the way blood flowed through a humans. It didn’t have a heart
but it did have a central core that all the magic flowed to and
from. Thad couldn’t find a trace of the gem it had eaten earlier
but made a point to pay more attention the next time Avalanche was
feeding.
Thad didn’t think Avalanche had been
made by a mage. If it had then it didn’t have a traditional body.
Rock was nice and smooth but it didn’t take well to enchantments.
The few times he had tried to use it for some of his more volatile
spells it hadn’t worked at all. He couldn’t find any source of the
actual spell so while Avalanche obviously had a core it wasn’t a
true enchantment but some sort of magically occurring
creature.
Watching Avalanche, Thad wondered if
there were any more of its kind. Was it just a freak occurrence or
was it a whole breed that thrived in the underground world. It was
hard to imaging hundreds of Avalanches running around the
subterranean networks. Then again he had already met more than one
odd creature in the darkness. If he had two or three lifetimes to
devote to the study of the massive underworld Thad wasn’t sure he
could even make a dent in its hidden secrets.
When Thad put up the walls to his
magical room Avalanche spent a good time walking around the
interior of the room checking every corner. When it had finished
its fourth round it laid down right next to Thad.
Closing his eyes Thad began his normal
meditative state. Over the time Thad had gotten used to his staff’s
influence on the magical currents that flowed around him. It wasn’t
a large effect mostly it just drew power to it in a small manner.
Avalanche did the same thing but in a much more pronounced fashion.
Avalanche also emitted magic but only that of the earth element. It
was odd and made it much more difficult to match his own internal
magical senses with that of the world around him.
Thad looked down at Avalanche, amazed
by the curious little beast. “What exactly are you?” Thad asked but
Avalanche simply let out a low happy bark.
That night Thad’s mind went wild
imagining all kinds of beasts that could roam the underground. His
dreams were filled with things he had read about as a kid. Dwarfs,
dragons, giant worms, and living darkness haunted his
thoughts.
The next day Thad tried to feed
Avalanche another gem but she didn’t seem to be hungry. He simply
sniffed at the gem and then began bouncing around Thad. It didn’t
bother Thad overly in truth he was a little relieved if Avalanche
ate even once a day it would be hard to keep enough gems around to
keep the thing happy.
Thad could have easily set up a shield
and left the creature behind but the thought of having such a
unique pet sparked something inside of him. Not to mention only
having his staff to talk to was beginning to make him think he was
going mad. While Avalanche couldn’t talk back it could at least
give some sign of outward emotion no matter how
primitive.
Throughout the day Thad found himself
talking to Avalanche as he walked. The animal didn’t respond much
but continued to scamper around behind him chasing after anything
that moved usually squashing small bugs under its heavy feet.
Whenever Avalanche killed one of the bugs he would whine for a
short period about his lost toy. The whole thing greatly amused
Thad.
A few hours before he would have
normally decided to stop Avalanche began making an awful racket.
The creature kept running in front of Thad and nudging him toward a
small side tunnel. After the third time Thad gave in and followed
Avalanche as he merrily ran down the dark corridor turning back
every so often giving a loud bark as if demanding Thad to keep up
with him.
When Thad finally caught up with
Avalanche he found the creature growling at a section of the cave
wall. Wondering what Avalanche was going on about Thad shined a
bright light on the wall. As soon as the light hit the wall a host
of gems reflected his light in a myriad of
but it did have a central core that all the magic flowed to and
from. Thad couldn’t find a trace of the gem it had eaten earlier
but made a point to pay more attention the next time Avalanche was
feeding.
Thad didn’t think Avalanche had been
made by a mage. If it had then it didn’t have a traditional body.
Rock was nice and smooth but it didn’t take well to enchantments.
The few times he had tried to use it for some of his more volatile
spells it hadn’t worked at all. He couldn’t find any source of the
actual spell so while Avalanche obviously had a core it wasn’t a
true enchantment but some sort of magically occurring
creature.
Watching Avalanche, Thad wondered if
there were any more of its kind. Was it just a freak occurrence or
was it a whole breed that thrived in the underground world. It was
hard to imaging hundreds of Avalanches running around the
subterranean networks. Then again he had already met more than one
odd creature in the darkness. If he had two or three lifetimes to
devote to the study of the massive underworld Thad wasn’t sure he
could even make a dent in its hidden secrets.
When Thad put up the walls to his
magical room Avalanche spent a good time walking around the
interior of the room checking every corner. When it had finished
its fourth round it laid down right next to Thad.
Closing his eyes Thad began his normal
meditative state. Over the time Thad had gotten used to his staff’s
influence on the magical currents that flowed around him. It wasn’t
a large effect mostly it just drew power to it in a small manner.
Avalanche did the same thing but in a much more pronounced fashion.
Avalanche also emitted magic but only that of the earth element. It
was odd and made it much more difficult to match his own internal
magical senses with that of the world around him.
Thad looked down at Avalanche, amazed
by the curious little beast. “What exactly are you?” Thad asked but
Avalanche simply let out a low happy bark.
That night Thad’s mind went wild
imagining all kinds of beasts that could roam the underground. His
dreams were filled with things he had read about as a kid. Dwarfs,
dragons, giant worms, and living darkness haunted his
thoughts.
The next day Thad tried to feed
Avalanche another gem but she didn’t seem to be hungry. He simply
sniffed at the gem and then began bouncing around Thad. It didn’t
bother Thad overly in truth he was a little relieved if Avalanche
ate even once a day it would be hard to keep enough gems around to
keep the thing happy.
Thad could have easily set up a shield
and left the creature behind but the thought of having such a
unique pet sparked something inside of him. Not to mention only
having his staff to talk to was beginning to make him think he was
going mad. While Avalanche couldn’t talk back it could at least
give some sign of outward emotion no matter how
primitive.
Throughout the day Thad found himself
talking to Avalanche as he walked. The animal didn’t respond much
but continued to scamper around behind him chasing after anything
that moved usually squashing small bugs under its heavy feet.
Whenever Avalanche killed one of the bugs he would whine for a
short period about his lost toy. The whole thing greatly amused
Thad.
A few hours before he would have
normally decided to stop Avalanche began making an awful racket.
The creature kept running in front of Thad and nudging him toward a
small side tunnel. After the third time Thad gave in and followed
Avalanche as he merrily ran down the dark corridor turning back
every so often giving a loud bark as if demanding Thad to keep up
with him.
When Thad finally caught up with
Avalanche he found the creature growling at a section of the cave
wall. Wondering what Avalanche was going on about Thad shined a
bright light on the wall. As soon as the light hit the wall a host
of gems reflected his light in a myriad of
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