He tugs me along like I'm an untamed dog with a leash. I don't like it. His hand his warm and rough, like parchment.
"Hey, let go of me!" I say and tug on his arm. He let go and turns around to face me.
"What do you want with me?" I question.
"We need you for something. You'll find out when we arrive."
What is that supposed to mean?
Eventually, we arrive at our destination. It's just a run-down house with peeling burgundy paint and dirty glass windows. The lights are off.
We step up to the entrance and he swiftly kicks the door. It creaks open and we go inside.
Inside the living room are two grey loveseats, a glass coffee table, a bookshelf, and a lamp. The lights flicker on and I immediately head toward the kitchen, my muddy boots gritting against the wood tile floor.
The man plops against the loveseat near the window and watches me explore the house. The kitchen has a granite countertop with a fridge and cabinets. I open the fridge to find nothing but vegetables and fruits.
I take a box of violet cherries and a bag of fire celtus
A/N: violet cherries are purple cherries and fire celtus is a strawberry.
I take them over to the couch and sit down across from the man while taking a bite of the fire celtus.
The man finally decides to speak up.
"My name is Atlas. (haha reference from my other book)
"I need your help. I've been looking for you for a very long time," he says.
I nod.
He starts again, "I know what you can do. And I want to help you with these abilities of yours." He leaves the room and walks into the first door in the hallway to the right.
After a minute or two, Atlas comes back with a heavy-looking, dusty book. He blows the dust off, and the cover has accented bronze details with no title.
"This book will tell you everything you need to know about your abilities. I will start your training tomorrow at sunrise. Read the book. Don't be late," he states and then walks into what I assume to be a bedroom.
Ok then.
I open the book and the title page says Chaos Magic: How to Use It.
He knows about my powers.
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What is Chaos Magic?
"The user can utilize Chaos Magic, allowing mastery of spells capable of warping, manipulating and/or reconstructing reality and the very fabric of existence." (1)
This power is one of the most unstable types of magic, and when used cannot guarantee full protection to the user.
Although Chaos magic is very rare in people, there is an evolved and more powerful form of this superhuman ability. It is called Chaos Manipulation. There are no recorded users for this power yet.
Users of this ability can perform many feats, including war, emotion, elemental, anarchy, form, paradox, weather, and natural disaster manipulation. This power is so great that if capable, this user could potentially destroy the universe as we know it.
Alright, that's enough reading for today. But now I'm excited to try my powers out now.
Pulling the now empty cartons of fruit off me, I get off the couch and onto the lavender rug. I cross my legs and hold out my left hand.
Power travels down from the crown of my head to my palm. The veins glow red, with what looks like energy. I hold my glowing hand and point it towards the cartons. They lift and flow towards me.
There is a red like mist surrounding them, constantly moving and changing form around the carton. I quickly stand up, legs still wobbly because of the sudden movement. I dash towards the room Atlas is in and kick the door open, with the empty fruit cartoon floating behind me.
"Hey, look what I did!" I yell and look around. He isn't here, but there is a light on in the walk-in closet. I run inside and bump into something. It's him.
He turns around and looks at me.
"Uh, sorry, but look at what I did!" I exclaim and gesture towards the floating object.
"Good, you at least know how to do that. I'm going to bed. Goodnight." he replies.
"Goodnight!" I say and skip out of the room.
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I was being shaken awake. Fluttering my eyes open, I looked up to see Atlas attempting to wake me.
"I'm up you shitbag, I'm up," I groan and tiredly rub my eyes. Atlas rolls his eyes and starts heading away from me and towards the door.
Sitting up, I stretch my legs and stand up. He walks out of the house and I follow him until he stops when we're at the back of the house.
Behind the house is a large field, with a forest behind it. There are no visible houses.
"This field is magically enhanced. No energy comes out, and none goes in," Atlas says, "This is where I will train you. First thing, I want you to disintegrate a tree."
"How do I do that?"
"I'll let you figure that one out. I will not make this easy for you."
I shrug and walk towards a tree at the beginning of the forest. My feet trudge through the wet grass as I make my way closer.
Once I get there, I hold out my hand towards the tree. The same red-looking mist surrounds the tree. I concentrate even harder and suddenly leaves start disappearing. In their place is ash, falling to the ground. Eventually, all the leaves are gone.
The tree starts to disintegrate too. Ash travels down to the ground floor surrounding the once-was tree.
The red mist disappears and there is no more tree. Only ash remains.
"Perfect, but you need to work on your timing. On to the next thing- turn the ash into a sword. Any design you pick," he states.
I sigh and concentrate on the pile of ash as it slowly begins to swirl up. This time, I don't use my hand. The ash swirls and swirls until it forms into the shape of a sword. It solidifies and flies toward me.
It's very plain, just a grey steel sword with a black hilt.
"Great work, now let's move on to the next step of your training."
A/N: Hey guys! This chapter was a lot longer than the last one but I hope you enjoyed it!. By the way, Athys' powers will kinda be like Wanda Maximoff's powers, but with wider ranges and more sub-manipulations. Thank you for reading and make sure to follow, vote, and comment!
