Teen Sorcerer

Chapter 20

Lizzie Gwynne adjusted her cloak as she stepped along the wooded trail. She had been struggling with this for the last few days, ever since meeting that boy, and she knew that even her vast knowledge and wisdom was not enough to answer her questions. At thirteen tender years of age, Lizzie had assumed the rank and power of the Morgaine when the previous avatar was killed in an unexpected automobile accident. Up till then Lizzie had been happy as a teenager living with her grandmother and learning to use her powers and following in her grandmother and aunt's footsteps to be a druidic priestess.

She had started her formal training at nine years of age, but her Grandmother had been preparing her as far back as she could remember. On that fateful day in April, Lizzie had nearly been overwhelmed when she became the incarnation of the Morgaine, turning her into one of the two most powerful druids in the world. She had gained the wisdom and knowledge of her predecessors which had been the only thing that kept her from going crazy with everything that hit her on that day. Abagail Pritchard, the previous Morgaine, had died in that car accident, reminding everyone that power was not always enough, but luckily for Lizzie she was not entirely gone. Lizzie learned about her powers and her history from Abagail and all of the previous Morgaines before her.

It was strange for the teen. On one hand she was a typical teenager living in Cornwall and on the other she was the living repository for aeons of magical knowledge. Her grandmother was tough though and when it happened she didn't hesitate. She never gave Lizzie an inch more than she had ever had before, but when it came to magic, the old woman had immediately deferred to her granddaughter. She drew lines between 'Lizzie' and 'Morgaine' and held them firm through the next six years. By the time Lizzie was nineteen, she was fully vested in her abilities and was able to distinguish her mortal and magical lives.

Lizzie remembers meeting Arthur about fifteen years ago when the previous Merlin died and she had helped in his transition. She had been surprised to learn that the Merlins did not share the same ancestral memories that she had. Where Lizzie could consult not just the memories, but the personalities of those women entire, Arthur was only able to see the dry facts and information which made things much harder for her male counterpart. However the greatest difference between them lies in where each of them were strongest. The Morgaine understood the flows of the worlds, the energies that linked this realm with the others while the Merlin was the master of ancient knowledge. Abagail had explained it by saying that Merlin was the Knowledge of Power while the Morgaine was the Wisdom of Power. When they acted together, in harmony, their shared power was immense.

However Lizzie knew things that her partner did not and one of them directly affected the young American teenager who had come to them for help. She had been stunned when she saw that he was gifted with all six Marks, and though Arthur had been as well, it was for different reasons. Arthur had been surprised that it had even occurred while Lizzie knew that it had happened before, more than once, and the consequences were never easy or simple. When she searched her memories of what it meant, Lizzie had run into a dead-end. Something had blocked her ability to access those memories which could only mean one thing. That her prior incarnation had willingly submitted to a block on her mind and there were only four beings capable of such a feat and she was going to confront them now.

Stepping into a clearing, Lizzie looked at the ancient circle of stones and moved to stand within the center and she began chanting. The words were ancient and were any mortal ears around to hear them, they would have caused the listener to wail in agony and run screaming in fear. Lizzie feels the crackle of electricity in the air as the power builds in the stones until she has summoned enough power to open a door and then she steps through into the realms of the Fae.