Hey guys, sorry this took a while. I have been occupied... with Halloween! Happy Halloween to whoever went out! I partied, I trick or treated, I did haunted houses. I did it all!!! I am sorry it is really late actually, I finally sat down ready to do it, typed the first few pages, then.. My Microsoft word expired! Anyway, here is the battle scene...

Joeylejoker

Forgot to do this at beginning of story.. blah blah blah, something something something. I don't own the Bartimaeus trilogy, Mr. Stroud does, and a good thing he does too. Although I think certain authors like Allendra and conception deserve to own it as well. Don't get me wrong, Kirby I love your story too. But... well, I do not think it is the type of thing to be published, no.. I think it Is just a really awesome parody, which actually has some substance unlike most parodies. Um... Let's see, Rekoj el Yeoj and Negabor are my OC. Yeah, I think that is it.. enjoy the chapter!

Nathaniel

The battle raged along the west side of camp, right outside the barricades which had been set up in case of attack. Spirits of all shapes and sizes flew through the air, sending detonations and infernos at each other. Nathaniel was currently in a little wooden tower near the waterfront, watching the battle progress. Bartimaeus was at his side, holding the staff.

The battle was not going so well, Nathaniel could not tell if they were outnumbered or not. "Bartimaeus, do they outnumber us?" "Ummm," came the mumbled reply, "I'd say we are outnumbered by about 10:12... Nah, more like 10:13." Nathaniel sighed, this would not end well.

There was a screech of wood on wood, as Whitwell stood, "come on people, it looks like we must join the battle. With Gladstone's staff in hand we will destroy them. I knew we all hoped to save it for the siege, but I think this situation calls for it to be used!"

Bartimaeus

Shubit and I had to fly Whitwell and Nathaniel to the battle scene. Mortensen claimed he had to stay behind to 'monitor the battle' (1).

We landed in a clearing beside the barricades, which kept the human soldiers out. Then when our masters walked through the gate, we followed them, guarding their magician asses. As we walked through the gate, several detonations slammed into the wooden structure, pulverising it. "Bartimaeus... shield!" Nathaniel squeaked. I erected a shield around in him – right in time too, the moment I had put it up, an inferno rammed into the side of it. A quick Djinni flipped through the air, firing more infernos at Nathaniel. The shield wouldn't hold much longer... "Nathaniel, did you actually practice how to activate the staff?" My voice could barely be heard among the sound of battle. I looked at him, to see a ghost white face bobbing up and down. "I take that as a yes... wow, your first battle. First minute, and you already look petrified!" At that moment, he quickly turned and incinerated the Djinni who had fired on the shield. I had to say, I was impressed, he caught on quickly...

There was a split second when we were able to think, before two Djinni came rushing at us. Immediately, Nathaniel started shooting one, however, he kept missing. While he did that, I exchanged detonations with one. Dodging a blue streak of light, I caught a glimpse of Nathaniel; the Djinni he had battled was nowhere to be seen. I landed on the ground, and rolled to avoid another attack, while Nathaniel blasted the other Djinni to bits.

"Well, Natty-boy! Do you have any tasks for this battle?" He looked around the battle scene, when something seemed to catch his eye. "Bartimaeus, watch out!" He yelled. Taking his warning I ducked by instinct, sure enough a high class inferno flew over my head (2). I looked around to see an Afrit land 7 meters away from Nathaniel and me. He shot a detonation; it struck the shield head on. Frankly, I was surprised, the shield still held. However, it was weak enough for an imp to destroy it now. The Afrit was just about to send another attack, when a blue glow enveloped his body.

It was as if time had frozen, the next seconds past very slowly. A blue aura outlined the Afrit's entire form, then as quick as it came, time resumed. The Afrit was blasted forward right into the barricade, where it exploded into purple dust. I turned around to where the Afrit had been standing; Rekoj el yeoj was there in his place, wearing a very smug smile.

He strolled forward, arms crossed, "Hello master... or should I say Nat-" He stopped when he heard Nathaniel mutter the first few syllables of a spell. "Rekoj, I know from experience that although our little Natty-boy here-" I broke off when Nathaniel punched me in the arm. "-like I was saying, our little Natty-boy here is not the type to be messed with, no matter how fun it may be."

Rekoj smirked before quickly doing a back flip through the air; he landed on a Djinni whom had attempted to sneak up behind him, quickly vaporizing him with an inferno. Nathaniel nodded his approval, "Rekoj, find the rest of my Djinni, and have them meet up with us." Rekoj nodded, before grabbing the closest enemy foliot he could find, and flinging him into an oncoming Afrit. I was glad that he was on our team...

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Mind you... I am sure Natty would do the same thing if he wasn't bearing the staff.

Don't be a marid, don't be a marid, don't be marid, don't be a marid...

Rekoj el Yeoj

The thrill of battle drowned out the unusual pain in my essence, it was still there, still there burning strong. But it was easier to ignore when I was fighting. Hopping across the battle field, I spotted Faquarl battling another Djinni. I ran up to Faquarl, pushed him out of the way of an incoming attack, before quickly sending a triple detonation at the enemy Djinni. "Thanks" he panted. "No problem, come with me, our master wants us."

Faquarl and I ran around the battle field for 15 minutes before we found Ascobal and Negabor, they were fighting a gang of Foliots. "I will take this," I said simply. Before Faquarl could respond, I ran up to the Foliots, and did a spinning jump over the group, firing as many magical attacks down on them. Only two were left when I had finished. Ascobal whipped two detonations at them, they were killed instantly. "Ascobal, Negabor, our master requests us." I said, they both nodded, before following me and Faquarl.

Nathaniel was with Bartimaeus fighting a couple Djinni, before we could help, Nathaniel vaporized the two spirits with a staff.

I strolled up to him staring at the staff with disbelief, "um, nice staff..." He did not seem to notice what I had said; he just looked up at the group, and gave us our instructions. "Right, we are going to launch an attack on the leader here, if we take him down, hopefully the troops should withdraw, ok?" We all nodded, "ok, then... Negabor, find out where the leader is." Negabor just looked to his right and pointed, "I think I have already found him sir." All of us followed his finger, about 400 meters away; the person who had led the army was annihilating a group of spirits with his staff. Nathaniel nodded, "right then, move out!"

I led the group in a quick sprint towards the magician. That Djinni, the one called Bartimaeus carried Nathaniel. We arrived on the scene, where 5 Djinni were battling the man; he kept zapping at them with his staff. Before we could attack, 4 Afrits jumped us. I sprang through the air, as two of them pursued me, while the rest of Nathaniel's group fought the other Afrits.

I was nearly 100 meters away from the magician, and I was still being pursued, time to fight. Taking the Afrits by surprised, I turned into a gargoyle. Then quickly, I did a back flip into the air, sending 2 infernos at the Afrits. While they were surprised, I glanced back at the rest of the group, there was only 1 Afrit remaining, they must have killed the other one...

The second I landed on the ground, I was tackled by one of the Afrits. I quickly turned into smoke, swooped around him, and turned back into a gargoyle. He tried to jump back up to attack me, but I quickly put a foot on his neck, and drove a detonation up his spine. He burst into an explosion of purple gas.

The gas provided cover, while I fired 3 of my most powerful detonations at the other Afrit. All of them met their mark, but... after the magical explosion cleared, I saw the Afrit still standing... he even smiled!

Confusion took hold of me, as I squatted on the ground supporting myself with a hand, "how can you not be dead?!" I yelled. Fear took control of me; I could hear my breath pumping quickly, steadily, as sweat drenched my body.

He spoke, his voice was loud, low, and imperious, the type which echoed from all around you, making you feel scared, as if you were trapped in a ditch and a superior being was speaking down to you. "I am not what you take me to be, puny Afrit. You cannot defeat me; I am a Marid, a strong one too!"

I was sweating even more now, panting as I tried to stare him down.

"And I, Marid," I spat the word out as I took another deep breath. "Am REKOJ... EL... YEOJ!!!" I sprang as the sound left my throat, and so did he.

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So, what will happen now? Will Rekoj be saved? Will he die? Who is the strange magician? How will the battle turn out? I have been contemplating writing more, I haven't though. I will leave it hanging. Next chapter should come quite soon; I want to finish off the cliff hanger. Also, there are a lot of mistakes, I have tried my best to get them out, and I am not sure how many remain. I was confident about writing with mistakes since I was going to get a beta.. Didn't work out.

Joeylejoker

P.S. Kirby, do not hope Rekoj dies, he is awesome. Plus I have tons of plans for some very emotional stuff with him. If I get this book done, I also have plans of a sequel; we have to see if I finish this one though.