Severed Empire: Wizard's Rise by Phillip Tomasso

Author:Phillip Tomasso [Tomasso, Phillip]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: Mirror Matter Press
Published: 2016-02-11T19:00:00+00:00

Chapter 21

The way down from the Archers’ canopy was less than impressive. Knotted ropes were lowered. Mykal stayed up top while his friends, followed by Quill and Anthony, shimmied down. He pointed his hands at those nearby as if they were the lethal weapons he guessed they now were, if he knew how to summon his magic at will. The archers had no idea what he’d done had been one of the only times he’d ever used magic. They watched his fingers wide-eyed as if something more dangerous than arrows were aimed at their hearts. They feared him. He supposed he shouldn’t enjoy the feeling, but couldn’t help it. He liked it. Galatia took over the threat from the ground while Mykal worked his way down the long rope. He was amazed how it dropping below the canopy transformed daylight into darkness. The sunlight only sporadically reached the forest floor. There were slivers of its rays, straight beams that descended through the canopy to a spots on the ground. Other than those shafts and their ambient illumination, it was mostly darkness.

The horses had not lingered. Mykal stuck two fingers in his mouth and whistled. Everyone looked around. After a moment, all four horses returned.

“Nice,” Quill commented.

Blodwyn took Applejack by the reins, and patted the horse’s muscular neck. “What do we do next?”

“You don’t know what you’re doing?” Anthony demanded. “Quill, why are we—”

Quill controlled many things with his hand. He held it up and Anthony stopped talking. He and his companions should develop silent communication, Mykal thought.

Galatia looked up. Mykal could tell she wasn’t comfortable with an audience, or around people in general. It only made sense considering her interminably long time without human contact. “I suppose here is as good a place as any,” she said.

Karyn held both Defiance and Jiminey’s reins.

“Mykal, join me, please,” Galatia said, holding out her hand.

Mykal gave Blodwyn his horse’s reins, and then stood facing Galatia. He took her hands in his. They stared into each other’s eyes. “I’m going to do this with you?” he asked. “What about not using magic?”

She smiled. “We’re a bit past that point, don’t you think?” Her smile silently said it was inevitable.

“What do I do?”

“Repeat everything I say, until you have the words memorized. Then we will say them together. Keep your eyes closed. You will hear things, and want to open your eyes, but do not. We are the ones in control.”

“We? Who else is there?”

“Never mind that now. Don’t let go of my hands. Close your eyes,” she said.

“What do we do?” Blodwyn stood beside Karyn, but kept an eye on the Archers. Magic had been outlawed for so long, few alive had ever seen sorcery with their own eyes. They seemed more interested in watching what happened next, as opposed to anything more nefarious.

“Give us space; back away. Form a circle around us. No matter what you see, or hear, do not interrupt. Is that understood? Okay, Mykal. Let’s begin.”

Galatia began to speak. They

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