Ch. 3 Sorcer Stones
The three students sat near their administrator, "Basil, what was with the huge stone that crashed in the village?" Davis inquired.
"It's one of the five Sorcer Stones."
"Sorcer Stones?" Jackson questioned.
"A band of sorcerers became desperate for power. So they struck a deal with dark forces. With their granted powers they formed each of the stones."
"But what do they do?" Davis interrupted.
"They have the ability to steal the powers of any Kaiomi, and give it to the user. There were thoughts of it being the rock of the legend, but no one was sure until the people's powers failed them tonight. Luckily, I didn't get close enough to get too greatly affected."
"We can't just wait for them to find us. We have to fight!" Sara declared."
"No, we need to get them to the City of Rain on the far eastern side of the mountain," explained Basil, "we'll leave in the morning."
They tried to protest but were quickly shot down.
"Basil. Why can't you just teleport us to the city?" Davis calmly asked.
"As much as it pains me to say it," he began, "the Sorcer Stone damaged my powers. After I transported so many people at the same time, I can now only teleport myself. "
As the others began to sleep, Davis patiently waited. And once every eye was shut, he left the safety of the cave for the darkness. The young ninja began his training. He spent many long, furious hours straining his body.
But this 'battle' was not about strength of the body but of the mind. Davis could not keep himself from thinking about him father. The many times he had hunted and camped with his father under the stars. He struck the tree with his hand and then with his back leg.
"Never let someone tell you that you can't," his father's words rang through his head like a broken record.
He slammed his fist into the oak again. Again and again he cracked the bark from the tree. With one more strike blood dripped from his hand and he fell to his knees.
"You miss him," said a figure leaning on the tree behind him.
"How did you know I was thinking of him?"
"He was a great man and an even greater warrior. You don't have any power do you?"
"No, sir, but how do you know these things?"
"He had no powers either, but he was gifted with enormous strength and durability. He could crush an entire country if he had to and could move faster than lightning. That's how he defeated Roval's followers, but after using so much of his energy he stood no chance against the dark master. You too will have his strength."
"Why bother?"
"Here!" he tossed Davis something.
"This looks exactly like the rock in the village." But he soon realized that it was one of the stones Basil was talking about earlier. Energy started to flow in and out of him. "Who are you?" Before either of them could respond, Davis blacked out and fell to the cold sharp gravel.
That morning he awoke to a familiar voice. "Davis, stand up." He slowly regained his consciousness to find Basil hovering over him. Davis slowly rose to his feet. He had scratches covering his entire body, like he had been ambushed by a pack of wolves. "What happened?"
"I don't remember," he lied. He was unsure if what happened was a dream or a reality. The children and the other two teens stepped out from the waterfall.
Although he hadn't noticed it before, Davis then realized that pain was emerging at a rapid pace from his hand.
"Is something wrong?"
"I don't know," he slowly opened his hand to view the cause; directly in the middle of his palm was the Sorcer Stone from the night before embalmed in his skin. Davis began to panic. "Basil!"
As Davis explained the occurrence of a few hours ago, the administrator observed the situation. "Obviously, the stone can no longer steal powers, other wise I wouldn't be able to open my portals." He demonstrated. "How it merged with your hand we may never know. We'll just have to examine it more closely once we arrive at the city."
"Alright," Davis agreed.
"Let's go." The group began to make their way through the darkened forest.
Just then, the same presence that had spoken with the boy, watched as they left the secret cavern.