This was originally a part of the previous chapter, but my good friend Psychic Nature suggested I separate them. Enjoy!
I finally pick up the dagger and examine in with a careful eye. I see that it's not actually made of gold, it's just gold colored. Then Margery walks up next to me.
"That's a tresure tool? I've never seen it before, same with that staff. Wait, what's this?" She bends down in plucks a gold bracelet from the ground, obviously dropped when Hyden died.
"Wait, this is Antalante... What is it doing here?" She asks. I look over her shoulder and look at the gold braclet.
"What does it do?" I ask.
"Antalante can capture a human in a bubble, and shrink them. Along with making it so they can't move or think while in it. But, they still age." Explains the knowledgable book at her side. I nod in reply, still a bit confused.
"Okay, so you've never even seen this?" I ask, handing her the dagger. She shakes her head.
"Nope, I guess it's a new one. That means you get to name it, that staff too." She says. I walk over to the staff that has now fallen to the floor. I pick it up and hold on in its side in both my hands. I look it over, finding not a mark on the sleek, metalic pole that is the staffs shaft. I then hold the tip out to a bench and a force field much like the one before forms around it.
"Woah, that's awsome. I'm not sure what I'll name it yet, but I'm totally going to keep it." I say.
"Well, do you know how to store it?" Asks the eldest of the flamehazes. I look at her in confusion. I shake my head.
"Okay it's like this." She holds out the dagger and it cetches fire, then takes the form of a bookmark. I stare at it in surprise. I let go of the staff, which once agian floats in the air where it was before, and walk over to her.
"Woah, that's impressive. Can I do that?" I ask.
"All flamehazes can. Each one a different form that they take. But, unlike myself, most don't know what form works best for them. It's a lot faster when they do." I look at the bookmark in her hand. She take out another one and it turns into the bracelet, and reverts the dagger to it's original form. She then hands them to me.
"So, you think I should keep them?" I ask.
"Yeah, you're the one who thrashed him." She replies. I take them and put the bracelet in my wrist. Then look at the dagger.
"How do I do it?" I ask.
"Concentrate on the weapon, and imagine what form you want it to take." I concentrate and think. I then throw the dagger in the air and it enflames and takes the form of a copper bracelet, which falls perfectly around my left wrist. I grab the staff and do the same with it. I now have two copper bracelets and a gold one on my wrist, making a lot of noise everytime I move it.
"Hm... Let me think for a second..." I say, "I got it!" I say. I toss each bracelet in the air and they each take the form of a coin, a gold one for the Antalante, a copper for the Dagger, and iron for the staff. I effortlessly catch each coin in my hand and put them in my pocket.
"Hmm... well it looks like you got that one down. Impressive." She says with an amised tone.
"Wow, that, my friend, is amazing. You mastered that in seconds." Says an awed Josia.
"Well, I like my deep pockets." I state with a shrug.
"Hey kid, you got talent. Don't waste it." Informs Marco. I look to the pair beside me and smile.
"Okay, now let's see what you two can do." Margery says to Lucy and Josia. Lily looks down nervously and Josia smiles confidently.
The two flamhazes stand across from eachother in the feild, a blue field surrounding the park allowing them to fight in peace. I stand to the side, staff in hand, with a clear wall protecting us created by my staff.
"I must warn you, I like to fight dirty." Warns Josia, dropping into a battle-ready stance.
"We're pretty skilled as well." Replies James. She nods in reply and crouches down, ready to jump at a moments notice.
"Then prepare yourself," He sprints at her, and does a series of hand guestures, resulting in an explosion right below Lily. She quickly jumps, barely dodgeing the attack. She reaches into her bag and grabs some kind of powder, and blows it at the sprinting male below her.
The powder then turns into small daggers and propels downward, striking Josia in multiple locations.
"Ouch! Wow, that's one heck of a power, my friend." He states with a sly grin. She lands right in front of the now stationary Josia, who's now turned around to face her.
"You'd be surprised what we can do. Why else would I be called the Trap Carrier?" Questions James in a mocking tone. Lily reaches into her bag again and throws what looks like marbles at Josia, who dodges them. The marbles then interconnect, creating a net of glowing cord. Which lands on the ground.
"You missed me." He states. She reaches her hand out, palm facing the net, and it disentigrates into it's original form and flys into her awaiting hand. She closes her hand on the marbles and puts them back into her bag.
She then sprints at Josia, reaching her hand into her bag once again. He side-steps to avoid her and she hits his right shoulder with the hand that was in her bag.
"Oh, I'm in so much pain." He states sarcastically.
"Lily, it's not good to be hesitant in battle." Informs Saber.
"It's also bad to underestimate your opponent." She replies. His shoulder begins to glow white and then an explosion is heard as a fog envelops the scene. The fog clears to Josia encased in ice. Lily hold up her hand and shows a red marble in the palm. She throws it at Josia and it explodes, heating and melting the ice, freeing Josia.
"I win." Lily utters.
"Another tip, don't get too cocky, my friend." States Josia. Then a ring forms on the ground below her and is proceeded by an explosion. He stands over Lily, on the ground with her clothes sodden and tattered.
Josia stands next to her and holds out a hand. She grabs it and stands up weakly.
"Good work, you surprised me."
"Thanks, I got a bit of practice in during my time in London." Replies Lily. We walk up to them and I look at Lily, slightly awed.
"Lily, that was amazing!" I exclaim, earning a slight blush from her. I smile.
"I must say, you all show promise." Says Margery, "But there's not much else I can teach you from this point. You all have such different skills, you just need to figure it out yourselves."
"Thank you for teaching us what you have." I say with a respectful bow. I then feel something and turn my head.
"You feel it to huh? There's a very strong presence in this city, but I don't know what or who it is."
"I think I recognize that presence. I felt it two days ago, right before Josia and I destroyed that creature back in Leeds," I say, "He's the one who killed my parents."
Oh, now there's a real enemy. Glen, Josia, Lily, Margery and their Contractors are going to have to work together to fight this beast, but until it shows its face agian... Find out a bit of what's going on in Lily's mind...