My eyes fluttered open and I looked around in confusion. Only one moment ago, Muri and I had been trapped and captured by the mage whom had killed my mother, Dalila, and had touched me...I sat bolt upright, as memory overtook me...

...a flash of red, a moment of clearness seeing a terrified Muri below me, more of being imprisoned in the clutches of the red, then suddenly drowning in a blue-white light...

As memory released me, I narrowed my eyes with anger as I looked around for the blood-mage. My head swung around, -the two heralds knocked unconscious in a heap under a tree- twisting, -their Companions in a heap in the other direction- searching, -Rolan, panting, behind me- just as realization set in. I had caused this. It all had the unmistakable sense of my powers, polluted by another. Tears leaked into my eyes as I thought of the damage I had done.

I was just starting from shock to wallowing in self-pity, when I heard a shriek of anger. My head whipped around, once again, with tears spraying from my face in a mist, and I saw one very pissed off mage. He was getting off the ground, power and anger radiating off him, and a mage-blade appearing in his hands. He leapt at Muri, who had just began to walk towards me. I saw her whip around as I had done and her eyes widened as she recognized who and what was coming at her.

I lashed out with a bolt of power, knocking Muri out of the way, and out cold. I then quickly set a shield of physical power around her, which the mage hit a moment later knocking him off his feet. His shields were still there, and none could reach through, other than me of course. With a quick twitch of power, I reached through his shields, putting him into a deep sleep, that only I could reverse.

I sagged off my feet and onto my knees, drained, and overextended. My mind drifted, then a nuzzle on my shoulder from behind brought me back to my senses.

I turned saying, "Thanks, Rolan--"

Then sank into familiar bright blue eyes...

:I Choose you.:









AN: SO! Who liked it? Please tell! I'm sorry about the extreme short chapter to the extreme short story, but that's just how I am. Another short chappie will be out soon, so don't pull your hair out! lol



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