Chapter Five of Fairy Tales Resident Werewolf!
"The Gods meddle in three ways,
They task. They challenge. They inspire.
Rarely do they show their faces when speaking to a mortal.
So, watch out for one might be closer than you'd expect."
Scott tried to get over the fact that some stranger knew his name somehow. Honestly, He thought to himself. It could just be that some people in this world are mind-readers! I mean, if some thug can create a giant magical hammer then how could this be strange in comparison.
The lonesome werewolf stopped to stare at a huge archway that was the entrance to the Hargeon Town Park. Scott strolled through the park admiring the various wildlife. He sat on a bench and attempted to relax after his insane morning. Technically afternoon but Scott woke up at noon, so the afternoon was his morning.
He smelled before he heard, a little girl sat down next to him. She had a huge floppy hat and pink overalls. She crisscrossed her legs and began braiding her blonde hair without a care in the world, sitting next to some stranger.
"Um, Hello?" Scott said.
"Hi," was her only reply.
Scott shifted away from the kid and tried to ignore her. After a few minutes Scott felt a very profound feeling of relaxation. He stretched his legs and leaned back on the bench. He just stared at the darkening sky and tried to take his mind off traveling to another world or the fact that he might never see his friends again. For a while it worked and all the problems that weighed him down seemed to drift away.
"Do you want to see my magic powers?" The little girl asked.
Scott tilted his head toward the girl and with a raise of his brow he asked, "Sure kid, what can you do?"
She smiled and held out her hands. Closing her eyes, the little girl focused her magical energy into her palms. A red glow began to emit from her hands.
From the red glow emerged a small knife. Scotts eyes lit up in surprise, "Woah kid, you can't just summon daggers from… wherever that came from!"
The girl just giggled, "Don't be stupid!" She said. "It's a toy," she pressed the pointed end to her shoulder and the blade retracted into the handle.
"Oh," was Scotts reply. "That's a cool magic trick," he said rubbing off the shock from his face.
"Want me to show you how to do it?" she asked.
"Sure."
The little girl turned her whole body toward Scott. "Hold up your hands," She commanded.
Scott did so.
"Now..." She placed the toy knife in his hands, "Try picturing an empty void filled with nothing but sadness and regret. The void has nothing but failed goals and horrible monsters. Okay?"
"Um…."
"Then!" she interrupted. "Imagine yourself in that void. You must get out but there's no way. You need to create a doorway. In your mind."
Scott shifted uncomfortably, "I don't really see how that can make a knife appear."
"Just try it, okay?" she said.
"Alright." Scott focused with all his might that a door was in his mind and that he could open it. If he was trapped in this world… then maybe opening portals could work somehow. If this kid could do it, so could he.
Scott pictured empty space. With nothing but all his failures. All his mistakes. All the death in his life. Those he lost called out to him every time he slept. This place was where they were calling from…. Suddenly Scott could see himself in a grave. Buried hundreds of miles underground. He had to get out. Slowly he pushed against the wood door of his coffin. It opened easily. As he opened the door bright light poured all over him….
Scott shot open his eyes. Was… was he really in that void? In that coffin? It felt so real. He looked at his hands and found the knife to be nowhere in sight.
"How?" Scott managed to say.
"Magic, duh!" The little girl said. "You know, you're pretty good at Requip magic for someone who's never used magic before."
Scott was astonished. He made the toy disappear! This was beyond awesome for him. All he could say was, "Thanks."
"Mhmm. You should join a guild," She said finally.
"What's a guild?" Scott asked.
"It's a place where Wizards gather to complete jobs and accomplish difficult tasks. There also the place to go if you want to learn more about magic."
"Huh…" was Scotts reply. Maybe if I learn more about this magic and I can find a way home, He thought. Sitting forward, Scott pondered what his next course of action would be from here on out. One: Find a guild. Two: Learn more about Requip Magic. Three: Get home. Simple, right? He turned toward the little girl, about to thank her for helping him learn magic when….
She disappeared!
"Wha-" Scott muttered. Okay. I need to get the hell of this planet as soon as possible! This place is making me crazy!
Scott stood up from the bench and walked out the park. Maybe I can head back to that magic shop. See if I can ask where a guild might be. That was when the port exploded. A huge column of water erupted from the beach washing a full-sized ship onto the port! Debris and pieces of the ship were blown everywhere. Even from where Scott was he could see the level of destruction it caused. Without hesitation Scott ran toward the port.