Chapter 5, part 1

 

Chapter Five-p

            I immediately unfurled my wings as I ran off the edge. I heard and felt the painful snap on my shoulders. I had no idea what I should do. I couldn’t grab it from beneath, that would allow it to smack me as it rolled through the air. I could try to levitate it, but the last guy who did that ended up dead. What could I do?

            Hey, I could just levitate it enough to guide its decent away from harm. Besides, it was only one island; the other guy was lifting four, and lifting is much harder than simply holding. So I figured that I could probably do it.

            I got as close as I dared and exerted my power into the island. I felt the crumpling spell and I felt the erg to instead repair it. Repairing a little bit of the spell would be easier than creating a new one. So I started to repair the spell, but I overestimated. The island went shooting upward to the place it had fallen from.

            Then Ezuil came down to me riding his old hoverboard. “Great job kid, but you still have three more to go. See you at the bottom” and so he left.

            I felt great, like a warm summer sun on the beach, pure power and satisfaction. I felt like I had the strength of ten muscle men. I felt the rush of adrenalin propelling me to victory. Before I knew it, all four islands were back in the air were they had started. It was as if they hadn’t moved.

            I felt Ezuil’s presence before I saw him. “Great job, I didn’t think you would fall for my little illusion, but it proved that in the real situation you could have done the same.”

            “I-illusion!” what! No way, that was real. If that was an illusion, then I wasn’t really doing anything but flying.

            “Yes, an illusion. I thought the island heading for doom was a nice effect on my part. Now, this proves it, you are a wizard. I will take you as my apprentice. You need not worry about what your parents might say, they already know.”

            “But I just got a job! I’ve got my life to live, I’m not even out of school yet” not that I was really concerned about school, but still.

            “Your life as you remember it is about to change. You are my apprentice now. I will teach you everything there is to know. You can and will be great, or my name isn’t Ezuil Righteousness!”

            “Is that really your last name?”

            “No, it’s just to show that I don’t guarantee anything” well that makes me feel a lot better; I have a demented wizard as a teacher!”