Blaize walked back to the house, the events of what just happened dancing in his mind. He did not regret what he did, but at the same time, he was not proud of it either. He knew the consequences of his actions, and he knew Rufus might never forgive him.He had ruined the lives of so many people with a single act of lust. He knew he tried his best to resist but maybe he did not try hard enough. Maybe he should have run away and maybe he should not have followed the shadow in the first place.A grave mistake. How would he rectify it?Rufus looked at him with weariness as he approached. It was obvious he and his wife were worried about him. When Blaize walked towards them, he managed to smile, but Rufus did not."You left," Rufus said to him and Blaize sighed."Just went for a walk to clear my head," Blaize replied and Rufus nodded.Did he believe that?They set off immediately and along the way, Rufus always shot Blaize a look of suspicion. He didn't believe what Blaize had told him fo

The trolls all turned around and saw him standing there. They looked even more hideous than the last time he had seen them. They growled at him and began to approach but he took quick steps back, watching and studying their moves.They did not waste time.They hurled at him and he jumped up, using his magic to propel himself but one of the trolls sent a punch his way and knocked him to the ground. Another troll hurled at him, however, he was quicker.He quickly jumped to his feet and formed a shield with which he blocked the punch that was coming his way. The shield shattered upon impact and Blaize was shocked. What would that punch have done to him?He dragged himself back and when he did, two more trolls hurled at him. They roared as they did, filled with nothing but bloodlust and perhaps hunger. The trolls nearly got to him but he was fast enough to jump on a nearby tree, in an attempt to avoid them.The trolls grabbed the tree and began to shake it. Blaize thought they would not b

"Bring me his head!"Blaize heard the old man yell to the priests as he tried to escape amidst the commotion. He had never been so grateful for a night. The darkness served as a cover for him and when he dashed out of the scene, he could see people trying to get sticks and weapons.They wanted to search for him! The fire kept burning on the pile of wood and as he looked back, he wondered what would have happened if he hadn't been helped. His powers had returned, no doubt, but even at that, he still had a feeling he would not have been quick enough.A woman tricked him. He felt so ashamed. He had never thought it was possible for him to fall prey to such advances. He had always considered himself wiser than most, better than most. Why did he fall? He thought he was helping her but at the end of the day, it turned out that she was helping herself. What happened was a twist he didn't see coming, perhaps the best one that has ever happened in his life."Fuck!"He cursed as he tripped a

The sorcerers led him past the forest and they headed straight for the Sea. There were four sorcerers walking behind them, two walking ahead of them and Blaize suspected even more hiding in the shadows. He knew he shouldn't trust them, he did not, actually. He just wanted to buy time."We will be arriving at the ship soon. There we will hold the ceremony for your transformation. I promise you, it is going to be disastrous."Fatima said and giggled. She was in the faint line between sane and crazy, and perhaps, her crazy side was more pronounced. Blaize sighed.Suddenly, they heard a horn blaring behind them and the sorcerers stopped and turned. It was the priests. They rose towards them in numbers, about a dozen of them."Do they never learn?"Fatima said and stepped forward. She slit her palms and let the blood flow. The priests kept advancing, charging, and yelling. Then she placed her hand on the ground, but for the few seconds that passed, nothing happened. She was just there, cru

Growls.The very first thing he heard when his mind seemed to awaken within a dark, fiery, desolate place. He heard more of the growls and that told him he was no longer in the world of the mundanes. In fact, that was the first time he had taken a walk out of the world he knew to another realm.Blaize could not feel himself breathing. But he did not wait either. More growls came and he was convinced that he was supposed to find something. Didn't the crazy Fatima tell him to go make a deal or something? He did not want to do it. He did not want to become a sorcerer.But how would he wake up? He had not predicted the circle of sorcerers or the ritual. He didn't know there were more of them on the ship. That was why he was concerned. That many sorcerers were too many for him to handle all alone. They would kill him for sure.He suddenly heard cries from something or someone rushing towards him from behind and he jumped to dodge the impact. It was a fathom, clasping its hand on its face