Patrick's Gift by Jack Scoltock
Author:Jack Scoltock
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Magic, Monsters, Boy hero, Witch, Strange creatures
Publisher: Jack Scoltock
Published: 2019-05-12T00:00:00+00:00
CHAPTER NINE
Like Darcus and Whipoo, they were all dog creatures. Some had the heads of Alsatians, Greyhounds, Rottweilers, Fox Terriers, Afghans and about ten of the nearest creatures had the massive heads of Pit-bull Terriers.
Now, as Dolan and Maeveen came out to stand beside Patrick, the creatures began to chant.
âPATRICK! PATRICK! PATRICK! PATRICK! PATRICK!â
Patrickâs heart pounded like loud drums against his chest as he looked down over the creatures and the valley. The beautiful valley was covered in thick gorse and trees with leaves coloured as he had never seen before. Some trees had black leaves with red trunks. Others had silver leaves with white trunks. A narrow green river wound through the valley and out of sight between the snow-capped mountains beyond. Looking up, Patrick saw the sky was a cobalt blue. When he had left his own world a few seconds before, it was night time. In Argoan, it was bright daylight.
âPatrick,â whispered Maeveen, as she touched his hand that held the violin. âPlay fer them. Play fer them and give them hope.â
Patrick gazed down over the dog creatures for a few seconds, and then he raised his violin and tucked it under his chin. The creatures that were breathing hard with excitement stopped chanting at once and, hardly daring to breathe, now waited for him to play. The bow vibrated in Patrickâs hand as he raised it and placed it on the strings. Each dog creaturesâ tongue was hanging out as Patrick drew the bow slowly across the strings. The hypnotizing, hopeful, beautiful music drifted down the valley and out over the land. As the music touched them, every creature born in Argoan began to cry.
But five monstrous abominations roared with fear as they too heard Patrickâs music. One of them, the smallest and craftiest, began to change its shape as it made its way quickly towards where the music was coming from.
At the rift, Golgotha roared as it, too, heard Patrickâs beautiful music. In a mad frenzy, it began to tear and rip at the rift with its massive tentacles and, as it did, the rift groaned open another few feet.
Patrick played for almost twenty minutes. He was unable to stop for he was so enraptured by his own playing. It was only when Dolan tapped him on the shoulder and whispered, âPatrick you will have to stop now. You have to save your magical energy for the battle with the monsters.â
Reluctantly, Patrick drew the bow across the strings, making the last note linger in the air. There was a long silence as the note slowly died away, then, as if on command, the dog creatures began to bark and clap. Many of them still had tears in their eyes. Their applause carried on for over a minute before Dolan raised his hands to command them to stop.
âYou have all heard Patrick play!â he shouted. âYou all know he has the Gift! With it, he will destroy the evil abominations that stalk our beautiful Argoan. With his Gift, Patrick will destroy their Netherworld ruler and close the rift forever.
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