Changes in Time
Disclaimer: I don't own ANY of RJ's work and that way, it will stay!
Chapter 5: Testing-Test 1, Part 2
Egwene walked onto grass, barefooted, yet dressed in an Emonds Field way. Even with the braid.
Now when did I do that? She wondered.
Looking around, she realized she was in a field, surrounded on three sides by dark forests. Turning around she saw a six-pointed star right behind her, near the darkest section of the woods. She walked towards it.
As she walked to it, Trollocs lept out of the woods on either side of her. She walked, not to fast, but hastily, to the star. Just before she made it there a Trolloc swung an axe at her. It hit her clothes, but not her skin, and her clothes fell off, making her completely nude.
She made it to the star and immediately wove flows of Air and Spirit to tie the Trollocs together then wove Fire and Air to make a simple weave that if done wrong, would shock the weaver, if done right, it would emit fireworks into the sky.
Fireworks erupted into the sky, and Egwene saw another star infront of her and went to it. The tree's shifted and she was in a town, still nude, with people looking at....
Ninety-Eight weaves later, Egwene was scratched, bruised, couldn't see from her one eye, since it was welled shut and felt completely tired. Yet, in a street, she saw a star infront of her, and heard howls behind. She turned around and saw wolf like creatures, but noted the prints they left in the ground. Darkhounds.
She made it to the star, seized the One Power, and remembered the weave of Fire and Air that Moiraine taught her to only use in moments like this. Balefire. She thrust it at the Darkhounds, and they were gone. Then she turned to do the most complicated weave of Fire, Earth, Spirit, Air and Water to make a weave that, gone wrong could scorch the weaver, gone right...drenched her in cold water.
She wound up drenched in cold water, which felt good, and moved towards a star that lay in front of her. Her mom stepped out from behind a single tree.
"Egwene, you can be Wisdom now, everyone needs you. You dad is dying."
Egwene didn't listen. "Tell him to live." She said before she walked on.
She walked outwards into a round white chamber, memory nearly making her fall to her knees. She made herself take more steps before coming to a stop.
"It is done," Mayana said, clapping her hands together with a clap. "Let no one ever speak of what has passed here. It is for us to share in silence with she who experienced it. It is done." Again she clapped her hands loudly. "Egwene al'Vere, you will spend tonight in proper prayer and contemplation of the burdens you will take up on the morrow, when you don the shawl of an Aes Sedai. It is done." For a third time she clapped her hands together.
Nayta came up behind her. "Will you accept Healing, Child?" she asked. "I don't know why I am asking, your not that bad, but, bad enough.
"I passed?"
"You almost didn't what with your last trick. But in that condition..."
"Not to be spoken of!" Another Sister reminded her. Reprimanded was more like it.
Egwene thought back. Darkhounds...I almost didn....
Suddenly a jolt was sent through her and after what seemed like hours, she was healed.
"Now, go see your friends."
A knock on the door disturbed Nynaeve and Elayne.
"Nynaeve al'Meara," Mayana said formally. "you are summoned to be tested for the shawl of an Aes Sedai. The Light keep you whole and see you safe."
She let Nynaeve hug Elayne and dress before taking her away.
Egwene went out a different door than she came in, but she found her way back to Nynaeve's room.
She opened the door to see a startled/expectant Elayne.
"I'm the only one not tested yet."
"Nynaeve went?"
"Yes, and why am I being silly, I should be asking did you pass?"
"I cant choose which Ajah to become, but I think blue."
"That is what I want. Same with Nynaeve."
"Now, I must pray and should probably return to..."
"Please, stay here, I won't disturb you!" Elayne clutched her arm.
Egwene laughed. "All right."
::pants....:: that...was...a hard chapter.
Disclaimer: I don't own ANY of RJ's work and that way, it will stay!
Chapter 5: Testing-Test 1, Part 2
Egwene walked onto grass, barefooted, yet dressed in an Emonds Field way. Even with the braid.
Now when did I do that? She wondered.
Looking around, she realized she was in a field, surrounded on three sides by dark forests. Turning around she saw a six-pointed star right behind her, near the darkest section of the woods. She walked towards it.
As she walked to it, Trollocs lept out of the woods on either side of her. She walked, not to fast, but hastily, to the star. Just before she made it there a Trolloc swung an axe at her. It hit her clothes, but not her skin, and her clothes fell off, making her completely nude.
She made it to the star and immediately wove flows of Air and Spirit to tie the Trollocs together then wove Fire and Air to make a simple weave that if done wrong, would shock the weaver, if done right, it would emit fireworks into the sky.
Fireworks erupted into the sky, and Egwene saw another star infront of her and went to it. The tree's shifted and she was in a town, still nude, with people looking at....
Ninety-Eight weaves later, Egwene was scratched, bruised, couldn't see from her one eye, since it was welled shut and felt completely tired. Yet, in a street, she saw a star infront of her, and heard howls behind. She turned around and saw wolf like creatures, but noted the prints they left in the ground. Darkhounds.
She made it to the star, seized the One Power, and remembered the weave of Fire and Air that Moiraine taught her to only use in moments like this. Balefire. She thrust it at the Darkhounds, and they were gone. Then she turned to do the most complicated weave of Fire, Earth, Spirit, Air and Water to make a weave that, gone wrong could scorch the weaver, gone right...drenched her in cold water.
She wound up drenched in cold water, which felt good, and moved towards a star that lay in front of her. Her mom stepped out from behind a single tree.
"Egwene, you can be Wisdom now, everyone needs you. You dad is dying."
Egwene didn't listen. "Tell him to live." She said before she walked on.
She walked outwards into a round white chamber, memory nearly making her fall to her knees. She made herself take more steps before coming to a stop.
"It is done," Mayana said, clapping her hands together with a clap. "Let no one ever speak of what has passed here. It is for us to share in silence with she who experienced it. It is done." Again she clapped her hands loudly. "Egwene al'Vere, you will spend tonight in proper prayer and contemplation of the burdens you will take up on the morrow, when you don the shawl of an Aes Sedai. It is done." For a third time she clapped her hands together.
Nayta came up behind her. "Will you accept Healing, Child?" she asked. "I don't know why I am asking, your not that bad, but, bad enough.
"I passed?"
"You almost didn't what with your last trick. But in that condition..."
"Not to be spoken of!" Another Sister reminded her. Reprimanded was more like it.
Egwene thought back. Darkhounds...I almost didn....
Suddenly a jolt was sent through her and after what seemed like hours, she was healed.
"Now, go see your friends."
A knock on the door disturbed Nynaeve and Elayne.
"Nynaeve al'Meara," Mayana said formally. "you are summoned to be tested for the shawl of an Aes Sedai. The Light keep you whole and see you safe."
She let Nynaeve hug Elayne and dress before taking her away.
Egwene went out a different door than she came in, but she found her way back to Nynaeve's room.
She opened the door to see a startled/expectant Elayne.
"I'm the only one not tested yet."
"Nynaeve went?"
"Yes, and why am I being silly, I should be asking did you pass?"
"I cant choose which Ajah to become, but I think blue."
"That is what I want. Same with Nynaeve."
"Now, I must pray and should probably return to..."
"Please, stay here, I won't disturb you!" Elayne clutched her arm.
Egwene laughed. "All right."
::pants....:: that...was...a hard chapter.