Magic Discovered

Chapter 25

Air rushed past as the friends fell down the chasm. All of them were screaming.

"WHAT DO WE DO?!? WHAT DO WE DO?!?"

James looked around frantically, his arms flailing.

"I DON'T KNOW!!!"

His mind raced as he thought about their options.

"James is your magic working again!?!" Lydia yelled.

He tried again and this time the elements responded. "YEAH, IT IS!!"

"I see some ledges coming up. Gather as much air beneath us as you can!"

James was confused but didn't really have time to argue.

"DONE!"

"Algon, give it some fire!"

"What kind?"

"Anything, just make it hot!"

Algon pointed his palm at the swirling air currents below. "Tell me when!"

Lydia's eyes glowed as she calculated the distance. "Alright, NOW!"

"FIRE PRISM!"

The blast superheated the air pocket, which exploded outwards. It picked them up and threw them to the sides of the chasm. They landed with a thud, bruised and battered, but no longer falling to their doom.

"Ow, Ow, Ow. My head hurts like crazy," Delta groaned as he sat up.

"Holy..." James said as he looked up. "That was a huge drop."

The chasm stretched up and he could barely make out the top.

"What the heck happened? One minute, we were running for the exit, and the next, we were falling!"

"It probably had something to do with that artifact that the guards had. All the shaking and stuff didn't start until they began to shut it down.

They looked around. The ledge they had fallen on jutted out over the chasm. It looked like a bridge that had been destroyed. A hall behind them led further into the temple.

"Guys, where's Algon?"

Lydia's call caused both James and Delta to leap up.

"What do you mean?"

"Look around! He's not with us!"

Algon was indeed missing from the group. They all started looking around, and Lydia even ran over to the edge.

"Do you think he fell down?!?" she asked.

"Don't be ridiculous, guys! I'm over here!"

Algon's voice echoed from above and the group looked up. He had landed on another ledge on the opposite side of the chasm.

"Oh, thank the gods you're alright. We were so worried!"

"Yep, just a little hurt. I don't think I can make it to you, though."

"Are you sure?" Lydia glanced at James worriedly. "Can you use your magic to make a bridge or something?"

James bit his lip as he estimated the distance. "It's too far to use the air," he said finally. "And I can't sense the walls at all. They're not made of any element I know of."

Lydia tried to calculate a way to rescue Algon but stopped as he glanced over his shoulder and left the edge of his ledge.

"Hold on, there's a passage back here!"

"What do you mean?"

He reappeared. "I think our best bet is to split and meet up later. There's no way I can get to you guys right now; this is really our only option."