Lash- another chapter of the prologue. I hope people like it...
Mel kicked her legs, propelling herself through the water. Lash floated for a moment looking around. The girl was nowhere to be seen. She had gone under the water and they haven't seen here since.
"Hey Mel?!" Lash shouted, spitting out the salty water. "Any idea where she is?" Mel squinted as sea water splashed into them. "I can't see her...Maybe we should head back..." Lash looked back once more, then followed her to shore.
Jacques pulled the girl out of the water, leaving a steady trail in the wet sand. He was soaking wet and kneeled at her side. "Hello? Miss?" he asked, poking her. Remembering something his father once said, he put one hand behind the other and pressed them against her stomach. "1...2...3!" he counted and pushed.
The girl began coughing as water sputtered out of her mouth. When all the water had been purged, she sat up, coughing ceaselessly. By then Lash and Mel have gotten out of the water and were standing on either side of Jacques. The girl looked up at them with large brown eyes.
Mel was the first to speak. "Are you alright?" she asked, kneeling besides Jacques. The girl nodded, her hand on her chest. She gasped, her chest rising up and down. "Thank you for helping me....err?" she said, waiting for a name.
"I'm Mel" Mel said, smiling. Jacques grinned. "My names Jacques!" he said. "I'm Lash..." Lash said, still standing.
The girl did not seem abashed and smiled. "I am Art" she said. "It's nice to meet you." She got up and brushed the hem of her robes. Mel, Jacques and Lash looked at each other, puzzled. Mel was the first to speak. "Sorry if I sound rude, but...Where are you from?" she asked.
Art frowned, puzzled. "Where am I from? I honestly don't know... I can't remember a thing." She said. "Well...how did you get her then?" Lash said "You just skyrocketed from the air and into the sea..." Mel shook her head. "I suppose we should take you to the village, huh?"
Art blinked. "You live here?" she asked. The three nodded. "Come on" Lash said, leading the way into the woods. Mel moved to Art's other side. "You should be careful, there monsters here. If one attacks hide and we'll take care of it." She said. Art walked on, following Lash. "Shouldn't I help you?" she said. Mel blinked and was about to sat something, when something shot out of the bushes before them.
It was a giant scorpion. Its tail was tipped with a great point, and a green fluid was secreting from it. It's was incredibly large. It was the Carbora, a scorpion that lived on the island. It stayed to the woods, and hardly attacked the adepts. This time however, it saw the 4 and decided to take a chance with these small children.
It scuttled towards Jacques first. "Circe!" He shouted, the dome of energy enveloping him again. The Carbora's tail lashed against the dome, sending sparks everywhere. Mel dashed toward the creature again. "Rend!" she shouted, sending a way of psyenergy at it. The scorpion blocked the wave and let Jacques alone, dashing towards the other 3.
"Beam!" Lash shouted. The light shot out of his palm and crashed into the beast. The Carbora stopped for a moment, then scuttled towards them again. Art pushed her way in front of Lash, Mel and Jacques.
She braced herself and aimed her palm at it. "Ray!" she shouted. Instead of a wave of light crashed forwards, a black beam shot at the beast. It brushed the attack off and dashed toward them again.
Jacques cleared his head. "Shard!" he shouted. A disk flew at the Carbora, shattering into a few pieces. The shard crashed into it, sending it falling onto the ground. Mel then stepped up. "Mobole!" she shouted. The ground around the Carbora began to shake. Suddenly the earth rose over a wave of psyenergy. Mel let it fall, and the Carbora crashed onto the ground.
The Carbora struggled to get up. Then it dashed towards Jacques, its tail lunged forward and pierced the boy's arms. The tail began pumping, sending poison into the boy's bloodstream. "Jacques!" Lash shouted. Mel dashed at the beast again, shouting "Rend!". Her wave forced the Carbora off of Jacques, but not before it slashed at Mel with a pincer.
Lash raised his hand into the air. "Shine!" he shouted. A ball of light formed over his palms. It grew to a small size glowing and shining. Art stepped next to him and raised her arm in the air. "Dim!" she shouted. An orb of equal size and mass rose above her but it was made of pure darkness. The two brought their arms down and the orbs crashed towards the Carbora. It turned different colors for a moment, before disappearing.
The four stood there shocked. Mel had grabbed Jacques by the shoulders, lifting him off the ground. Lash and Art were still standing before it, their hands still aimed where the Carbora was just a few moments ago. It was only Jacques's moan that brought everyone back to the present.
"I think he's poisoned..." Mel said sadly. Lash rushed over and pulled the sleeve of Jacques shirt up. The arm was pierced and the veins could be seen through the skin. They were green. Art slowly walked up to Mel and Lash. "I think I can help..." she said. She kneeled before Jacques and pressed her hand against his arm. "Sluice" she said silently. A thin wave of black emitted from her hand and washed over the arm. Suddenly, the wound was spitting out green fluids. Already the veins were filling with fresh red blood.
Jacques eye fluttered open. He pulled from Mel's grip and sat up. "Did we beat it?" he asked, rubbing his eyes. Mel nodded. Lash turned to Art. "I had no idea you were an adept too...." He said.
Art blinked. "An adept? I'm afraid you're mistaken. I'm not an adept... I don't even know what that is." Mel shook her head. "You MUST be an Adept!" she said "Only an adept can use psyenergy.
Lash-Why won't anyone review?
Mel kicked her legs, propelling herself through the water. Lash floated for a moment looking around. The girl was nowhere to be seen. She had gone under the water and they haven't seen here since.
"Hey Mel?!" Lash shouted, spitting out the salty water. "Any idea where she is?" Mel squinted as sea water splashed into them. "I can't see her...Maybe we should head back..." Lash looked back once more, then followed her to shore.
Jacques pulled the girl out of the water, leaving a steady trail in the wet sand. He was soaking wet and kneeled at her side. "Hello? Miss?" he asked, poking her. Remembering something his father once said, he put one hand behind the other and pressed them against her stomach. "1...2...3!" he counted and pushed.
The girl began coughing as water sputtered out of her mouth. When all the water had been purged, she sat up, coughing ceaselessly. By then Lash and Mel have gotten out of the water and were standing on either side of Jacques. The girl looked up at them with large brown eyes.
Mel was the first to speak. "Are you alright?" she asked, kneeling besides Jacques. The girl nodded, her hand on her chest. She gasped, her chest rising up and down. "Thank you for helping me....err?" she said, waiting for a name.
"I'm Mel" Mel said, smiling. Jacques grinned. "My names Jacques!" he said. "I'm Lash..." Lash said, still standing.
The girl did not seem abashed and smiled. "I am Art" she said. "It's nice to meet you." She got up and brushed the hem of her robes. Mel, Jacques and Lash looked at each other, puzzled. Mel was the first to speak. "Sorry if I sound rude, but...Where are you from?" she asked.
Art frowned, puzzled. "Where am I from? I honestly don't know... I can't remember a thing." She said. "Well...how did you get her then?" Lash said "You just skyrocketed from the air and into the sea..." Mel shook her head. "I suppose we should take you to the village, huh?"
Art blinked. "You live here?" she asked. The three nodded. "Come on" Lash said, leading the way into the woods. Mel moved to Art's other side. "You should be careful, there monsters here. If one attacks hide and we'll take care of it." She said. Art walked on, following Lash. "Shouldn't I help you?" she said. Mel blinked and was about to sat something, when something shot out of the bushes before them.
It was a giant scorpion. Its tail was tipped with a great point, and a green fluid was secreting from it. It's was incredibly large. It was the Carbora, a scorpion that lived on the island. It stayed to the woods, and hardly attacked the adepts. This time however, it saw the 4 and decided to take a chance with these small children.
It scuttled towards Jacques first. "Circe!" He shouted, the dome of energy enveloping him again. The Carbora's tail lashed against the dome, sending sparks everywhere. Mel dashed toward the creature again. "Rend!" she shouted, sending a way of psyenergy at it. The scorpion blocked the wave and let Jacques alone, dashing towards the other 3.
"Beam!" Lash shouted. The light shot out of his palm and crashed into the beast. The Carbora stopped for a moment, then scuttled towards them again. Art pushed her way in front of Lash, Mel and Jacques.
She braced herself and aimed her palm at it. "Ray!" she shouted. Instead of a wave of light crashed forwards, a black beam shot at the beast. It brushed the attack off and dashed toward them again.
Jacques cleared his head. "Shard!" he shouted. A disk flew at the Carbora, shattering into a few pieces. The shard crashed into it, sending it falling onto the ground. Mel then stepped up. "Mobole!" she shouted. The ground around the Carbora began to shake. Suddenly the earth rose over a wave of psyenergy. Mel let it fall, and the Carbora crashed onto the ground.
The Carbora struggled to get up. Then it dashed towards Jacques, its tail lunged forward and pierced the boy's arms. The tail began pumping, sending poison into the boy's bloodstream. "Jacques!" Lash shouted. Mel dashed at the beast again, shouting "Rend!". Her wave forced the Carbora off of Jacques, but not before it slashed at Mel with a pincer.
Lash raised his hand into the air. "Shine!" he shouted. A ball of light formed over his palms. It grew to a small size glowing and shining. Art stepped next to him and raised her arm in the air. "Dim!" she shouted. An orb of equal size and mass rose above her but it was made of pure darkness. The two brought their arms down and the orbs crashed towards the Carbora. It turned different colors for a moment, before disappearing.
The four stood there shocked. Mel had grabbed Jacques by the shoulders, lifting him off the ground. Lash and Art were still standing before it, their hands still aimed where the Carbora was just a few moments ago. It was only Jacques's moan that brought everyone back to the present.
"I think he's poisoned..." Mel said sadly. Lash rushed over and pulled the sleeve of Jacques shirt up. The arm was pierced and the veins could be seen through the skin. They were green. Art slowly walked up to Mel and Lash. "I think I can help..." she said. She kneeled before Jacques and pressed her hand against his arm. "Sluice" she said silently. A thin wave of black emitted from her hand and washed over the arm. Suddenly, the wound was spitting out green fluids. Already the veins were filling with fresh red blood.
Jacques eye fluttered open. He pulled from Mel's grip and sat up. "Did we beat it?" he asked, rubbing his eyes. Mel nodded. Lash turned to Art. "I had no idea you were an adept too...." He said.
Art blinked. "An adept? I'm afraid you're mistaken. I'm not an adept... I don't even know what that is." Mel shook her head. "You MUST be an Adept!" she said "Only an adept can use psyenergy.
Lash-Why won't anyone review?