Terra flipped through the Artemis book. Glancing at it and her spear back and forth. She was repairing her spear with a rock that she had crafted into a cover that would hold the spear back together. There were many new spells that were burnt in from when Erik tried to burn the book. There was a page that was loose from the fight. She was annoyed by it so she ripped it out and shoved it in her bag. It read "destruction"
Terra: Wow...Why were these spells even hidden? I guess they could be dangerous. Looks like most of them are offensive.
Terra felt a cold chill go down her spine. She felt like something wasn't right. Terra laid down next to her fire and settled down to bed after the long day of fighting with Amala. Terra planned to finally make it to her village the next day.
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Terra could sense it up ahead.
Terra: Same trail...Same trees…
She felt the warmth of her home. Her village. Terra's calm and collected walk turned into a full sprint. A sprint to where it all began. Terra started to slow down when she saw the motorcycle tracks on the ground. Terra took a deep breath and tried to stop the negative thoughts from coming back. She walked into her village. Everything was fine. Everything in the village looked as if it had never been touched. Terra walked over to the bar. The wood of the building was back in place, but it still looked charred.
Terra: Someone's been putting this place back together…
Terra heard a loud bang. She walked down the trail to her old home. The crumbled house was coming back together. The pieces of it were getting picked up without anyone touching them. Something floated out of the door of Terra's old home. His face was easily recognizable by Terra.
Terra: Cean?! What are you doing here? Did you put my village back together?
Cean: Oh this? I just found this village all destroyed like a day ago so I decided to do some maintenance on it! Wait, are you the Artemis girl? Man I haven't seen you in trillions of years.
Terra: ...It's been 5 years.
Cean: 5 TRILLION years.
Cean leaned on Terra's house and his hand broke through the wall. He telekinetically brought the broken pieces back up and into the wall he just broke.
Cean: Either way, what are you doing here?
Terra: I need to defeat the man who burnt all this down.
Cean: So why did you even come here?
Terra: I've thought about this a lot. But if I retraced my steps back here and followed those motorcycle tracks back to Beck's base I could take him do-
Cean: You are way in over your puny human head! Beck is running a whole operation. One that a little human like you couldn't stop on your own. You've been blinded by hatred. I can tell you wanted to say hi to your old family. I couldn't help but notice that you had grandparents. What happened to your real parents?
Terra was shaken up a bit. She thought of the blue flames.
Terra: We broke ties. Ever since then I'd been living with my grandparents.
Cean: So your saying that your real parents are still alive? Well hoo-diggity. Why didn't you just track down your parents?
Terra: We-We….We aren't close anymore. My dad passed, and my mom...If I came back I'd probably get killed.
Cean: Well you're still in over your head.
Terra: I mean I do have friends. On this phone.
Cean: Perfect! Just give em a call!
Terra: Are you sure I can't just sneak up on Beck and get him from there?
Cean: Are you really that dedicated to isolating yourself?
Terra: It's just, this is my fight. Not theirs.
Cean: Well that's what friends are for!
Terra: That's kinda cheesy.
Cean: Are you telling me you have cheese?
Terra: Heh, no.
Cean: You are a dirty liar.
Cean floated behind Terra.
Cean: Hey, I didn't see this silly book last time I saw you.
Terra: Oh. This is my Artemis Book.
Cean: DID I ASK?
Terra: Uh, you di-
Cean: Ah I'm just joking. Y'know. Human jokes.
Terra: Yeah. Sure. This book has a bunch of spells. I can use them with this book.
Cean: Don't you have to read from the book in the middle of a fight? How does that work?
Terra: Well it works when the book is closed. As long as I say the words in the book the spells work.
Cean: Sounds like some sorta chosen one thing.
Terra: What? I'm no chosen one. Those are the dumbest prophecies ever. Aren't all of us supposed to be created equal?
Cean: Yeah sure I guess. I'm just saying isn't it hard to use those spells.
Terra: Kinda. Especially considering I have to memorize all these spells.
Cean: Well I could help you there.
Terra: How?
Cean: I can fuse you with your book!
Terra: What? How does that work?
Cean: I take the book and you get fused with it. Your spells can be used without the book.
Terra: Wow! That is a real deal.
Cean: Fusing will hurt and it might take a bit more out of you to use these spells than it would normally.
Terra: I think It'd be worth it. I mean how painful is it?
Cean: Alright. It's a deal!
Terra: ….Alright then it can't be too bad. So what do I do?
Cean: Take that book out and we can do this interaction.
Terra: O-Okay.
Cean: Okay simply stand right up next to that book.
Terra: Let's do this.
Cean grabbed Terra telekinetically and picked her up. A blue aura appeared around her. Her head started to throb with pain. Cean picked up the book and began to draw it into Terra.
Cean: AHHHHH!
Cean dropped Terra in fear. Terra was still in pain but it started to fade slowly.
Terra: Hey!
Cean: LOOK! It's the evil thing!
There was a bottle of gatorade sitting on the ground.
Cean: Get rid of it! It's gonna kill us.
Terra: What? It's literally gatorade.
Terra was grabbed by an extended robotic hand and was dragged on the ground. Terra came to a stop in front of Beck.
Beck: I've finally found you. I can't believe that I have to be scared of you.
Terra was frozen in fear. She couldn't say anything.
Beck: I came all the way for you. And you have nothing to say? You could at least say your pra-
Terra: I hate you. Just because you are scared of other powers in the world taking your small amount of power.
Beck: I wouldn't want to hear that from someone who has no power over me.
Beck's robotic arm started to be lit up by an electric charge. Terra jumped out of the way when Beck slammed his fist onto the ground. But Terra was knocked down again from the shockwave of the punch. She took out her spear and kept Beck at bay. He grabbed the spear with his robotic arm and launched her into a building. She jumped off the wall and rolled over to Beck. She punched Beck with a one two punch in the face and then threw a roundhouse at his leg. But it did about nothing. She kicked him in the gut and hit him in a pressure point in the gut. This was the only thing that did something. Beck smirked and grabbed Terra's leg and brought her over his head and slammed her onto the ground. Terra groaned in pain. Beck charged up his hand once again and slammed it on the ground. Terra jumped out of the way but Beck grabbed her by the leg once again. He slammed her on the ground quickly and picked her up and started beating Terra's face in. Terra felt her life slipping.
Beck: You really are a pest. I will end your life here and when I'm done I'll burn this town down again. With you and that book!
He threw her into a wall of one of the buildings.
Beck: GET UP! COME ON!
Terra's head felt heavy. But it couldn't end here.
Terra: Etem Illuio ghios!
Beck was affected by these words. It was a hallucination spell. He was a child again. In an old run-down house.
???: You are really a good for nothing soldier. You really need the in-house treatment again you stupid Ni**er.
An entire army of soldiers laughed at Beck.
???: Hey everyone. Go in and give him a good hit. Show him what happens when he speaks up.
Every soldier took their turn throwing their best punch at a tied up Beck. He was out cold by the last swings. All the soldiers walked away laughing.
Beck: …
Terra was knocked out from the usage of the spell.
Cean: Hey! I defeated the gatorade. We need to get you outta here. Get up!
Cean: Ah shit.
Cean snapped his fingers and Terra and him were teleported to a cave.
Cean: Wow, your nice looking face is a little less good looking.
Cean brought Terra back to consciousness by healing her.
Cean: I know the only way to save you! We must continue the progress!
Cean picked up Terra again and took her book and lit her up with a blue aura once again. The book was fused into her slowly. There was a blinding light. Terra came out fully healed. But unconscious.
Cean: Haha! I win!
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Beck slammed his fist into one of the small buildings in pure rage. It completely shattered.
Beck: What was that illusion?!
Jilaya appeared behind Beck.
Jilaya: The girl escaped?
Beck: She was going to die. You probably wouldn't want your fate to be the same isn't that right?
Jilaya: What am I supposed to say, yes?
Beck: She used a spell on me. It brought back memories. Memories of my past.
Jilaya: Oh no. Your traumatic past! Oh boo hoo!
Beck: Don't belittle me. We both went through terrible trials to get to where we are today.
Jilaya: Yeah sure. I'm more interested in killing that kid. She has the power to take your entire operation down.
Beck: I know. I have to destroy that book.