Alfheim Seoul by Chris Coleman

Author:Chris Coleman [Coleman, Chris]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-06-11T18:30:00+00:00

CHAPTER 11

Pain raced through my back and bleeding shoulder when I slammed into the wall. My ears were ringing as I slumped to the floor. The explosion felt like one you would see on TV, where the people get flung across the room by an enormous fireball. Instead of a bomb or gasoline, this one was caused by a small ball of magic. I sat there for a moment and then realized the shop was on fire. Oh crap! I rolled to my feet and stumbled toward the red fire extinguisher hanging on the wall near the exit.

It came off the wall with a thunk and I wobbled under its weight. It wasn’t really heavy, I was just a bit loopy from hitting the wall so hard. I struggled with the pin and managed to wiggle it free. I held the nozzle in my left hand and pointed it at the base of the fire. A sharp burst of white powder erupted from the nozzle when I squeezed the trigger. The fire went out in two short puffs. Part of me wanted to empty the entire extinguisher just because, but I realized I might need it later.

A small pile of oriental towels lay smoldering on the floor, and two of the windows were shattered. Grandpa Dan was not going to be happy about the state of his shop when he returned.

“You may want to try again,” Iverog said.

“Are you crazy? It nearly killed me!”

“You have very little time if you want to find Mr. Dan before he is moved.”

“Yeah, you’re right and I’m sure someone heard it, so the police are probably on their way.” My body hurt as I limped back to the portal area. “What did I do wrong?”

“You pulled too much energy from the ley line too early, and then you messed up the form when you tried to activate it.”

“I think I see what you mean. When I did the activation motion, my elbow and wrist got in the way and messed up the spell form,” I said, moving my arm in the door opening movement to illustrate the issue. “How do people not kill themselves when learning magic? I nearly blew everything up!”

“Most people don’t start learning magic with portal spells. Lighting candles is usually the preferred starting spell.”

“Oh shut up!” I was starting to think this was all just ridiculous and I should quit now. My whole body ached, I was bleeding from more than one place and I could barely see straight. But it was Grandpa Dan, I couldn’t leave him out there by himself. I took a deep breath and let it out slowly. “I’m going to try starting from the bottom this time, kind of like unzipping a tent. I think I will be less likely to drag my elbow through the magic.”

Iverog merely shrugged. “Whatever works for you.”

I got into position and took up the Taekwondo ready stance again. This was going to take all the energy I could muster. I dug deep, clenching my fists and tightening all my muscles.

Download

Copyright Disclaimer:
This site does not store any files on its server. We only index and link to content provided by other sites. Please contact the content providers to delete copyright contents if any and email us, we'll remove relevant links or contents immediately.