Cassius was just getting settled into his old life with his newfound self. Away with the awkward quite kid that stays quite in class and avoided partying like the plague and in with the new and improved Cassius with newly found confidence who is actually proud of his unique name. Fighting off an evil king hell bent on corrupting the land really does wonders for one's self-esteem. As exhilarating as doing magic and fighting off mind controlled zombie, the quiet life on earth was nice to return to.
A few weeks in and he was just getting re-adjusted to life on earth again but he did notice that he kept some things from his adventure in Kelram, notably his ability to sense magical energy. He noticed that the earth he knew was a bit more magical than he first thought, was it because of his adventures that a bit magic leaked? or was it always like this but he only realized now? Either way, that is a non-problem for another day. Today, he had to go meet with Fae on campus to go to class.
After a short walk, he finally saw Fae sitting on the bench on a patch of grass, "Morning Fae!"
"Dude!" She practically jumped up and ran to him, "Duke's party Sunday was sick, huh?"
"Totally, how's your hangover by the way?" He put his arm around her and they started walking through the campus grounds, "Can't believe you managed to do a keg stand."
She chuckled a bit, "You underestimate me, my friend. This girl ain't a lightweight, I can drink those jocks under the table any day." She put her arm around his neck, "So, are you actually going to tell what medieval convention you went to that day or are you sticking with the whole, fantasy realm, evil king, and wibbly wobbly timey wimey stuff story?"
He sighed, "Believe whatever you want, I was telling the--" In the corner of his eye, he swore that he saw a cloaked figure going around the corner. He took out the hilt of Hope from his backpack.
"Still, really cool that thing retract. How much did you get it for?"
"Fae, quiet for a sec. Come on." He took her by the hand and towards the corner where the cloaked man disappeared to.
He lead her to corner, activating Hope he got closer. They turned around the corner slowly, Cassius hugging the wall while Fae looking at him with both disbelief and slight confusion. As soon as he peeked around the corner, several things became clear, one the air suddenly became thick with magical energy, two the blade of Hope started resonating with the energy, and most of all three, THE SURROUNDING SUDDENLY TURNED INTO A DENSE JUNGLE, "Oh no, not again."
Fae then caught up with Cassius, "not again? what are you--" She then realize the town has disappeared and replaced by the jungle, "What?" She looked behind the wall and the town disappeared behind her as well, "What?!" She looked all around her and everything was all green, "WHAT IS GOING ON?!"
This was the start on their adventure at the Crossroads.
A few weeks in and he was just getting re-adjusted to life on earth again but he did notice that he kept some things from his adventure in Kelram, notably his ability to sense magical energy. He noticed that the earth he knew was a bit more magical than he first thought, was it because of his adventures that a bit magic leaked? or was it always like this but he only realized now? Either way, that is a non-problem for another day. Today, he had to go meet with Fae on campus to go to class.
After a short walk, he finally saw Fae sitting on the bench on a patch of grass, "Morning Fae!"
"Dude!" She practically jumped up and ran to him, "Duke's party Sunday was sick, huh?"
"Totally, how's your hangover by the way?" He put his arm around her and they started walking through the campus grounds, "Can't believe you managed to do a keg stand."
She chuckled a bit, "You underestimate me, my friend. This girl ain't a lightweight, I can drink those jocks under the table any day." She put her arm around his neck, "So, are you actually going to tell what medieval convention you went to that day or are you sticking with the whole, fantasy realm, evil king, and wibbly wobbly timey wimey stuff story?"
He sighed, "Believe whatever you want, I was telling the--" In the corner of his eye, he swore that he saw a cloaked figure going around the corner. He took out the hilt of Hope from his backpack.
"Still, really cool that thing retract. How much did you get it for?"
"Fae, quiet for a sec. Come on." He took her by the hand and towards the corner where the cloaked man disappeared to.
He lead her to corner, activating Hope he got closer. They turned around the corner slowly, Cassius hugging the wall while Fae looking at him with both disbelief and slight confusion. As soon as he peeked around the corner, several things became clear, one the air suddenly became thick with magical energy, two the blade of Hope started resonating with the energy, and most of all three, THE SURROUNDING SUDDENLY TURNED INTO A DENSE JUNGLE, "Oh no, not again."
Fae then caught up with Cassius, "not again? what are you--" She then realize the town has disappeared and replaced by the jungle, "What?" She looked behind the wall and the town disappeared behind her as well, "What?!" She looked all around her and everything was all green, "WHAT IS GOING ON?!"
This was the start on their adventure at the Crossroads.