*********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
*** 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