Back To Work
Chapter 15: Diving Into The Past

By: Major Frostwing

We had all decided to camp at the halfway mark. I could have kept going but I have to keep these girls safe and still on their feet. I walked around a large perimeter setting my sensor spells I needed a jump on whatever tried to attack us. I'm just being paranoid but it keeps me alive.

"What is he doing?" Nova asked watching me move about.

"He always does this whenever we camp. I asked him once and he said he always has a plan." Thorn said as she leaned on her knees. "I don't think he has slept in days." Thorn said looking into the fire conflicted.

"That can't be good he is going to collapse at this rate." Silver said as Nova nodded.

"We have been moving for three days he should be on his last leg." Nova said as I finally got back to the fire sitting down on a magic construct.

"Jon are you alright?" Thorn asked as I only flicked my eyes to her.

"Why wouldn't I be?" I asked as I flicked my wrist conjuring a stick. I poked the fire we had going only for Nova to set her hand on my shoulder.

"When was the last time you slept?" Nova asked as I looked at the magic construct in my hand.

"Don't worry about it." I dismissed the construct looking up at the stars high above.

"Jon." Silver said sadness in her voice.

"I'm fine really I can keep going. Now drop it." I threatened I didn't want to talk about it. Those memories only brought me pain.

"Jon we have to trust each other." Thorn said as I only let out a sigh.

"This is why I work alone... Friends drag up what should remain buried." I muttered reaching into my pocket pulling my phone out clicking the screen on. I stared at the image that stared back at me. I smiled sadly as I held out the phone towards Thorn who took the old device with confusion before seeing the picture.

"She is why I don't like going to sleep." I said pointing at the phone.

Thorn looked at the picture. The picture was of Red and me in an embrace. "What was her name?" Thorn asked as I squeezed my hands.

"Her name was Red Line... And she was my wife. It was a long time ago." I said as I took the device away from Thorn passing it to the others.

"This couldn't have been that long ago the image only looks a few days old." Silver said as I let out a bitter laugh.

"That image is over 2800 years old." I said as Silver looked at me shocked before looking back at the picture. "I am not from this world... I used to live in a world much different from this one and was pulled here by a god." I said as I looked into the fire. "I was angry. Very very angry. I lost something that had been a part of me for years and that loss... Let's just say my heart couldn't take it." I shrugged taking my phone back.

"That's when you met her." Nova said as I nodded my head.

"Yea. She saved my life and helped me get my anger under control and helped me recover and gave me the perfect purpose. Use that anger to help. Bottle it up until I can just go nuts... Now you see why I want to hurry. I'm losing control on the cork of that bottle." I looked down at my hand as dark purple lightning arced up my arm. I flicked my hand a large crackling blade of magic appeared in my hand. "This much power and it is only getting bigger."

"You said something about the kind of magic you use before Jon but never told me the whole story." Thorn said as I cracked a cocky grin.

"Oh that's easy It's dark magic." I said as I dismissed my magic as I shook my hand out. "Dark magic takes a negative emotion and latches onto it. The more of that negative emotion you have the stronger and more magic is generated."

"So that means..." Silver began as I let out a small laugh.

"I wasn't lying when I said I was losing control on the cork. My magic draws on my anger and I have been waiting 2500 years to unleash this rage. I could technically let it go sooner but I am saving it for as long as I possibly can." I clenched my hands into fists as my glare hardened. "So much destruction is coming and I will cause all of it. That's why I can't sleep. Every time I fall asleep I see her and I feel like I failed her. I will be the destruction of this world if I don't hurry. My magic will essentially rip it's self out of me and detonate."

"How bad could it be?" Thorn asked as I flicked my eyes to her.

"Think of it like this. You know what the badlands looks like right?" I asked as she nodded. "That would look like paradise if I detonate. I would glass this planet with the magical discharge which is why I am trying to save it. 2500 years worth of pain, loss, and death. All for that fucking bitch." I grit my teeth as more dark purple lightning arced around my body.

"Jon... You can't carry the world on your shoulders." Nova said reaching out to set her hand on my shoulder only for me to get to my feet.

"I'm done talking about it. I will take watch the rest of you get some sleep." I disappeared in a flash of purple light appearing a long distance away watching over the camp carefully.

Author's Note

Short chapter but I did explain a few things about Jon and his increasing magic levels. That's the best I can do right now since I am exhausted I will get to work on Chapter 16 later.