Hey, look at that, I updated!
Isaac: ::in silver "Everyone's going to die of shock"::
Yup, felt guilty about not updating for a while. Enjoy.
Nameless
Chapter 15
"Flare!" Garet yelled, and the row of plants Isaac had conjured withered under the burst of fire that swept over them. "Oh, that was cool."
"You don't need to yell the spell name," Sheba informed him.
"But I like to, so much more dramatic," he replied. "And it's easier, anyway."
Sheba sighed. "Yes, it's true that saying the name helps you focus...but honestly, if you're in the middle of a fight, do you want your enemy to know exactly what you're doing?"
"She has a point," Ivan nodded, casting whirlwind on more plants. The plants were torn to shreds and pulled up in a spiral of air before the spell died. Bits of greenery like confetti drifted lazily to the ground.
They were in an abandoned field, far from the road. Garet had driven them out there in his truck, boasting about how well his truck handled off road almost the entire way. Sheba admitted the truck didn't do too badly, but she wasn't sure why he was boasting when he hadn't exactly made the truck. But whatever, they were here, and the Psynergy training was well underway. All three Mercury Adepts were in hand in case Garet's psynergy got out of control. Which she was rather certain was going to happen any moment now. Of course, if Ivan would stop using Whirlwind so near Garet they might have some sort of chance.
"Ivan," she drew the slightly older boy's attention towards her. "Try using Ray."
"Okay," he closed his eyes like she had instructed him. His power glowed around him, and he shouted the word once. "Ray!"
A streak of lightening sped down from nowhere and struck the ground. The earth shattered where the lightening struck, blackening. A small fire started around the crater, and Alex put it out with Douse.
"Not bad," Sheba nodded, unable to hide her smile. "Not bad at all."
"We'll have to get the Hunters out here next time," Picard agreed.
Ivan smiled. Isaac, not to be outdone, cast Quake right at the Jupiter Adept's feet. The earth trembled, and Ivan fell flat on his face. Garet laughed, and Isaac just grinned.
But the earth didn't stop trembling, the quake spreading to where the Mecury Adepts were standing. Everyone but Sheba, who quickly used the hover charm, fell to the ground. The epicenter, right in the center of their scattered group shook more violently, the earth upheaving, rising and forming into a vaguely human shape.
"Golem," Sheba said needlessly. "Isaac! Garet! Get behind me!"
Isaac, who was closer, got behind her with no trouble. Garet took a hesitant step, and the Golem raised its club and brought it with shattering force back to the ground. The dirt rippled, and a collum of earth sent Garet flying. Once he was out of the way, Sheba cast Spark Plasma. The purple bolts hit the Golem head on and shattered it. Chunks of rock went flying. Sheba quickly called one of her Djinni. Waft created a circle of wind, reigning in the shrapnel and allowing it to settle harmlessly on the ground.
"Thank you, Waft," she cuddled the little purple creature when it flew back to her. Garet, having been healed by Mia, walked back to where he had been standing.
"What the hell is that?" he pointed at Waft. "It's like a Nerd Gundam or something!"
Alex cracked up. Isaac smiled, and Mia rolled her eyes. Sheba sighed and shook her head.
*
"This is Flint and this is Forge," Mia presented Isaac and Garet with the two Djinn. Forge lept up into Garet's hair, and Flint settled on Isaac's shoulder.
"*I've been wanting to meet you for a long time,*" the Djinni spoke to his mind, catching him by surprise. He felt a bond growing between them, and knew that Flint would do all in its power to aide him.
"*I've been waiting a long time, too,*" he told the Djinni, knowing it somewhow. The bond was filling an empty place he hadn't even been aware of. It disappeared in a flash of bronze light, but he could feel its presence in the back of his mind. He looked over at Garet, who had Forge in his hand and was scratching the Djinni behind the ears. It crooned and leaned into the motion.
He smiled at Isaac when he sensed his gaze upon him, and Forge was gone in a blaze of red. "Feels like we're really part of something, doesn't it."
He smiled in return. "It does."
"This is Gust," Mia was introducing Ivan to his first Djinni. The Jupiter Adept took Gust carefully in his hands, and a peaceful smile filled his features. When the Djinni did disappear, he looked happier than Isaac could remember seeing him.
"Well, that's it," Mia shrugged. "I guess it's time to head back into Vale."
***
Yay. It's updated. Be happy.
Isaac: ...
But don't expect regular updates for a while. I have to finish "Wake" (for those of you who don't know what "Wake" is...well...you can either e-mail me asking for info or you can just be happy in your blissfully ignorant state) by the end of this month, and then it's to work on "Live" (it's a working title, it may change, it may stay the same, for now I really like it). So...yeah. Be freakin' happy. And review. That may give me more incentive to update, haha.
Isaac: ::in silver "Everyone's going to die of shock"::
Yup, felt guilty about not updating for a while. Enjoy.
Nameless
Chapter 15
"Flare!" Garet yelled, and the row of plants Isaac had conjured withered under the burst of fire that swept over them. "Oh, that was cool."
"You don't need to yell the spell name," Sheba informed him.
"But I like to, so much more dramatic," he replied. "And it's easier, anyway."
Sheba sighed. "Yes, it's true that saying the name helps you focus...but honestly, if you're in the middle of a fight, do you want your enemy to know exactly what you're doing?"
"She has a point," Ivan nodded, casting whirlwind on more plants. The plants were torn to shreds and pulled up in a spiral of air before the spell died. Bits of greenery like confetti drifted lazily to the ground.
They were in an abandoned field, far from the road. Garet had driven them out there in his truck, boasting about how well his truck handled off road almost the entire way. Sheba admitted the truck didn't do too badly, but she wasn't sure why he was boasting when he hadn't exactly made the truck. But whatever, they were here, and the Psynergy training was well underway. All three Mercury Adepts were in hand in case Garet's psynergy got out of control. Which she was rather certain was going to happen any moment now. Of course, if Ivan would stop using Whirlwind so near Garet they might have some sort of chance.
"Ivan," she drew the slightly older boy's attention towards her. "Try using Ray."
"Okay," he closed his eyes like she had instructed him. His power glowed around him, and he shouted the word once. "Ray!"
A streak of lightening sped down from nowhere and struck the ground. The earth shattered where the lightening struck, blackening. A small fire started around the crater, and Alex put it out with Douse.
"Not bad," Sheba nodded, unable to hide her smile. "Not bad at all."
"We'll have to get the Hunters out here next time," Picard agreed.
Ivan smiled. Isaac, not to be outdone, cast Quake right at the Jupiter Adept's feet. The earth trembled, and Ivan fell flat on his face. Garet laughed, and Isaac just grinned.
But the earth didn't stop trembling, the quake spreading to where the Mecury Adepts were standing. Everyone but Sheba, who quickly used the hover charm, fell to the ground. The epicenter, right in the center of their scattered group shook more violently, the earth upheaving, rising and forming into a vaguely human shape.
"Golem," Sheba said needlessly. "Isaac! Garet! Get behind me!"
Isaac, who was closer, got behind her with no trouble. Garet took a hesitant step, and the Golem raised its club and brought it with shattering force back to the ground. The dirt rippled, and a collum of earth sent Garet flying. Once he was out of the way, Sheba cast Spark Plasma. The purple bolts hit the Golem head on and shattered it. Chunks of rock went flying. Sheba quickly called one of her Djinni. Waft created a circle of wind, reigning in the shrapnel and allowing it to settle harmlessly on the ground.
"Thank you, Waft," she cuddled the little purple creature when it flew back to her. Garet, having been healed by Mia, walked back to where he had been standing.
"What the hell is that?" he pointed at Waft. "It's like a Nerd Gundam or something!"
Alex cracked up. Isaac smiled, and Mia rolled her eyes. Sheba sighed and shook her head.
*
"This is Flint and this is Forge," Mia presented Isaac and Garet with the two Djinn. Forge lept up into Garet's hair, and Flint settled on Isaac's shoulder.
"*I've been wanting to meet you for a long time,*" the Djinni spoke to his mind, catching him by surprise. He felt a bond growing between them, and knew that Flint would do all in its power to aide him.
"*I've been waiting a long time, too,*" he told the Djinni, knowing it somewhow. The bond was filling an empty place he hadn't even been aware of. It disappeared in a flash of bronze light, but he could feel its presence in the back of his mind. He looked over at Garet, who had Forge in his hand and was scratching the Djinni behind the ears. It crooned and leaned into the motion.
He smiled at Isaac when he sensed his gaze upon him, and Forge was gone in a blaze of red. "Feels like we're really part of something, doesn't it."
He smiled in return. "It does."
"This is Gust," Mia was introducing Ivan to his first Djinni. The Jupiter Adept took Gust carefully in his hands, and a peaceful smile filled his features. When the Djinni did disappear, he looked happier than Isaac could remember seeing him.
"Well, that's it," Mia shrugged. "I guess it's time to head back into Vale."
***
Yay. It's updated. Be happy.
Isaac: ...
But don't expect regular updates for a while. I have to finish "Wake" (for those of you who don't know what "Wake" is...well...you can either e-mail me asking for info or you can just be happy in your blissfully ignorant state) by the end of this month, and then it's to work on "Live" (it's a working title, it may change, it may stay the same, for now I really like it). So...yeah. Be freakin' happy. And review. That may give me more incentive to update, haha.