William Williams
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It is now my twelfth birthday. Five years have passed since the day of the village meeting. My father and I stormed out of the meeting hall leaving behind an enraged village elder and a bunch of villagers cowering in fear. For the first year and a half, they tried to make things work. Some even tried to steal from our land only to end up being sent home in a box. My father was being very territorial. Even some of the village guards had quit their posts to come and beg for my father to take them and their…
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There was a large room within the village elder’s house that was used for meetings. Currently, the room was full of people…. Well, one side of it has thirty or so people all crammed together, while my father and I stood on the other side alone. I clutched my father’s hand and looked down at the ground. The gazes the people on the other side gave me were filled with malice and even murderous stares. My father must have felt my unease because he quickly pulled me behind him to shield me from the…
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A few days passed since the merchant caravan, and the public failed lynching. My family and I all thought that we had settled things, but it seemed that was not the case. It was evening time, and my mother and father were spending some time together by the fireplace. My brother was busy studying, and I was still working on my fusion magic. The day after the incident, my father filled my mother in on our training and explained to her my breakthroughs. When she found out about my fusion magic, she jumped…
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I looked over to see an old man hunched over with one hand on his back by his waist and the other hand inching forward with his cane. From the way everyone was moving out of the old man’s way, I could only guess that he was the village elder and Trent’s grandfather. “Is no one going to speak?” A guard walked forward and whispered into the old man’s ear. The old man looked up at me, and that one look made me feel a strong pressure coming from him. It seemed the village elder was not as simple…
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As we made our way to the center of town, I could already hear the hustle and bustle of the other villagers as they went from merchant cart to merchant cart, looking to trade their goods and buy some of the things they needed. When we finally arrived, I got to see what is called a nmoogol. It is a kind of monster that resembled a cross between a buffalo and a rhino back on Earth, just extremely hairy. They were also huge, at least a few feet taller than a horse. They were very strong and could pull…
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While my first try with fusion magic was successful, it was far from being combat ready. I mean, no enemy would ever wait fifteen plus minutes for me to cast a spell, that was for sure. But now that I had an understanding of the process, I could begin working on a new fusion magic spell, which would work in a universal manner. I wanted to be able to combine any two spells using the same runic equation and only needing to change the elements. As the days passed, my new schedule was filled to the brim.…
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“Over there.” I pointed at a cluster of trees blocking the entrance to my secret practice ground. The rain was still coming down, but the two of us did not mind one bit. In fact, it was probably best if it was raining that way, if anything did happen, the rain could help put out any fires that might occur. “This place is not bad at all. I never thought this place existed. I had always thought the protrusion was just a tall rock formation. Never thought it created a little oasis..” My father’s…
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As the days passed, I would go to my secret area and work on magic formulas and nothing else. I was still trying to find a way to fuse fire and lightning together. And today was no different. I sat in the same spot as always, looking at the magic circles etched into the ground while pursing my lips. I felt like I was missing some kind of link between the two. “Ahh! This is getting me nowhere….” I scratched my head and sat back, looking up at the sky. “Clouds are starting to come in. I should…
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The next day after a stern warning from my mother, I ventured back out into the forest. My goal today was to find a place to practice magic away from prying eyes. I do have to say that I was much more relaxed going out today than I was yesterday. I guess it was because my father knew I was in the forest, and I was not completely hiding everything from my parents, but there was just so much more they did not know and would probably never know. Right now, I could only hope things kept the status quo. I went…
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Currently, I am sitting on my knees with my head lowered as my mother points her finger at me. She seems to be very upset that she could not find me easily. “Faith, do you know how scared your father and I were? We thought you were caught up in the commotion in the forest! From now on, you must tell us exactly where you will be going, or else you can only stay in the house!” “I…. Mother, I was only on the other side of the village? How was I supposed to know there was going to be some kind of…
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