The Elixir of life that feeds my
life is slowly fading. The wrinkles in my face are starting to go deeper. My
vision is starting to fade and my bones are slowly aching. I have nearly a week to live.
The twins, Sophie and Josh, both
of them are awakened. I have thought them all of the known elemental magic and
they need to learn the art of combat. Joan of Arc and Scathach the warrior are
still missing. They are still trapped in the Jurassic Period because of Niccolo
Machiavelli’s trap using the ley gates.
I was hoping they would help me train the twins but Saint-Germain still
cannot rescue them.
And my wife, Perenelle, I haven’t
found her current location. Palamedes said it is somewhere in South East Asia.
I don’t know, maybe in the Philippines. Who knows? I am worried, very worried.
At these desperate times, I
cannot trust anyone only those who I know are most loyal to me. There is only
one person I can trust in Asia, my old friend and my fellow immortal, Allysa.
We will go there as fast as we
can and train the twins of legend to be the ones who will put a stop to the war
of the Elders.
From
the Day Booke of Nicholas Flamel, Alchemyst
Writ this day, on the birth of our Lord
In San Francisco, my
adopted city
I have been informed
that the Book of Abraham the Mage is in the hands of the Dark Elders. In the
wrong hands, this book will give massive destruction not just to the world but
also to the shadow realms. The book has the power to reverse time itself. It
can make a new world out of this world and it can give massive chaos to the
whole planet. It has the power to cure all diseases, help the poor, and give
hope to those who do not have the will to live. This book is one of the most
powerful things in this world and no one must give it to the wrong hands.
Just
yesterday, Dr. John Dee called me and asked for my assistance. I never wanted
to take sides. I never needed to, I readily said to him NO. Dr. John Dee knows
me. He knows he can never change my mind no matter what happens. He hung up the phone and I slowly smiled in
delight. Dr. John Dee will never ask me for help if it wasn’t a serious
situation. I thought to myself that it is starting to get exciting. Whatever
Flamel is planning, well, it is working. Dr. John Dee is panicking. If you are
in such a hurry you are bound to make a mistake. Dr. Dee always does that. He
will never please the his Dark Elders like this.
Fortunately, I
don’t have an Elder to follow. Thank God for that. My immortality is from a
very secret place. I am Asian, we love
to keep secrets. Not even Flamel knows such things.
I have lived
through different eras and dynasties. I am known to be one of the most ancient
and amazing fighters in my time. And still am.
I gained immortality when I was about 15 years old, I am not sure. I’ m
currently 846 years old. I am far older than most countries.
While I was
day dreaming, I heard panting from a distance. I have heightened senses so I
can easily hear
this. I also recognized a voice. Nicholas Flamel, I thought. I
was right. I opened the door before they even knocked. My hunch was right.
Flamel it was. A different Flamel though, he looks a bit older.
“Hello, Old
Friend”, Flamel greeted with an exhausted smile
“Yes, VERY
old”, I answered and smiled back
I raised my
eyebrows at the two kids beside Flamel. I looked at him and I pointed my head
at them. He nodded. It was as if we were reading our minds and the two kids
looked puzzled. But I really was.
It was my
earliest gifts. The gift of having the power to control my aura and focus it on
my brain to hear people’s thoughts. I can hear their thoughts and I can feel
what they are feeling. It is an annoying gift. I’m lucky I figured out how to
control it when there are a lot of people around. That would be a headache.
Imagine, thousands of people talking in your head at the same time. It could
make you mad, seriously.
I knew what
they were thinking, how can a small girl be a warrior and attain immortality.
“I am not just
a simple girl, I have lived through worlds, defeated enemies that you could not
even imagine and I am the only one that could help you at this time. Nicholas,
Dee called for my help.” I said to the lot of them.
“And you said
no, nothing different about that.” He answered smiling
“Of course, I
hate that guy. And I think I know where your wife is.” I answered with no pity
in my voice
He looked at
me surprised and I laughed
“I know
everything, Nicholas.” I smiled at him
I went to the
kitchen and didn’t wait for his answer. He followed me and I knew he was
hungry. These things require a lot of aura and a lot of aura requires a lot of
energy and a lot of energy requires a lot of food. Good thing I have food. I
prepared them their food and there they ate like pigs. It’s been a while since
I’ve been with friends.
I told them to
go upstairs and change. I gave them a fresh set of clothes and they slept like
bears. I didn’t even bother to wake them. I thought it must have been a very
tough day. They slept for like 12 hours. I thought to myself. How the heck
could people sleep like that?
They finally
woke up. I told Flamel that we have to train them now. We went to the back of
the house. It had such an amazing view. I have lived here for about a decade
and I never got sick of the view. Living on a mountain beside a cliff may seem
dangerous but actually it was the most peaceful thing. There were training
gears everywhere and a small peace place at the corner for meditation. I may be
Christian but I need to calm myself most of the time. I am a peaceful person. I
hate war.
I looked at
the twins and looked at Flamel with an expression like what the heck did you do
to these kids. I gave the boy a Spatha, a short Roman Sword. And gave the girl
a dagger made out of Celestial Bronze. They looked at me in awe and I winked.
I told them to
destroy the monsters and looked at me like I was the craziest girl on earth. I
and Flamel sat on comfortable chairs, sipping tea and watched them look for
enemies. We acted as if we attained Nirvana. Okay, I’ m acting like a Buddhist.
Josh got punched in the face out of thin air and Sophie somehow became upside
down. Flamel and I clanked our cups together and smiled.
“Torc Upra,
classic” Flamel told me
“ I command
them now” I answered
“What the-?!”
Josh shouted
“These creatures
are just like Torc Alta” I told them
“You mean like
wereboars?” Sophie said and I nodded
“What are
they?” Josh said then suddenly a Torc Upra punched him.
“Were-chameleons”
I smirked
Torc Upra are creatures of Hecate. They have the power
to turn into human form, just like those werewolves in the movies but those
things are just stereotypes. You cannot be a Were-chameleon just by biting.
These things are clans and you could only attain this by blood. The Torc clan
are one of the most ancient clans of them all. They’ve lived in this world just
before the earth began. Torc Upra are like chameleons. They adapt themselves to
their habitat and avoid being seen. They don’t really look like chameleons.
They are giant chameleons when they are in animal form. If they are in human
form, they have the structure of humans but not fully human.
They were so
surprised that they dropped their weapons. The Torc Upra looked as if they were
playing around with the kids.
They battled
like a couple of morons. Nicholas then ran out of patience after half an hour
of running. He told them to feel not look. To use their heightened senses and
to concentrate. They did so and after a bit of a struggle, they finally
defeated the Torc Upra. After that, I gave them a cup of tea and a plate of
rice cakes. They ate as if they’ve never eaten for a week. I was amazed of what
I saw and felt. I finally felt care. I want to help these children in every way
that I can.
I told them to
play or something and they smiled at me and nodded. I walked to Nicholas and
smiled at him.
I read his mind and nodded. We sat together and talked about
things we never talked about before. The view was really amazing. The blue sky,
the beautiful clouds and nature. It was such a beautiful and peaceful sight. I
told him I finally picked a side. I pick his and I will help him find his wife.
He was very happy about what he heard.
“Welcome back,
my friend.” Nicholas said.
We sipped some
more tea and we readied our stuff for the trip to Manila, where his wife is
being kept hostage at Intramuros.
We set course
to Manila and here starts the greatest adventure of my life.
