Part 6

Part 6 of The Search by Sage Lock

The grotesque stench of the clan leaders breath filled the air, and my heart quickened, like setting a metronome higher and higher, until I eventually answered, “What are you talking about!? How can we not be on Earth anymore, all we did was shipwreck, that’s all that happened!!”

                He only chuckled, and silently stared at the wall behind me, then saying, “When your ship crashed, you emitted a high frequency sound wave that alerted enemies of your location.”

                “So what are you saying?  That you are not an enemy?”

                “I’m saying that one of my spellcasters located your family, but not you. Then they were able to teleport you and your family to our island, but were for some reason uneasy teleporting you here as well, knowing that you are one of us too.”

                A sudden chill made me shiver down the length of my spine. “What do you mean one of you?”

                “How could you not recognize it yourself, when you released your energy of magic on the beach.”

                Again I remembered the beach, Karen and her fighting against the light that encased her, and struggled to fight back tears. “Do you know where Karen is? What happened to her?”

                “She was teleported out of the area by someone other than us, and I think you know who it was.”

                I racked my brain, struggling to come up with an answer and asked, “What did you mean when you said I released magic on the beach?”

                “I mean that you are a part of one of the four ancient guilds known as the Magician’s Guild.”

                I then whispered to him, now knowing what had really happened, but unable to accept it, “You know who teleported her away don’t you.”

                He nodded his fur encased face and replied, “Yes, you were the one who had teleported her.” I then realized that it was me who had eliminated Karen from my life forever.  

"The Search" Part 5 by Sage Lock

“The Search” Part 5 by Sage Lock




My eyes opened to a dimly lit wood hut, the only source of light coming from a solitary candle sitting on the oak, wood table. The flames danced in the air, only to end when a breath of wind came from the doorway, which was guarded by two wolfbird guards. They wielded mighty war spears, and also, they each wore a medallion and armor. The medallion I noticed each had a sword carved into the wood. I then realized a similar one hung around my families, and my own neck. However, we had been drugged, unable to see clearly, everything surrounded by a hazy fog. Without sensing any reason to stay awake, I drifted into a sleep, wishing that this time, it would be dreamless.

Instinct told me someone was staring at me, so I cautiously opened my gray eyes and lifted my head to see who it was. It was another wolf bird mutation, and I saw another medallion hanging around its neck. This one had a crown and scepter carved into it, and then I realized who he was after glancing at his clothing and his crown.

“You must be the king of this God forsaken land then!”I yelled at him. “What do you want with us!?” But I knew it was useless, because only humans had the gift of understanding its own kind’s speech.

I was surprised when he replied in a heavy grunting type of accent, “No, you came here without permission, my people have beheld this place as a sacred type of land of prayer for centuries.”

“Y-y-you can understand me?” I questioned, unable to understand how.

He nodded, “Yes, my people can understand any foreign language.”

“Oh…” was at first the only sound I could muster, then “What land is this? There is no island this large on any map we had on board our ship?” “There is no island of this size on any map anywhere on Earth!”

He only laughed at my statement, “Foolish human! You ‘re mind is unable to comprehend that you aren’t even on an island!”

“Well then, what mainland are we on?”

“You are on the mainland known as Novinion.” He replied.

“You’re just kidding around! There is no such thing as Novinion!”

“Maybe not on Earth, but what if I told you…you weren’t on Earth anymore?”

Part 4

Part 4 of “The Search”




I looked around me, thinking that they had been moved within a few yards of the space I was standing in. But no, they were nowhere near me. I slumped to the ground in defeat, thinking, what was i really fighting for? This was the last thing I thought before a club caught me in the back of the head, and I blacked out.

When I finally came too, I noticed that my body had moved to a different location…tied up with my family. Joy spread through my body and I was about to say hi, when I noticed that their eyes were blank, staring in one certain direction. Blank, staring eyes were focused on a point in the air, however when I followed their eyes, I saw nothing.

I eventually gave up on starting a conversation, “Oh my God, what am I going to do? I questioned myself. I had finally found my family, but they weren’t the same, and I had a feeling they never again would be. I could only hope that Karen hadn’t met the same fate. First things first, I needed to get my family out of this place, but how?