Rescuing A Friend

Aetaes opened the door in front of her, and looked inside. The room was brightly lit, and the floor was bare. She guessed they moved what ever was in the room for the magic training. A woman sat in the middle of the room. Her blue tiger ears perked to hear the sounds all around her. Her faded blue eyes fixed on Aetaes. Aetaes shivered. She felt like the woman was staring straight into her soul. Aetaes took a step forward. "Taern?"

The woman's eyes blinked and she shook her head, coming back to reality. She scanned the room and stood up, her eyes falling on Aetaes. "Oh, you're here."

Aetaes could never figure out how the nineteen-year old knew where everything was, even though she was blind. Taern had told her once it's because her senses were heightened to accommodate her blindness, so she can sense what and where everything is. Aetaes laid one ear flat. "Do you know how creepy it is when you're in that state?"

"So I've been told many times by Star."

"Right...Anyway she said you were going to teach me some magic?"

Taern nods. "Defensive spells. More advanced then the ones you know."

She stands up and hand Aetaes a small bottle filled with clear liquid. "Here, drink this."

Aetaes take the bottle. "Thanks........What is it?"

"It's a small remedy I made, so you won't feel weak after you use the spell for a few minutes."

"Oh..." Aetaes stares at the small bottle. This will help me..?

"Don't stare at it, just drink it." Taern turns and walks to one end of the room.

Aetaes twitches her ear. "Uh...Right, sorry." She takes the cork off the top and holds the small bottle to her mouth, drinking the liquid inside. Tastes sweet, kinda like honey.

Her ear twitched. She heard something. It was coming strait for her. She jumps out of the way just as a bolt of light strikes the ground, causing her to drop the bottle. The bottle breaks on the ground, sending shards or glass flying. Golden wings sprout from Aetaes' back, helping her land safely. She looks in front of her. Taern is standing at the far end of the room, her eyes glowing blue. "So, your senses are intact." Thick fog emanates from her, it quickly fills the room. "How's your instinct?"

Aetaes looks around the room, the fog making it impossible for her to see anything. She slowly walks through the fog, putting her hand out in front of her to feel for a wall. Her golden wings are held in the air, her blue-grey eyes continually scanning what's around her. I can't see a damn thing! I can't even hear anything! What am I supposed to do!? She blinked. Oh, right. My instincts. She sighs and closes her eyes, wrapping her wings around herself. She let go of all her senses.

Her eyes flickered open and she back flipped, a bolt of light hitting right where she was standing. Her feet hit the wall. She kicked off, and began to run along the wall. Two more. Both heavy on my trail. She ran along the wall until she could see one of the bolts. She jumped off of the wall and kicked the bolt, causing to hit the floor. As soon as her feet hit the floor, she began to run. She placed her hand on the wall, so she knew she wasn't running blindingly and would run into it. The last bolt came into view, closely following her. She jumped, her wings giving her greater height. She twisted her body around until she was facing the bolt, and shot a bolt of fire at the bolt of light. The bolts hit each other and were sent flying in different directions. She heard one hit the wall behind her, while the other hit the floor somewhere in front of her. She landed lightly on her feet, and the fog cleared. She looked around and saw Taern standing in the middle of the room. Taern twitched her ear, looking strait at Aetaes. "Good, you're ready to begin."

A girl watches Taern and Aetaes as they work, watching from the hall so she wouldn't get in the way. Her black demon tail nervously wrapped around her leg, her demonic fox ears perked to hear the sounds coming from inside the room. The girl sighs. Why can't I go with you?

"You're worries about Aetaes aren't you?"

The girl jumps back and makes herself invisible, startled by the voice behind her. The person behind the girl lets out a small giggle. "Come on, Eclipse. It's just me!"

The girl turns around her yellow eyes now fixed on the person infront of her. "Oh."

The person was a half-demon, her white cat ears perked. Her blond hair covered her right eye.

Eclipse shifts her body back so she can be seen. "You startled me Comet."

Comet chuckles "Yeah, sorry about that!"

Eclipse sighs. "Why can't I go with her?"

Comet looks directly at Eclipse. "Right now, the only person we know of that can travel to different worlds is Aetaes, so it's safer if she went. We're all worried about Aetaes, Eclipse. But this is the only way we can get Ace back."