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Chapter 2
"Well this is unusual" commented Niko.
"You said it" quipped Briar.
"Tell me about this dream"
Daja, with interruptions from Sandry, Tris and Briar, managed to describe the strange dream they had all been having. She described the strange grey figure in a grey hooded cloak, the bright flashes of silver magic and the feeling that drew them all to this mage.
"You can see and feel this mages magic?" enquired Niko
"Yes" replied Sandry
"Well if you're bound to this mage you should be able to follow his or her magic, like you do with each other."
"Why don't you give it a try?" pressed Dedicate Lark. Lark was a very talented thread mage and former acrobat. She ran Discipline cottage along with Dedicate Rosethorn, Briar's teacher.
Reluctantly, the four young mages closed their eyes and felt for the magic inside of them. Quickly they sorted through the ties to each other and each of them discovered a new, brightly glowing thread of magic. It was stretched with distance and had the same feeling surrounding it that they all felt in the dream they shared.
"Wow" breathed Tris.
"That was strange"
"What did you feel?" asked Lark
"A new thread of magic" replied Daja with wide eyes.
"The mage is a long way away"
"Well then we will simply have to travel to find them won't we? Said Niko
"Really! Travel?" squealed Sandry
"Yes, it's the only way we'll get any answers"
"Great!" beamed Daja
"When do we leave?"
"As soon as we can. But we will need to know where we are going, you will all have to try and see in which direction the thread of magic leads."
"To me it fells like the mage is in the south" replied Tris
"Yes, slightly to the west though"
"It sounds like the Battle Islands is where our mage is"
"Which one though?"
"We will have to get closer to tell that"
"Well you four start packing and I will go and find us a boat"
"Hurray!" yelled Sandry running for the stairs
"We will leave in the morning" called Niko after her
That night all of the mages had the same dream. The tall oak tree and the feeling of weightlessness were still part of the dream but the hooded mage was this time surrounded by all types of animals, tigers mingled with deer and birds flew in twittering clouds round the mages head. A giant eye regarded all from high above, never blinking.
- - - - - - - - (The next day)- - - - - - - - - - - - -
Daja stood at the prow of the boat reveling in the feel of the wind in her hair and the taste of salt in her mouth. She hadn't been on a boat like this since her family's boat had sunk.
"Having a good time?" came a voice from behind her. Daja turned and found herself looking into Briar's bright green eyes.
"Yes" Daja replied "Isn't it beautiful?"
"Ummmm.. Yeah if you say so" Was the unenthusiastic reply.
'Of course it is!"
"Well, whatever floats your boat!"
"Briar! That's awful" grinned Daja
"What?" asked Briar innocently
"Daja! Briar!" called Niko
"Coming" replied Daja
The two of them descended the stairs which led to their cabins. Niko, Tris and Sandry waited for them in the small room which served them all as a study and a dining room.
"I have been trying to interpret the dreams you have all been having" explained Niko "It seems to me that the reason you can't tell much about this mage is because they are protected by something or someone. Why, I cannot tell."
"Oh right, so someone doesn't want us to find this mage"
Yes, which is why I have come to believe that whoever is guarding this mage is doing it in to hide something"
"Do you think the person guarding our mage is up to no good?"
"It is a possibility"
"Why would someone want to guard our mage?"
"That brings me to my second point" stated Niko "I was also curious to know why you could not tell what type of magic the mage in your dream has. Not even the strongest mage can guard the type of magic our mage has."
"Well what type do they have?"
"I cannot be certain but I believe that he or she is a multi-mage"(A/N: I know it's a rubbish name but if you can think of anything better then review and tell me)
"What, in Mila's name, is a multi-mage?"
"A very, very rare type of mage" It was unlike Niko to exaggerate so when he said rare he meant it. "Only one person in every 100,000 generations is a multi-mage"
"Whoa" muttered Briar
"A multi-mage posses more than one type of magic. The last known multi-mage had 3 types of magic"
"So whoever is guarding him or her doesn't want us to help our mage because we would make them stronger?" said Sandry slowly
Niko looked impressed "Yes, if the one guarding our mage is trying to do evil he would be very afraid of a multi-mage and even more so of a multi- mage with friends"
"Do you think our multi-mage knows of this evil mage?"
"Possibly, I'm not sure"
"Well why have we become bound to the multi-mage?" asked Tris
"Again, I am uncertain maybe it is the will of the Gods" replied Niko "If they become concerned enough they will intervene"
"Well what would they be concerned about?" asked Tris looking slightly nervous
"That, I am sure, we will find out soon enough"
That night they all dreamed the same dream once more. The mysterious mage in the grey cloak was still in the center. This time the mage was surrounded by flickering flames, he/she commanded them with flicks of slender fingers. They swirled and spiraled. The background seemed to shimmer like the reflection of water. The four dreamers then realized with a jolt that the background was water. It turned in a giant funnel which surrounded them all. The multi-mage looked up and they saw the glimmer of intelligent eyes. The figure slowly raised both hands and held up six fingers.
"Six magic's?" guessed Tris
There was the glimmer of teeth under the dark hood as the face grinned.
"Wait, how can you tell us this?" asked Briar "You are guarded, aren't you?"
Before the mage could answer there was a blinding flash and the grey cloaked figure vanished.
Four mages sat up and quickly scrambled out of their beds. As each of them ran in to the study/dining room they nearly collided with three other running figures.
"That was strange"
"Yeah"
"Why do you think there was all that magic all of a sudden?"
"Maybe our mage found a way to communicate with us but was found out"
"You don't suppose he or she is in danger do you?"
"I hope not"
"Well our mage seems pretty powerful"
"Too right!" exclaimed Briar "Six magic's!"
"So he/she has plant, flight, wild, seerer, water and fire magic"
"He or she may have more" came a voice from behind them.
The three girls whirled round in shock.
"Niko!" exclaimed Daja "Briar, why didn't you tell us?"
Briar only grinned mischievously. It wasn't very often people snuck up on him.
"What do you mean?"
"Well I presume our mage is the same age as you, around 14 or 15"
"Yes"
"Then she is still maturing, which also means her magic is"
"So until she is fully mature more types of magic may start to appear?"
"Precisely" Niko replied
"Great, more complications" sighed Briar
"I must say though I would be very surprised if our mage did. As he/she already has six, which is twice as many as the last multi-mage"
"Yeah well. Knowing our luck he or she will be sprouting types of magic left, right and center"
"Aww come on Briar, we haven't even met the person and you already dislike them"
"Yeah well" muttered Briar in response.
"We will see in the morning when the boat docks, so back to bed" ordered Niko
The four mages shuffled back to bed, each wondering what lay ahead of them. Well, that was my second chapter. Hope you like. If you have any ideas for a new title for my multi-mage or a type of magic you want him/her to have, review and tell me! Thanks for reading! (And reviewing! Hint! Hint!)
Thank you so much to the people who reviewed. Oh well, here goes.
Chapter 2
"Well this is unusual" commented Niko.
"You said it" quipped Briar.
"Tell me about this dream"
Daja, with interruptions from Sandry, Tris and Briar, managed to describe the strange dream they had all been having. She described the strange grey figure in a grey hooded cloak, the bright flashes of silver magic and the feeling that drew them all to this mage.
"You can see and feel this mages magic?" enquired Niko
"Yes" replied Sandry
"Well if you're bound to this mage you should be able to follow his or her magic, like you do with each other."
"Why don't you give it a try?" pressed Dedicate Lark. Lark was a very talented thread mage and former acrobat. She ran Discipline cottage along with Dedicate Rosethorn, Briar's teacher.
Reluctantly, the four young mages closed their eyes and felt for the magic inside of them. Quickly they sorted through the ties to each other and each of them discovered a new, brightly glowing thread of magic. It was stretched with distance and had the same feeling surrounding it that they all felt in the dream they shared.
"Wow" breathed Tris.
"That was strange"
"What did you feel?" asked Lark
"A new thread of magic" replied Daja with wide eyes.
"The mage is a long way away"
"Well then we will simply have to travel to find them won't we? Said Niko
"Really! Travel?" squealed Sandry
"Yes, it's the only way we'll get any answers"
"Great!" beamed Daja
"When do we leave?"
"As soon as we can. But we will need to know where we are going, you will all have to try and see in which direction the thread of magic leads."
"To me it fells like the mage is in the south" replied Tris
"Yes, slightly to the west though"
"It sounds like the Battle Islands is where our mage is"
"Which one though?"
"We will have to get closer to tell that"
"Well you four start packing and I will go and find us a boat"
"Hurray!" yelled Sandry running for the stairs
"We will leave in the morning" called Niko after her
That night all of the mages had the same dream. The tall oak tree and the feeling of weightlessness were still part of the dream but the hooded mage was this time surrounded by all types of animals, tigers mingled with deer and birds flew in twittering clouds round the mages head. A giant eye regarded all from high above, never blinking.
- - - - - - - - (The next day)- - - - - - - - - - - - -
Daja stood at the prow of the boat reveling in the feel of the wind in her hair and the taste of salt in her mouth. She hadn't been on a boat like this since her family's boat had sunk.
"Having a good time?" came a voice from behind her. Daja turned and found herself looking into Briar's bright green eyes.
"Yes" Daja replied "Isn't it beautiful?"
"Ummmm.. Yeah if you say so" Was the unenthusiastic reply.
'Of course it is!"
"Well, whatever floats your boat!"
"Briar! That's awful" grinned Daja
"What?" asked Briar innocently
"Daja! Briar!" called Niko
"Coming" replied Daja
The two of them descended the stairs which led to their cabins. Niko, Tris and Sandry waited for them in the small room which served them all as a study and a dining room.
"I have been trying to interpret the dreams you have all been having" explained Niko "It seems to me that the reason you can't tell much about this mage is because they are protected by something or someone. Why, I cannot tell."
"Oh right, so someone doesn't want us to find this mage"
Yes, which is why I have come to believe that whoever is guarding this mage is doing it in to hide something"
"Do you think the person guarding our mage is up to no good?"
"It is a possibility"
"Why would someone want to guard our mage?"
"That brings me to my second point" stated Niko "I was also curious to know why you could not tell what type of magic the mage in your dream has. Not even the strongest mage can guard the type of magic our mage has."
"Well what type do they have?"
"I cannot be certain but I believe that he or she is a multi-mage"(A/N: I know it's a rubbish name but if you can think of anything better then review and tell me)
"What, in Mila's name, is a multi-mage?"
"A very, very rare type of mage" It was unlike Niko to exaggerate so when he said rare he meant it. "Only one person in every 100,000 generations is a multi-mage"
"Whoa" muttered Briar
"A multi-mage posses more than one type of magic. The last known multi-mage had 3 types of magic"
"So whoever is guarding him or her doesn't want us to help our mage because we would make them stronger?" said Sandry slowly
Niko looked impressed "Yes, if the one guarding our mage is trying to do evil he would be very afraid of a multi-mage and even more so of a multi- mage with friends"
"Do you think our multi-mage knows of this evil mage?"
"Possibly, I'm not sure"
"Well why have we become bound to the multi-mage?" asked Tris
"Again, I am uncertain maybe it is the will of the Gods" replied Niko "If they become concerned enough they will intervene"
"Well what would they be concerned about?" asked Tris looking slightly nervous
"That, I am sure, we will find out soon enough"
That night they all dreamed the same dream once more. The mysterious mage in the grey cloak was still in the center. This time the mage was surrounded by flickering flames, he/she commanded them with flicks of slender fingers. They swirled and spiraled. The background seemed to shimmer like the reflection of water. The four dreamers then realized with a jolt that the background was water. It turned in a giant funnel which surrounded them all. The multi-mage looked up and they saw the glimmer of intelligent eyes. The figure slowly raised both hands and held up six fingers.
"Six magic's?" guessed Tris
There was the glimmer of teeth under the dark hood as the face grinned.
"Wait, how can you tell us this?" asked Briar "You are guarded, aren't you?"
Before the mage could answer there was a blinding flash and the grey cloaked figure vanished.
Four mages sat up and quickly scrambled out of their beds. As each of them ran in to the study/dining room they nearly collided with three other running figures.
"That was strange"
"Yeah"
"Why do you think there was all that magic all of a sudden?"
"Maybe our mage found a way to communicate with us but was found out"
"You don't suppose he or she is in danger do you?"
"I hope not"
"Well our mage seems pretty powerful"
"Too right!" exclaimed Briar "Six magic's!"
"So he/she has plant, flight, wild, seerer, water and fire magic"
"He or she may have more" came a voice from behind them.
The three girls whirled round in shock.
"Niko!" exclaimed Daja "Briar, why didn't you tell us?"
Briar only grinned mischievously. It wasn't very often people snuck up on him.
"What do you mean?"
"Well I presume our mage is the same age as you, around 14 or 15"
"Yes"
"Then she is still maturing, which also means her magic is"
"So until she is fully mature more types of magic may start to appear?"
"Precisely" Niko replied
"Great, more complications" sighed Briar
"I must say though I would be very surprised if our mage did. As he/she already has six, which is twice as many as the last multi-mage"
"Yeah well. Knowing our luck he or she will be sprouting types of magic left, right and center"
"Aww come on Briar, we haven't even met the person and you already dislike them"
"Yeah well" muttered Briar in response.
"We will see in the morning when the boat docks, so back to bed" ordered Niko
The four mages shuffled back to bed, each wondering what lay ahead of them. Well, that was my second chapter. Hope you like. If you have any ideas for a new title for my multi-mage or a type of magic you want him/her to have, review and tell me! Thanks for reading! (And reviewing! Hint! Hint!)