The Outcasts

Chapter 8: The Moment That The World Has Been Waiting For, Or Is It?

Jade Relise woke up to Judea yelling: "Today is the day that you learn the last of your powers!" Jade sat bolt upright. Judea was right, today was the day. This was the happiest thing ever to Jade! She immediately got up and got dressed and ready in record speed. Within three minutes, she was outside in the training area. "Are you ready to learn the hardest and most powerful piece of magic ever performed?" Judea asked excitedly. "Oh yeah!" cried Jade. "Then, let's get started" Judea claimed. "This is called: the power of creation. And in order to pass your creation test, you need to make an island large enough to inhabit one single house big enough for one person." Judea said slowly. "Alright, you must first think of what you want the island to look like, smell like, feel like, and be like. Then, you need to see it coming from your body, illuminating the skies and forming itself into a small island." Jade did not speak, she just started: I can do this! I've been waiting for this forever! Think of Brian. Now, think of the island. I want it to be large enough to fit a one roomed home with green grass and beautiful flowers and plants. I want it to smell like roses and daisies. I want the ground to be soft and warm. I want a vibe of happiness illuminating around and in it. Now, I want it out. Out of my hands out of my body, out into the world. I want it now! Jade thought, and just like that, Jade had created exactly what she had imagined. But, Judea looked slightly disappointed that Jade had made it on her first try. Jade didn't let that dull her spirits though. Today was the day. And now that she had created an island like she was supposed to, she was going to go with her parents and go to the ground city to get Brian! Sadly, they said that they were going to eat dinner first. So, Jade sat and fidgeted throughout dinner and finally popped up and said: "I'm going for a walk!" and zipped out of the room.

Judea had decided that she was going to take her usual, secret route. "It's so beautiful." she sighed happily. And she thought that nothing would ruin her day, but she was wrong. Because as she was walking, she suddenly felt a hand covering her mouth and Judea's raspy voice saying, "I've got you now, and my rightful place!" Jade was horrified. Judea was still plotting to kill her! At that moment, Jade forgot that she had powers which was a big mistake. She struggled to try to break free from Judea's clutches, but she couldn't, Judea was too strong! And just when things seemed like they were at their worst, Judea pulled out her special knife and waved it around in front of Jade's face. Judea tried to scream, but it was muffled in Judea's arm. Jade started crying silently and Judea said: "Princesses are supposed to be fearless and tough. You're crying!" Jade immediately stopped crying and toughened up. She then remembered her powers. But, Judea took her knife and grabbed her arm painfully. Then, she cut her forearm with the knife, and blood spilled from her arm. At that point, Judea had let go and dragged her into her soundproof house. "AHHHHH" Jade screamed in pain. "HELPPPPP!", "Nobody can hear you," Judea said nastily. 

She then used her powers to pin Judea against the wall and carved the words: Mud-child onto her arm and Jade struggled and grimaced in pain. It was white hot pain, searing through her body. "I-I-I-will-g-g-get y-y-you JUDEA!" And at that, Jade then saw an image of Brian and felt very angry that she could be with him right now. With that emotion, she suddenly was surrounded by a surge of purple and silver. The circle was growing bigger and slowly ascending from the ground. She felt her power leaving her hands and flushing out at Judea who had started to fight back; what she found out is that she was no match for Jade, but kept fighting. Pain and power was surging, white hot, through Jade's body and coursing through her veins. She screamed in her efforts and Judea had passed out, but the damage was not as crucial as Jade's; Jade suddenly, fell to the ground and a large, purple and silver circle fell onto her body and gently shielded her body from the house that had suddenly collapsed, Judea was outside from Jade's powerful blast. Everything went fuzzy for Jade, and she suddenly heard the faint yelling of Brian, and saw his fuzzy face atop her. he was crying and saying her name, but no matter how hard Jade tried, she couldn't respond, her eyes just fluttered shut and everything went black.