Dark Artifact

TSONM 07/10 The groups of Private School kids that Alison's group had met needed their help in controlling and disposing of a dark artifact they had called out.

Alison saw the flickers of magic as they approached the back of the building. Alison and her friends looked at the small, black wooden box that lay open on its side. Small ribbons of pitch-black shadow curled and evaporated before forming a few inches away again. The bare dirt had been painted a deep purple by the contents of the box. It was supposed to be some fun that would let them play with magic for an hour. . The magic felt malevolent. Luke growled as his wolf surged forward.

We’ll envelope it in our own magic and crush it,” Alison said. Emma and Ethan stood side-by-side looking at the black cloud as tendrils slowly stretched out as though tasting the air. Alison circled around it. When she got closer, she could feel pure violence rolling off it. Something within her told her that if they didn’t squash it soon, then it would lose whatever bound it to the box, and then blood would be shed. She wasn’t going to let that happen. Emma had been working hard on her magic, and she hoped it would be enough to help direct and guide Ethan’s more erratic magic. He had talent, but he was still struggling to really get a grip on it.

Alison rolled her shoulders and slowly allowed her magic to slip out of her fingertips as she focused entirely on the black cloud before her. It was unlike anything she’d seen before. It looked as though it were draining the life and color from around it. Alison’s magic combined with Ethan and Emma’s magics forming a kaleidoscope of colors in her vision. It slowly wrapped around the dark cloud engulfing it. The darkness pressed back against her magic, and she felt chills running down her spine. Emma was growing pale as their magic gradually compressed the cloud tighter. Alison gritted her teeth. She pushed more of her magic into the effort, and suddenly the cloud was gone. Emma took a shaky breath, and Ethan put his arm around her shoulders. They didn't know if they had destrpyed it or sinmply chased it away.