Chapter 5

I stood there staring at the door after Toni and the council had left, that’s all I needed was twelve sex hungry feeling deprived females. The worst being that I was the subject of their obsession, the more I thought about it the more I was starting to like the idea of killing Toni.

Celina came in a few minutes later, obviously I hadn’t answered her call. I noticed she came in with her power and shields at full strength, ‘bout time someone got something right around here. I remembered the look that Cloe had given me, I had remained calm ignoring it which seemed to garner an even more angry look. I didn’t care, she deserved more than I was going to give her I couldn’t invest that much time.

“Mr. Greenstick,” Celina called, “all the students are now gathered in the practice room.”

“Thank you Celina I’ll be there momentarily, I have to gather a few things.” Today I was going to start on their pitiful offensive skills. Walking in I handed each a small book, they each looked at them and laughed. Growling I waved a hand at each of them soon they weren’t laughing.

I watched as the spell slowly crept up each of the young mages. As each started to panic, I watched closely who actually used their head. Finally one of the female students tried a counter spell. Hmmm I thought not bad, not strong but we would work on that. Soon they were all performing the counter spell except the same blond male from the day before, he kept staring at me hatred in his eyes, with his arms crossed, I sighed.

Within an hour he was totally petrified, I brought all the students, as they cleared the spell, to look at the young idiot.

“I told all of you the first day I wasn’t playing, this is the second most favorite spell of the scum out there.”

Looking straight into the tree boys eyes I said, “I told all of you the first day I am not playing I am trying to keep you alive, your punishment is to remain like that ‘til tomorrow, this is the last time I will allow this. The next time it will be permanent, this is not a game the quicker you learn that, the longer you stay alive.

I could feel the panic from the blonde boy, his eyes pleading, the pain apparent. I pointed and moved him off the main floor against the wall to watch the rest of the day. All the rest of the day the blonde young mage watched his class mates catch if not pass him power wise. Finally the day done I watched all the youngsters leave ‘til it was finally the young mage and me.

Walking up to him I waved a hand and concentrated, sweeping my hand again I felt the counter spell start to work. Looking him straight in the eyes I re-enforced what I had said, “I meant what I said earlier, I will not have you interrupting the class and getting your class mates killed. I am no longer an active enforcer but I am still in active status, if they do get killed by all the shit you are pulling here,” I stared straight into his eyes. “I will come after you and believe me you don’t want me after you not when I am mad and avenging them. So you think hard, real fucking hard tonight, while the anti-creeping arbor is releasing you. I will not hesitate to kill you if you resist either,” smiling I saw his eyes grow wide, “It would be my pleasure, for them.”

His head was finally starting to look more like skin, snapping my fingers I sent him home then called his father.

“Councilman, you might notice that your son is recovering from the creeping arbor. I warned him, I really don’t want to rid the world of him, but I am hoping this latest punishment will help straighten him out.” I said.

The whole time the older man nodded his head, “I tried to warn him you weren’t the usual instructor, that you weren’t afraid of the council. The pup laughed at me, this just might do it, though,” here the old man thought a moment. “Can you still do that power blocking spell you used to?”

My mouth dropped open then I smirked, “Oh yeah he was your friend wasn’t he?

The old man nodded then laughed, “he thought you had completely removed his power,” the old man laughed as did I, it was the first time I’d seen him really let loose like this. “I still don’t know how you do it, not sure I want to know either. Did you ever discover how to remove the power permanently?”

Again my eyes were huge for a moment, smiling I nodded, figures the old man was still watching me, “oh yeah that’s right I got you once didn’t I?” I replied remembering a younger version of the elder flailing his arms around. The Mage had been in the wrong place at the wrong time. I’d finally caught up to a really scummy life violator, had shut his power down, immobilized him, and was moving in for the arrest. There was a sudden noise and the young Mage had appeared from behind a trash can behind my suspect. The life violator had gotten free and made a move toward the Mage when I froze him again.

“You think you could help a moment? I asked, he nodded, but when I tried to hand the prisoner to him he couldn’t hold him. “Were you back there the whole time?” I said. Again he nodded starting to shake, waving a hand over him he smiled, then took over. As I built up my power I saw the man’s eyes grow, finally I reached out, and started to rip at the violator’s powers, unfortunately I could only half way do it.

“Hey you still mad at me? It wasn’t my fault, had you not been after that Mage whore, you wouldn’t have gotten caught.” I said in mock hurt.

Sighing he shook his head, “I knew that day when I met you, you were unusual, you had been a bounty hunter for a few hundred years, I knew you would be a great candidate for the job the council had me looking for recruits for. Hey that’s the real reason I was there!” he said, though I could see the laughter behind his eyes.

Sighing he shook his head, “Try not to kill him ok? His mother still has influence on a lot of the old Mages, I’ve never won a fight with her yet. Advice for you, son, NEVER get married that way you can do and scrw what you want.” With that he flashed out.

I had to smile, though he looked old he wasn’t, hell he wasn’t that much older than me, I was still working on the counter of the aging dilemma he’d gotten hit with. I’d managed to stop it but it was still there, 50 years ago I had actually reversed a 100 years off him, it had to be the toughest spell I’d ever seen.

Locking up I started to head home, this day had worn me out having to fight that youngster at almost every turn. I’d just made my apartment doorway when I noticed that something was off, I already had three wards around me and quickly brought four more out. Who in the fuck had moved the door? Cloe couldn’t have, she really had no power inside the apartment, I could feel a presence in the apartment.

Cloe was asleep on the floor near where the door had been, reaching out I tried to expel the intruder, damn it they had substantial power. I’d just brought my shields up when I was hit by a strong blast of water. Water? Oh fuck! Bouncing of the wall, quickly I drew in every bit of my power, this had to end quickly, or I was dead for sure. What the hell was going on? This was the second to get out coming after me, swinging around behind him I set a pseudo me to start blasting with fire, appearing in front of him I blasted him with several electrical bolts, watching him jerk and spasm I knew to not be fooled. Sure he was weak to electricity but not that weak, wrapping him in a freezing spell I brought him face to face with me.

“How the hell did you get out Trent?” I asked him.

“As if I’d tell you, you worthless piece of council, lap dog, shit!” He screamed in my face, just nodding I snapped my fingers as several bolts of electricity hit his groin. I smiled when he started to scream louder.

“Well?” I asked looking at his now sweat covered face.

“I’ll tell you again so you can understand, go screw yourself!” He spit back at me.

“Ok I said,” snapping my fingers again the bolts hit him over and over this time for a much longer time. I knew the ass was tough but I figured after only a few minutes he’d break. Again I asked, “Well, ready to talk?”

Laughing he stared straight at me, “There’s nothing you can do that can equal what he can do!”

“Oh really,” thinking of the elder I hadn’t really answered him, yes, I had perfected it but I wasn’t about to tell him or anyone else. Reaching out to the man I began to rip as violently as I could a power at a time. The look of terror on his face as each faded began to grow ‘til there were only a few left.

“Now scum, tell me or you’ll never use magic again!” Here I twisted a few of those left causing him to scream even more.

“Alright! No more it was Tron Tat the eldest of the chameleon Mage/Brothers, he is out a week now and looking for his brothers. He has a plan to suck you dry then kill the council.” The man cried real tears falling from his eyes.

Smiling I had heard something like this earlier today but now I had confirmation. The council was there within moments Cloe was revived and soon they were passing judgment on him. It had been decided that the man was to be stripped of power and released into the human world, (not a good fate). The elder looked at me then spoke.

“Mage Tyrome do you still have contact with the Mage that can remove powers?” Here I nodded as almost everyone on the council gasped, trying not to smile, son of a bitch he’d kept it secret! “Good contact him then have him meet us at the council chamber.”

“Yes sir,” I said, “though I will have to go to him.”

Here the elder smiled good he got what I was going to do. “Alright how long do you think it will take,” the elder asked.