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Authors: Mark Brandon Powell
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“You’re the female, Ryker’s ex as it were?”
Kat keeps her voice low, “Whisper get ready, I hope you can load that weapon program faster this time, because there’s a mage staring at me.”
“Are you deaf girl, or just afraid?” The mage says. “I still can’t believe you two were together. He talks far too kindly of you for my taste. You’re also a bit more homely than he was letting on about.”
“What does that matter?”
“Not much once I’m done with you.” She holds out her hand, and with swirls of orange air converging into her palm, a ball of fire floats above it.
Kat had only seen a mage once in her life, and he was doing a show for the troops. It was a way for them to blow off some steam, away from the front lines, and for the Guild to show its support for the Empire. That mage had done some impressive feats, but nothing like what she’s stares at now. The more she stared the more it looked alive, like the mage was holding a miniature star in her hands. Kat breaks her gaze from the ball, and looks up to the woman staring her down.
She says, “I take it you’ve never seen a wizard before?”
“I have, during a troop show the Guild put on eight years ago.”
“Ha ha, that is not anything but apprentices learning how to wield their newly found power. No wonder you stare so.”
Kat stays silent, not sure what to say.
“I guess you are a smart one at least. Ryker always did say he valued your mind above all.”
“Why are you so interested in what Mallory has to say about me?”
“You call him by his last name. How odd, I guess he asked you to call him that so it would remind him that all you were was a puppet. A doll. A plaything.”
Each word sank into Kat like a dagger. Her memories of how happy she was with Mallory, were nothing more than a drug messing with her body chemistry. And this woman knew. She stands, even though her body was sore from the recoil of the explosion.
“You’re the new girlfriend.”
The wizard shifts her stance, lowering the undulating ball of plasma to her side. “I am. Gwen Stacy is my name, and I am one of the Guild’s enforcers. Forging a close relationship with Ryker Mallory is an important task to ensure the Guild’s resources for the future.”
“That sounds very Guild like, but you like him, you like like him. Otherwise you wouldn’t be trying to verbally bring me down.”
“I am doing nothing of the sort. I do not need to degrade you, for I am already beyond you. I am merely stating fact.”
“Oh, I get it. You’re jealous. I made him happier than you’ve been able to, I can see it on your face.”
Gwen’s face turns a shade of red, and she raises the orange and yellow ball up, pointing it at Kat. “You lowly powerless puppet. You are nothing, he used you like a sex doll, even going so far as to never allow you to address him by his first name. I have nothing to prove to the likes of you.” A snarl comes across her lips and eyes. “Now burn like the worthless puppet you are!”
Kat watches in slow motion as the plasma flies out of Gwen’s hand in her direction. Everything around the fiery ball of death fades into the background till it is all she can see. She calls to Whisper, “Whisper, a little help.” Before an answer can be heard, she can feel the heat of the miniature star on her face, watching her life flash before her eyes.
Ten
Short black hair, soft blue eyes, strong chin. She had to be dead, and this had to be heaven. It was the only explanation that she could come up with as to why Gravan was holding her in his strong arms. She could smell him, it was an earthy smell. It reminded her of Gale’s garden and all the times that she spent helping her pick fresh vegetables for supper. She felt like she could curl up and go to sleep with that smell by her side. Kat’s eyes focus a little, and she can see he’s trying to say something, but she isn’t sure what. He looks away from her, and she can feel his embrace
Kat keeps her voice low, “Whisper get ready, I hope you can load that weapon program faster this time, because there’s a mage staring at me.”
“Are you deaf girl, or just afraid?” The mage says. “I still can’t believe you two were together. He talks far too kindly of you for my taste. You’re also a bit more homely than he was letting on about.”
“What does that matter?”
“Not much once I’m done with you.” She holds out her hand, and with swirls of orange air converging into her palm, a ball of fire floats above it.
Kat had only seen a mage once in her life, and he was doing a show for the troops. It was a way for them to blow off some steam, away from the front lines, and for the Guild to show its support for the Empire. That mage had done some impressive feats, but nothing like what she’s stares at now. The more she stared the more it looked alive, like the mage was holding a miniature star in her hands. Kat breaks her gaze from the ball, and looks up to the woman staring her down.
She says, “I take it you’ve never seen a wizard before?”
“I have, during a troop show the Guild put on eight years ago.”
“Ha ha, that is not anything but apprentices learning how to wield their newly found power. No wonder you stare so.”
Kat stays silent, not sure what to say.
“I guess you are a smart one at least. Ryker always did say he valued your mind above all.”
“Why are you so interested in what Mallory has to say about me?”
“You call him by his last name. How odd, I guess he asked you to call him that so it would remind him that all you were was a puppet. A doll. A plaything.”
Each word sank into Kat like a dagger. Her memories of how happy she was with Mallory, were nothing more than a drug messing with her body chemistry. And this woman knew. She stands, even though her body was sore from the recoil of the explosion.
“You’re the new girlfriend.”
The wizard shifts her stance, lowering the undulating ball of plasma to her side. “I am. Gwen Stacy is my name, and I am one of the Guild’s enforcers. Forging a close relationship with Ryker Mallory is an important task to ensure the Guild’s resources for the future.”
“That sounds very Guild like, but you like him, you like like him. Otherwise you wouldn’t be trying to verbally bring me down.”
“I am doing nothing of the sort. I do not need to degrade you, for I am already beyond you. I am merely stating fact.”
“Oh, I get it. You’re jealous. I made him happier than you’ve been able to, I can see it on your face.”
Gwen’s face turns a shade of red, and she raises the orange and yellow ball up, pointing it at Kat. “You lowly powerless puppet. You are nothing, he used you like a sex doll, even going so far as to never allow you to address him by his first name. I have nothing to prove to the likes of you.” A snarl comes across her lips and eyes. “Now burn like the worthless puppet you are!”
Kat watches in slow motion as the plasma flies out of Gwen’s hand in her direction. Everything around the fiery ball of death fades into the background till it is all she can see. She calls to Whisper, “Whisper, a little help.” Before an answer can be heard, she can feel the heat of the miniature star on her face, watching her life flash before her eyes.
Ten
Short black hair, soft blue eyes, strong chin. She had to be dead, and this had to be heaven. It was the only explanation that she could come up with as to why Gravan was holding her in his strong arms. She could smell him, it was an earthy smell. It reminded her of Gale’s garden and all the times that she spent helping her pick fresh vegetables for supper. She felt like she could curl up and go to sleep with that smell by her side. Kat’s eyes focus a little, and she can see he’s trying to say something, but she isn’t sure what. He looks away from her, and she can feel his embrace
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