Primal Inheritance: Freedom [COMPLETED]

Chapter 39: Going Up

Samantha

"So this is the sky..." I murmured, checking out my surroundings. The beach was pretty, I'll give it that, but I saw nothing magical about this area.

"Looks like a simple beach to me."

"But it's not." said an old man. "The sky is a portal between places and also a place of concentration itself. If you thought hard enough, you could change your entire perception of this place, and walk away into a completely different location, while we would remain here."

I focused on him closely and saw that he was the same man I met at the library.

"Hey, I remember you!" I started. "I beat you and stole your book!"

The others gave him a confused look and he blushed.

"Well, you didn't beat me, and I let you take the book so we could find you when the time was right."

"Does this mean you are going to prosecute me for using magic?" I asked, defensively. I knew I was outnumbered, but I would at least try to kill him before they all took me out.

The other guy, Edriss, shook his head.

"No. After watching your ordeal, it's clear we have something much worse to deal with, that beast, and especially that little girl."

One of the female mages turned towards me.

"What has possessed her to reanimate the dead and awaken a curse? Where did she get her powers from in the first place?"

"My sister." I explained, getting tired of talking about this.

"My family found magic and used it to get everything we wanted, which caused the curse to first appear. It was determined to kill all of us so I stripped myself off my original powers while looking for ways to defeat it. My sister, on the other hand, refused to give up her powers and the life she led. I thought she had actually done it when our house was destroyed and the little girl appeared but I was wrong. I'm not even sure if my sister actually loved that girl, or if the girl was solely there as a backup plan if the curse got her."

Edriss waved his hand, and suddenly we were at my house, standing in the middle of the street. Before I could have a heart attack, the old man said,"Don't worry, we're here, but undetectable and completely safe."

Edriss snapped his fingers to draw my attention. "Your entire house was destroyed when the curse ended, right?"

I nodded.

"And now it's been completely restored. Do you have any idea what she intends to do with the house once her plan plays out?"

"No," I snapped, irritated. "Can't any of you find out? Can't one of you see the future or something?"

"Most people don't practice that type of magic anymore. It's dangerous, and it develops into it's own curse within itself." said one lady.

"And besides," said Edriss. "That's not the reason we're here."

A red wave of light outlined  everyone's bodies, including mine, and the our surroundings twisted and warped into an entirely different location. The smell of the ocean was gone. The cool breeze was replaced by a harsh chilling wind. We were in a city, standing on the sidewalk next to a black and grey skyscraper. Some of the other mages weren't on the sidewalk, they were standing in the middle of the street.

"This is why we are using the sky." Edriss pointed to the building.

"The vampires are busy. They're preoccupied with their curse, preoccupied with finishing off your werewolf boyfriend, and preoccupied with killing themselves. This is all works in our favor."