Teen Sorcerer

Chapter 13

Stiles comes back downstairs after getting his dad situated and resting and looks around trying to figure out how to fix things. The first thing he decides to do is to change the protections he put on the house so he starts there by adding sigils and runes to the baseboards, doorframes, and windows to repel those who intend harm to the house or its occupants. He also adds ones to alert him and his dad of supernatural visitors so they won't be caught off guard again. Finally he grabs his supply of mountain ash and goes into the back yard. Stepping far enough out from the house, he activates his Earth tattoos and magically digs a trench all the way around the house in a circle, even going under the driveway like a little tunnel.

Smiling at his handiwork, he opens the jar of ash and pours it into his hands and concentrates on the ash, on what he wants it to do. Finally ready, Stiles tosses his hands out, the ash streaming out from him and lining the trench creating a circle of ash around the house that flashes blue as it is created. Nodding in satisfaction, Stiles moves the dirt back into place, covering the circle as if it was never dug. With another gesture the grass speed grows to cover the dirt so that there is no trace of where the ash line is actually located.

Stiles drops down to sit on the ground and he sends his thoughts down, searching as he reaches down into the earth, feeling for the rocks resting far below the soil in the yard. Finding a large one, he visualizes a sigil of protection that he magically inscribes on the rock before moving on. One by one, Stiles casts various runes and sigils on each of the rocks he finds in his yard, adding layer upon layer of protection on his house. Finally, he focuses on a really large stone that he finds almost directly under the house. He has special plans for that one so it will have to wait. He knows that unless someone actually tries something and tests his defenses, the house won't be appear to be different from anyone else's thanks to the blanket spell he cast and tied to the house. If something magical or supernatural tries to enter the house, the protections will respond and the jig will be up, but his dad will be safe inside.

Deciding that everything else is ready, it's now time for the big magic. Stiles goes in the house retrieves the books he has been reviewing on witchcraft and magecraft and grabs his notes before heading back downstairs. He had spoken with both Wong and Master Lyra about his idea and had been working it all for a while now. He hadn't been certain about the timing, wanting more time to research and work out things, but now he isn't going to sleep until the house is finally safe. Sending his mind to that large stone, Stiles begins by casting an enchantment to tie the stone to himself. Slicing his hand with his knife, he lets his blood fall to the ground as he claims this place.

Feeling the link forming, Stiles stretches further until he reaches the telluric lines and he recites the incantation that Lyra had given him. As he does he feels the slight shift in the line as it moves from its former path and shifts so that it is now connected to the stone, giving the stone a power source like he plugged it into an outlet. Now any spell he casts will be able to draw on the magic of Beacon Hills to power its effects.

Stiles had read about the creation of a warder, a magical construct that served a singular purpose. As he casts the spell, he focuses on the purpose in his mind: Protect this home. He visualized the ash ring as the borders and, one by one, he links each of the stones he inscribed in the yard to his new 'house stone' until everything inside the ring are all linked together, their magic all bent to meet his command. Protect this home from any that would harm it or its inhabitants.

Stiles finally finishes the last spell and he pulls back to observe what he created and he smiles happily as he feels a magical 'presence' touch him, recognize Stiles, before reaching out to the sleeping Sheriff inside, and recognizing his link through Stiles' blood. Stiles fist pumped as he feels the stone settle in place and he knew, without a doubt, that if any Alpha shows up now, they will be in for a nasty surprise. But while the stone is not smart exactly, it does have a form of intelligence. In fact, it will actually keep out humans who wish them harm, but the supernatural is more complicated. It will be tough to distinguish the good and bad werewolves for the stone. He could use a blood bond to each member, but Stiles found an ingenious workaround. His tome on Necromancy explained how to create a personal sigil: a symbol that embodied a person; mind, body, and soul. It was difficult not because of the magic, but because the caster must connect with the very heart and soul of the person, feeling and truly knowing the person in order to have the sigil form. Once complete, Stiles will be able to add the person's sigil to the house stone and it will recognize them as friend.