"Finally back I see" The Fort master said to him as he entered the empty lobbyroom. The darkness would have taken over the room as well, save for the lighting in the sconces fixed to the walls. "Yes Mr. Chaney" Lance replied, absentmindedly. "I was actually waiting for you so I could lock the lobbyroom... how did your meeting go with the professor?.. I'm betting you put yourself in another trouble again and had an earful""Something of that nature." He replied. "Just be careful kid... don't stress yourself if the exercises are too hard for you.. take time to recuperate and go back.. you won't become a mage if you're dead" Lance nodded, not really wanting to continue the conversation."Head on inside" He walked into the Fort then, and into the world of noisiness. No one had apparently slept, but instead they occupied their time with chatting or arguing on their beds. Lance yawned and headed straight for his bunk, then lay down on his bed, feeling a sense of relief wash over him
*********The next day was another boring day of classes. Except Lance had learnt to not make presumptions when it came to the magic teachings here in Wiccan. They could be as wicked as they were effective and adroit. And he had learned not to play with them. They were going to be learning the Immotile spell today as he'd been told by Liam. Lance and Liam walked through the winding stairs, their footsteps echoing through the stone walls of the class castle. "That was a hectic one wasn't it?" Liam said. "You mean?" "With Jodge." "I have better things to think about... though I admit he pops up in my thoughts sometimes." "How did he go from being our friend to a complete jerk" Liam said more to himself than that he was asking a question and Lance didn't bother answering.As they reached the top, Lance saw Glenda and they exchanged a smile and a wave. Glenda's bright black eyes sparkled as she came over to them."Hey" She said with concern. Apparently from the look on his face, he
*********Another hand shot up. "Yes?" "Mr. Cesar, how can we tie up the beasts?..they don't actually walk like we do" "The position doesn't matter, you just need to aim for wherever the legs are and one Pentagon is enough, even if it's a large centipede coming after you... though I doubt any of you will be seeing a centipede... Now off with you guys, go, quickly."The students shuffled out of the class and down the stairs into the open landscape, bright purple sky and radiating sun, the sway of the surrounding fir trees and the ever looming sense of danger. Liam kicked a small pebble with a foot, as he and Lance and the rest of the group once again bounded together, trudging the pathway. "who's ready for some beast-fight..." There was no response. "I bet the lots of you are ready to get their asses kicked and I'm the only one sensible enough to be afraid.""Maybe if you keep quiet we could further think on how we can not get eaten..." Frank said, being smart with him for the firs
*********But he was worried he might be rendered unconscious in front of the beast. He'd no longer be able to immobilize the beasts, and would instantly become it's next sumptuous meal. . He turned to Liam, "Where are we even supposed to be going"Glenda, ever the optimist, tried to reassure him. "You'll be fine, Lance. We'll all be here to help you.""I'm not scared." Though he clearly was. "We ought to have some form of direction, compass to navigate the bushy paths."But Liam, ever the realist, interjected. "We have a compass alright... just search for the markings of a boundary line and you have your spot... I believe they are scattered throughout this forest" Frank butted in "And how do we know how to identify the lines" "You are dumb you know" Liam snapped at him. "Tell me how you can't spot a marking if you come upon it?" "Maybe it is magically hidden..how do you think it'd just be easily discovered" Frank responded, a smug grin on his face. Liam didn't respond and everyon
Frank spun his wand and cast the spell to fend off the beast, and it crumbled to the floor with a ground impacting thud "What the" He stood motionless, then turned to the rest of the group and spread his arms apart. "Whatever happened that Lance couldn't do it?" Mara and Liam didn't know what to say. "Your guess is as good as ours" Liam said, stepping into the area, along with Mara. "Let's just retrieve the Globe.." Mara said. "We need to hurry up and see how he is doing." They rushed over to where the stake was and pulled it out as the tree branches and leaves whistled in the wind. But it wasn't a globe that was there. It was a blue wand, that shimmered as well in the sunlight. "Wow.. it's beautiful.. have you ever seen anything like it?" Mara said as Frank took it out and caressed it. "We've settled Lance's object.. let's head over to the other ones" They came across Jodge and his friends close by and they were battling a lion. But the lion was easily outmaneuvered and lay
***The lights flooded into the Apothecary, and the windows were opened so that Lance could recieve enough fresh air. He was in the medic ward of the Apothecary and Miss. Eloise, the keeper here, searched the black wood shelves and cupboards that housed the items and healing ingredients and potions. When she'd gathered what she needed shebcamr back to him. Lance lay on the white sheeted bed in the that had a wooden cabinet. He was thankful for the comfort it provided him, it was much better than his bunk bed in the Fort. His shirt was removed and his back exposed, to reveal the five long slashes across his back. Glenda sat beside him, wringing her hands nervously as Miss Eloise readied an olive colored salve and applied it on his injuries and around them. Lance jerked away reflexively from the salve. "Relax" Miss. Eloise said. "This won't hurt..it will actually numb your skin receptors to the pain until I am done stitching you up" When she was done applying it. She prepared a stitch
"""""""Jodge woke up in the middle of the night. He had heard something and he knew what it was. It had been talking to him a lot lately in his head The voice of the Eskern demon he was possessed with rang in his ears. He carefully got out of bed and paused to check for signs of life. The dorm was dark as the lights had been put out and he couldn't see anything, so he had to depend on his ears. But there was still no sound, even the animals seemed to have slept, realizing the night was ominous enough. He tiptoed towards the door of the dorm room, making sure not to wake anyone and hit the iron leg of a bunk bed in the dark and stopped. He muffled his whimper as pain shot up his leg and he held his breath as he listened for any signs of movement. After confirming that no one had woken up, he crept out of the dorm, as he fondled the Eskern totem in his robe pocket.He checked the lobbyroom, it was empty as usual, then he made his way through the labyrinth, holding a torch as he steal
Jodge knew that he had to make a decision. He could either focus on himself and his own goals, or he could focus on the demon's goals and eliminate Lance. He knew that it would not be easy, and that there would be consequences no matter what he chose. "How do I even know I have your powers? How are you going to help me?" The demon snarled. "You dare doubt and question me?" "I just..want to know" Jodge faltered a little because of the way the demon got aggressive, but he didn't budge. "How do you think you were able to match Lance with the fire spell? How were you able to make the Nirvana potion? I even have so much more surprises to show you..this is not the time for you to doubt me" Jodge knew that after everything he had been through, all the struggles and hardships he had faced, how far he had come and how much he had accomplished, he couldn't let anyone stand in the way of his own goals and ambitions."Fine," Jodge said, his voice filled with determination. "I will do as you