The bull demon started regenerating FAST so that 5 seconds after we started running he was chasing after us together with Mark. My father shot at him as we run but he kept missing him.
"They're catching up on us fast Dad!" I said almost out of breath.
"His regeneration is too fast!"My father was already slowing down.
"We should run towards the forest, maybe we can lose them!" I made a turn and steered with my father to the left.
I turned around to see the bull chasing us down and far behind Mark jogging in a leisurely pace. When he noticed me glancing at him he waved sarcastically and gave me a grin.
Gosh, I am hating the new you Mark.
We got inside the forest surrounding Hillsborough Meadow. It was dark as hell and we could barely see. I thought we would definitely fall into a ditch or something.
It was right at this moment that my eyes hurt again, and I could see everything as bright as day.
"Dad! Follow me! I can see everything!" I yelled loudly and it was right then and there that my former friend Mark appeared out of nowhere in front of us.
"So you did get your Gift today! That's nice! Now killing you is worth the effort." He gave us a grin as my father pointed his shotgun at him but before he could fire Mark moved at an immense speed, grabbing his weapon and breaking it in half.
"Now, now. Mr. Dave, be nice. I am hurt. You were always nice to me and now you're pointing that... toy to me?" Mark faked being hurt and it was at that time I got an idea. There was a beehive above Mark, he probably hadn't noticed because of the darkness but I could see it. In fact, I could see that the connection between the beehive and the tree was loose. I was sure that if someone where to hit that tree with enough force it'd fall.
"Push Mark against that tree!" I yelled at my father and we rushed him with all our strength but he dodged us making a slight movement to the left and we hit that tree. It didn't matter though because the beehive fell right at his feet.
The bees swarmed around him but he didn't seem bothered about it. My dad grabbed my sleeve and edged me to go but the cow demon had already caught up to us. He punched my father, sending him flying towards the nearest tree and then with his other hand he put me down. It was too freaking strong, I couldn't move.
I was so scared, my life flashed before my eyes. All those times I felt weak before the school bullies, all those times I felt abandoned could not compare with the helplessness I now felt facing a creature 5 times my size, holding me down, my face against the mud of the forest, his face coming closer. I felt his disgusting breath on my ear.
I thought I was losing my consciousness, as I saw my vision becoming white. But it wasn't that. When I focused I saw a huge, 8-feet in diameter snowball rolling towards us. When it hit, I didn't feel damaged, I didn't feel cold, although I did feel scared for my life.
It was then that I heard a familiar voice, Wiz's voice, inside my head.
"Familiar in range. Preparing for battle. Combat mode activated."
Blue sparks surrounded me and before I could understand what was going on I saw a book, my Magus, floating next to me. I also saw two meters at each corner of my vision. One was blue and full and the other was green and more than half full.
And even weirder was the fact that that snowball, was Snowball. My cat. My plump cat. Looking at me, licking it's paws while Minos just, laid in front of it. Covered in snow.
"W-What the hell is going on?" I said.
"I activated combat mode. Your magic is at 100%, health at 79%. This mode can only be activated when your familiar is in range." Wiz explained. But I didn't understand.... Okay I am a descendant of the Gods, I have powers and I can see at night. Great. I am also chased down by fast and stupidly strong ex-friends. But now I am also getting saved by my cat?
"My familiar?"
"Yes, an entity created by your soul at birth. All magical creatures are born with one. It is the medium with which you can cast spells." Wiz responded.
"So it's like my wand?" I was beginning to understand.
"Yes, it can convert your mana into actions, and I will be performing the calculations required for precise casting." Wiz continued.
"And what will I do?" I wondered, because I had no idea how ACTUAL magic works.
"You will be the pilot. Moving and deciding how to engage in combat, when to cast spells and which spell needs to be cast." At that moment, the old book in front of me created a holographic projection above it, showing five spells.
Firebot
Entangle
Aim
Frostbite
Sleep
"Here is a list of spells that can be cast at your level." Wiz said.
It was then that Mark yelled
"How much time are you gonna sleep Minos?"And then the cow demon got up and faced my kitty.
"It doesn't matter that your familiar is here now Dol, you are still going to die. I've faced dozens of Wiccans. But fledglings like yourself can't even survive for one minute. I've got their Gifts to prove it." Daemons can steal the Gifts of awakened Wiccans they kill. I had forgotten about that.
He created surging balls of flames around him as his eyes became red. And started floating.
Well. It sucks that we didn't get to play Gods at the play n'cake but I guess we are about to play it in real life.