Alright that last try didn't go so well but this time it'll work, wait what time is it. I look up to check the clock and see that its already 2:00 in the afternoon. Oh shit it's been three hours since I started this development session. I'm gonna get in trouble if I don't check in with a teacher soon. This has to be the last attempt for now. I think to myself as I begin to look back to the work station I'm using at the school, but as I look down I catch sight of myself in a mirror hanging on the wall. I've got a pretty good looking face, I'm no model I'm nowhere near ugly either, blue eyes and blond hair help me out a lot though as they and they alone allow me to be able to claim myself as attractive, but now my hair is matted down in sweat and the whites of my eyes are becoming bloodshot, a telltale sign of energy exhaustion from going over your limits. "Ok even if I had more time this needed to be the last one, its starting to get unhealthy. I turn back to my station to look at my extensive collection of incredibly valuable and high quality rune making materials, a pen and a stack of paper. It's not that I can't make runes out of higher quality stuff it's just that it would be a waste as right now I'm just experimenting with a new type of rune I thought of... well there is another reason but I don't want to think about that right now.
I begin working on the rune changing the design slightly from the last trial in order for this one to not have the same flaws as its predecessors. " Ok just one more line. That should do it, this has to work'." I say with excitement as I look down at a symbol that looks like an ancient nordic rune, hence why I named them runes. "Now where did I put the camera". I look around to see that its fallen off the table next to me. "Oh fuck fuck fuck, please don't be broken. I can't afford to replace you". I check it and luckily its fine, it must have not been that bad of a fall. "Ok thank god. Now I'm just gonna take a quick look and"...I flip through the cameras different menus to find the storage page. "Yep there's enough room for at least one more experiment on this memory card. I set the camera on its tripod and face it towards the table with the rune on it and connect it to my laptop so it records on there too. The cameras memory card is more for a backup incase I lose the recording on my laptop. "Okay are we recording, one two three, one two three". I look over at my laptop to see if both the audio and visuals are coming out nice. "We are good. Alright quick charge force expulsion rune codename Burst Rune test Number 9. Test starting in 3 2 1. *vrrrrrrrmmmm* I start to get excited as the rune begins glowing in a pale blue light, looking like it's going to be a success, but that happiness slowly fades as I see what looks like a flash of blue electricity go across the page. "No, please don't" I choke out as I see more and more flashes cover the rune. A loud *POP* echoes in the room as I look on in disappointment which quickly turns to sadness which then becomes anger as the paper burns to a crisp "What the fuck, I THOUGHT I WAS PAST THIS SHIT!"
I'm about to throw the stack of papers across the room when I hear the door open behind me. "CAESAR!!" My entire body tenses as I look behind me to see a large bald man glaring daggers at me. " Oh uh hi Major I was just finishing up and was about to go back to class." I say meekly. "Oh you were just finishing huh, well the last time I checked unless you have special permission or an unforeseeable circumstance prevent you from stopping you're experiment in time, you're supposed to be checking in with a teacher every hour. Now you've had me damn near panicked because you didn't show up for class and you were marked down as having gone to the work station over three hours ago. I had thought you had blown yourself up or something, so I start running down here to help you just to find out that you decided your too good to follow the schools rules and would rather just do whatever the hell you want HUH, IS THAT WHAT YOU THINK!!" He says as he slowly walks closer and his voice raises in volume. "No Major I just lost. Why are you not standing at attention?" He interrupts me to say. I quickly snap my back straight, hands to my side and heels together toes apart, facing forward. He goes to the side of the room and sits down in a chair just barely in my peripherals and watches me, this goes on for close to five minutes but I better than to make a move.
"Parade rest" I finally hear him say. I take a deep breath as my feet pull apart to a shoulder width stance, my hands clasp behind my back and my eyes and head snap to where he is sitting. "Now what exactly was your excuse, Caesar?" He asks with obvious disinterest. "Sir, I apologize for not notifying you or a different teacher, I was fully absorbed in my work and lost track of time, sir." I say with a straight face but with worry underneath. he looks me up and down and then turns to my station and looks at my failed products. "Did you at least make some progress on your new symbol?" he says as he looked at me with a small amount of interest. "Yes sir, it should be ready in the next few periods of testing." I lie through my teeth. "And they're runes sir, not symbols." I say with a slight amount of annoyance that I do my best to not let show. "Whatever Caesar, just get your ass back to class I've got something to take care of. The class is in the stadium field, you get your ass out there and you start doing laps and don't stop until you finish five, and you know I'll find out if you lie." he says in a threatening tone. "Yes major." "Alright at ease, now get out of here." he says as he stands up and pushes all of the failed runes in to the trash next to the table. "Yes sir." I say as I move to leave the room. I get a few steps out before I hear him yell "AND NO WALKING CAESAR!" I reply with a quick "Yes sir." as I speed up my steps to try my best to get out of earshot before he gives anymore instructions.
*In the work room* "That boy could go so far with his power if he would get his head out of his ass." Major says as he puts the pen's cap back on and the paper back in a shelf next to the desk. "Or at least he would if he could just fix this issue." he says as he looks at the burned up piece of paper. "It's so heartbreaking to see him try so hard for years only to get crushed over and over again".
*NOT STORY I WANTED TO PUT THIS IN THE AUTHORS NOT BUT THIS SITE IS STUPID*
Hey guys I started a new novel even though I started one not to long ago because I was coming up with ideas for the other one (TARL) and I came up with a lot of great ones but the best ones just didn't fit in the world I made so I had to put them aside but as I was writing chapter two of the other novel I just couldn't get the ideas out of my head so I decided to just start writing this one as well but let me address some things.
1. If you are one of the people that put TARL in your library, first off thank you so much you have no idea how great it felt to check up on the book and see that some people actually wanted to keep reading it. It did so much for my confidence and gave me the drive to keep writing. And TARL will keep going I just need to get a better grasp on where I want to take it.
2. I am a college freshman and while we are currently on Christmas break and I will do my best to get good chapters out as fast as possible for the next couple weeks. Once break is over releases will be slower but I will not be dropping either of my novels.
Other than those I don't have anything interesting to say but if you guys wanna help me out then you could comment some character names to use cause I've thought of a lot but haven't found the amount I need. I currently need 3 more male names and 5 more female names.