The Sorcerer Wars
What are you planning?
Sam, Ashlee and Brandon were surrounded by five of Nick's men. Each was pointing their staff at the three companions, but were shaking slightly when they looked at Sam.
"Well, if it isn't Sam! And look! Some goons from the Sorcerer Law Enforcement Squad! Nice of you to join us," said the dark sorcerer who appeared to be the leader, "Let me assure you that as an executive of Master Nick's movement, I will not allow you to meddle with our affairs!"
"By saying that you're an executive, are you trying to say that you stand a chance against me?" said Sam, "After all, how many executives are there?"
"There are only ten for your information, and yes I am saying that executives are more powerful!" said the executive.
once again I will stop to describe somebody's appearance. Nick's goons all wear one black robe and carry a normal wooden staff without a jewel, but executives wear a black robe with a small red cape that comes down to their waste. They carry a normal wooden staff with a small gold nugget in the top. Back to the story
"Let's take em," whispered Brandon, "They are no match for us. Look!"
Brandon raised his staff and pointed it at a goon. The gold piece in his staff glowed momentarily yellow, then released a bolt of lightning at the goon. The goon disintegrated instantly. Ashlee pointed her staff at the ground. The small emerald glowed momentarily, then a huge vine rose out of the ground and wrapped around two goons. They yelled and screamed as they were crushed. The vine dropped them on top of the last goon. Only the executive was left.
Sam pointed his staff at the executive. A torrent of high pressure water shot out at the executive. With great agility, he jumped out of the way of the water and pointed his staff at Sam, unleashing a beam of dark energy. The attack took Sam by surprise and blasted him in the chest. He stepped back and winced, but quickly regained his stance. The Executive landed lightly on the ground and smiled. The smile was wiped quickly away as vines twisted up out of the ground and coiled tightly around his legs. He looked and Saw Ashlee pointing her staff at him.
"Good move," growled the executive, "but not good enough".
Slowly, but gradually getting faster, the executive started spinning around. As he sped up, dark energy started forming and spinning with him. Soon he was a small human-sized twister of dark energy. When he stopped spinning, and the dark energy subsided, the executive was standing there with his arms folded and holding his staff loosely, and smiling triumphantly.
"Who are you?" cried Ashlee.
The Executive laughed and threw back his hood.
"It is I, Angus, friend of Nick!" he cried.
Angus was average height and chubby. He had dark, black hair and brown eyes.
Sam coughed sarcastically.
Angus seemed not to notice.
"I will now crush you all!!!" he cried.
"Yeah right" muttered Sam.
At the same time, Sam released a torrent of water at Angus, Ashlee shot a beam of green energy at him, and Brandon unleashed a bolt of yellow lightning upon him. Angus countered by releasing copies of their attacks at them, A torrent of Dark liquid, a beam of dark energy and a bolt of dark lightning. The attacks collided and exploded in a huge surge of multicoloured energy. When the smoke cleared, none of the four sorcerers were showing any sign of weakness, even Angus, after countering all three attacks at once.
Brandon and Ashlee tried a practiced move. Ashlee ran at Angus. Angus quickly cart wheeled out of the way, but as he regained his feet, Brandon unleashed another bolt of lightning at him. It curved up and then down onto Angus, engulfing him in high voltage electrical energy. When the lightning subsided, Angus was standing there leaning heavily on his staff, and panting hard.
Angus, smiling, said "heh, you caught me off guard there, but I assure you, it won't happen again."
"This guy's tough, he stood up to my lightning," Brandon whispered.
"I know. I don't think we have a choice. We'll have to unleash our full force upon him." said Sam.
"What are you whispering to each other over there?" called Angus.
"We were just saying how we were going to kill you, Executive." said Ashlee.
"Bubble trapper!" cried Sam.
From the top of Sam's staff, a bubble was unleashed upon Angus, trapping him submerged inside. Angus was not powerful enough to break free.
"Now Brandon," said Sam.
"My pleasure." said Brandon.
Brandon pointed his staff at Angus. On the end of his staff, a ball of electrical energy was building up. Angus watched helplessly from inside the bubble as the large ball of electricity was released at him as a bolt of lightning. In a flash of yellow light the bubble containing Angus was engulfed with powerful yellow electricity. Angus was writhing and screaming in pain. Suddenly, the bubble and electricity exploded with a huge surge or energy. Sam, Brandon and Ashlee shielded their faces with their arms as dust and wreckage blew up from the force of the explosion. When the dust cleared, there was no sign of Angus. All that was left was the small gold nugget from his staff. As Sam was about to approach the Gold nugget, the ground shook, and in a flash of dark green light, Zac appeared.
He looked around and took in what appeared before him.
"Well, if it isn't Commander Sam, and his cronies from the law enforcement squad. And what's this! You've disposed of Executive Angus! What a pity!" said Zac sarcastically. As he said this, he bent over and picked up Angus' gold nugget. Zac Suddenly jumped out of the way, as Brandon launched a bolt of electricity at him.
"So Close," said Zac, still holding the nugget.
"Zac, what is Nick planning to do here?" said Sam.
"Like I'd tell you that. Nick would be furious," said Zac, "But, if you manage to get to me in the lab, I might tell you what he has in mind."
"Your recruits won't be a challenge for us Zac!!!" said Brandon.
"Of course! If I had known it was you three that had come, and not some dim-witted law enforcement officer, I'd have done this first." said Zac
Zac pointed his staff at the ground. His Staff jewel flashed dark green. Slowly, out of the ground floated a series of rocks. They all glowed with dark green energy. Suddenly they flew together, and joined onto each other. They were forming a shape. When the rocks stopped moving, floating before Sam, Brandon and Ashlee, still glowing dark green was a human shape, made completely out of rocks. It was about twice the size of a full grown man. When the Three Law enforcement elites had observed what was before them, Zac lowered his staff. The Rock soldier stopped glowing and floating and dropped to the ground, landing on its feet. It stood up to its full height, towering above Sam, Brandon and Ashlee.
"Try and get past this," said Zac, "I'll be amazed if you do. Destroy them Rock soldier."
When Zac finished his sentence, His figure slowly faded and then disappeared. The Soldier held out its hand, and more rocks flew up out of the ground, and formed a sword in the soldier's hand. The soldier then leapt into battle. It swung at the three law enforcers with its rocky sword. Sam and Ashlee, both being very agile were ready for this attack. They sprang lightly out of the way, but Brandon was hit with the full force of the sword. He flew up into the air, and landed roughly on the ground 20 metres away. Ashlee let out a small squeal of horror. But Brandon slowly got back to his feet, and faced the rock soldier. He pointed his staff at his foe.
"Brandon, No!!!" cried Sam as Brandon's staff began to glow with yellow electrical energy.
Too late, Brandon, who had cuts all over his body, unleashed a powerful bolt of lightning in retaliation of the soldiers attack. The bolt hit the rock soldier, and glanced off its solid surface in Sam's direction. Sam was not quick enough for Brandon's fast moving lightning attacks, and was hit directly. The electrical energy engulfed Sam. He cried out in pain, until Brandon stopped his attack, realising what he had done. When Sam was released from the electrical energy, he slumped to the ground, his face down.
"Ashlee, you hold off the blockhead, I'll check Sam!" cried Brandon in shock.
"OK," cried Ashlee, wrapping the rock soldier with vines in a flash of green light.
Brandon hastened over to Sam and bent over him.
"Sam! Sam!" cried Brandon, shaking Sam softly by the shoulders, "Are you OK?"
Brandon looked at Sam's face. His eyes were open.
"I'm fine," said Sam, his voice weak.
"I know you're in pain Sam. You specialise in water. I specialise in electricity. I know it hurts you most out of all specialties." said Brandon concerned.
"I'm fine," repeated Sam as he got up, wincing as he did so. As he went to stand up straight, his body trembled, and he clutched Brandon's shoulder for support.
"Help!" squealed Ashlee. While Brandon had been helping Sam up, Ashlee's vines had snapped, and the rock soldier had grabbed her, and was now proceeding to squeeze and crush her.
"Ashlee!!!" yelled Brandon.
Suddenly, the giant soldier stumbled back as a powerful torrent of water hit it square in the chest. In the process, the Soldier dropped Ashlee. Brandon looked to his side and saw Sam, standing at his full height, and the torrent of water still issuing from his staff, which was pointed at the giant. As the torrent of water subsided, Sam bent slightly and started leaning heavily on his staff.
"You… You will n-not stop... us." panted Sam.
The Rock Soldier made a lunge at Sam, but Sam was too fast. Though his energy was sapped from the hit with Brandon's lightning bolt, he was still able to leap into the air as the giant passed underneath him, turn around, and unleash a powerful blast of blue bolts of energy. The giant turned around just in time to take the full force of the attack in the chest. The Rock Soldier stood stock still as its entire body shuddered. Then suddenly, all of the rocks that formed its body just fell to the ground in an untidy heap. Sam smiled with triumph.
"Oh Sam! Stay still" cried Ashlee, as she rushed over to Sam. As she was standing right in front of Sam, She pointed her staff right in his face. Her Staff jewel glowed soft light green and then Sam's whole body was engulfed by the same soft glow. He felt renewed strength flood through his veins.
"Thanks Ashlee." said Sam, as the procedure was completed.
"We should move out of the area. That way, we won't be as easy to track." said Brandon.
"You're right, we should get moving," said Ashlee.
Sam nodded, and they began to walk in the direction of the pyramids. They had to walk approximately 10kms. As they began walking, Ashlee leading, then came Brandon and Sam bringing up the rear.
"I do not blame you for hitting me back there Brandon," said Sam quietly, "You did not know that your attack would be reflected."
"I just feel guilty because I was acting out of anger, and as we both know, anger is what turned Nick to… well, you know." Said Brandon.
"Let us speak no more of it. All is forgiven." Said Sam.
"Right," said Brandon sternly.
As they continued on their hike, somewhere far away, the most evil sorcerer in the world let out an evil, triumphant laugh.
To Be Continued… … …