Magical Encounter

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Survive...
Escape....
Live....

Three words I kept repeating in my mind , kept repeating to stay sane . How many painful whip thrusts against my back ? how many nail's pulled off their beds ? how many runic writings carved into my flesh ? Why me ?

"Eat!" The huge man infront of me demanded as he threw dry bread between the steel bars my way . I reached for it feeling the stinging from various wounds on my body , I pulled the bread closer examining it . It looked stale but edible , I heard the man infront of me scoff " we need you alive , we wont risk your health " wont risk my health ? Then what do you call everything Ive been put through ? Behaviour Modification ? Once I bit into the stale bread with an unappealing crackling sound , the man turned from me and walked off . Ive been here a while and have picked up on a few things .

First- my captors are werewolves but not the good kind , they are rogues .
Second-they need me , or more specifically my blood , for what ever it is that they are doing .
Third - They cannot risk my health meaning they have to avoid any illnesses and most importantly death .
Fourth- they are incredibly well-informed about magic , mostly wardings . My cell is plagued by different magic wards , most are to nullify or block off magic hence my predicament .
And Lastly- they dont have a time limit , they seem to be taking things remarkably slow , as though they are afraid of making a mistake .

I glance around my cell , seeing if I can find a way out of here . The wardings were obvious on the cell walls , glowing to painfully remind me that they were active . Then something caught my eye , small and hardly noticable . Magnesium Sulphate , I highly flammable material found mostly in valcano's . Then it hit me , it makes so much sense now , these arent normal bricks , they are just large pieces of rock mined off the walls of the dormant Valcano nearby , these morons didnt even notice the magnesium veins in these rocks .This was my ticket out of here , I just need to light it with some kind of heat element .  I looked at the man outside who was my guard walking about , as fate would have it , he pulled out a lighter from his right jacket pocket and lit a cigarrette . I couldnt believe my luck , now I must convince him for one . Clearing my throat " Excuse me , care to share ?"

The Guard frowned " no , dont need you to get sick or anything  " I chuckled " As a smoker , you of all people should know , one wont hurt as much as a packet . Besides you've seen the shit Ive been put through - I need this , just one" I gave a friendly smile to make it more convincing . The man huffed and walked closer , lighting one up and passing it to me . I took it and nodded " thankyou " I took a puff to make it seem believable , the man shrugged his shoulders and walked away .

This was my shot , I glanced around the room planning my escape . I waited until the man was around the corner and rushed to my bed , trying quietly to put it on its side , then slide it into the corner of the room creating some noise which will definetly attract attention , wedging it in the corner with a small gap behind it . I walked to the wall on the opposite side and traced the vein's with my finger , I believe I have 30 seconds before it blows once the heat element is put against it . Ill need to draw energy for self defence after the expolsion , The warding blocked my magic and it will naturally replenish in a day but until then, Ill have to draw mana energy from what I can . For the time being I will draw energy from the explosion using my blood , in the corner of my eye I noticed a sharp piece of stone , that will be my weapon .If I place a newly cut palm against the rock while the magnesuim detenates , I'll abosorb the energy .

"Hey ! What are you doing ?! Where is the bed ?!" My guard yells running towards my cell. , well fuck ...No time like the present ! I inhaled the smoke sharply and laid it infront of the vein , while the vein started fluttering red , I ran passed the sharp rock cutting my palm nicely . Once I reached the bed corner  , I launched over it and placed my palm against the wall . After the man fubled with the keys for a few seconds he entered the cell , he turned to the wall but it was to late for him " what the---"

BOOM !

I felt the energy fill my centre , taking a deep breath welcoming the energy . I slowly stood out from the corner waving my hand to scatter the dust , the man laid motionless infront of the bed , blood running from his crown .
, must have been hit with the debris from the explosion I made .I jumped over the bed and searched his pockets for his lighter , after finding it I ran out the large gap in the wall . Not even a minute after , I heard howling from all different directions . Damn looks like I will have to use the energy I absorbed almost immediately .

I cast my magic to the nearby trees calling for a favor , the trees thankfully felt sympathy for me and obliged . Thier branches stretched downward , intertwining with one another creating a large vine wall behind me . I smiled " thankyou.." I turned and continued with my escape as the rogues came across the vines , trying to rip then open to get passed yet the trees put up a fight , hitting and impaling the wolves . I couldnt look back , I had to get some distance from them as far as my legs would carry me .