The ice, augmented by the Ice Age, was greatly diminished now. The figure inside was kneeling, having been backed into a corner by two humans she didn't want to fight. Her head was down, eyes closed, arm protectively outstretched. But the ice was receding, now mere inches away from her skull and just a thin layer around her hand. The drops fell slowly yet steadily. Her pinky became visible again, tiny ridges on her skin finally freed from the ice.
As her pinky thawed, deep inside her skull a message sparked between a few key neurons. A simple SOS that flickered between a cluster of survival/instinctual neurons and the ones that work magic at the most rudimentary level. (Like when someone grabs her from behind when she isn't expecting it and claws replace her nails. That's more of a physical example than a magical one, but you get the gist of it.) The tiny part of her mind that was awake analyzed the situation and acted, using the last vestiges of her stored magic.
Which didn't do much. The magic had leaked over the years and barely started a breeze that moved gently over her hand, then stilled. Her instincts stubbornly tried again and the resulting wind was a little faster, but not heated, as was intended. Exhausted, her mind settled down to wait for the thawing to naturally finish. Which would have been the only option, but luckily someone was paying attention at work.
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In her father's domain, a young demon stared ildly at a computer screen. Elijah Thorn worked in a demonic institute that monitored the statistics of every living demon. They didn't do much, mostly just record deaths. Because it really sucks when someone is presumed dead and then comes back leading a revolt. That scenario actually happened alot before these guys opened.
Elijah had the even-more boring job of watching the ones who were in comas. There was a list of about a hundred and fifty names, and beside each name was a yellow dot. The dot turned green when alive, red when dead, and flashed when there was a situation.
Elijah muffled a yawn as he scrolled back up the list for the two-hundred and thirty-seventh time that day. To his surprise, the light was blinking next to a name he had always skimmed past. His eyes flickered at the names above and below it as he tried to recall who the heck Alexandra Clarke was. The girl's name was right below the few Lord's who were in comas. (The lists are in order of importance. For example, Lords, their families, their bastard children, then everyone else.)
He clicked her name and the information came up. Her magic was almost completely empty and in parentheses next to her name was the word "struggling". Normally in situations like this the workers were expected to help the demon, especially if they were royalty. Elijah contemplated his finger, unsure of who this Alexandra even was. He right clicked her name and a small box with a summary opened up. Demon/human hybrid, self-made hero, tutored in her demon abilities at thirteen years old-and the latest bastard of the king. The King. The Devil.
Elijah remembered her now. He'd briefly learned about her in school. She had visited Hell every once in a while and disappeared about a thousand years ago. Elijah closed the small window and clicked her magic levels, accessing them. He then inserted his pointer finger into a round, rubber coated slot in the computer and released a dose of magic. The magic shot off through the computer and directed itself toward our hero.
His job done, Elijah returned to the main page and waited to see what color her dot would turn.
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I don't own Adventure Time. How surprising.
Sometimes I write all poetic-like and sometimes I don't... Any way, thanks very much to... krikanalo? For leaving a review :D I hope I got your name right. Thanks also to The Iron Patriot for favoriting and following. And only twelve or so hours after I posted the story too! You guys are great.
These chapters are a little short, but I'm still setting up the story, so that will likely change. Will be updating soon and *spoiler* Alexandra will be free soon. Yay!
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