Embrace Series 01: Embrace by Colyer Cherie

Author:Colyer, Cherie [Colyer, Cherie]
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Publisher: ePub Bud (www.epubbud.com)
Published: 2011-12-20T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter 11

Fire and Water

JOSH TOSSED WHAT REMAINED of our dinner away. He came back and stood a few feet from Isaac. With me a few feet in front of them, we formed a loose circle—triangle really, but in magic you always draw a circle, so if you connected us with lines, they’d have to be curved.

“Where do we begin?” I asked them.

“With your powers,” Isaac said, “you don’t have to be in our coven. Josh and I discussed it already, and we would welcome you if you chose to join, but it is your choice. I’ll show you how to use your powers no matter what you decide.”

Josh was like a brother to me, and Isaac and I had a connection, one I hoped went beyond powers. Together we could stop Mark from hurting anyone else. “I want to join.”

Isaac nodded.

Josh closed his eyes and shook his arms the way a person does when he is trying to relax.

“You want to clear your mind before practicing magic,” Isaac explained and copied Josh.

I did the same, although I peeked a few times just to make sure I wasn’t taking too long to clear my mind. I opened my eyes when I heard Isaac’s sangfroid voice.

“You will be our air and Kaylee our earth.”

I’d read about elements on the Internet. When I had tested my own powers, I’d had something representing each element in my circle: the wine glass for water, candle for fire, salt for earth, and knife for air. The website mentioned that covens often assign each member to an element.

“Kaylee doesn’t have powers,” I said. “How can she represent earth?”

“Magic is at its strongest when all the elements are represented,” Isaac explained. “Kaylee has an emotional bond to you and Josh. By her representing earth, she will help to ground us to the here and now. By her being a part of our coven, when she’s strong again, we can transfer some of our power to her. She won’t be helpless to defend herself from magical forces.”

“I thought if someone who’s not a natural witch called upon outside forces, they would call upon demons or something dark.”

“Many do,” Josh said.

“And in doing so they stain their soul,” Isaac added. “Mess around with a big enough demon, and you could lose your soul. Natural witches risk this too. You need to understand your powers before you use them. They are a part of you and everything around you. They are the stones beneath your feet and the air that you breathe.”

“Everything is connected,” Josh said. “I remember when I first embraced my powers, I was eight. My father made me promise I’d keep them a secret. He said as I got older I would learn to taste others’ powers and know without a doubt who I could trust with my secret.”

Powers are a part of everything, check. Keep them a secret, check. Trust few, check.

I nodded to let them know I understood.

“When you use,” Isaac said, “you’re taking from these powers and transferring the energy into your spell.

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