Chapter 4: Experimenting
I sat in the shade under a tree and took out the journal. I just stared at it. Strange symbols, an inner triangle with a big golden 3 in the middle of it all. I placed my hand on the circle as it began to glow and unlock itself. I opened it and saw the main four elemental alchemy circles. Most likely being earth, water, air and fire. I flipped the page and saw it blank. I kept turning as I found another strange circle with symbols in the middle of the book. It took up both pages but wasn't the whole thing. It was half of the circle going upwards. No not a half, more like a fourth. To its side random symbols and measurements for something.
"And what are you supposed to be?"
I just stared at it and kept flipping pages. I came across something else. Physical control. Physical control? Like controlling ones body? There where two symbols on it. Aside from that there what what looked like maps and rambling nonsense here and there. It talked about weapons to defeat something. It talked about weapons and where they might be. I think there where what looked like incantations using this alchemy shit. Then the writing suddenly stopped. The pages ahead blank. I turned back to the main four.
"Lets test another out."
I drew a circle I hadn't drawn before. I placed my hands on the circle as it gave off a bright blue glow. So if I already used air and earth. That would mean I either had water or fire. I tried to move one or the other. Nothing happened. I remembered that the others worked because the element was near by. I walked toward the river.
"Hey look, more fish."
I turned my attention to the water. I thrust my hands upwards and water flew up and came back down. Nice. I began to make fake waves in the river. I brought the water and made it an extension of my arms. I remembered that water could hurt when you got hit fast and suddenly. Like a belly flop. I focused on my water arm extensions as they began to look like a whip.
I began to use the water as a whip. I walked over to a tree and began to whip it. After a few whips I floated the water back to the river. I had gotten my sleeves wet so I moved the water out of the sleeve and threw it at the tree. The tree had dent and scratches for the whipping. I got my book and drew the last circle. I placed my hands and it let off the now familiar glow. I took our my lighter and set a leaf on fire. When it caught fire I focused on it and in a motion I swirled the fire around. A thought came to my head. I moved the fire and ran. I ran a few feet and did a back flip. I made my foot take control of the fire as a vertical fire shot out guided by my foot. A curved fire pillar went on and faded away when I stopped controlling it.
"I wonder..."
I set a branch on fire and moved the fire to the knuckles of my fist. I shot downwards and was thrown up. I moved some fire to my feet so I could stay some what balanced.
"Holy shit, that actually worked! I will be able to move from place to place much faster now."
I rocketed myself up to the top of the castle and landed. I had the fire near my hand as I looked over the town that tried to kill me. I think it was a little to colorful from this angle. That or the sun glare. I stared at it for a few as I jumped off and shot fire down again.
I moved my hands and feet around to balance. I controlled how much force was being given off by the fire. It was allot to keep my weight floating. I added force to the fire to propel myself in any direction. I shot upwards and began to fall. I waited until I almost hit the ground to shot a blast of fire down with my fist. I had punched the ground and propelled me just enough to not sustain any damage.
"Man this is awesome."
I shot out fire from my fist. I shot projectiles to the wall of the castle. It blackened from the intense heat. I had to have access to a fire but once I had it, it was like the fire I had was infinite. I just had some fun playing with fire. I experimented with it. Some thing came to my mind.
I walked over to an empty place in the ground and drew the fire symbol. I went back and focused on it. I focused on my fire as it left me and transported to the circle as it glowed. Fire came out from the symbol and shot out. A small explosion happened.
"This is great."
At least I could set up traps now. I knew that this would come in handy. Transporting my means of defense and offense elsewhere in a flash. I remembered that I had my fish over the fire.
"Lets go check on my fish."
I left to the outside room I made and checked on the fish. It looked like it was just about done. I took it off the flame with the spear thing and waited for it to cool down. Once it cooled I took a piece of the fish and ate it. It tasted alright. I just ate away at the fish. Wish I had plates. I just ate my fish and discarded the bones.
I smiled as I ate the fish. I just wished I could go back home and get back to my old life. Something went of in my head when I said that. What did my life use to be before this shit? I can't remember. Those last words rang around in my head. I couldn't remember. I can't remember what my life used to be! What's going on!? I panicked. I opened my back pack and checked everything to see if something made me remember.
"Why can't I remember!?"
I opened the journal and flipped through all the pages. A small piece of paper fell out. I picked it up as it read. 'Remember why you are here'.