Chapter Nine
Attributes
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"Let's see how good you are with using magic in your attacks." Bruce said. He raised his hands, and a Pentagram made of twigs appeared on the ground around us. "As you no doubt know, Pentagrams are another symbol of Magic like the Purple Eye. When using Magic inside one, you will never be injured because of the Magic that surrounds and engulfs it. It also makes sure that no one will come inside it during the battle, and that no spells leave." I nodded my head and took DragonFury's sheath from around my neck and placed it on my belt. Most Magic Users cannot cast Magic with any weapon larger than a dagger. I sheathed DragonFury and placed LifeShield on my back. I reached into my pouch and pulled out a DragonTooth Dagger.
"Let the battle begin!" Bruce said, then cast a Flame Dart at my chest. I quickly sidestepped the fireball, and cast Boomerang at Bruce. The dagger in my hand went flying towards Bruce. I gave a smirk, but my face lowered when I saw the dagger turn around when it was a foot in front of him. He gave a sigh of relief when the dagger returned to my hand.
"Flame Beams!" Bruce shouted, and raised both hands above his head. They glowed an eerie lavender colour, and I saw a streak of fire form between his hands. He clapped his hands, and two streams of fire came flying at me - one from each hand.
"Water Burst!" I yelled, and raised my hands to aim the water at the two oncoming beams of fire. The one beam rushed past my right shoulder, with the fire still coming. The other was about two feet to my left. My spell reached the beam on my right, but the fire quickly sizzled the water away. I was surprised at the affect of this, and almost walked into the beam on my right. "Waterfall!" I yelled. and cast it in front of me. A large wall of water fell from above us. It landed right on target, and quickly stopped the Flame Beams. The ground inside the Pentagram became soggy due to the spell. The water finished falling, and I noticed Bruce was nowhere around me. I quickly cast Detect to see if could locate him with magic. The ground beneath me started to glow blue. The next thing I knew, Bruce was springing out of the ground underneath me. A Tunnel spell. I quickly threw myself to the ground on my left, and rolled out of the way. Bruce just hovered above me and laughed.
"If you beat me in this duel, I'll teach you a couple spells." He flew to the center of the Pentagram and landed. "Get up." I did as advised and got to my feet. I reached down to DragonFury and unsheathed her.
"Electric Force," I said, and lightning circled around my sword. "Who's the one winning now, Bruce!" I said to my competitor.
"No one, yet," was his reply. He got out his sword, and cast Boomerang. The sword flew at me, but I ducked, leaving the sword to fly above me, and back to Bruce's hand. I stood up and charged Bruce. I swung, but he quickly parried my attack with his sword.
'DragonFury! A little help would be nice!' I said to her.
'Okay, Erik. I'll remember not to harm him.' I raised her, and feigned another blow, having DragonFury hit Bruce in his side. He shook as the electricity from DragonFury flowed through his body. He dropped to one knee, then punched the ground.
"Thunder Wave," he muttered, lightning escaping from his hand and traveling through the ground towards me. I cast Levitate to avoid the spell, then lowered myself when the lightning passed.
"Air!" I screamed, and raised my hands to direct the wind towards Bruce. The Air spell threw him back a few feet. He then stood up and extended his arms to his side, signifying that the duel was over. He then lowered his arms to his side, causing the twig-Pentagram to sink into the ground.
"You put up a good fight that time." He said as he clutched his side where I hit him with DragonFury. "I also noticed that you have a little more power than you might think. You have two Attributes, and as a member of W.I.T. and EDEN, I hereby give you the ability to use these two powers." He walked over to me, and placed his hand on my forehead.
"Lightning..." he said, and I felt a wave of Mana flow throughout my body. I felt Lightning spells being transferred into my brain from a power greater than Bruce. The power of EDEN being channeled through Bruce.
The feeling of Mana subsided, and I opened my eyes. Bruce raised his other hand to my forehead.
"...and Light!" I felt the Mana again, new spells of Light being burnt into my brain from EDEN.
I opened my eyes again, and looked at Bruce. He grinned.
"Now, as promised, I'll teach you some spells." He grinned again, then raised his hand to my forehead again. "You now have the ability to cast Curenga..." the surge of Mana traveled my body. "...Erana's Haven..." again, the Mana, "...Distance-Sight..." my body shook from the Magic flowing in it, "...and Destroy Enchantment." As the last spell entered my brain, I felt a disturbance in magic coming from the north. I opened my eyes and saw Bruce looking at me. Erana quickly flew over to us.
"Did you feel that?" Bruce asked us. "It felt like it came from Pegasus Peaks!"
"Distance-Sight," Erana said, and made a box with her forefingers and thumbs. "There are two Mantid's climbing out of the Hippocrene! Erik, will you go there to them? I sense they are not what they seem. Still, please let me teach you a spell to help you, since Mantid's can be very powerful Spell-Casters." She placed her hand on my forehead like Bruce did, and I felt the knowledge of the spell 'Wall' form in my brain. "To get back here, just cast Erana's Haven. That spell sends you to the nearest place of Serenity that I have made."
"I'll leave to go right now." I said, then headed towards the door.
"Wait! Erik, I will send you there." Erana told me. I agreed, then saw pink swirl around me. I got there, and saw the two Mantis creatures having, what seemed like, a conversation.
Attributes
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"Let's see how good you are with using magic in your attacks." Bruce said. He raised his hands, and a Pentagram made of twigs appeared on the ground around us. "As you no doubt know, Pentagrams are another symbol of Magic like the Purple Eye. When using Magic inside one, you will never be injured because of the Magic that surrounds and engulfs it. It also makes sure that no one will come inside it during the battle, and that no spells leave." I nodded my head and took DragonFury's sheath from around my neck and placed it on my belt. Most Magic Users cannot cast Magic with any weapon larger than a dagger. I sheathed DragonFury and placed LifeShield on my back. I reached into my pouch and pulled out a DragonTooth Dagger.
"Let the battle begin!" Bruce said, then cast a Flame Dart at my chest. I quickly sidestepped the fireball, and cast Boomerang at Bruce. The dagger in my hand went flying towards Bruce. I gave a smirk, but my face lowered when I saw the dagger turn around when it was a foot in front of him. He gave a sigh of relief when the dagger returned to my hand.
"Flame Beams!" Bruce shouted, and raised both hands above his head. They glowed an eerie lavender colour, and I saw a streak of fire form between his hands. He clapped his hands, and two streams of fire came flying at me - one from each hand.
"Water Burst!" I yelled, and raised my hands to aim the water at the two oncoming beams of fire. The one beam rushed past my right shoulder, with the fire still coming. The other was about two feet to my left. My spell reached the beam on my right, but the fire quickly sizzled the water away. I was surprised at the affect of this, and almost walked into the beam on my right. "Waterfall!" I yelled. and cast it in front of me. A large wall of water fell from above us. It landed right on target, and quickly stopped the Flame Beams. The ground inside the Pentagram became soggy due to the spell. The water finished falling, and I noticed Bruce was nowhere around me. I quickly cast Detect to see if could locate him with magic. The ground beneath me started to glow blue. The next thing I knew, Bruce was springing out of the ground underneath me. A Tunnel spell. I quickly threw myself to the ground on my left, and rolled out of the way. Bruce just hovered above me and laughed.
"If you beat me in this duel, I'll teach you a couple spells." He flew to the center of the Pentagram and landed. "Get up." I did as advised and got to my feet. I reached down to DragonFury and unsheathed her.
"Electric Force," I said, and lightning circled around my sword. "Who's the one winning now, Bruce!" I said to my competitor.
"No one, yet," was his reply. He got out his sword, and cast Boomerang. The sword flew at me, but I ducked, leaving the sword to fly above me, and back to Bruce's hand. I stood up and charged Bruce. I swung, but he quickly parried my attack with his sword.
'DragonFury! A little help would be nice!' I said to her.
'Okay, Erik. I'll remember not to harm him.' I raised her, and feigned another blow, having DragonFury hit Bruce in his side. He shook as the electricity from DragonFury flowed through his body. He dropped to one knee, then punched the ground.
"Thunder Wave," he muttered, lightning escaping from his hand and traveling through the ground towards me. I cast Levitate to avoid the spell, then lowered myself when the lightning passed.
"Air!" I screamed, and raised my hands to direct the wind towards Bruce. The Air spell threw him back a few feet. He then stood up and extended his arms to his side, signifying that the duel was over. He then lowered his arms to his side, causing the twig-Pentagram to sink into the ground.
"You put up a good fight that time." He said as he clutched his side where I hit him with DragonFury. "I also noticed that you have a little more power than you might think. You have two Attributes, and as a member of W.I.T. and EDEN, I hereby give you the ability to use these two powers." He walked over to me, and placed his hand on my forehead.
"Lightning..." he said, and I felt a wave of Mana flow throughout my body. I felt Lightning spells being transferred into my brain from a power greater than Bruce. The power of EDEN being channeled through Bruce.
The feeling of Mana subsided, and I opened my eyes. Bruce raised his other hand to my forehead.
"...and Light!" I felt the Mana again, new spells of Light being burnt into my brain from EDEN.
I opened my eyes again, and looked at Bruce. He grinned.
"Now, as promised, I'll teach you some spells." He grinned again, then raised his hand to my forehead again. "You now have the ability to cast Curenga..." the surge of Mana traveled my body. "...Erana's Haven..." again, the Mana, "...Distance-Sight..." my body shook from the Magic flowing in it, "...and Destroy Enchantment." As the last spell entered my brain, I felt a disturbance in magic coming from the north. I opened my eyes and saw Bruce looking at me. Erana quickly flew over to us.
"Did you feel that?" Bruce asked us. "It felt like it came from Pegasus Peaks!"
"Distance-Sight," Erana said, and made a box with her forefingers and thumbs. "There are two Mantid's climbing out of the Hippocrene! Erik, will you go there to them? I sense they are not what they seem. Still, please let me teach you a spell to help you, since Mantid's can be very powerful Spell-Casters." She placed her hand on my forehead like Bruce did, and I felt the knowledge of the spell 'Wall' form in my brain. "To get back here, just cast Erana's Haven. That spell sends you to the nearest place of Serenity that I have made."
"I'll leave to go right now." I said, then headed towards the door.
"Wait! Erik, I will send you there." Erana told me. I agreed, then saw pink swirl around me. I got there, and saw the two Mantis creatures having, what seemed like, a conversation.
