Day 4
(Part I)
Goooood morning, Diary. Today I woke up in my bed, for once.
I was wrapped in my blankets like a human burrito. I tried getting out of bed,
only to fall out and bump my head. I had to call out for Andrew.
“Andrew!
Andrew!! Help, please.”
He casually
walked inside and used his magic wand to make me float upwards to where I was standing
on my feet. The blankets that were wrapped around me slipped off like someone
was taking a sweater off of me.
Andrew took
a swig of a blue-colored potion, and was glowing for a second.
Oh, and yes,
I said he was holding a magic wand. I asked him where he found it and he said, “I
was just exploring a cave while you were dead to the world. I found this in a
golden chest in part of an underground library.”
“Woah… can I
try it?”
“Sure, but I
doubt it will work.”
He handed it
over and I thought magic thoughts, to try to make the magic projectile appear.
Nothing happened, so I tried again. Again, the room was silent.
“I knew this
would happen.” Andrew stated, chuckling under his breath.
“You need
some Mana, if you want to be able to use any magic at all.”
“And how do
you suppose I get… Mana?”
“You have to
go outside at night and collect Fallen Stars.”
“Not really,”
Andrew explained. “You just walk around at night and look around. If you see
any glowing light, go to it and pick up the Fallen Star that has crashed to the
ground, while hoping you don’t get killed by the many, many, many monsters that
only come out at night.”
“Sounds easy
enough,” I said sarcastically.
We decided
that if I were to go out after dark, I would have to fight off the monsters of
the night, so we ran down to the training area Andrew had made yesterday. We trained
hard all day, and Andrew taught me how to fight with a sword, and with a bow
and arrow.
When the sun
started to fall down the horizon, Andrew and I took a break and got ready to
search for Fallen Stars. Suddenly, Andrew’s eyes turned bright white. A purple
burst of energy filled the room we were in, and unexpectedly, a cuboidal helmet
was in his hands. Andrew gave me the dark red helmet, and said that I was
worthy of it.
“You have
shown great courage in attempting to up your Mana level. Not many others have
wanted to do this, having only a couple days, even being here. May this helmet
protect you from the evil that lurks in the shadows, and thank you for letting
me bestow this upon you.”
And just as
soon as it had happened, Andrew’s eyes turned normal again, and he said,
“Woah, you
got the legendary Ruby Helmet? Congrats, Fireh!”
I put it on
and immediately felt the results of it. I felt powerful, stronger than usual,
and very energetic.
I looked out
the window next to the door and saw that it we were now in the hours of
darkness. I took out my wooden sword and Andrew and I ran outside to begin our
search to find Fallen Stars.
(To be continued...)