Lies because I can't stop writing, here two more chapters, twice as long as the last few chapters.
me woke to Muta's unhappy face. It took him a moment to realize she was awake and stepped back.
"Good you're awake. You have training to do, and it starts with fixing your back." Ume sat up with a but of difficulty and opened her mouth to protest. "Ah none of that, Baron wouldn't heal you so you will have to. I know nothing about magic but this book does, and now you're a creation you can use it." He produced a large leather bound tome.
"Muta, I can't perform magic, even if I'm a creation now." Muta simply shook his head.
"Trust me and try. I believe Baron has started to care about you, and he will need help."
Ume sighed and opened the book skimming through the pages. A few of them caught her eye before sheshe returned to the first page. "Basics of magic" was the first chapter. She turned to the page and began to read. Muta walked downstairs to the kitchen to make food.
000
The first chapter was simple enough to read, actually learning what it said wasn't. One of the most basic magic was that of levitation. The most she could accomplish though was lifting a page up in the book. She huffed and hit the bed under her, brow furrowed in concentration.
"What am I doing wrong..." She looks at the latest page and reread a passage.
'Magic, until properly trained, is tied to emotions. Positive emotions will bring the results one is expecting. Negative emotions will make the magic go awry and become violently unstable. One properly trained in magic use will no longer need to worry about their emotions.'
Ume sighed and leaned against the wall behind her, wincing at her cuts and bruises. What kind of positive emotions could she bring forth at this kind of time. She thought for a few moments, her mind drifting to Baron. She smiled lightly and held up her hand the book slowly lifting up and in front of her. She gasped and the heavy book fell onto her knees, grunting and whining a bit from the pain.
"Maybe..." She began flipping through the pages looking for the chapter on healing. once she had found it she focused on her back and arms, thinking of Baron. The most this accomplished was the small cuts knitting back together and the larger gashes thinning a little. "It isn't much but I can walk like this."
She stood and held the book, Her body still sore she made her way to the door, catching herself in the mirror she frowned at her torn red dress. Setting the book down she moved to her closet removing what remained of the red dress and choosing a nice green dress and a pair of white slippers. She grabbed light green gloves and smiled at their color slipping them on.
"Better." She grabbed the book and made her way down stairs, where a surprised Muta was.
"How are you, get back to bed." He walked over to her, she held up a hand and pushed on him a little, he stopped in surprise more than from the force. "I told you you could do it. Now you need to speak with Toto, he knows more about magic than I do."
000
Toto frowned at Ume who was struggling to lift a spoon. "Ume you need to learn how to use magic without your emotions. I know I'm not a good teacher." She shook her head.
"No you're right, the book said using emotions for magic was dangerous. Right now it might not be an option though."
"Don't worry about what Muta said, he worries about Baron and Haru too much." Ume's eyes widened.
"what if she turned into a dog?!" The spoon bent into a strange shape before she lowered her hand and cut off the magic. "Sorry."
"Don't worry about Haru, Baron gave her a ring to prevent her from changing again."
Ume nodded and frowned, tapping into her emotions again she reshaped the spoon as best she could. after a few minutes it was a crude version of what it used to be.
"This will have to do, I can't stand here anymore. I'm going to go get help from Lune or anyone in the cat kingdom." Muta chuckled and stood up.
"I like a girl who takes charge, come on before bird bird brain tries to stop you." Toto frowned and landed next to Ume.
"You're not going anywhere little miss, pudding brain might be dumb enough to let you go, but you still need training."
Ume growled and pushed him away the book levitating next to her, she made her way to the pedestal and tapped in on the brick Baron showed her. The portal beneath rose up and showed the cat kingdom, pretty as a picture.
"Come on Muta, before my better judgement takes over." Muta nodded and stepped through the portal, followed by the Half-cat.
000
The other side was hell. Fires burned and cats were running here and there trying to put them out and save any caught in them. Ume put a gloved hand to her mouth and gasped. Soldiers looked to her and Muta and ran to them, a tall black cat and a shorter brown one.
"You are miss Ume aren't you?" The brown one asked hurredly. Ume nodded and looked down the book at her feet. She picked it up and held onto it. "We need you at the castle. Lune requires any assistance available."
the two soldiers led Ume and Muta to the castle, it didn't fare much better either, most of the windows were shattered and some of the walls were destroyed. Lune was on the bridge outside issuing orders to a group of his men and Baron. Lune's eyes lit up at the sight of them, Baron looked furious at Muta.
"You should be in bed Ume."
"Yes and so should Haru and Yuki. Looks like none of get our rest now do we." Baron huffed angrily.
"Enough, we have a war going on, get inside the castle we can speak in mild safety inside." Lune interrupted turning and heading into the castle.
"How are you standing Ume, you were too weak to stay awake last I saw you." Baron inquired, Ume's response was to lift up the book with magic, no longer shakey as she had to learn quick to be of any help. "Is that... my book of magic. Well it did one of us good. I'll berate Muta later about this."
000
"The situation isn't good. The dog prince arrived and tried to force us into an alliance, when we refused he told us about Yuki. I still refused his offer, he started the fires and warned us that we had 3 days to accept or they would execute her." Lune slammed a paw into his desk, cracking it.
"I, couldn't do anything to keep her from being taken, I'm sorry Lune." Ume looked down at her handshands frowning.
"Don't blame yourself, if anyone is to blame it is Jack, he would do anything to get allies, kidnapping being one of them."
Ume sighed and stood up wobbling a bit. Baron stood and held her arms gently. "You're not used to using magic yet, I'm surprised you haven't fainted yet. Muta, take her to a guest room and make sure she rests." Muta nodded picking her up.
"Now wait, I'm not some child you can just send to bed, I want to help." Ume protested jumping out of Muta's arms.
"You may help after you have rested Ume, Baron is right about magic it takes a lot out of you if you aren't used to it." Lune said, Ume sighed in defeat and began walking Lune sending a servant to lead the way. "Baron, she needs training, do you think you could do it?"
"I would prefer if miss Ume was left out of any magic use." He shot an angry glare at Muta. "However it seems she has already been involved, and has a decent grasp on the basics, given the time she's had to use it in. I will teach her, it won't be very thorough training given our predicament." Lune nodded smiling sadly.
"Thank you, she should be helpful when we infiltrate the dog kingdom." Baron immediately shook his head.
"She is not going there." Muta snorted and sat down.
"She might not give you a choice Baron. She made the decision to come help you hours after she healed her back."
"You let her use advanced magic that soon?!" Baron growled. "That's dangerous for expert users, you're lucky it didn't backfire on her."
Muta just shrugged. "Something told me she could do it Baron. Leave her be."
"She isn't the one I'm cross with Muta."