Author's Note: There is blood magic rituals going to be happening for a few chapters, if you don't like it, you can scroll over the scenes. You know there is Blood rituals in this story and if you don't want to read it, skip two chapters but you will be at a loss for later parts of this story.
Chapter 9 - Stepping Forward.
The next morning, Kala and Zahra were up and fully dressed by the time Sophia had the chance to remind them to speed up on getting dressed.
Kala had done a good bit of contemplating on what was being asked of her, unlike the Ancients’ Zahra was honest with her and it was her choice if she wanted to help. Despite what the Ancients had said about such magic she'd help Zahra and Tyriel simply to spite them. After all if it weren't for the Ancients thinking her expendable she wouldn't be here now. She went to Zahra’s side as they headed out of the house towards the academy, “Zahra, I’m in,”
"Good, meet me and Tyriel at lunch and then after class."
Kala nodded as she checked her schedule to find out which room she needed to be in for her first class. She knew it was going to be hard trying to figure the rooms out.
Zahra noticed her pained look. “Let me have a look at your first class?” Zahra looked at the paper. “Your first class is on the second floor. You need to take this corridor to the first stairs climb it to the second floor and your class is the first door on the right. Do you got it or should I take you there?”
“I think I have it,” Kala said.
“I’m going to walk you there.” Zahra stated.
Kala nodded and followed Zahra; it didn't take long to find the class. When Kala entered the class room, the student aide teacher waved for her to sit by her. “We were expecting you, Kaladan,”
“You were?” Kala asked. But she knew they must had been informed that she would be in class.
“Yes, the administrator informed us of a new student and who it was. Don’t feel shy in this class, if something is not familiar let me know and I’ll aide you with it,” She said, as the teacher started to do roll call in Saurian.
Kala turned to the teacher's aide and whispered to her, "I am not familiar with that dialect,"
"I have been informed of that, I'll tell you when the teacher calls your name."
It was not long after she said that did she touch Kala’s arm and nodded. Kala raised her hand and lowered it as she watched as the other students respond in the same dialect as the teacher spoke in. Kala really felt out of touch with her fellow students.
The day seemed to go on forever, lunch had been brief since the student aide had taught her basic key words and given her a tour, Tyriel had been a bit more pleasant since she had said she'd help. Kaladan was just thankful the day was over, the student aide would have kept her later if she hadn't told them that she was suppose to help Zahra and Tyriel on their project, the student aide seemed a bit creeped out by it.
Kala met up with Zahra and Tyriel and told them about the student aide’s reaction. Tyriel chuckled in amusement. "Well that will definitely leave an impression."
Zahra rolled her eyes. "Did you manage to get the ritual area reserved?"
"I did, I got the one on the top floor of the main temple."
Zahra whistled. "What strings did you have to pull to get there? After that last incident a couple years ago they normally don't allow access to those high powered areas."
"I asked my father to get us authorization,"
"But the risks are much higher there." She argues as they headed to the ritual area.
"The only person at risk at the moment is your cousin, give me an hour or so alone with her and that won't be an issue."
Zahra sighed. "True, fair warning Kaladan is a virgin."
Tyriel smiled.
"Hey!" Kala interjected, she hadn't expected Zahra to tell him something like that.
Tyriel raised a brow. “You’re not?”
Kala looked down not sure what to say.
"Don't worry Kaladan, just means you’re not as much at risk as I had first calculated."
“What do you mean by that?” asked Kala.
"It means a small ritual I was going to do on you to help protect you in case something minor goes wrong will be more effective."
“Oh,” Kala wondered what it would be if she was a virgin. Kaladan gasped when the temple came into view, it put the Ancients’ temple to shame, the fact that it was within a city and not in a secluded area only added to its splendor.
Tyriel smiled. "The main Saurian temple in Cassiopia, the largest in the region,"
"It’s amazing; I've never seen anything like it."
"You lived in Keltor, the temples there are nothing compared to it. Are you done gawking?"
Kala nodded and followed them in. By how the priests reacted to Tyriel, he was obviously someone of importance. “Are you one of the priests here, Tyriel?”
He shook his head, "My father is a renowned priest, and honestly, I haven't decided whether or not I want to be a priest yet."
“You want to live a bit before you settle down to a priestly life?” Kala asked.
Tyriel looked at her and shrugged. “I really haven’t figured out what I am going to do, Kala.”
"Why haven't you?"
"I'm most likely to live at least 500 years, I may as well be absolutely sure of what I want to be so there is no rush."
Kala nodded, she wondered if all Saurians were that long lived, she'd ask later.
Tyriel led them up a set of stairs off to the far side. On one of the floor she spotted a boy carrying a gold music box that looked familiar, then it occurred to her it was Julius. Her curiosities override her common sense and she quietly followed him without him noticing. He entered a room but didn't completely close the door; she peeked in and silently gasped. At first, she hadn't known who the drake he had given the box to was, but as the figure turned to face Julius there was no mistaking who the drake looked like but there were some differences like this drake was much older and had wings. He was also much darker and had a sense of death about him.
A clawed hand grabbed her beak and held it shut, and the one was on her shoulder pushing her away from the door, she would have struggle but Tyriel’s voice told her not to. He took her up a few more flights of stairs and then let her go. "You shouldn't wander, if Blake caught you spying on him and his servant Julius you'd be at best in bad shape."
“Blake? No, that is Kasar, my friend from . . . Keltor. I thought he was lost,” Kala said, glancing down towards the area where Blake and Julius was located at.
"Blake has no siblings here. You must have seen him when he took a younger form," Tyriel stated.
"A younger form?"
Tyriel sighed and shook his head. "Blake is known to take the form of a youth and go under an alias when he is not protecting the royal families, my advice is to stay away, he is a creature of shadows, all Nightshades are, and that goes for Zahra's father as well."
“But he’s my uncle?” Kala stated.
"He is a Nightshade, Kaladan, when he married Mrs. Sophia he took on her family name."
"But I always thought it was the female that took the male’s family name?"
Tyriel laughed. "You must have been in a very backwards part of Keltor; the only time that happens is in extreme cases with the royal families."
"The royal families?" asked Kala.
"You know, the Flashblades rule the plains, the L’Orange’s rule the mountains, the Nova's the sky, the McDove’s’ rule the northern islands and the seas are ruled by the Seabirds."
‘
Wing and Dive are one of the royal families of old and Lola is a Seabird, part of the royal families of old. I wonder if she knows,’ Kala thought keeping her mind really shut off from Tyriel so he would not hear what she thought. “And this Blake is . . . he part of the royal families or is he just a protector?”
"He is a protector; the Nightshades that were exiled from Limbo are all protectors, though Zahra’s father isn't an exile he does not wish to live in Limbo and is thus a protector as well."
Kala nodded, there had never been royals or royal protectors in her time, it had been dictator ships or elected governments, there wasn't slaves but from what she understood of the news in her time there was a lot of crime. Different rules different world but at least in this world she felt like she belonged instead of in the future with the Ancients sending her off to die over a stupid music box key.
Zahra looked at them. “If we wish to make sure we have everything before we do the spell, we better start now.”
"Sorry, I had to save Kaladan’s tailfeathers. Do you have the two potions needed?" Zahra held up the two vials. "Good, give one to Kala, and I'll meet her in the room three doors down in a bit. It would be best if I deal with the protection ritual on her first." Zahra nodded. "Don't be too harsh, you may scare her."
"Promise?"
"Promise,"
Zahra gave a one of the potion vials to Kala before heading to the other room. Tyriel looked to Kaladan, "Drink it,"
Kala’s first instinct was to smell it before drinking. The smell was not good but she knew that the potion was for her own protection as she downed it in one gulp. It tasted bitter and she tried to get rid of the taste of it on her tongue.
She felt a pain her lower stomach and cringed. Tyriel smiled and led her over to the center of an engraving on the floor. He said a quick incantation and the lights went out but the candles around the engravings flickered to life.
Tyriel moved a hand down her side and towards her thigh, Kaladan flinched away. What was he doing to her?
"You're not sure whether or not to trust me are you?" Kala nodded. Tyriel pulled her against him. "Look in my eyes and do not look away no matter what you might see."
Kala gulped and did as she was told. There were no mental walls keeping her out, every aspect of him was open to her, frightened and enthralled she did not sense her own barrier crumble. Her mind and body seemed detached she did not realize what he was doing to her until she felt pressure within her and see what he was doing through his eyes. It took her a few minutes to realize she was not panicking, within his mind she understood what was happening and why. He was chanting he was the cause of the pressure; there were marks all over her body. To finish his end of the ritual he'd have to take her. To complete the ritual she'd have to give in to his darkness before he finished. With an eerie calm she surrendered to his shadows and he took her to completion.
When she realized she was no longer in his mind she became aware of her current state but she was fine with it, the marks were still on her body but they would protect her. Tyriel held out a robe to her that was similar to the one he had on.
She took it and put it on before giving him a kiss on the cheek. "Thank you, I understand."
He smiled. "You had to take the first step, and I see you've gained more then just the protection from the ritual.”
Kala blinked, did she gain more then the protection? Sure she understood how he thought and that he wouldn't do anything to intentionally harm her unless she really deserved it and the ritual made complete sense . . . she looked around the room, the symbols that were the Saurian language the things slowing her down. But slowly something dawned on her, she understood what was written. The voices of priest down the hall and their conversation was not senseless to her, she understood it even though it was not her native language. Her eyes went wide, Tyriel was a telepath like her, and during the ritual their minds were connected both ways.
Kala felt something else odd within her and there was a slight pain within her. Tyriel smiled at her. “You need not worry the pain of the first time will fade fast. It did for Zahra when it happened to her,”
“But it was not as frightening as I had thought it was,” Kala stated.
“It was because you trusted me, Kala, that is why you were not frightened,” Tyriel replied. He had a smile on his face, Kala had fully trusted him and he made sure that it would not hurt her.
Kala sighed. "What do I do now?"
"Get something to eat and drink, otherwise you may faint, you don't feel it yet because your body is still on a high from the ritual."
"Where do I go?"
"There is food in the room at the end of the hall; it's used a small meal area for after rituals."
Kala went to the room at the end of the hall but when she opened the door, the room went dark on her. When she came to, Kala noticed that there was an odd feeling in the room, she glanced around before she tried to stand up but all she could barely do was sit up.
“Was that your first ritual?” asked a soft voice coming from the shadows.
“Yes, I must have fainted,” Kala stated.
A hand helped her to sit up better. “You should warn your partner to have food nearby when you are done with that ritual, seems that you get weak fast after such a ritual,”
Kala wondered who had helped her. “Who are you? I cannot see your face, it is dark in here.”
“You need not to see my face, seeing it endangers you,” the voice said.
“Can I at least know the name of the one who aided me?”
“No, for that will endanger you even more,”
“Then, you shall know mine, unseen angel, I’m Kaladan Thunderbeak,” Kala said. There was a hissing sound in the room like someone or something was not happy with the name. “Is my name evil to you?”
“No, I will find your partner and send him to you,” the unseen person vanished or moved away from her.
Kala didn’t know what to think as she tried to stand up only to wobble on her feet when the door opened and light shone within. She could see the shadow of Tyriel in the doorframe. He went to her side, helped her up and sat her down on a chair before getting her something from the ice box to eat as well as some juice. “How did you know I was here?”
“The Saurian who was in here before you entered saw you enter and just as you started to walk in, you fainted. He put you here and went to find me. I should had walked you here myself, I lacked knowing how weakened you might have gotten with the ritual,” Tyriel said.
"Hey, you would need to have foresight to have seen it. Now you know," Kala said, as she started to eat the sandwich and took a sip of the juice.
"You are not mad?"
Kala shook her head. "Who wants to know?"
"True. Zahra should be here shortly, thankfully no rituals on her today, she normally goes unconscious right after it's done."
"So I'm not the only Thunderbeak who faints when it is done," Kala smiled softly.
"You did better then Zahra on staying conscious."
“That is true, I think the next time, I might be able to handle it better, if there is a next time,” Kala stated.
"There will be a next time, the main ritual; you'll definitely the right choice to be the channeler."
“Is there a chance for . . . well miscarriages in these rituals?” Kala asked.
"Not really, did Zahra explain the process to you?"
Kala nodded. "I understand in principle but this is a first and I'm not sure of what can go wrong."
He patted her on the shoulder. "It’s pretty much smooth sailing from here on in."
“When will they come to term and the ritual begins with them?”
“The ritual already begun; Kaladan, it started when you stepped into the circle.” Tyriel stated, as he led her out of the room.
"So when are they needed for the ritual and when dose the ritual begin?"
"The ritual will begin exactly 7 days from now, Zahra is experience in them, and today was your introduction to them." Tyriel stated, as he led her out of the room.
Kaladan nodded as they headed down the hallway.
Zahra was leaning in the doorway of a room. "How did it go?"
“Success, but I have to remember to have food nearby since she faints soon after the ritual is completed,” Tyriel said.
“Not bad, cousin, I pass out completely after it is done,” Zahra said.
Kala smiled, "It remains to be seen how I handle the main ritual."
Zahra patted her arm. “If you are like me, you will handle it fine, cousin.”
“I hope,” Kala said quietly.
Tyriel smiled as they descended down the flight of stairs, a shadowed form appeared by the wall. “Is the young Thunderbeak alright?”
“Yes, she is, you can tell your master she is well,” Tyriel stated, before the shadowed form vanished.
“Who was that?” asked Kala.
“That was the shadow aide of the Saurian who found you in the room,” Tyriel said, as they walked down the stairs.
"He must be quite the sorcerer to have servants like that."
"That's an understatement." Zahra said.
Kala turned to look at her cousin. Zahra smiled and shrugged her shoulders. Kala pushed it aside as they headed for home. Tyriel made sure that they both got home alright before headed home himself.
Zahra trudged up the stairs and flopped on her bed, Kala followed, she had never seen Zahra so exhausted. Kala was exhausted as well, as she went into the living room to see Mr. Thunderbeak sitting there with Sophia. “Aunt Sophia, I just came out to say good-night. Zahra and I are retiring early tonight.”
Sophia simply nodded. "Breakfast will be a bit earlier tomorrow morning, sleep well."
Kala kissed her cheek. “Thank you ma…Aunt Sophia, good-night Mr. Thunderbeak,”
“Night,” he said.
After they heard the door closed, Mr. Thunderbeak turned to Sophia. “She almost called you mother,”
“I know, I think its sweet,” Sophia said.
“Hopefully, she will not attach herself to us as our daughter as she’s not, just our niece,” he stated. "She's also been involved in blood magic."
"You worry too much, it's not like an enchanting ritual will get them into too much trouble."
"No but hear me out, she nearly saw my cousin," Mr. Thunderbeak said and then his voice went out of hearing range as he spoke to his wife.
"And what's so dangerous about him? He's the shadows, the ever watching guardian. He wouldn't harm any who do not deserve it."
Mr. Thunderbeak sighed. "Before I married you, my mother had given me a choice, eternity or a lifetime with you, I chose you Sophia, but for Blake it's not so simple, his mother and father are renegades, all his older siblings has been hunted down and killed. He promised not to get involved in any way with my family, for the safety of both girls."
Sophia nodded.
"I don't want them to get mixed into any of the dealings of Limbo, even if by accident."
“Agreed,” Sophia whispered, as Mr. Thunderbeak lifted her up into his arms and carried her off to bed.
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Kala awoke to her growling stomach, the events of the evening before were at best blurry. She climbed out of bed, showered and got dressed before she headed out of her room. She saw Sophia and Zahra sitting at the table, just starting to eat. “Sorry, I’m late,”
"It’s ok, how did you sleep?"
“I slept well, didn’t really want to get out of bed but my stomach is hungry,” Kala stated.
“As it should after a ritual like that,” Zahra said. “But I’m mostly tired after a ritual like that.”
Kala nodded. "Yesterday is blurry, before that I'm not even sure of before that. Its like I've woken up from a living dream."
Sophia and Zahra were silent.
"Kala did you just realize what you just said?" asked Sophia.
"Huh? Of course I did."
"Actually it's not what you said, it's how you said it, yesterday you wouldn't have understood."
"I don't understand; I've always been able to understand what I say."
“Kala, you are speaking Saurian,” Zahra stated in Saurian.
Kala looked at her shocked. “I am?”
"You are."
"Haven't I always spoken it? I mean it feel too natural to be something new."
Zahra gulped. "That ritual Tyriel did, you looked him in the eyes didn't you?"
Kala nodded, “What of it?"
"Two telepaths should never make eye contact for long periods of time, it had nasty side effects."
Kala swore in Saurian. “I wondered why the words on the floor became known to me after that ritual was done,”
"There is nothing you can do about it now; it may be been more helpful then hindering."
“I think he helped me more than I had realized,” Kala said.
“Indeed, now the academy will be easier for you to deal with,” Zahra replied. “The teacher’s aide will freak out when she hears you speak in Saurian.”
"She won't question it especially if I mention Tyriel and the blood magic ritual, those things scare her."
Sophia looked at the clock. “You two better get going. Academy will be starting soon.”
They both nodded and grabbed their books before heading off. During their trip to the academy, Kala had felt like she was seeing everything with a different set of eyes, it was not just some ancient city to her anymore but a great metropolis, she without consciously knowing she understood the city for the first time, the hub of magic on Orithia.
An image of a wasteland flashed in her mind with the feelings of loneliness and despair. Kala pushed it to the back of her mind, wherever that was in her past or Tyriel’s she did not want to return there.
“You okay, Kala?” asked Zahra.
“Yes, now that I know Saurian language, I can see what this city is really like and it is special, more than I had expected,” Kala said.
Zahra smiled as they went to their classes. They met up at lunch and planned on meeting up that afternoon as they were to discuss the ritual that would be done in a few days.
Time passed quickly, the days became a normal routine. The night of the ritual had been something new, it was different in practice then it was in theory. Despite feeling drained she was proud of herself, the channeling of their power into the three weapons had been quite the task; if it wasn't for the two sacrifices she'd have been completely drained. Tyriel had been the conjurer; he had regulated the flow of power during the spell. Zahra was the sealer; her task was to seal the magic into the weapons so it could be controlled. The weapons were two finely engraved stone staffs, and a finely engraved stone sword.
Kala sat there looking at the stone staffs and the stone sword. But she didn’t have any desire to ask for the moment as she wanted to sleep. “Tyriel, is this normal . . . to feel tired?”
He nodded. "It would be wise if we slept at the temple, none of us are in the condition to go home safely."
“Where should we sleep at, Tyriel?” Zahra asked, yawning tiredly.
"There is a room with some beds down the hall."
Kala spoke, “We better go together so we do not end up passed out on the floor,”
“I agree,” Zahra stated.
Tyriel nodded as he wrapped his arms around both girls’ and headed down the hall and soon, each of them collapsed into a bed and fell fast asleep.
The next morning came as Kala woke before Zahra and Tyriel did. Kala had returned to the room with a full stomach. “Morning, sleepy heads,”
Tyriel groaned, "It's too early."
“Nope, the sun has been up for at least three hours,” Kala said.
Tyriel hid his head under the pillow, Zahra smirked, “Leave it my cousin to be quick at recovery.”
“I got youth on my side,” Kala smiled.
Zahra threw her pillow at Kala. "You are not that much younger then us."
Kala froze the pillow in mid air. “I know that cousin, I guess my body is able to recover faster than yours. Anyways, I think I met the faceless angel who helped me to the couch the first day I was in the temple.”
That mere comment made Tyriel’s head come fast from under his pillow. “Did he say anything to you?”
“Not really, he looked at me like are you alright. His scales were a tannish brown color,” Kala said.
“That wasn’t him, the one you are looking for has my color of scales,” Tyriel said, as he put his head under his pillow again.
"Oh, I guess I may never find him then," Kala stated as she went to the bed that she got up from early that morning.
"Now just try to get some more sleep, my body can't handle waking up so early after a ritual like that," Zahra stated, as she closed her eyes.
Kala sighed and laid still. She waited for the two to be asleep again before sneaking out. She headed towards the room where she had seen the duck that looked like Kasar. She had to find out who he was. She opened the door to the room where they had done the first part of the ritual at.
A young servant boy was in the room setting it up for another ritual. "Is there something you needed, miss?”
“I’m looking for someone about this tall and uses shadows as servants or messengers?” Kala said.
"There are many by that description, maybe young master Nova would be of more help."
“Perhaps he could be of help,” Kala said.
“I’ll go bring him here,” the young servant stated.
“No, you need to finish this. Just direct me to him and I’ll go see him personally,” Kala said.
"Two floor down, his work room is four doors to the left, it’s your best chance is finding him there.”
Kala nodded and thanked the servant before hurrying down the stairs and going to the room he had told her. She knocked on the door and waited for the Master Nova to open the door or tell her to enter.
"Who is it?!" A voice ordered.
"My name is Kaladan Thunderbeak, I was wondering if you could help me."
"Go away; I refuse to deal with any Thunderbeak girl."
“I am looking for an angel who aided me a few days ago; he wields a shadow servant . . . maybe you know who I am talking about. I just wish to thank him,” Kala said through the door.
"I said go away, and don't go looking to thank shadows."
“I am not looking to thank the shadow servant but the one who commanded the shadow servant. I guess I will have to ask my uncle Mr. Thunderbeak for help in finding him, even if they tell me to stay away from all Nightshades,” Kala said walking away from the door.
The doors opened as a young Saurian boy emerge from the room. “You were the one I found in the snack room nearly unconscious,”
“You are the one I seek?”
“Yes, you gave me a mild scare fainting like that. I am glad you are doing well, did the ritual go alright?”
“Oh yes, it went smoothly, thank you for asking and thank you for helping me. I best go before my cousin and her partner awaken,” Kala said, as she smiled at him and headed up the stairs again.
Nova stepped back into the room and turned to the shadowed form standing by the wall. “The young Kaladan Thunderbeak thanks you for what you did for her a few days ago, master Nightshade,”
"She should mind her own business, and thank you Julius for dealing with her."
"Tyriel has warned me she may be a bit of a problem, she is and is not who she says she is, it's quite confusing, and she has Morningstar’s mark."
“Meaning she is not Kaladan Thunderbeak and yet she is? How in Morningstar’s name can that be?” Julius stated.
“He must favor her in some odd way; she must have done something to gain his favor. Hide the door from view with a spell, none but you and I shall know of this room.” The voice said from the shadows.
Julius nodded and did as he was commanded. He made sure that the door would not be seen by anyone but for him and Master Nightshade before he walked through the wall. "Master, if I may be bold in asking this?"
"You have always been bold asking me questions. Ask your question?" The voice said.
"Who is she then?" Julius asked.
"I am uncertain, but she is a key, I know that much for certain."
"How is she a key?"
"He needs her for some purpose, what is what we are to find out."
Meanwhile, Kala opened the door again and entered to find them sitting on the cots looking at her.
"Where have you been?" Tyriel asked, in a low growling voice.
"I went for a walk and I ended up finding him. I thanked him for what he did and walked away from him," Kala said. She knew she would get punished for what she did, but she had to find him to thank him.
Tyriel sighed. "Promise you will not go near him again, your life becomes more and more at risk the more you are around him. It's not just your life but Zahra's please don't put her or yourself in that kind of danger."
“I sorry; not go near him again.” Kala said with a lowered head.
Zahra wondered why her speech suddenly went close to being a baby talk. Then, she realized it was Kala’s defense to go baby when being punished or being reprimanded. “Tyriel, please connect your mind to my mind now.” She hissed.
“Why?” He said as he glanced at her. He got the image from her mind and nodded. ‘
Why did you ask me to go mental with you, I’m not even done reprimanding her yet?’
‘
Look at how she spoke to you and look at her. Do you not see anything strange going on with her?’ Zahra stated.
Tyriel turned to look at Kala who still had her head lowered. “Kala, are you afraid I am angry with you?”
Kala nodded, not really wanting to raise her head up.
“Kala, I’m just upset with you. You had put your cousin and yourself into danger seeing him. I have seen Ducks die days after seeing him and it is not by his blade. I just met you just recently and I don’t want to lose a talented duck like yourself. So lift your head up and don’t assume I hate you or am angry with you.” Tyriel said, as he wrapped his arms around her.
Kala started to bawl when she felt Tyriel’s arms go around her. She didn’t want to upset him or Zahra. She had to find the one who helped her.
“Kala, it’s okay, it’s okay, I forgive you for wanting to find him,” Tyriel whispered to her as he stroked her hair.
Zahra sighed and got up to get the weapons they had enchanted. Tyriel watched as she left the room. He dried Kala’s eyes and got her to follow him as they went to get the weapons they enchanted.
“So what are they for?” Kala asked.
Zahra’s face had no expression on her face. "They are our best defense." she said without any hint of emotion.
“Best defense against what or who?” Kala asked.
Zahra handed on of the stone staves to Tyriel and the other to Kala. She took the sword and placed into a stone sheath and placed it at her side. "The creatures of Limbo,"
“Limbo?” asked Kala. In all her years, she never heard of the word Limbo before.
"Interdimensional axis, home of the guardians and the immortals, they are both ally and enemy to us."
Kala didn't understand how they could be an ally also be an enemy especially when they did not exist in the same realm as them. "How can they be enemy, they don't exist here."
"Unlike mortals they trap there, they can move about wherever whenever they desire. Your life means nothing to them; if they want you dead they will kill you. The Nightshades are renegades of their kind, they make it their mission to hunt down and destroy any Nightshade that may exist and those who associated with them." Tyriel stated.
“Oh,” Kala replied, the memory of what Tyriel had told her about her uncle resurfaced. She nodded as she accepted the fact that no way should she get involved with a Nightshade.
Zahra sighed, “Use your magic to shrink the staff and never go anywhere without it."
Kala went through her spells that she knew about shrinking and found no spell. It was one of the spells she didn’t learn. “I wasn’t taught that spell.”
Zahra told her it, to Kala's surprise, it was a simple three word spell. Zahra stated the spell to reverse it to being a full staff again and once again it was another three word spell. Kala spoke the spell and watched as her staff shrunk down to size.
“Good, now let’s go. I’m sure mom is worried about us,” Zahra said, as they headed out of the temple for home.
Kala was silent on her way home, it was a good thing it was Julius that had been the one to save her, if it had been Blake; things could have been much worse. Once, she reached the house, she thanked Tyriel and headed for her room. Mainly, she wanted to check on the music box, once she was satisfied it was still big and bright, she turned to her book bag and pulled out her books and started to read her books she needed to read.
Stay tuned, the next chapter is coming.
