The Diary Of An Elementalist

A New School

26/06/2001

Dear diary,

Today was my first day at school. Well you know what I mean. My first day at my new school. 'Furnsby High, The Number one school for supernatural children'. Basically just magic school. yep you heard me. I have magic. Me. Boring old Alex Poole has magic. Hey, maybe I can learn to control my magic and use it to beat up Jerry. He always thought I was weak. They all did. Maybe I can take them all on at once some day. Like it always has been. Me on the world. Sorry I went a bit off topic there. My teacher Ms McQuaid is really good at magic, she can pick up the whole class and spin us around. I am so glad I got out of Smith's High when I did. Ms McQuaid took us all out of the class to see if we could already control magic with a bit of help. She said that she was a kind of Forced absorber, she said that it meant that she can use her powers to make ours stronger. Anyway when she took me outside she held my wrist to the sky and pressed down. a symbol appeared on my wrist and a gust of wind flew over us and almost knocked me over! Sorry if my writing is more forced than normal diary, my head is throbbing and I am trying to keep up a light tone. Ms asked me to go with her to the headmasters office so he can see my power, she said it was rare for a child of my age to have such power. See Jerry, I can achieve things! I AM NOT USELESS! Ooh by the way, I made a new friend. Her name is Jane, Jane Lavin. She came from an abusive school as well. She was a "loner". She was an outcast. She was like me. I am not alone. I never have been. Like you have been telling me. I want to save them all. Save them from the Jerry of their lives. Pull them out of the pit so they can see the beauty of the outside. Magic is my escape. My salvation. My hope. My last hope. Sorry I did it again. Well dinners ready. See you tomorrow.

Signed, Alex.

27/06/2001

Dear diary,

I just got back from school. I have to tell you this. It is sooo cool. The headmaster Mr Furnsby, or as he said I can call him 'Asher'. Asher Furnsby is his full name by the way. Anyway he told me that I am a very good magician and that my branch of magic is called Elemental Rune magic, so we are called Elementalists. He said that Ms McQuaid and himself are aquioud mind magicians or Aquiloyides for short. Basically it means that they don't master elemental magic, they master a different type of magic. They wouldn't say what it was though. They also said aquiloyides are very rare as they require a certain type of sustenance whatever that means. I think it means they have to go on like a really hard diet. But whatever that may mean I have a bigger problem on my hands. The 'rune' on my wrist didn't fade after i used magic today. Mr Furnsby said that all Elementalists get rune marks and that the more I try to hide them the more that they will show. They also told me that I have to go and see them in the basement tomorrow. I don't want to go. they are starting to scare me. They tried to get me to give them my. I didn't get to see Jane much today, Ms McQuaid said she will hinder my progress as an Elementalist. Jane doesn't have a rune mark yet. That makes me stronger. I don't care though. She is my first true friend. I hate her. I HATE JANE LAVIN! I DON'T NEED HER! YOU DON'T NEED HER! Well dinners ready. See you tomorrow.

Signed, Alex.

28/06/2001

Dear diary,

Today me and Jane tried to sneak out of school. It didn't really go to plan. We made it out of the gate without an issue but as soon as we made it past there we were stopped by a talking crow. No, I am not going mad. The crow was talking. It was sat on a lamp post.  Just sat there. Then out of nowhere a giant cloud of smoke swamped over the whole world, or at least that is how it felt. Then they were there. They told me that I could never escape them. They told us that we were theirs now. I don't belong to them, do I? DO I? Mum you told me that even when you left I could talk to you through here, WHERE ARE YOU? I'M SCARED! I NEED YOUR HELP! You don't need her. You only need us. I NEED HER! GET OUT OF MY HEAD! This is my life. our life. We are part of you now. I live on my own. Me mum and Jane. That is my team. My only allies is this war of a world, not you. We can help you, we are you. LET US IN. We are all you are, all you will ever be. Accept us. Enjoy the feeling you get using us. We are you. We are a better you. I don't need you. Me and mum. Me, mum and Jane. All I need. All we need. You need me. We need each other. No you Need me. I don't need you. I'm scared mum. You said I could talk to you  here. WHERE ARE YOU? I need you. I need you. I did magic on my own today. Ms McQuaid taught me an air spell. I have to put my thumb on my elemental rune mark (or ERM for short) and then feel the air from my lungs flow down into the ERM and let the magic control my soul and own my existence. It seemed a bit odd at the time but it worked. I felt the magic flow and a gust of wind flew out of my hand. Now don't get me wrong it wasn't anything to big, but it happened. I used magic on my own. I miss you mum. Dad does to, he doesn't talk about it but I can see in his eyes that he does. Anyway I hope that you are proud wherever you are mum. I didn't see Jane after the Incident today. I hope she is okay. I did this. It was all my idea. My fault. Help me mum. Help, please. I need you. Dinners ready but I am not hungry. See you tomorrow, I guess.

Signed, Alex.

29/06/2001

I'm scared. I need you. Come back mum. PLEASE. Come back. I need help. I need your help.   You need my help.  I need you mum. The voices wont go away. they tell me to let them in. to let them become part of me. they say they can look after me. I can help you.  No you cant. Me, mum and Jane. Jane, I saw Jane today. She said that she was a type of magician called a Spirit conjuring magician. Conjuror for short. That explains the lack of ERM. She can summon a familiar. Basically an animal that is summoned and controlled by the conjuror. Her familiar is a field mouse. It is so cute. I miss you mum. Asher told me that i need to get some tests done to make sure that I am safe for the other students because of the strength of my magic. I am safe right. Mum. MUM. I need you.  You need me. I need my mum. Do you? Yes, I think. Do I? She left me. They all did. Let me in, I will never leave you. Mum, I'm scared! Help me, PLEASE. I know that you didn't leave me. I know that you would never leave forever. MUM, MUM! I'm scared, Help, Help. How pathetic, you really do need me. Let me become part of you. Let us be happy together. Let me own you. No, I am my own me. Me, Mum and Jane. Me, Mum and Jane. Me, Mum and Jane. They are my friends. They are my allies. Not you! What about Asher. Or Ms McQuaid. What have they done to hurt you. They made me HOW DARE YOU INSULT THEM IN THAT WAY. ALL THEY HAVE DONE IS HELP YOU. All I will do is help you. Let me in. No! Me, Mum and Jane. All I need is Me, Mum and Jane. I miss you Mum. I miss your smile, your hugs, your laugh and the way you always made me feel that everything would be okay. So even though that I know that you wont come back to me, to dad. I will write. I will Laugh, hug, laugh and it will all be okay. And most of all, if i need to cry. I will break down and cry. I want you mum. I need you mum. 

Signed, Alex