September 2008Day 11.
by Silvanus
Goal: 200 words.
Written: 328 words.
“Something’s wrong.” Todd said suddenly, turning to look at Verity. “Horribly wrong.”
“I can feel it to, that book is powerful.” She turned to look down the alleyway and then back at Todd, “Do you think we should,”
“Yeah,” Todd responded, cutting off the end of her sentence and turning to open the door into the temple. “Keep close and keep your eyes open.”
The two walked into the temple and turned right, following the same path Jon had down the first hallway and into the second hall. They came to the spot where the stairway had been but found instead that the wall had closed itself across the point of entry.
“It’s behind here I swear,” Todd groaned, pushing on the wall in hopes that it would just swing open, but achieving little more than tiring himself.
“Maybe there’s another way?” Verity suggested, turning and looking around. “Oh no, Todd.. he’s back..”
“Who, Jon?” Todd asked, turning to follow her look and seeing the man from the alleyway.
“I thought Jon dispelled you.” He said, turning away from the wall and stepping in front of Verity. “But if this is what you want then it’s what you get.” He raised his hands to be ready to react, “Verity, try to get to Jon. I can handle this.”
Verity stepped back and watched as Todd took his defensive pose. Once again their opponent’s hands burst aflame, his control of the elements was obvious, and made Verity feel ashamed of her own fledgling skills at it.
The man burst into motion, flinging fireballs at Todd with such speed that Verity was sure Todd wouldn’t be able to dodge. But Todd hands were a blur, carving complex patterns in the air that nullified spell after spell. At last Verity looked away, turning back to the wall and blasting it with her own fire and burning through the illusion to see Jon crumpled moaning on the floor in the room below.
Written: 328 words.
“Something’s wrong.” Todd said suddenly, turning to look at Verity. “Horribly wrong.”
“I can feel it to, that book is powerful.” She turned to look down the alleyway and then back at Todd, “Do you think we should,”
“Yeah,” Todd responded, cutting off the end of her sentence and turning to open the door into the temple. “Keep close and keep your eyes open.”
The two walked into the temple and turned right, following the same path Jon had down the first hallway and into the second hall. They came to the spot where the stairway had been but found instead that the wall had closed itself across the point of entry.
“It’s behind here I swear,” Todd groaned, pushing on the wall in hopes that it would just swing open, but achieving little more than tiring himself.
“Maybe there’s another way?” Verity suggested, turning and looking around. “Oh no, Todd.. he’s back..”
“Who, Jon?” Todd asked, turning to follow her look and seeing the man from the alleyway.
“I thought Jon dispelled you.” He said, turning away from the wall and stepping in front of Verity. “But if this is what you want then it’s what you get.” He raised his hands to be ready to react, “Verity, try to get to Jon. I can handle this.”
Verity stepped back and watched as Todd took his defensive pose. Once again their opponent’s hands burst aflame, his control of the elements was obvious, and made Verity feel ashamed of her own fledgling skills at it.
The man burst into motion, flinging fireballs at Todd with such speed that Verity was sure Todd wouldn’t be able to dodge. But Todd hands were a blur, carving complex patterns in the air that nullified spell after spell. At last Verity looked away, turning back to the wall and blasting it with her own fire and burning through the illusion to see Jon crumpled moaning on the floor in the room below.
-Silv