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Chapter 16
"And I saw when the Lamb opened one of t he seals, and I heard, as it were thenoise of thunder, one of the four besats saying, Come and see. And I saw, and behold, a white horse; and he that sat on him had a bow; and a crown was given unto him: and he went forth conquering, and to conquer."
-Revelations 6:1&2
Isaac was barely pretending to be going to school anymore. The other Adepts had forbidden it, the weak were easily drawn into Her power, and there were too many weak minds at his school.
So when he went out to the sidewalk and got into Garet's truck, they went left instead of right at the light, and within a few minutes were up in Alex's apartment. They learned the theory behind Alchemy and Psynergy before they took Garet's truck out into the countryside to practice. Jenna and Felix had been filled on, and while her older brother threw himself into the studies with an enthusiasm that made even Sheba blink, Jenna was simply interested in burning stuff. And she was rather good at it.
'We're going to start you on staff and sword work soon," Alex told them one day. Garet and Isaac made their way back to their seperate homes, talking eagerly about it on the drive. Isaac waved goodbye and took the stairs two at a time to the apartment he continued to share with his mother. She was gone, but she had left a note on the fridge telling him what was in the fridge to make and that she'd be back later. Isaac shrugged and went to his room to drop of his backpack.
When he went back into the kitchen he nearly had a heart attack.
Standing amid ghostly stars was a transparent white horse, so collosal that it shouldn't fit in the tiny apartment. But the room seemed to have been stretched to accomodate for it. Upon its back was a large, thin man in white, his sleeves trailing nearly to the ground even from the back of his horse. He had an ivory bow in one hand, a silver arrow knocked to it, the string pulled slightly. His hair was white and flowing, tiny braids spilling from a brilliantly gold crown on his brow. He looked at Isaac with deep eyes. Something about his thin face and long, graceful fingers wasn't human.
The horse took one step forward, and the linoleum beneath its quickly solidifying hoof shattered. Isaac backed up, his mouth open in a silent scream.
And quite as suddenly as the rider had come, he turned his head as if he had heard some noise, pulled on the white silk ribbons that served as reigns, and was gone.
Isaac stood there for a long time, his heart beating wildly. Finally, he made his way to the phone, barely able to tear his eyes away from the spot for along enough to call Alex's cell phone.
The Mercury Adept swore at him.
****
"If Destiny knows where Isaac is we must move him!" Sheba was telling Alex after the older man had told her Isaac's strange tale. "We need him, Alex. Without him the prophecy can't be fulfilled-"
"We don't even know what the damn prophecy means!" Alex looked genuinely scared. "We don't even know how to stop Destiny. How are we supposed to be able to do anything against someone who can put giant horses in little apartments? What the hell was that thing anyway?"
"The first of the four horsemen," Sheba said softly. "Don't you read the Bible?"
"No."
"I suggest you do, Revelations coincides with the Prophecy," she brushed that thought to the side. "But that doesn't matter now, what matters is getting Isaac out of here and quickly."
"Imil," Alex said. "We could go to Imil."
Sheba considered that thought for a moment. "Well...that might work. If all else fails we can go to Laveliro."
"That might just work."
****
Isaac didn't stay in the apartment long enough for the kingly horseman to return. He called Garet seconds after he called Alex and waited on the curb for the Mars Adept.
"You look like you've seen a ghost," Garet told him when he got in on the passenger's side.
Isaac could only shrug in response.
****
Oh, and just so you all know even though you're probably not very curious, Wake is finished! Yay! Now I have to finish editting it so I can start on Live. Oh well. Hope you enjoyed the chapter!
Isaac: ::in saphirre blue with ruby sparkles "I never get to talk anymore"::
That's because I'm lazy! Review! ^_^
Chapter 16
"And I saw when the Lamb opened one of t he seals, and I heard, as it were thenoise of thunder, one of the four besats saying, Come and see. And I saw, and behold, a white horse; and he that sat on him had a bow; and a crown was given unto him: and he went forth conquering, and to conquer."
-Revelations 6:1&2
Isaac was barely pretending to be going to school anymore. The other Adepts had forbidden it, the weak were easily drawn into Her power, and there were too many weak minds at his school.
So when he went out to the sidewalk and got into Garet's truck, they went left instead of right at the light, and within a few minutes were up in Alex's apartment. They learned the theory behind Alchemy and Psynergy before they took Garet's truck out into the countryside to practice. Jenna and Felix had been filled on, and while her older brother threw himself into the studies with an enthusiasm that made even Sheba blink, Jenna was simply interested in burning stuff. And she was rather good at it.
'We're going to start you on staff and sword work soon," Alex told them one day. Garet and Isaac made their way back to their seperate homes, talking eagerly about it on the drive. Isaac waved goodbye and took the stairs two at a time to the apartment he continued to share with his mother. She was gone, but she had left a note on the fridge telling him what was in the fridge to make and that she'd be back later. Isaac shrugged and went to his room to drop of his backpack.
When he went back into the kitchen he nearly had a heart attack.
Standing amid ghostly stars was a transparent white horse, so collosal that it shouldn't fit in the tiny apartment. But the room seemed to have been stretched to accomodate for it. Upon its back was a large, thin man in white, his sleeves trailing nearly to the ground even from the back of his horse. He had an ivory bow in one hand, a silver arrow knocked to it, the string pulled slightly. His hair was white and flowing, tiny braids spilling from a brilliantly gold crown on his brow. He looked at Isaac with deep eyes. Something about his thin face and long, graceful fingers wasn't human.
The horse took one step forward, and the linoleum beneath its quickly solidifying hoof shattered. Isaac backed up, his mouth open in a silent scream.
And quite as suddenly as the rider had come, he turned his head as if he had heard some noise, pulled on the white silk ribbons that served as reigns, and was gone.
Isaac stood there for a long time, his heart beating wildly. Finally, he made his way to the phone, barely able to tear his eyes away from the spot for along enough to call Alex's cell phone.
The Mercury Adept swore at him.
****
"If Destiny knows where Isaac is we must move him!" Sheba was telling Alex after the older man had told her Isaac's strange tale. "We need him, Alex. Without him the prophecy can't be fulfilled-"
"We don't even know what the damn prophecy means!" Alex looked genuinely scared. "We don't even know how to stop Destiny. How are we supposed to be able to do anything against someone who can put giant horses in little apartments? What the hell was that thing anyway?"
"The first of the four horsemen," Sheba said softly. "Don't you read the Bible?"
"No."
"I suggest you do, Revelations coincides with the Prophecy," she brushed that thought to the side. "But that doesn't matter now, what matters is getting Isaac out of here and quickly."
"Imil," Alex said. "We could go to Imil."
Sheba considered that thought for a moment. "Well...that might work. If all else fails we can go to Laveliro."
"That might just work."
****
Isaac didn't stay in the apartment long enough for the kingly horseman to return. He called Garet seconds after he called Alex and waited on the curb for the Mars Adept.
"You look like you've seen a ghost," Garet told him when he got in on the passenger's side.
Isaac could only shrug in response.
****
Oh, and just so you all know even though you're probably not very curious, Wake is finished! Yay! Now I have to finish editting it so I can start on Live. Oh well. Hope you enjoyed the chapter!
Isaac: ::in saphirre blue with ruby sparkles "I never get to talk anymore"::
That's because I'm lazy! Review! ^_^