I try to keep myself from falling with magic, but I can't concentrate enough to really do anything, except fall... Down, down, down, until I hit the ground. My body erupts in pain, as if I'm on fire, and I drift off into unconsciousness.
When I wake, I find myself lying on a bed in a place I don't quite recognize. A small house?... I look around, and to my joy, I see Elizabeth in the bed next to mine, bandaged up as I am. She brightens up at the sight of my being awake.
''He's awake!'' She says. I wonder who she's talking to. Then I see him walk in. A big man with a big black beard. He looks at me, and smiles.
''You're going to be alright, Nicholas.''
I'm speechless. I have no clue what's going on, and try to speak.
''Don't speak. Don't waste energy. You need to heal now. Zelda told me everything.''
Zelda?! What?!
''How... How did she?...'' I try to speak.
''That's simple, Nicholas! I'm your uncle!''
And for the second time in a day, I faint...
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Age of Darkness
FantasyNicholas Drake used to be a normal kid living a normal life in a normal world. If you consider living in the magical realm of Altaria normal. And Altaria isn't the only magical thing. So are its inhabitants. So is Nicholas. Suddenly, Nicholas's life...
