Publishedat 14th of August 2019 08:56:22 AMChapter 42
(2 days later)
After what felt like a long time recovering, I was finally contracted to Steven . There"s magic flowing through me, and it"s the strangest feeling I"ve ever felt . I take in this numb pain in my chest and while Young Mi said it was nothing too serious and just a side effect, I can"t help but do so .
Madelyn: "There"s this really crazy pain in my body…"
Steven: "Around where your diaphragm is?"
Madelyn: "Yes!"
Steven: "Yeah, it"ll feel numb and fade away soon . "
Madelyn: "Should I be worried?"
He giggles as we got to our destination, the botanic gardens .
Steven: "It"s nothing to worry about . Here, the botanic garden is a good place, don"t you think?"
The botanic gardens were a good idea at first, but there are more people than usual here . They seemed like they were the ones tending the place as they"re tr.i.m.m.i.n.g the vegetation and feeding the animals .
Madelyn: "I don"t know, won"t it be weird if people watch?"
Steven: "Well, let"s keep searching until you"re satisfied . "
We explored and searched for nearly an hour . I was growing impatient and considered giving up because the cold winds were getting serious . Along the path, we stumbled across another small cabin, just like ours at the opposite end of the island . An old man had been dwelling there .
It was simple living, I guess it"s one way to go out: not having to worry about anything when you pa.s.s .
Elderly Man: "h.e.l.lo there, young"un . "
Steven: "Oh, h.e.l.lo, sir . Do you live here?"
Elderly Man: "Of course, lived on all the islands on Twilight . Glad I can retire here on Sefre . What are you 2 doing out here? Are you lovebirds looking for a bit of privacy?"
Steven: "What? No! I—"
Madelyn: "I did a bonding ceremony with him and we were looking for an open area to focus and channel my magic . "
I trim in for Steven .
Elderly Man: "Ah, eager aren"t you? Well, you should"ve gone to the botanic gardens or the beach . There really isn"t much on this side of the island apart from trees . "
But there are trees all over!
Steven: "Oh, we were just at the gardens, but it was being tended to . "
Madelyn: "Well then, we"ll go to the beach . "
Elderly Man: "Good luck!"
Alas, back near our hut and by the spire, we arrived at the cold beach . It was perfect and I can"t figure out why we didn"t come here to begin with! There"s no one around and it"s wide and open .
Steven: "Are you satisfied?"
Madelyn: "Yes, I"m just a little cold . "
Steven: "Yeah, you were excited that we forgot to get you into a coat . "
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Trying to be a gentleman, he takes his cardigan off and wraps it around me like a blanket .
Steven: "Until then, you can use this . "
Madelyn: "Are you sure?"
Steven: "Yeah, we won"t be here all day . I"ll be fine for now . "
Madelyn: "Then let"s start . "
Steven: "Alright, to channel your energy… to channel is a sort of mind game . You won"t get anywhere if you don"t believe in yourself . "
He takes hold of my right arm and puts it palms out, fingers stretched, and elbow slightly bent .
Steven: "Try… to imagine your magic as a fluid . Use your mind to move that fluid . "
My magic is like water…
Like a fluid, I did my best imagining magic flowing into my right arm .
I was feeling a tiny vibration going to the crests of my fingers and instinctively flexed my hand . I looked to Steven who was busy holding his gut like a baby inside him was kicking .
Madelyn: "Are you pregnant?"
Steven: "Sorry, I don"t know how to explain it, but, I feel warm when you"re channeling magic . It"s weird… in a nice way . "
Madelyn: "Yeah, I think you"re pregnant . So when are you going to start eating peanut b.u.t.ter covered pickles?"
Steven: "Oh, what?! No, that"s nasty! Let"s get on with your training!"
After he lets me heckle him, I get back into my position and re-channel my energy . Steven was next to me, making sure I was doing it right .
Steven: "It looks good, Madelyn . I think you"re learning faster than I did . "
Madelyn: "How do I know if I"m doing it right now?"
Steven: "Do your hands feel different?"
Madelyn: "Tingly?"
Steven: "Alright, well, let me teach you a Wind spell . "
Madelyn: "I thought Wind was difficult to learn?"
Steven: "No, my natural element is Wind, you"ll learn as fast as me . Now, try to focus all that new Magic Power into your right arm . Remember to breathe—it"s intimidating—I know . "
Madelyn: "I"m feeling something . "
Steven: "Good . Now, imagine the wind encircling your arm, building up in pressure . I like to think of it as a cannon . When you feel like your ready, enable your spell by saying "Wind Torrent . "
I felt a pressure around my arm build up slowly . I didn"t know if I was "ready" but I gave it a go when my "teacher" goes across from me and does a spell himself . He wanted me to use the spell on him!
Steven: "Shielded Winds . "
Madelyn: "Wind Torrent!"
I felt the force of my Magic Power leave my hand like a gun . I couldn"t see it, but I felt it heading towards Steven . He was caught in it and blown back forcefully into a tree .
Steven: "Gah!"
Madelyn: "Steven! Oh my G.o.d, are you alright?!"
I rushed over to him, panicked . I was really worried that I might"ve done worse than hurt him . He was hunched over the tree holding his head .
Madelyn: "Steven, please answer me!"
Steven: "I"m… I"m hurt, but I should be fine . I didn"t expect you to pull off a ma.s.sive one like that . "
He looks up to me and reveals his face full of dripping blood .
Madelyn: "You"re bleeding!"
Steven: "I know… let"s just… calm down and go back to the cabin . "
He got on his feet without any a.s.sistance . When he tried walking, he was really disoriented .
Madelyn: "Really, let me help you . "
Steven: "I"ll be fine, Madelyn . "
I didn"t want to hear his excuses and forced him to lean on me . I really don"t want him to fall again and make his injuries worse . Guess it was fortunate of us to be at the beach because it"s so close to the cabin .
When we entered Young Mi was the only one here, doing what she loves to do, read . She immediately drops what she"s doing and rushes over to us .
Young Mi: "Steven? Oh dear, what happened?"
Madelyn: "Young Mi, I—!"
Steven: "I hit my head on a tree . "
Young Mi: "Sit down and I"ll heal you . "
After getting him on the couch, Young Mi begins using her magic . I"d normally be amazed by it but I"m so worried that I actually really hurt Steven that not even healing magic would work . I was just being paranoid, Young Mi actually was able to fully heal him and gives him a washcloth to clean his blood off . After a couple of minutes, he was looking like nothing happened after he got into a new shirt .
Young Mi: "All healed as if nothing happened . Be more careful next time, alright? There are puddles that can be very slippery . "
Steven: "Thank you, Young Mi . "
Young Mi quietly leaves to the rooms after Steven hands back the washcloth .
Madelyn: "Why aren"t you yelling at me?"
Steven: "Yelling? It was an accident . I can"t get mad at you for that . Besides, I got in the way of knowing what could happen . "
I can"t shake this feeling of guilt and sat next to him . Whatever he"s thinking of, I hope he really isn"t mad…