Okay, here's the scoop on Demon Smoke....This is the back story of two of my characters in a roleplaying game. That game belongs to user Daypaw, but this story is mine. What she owns comes about way, way way near the end. This story was origionally handwritten, then it got lost. Then Simon demanded that I rewrite it on my comp, so I did. Being a back story, I got as much to the point as a could, so bear with me. I know its short. Get over it. Post one comment on how it needs to be longer and I block you. You have been warned.
Rakayla sat in the classroom, bored out of her mind. Who would have thought that a class on battle magic could be boring? However, Master Baijin, titled by the Battle Councile as the Dolphin, was able to turn the most gruesome spell descriptions into the blandest drone of a death-inducing hum. Sneaking a glance at Kyo, who was her best friend, neigbor, fellow student, and adopted little brother, she was disgusted to see him paying rapt attention to the dreaded Lecture of Doom. She was even more disgusted when the sixteen-year old raised his hand to ask a question.
"Master Baijin, whats the difference between elemental magic and a kinesis?" Kyo, who was two classes behind Rakayla, was interested in and probably going to make a life study of magic.
The Master paused to consider the question.
"Elemental magic draws its power from two sources, the element it represents and the user. A kinesis draws its power from the user only. Where an Elemental mage can cast several different types of spells in a relitively short amount of time, a Kinetic can only cast what he knows, and sometimes he or she may lose control if stressed, excited, or sleepy. Where an Elementalist has complete control, a kinetic only has the control of intensity." The question answered, the elderly man continued to drone about the different types of elements.
Rakayla started doodling on her notepad. Her current subject was a faerie type person. Her outfit was outrageous, but nice. She had a tight shirt underneath a gauzy one, a sash, and tights under a skirt with a hip length slit. Just as she started detailing her creation, a raid siren started wailing. The high pitched warble froze everyone in the room, but almost automatically galvinized action from the teacher. He sprang to a wood panel and pressed a hidden spring panel. Ushering his students into the underground tunnel leading to the shelter, the elderly man motioned to Kyo and Rakayla. Resignedly, they entered. Rakayla, however, was not content to sit out the attack, if it was that, in the shelter. Once Baijin closed the secret door, she lead Kyo down the rock corridor and took a turn to the left while every other student went right. Shuffling along the wall, she finally succeeded in finding the latch to another panel. Pushing it open, they emerged into an abandoned hallway. Sounds of battle came from outside, so the two adolescents decided that they could probably go and help the others. When they emerged from the hallway, into the foyer, and out into the plaza, their worst nightmare greeted them. The Demons had the Faerie Guard, the Human Guard, and the Arweian Guard overwhelmed at an astounding three-to-one ratio and still more could be spotted against the sky. War mages had caused the sky to turn a dusky, haunting red. The duo stood aghast. Slaughter was today's special, and the cooks were skilled in making it.
Before their eyes, they watched their companions, families, and friends clubbed down and drug off. Suddenly, a shadow fell over them. Looking up, they were horrified to see a blood red Demon descend with a wickedly serrated sword in one hand. He landed in front of them, wings flared and teeth bared in a wicked grin. Almost seven feet tall, the red winged, red armored terror grabbed Kyo's shirt front, pulled him forward and bashed the back of his head with the pommel of his sword. Throwing the limp body over his shoulder, he lept into the air and performed a roundhouse kick into the side of Rakayla's head, knocking her into the world of black oblivion.
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