"""""""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
*** Mr. Chaney, the dorm head had come to his bunk side in the early hours of the morning and woke him up, and Lance was startled, thinking it was Jodge come to fight him again. When was he ever going to rid himself of the nightmare that Jodge was proving to be, or the images of last night that played on in his dreams. "Lance, wake up" Mr. Chaney said in his black night robe. He had probably decided Lance was still sleepy-headed and needed another nudging. "Lance?""I'm awake..I'm awake" "Good get up..the Professor is asking for you" Lance woke up fully then, his eyes widening and the environment becoming clearer. ".Lance couldn't shake the feeling of dread that had settled in his stomach when he heard the news.He sprang upright from his bed. "Why..why is he asking for me?" "Ask him when you meet him now will you..and be quick, don't keep him waiting" He got out of his bed and out of the dorm then walked quickly along the hallway taking the road that led to Professor Trevor's
Lance wove his way around the throng of students as he hurried towards the Dorm. Some of them cursed at him for upsetting their meal, but that wasn't any of his business now. Glenda looked towards him from where she sat, a curious expression on her face. But she wasn't his worry now, he feared he had done more harm than good. There could not be any other explanation for Jodge not being here except that something was wrong with him, and his heart sank. He couldn't shake off the feeling no matter how much he tried. He quickly ran into the lobbyroom, Liam fast behind him and made his way back to the dormitory with Liam, his heart racing with worry and fear.As they entered the dormitory, they found Jodge still lying on his bed, unconscious. They rushed to his side and tried to wake him up, but he wouldn't stir.Lance's mouth dried up. No, no, no. "What exactly happened to him?" Liam asked, a look of concern etched on his face.Lance's mind raced with guilt and worry. "I...I shot a
Lance took a deep breath and began to speak, his voice trembling with emotion. "Jodge and I...we umm.. have not been in good terms, we've fought a lot lately. But it doesn' mean I harmed him, I'd never do that" He lied, petrified of the alarming probability that he was going to be in deep trouble if Jodge didn't wake up. They had to take Jodge to the Apothecary, that was the solution. But he had only cast a fire spell, how could this be so? He'd only take full responsibility for his actions if it turned out it was a result of a spell that was cast. "To be honest Mr. Chaney, I think there's something wrong with Jodge...I mean we've been friends for quite some time..good friends at that and we didn't quarrel, Liam can testify to that...then all of a sudden he changed and started behaving irrationally, he'd want to harm everyone and take risks that'd bring danger to the people around him.""That's a lie Sir, Jodge would never do that, he was a good guy. Lance had kicked him out of his
Lance's thoughts drifted away from the present so much that he didn't know when Liam sneaked up on him and a gust of wind blew on his hair, startling him. Liam laughed, satisfied his plan had worked. "Yeah, funny" Lance said, his face straight and filled with boredom. Liam sat close to him. "Glenda was asking of you.. you're lucky I didn't know your whereabouts, your quiet moment would have been seriously obstructed." "I don't want to see anybody" Liam reviewed him. "You don't look good, what's going on?.. don't tell me it's the incident with Jodge." "No... it's something else entirely..."Lance looked at him".I can't cast spells again Liam"Liam frowned. "I don't get, how is that possible?" Lance observed the purple clouds, swinging his legs."I don't know...I guess my time is up here. Maybe the reason I came had been accomplished, and now it's time to head back...I mean that'd explain a lot of things, why there had been cracks on the walls with blue light glowing on them and to
Jodge's eyes snapped open as he suddenly awoke from his unconscious state. He looked around and saw shelves of potions, salves and Vials and realized that he was lying in the medic ward of the Apothecary, and that he was alone. He sat up in bed and felt a sharp pain in his head, his fever had deteriorated but it still left it's remnant ache in his head. He tried to stand up, but he felt weak and dizzy. The room was dimly lit because the curtains had been closed, and that the only light came from rays seeping in through the main building of the Apothecary. He sat up, trying to gather his thoughts and recall the things that had happened, but they were fuzzy, distant and stubborn, unwilling to come to him now that he needed them. He suddenly heard a voice in his head. It was the voice of the Eskern demon that had possessed him. The demon snarled, "You fool! Let me out now" Jodge held the totem out of his robe pocket. Luckily, no one had searched him and found it. "I call you fort
Together, Jodge and the demon were out to take down Lance and take over Golredot, but Jodge knew that he couldn't trust the demon and he needed to be careful, he apparently had to be one step ahead of it, to make sure that it wouldn't betray him. He knew that he had to be careful, and that he couldn't let the demon know what he was up about. Jodge and the demon continued to discuss their plan, going over the details and making sure that everything was in place. Jodge listened carefully. "I won't be able to do it alone, I'll need the help of the new friends I've made""Are you sure they'll be able to deliver..those pathetic fools can spoil my plan sooner than it's think possible""They won't...they won't leave me like Lance did" "So, when do we strike?" The demon asked, trying to sound confident."There is no time to be wasted...my people can't wait for the chance to finally be loosed back into this world, where they'll no longer be bound into totems but they'll be free to roam and wa