Relentless Battlefields

Chapter 6: Avast

  (Hello Morgana, it's nice to see you areas beautiful as you were many years ago. How's
Lawrence?) (Leave my city at once, Zek.) (What? Can't an old fling visit?) (That was a
mistake.) (No, you denying my kindness and not kneeling before me is a mistake. I am a
Monarch of storms and hurricanes, my very stomp can shatter the barrier that keeps you
from those rushing waters!) (Please forgive my tone! I misspoke.) (Very well, since were
such good friends, I'll let it slide, although you will hand me that leviathan egg you have
found as punishment. ) (But I-) (This is an order!)

    The morning sun fell upon Emma's face, casting its brilliant rays upon her through the crack in the drawn curtains. An unenjoyable experience for Emma who woke up that morning, already tired from cramming as much knowledge as possible in her head. Looking towards the crack in the window she gave a scowl before turning her attention to a nearby pile of books stacked up to the top of the ceiling. 

    Reaching under her pillow, pulling out her wand she pointed it towards the stack of books and gave a lazy swat, pushing the books towards the crack. Unfortunately, the books crashed into the window sending textbooks flying, and hitting the various other towers of books. Like dominoes they all began to fall one by one, burying her in her own work. Letting out a cry of pain as the many other piles of books began to fall all simultaneously around the cottage, creating a sea of knowledge. All of which would be of no use to her if she couldn't get out.

     Pulling up in front of the cottage, Gavin and Katherine stared at the normal-sized cottage. Katherine, jumping out of the carriage bent to the ground and picked up a rock from the pathway. Tossing it at the door which didn't have so much as a peep coming from behind the door. 

   Gavin, assuming whatever she might have believed would happen wasn't and stepped forward. Luckily for him, Katherine extended her arm in front of him which saved him from the sudden ghostly-looking bear traps that rose from the ground. As mini explosions sent dust flying and sudden spears of ice darted at them. Quickly diving into the dirt pushing Katherine to the floor and watched the spears penetrate the carriage and fly out the other side.

"Are you ok my-"

"I'm fine!" Katherine exclaimed, getting to her feet, and charging at the door, kicking the door open with a powerful blow to the center. 

    Instead of swinging forward the door kicked back as a sea of books to flew out unto the front steps. Darting back, watching the books pour out of the cottage Gavin and Katherine stared at a woman lying with their back against the many books in a daze. Wearing round black glasses with blond short hair and wearing what seems to be a scholar outfit like the many magicians at an academy would wear. 

"Uhh....hi?" Gavin said nervously to the women.

"Huh?" they replied, attempting to open their eyes fully only to be blinded by the intense afternoon rays.

"Ahh, it burns, it burns!" they shouted, rolling in the pile of books in pain. Katherine, looking at the women with pity shook her head in disappointment. Gripping the collar of their uniform she chucked them into the cottage, and into a larger sea of books."Oh, that's better," she said, before burrowing into the mound of books like a mole.

  Entering after Katherine, the two began to trudge through the sea of books that locked his legs in place. Looking around, skimming through the sea of books Gavin and Katherine began to search through the books in search of the scholar.