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YOU TRESPASS IN MY SANCTUARY. FOR THIS YOU WILL PAY DEARLY,” when the dark shadow spoke, the sound resonated through the entire room, bouncing from wall to wall and through my body. I ran. I ran straight for the glass wall, hoping it was like the place I had entered. If not I would rather take my chances with broken glass than this nightmare. I jumped, penetrated the liquid glass and rolled on the ground. As I came up I heard a wicked laugh, and I was suddenly in the air, being lifted by an invisible force and carried out over the water. I looked down at the rushing river, less than ten feet below my legs, and saw an incredible sight.
A dog, the biggest and blackest dog I had ever seen, was running along the top of the water, looking up at me hungrily, drool dripping from bared canines. My heart was in my throat, I had never been this scared, even in the human stampede. That, I could understand. I felt myself dropping lower and willed myself to stay up, out of the reach of those sharp canines. I actually moved a little higher and began to pull ahead of that menacing presence below me. I looked across the water and realized I was almost at the edge. I put out my hand toward one of the ruined buildings and willed myself towards it. I began to change directions. The power flowing around me was exhilarating. Whatever, or whoever, was holding me up must have made a mistake, as I had partial control of my height and direction. I strained mightily, and held myself up long enough to reach a broken window on the second story of this building. I landed gratefully inside and turned around, looking for that dog.
It was there, growling terribly and looking for a way inside. I had had enough. Still feeling that strange power around me, I held out my open hand and gathered some into a fireball. It hovered just off the surface of my palm, I could feel my hair rising from the electricity. I threw it like a baseball and connected. The fireball hit the animal, swelling around it in a cacoon, and exploded. There was nothing left.
I looked back across the river, and it was if I could see inside that house, as if I was right there. The woman stood next to the dark shadow, her mouth hanging open. “What happened?” she asked that dark presence. “Why didn’t you drop him in the water?”
“THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG. I LET HIM DROP HALFWAY ACROSS, BUT HE STAYED UP. HE KNOWS THE WAY. AND HE HAS DESTROYED MY PET. YOU WILL KILL HIM FOR THIS.” The woman shrank away, looking scared.
“But he must be a wizard. He knows the WAY. It will not be easy,” she stated tremulously. “How could one who knows the WAY have gotten so close without us feeling his presence?”
“SILENCE! YOU WILL DO THIS...OR I WILL KILL YOU MYSELF...SLOWLY,” the darkness retreated behind the altar and disappeared.
I closed my eyes, pulling back into myself, gathering my thoughts. I didn’t understand what had happened. Or whatever this WAY was. But I could feel something different, as if a sixth sense I had forgotten about had resurfaced. I flexed my hands, feeling the power gather at my finger tips. Yes. I could feel the WAY. Now it was time to find out what it was. I could sense the woman coming across the rope bridge. There was an aura around her, like the power I felt in the air, but very weak. I grinned at my reflection in a broken mirror on the wall. She would do. She would tell me what she knows...My fingers began to glow...
No, I can’t, I thought. Not yet. I have to find my family. But, I’ll be back, I vowed. Yeah, I’ll be back...
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The dark woman paused, a motion catching her eye. A silver ball of fire flew out of the broken building, circled her head twice and shot off so fast it appeared to disappear. She cast out, trying to catch it, but to no avail. She simply was not strong enough. She clutched her arms around herself, shivering. She dreaded going back empty handed, but a tiny bit of hope began forming in her mind. This one was strong in the Way. She had been a slave of the Dark One longer than she could remember. The boy might be useful in removing the chains binding her to Him.
Later, her punishment was shortened, much to the disgust of the Dark One. Even with the blood flowing, the whip was no fun when it brought smiles instead of tears. No fun at all.
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A dog, the biggest and blackest dog I had ever seen, was running along the top of the water, looking up at me hungrily, drool dripping from bared canines. My heart was in my throat, I had never been this scared, even in the human stampede. That, I could understand. I felt myself dropping lower and willed myself to stay up, out of the reach of those sharp canines. I actually moved a little higher and began to pull ahead of that menacing presence below me. I looked across the water and realized I was almost at the edge. I put out my hand toward one of the ruined buildings and willed myself towards it. I began to change directions. The power flowing around me was exhilarating. Whatever, or whoever, was holding me up must have made a mistake, as I had partial control of my height and direction. I strained mightily, and held myself up long enough to reach a broken window on the second story of this building. I landed gratefully inside and turned around, looking for that dog.
It was there, growling terribly and looking for a way inside. I had had enough. Still feeling that strange power around me, I held out my open hand and gathered some into a fireball. It hovered just off the surface of my palm, I could feel my hair rising from the electricity. I threw it like a baseball and connected. The fireball hit the animal, swelling around it in a cacoon, and exploded. There was nothing left.
I looked back across the river, and it was if I could see inside that house, as if I was right there. The woman stood next to the dark shadow, her mouth hanging open. “What happened?” she asked that dark presence. “Why didn’t you drop him in the water?”
“THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG. I LET HIM DROP HALFWAY ACROSS, BUT HE STAYED UP. HE KNOWS THE WAY. AND HE HAS DESTROYED MY PET. YOU WILL KILL HIM FOR THIS.” The woman shrank away, looking scared.
“But he must be a wizard. He knows the WAY. It will not be easy,” she stated tremulously. “How could one who knows the WAY have gotten so close without us feeling his presence?”
“SILENCE! YOU WILL DO THIS...OR I WILL KILL YOU MYSELF...SLOWLY,” the darkness retreated behind the altar and disappeared.
I closed my eyes, pulling back into myself, gathering my thoughts. I didn’t understand what had happened. Or whatever this WAY was. But I could feel something different, as if a sixth sense I had forgotten about had resurfaced. I flexed my hands, feeling the power gather at my finger tips. Yes. I could feel the WAY. Now it was time to find out what it was. I could sense the woman coming across the rope bridge. There was an aura around her, like the power I felt in the air, but very weak. I grinned at my reflection in a broken mirror on the wall. She would do. She would tell me what she knows...My fingers began to glow...
No, I can’t, I thought. Not yet. I have to find my family. But, I’ll be back, I vowed. Yeah, I’ll be back...
******************
The dark woman paused, a motion catching her eye. A silver ball of fire flew out of the broken building, circled her head twice and shot off so fast it appeared to disappear. She cast out, trying to catch it, but to no avail. She simply was not strong enough. She clutched her arms around herself, shivering. She dreaded going back empty handed, but a tiny bit of hope began forming in her mind. This one was strong in the Way. She had been a slave of the Dark One longer than she could remember. The boy might be useful in removing the chains binding her to Him.
Later, her punishment was shortened, much to the disgust of the Dark One. Even with the blood flowing, the whip was no fun when it brought smiles instead of tears. No fun at all.
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Publication Date: 12-14-2011
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