Legend of Parocaav: The Quest for Redemption (First Draft)

Chapter V: Secondary Magic

The darkness of night still shrouds the forest. The moon above filters light through the branches of the trees, lightly illuminating the clearing. Th crackle of a small fire bursts to life in a small patch of dirt away from the flowers, and the trees start to dance in newly made light. Drayk sits by himself in front of the flames. He rubs his eyes and yawns.

Drayk runs his hands through his hair. He looks up into the sky, gazing at the stars between the branches. The sound of a hooting owl can be heard somewhere off in the distance. A perfectly tranquil early morning. The stars start to dissipate as the sum begins to rise, shedding a golden orange color all around.

The sound of foot steps can be heard approaching Drayk from beyond. He turns to see Roku with a big smile on her face. Her face lit up by the fire's spark.

"So you're awake too?" Roku asked him.

"I've been awake for sometime now. What are you doing up already?"

Roku hops up and down a few times, her hair flapping as she does. She leaps toward Drayk and does a judo roll over the fire. She plops down right next him with a giggle in her voice.

"I don't need much sleep to be wide awake and full of energy!"

Drayk rolls his eyes and laughs under his breath. His eyes looking deep into hers. "You seize to amaze me."

Leon appears from the shadows of the forest. A wooden staff taps the ground to get their attention. They both shoot their eyes towards Leon in surprise.

"Good morning Bringers of Hope. Are you prepared for your first days lesson?" He asked them.

"Yes of course," Drayk calmly replies.

"I am! I am! I aaaaaam!!" Roku exclaims so loud it echoes amongst the trees.

Leon summons a small storm cloud above the campfire. Pouring rain falls from it, extinguishing the flame. He kneels down in front of them, his hands out in front of him, palms up. Drayk and Roku mimic the way Leon is seated.

"Find the magic you know within you. Focus on it. Tap into it. Then dig deeper. What do you see?" Leon spoke softly.

Drayk closes his eyes, concentrating on his Fire Magic. He can see the bolt from the lightning he had used a couple days prior. The palms of his hands begin to become staticky.

Roku sees Drayk's hands and closes her eyes as well. She empties her mind to see the core of her Wind Magic. Digger deeper, she can begin to see a snowflake. A chill runs down her spine, through her arms and to her finger tips. A bluish white sparkle glistens in her hands.

"Good. You have found your secondary Magic. Drayk, that is your Storm Magic. Roku, that is your Ice Magic. This will be the center of your training today," Leon said quite pleased with their results.

Drayk rises to his feet, not breaking his trance. His entire arms begin to spark with electricity. The sound of the sparks ringing in Drayk's ears. His eyes open wide, glowing a bright yellow. Raising his right arm, a small cloud spirals over his head. It begins to grow in size, growing darker in color. Lightning crashes all around Drayk, engulfing the woods with flashes of light. The flowers underneath disintegrate instantly at their touch. Drayk loses his focus, falling to his knees. Gasping for air, he looks up at Leon.

"Easy Drayk. Your body is not used to this Magic," Leon tells him.

Roku sits still on the ground, trying not to break her focus. The air starts to chill, freezing the remaining flowers below. A layer of ice starts to form on the trees as if they were developing a new layer of bark. Suddenly, Roku loses her focus and ice shards start raining down from above.

Leon moves his left hand forward. A stream of fire shoot over them all, covering them in a veil of fire. The ice melts as it hits the fire shield he created. The warmth of the fire also thaws out the flowers. Roku falls face first into the freshly warmed ground, unconscious. Drayk looks over at her, still trying to catch his breath. He too passes out into the dirt. Leon lets out a hearty laugh.

"They did better than my first secondary Magic lesson," He laughs.

~A couple hours later

Drayk and Roku both jump up at the same time. They look around in confusion. The sight of Leon levitating a few feet off the ground is the first thing they notice. He is entranced in meditation. Leon senses them moving, opens one eye and lowers himself back down.

"You two did rather well," Leon finally speaks, "but now I want you to try again. This time, don't dig so deep. Your secondary magic power is directly related to your primary."

"What do you mean?" Roku asks, rubbing the knot on her forehead.

"Drayk, you are a Fire Mage. Your secondary is Storm Magic for a reason. Just like fire, electricity can burn, incinerate and destroy. Weilded it is not unlike your fire," Leon explains, "Roku, however, your primary magic is Wind. In the essence of things, your secondary does not directly relate. Ice is a tricky magic. I believe in your case, it is directly related to Lady Parocaav. She may be the Goddess of Life, but she is also notoriously known as the Ice Queen."

Roku takes in a deep breath trying to be completely tranquil. She kneels more, focusing her energy. Digging deep into her magical core, she passes the wind to find the ice once more. Her hair starts to turn a frosty blue and her palms sparkle with snowflakes. Roku raises her right hand skyward. A light snow begins to fall from the treetops, and starts to stick to ground. Soon, the clearing is covered in a few inches of snow. Roku opens her eyes and marvels a her success. She gently lowers her arm back down. The snow stops.

Feeling determined now, Drayk focuses as well. His hands are sparking once more as he digs deep. A spiraling storm cloud appears above his head. Staying calm, he raises both hands into the cloud. The sparks from his hands make the cloud spark like an electrical show. The storm cloud starts to grow in size as it rises up through the trees. A lightning bolt crashes down into Drayk's raised arms. He lightly touches the surface of the snow. It sparks, heats up and starts to melt away.

"Most impressive. I wouldn't have believed it had I not seen it for myself. Keep this up and my predictions will be right. Just a few months Bringers," Leon tells them with a pleasant look on his face, "I believe that will be all for today. Rest up. Eat. Chit chat."

Drayk and Roku turn to face each other. Exhaustion clearly shown in their eyes. They both stand up and look towards the cottage. Roku unties her ponytail, letting down her silky red hair. The three of them return to cottage's front room, an to no surprise Leon already has a pot of tea heated and ready. They all sip on their tea in complete silence.

"We did iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiit!!!!!!" Roku shouts out of no where, now that she's had time for it to all sink in.

Drayk just smiles at her, then takes another sip of his tea. Leon shakes his head with a grin.