Loremaster - A Progression Fantasy Adventure by M.E. Robinson

Author:M.E. Robinson [Robinson, M.E.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Portal Books
Published: 2023-09-24T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Nineteen

Flames danced on a wooden frame. Emerald flashes burned Rowan’s eyes, and he strained to shut them, to drown out the heat from the flames that crackled all around him, but his body would not listen.

Recognizing the dream he was in, Rowan intensified his efforts to move, but no matter how he strained, he could not force his body to move even a muscle. He was stuck in place, waiting for what came next.

Soon the giant came leaping through the flames, his face panicked as he scooped Rowan up into his arms. Just like last time, his lips moved, but no sound emerged, at least none that Rowan could hear. The two moved in silence, the only noise that of the flames and bursts of emerald and violet that shattered the air behind them.

Unable to move, Rowan took the time to inspect the giant carrying him. Just as it had been the time before, he was gravely injured. His left arm hung uselessly by his side, rendered unusable by the attack that had pulped his left elbow. Blood dripped from a multitude of cuts upon his face and shoulders, bleeding into the remnants of a reddish-brown beard, dyeing it a dark crimson that shone wetly in the firelight.

In truth, it was a rather fearsome visage, the sort of giant that legends spoke of, an eater of beast and men alike. But surprisingly, Rowan felt safe in his arms. Something, call it intuition, told him that the giant meant him no harm. Not that he could escape even if he wanted to. Although function was slowly returning to his body, it was limited to the slight movement of the head, the tiniest twitch of his limbs, and the fluttering of his eyelids, nothing that would allow him escape from the clutches of this enormous man.

Darkness overtook them, the flames disappearing into the distance as they loped through the desert. Around them, familiar scrubland appeared, the outskirts of Taureen now recognizable to Rowan as he gazed out at them. Above, the giant’s breathing grew haggard, but his pace did not slow, and the gnarled trees and twisted tumbleweeds that surrounded them sped by at a startling speed.

‘Who are you?’ Rowan wanted to ask. ‘Why are you showing me this? Is this really just a dream, or is it more?’

These questions had haunted him since the last time he had seen this scene, several months ago following the admission test. It felt like far more than a mere dream, the scene too lifelike and real to be a figment of his imagination, but he had no recollection of any of the events that passed within it. It was as if he was looking at someone else’s memories, watching passively as they were whisked away in the dead of night.

A bolt of crimson light flashed by, followed immediately by one of emerald, distracting Rowan from his thoughts. Above, the giant’s eyes glowed amber, and Rowan’s breath caught as the mana around them condensed, his lungs constricting as the mana gathered.

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