Hey! Latest chapter, just for you^^ I'll try to get more up later, but please review...
The pool Fai was sealed in was in a large building not connected to the palace. There were several such buildings on palace grounds that were used for magic to prevent back-lash (Magical Back-Lash: When performing particularly large spells, additional magic is sometimes used to help contain and control the magic already being used in the spell. When the spell is completed, the additional magic occasionally fails to burn off, leaving traces of raw magical energy drifting and reacting with its surroundings. This magic can become extremely volatile and sometimes trigger explosions, called back-lash. Performing magic in a sealed environment contains the additional magic after the spell is completed.) It was several minutes walk from the barracks, but it was under minimal guard. Actually, it wasn't under any guard, which made getting in unnoticed relatively easy.
"All of the guard is working in the palace 'cause of all the Lords here tonight."
Damien led the way as they approached the building, but when they entered, Fai took the lead. They went down several long hallways and into a huge room with a large pool in the center.
As soon as they entered, a young girl with sandy blonde hair and animalistic ears floated over.
"Chii has missed Fai!"
She hugged him, and he returned it.
"I've missed you too, Chii."
They hugged for a moment before Mangetsu sighed, bored.
"Absolutely adorable, are we done?"
Chii let go of Fai and alighted on the floor. Her eyes widened and she raised a shaky finger to point at Mangetsu.
"That one is two."
"You're two!"
"Mang-mang, calm down…" He put a hand on her arm while Damien laughed at her outrage.
"Chii, what do you mean?"
Chii wrung her hands, staring at Mangetsu warily.
"Chii sees two spirits for that ones body!"
"Huh?" Mangetsu, who seemed more annoyed than anything else, asked, slightly confused. "What the hell are you talking about?"
Damien piped up helpfully in the background.
"Two-for-one Mangle, she's calling you a coupon!"
"Oh shut your face, I-"
Fai tuned them out, an action made easier by practice, and turned to Chii.
"How is my brother?"
"The other Fai is the same."
Fai walked over and sat down on the edge of the pool, gazing through the clear, perfectly still water at his almost-reflection.
Suddenly, there were gentle ripples, emanating from beside him. He turned to find Mangetsu behind him, tapping the surface lightly.
"Sorry," She noticed him watching, "Had to do it."
"S'okay."
She sat next to him. He could tell she was uncomfortable, not because she didn't want to comfort him, but because she sensed he needed quiet, something she wasn't very good at. She was trying so hard though, that after a minute, he broke the silence for her.
"Where's Damie?"
"He wanted to watch outside, make sure no one was coming"
"Oh."
They sat in silence once more, until curiosity overtook Mangetsu.
"That's your brother?"
"Yes."
"Are you worried? About what might happen if you leave him?"
"Yes…"
She twisted her mouth to the side, looking around the room.
"We could seal it…"
"No. If one of us sealed it, it would leave a huge signature, enough for guards to memorize it and track us in the city."
"But what if we both sealed it?"
"How could…"
"What if I stood in the circle thingy-"
"Pentacle."
"Yeah, that, and we used my power, but you said the words-"
"Incantation."
"Uh-huh. Then, our signatures would mix, and they wouldn't have anything to track."
"Were did you read that?"
She made a face.
"Who said I read it?"
Fai's face fell; that had actually sounded like a viable option, until he heard the source. The source punched him in the arm.
"So… what? It won't work 'cause I thought of it? How do you think the people who wrote those books in the library figured shit out? They tried it."
"Not under these circumstances and in a controlled environment."
"I hate to tell you honey, but even though I don't know the terminology and I can't explain things technically, I'm good with magic. I'm great with magic, and I understand how things work. Plus, if you heard it and thought it was possible before you knew it wasn't from a book, what does that tell you? Besides, what's the worst that could happen?"
"Something could go wrong and wind up dead."
Fai sighed; he didn't really care what happened to himself, but he didn't want anyone else to get hurt. His statement gave her momentary pause, but she smirked after.
"I don't believe that for a second. C'mon," She grabbed his hand, "Think about what you're going to say, remember not to seal yourself out."
Something about her demeanor left no room for argument.
"O-okay…"
She positioned herself in front of the doorway and a silver-white pentacle appeared beneath her. She spread her arms and her hair whipped around her. In a split second, Fai inner scholar took over, telling him he couldn't use a spoken incantation because it would keep their magic too separate. If he used lettering and made a rune chain, he could make it wind around her body and absorb some of her aura.
Carefully, he formed the first rune at his fingertips, speaking its' name under his breath, visualizing it bursting into existence and feeling it glide out of his aura. After that, the second came faster, then the third, the fourth, on and on until purple letters were flying out of his hand and swirling around Mangetsu, who had begun to drift off of the floor.
When the letters stopped and the spell was finished, Mangetsu dropped back to the floor in a crouch.
"And you said it wouldn't work."
Chii floated over and gave Fai another hug, clinging to his neck and turning his face Chii is scared of that one…"
That made him laugh.
"Fai's scared of that one too…"
"Oh shut up…"
"Listen," Fai looked in Chii's wide eyes. "I need you to stay here and keep watch over my brother for me, okay?"
"Okay," She whispered, drifting back to the pool and sitting on the edge.
Mangetsu took Fai's hand, a habit she'd quickly developed, and started walking out of the building.
Halfway out, they ran into Damien, who was sprinting back through the halls.
"What the hell did you morons do?"
Little cliff hanger, right? lol... I wish, right? Please review
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