviews... Is that so much to ask?? Nah I'm joking... I'll update anyway.
Please do review though! I love reviews.... Bad or good, both are helpful! So are suggestions, ideas, comments, constructive criticism... etc...
Next chap *promise* will be up in a few days...
A/N: I was going to add a lot more to the first chap but I kinda got carried away and decided to move it up into this chap instead.
Oh and read the two pages before this one before you continue...
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Kirana was pacing around an old Kula Tree, desperately trying not to collapse and cry. Swishing her tail behind her, she sat and tried to remember how she had gotten herself in this situation...
She had been special from the moment she was born. Ever since she could remember, she had been different. There wasn't anything physically or mentally wrong with her, something just set her apart from all the other Alofelecaries.
It had only been when she was ten years old was she finally told what that feeling was. It was then that the great goddess had come to her. She had told Kirana that she was one of her chosen seven. One of the chosen children to destroy the evil of the world and return it to the peaceful and happy place it originally was.
These children had been prophesied since the beginning of the dark ages which was centuries ago and to think that she was one of them was mind blowing! Of course she couldn't believe at first, but the goddess had eventually made her see the truth. She had then been given the mission to find all the other children. Only then could their powers be combined as one.
Other Alofelecaries had magic too. It was actually a rather common gift. The power of their magic varied though, some could only manage to light a candle while others may be very powerful. Kirana had been trained in her magic since she was five but could never reach her full potential because nobody in the land was as powerful as her. She knew now that she was one of the seven most powerful sorcerers in the world and the thought of that scared her.
It had scared her master too. She had taught Kirana everything she knew but there were limits to what she could teach her. Kirana had to learn the rest by experimenting with her power, sometimes with serious consequences. Her tail had been broken in two places and she had more scars then she had stripes! She had come so far in her training that she had been accepted into the Time Guild and stayed with her master (Kitanya) who had continued to train her.
Wiping back tears, she remembered her tenth birthday when Kitanya had given her a staff. It had a bronze rod with claws that held a dark looking crystal. The crystal itself was a burning black ember, encaged in a glossy magical coating. It had been the best present she had ever received in her life.
Kitanya had been like a mother to her and she missed her terribly. Unable to control it anymore, she let the tears flow down her cheeks. It had been just a week after her tenth when it happened; when Kitanya died. The mages at the guild had no idea how it happened, and although it was investigated, no facts could be found. The mages had been so terrified that something like this could happen that they had blamed Kitanya. They had always been scared of her powers and because she had been so close to Kitanya, she was the perfect person to blame and had accused her of black magic. Even though she had been innocent and nobody had any proof against her, she had still been banished, never to return.
It had been that night when the great goddess had spoken to her. She had been through so much though that she had refused to see the truth. She had eventually given in though and had accepted her destiny, to find the six other children and destroy Taura.
And so for the past six years she had searched high and low for the other children. It had taken her years but she had finally done it and finally felt ready to take on Taura.
Switching back to reality, she realised that her fellow Alofelecaries were staring intently at her...
"Kirana?" whispered Lieta, Mage of Water, "We're ready to perform the ceremony now... Have you got the staff?"
Sighing, Kirana whipped out her staff from behind her back. "It's right here."
Getting up she followed Lieta to the northern side of the huge Kula tree. Seeing them come, the other Alofelecaries stood up and walked over.
Once they had all gathered around them, Lieta spoke up, "Ok everyone, are we all ready?"
Grimly, they all nodded. Kirana then stepped into the circle they had drawn with chalk and protected with countless spells. When she had reached the centre, she lifted her staff high and stuck it fast into the ground.
By now, the other Alofelecaries had taken their positions in the outer circle. Kirana now stepped back out and placed herself between Lieta and Guona, Mage of Darkness, on the chalk line. When all seven were placed evenly along the line, they all reached out and grabbed hands with the people next to them.
Ignoring a slight tingling sensation that run up her arms, she started off whispering the words to the spell. One by one, they all picked it up and began the chant.
"Great Mother Goddess, guide us in our destiny, guide us in our future, with us drawn together here may our powers combine as one. Help us destroy this evil and rid the world of Taura forevermore."
This was repeated over and over again, growing louder and stronger each time. Kirana could feel the tingling sensation getting continually stronger until it almost became unbearable, yet still she held on. By now, the sky above had turned a deep dark grey and had gathered many black clouds. Suddenly a bright lightning bolt exploded from the nearest black cloud and centred on the staff.
Still chanting, Kirana looked up and saw the staff seeming to absorb the lightning bolt. Then with a few more bangs, three more bolts joined on to the staff and connected with it. The pain in her arms really was unbearable now.
As if the gods had heard her, a fifth bolt came down. As it did, the circle could hold no more and there was a big explosion, followed by cries of agony from her friends. With the explosion, she was blasted off the ground and thrown high into the air before finally crashing down, three metres away from the circle.
Panicking, she quickly tried to sit up, unfortunately finding that her head was throbbing badly. Hoping her friends were alright, she lay back down, just as her vision started to turn black...
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
A/N: Ooh Cliffhanger! Will she survive? What happened? What happened to her friends? Etc...
I won't write another until I get five reviews... Is that so much to ask?? Nah I'm joking... I'll update anyway.
Please do review though! I love reviews.... Bad or good, both are helpful! So are suggestions, ideas, comments, constructive criticism... etc...
Next chap *promise* will be up in a few days...