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Afz9095:
how regular ? once in a day?,twice in a day? abi thrice in a day?

Lol. Thrice a day? I don't live in Nairaland oo...Let's say twice; once in the morning and then in the evening.

siralabai:
Pabon, this update is too short, considering the long hiatus, kindly update like 2 more short ones or an exceedingly long one for people to really appreciate this beautiful, out of the box storyline

don't mind me jor. It could be longer but it takes me more time correcting errors than when I was previously using the blackberry with keypads. Do you know a better keyboard as this one keeps autocorrecting the words. Seriously, it could've been longer.


I'll still keep on trying sha.

#MadeofMore

Chapter 15

The wind blew some chill into his already freezing body and he couldn’t quite fathom the cause from his unconscious state . He found the blanket more out for reflex than choice and tried getting to cover his head also. He wondered why it was so cold and why his head was banging so hard. He twisted and turned. This didn’t feel like a bed as his head came in contact with something or rather, things not quite smooth. He opened an eye rather lazily and did a quick sweep of the area. From rolling waters to some damp wood, no doubt the evidence that some fire had been on not long ago.
“Who are you? “

He turned around. The first thing that came to sight were the wobbly legs. He reached further up, browns shorts which no doubt had seen the better days being white and finally his eyes came to rest on the stick being pointed a him. He almost chuckled but managed to stiffle it in.
“Is this really happening, like you’re really holding a stick against me? “ He had the quizzical look on his face which stimulated one from his supposed assailant also. “Look I could take on you with my eyes closed”, he said putting his hand over his eye blocking his vision. Some soft but firm hands gripped him from behind and came to rest on his throat.
“Start speaking now. Who are you? “
He immediately recognized the voice as the lady who had stood up against Dathan. She should remember him, surely it hadn’t been so long since they crossed paths. They have been together just before the….

Hot stream of current envelop him as he remembered. Surely he had tasted the difference in his own voice. His usual high pitch babyish voculation had been replaced by some rather deeper one, God did he now sound like….

“Like Alexuis?!“
The grip on his neck loosen and fell off and without turning back, he began searching around. It wasn’t in his pocket. He could sware it was there the last time he remembered. Or had they taken it from him?
“Please, if you took in from me I’m gonna need it back. It’s no ordinary orb “
The wobbly-legged dude gave him a puzzled look and turned to the lady for answers.
“Think he’s alright? Or could be the aftermath of a session with the guardians?” She ignored him though and when she spoke, she was directed at George.
“Are you accusing us of stealing from you, dude we saved your life! “
“It’s got to be somewhere then.” This he said more to himself than to them. He bent down to his knees and began sweeping the floor with his hands in a search he was hoping wouldn’t end in futility. He got close to the river bank and just as he was about turning, he took a look and what he saw was the most frightening thing he could have imagined since he woke up. There reflected on the surface of the water wasn’t his reflection but a dazzling representation of the Alexuis human form.
“No! This isn’t happening. I can’t be Alexuis… I mean I’m still me. It’s my thoughts and my… “
“He’s getting crazy! “ The boy said holding onto the lady. George felt a rage he had never mustered before. He had meant to scream but who came out was more like a thundering.
“I’M NOT CRAZY! “
He was taken aback by his own voice which had made his own body quake. He felt like his would was crashing on him. He hoped it would happen already. Now, even the lady was scared. Perhaps, she had now bought into the idea that they had saved a maniac from dying of cold. She back-tracked and the dude followed and before he could say ‘jack’ they were out of sight. He sunk down into the sand in a squatting position with his head in his hands. Even the hands now felt heavier. He didn’t know what to do with himself, if indeed he was himself. He felt like his sanity was hanging on a thread and any moment now would fall off. That was the moment when he heard the voice he had been longing for.

Good morning guys. Hope your week has been fruitful?
I really commend you guys who manage to write from your Android without making errors. I have to check and recheck whenever I write and still I find typos after clicking the enter button. Can someone recommend a good keyboard for me... Something better than SwiftKey?

By the way, an update is ready.


#MadeofMore

Cc: Afz9095, Emmanuel1997, Favexx, Ekoroprince, nkemdave, mrlamuel, nunamyeong, faruq37,mhiz...

Thanks Ekoroprince, but I want to know if it's a general agreement.

EkoroPrince:
[/color][color=#990000]Pabon Pls update soon. Nice one keep it up

I'm so sorry... I had been preparing for my project defence for almost two weeks... Finally done with it yesterday... By God's grace l should be able to update soon.



I'd also like some suggestions. Do you think it would be better to just write updated everything about one chapter on write their bit's but bit regularly?



#MadeofMore

I have been having issues with my wps... I had typed up some update only found it to pop-up some rubbish that an error occurred and the app just closed.. And with all I had typed gone with it. Does anyone experience similarly issues and if there a better application and typing on the Android platform?

I have added a cover to the first page. I want to know what you guys think of it

favexx:
U made me join nairaland today pabon u must mention me each time u update i love your story

Okay ma. I shall do as you say.
I'd love to know how you got to know about my story. Care to tell?

MrsExplorer:
I'm sorry but i can no longer go back to this. Unto the next one. really sorry

OK. Thanks all the same

MrsExplorer:
I hope you like it

I do... Can you add this snippet ; There is magic in the wind and delete the one you wrote.. And the lettering... Would prefer if you made it look like the one you created for yourself

MrsExplorer:
great, i'll need the Authors name and a short snippet(not compulsory) you want added to the cover

Author's name? Funny enough I haven't quite thought about that. I'd like Pabon Smiles.

Short snippet.... Ehmm...

I can't think of one now...

Wow

Okay... I'd love to have a nice cover for my book "Call of the wind". It's genre is magic. It depicts the adventure of a young boy who has magic inborn and is destined to bring salvation to his people

The first of the ugly looking creatures came at him at top seed. It was just centimetres away when George realized the danger and with an alacrity he didn't know he possessed, he dodged and he averted when would have been a terrible experience. He did a flip to face the opposite direction, the fins aiding his movement.

"Infantatem!"

He quickly spelled at the ugly creatures even as it was already coming for another attack. It stopped in its track, and just dropped , as though it had suddenly lost its ability to swim. George was glad he had got the spell right. He had remembered seeing it somewhere in one of the spell books. He had only been afraid it wouldn't work. It was a disorienting spell that left the target void of any thought of violence, the child-like absence of any thought of evil.

The others had stood in line, perhaps hoping that the first would have done the job but it wasn't 't to be as they watched one of their compatriots go down like it hadn't been match fit. Now, they knew they weren't dealing with just any creature, but one with magical ability.
George's senses were heightened as his eyes easily darted from one end to another. He watched as the creature spread out. They weren't just going to attack one after the other but it was going to be an avalanche. He took a dip spiralling downwards and heard movements behind him, a hot pursuit. He changed directions as his instinct guided him but there was a fluidity to the motion of his assailants that he didn't possess. They were more in sync with the water, well that was obvious seeing they must have lived all their lives in the water and had their bodies suited for such a life. They were products of the water. Yes, that's what he was going to call them; waterlings.

"Locom en maxima!"


His speed saw a boost as he zoomed away from his attacker. He had time and space to position himself at vantage, and with as much momentum, he spelled at them some metres before they got to him.

"Infantatem!"

The first of them saw the spell and moved sideways but the next being behind, had not seen it coming and the spell hit it and it just stopped in its pace, amidst the speed it had been coming with and just starting dropping down.

Two down. Nine left

It was as though, telling himself this gave him hope. He took another direction but ran into one of them. He backed off just in time as it was already lunging its tongue at him. He was shocked at the length of it. It was as though its tongue transgressed the whole length of its body. He back-flipped and glided towards the other direction, but again met another of the waterlings. He dipped down and did a zigzag movement, trying so much to elude them. As he neared the bottom of the pool, he saw what looked like a cave. He wondered what it could be. The better part of him wanted to check it out, but it was against his instinct which told him that there was danger lurking. He gave it a thought and came to the conclusion that it must have been a setup. The waterlings would have him in the exact spot where he wouldn't be able to escape. He was sure that though he could see an opening, that there wasn't 't an exit at the other side. He was going to be trapped and then feasted upon. He hated to think of that. Imagine yourself eaten by such irritating creatures.

YUCK!

He changed direction and again spelled himself to move faster. He noticed he was losing strength ht and the sooner he put an end to this encounter, the better for him.

He thought of the best option to deal with them. Not one by one, but they all together. A spell powerful enough to deal with all of them. An idea struck him and he began working at achieving it. He had to get them to a spot where he could attack them at once. He knew what he had to do. He again changed direction and headed towards the cave. He listened as they moved faster as though wanting to get to him before he changed direction again. He stopped short of entering at the mouth of the cave and waited. The waterlings didn't wait for him this time around as they made to force him in. He had been counting on that. Just few centimetres from the first getting to poke him with its tongue, he ducked and it went crashing inside. The others too unable to stop their motion, went in. He took action immediately.

"Levitatum!"

He directed the spell at the rock and it lifted and shot right out of the water into the air.

"YES!" He shouted at his victory. The best way to defeat an enemy was to take it away from its comfort zone to an environment it wasn't 't conversant with. Try taking a fish to live on land. He hadn't imagine that it would be this easy. He turned to go and that was when the cold flesh struck him.

A big thank you to everyone of you for sticking with me throughout this period. I'm hoping on concluding this story... At least this first part before the end of September...


Stay with me...



#MADEOFMORE

EkoroPrince:
[b][/b]Nice one pabon. Pls update soon

Thanks. I will.

#Madeofmore

nunamyeong:
pabon you are more than a writer, your kind is rare. Thumbs up to you bro

Thanks. Keep on following...

faruq37:
omo alhaji pabon....please post the next one kiakia ni o....

My guy dia!
I wanted to try and see if the writing juice still flows. I will work on a longer update.

The silence that followed was deafening and maddening that George thought he could snap any minute from now,

"Get on with it already! " He screamed at them from his thoughts. The way they gazed at him with those cold eyes could make someone lose his sanity. He wondered where his strength came from for he was still standing, waiting for them to make the first move.

Could it be that they wanted him to attack first?
He noticed too that the water was no longer flowing. Everything stood to witness the epic event that was to unfold. He kept his eyes fixed on the creatures in the front of him.
He felt his feet get warmer and as tried to look down, on caught sight of a reflection on the water and was startled at what he saw. Momentarily, he lost concentration and was shocked at what happened next...

I was typing an update... Almost done actually and the next thing I knew was error and that was how it just went away... Just like that

mhiz:
Pabon, are you back? I've been waiting patiently.

I didn't see your post earlier... I'm back now.