Elemental Eclipse

🌻Chapter Nine; Part Two: Dark Secrets🌻

(I'm skipping the yoga Beckett scene because as much as I loved it, it's pointless and I don't feel like writing it)

She woke up the next day, her thoughts still stuck in what Kontos had told her. Rachael got out of bed and began to get ready for her day when she remembered she had to meet her friends to watch Griffins first Thief game of the season later.

After breakfast she caught up with everyone and they began to walk to the arena. "When I met with Kontos yesterday, he told me the rock is called essence. I think it was used with Blood magick to make those monsters. He wouldn't tell me much more than that though."

"Using Blood magick and an essence to create life... Incredible. I didn't even know that was possible." Beckett says impressed.

"I bet he's hiding something! This seems like just the kind of thing administration doesn't want students learning about." Shreya says.

"He's just trying to keep Rachael safe, Shreya. There's nothing wrong with that." Griffin says, in Kontos' defense.

"Maybe we should listen to him, Rachael. He's a professor. He can handle this way better than we can." Zeph agrees.

"I know Kontos means well, but these shadow creatures are dangerous. I can't just sit idly when they could try to kill me again." Rachael says. "I need to investigate so I can protect myself. If I act like everything's okay and I just try to focus on school, they could catch me off guard. At least while I'm investing, I'm learning more about these shadows, so I can defend myself against them."

"You're right. We need to do whatever we can to ensure you don't get hurt." Griffin sighs.

"I just wish I knew where the monsters were coming from. Then we'd have a lead." Rachael sighs.

"Actually, the essence could do just that. I know a potion that reveals where an object originated from, but it requires very specific ingredients." Beckett says, casually. "We'll need baby's breath, meteorite fragment, and a basilisk scale. And the essence of course."

"So we swing by Penn Square after the game." Rachael says.

"You can't just go to the store and purchase these ingredients. They're harder to come by...Perhaps we could find a baby and bottle their breath." Beckett says, with complete seriousness.

"I thought baby's breath was a type of flower?" Rachael says, getting confused stares from all of her friends. "Or maybe it's breath from an actual baby...Jesus, I'm never gonna get used to this place..."

"Beckett, do you think Kontos would have these ingredients?" Shreya asks. 

"Probably. In his private stock, at least. But that's not available to students." Beckett says.

"And after the warning he just gave me, I doubt he'd give them up if I asked. And he took the essence from me as well." Rachael sighs.

"How is that a problem? I was just going to sneak in and take the ingredients. We can get the essence back then." Shreya says.

"You've got to be joking! Steal? From a professor? Absolutely not!" Beckett gasps, looking at all of them like they're crazy.

"I don't know. Breaking in actually sounds kinda fun." Rachael smirks at Shreya.

"That's my girl." Shreya smiles. "See this is why we're such good friends."

"Then you guys are gonna have to miss the Thief game. It's the only guarantee you have that Kontos will be out of his office, since he's refereeing." Griffin sighs.

"Then you can count me out. There's no way I'm going to miss watching the first game of the season just to get some potion ingredients." Zeph says.