Wind
Feeling adventurous, you drink the vial of "wind." It tastes like nothing in particular, and goes down quite easily. You stand around for a moment, expecting something to happen. Something obliges, and starts to happen. You feel lightheaded, and then everything starts to feel light. You look down and find that you're floating a good couple inches above the floor. You hear a whooshing, wind-like sound. It seems to be coming from inside of you. Odd...
With a sickening lurch, you fly foreward against your will. Your head spins, your eyes swim, and your organs seem to have learned how to polka. As your mind and vision slowly clear, you take stock of your surroundings. The stone door is behind you. Having not heard or seen it open, you can only assume that you flew through it. The impossibility of a corporeal person flying through a door is quickly rendered moot--you're no longer corporeal. You've transformed into what could most accurately be described as a ghost. Of course you're not dead that you know of, but you've become a translucent, non-corporeal wind spirit. Your clothing changed with you, thankfully, because you're not alone: Standing on the far side of the room the "poor sap" who drank fire. Now you see why he did--the entire room is illuminated by light emanating from your companion's body. He turns around and, for the first time, you see your rival's face.
It's Thomas, a student about your age. Doubtless, he's going after the Heartstone pendant too, but...what's he going to do with you. And, perhaps more importantly, what are you going to do with HIM? You'd better decide fast, because he's rushing at you!
Written by Zodiac on 18 July 2007
