Title: "A Winding Path"
Author: peonyqt1004
Summary: Trouble is brewing at Winding Circle, and all of the members of the regular gang must come together to fight this new threat. Kent and Glaki to join Tris in her fight. There is something strange going on. Is there a new magic that is unheard of in the magic world? Whatever it is, it is destroying Winding circle, and even the techers powers are almost helpless against it. Only the students could do something. Their power, made stronger by their magic bleeding into each other, may be their only hope. Kent learns the true horrors of war and magic... and realizes there might be something more between him and his teacher as he struggles to find his path in life... Tris on the other hand, might be facing something that may be beyond her reach... Briar, Sandry, and Daja, along with their apprentice, goes along to try to stop the threat, before it wipes out all of mage and human kind. A bit of T/K coupling, and a little B/T. There is strong evidence of P/S though. =) (I'm not sure whether this story should be B/T or T/K cuz they both are such a sweet couple =P Tell me in your reviews!)
"Winds of Trouble"
A slightly chubby short red haired girl with a strong stubborn face set with large cynical gray eyes stared around the island for a long time. Actually, she wasn't looking around. Her specs were tucked away safely behind her sensible gray sash around her waist and her eyes stared out wide and unseeing out towards the ocean. She was wind scrying.
After months of practice Tris has become quite the expert at scrying. It was a bit irritating to have colors floating around you... But it did help catch that yellow sash yakedasu killer. Nothing really important happened over her period of time there. Little by little, Tharios's prathmuni's came back... There has been some change in their law, allowing better conditions for prathmuni's. Life was getting better.
'It could be a lot better if not for those citizens ignorance.' She thought haughtily. Using her magic like hooks, she hooked the image of a strange ship not too far from the island which quickly dissappeared into the horizon.
"TRIS!"
There was a sharp pain at her ear. Tris yelped in pain, a scowl covering her features.
"What is it?!" Blood dripped fown from her ear. "Didn't I tell you not to use Chime to rouse me? Do you want me to wake your lazy behind up in the morning with the same method?" Tris threatened. Kent smiled good naturdely. "Sorry o' great mighty teacher! But it is past midday and I thought you might want to eat something instead of staring out into nowhere?" Tris grunted, she was a bit hungry. She realized how sweaty she was when she stumbled a bit before going up the stone steps toward Kent. Her red braids stuck to her face like wood dust does to wood glue. Chime, the beautiful glass dragon, swooped to her companion and chinked out her apologizes.
"No apologizes now Chime." Tris said glumly. But her hands went up to stroke the living glass beauty. Chime purred. Kent caught Tris before she collapsed on the floor completely.
"Stop dawdling and get me a cup of cold water!" Tris snapped irritatedly as she sat down heavily on a wooden stoop. With a mock salute, Kent was off, whistling. Although Tris's voice was harsh, her gray eyes gentled a bit as she watched him leave.
'A few months and everything has changed.' Tris thought wistfully. Fumbling for her specs, she squashed it onto her long nose and proceeded to drag some breezes around her to cool herself off. The complained a bit, but they came to her and swirled around her. Tris sighed and let the breezes soak into her hair.
'My mage kit.' She thought. 'But of course, no one really believes me...' Sighing, Tris decided to ponder about the few things that had happed since her arrival here after the killer problem in Tharios. Kent was able to do what he loved most... Glass blowing. He studied some investigating magic and caught 4 more crimes since... about 4 months. 'Kent's glass tracking devices were a hit.' Tris thought ruefully. 'Demas loved them.' Then she thought about Glaki. Glaki was an outstanding student. Tris smiled. The girls discipline was great. Glaki has come a long way... and she was forgetting some of the old hurts she had gotten.
'But she wont forget them entirely.' Tris thought sadly. 'No one can.'
Her thoughts were interuppted with Kent bringing her a cup of fresh water. Thirstily she drank the liquid. Sighing with a strange contentment, she wobbled to her feet. She winced. She had pushed too hard with her practice with wind scrying. She shouldn't try to expand her powers so much next time.
The broad shouldered sprightly man with blonde hair and blue eyes smiled at Tris. "You've over done it Tris!" He said crowingly. Tris shot him a nasty look and fingered her braid, his face turned slightly paler. Smirking, Tris opened the door to the study... and was greeted by her teacher who regarded her with his deek dark eyes.
"Tris, you should'nt push yourself too hard." Niko remarked. He got up, his royal blue tunic swishing... his handsome black breeches matching the dark shade of blue. However, there was a harried look in his eyes.
"I wasn't pushing myself too hard." Tris retorteded, turning a critical eye on her teacher. "But *you* look worse for the wear." Niko looked at her, looking down at her with his sharp nose. "It seems as if you know me too well." Niko muttered, but his eyes were kind. Kent suddenly butted in, suddenly brave enough to ask the question he had been meaning to ask for a long while.
"What *has* Tris been doing up there?"
Tris glared at him.
"Wind scrying." Niko replied absently. Niko ended the question quickly with an urgent look to Tris. "We need to talk now Tris. There might be some changes... to our schedule." Tris looked up sharply, her keen gray eyes hearing the slightly desperate sound to his voice. She nodded and walked in. She stopped and told Chime to shoo as she followed her teacher into a room.
~Kent~
'I guess it means no entry for me..' Kent thought gloomily. He sighed a bit and smiled as Chime came over to him and purred as she rubbed her smooth glass head against his face. There was a few yelps and a large dog, with the energy of that of a frisky puppy, bounded in with a giggling Glaki. Glaki's face was no longer thing, but round and happy without that lonely haunted look. Her dark brown eyes searched for a certain red head...
"She's talking with Niko." Kent said softly. The girls eyes lit up brightly as she bounded to Kent, her curls bouncing. "I wanted to show Tris something new I learned today!" Glaki said, chattering eagerly. Clapping and drawing a symbol in thin air, and small lightining balls flew about the room as Chime, startled by the little flames, started chasing them. Little Bear lunged behind a chair and stayed there, shaking. However, the fireballs went a bit awry and started to move around the room in a faster speed.
"Uh oh." Glaki said softly as her large luminous amber eyes turned large as the balls of fire started to go toward Little Bears waggling rump...
There was a sudden clap and the flames dispersed and dissappeared. Tris emerged from the room, fire sparking from her gray eyes.
"You almost stinged innocent Little Bears behind!"
Glaki drooped, looking guilty. Tris sighed and a slight smile graced her stern lips. "It would've been funny though." Tris said reassuringly to the girl whose eyes were starting to glisten with tears. Kent snorted. Niko emerged with a stern look.
"I'll see you later Tris." He said softly as he left. Tris looked a bit peturbed.
"You're worried about something aren't you?" Kent asked softly, his baby blue eyes softening.
"Hmm..." Was his only answer. Her gray eyes were fixed on the floor...
Then she spoke.
"Kent, I'm giving you a disicion now. You learned control and all the important basics from me. Do you think you need me anymore?" Kent looekd confused. "Why?" Tris sighed. She changed the subject... slightly.
"I'm turning 15 tommorow." She said tartly. "So?" Kent said confusedly. Tris laughed softly. "So... me being 15 and you being 20 doesn't mean anything? So you finally respect me..." But a smile didn't grace her face. Her lips thinned. "I'm afraid..." Tris said softly. "For your safety." Kent gwuaffed.
"MY safety?" He asked, slightly amused. But something in Tris's eyes sold him that something WAS the matter.
"If you follow me..." Her voice was very serious. "Then you might have to face something you should'nt face. Glaki should'nt face it either..." Then Tris smiled ruefully. "Plus, you're going to meet my brother and sisters if you come along."
"Mirthos help me." Kent said in mock horror as he mocked fright by making the sign of the goddess of protection.
"I'm going back to Winding circle." Tris said adruptly. "Take Glaki with you and stay here. I might come back..."
But the might sounded very weak.
"What is it?" Kent asked sharply.
"It's pirates Kent." Tris said softly, her gray eyes meeting Kent's blue ones. "So? You made them run with their tails between their legs long ago..." "It's diffrent." Tris said, interuppting him. Taking a deep breathe Tris faced him. "Mages are dying from creatures made from some unknown source... the pirates... might win this time. I must go back..." She said softly, so Glaki can't hear. "Stay, you are not part of this... This was my home. That is why I must go back and protect them..." Tris patted his shoulder lightly. "But I did make a good teacher." She said a bit louder. "But stay well. I hope Mirthos blesses you." Turning, she left the room... Leaving Kent with a descion...
~Niko~
Niko could see the future. His scrying brought images that no normal man should see...
There was some strange creature... It's body strangely immune to much of the powers used against it... Roaring... It's body, which reselmbled that of a lizards, crashing through the invisible spelled chains outside of the gate... Frostpine has spelled them strongly, but the creature was powerful... Magic fell and crumbled... little by little it gave away... the creature dissappeared. There was a strange high pitched voice... It sang a strange verse in a language unknown to him...
Hiplisbell...
Hiplisbell...
Destructo Maulin haroomellair.
Fireora...
The voice was the sweetest he had ever heard... but from the voice, something developed in the sky...
It was raining fire.
The voice glowed with magic... The magic had no shape or form and moved and shifted beneathe Niko's critical eye...
It was as if the magic itself was unsure of what it was...
Then the chain blew up and the dark figure collapsed. The voice was cut short as ships flooded into the break...
He heard the sound of crying. Then it started to rain. A tall large figure grabbed the small dark figure up with one arm and slapped the figure. The sobs died off and turned into a frightened whimper.
The raining stopped.
The war was beggining.
To be Continued....
A/N: This is Just the prolouge! Thanks for reading and review! Please~! =) The pairing will depend on the first reviewers~! Whichever got most vote will win~ ^^ Though I was thinking about Kent and Tris pairing...
-Peonyqt1004
Author: peonyqt1004
Summary: Trouble is brewing at Winding Circle, and all of the members of the regular gang must come together to fight this new threat. Kent and Glaki to join Tris in her fight. There is something strange going on. Is there a new magic that is unheard of in the magic world? Whatever it is, it is destroying Winding circle, and even the techers powers are almost helpless against it. Only the students could do something. Their power, made stronger by their magic bleeding into each other, may be their only hope. Kent learns the true horrors of war and magic... and realizes there might be something more between him and his teacher as he struggles to find his path in life... Tris on the other hand, might be facing something that may be beyond her reach... Briar, Sandry, and Daja, along with their apprentice, goes along to try to stop the threat, before it wipes out all of mage and human kind. A bit of T/K coupling, and a little B/T. There is strong evidence of P/S though. =) (I'm not sure whether this story should be B/T or T/K cuz they both are such a sweet couple =P Tell me in your reviews!)
"Winds of Trouble"
A slightly chubby short red haired girl with a strong stubborn face set with large cynical gray eyes stared around the island for a long time. Actually, she wasn't looking around. Her specs were tucked away safely behind her sensible gray sash around her waist and her eyes stared out wide and unseeing out towards the ocean. She was wind scrying.
After months of practice Tris has become quite the expert at scrying. It was a bit irritating to have colors floating around you... But it did help catch that yellow sash yakedasu killer. Nothing really important happened over her period of time there. Little by little, Tharios's prathmuni's came back... There has been some change in their law, allowing better conditions for prathmuni's. Life was getting better.
'It could be a lot better if not for those citizens ignorance.' She thought haughtily. Using her magic like hooks, she hooked the image of a strange ship not too far from the island which quickly dissappeared into the horizon.
"TRIS!"
There was a sharp pain at her ear. Tris yelped in pain, a scowl covering her features.
"What is it?!" Blood dripped fown from her ear. "Didn't I tell you not to use Chime to rouse me? Do you want me to wake your lazy behind up in the morning with the same method?" Tris threatened. Kent smiled good naturdely. "Sorry o' great mighty teacher! But it is past midday and I thought you might want to eat something instead of staring out into nowhere?" Tris grunted, she was a bit hungry. She realized how sweaty she was when she stumbled a bit before going up the stone steps toward Kent. Her red braids stuck to her face like wood dust does to wood glue. Chime, the beautiful glass dragon, swooped to her companion and chinked out her apologizes.
"No apologizes now Chime." Tris said glumly. But her hands went up to stroke the living glass beauty. Chime purred. Kent caught Tris before she collapsed on the floor completely.
"Stop dawdling and get me a cup of cold water!" Tris snapped irritatedly as she sat down heavily on a wooden stoop. With a mock salute, Kent was off, whistling. Although Tris's voice was harsh, her gray eyes gentled a bit as she watched him leave.
'A few months and everything has changed.' Tris thought wistfully. Fumbling for her specs, she squashed it onto her long nose and proceeded to drag some breezes around her to cool herself off. The complained a bit, but they came to her and swirled around her. Tris sighed and let the breezes soak into her hair.
'My mage kit.' She thought. 'But of course, no one really believes me...' Sighing, Tris decided to ponder about the few things that had happed since her arrival here after the killer problem in Tharios. Kent was able to do what he loved most... Glass blowing. He studied some investigating magic and caught 4 more crimes since... about 4 months. 'Kent's glass tracking devices were a hit.' Tris thought ruefully. 'Demas loved them.' Then she thought about Glaki. Glaki was an outstanding student. Tris smiled. The girls discipline was great. Glaki has come a long way... and she was forgetting some of the old hurts she had gotten.
'But she wont forget them entirely.' Tris thought sadly. 'No one can.'
Her thoughts were interuppted with Kent bringing her a cup of fresh water. Thirstily she drank the liquid. Sighing with a strange contentment, she wobbled to her feet. She winced. She had pushed too hard with her practice with wind scrying. She shouldn't try to expand her powers so much next time.
The broad shouldered sprightly man with blonde hair and blue eyes smiled at Tris. "You've over done it Tris!" He said crowingly. Tris shot him a nasty look and fingered her braid, his face turned slightly paler. Smirking, Tris opened the door to the study... and was greeted by her teacher who regarded her with his deek dark eyes.
"Tris, you should'nt push yourself too hard." Niko remarked. He got up, his royal blue tunic swishing... his handsome black breeches matching the dark shade of blue. However, there was a harried look in his eyes.
"I wasn't pushing myself too hard." Tris retorteded, turning a critical eye on her teacher. "But *you* look worse for the wear." Niko looked at her, looking down at her with his sharp nose. "It seems as if you know me too well." Niko muttered, but his eyes were kind. Kent suddenly butted in, suddenly brave enough to ask the question he had been meaning to ask for a long while.
"What *has* Tris been doing up there?"
Tris glared at him.
"Wind scrying." Niko replied absently. Niko ended the question quickly with an urgent look to Tris. "We need to talk now Tris. There might be some changes... to our schedule." Tris looked up sharply, her keen gray eyes hearing the slightly desperate sound to his voice. She nodded and walked in. She stopped and told Chime to shoo as she followed her teacher into a room.
~Kent~
'I guess it means no entry for me..' Kent thought gloomily. He sighed a bit and smiled as Chime came over to him and purred as she rubbed her smooth glass head against his face. There was a few yelps and a large dog, with the energy of that of a frisky puppy, bounded in with a giggling Glaki. Glaki's face was no longer thing, but round and happy without that lonely haunted look. Her dark brown eyes searched for a certain red head...
"She's talking with Niko." Kent said softly. The girls eyes lit up brightly as she bounded to Kent, her curls bouncing. "I wanted to show Tris something new I learned today!" Glaki said, chattering eagerly. Clapping and drawing a symbol in thin air, and small lightining balls flew about the room as Chime, startled by the little flames, started chasing them. Little Bear lunged behind a chair and stayed there, shaking. However, the fireballs went a bit awry and started to move around the room in a faster speed.
"Uh oh." Glaki said softly as her large luminous amber eyes turned large as the balls of fire started to go toward Little Bears waggling rump...
There was a sudden clap and the flames dispersed and dissappeared. Tris emerged from the room, fire sparking from her gray eyes.
"You almost stinged innocent Little Bears behind!"
Glaki drooped, looking guilty. Tris sighed and a slight smile graced her stern lips. "It would've been funny though." Tris said reassuringly to the girl whose eyes were starting to glisten with tears. Kent snorted. Niko emerged with a stern look.
"I'll see you later Tris." He said softly as he left. Tris looked a bit peturbed.
"You're worried about something aren't you?" Kent asked softly, his baby blue eyes softening.
"Hmm..." Was his only answer. Her gray eyes were fixed on the floor...
Then she spoke.
"Kent, I'm giving you a disicion now. You learned control and all the important basics from me. Do you think you need me anymore?" Kent looekd confused. "Why?" Tris sighed. She changed the subject... slightly.
"I'm turning 15 tommorow." She said tartly. "So?" Kent said confusedly. Tris laughed softly. "So... me being 15 and you being 20 doesn't mean anything? So you finally respect me..." But a smile didn't grace her face. Her lips thinned. "I'm afraid..." Tris said softly. "For your safety." Kent gwuaffed.
"MY safety?" He asked, slightly amused. But something in Tris's eyes sold him that something WAS the matter.
"If you follow me..." Her voice was very serious. "Then you might have to face something you should'nt face. Glaki should'nt face it either..." Then Tris smiled ruefully. "Plus, you're going to meet my brother and sisters if you come along."
"Mirthos help me." Kent said in mock horror as he mocked fright by making the sign of the goddess of protection.
"I'm going back to Winding circle." Tris said adruptly. "Take Glaki with you and stay here. I might come back..."
But the might sounded very weak.
"What is it?" Kent asked sharply.
"It's pirates Kent." Tris said softly, her gray eyes meeting Kent's blue ones. "So? You made them run with their tails between their legs long ago..." "It's diffrent." Tris said, interuppting him. Taking a deep breathe Tris faced him. "Mages are dying from creatures made from some unknown source... the pirates... might win this time. I must go back..." She said softly, so Glaki can't hear. "Stay, you are not part of this... This was my home. That is why I must go back and protect them..." Tris patted his shoulder lightly. "But I did make a good teacher." She said a bit louder. "But stay well. I hope Mirthos blesses you." Turning, she left the room... Leaving Kent with a descion...
~Niko~
Niko could see the future. His scrying brought images that no normal man should see...
There was some strange creature... It's body strangely immune to much of the powers used against it... Roaring... It's body, which reselmbled that of a lizards, crashing through the invisible spelled chains outside of the gate... Frostpine has spelled them strongly, but the creature was powerful... Magic fell and crumbled... little by little it gave away... the creature dissappeared. There was a strange high pitched voice... It sang a strange verse in a language unknown to him...
Hiplisbell...
Hiplisbell...
Destructo Maulin haroomellair.
Fireora...
The voice was the sweetest he had ever heard... but from the voice, something developed in the sky...
It was raining fire.
The voice glowed with magic... The magic had no shape or form and moved and shifted beneathe Niko's critical eye...
It was as if the magic itself was unsure of what it was...
Then the chain blew up and the dark figure collapsed. The voice was cut short as ships flooded into the break...
He heard the sound of crying. Then it started to rain. A tall large figure grabbed the small dark figure up with one arm and slapped the figure. The sobs died off and turned into a frightened whimper.
The raining stopped.
The war was beggining.
To be Continued....
A/N: This is Just the prolouge! Thanks for reading and review! Please~! =) The pairing will depend on the first reviewers~! Whichever got most vote will win~ ^^ Though I was thinking about Kent and Tris pairing...
-Peonyqt1004