The Eclipse Mark

Chapter 12

I immediately ran to the source of the screaming. People were running away, but strangely they looked tired as well. Or, they were terrified, but they were also... used to it?

"What's happening?" I run to someone, who grabs my hand and keeps running

"Don't worry about that, dearie. It's not your fight."

"What's happening though!?"

"Just another raid by that gang. Dani usually holds them off, but he is tired today, not good."

My face flushes with embarrassment as I realize why he was so tired today, he was helping me.

"I have to go help him."

"You could get hurt, seriously hurt." She danced around the word 'death' but we both knew it.

"Don't worry about me, just go!" I push my way through everyone and search for any sign of my friends. My hair turned more and more black the closer I got to the town square so I assumed it was Thanatos.

"Luna, get out of here!" He stands his own against the amount of people around him. They outnumbered him, but it was clear they didn't take the time to master their magic. Even so, Thanatos is still young, he was losing.

My hair fades into blue and I turn to see Chelsy fight her way through to us. She grabs Thanatos's hand and raises it into the sky.

"STORM: TWILIGHT ZONE!" An explosion of magic erupts from them and I get thrown backwards into a building. I got the better end of the spell, they were obviously trying to protect me, but with how much power was in that spell, it was unstable.

I see them collapse and get incased in rock and vines. I hide behind a giant root and wait for them to leave. My hair was now only green and brown. I hated how much it changed, hopefully I could control it. Lucifer did, didn't he?

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It took a while to find Dani, but it was already too late for him. I used a giant thorn to propel myself up to the top of a giant vine. I pricked myself on one of smaller ones and hissed in pain. I didn't see the rock heading for me until it was too late and I was sliding down to certain doom. I tried to grasp onto the vine, but my hands were too shaky and I couldn't get a good grip.

"Help me, help me, help me, help me! Please!" The vine grows longer and wraps around my waist just before I hit the ground.

"Did I...?" The vines drops me onto the ground and I rub my back in pain. I got the attention of a few mages and got in a defensive stance. I close my eyes shut and wait for the worst.

Some charge forward with their weapons and I raise my hands to shield my face, almost instantly I could feel the light drain off my body. Something was blocking the sun.

I peek an eye open and see a wall of thorns and roots. My mouth goes dry, I think I was actually doing this?

But, they died almost immediately. I assumed a different mage, since I barely knew how to control the vines, much less kill them.

Okay, I am begging you. Please, please, please, please don't let me die. I'll water you or something!

That seemed to motivate them somewhat, and more vines surged forward to attack the gang. We trade attacks for a bit, but I was getting more tired than I'd like to admit.

I closed my eyes and tried to speak to the plants once more. They seemed to be on my side, mostly, but they were still unpredictable on my part. I needed to control them, but Dani said that wouldn't work.

Come on, come on. What would Dani do?

I tried to remember what he did, but it was coming up blanks. My mind was reeling, but I did remember one thing.

Dani was incredibly mobile when he casted spells. While most mages were mobile in some way while casting spells, he surpassed Chelsy and Thanatos by a huge leap.

Of course, can't have a second to think in a fight, and someone slammed a root in front of me, causing me to fight backwards into a building. I slowly get back up and raise my hands, only to slam them back down.

I see my own magic respond to me.

Ooookaaayyyyy. That worked...?

I raise my hand back up and try to push air to the side. It felt... stupid, but a wall of rock slammed into the attackers.

Oh gods, that worked!?

I run over to the rock enclosures my friends were in and try to free them. Chelsy seemed out of the fight, but the guys seemed to have some kind of energy left.

"Luna...? What happened?" Thanatos groans.

"Uh, long story short, I kinda learned nature, I slammed some guys into a wall of rock, and... everything's kinda going to shit, so if you would help me out here..."

"Okay, okay. But I am definitely taking a long nap after this." Dani also groans, but gets up quickly to tangle up more attackers.

"I'll protect Chelsy, but you guys are way more valuable than me here." Thanatos looked ready to argue, but he sighed and followed after Dani.

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It took about another hour, but the gang was long gone. We got a healer for Chelsy, who was very upset she missed up on the fight.

"Are you kidding me? Luna just learned magic and she probably fought more than me? I WANTED TO PUMMLE-"

We quickly move to shut her up. We got a mixture of looks from the other people in the clinic, ranging from horror to amusement.

"Mmohp myph hapmh ff mm."

"What?"

"I said, get your hands off me." She quickly slaps our arms, although it was light. "I cannot wait to get out of this kingdom!" She stretches and we all leave.

"Well, you guys can stay over at my house for tonight. I doubt you want to sleep on the ground." Our eyes light up and we quickly take him up on his offer.

We get to his house and it doesn't take long for us to get tired. Me and Chelsy share a bed, while Thanatos took a different one.

It was peaceful for a little bit.

I need to finish editing this.