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Humans Don't Make Good Familiars- Part 85

Jake’s POV

Today was the day. We had officially accepted the major’s invite to join the Wyverns, and been assigned a date on which we would test. I had been training my attack spells with the attack mage groups for the past two weeks, so now it was time to put it all to the test. Our test would consist of three stages: attack spells quality, teamwork, and overall ability. Suma and I would test as if we were a single entry, since I am her familiar; pass or fail we di...

Humans Don't Make Good Familiars- Part 84

Suma’s POV

“Okay, and why did you make your flames that color?” I asked trying not to panic for his sake.

“Suma, you are starting to kinda freak me out now, what’s up?”

“It has nothing to do with you, but I can certainly understand why your squamates would have become uncomfortable.”

“Which is why?”

“Purple flames were common for the Vikings..”

“Oh… ooohhh!” There was a moment of silence as Jake thought. “So,...

Humans Don't Make Good Familiars- Part 83

Suma’s POV

“So, Jake is training with the attack mages then?” Vindicta asked. We were practicing our healing spells on damaged fruits.

“Yes, he left to join them a while ago for evasion and shock training.” I told her as I cast a spell on my target. A cut, which had been gaping and letting the juice leak out, began to seal.

“How do you think he will do?”

“Fine I believe, but I do not know. I suppose it depend on how hard the instructor ...

Humans Don't Make Good Familiars- Part 82

Jake’s POV

As I stepped up next to the perch the others were using, the instructor said, “I was told you have tactical scale magic Sentinel. Is that true?”

“Yes sir, but I’m still a bit unfamiliar with the way spells are ranked, I was told that one of my spells was tactical grade.”

“Show us,” he ordered.

“I thought I wasn’t allowed to use magic that powerful in training?”

“That’s for healers, this is attack magic. If you...

Humans Don't Make Good Familiars- Part 81

Jake’s POV

“Suma, could you wrap me in mana and carry me? I think I’m about to collapse.” I asked Suma. My legs burned, my lungs too. Every square inch of my body ached despite having already been healed.

“I’m sorry Jake, but the rules strictly forbid that, and I don’t think I could anyway; you’re quite heavy.” I sighed and trudged onward. Eventually, we made it to the gate and I collapsed as soon as I crossed it.

“Finally,” I said reli...

The Violet Reaper- Part 1

Humans Don't Make Good Familiars- Part 80

Suma’s POV

“The point is, Jake isn’t a Viking.” I declared. I had more I wanted to say, but the final recruit and all of the instructors arrived. The recruit grew a perch near a group of her friends, and the six instructors grew theirs together on a small raise in the terrain.

“Alright recruits, quiet down, we are going to begin your evaluations.” I swallowed my frustration and Vindicta and I went back to the perches we were using before Lauric arrived...

Humans Don't Make Good Familiars- Part 79

Lauric Isbala’s POV

“Oh crap,” the Viking said, “you’re pretty big huh?” I couldn’t communicate with the Viking, not through Loyalty at least, so I had no way to answer back. Not that I would know what to say to such a statement anyway. Was he trying to talk to me? No, he was talking to my familiar. Sentinel began to back up and slowly make his way around Loyalty, never once taking his eyes off of him… it seemed he was afraid of Loyalty. “Suma, as soon...

The Violet Reaper

Alexander, a Dalvonian Warrior from the county of Dalvon, laid bleeding amongst the slain bodies of his brothers in arms after an unforeseen ambush. Their foes, the sworn enemies of his countrymen, were merciless and swift. Alexander clung to life only long enough to watch them desecrate his men’s bodies. They stole anything of value, and burned what they saw as worthless. Finally, as they threw his broken and maimed body onto a pile of corpses, Alexander died.

“Where am I?” He hu...

Humans Don't Make Good Familiars- Part 78

Suma’s POV

“Halfway there Jake, but I can’t land remember? If I do then we fail the trail.” I told him.

“Then don’t land, just get close to the ground before summoning me.” He said.

“I don’t know if I can, but I’ll try.” I said uncertain. I flew as fast as I could, even using enhancing magic to increase my speed. The moment the gate entered my sight, I started diving towards it and getting as close to the ground as I could without losin...

Humans Don't Make Good Familiars- Part 77

Suma’s POV

“Okay, I’ll try.” He said. I could see him from my perch, and watched as he was surrounded by a dark blue cloud of his mana. Then it rushed into him, disappearing from view. “Oh wow!” He exclaimed. He started swimming again, much faster than before, twice as fast, maybe even three times. I couldn’t help but be slightly jealous; it took me a month to learn that spell properly and he did it in a mere moment. “This is amazing!” He yelled out ex...

Humans Don't Make Good Familiars- Part 76

Jake’s POV

Panting and weak, I climbed up the last of the cliffside. Finally, having reached the top after thirty minutes of repeatedly causing rockslides with magic, then climbing up the debris, I pulled myself up to the top and laid on my back. “That… was… terrible.” I complained to myself, only to hear Suma’s voice in my head again.

“Okay Jake, I think I know the best way for you to conquer the next obstacle.” She said proudly. I didn’t bother...

Humans Don't Make Good Familiars- Part 75

Lauric Izabal’s POV

Suddenly, I heard a loud sound like thunder rumble from one of the other obstacles. “Jake! What was that noise?” Lady Suma shouted. Her familiar was probably doing something reckless again. I ignored her and went back to Loyalty, who had just managed to cross the river and was on his way to the sixth obstacle, an underground maze of sorts.

“Loyalty, go through the middle route.” I ordered him, then began the far sight ritual. It was a...

Humans Don't Make Good Familiars- Part 74

Suma’s POV

“Cadet Suma, how is it coming?”

“It’s going well mam, Sentinel has avoided Delabi River and made it through all other obstacles.” I told her.

“Good, where is he now?”

“He is on his way to a clearing near the seventh obstacle.” I told her.

“He is making excellent progress then. I will leave you to it.” She said. Just as she was about to fly away, I thought about what Jake said.

“Mam, before you go, I have...

Humans Don't Make Good Familiars- Part 73

Jake’s POV

I felt like I was trudging through mud, probably because I actually was. I tripped on something and fell forwards, faceplanting the ground, and getting covered in filth. I looked to my left and right, the others were having a tough time too. You might be thinking I’m talking about the Neame, but I’m not. I’m talking about other familiars. We were all undergoing a test of sorts, without our summoners. We were all given a single direction, to reach the ...

Humans Don't Make Good Familiars- Part 72

Jake’s POV

“Mori,” I said in an attempt to summon my sword. I was back home, now that Suma had finished her talk with Dr. Maxwell, at least for today. “Twilight,” I tried again. I could feel something happening, but it was like I was pushing my spells through a wall of frozen pudding. I knew it could be done, I did it in the alley that time I got attacked, but I hadn’t been able to recreate it since. “Destiny,” I repeated, starting to get frustrated. Per...

Humans Don't Make Good Familiars- Part 71

Suma’s POV

“It sounds like you’ve been through a lot. What’s the first thing that comes to you mind when you think about it all?” The therapist, Dr. Maxwell, asked. After she had calmed down, and understood what was happening, she seemed eager to talk to me and help if she could. She was sitting on a pillar of vines Jake had made for her before giving us some privacy and outside for a while.

“I suppose the first thing that I think of is what happened in… no, that�...

What If- HDMGF #4

Part 4

“Huh, why haven’t I-“ I stopped myself halfway through my thought. I knew why I couldn’t tell Ulok’s gender. It was because Ulok was wearing garments. “But why would you be wearing garments? Did you have another owner before I summoned you? Is it natural for your species to drape things over themselves?” I wondered aloud. I got a sense that Ulok was confused, that he perhaps didn’t understand. And why would he? Familiars typically only understand simple commands...

Humans Don't Make Good Familiars- Part 70

It was time. Suma and I had discussed it before today. I sat in the therapist’s office building waiting to be called back for my appointment. I had let her know that I was bringing Suma to see her, but obviously that was a small lie. Suma was still having issues with what happened that day in the alley, and I figured that the stress from our upcoming decision might be a lot for her to handle, so I talked to her and she agreed. We would be summoning the doctor to see her.

“Jake, the ...

Humans Don't Make Good Familiars- Part 69

Part 69

Jake’s POV

I sat on my bed that night, thinking about my earlier conversation with the major. He said, “You and Madam Suma would be excellent candidates for our program. You have unparalleled magical prowess, the ability to cast tactical grade magic without anyone assisting you, and you Madam Suma, you’re an excellent healing mage. We are always on the lookout for those, especially ones with names.”

“I’m sorry sir, who exactly are the W...

The Lonely World- Part 18

I began to explain, “When in doubt, stack the deck. Right now, those aliens are freaking out. They know we found them, but they don’t know how we did it. They know their ship’s weapons could destroy us in a single attack, but they also know that it won’t work if we are too far away because our deflector would destroy it first. But here is where the bluffing comes in… they don’t know if that probe is armed”

“Captain, the aliens are hailing us!” Yensin announced.

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Humans Don't Make Good Familiars- Part 68

Suma’s POV

“WHAT WERE YOU THINKING?!” The instructor yelled. “You used tactical scale magic in a training session, while on a training field!” We were being chastised for Jake’s attack spell; I think he called it “Railgun”. “You annihilated a training dummy. I don’t even know how that was possible, it was made of metal.”

“Sir, I apologize, I didn’t realize-“ Jake started to say, but the instructor didn’t let him finish.

“Enoug...

Humans Don't Make Good Familiars- Part 67

Jake’s POV

“Suma, I think we should go next.” I stated.

“But I thought you wanted to wait and watch?” Suma questioned.

“I did, but now I want to give it a go.” I said.

“Jake… remember… we can’t use magic like that. Our combination would-“ She said, but I cut her off.

“I know… I remember what happened. But I don’t want to do that. I just think we can handle it.” I told her. She remained quiet for a moment, but relen...

Humans Don't Make Good Familiars- Part 66

Suma’s POV

“Impressive,” the instructor called out to Lauric and his familiar as they approached and rejoined the group. “Now who would like to go next?”

“Jake, do you want to go next?” I asked him privately. He remained quiet for a moment, in thought.

“No, let’s let someone else go next and see what strategies work best against that thing.” He suggested. I agreed, and we decided to wait.

“No takers?” The instructor called out. ...

The Lonely World- Part 17

“Sir, that signal echo I picked up earlier is back.” Yensin said.

“Did you finish recalibrating the sensors?” I wondered.

“Twice now sir… something is out there.” Yensin confirmed. “It’s like a void in the planet’s gasses. That’s what made the echo, there is no interference where there should be.”

“Perform a more detailed scan, confirm it isn’t a ship.” I quickly ordered. “Go to red alert!”

“Should I message the other ships Captain?�...

Humans Don't Make Good Familiars- Part 65

Jake’s POV

“You’ll still need to present yourself to the Grand Duke when you return, but until his approval or disapproval you will be considered a named Neame.” The instructor clarified. Vindicta thanked him, and we got back to our report. We spent a solid hour being debriefed, and all I could think the whole time was how much I wanted to go home and shower, but I couldn’t just yet. “Okay, well take a rest for a few minutes, the rest of the recruits are jus...

Humans Don't Make Good Familiars- Part 64

Jake’s POV

Night had come and gone, I got some sleep, but not much. We slept in shift just in case the fire didn’t keep all the animals at bay. I was third watch, so I ended up waking up quite early, and I have a bit of a hard time falling back asleep once I’m awake, so I just stayed up and talked with Vindicta since it was her turn on watch. Once the sun came up, we all had some fruit that Suma grew from some seeds stored in my shoulder perch, then headed back do...

Humans Don't Make Good Familiars- Part 63

Jake’s POV

“So, should we head down the mountain?” I asked.

“No, we think it would be best to just wait up here for the night, then head back down in the morning.” Suma explained.

“Well, we better get some firewood then, that way I don’t have to maintain this spell all night.” I suggested.

“Okay,” Vindicta said, “but.. what is firewood?” I sighed, it was going to be a long night atop this mountain.

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The Lonely World- Part 1

Humans Don't Make Good Familiars- Part 62

Suma’s POV

“Actually, we have, his life force is five-hundred Kelma and about sixty Dalma. He also has a mana reservoir of nine-fifteen.” I told them. They both stood in stunned silence, probably deciding if they actually believed such staggering figures.

“How? Just… how?” Von-Pac wondered.

Vindicta stayed quiet for a moment longer, she seemed to be deep in thought. “Suma… I… I don’t mean to… it’s just… well-“ she stopped herself,...