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Oh, not too long ago, Annie asked why is this fanfic is named the way it is. Well, the reason it's named Back to the Middle Ages is because of something Danny says in a later chapter....
Anyway, to all reviewers! Gives out high speed go carts for a fast get- away. :)
And now, without further ado, I give you this:
Chapter 14: Story of the Scorceress
Keona's pov
" In Areon," I began,"people begin to train as mages once they turn seven. When this ordeal began, I was thirteen, and by then, I had gotten powerful. I even made teachers nervous, I could harness so much power." There was a note of pride in my voice. " But one of my teachers, Gyrier of Tepel, was jealous. He had been the most powerful until I had come along."
" So, he tried to get me kicked out of the academy so I couldn't learn more. He used power disrupting spells, pain spells, all of that. But nothing would make me go away. Or get kicked out for that matter. Finally, he got so vexed with me and the academy, he called full out war against the country for letting a student become Scorceress of Scorcerers." I stopped, for the next part was a painful memory.
" Anyway, late one night, Gyrier attacked my home with a hundred of his men. He burned it to the ground, taking everything he could." I stopped once again. Danny put a hand on my shoulder. He understood if I didn't go on. But I needed to get my story out.
" I never saw my parents again. By then my intense dislike of Gyrier had turned to pure hatred." A solitary tear rolled down my face.
"Oh, and by the way, Contez isn't really a last name. It's the name of the fort I lived at. that's what Areon does instead of last names, like what you have."
" Anyways, one week after my home was destroyed, Gyrier came after me. Gyrier wanted me dead yesterday. His troops searched the entire country but never found me. They never thought to look with for me with magic. I had turned myself invisible. But I couldn't stay that way. One time I even turned back to normal just as they past me. Luckily I hid with a friend who helped to keep me safe."
" The portal had opened. And that's when I decided I needed to escape from Areon. It was my escape to freedom. Gyrier had made himself Overlord and Dictator of Areon by then, killing off the family who normally ruled Areon. Anyway, I escaped right before dawn with a couple of other runaways. I wanted my friends to come with me, but they couldn't. they were already captured by Gyrier. As they were taken away, one of my friends left a note for me to read saying to go on without them. It said they would come find me after they escaped. I was forced to leave without them."
" The portal opened in the Partenon of Athens, so that's why I say I'm from Greece. The only problem was ( and still is) the fact that Gyrier cursed me the night he burned down Contez. That way I couldn't tell without seeing the person I told slowly be drained of life."
"I flew to America and I loved it right away. nobady knew who I really was and as long as I didn't tell my story, I was free of Gyrier of Tepel."
" But then I met Danny, Sam, and Tucker at a defense camp. I then realized I had a chance to free Areon with their haelp. Unfortunatley, Sam was kidnapped by Gyrier, and then I saw that he was trying to make me come back to Areon. He knew he could get me if this mess began to involve my friends even more than it already did. So, here I am."
Every one was silent, trying to think of something to say. Even Skulker was at loss of words, and I figured him to be a pretty straight forward ghost. But thenI saw Danny and Vlad cringe in pain and I snapped my fingers. I saw them relax.
" I'm sorry you have to suffer the curse, Danny and Vlad. The curse can only be broken if I manage to kill Gyrier. But as long as I'm around, I can hold the curse back. And the fact that your both half ghost really helps to make it easier." They nodded. Suddenly I was really tired and just wanted to sleep. " Well I'm going to bed. Good night." And I left them to ponder about my story.
As I walked back to my tent, I felt like the weight of the world had been lifted off my shoulders. It felt good to finally get my story out. And to know the curse couldn't kill my friends (except for Danny and Vlad, but I had that covered) made me feel even better. I fell asleep once my head hit my pillow.
I woke up just before dawn, thinking about Sam. Hoping that we weren't too late.
Hold on there . Just thinking about it won't help. And I can't do anyting right now. I should go get something to eat or at least out up my tent.
I groaned as I got up, got dressed, and took down my tent.
A couple of ghosts were already up. The Lunch Lady had made breakfast, so I took a plate and piled the food on top of it. I had only a couple bits of my dinner last night, so I was extremely hungry. I sat down on the ground by an already made campfire and began to chow down. It was then I noticed Vlad sitting down on the other side of the fire.
I saw he was pale and was picking his food, so I snapped my fingers and he immdediatley looked better.
" Thank you" he said gratefully.
" No problem," I replied. Then I asked, " Do you know where Danny is?" Vlad smiled and pointed at a log to my right. I nearly fell over in laughter. " This is a kodak moment, don't you think so?" I asked through my tears.
Vlad smiled approvingly. I snapped my fingers and a camera appeared in my hand. I snapped a picture of Danny.
He looked to have fallen asleep on the log. The top part of his body was on the ground, his left hand draped over his eyes, and droolwas running all over his face. Danny's neck and hair was in mud while his right arm was covered in last night's dinner. It was so funny!
" Maybe I should wake him up before anyone else sees him like this," I told Vlad, while still chuckling.
" Unfortunatley, you're probably right. But you do realize that picture could come in handy later on." Mischief shined in Vlad's eyes. I smiled. I knew what he was getting at. A nice game of blackmail. But I decided not to. I'd give it to Sam. :)
I walked over to Danny and shook him intil he woke up.
" Wha-?" he asked, not completely awake yet. Then he realized how he looked when he opened hsi eyes. He yelped. " Gross!" He ran over to the nearby river and jumped in. I shook my head and smiled.
Yay! I got Keona's story done! And I also hope you enjoyed Danny's predicament.
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