Well, well, well

It wasn't long after they released the spells of death, that they quickly smelled their way to the next group of mages duking it out.  Morgan, along with her teammates, watched from behind a small scattering of rocks, and she notched an arrow to her bow, waiting for the perfect moment to strike.  She was glad that these two clans were weakening each other, as they both seemed quite powerful. 

Recalling the spells that she had previously absorbed, she decided to place one on her arrow, as it lay in wait, almost quivering with excitement to lay waste to her enemy.  It didn't take long for the correct moment to present itself.  "Fly," she whispered and let loose her arrow.  Flying straight into the middle of the combat, it went completely unnoticed, until it erupted in a giant ball of life draining magic.  The battle ensued as if she hadn't done anything.  I wonder if they realize that it wasn't just another one of their enemy's spells Morgan thought to herself.  Not that it would do them much good, they had been so weakened by the blast, that they were now visibly starting to breathe harder and curl up the way that old people do as they get older and have trouble keeping themselves upright.

"Now," Click gave the order to charge in.  Morgan, the sagittiferous member of the team, launched another arrow, this time directly aimed at a mage, and hit him in the leg.  Kots charged, leading the way while swinging his staff to intercept any incoming spells.  Morgan spotted one of the mages in the middle of casting a spell that didn't look like it was going to end well for the recipient.  "Not today," she muttered as she released a spell to keep him from moving.  His uneven positioning caused him to fall face first onto the sand.

The two clans were now more focused on Morgan and her clan than they were on each other, but two were already down for the count; one was being held by her spell, and the other just got walloped on by Kots' staff.  He was definitely going to wake up black and blue the next morning. 

She ran over to the held mage, touched his outstretched arm, and drew his spells into herself, replenishing her dwindling spells.  She breathed a sigh of relief, for his spells weren't composed of any death magic.  Looking back at the battle, she could tell that Kots and Click had things well under control.  With the weakened state of the mages, it was much easier to resist their spells.

That's when Morgan lost the ability to move. She couldn't even move her eyes.  Fortunately her chest continued to rise and fall as her breathing continued, as it always had, but she could not chase after her team as they bounded after the two remaining mages. 

Then there was nothing but darkness and a sharp pain in the back of her neck as she blacked out.

(Hey-o!  Cliffhanger!  Dun Dun Dun! *dramatic reverb*  How you all liking it so far?  Any comments, questions, concerns? Lemme know!  Another lost word here, see if you can figure it out :) Anyway, hope you all are enjoying your week, cuz you should, it's the only first full week of September of 2011 you're gonna get, so take advantage of it.  Laterz!)

His grip loosened on his sword.  He had never realized just how many clans there were in the world.  This battle royale was going to be incredibly huge.  How they managed to get a dueling field covering an area large enough to comfortably contain the battle overnight was a feat in and of itself, the presence of magic here was very noticeable, and the smell of it was almost overpowering.

Click smiled to himself.  He and his team definitely had an advantage in this battle.  While their clan wasn't particularly good at casting spells themselves, they could smell magic.  A spell's power, how powerful a caster they were facing, even different types of magic, all could be told by a sniff or three.  His team could even absorb some spells and use them as they wished within a short amount of time.  Yeah, this was going to be a good battle, click thought.

He grabbed his sheath and started thumbing his sword, making it rise and fall in its case; he was getting impatient.  All this magic here, and he could only smell it, he wanted to taste every single kind of magic out there with his blade.

The time was near.  He could tell.

Unlike most other casters, he was actually quite proficient with weaponry, which was another reason why he felt so calm and cool as more teams of casters started showing themselves as they prepared for the battle.

"Too bad we only get to fight until half of us are downed," Kots, one of his team members, said.

"Yeah, but you know, we'll get to fight everyone else in the next section of the tournament," Morgan, the only female in the group, chimed in.

"So how are we goin' about this, boss?  Split up and strike when it's most opportune, or stick together?" Kots always wanted to know the plan.

 With this many other mages around, it was definitely going to be risky enough as it was to fight, they didn't increase that risk by splitting up; then again, remaining together might make them a larger target, and make them more visible if they tried to sneak around to get someone.  "Looks like we'll be sticking together, I don't want you guys going off and making it harder for me to watch out for you guys."  When will it be time?

Boom, a fireball went off in the sky, and the battle commenced.  "To the right"  Click raised his hand, sword drawn, and caught a lightning bolt that came his way from one of the nearby teams.  It tasted like lemon poppy seed muffins.  He smiled; that was one of his favorite spells to taste...

(hey all, I'll continue with this story tomorrow, I might even throw in a couple of different perspectives, whoa!  Oh, of note, I'm going to try and incorporate a lost English word into each story from here on out... not counting today, cuz I forgot.  However, there will be a small prize to the first person who can guess the meaning of the word.  Not sure what it is yet, but probably something to do with a story ;).  OH!  The poll is gonna close in 2 days or so, so if you want to put in your vote for your favorite story, now would be the time to do so!  Hope you all are doing really well, and I look forward to writing tomorrow!  maybe I'll even do a double post, seeing as you all deserve it, and I have the day off ;)  Peace! )