A Life Beyond by Mark Church (ebook reader web TXT) 📕

the same thing over and over again, panic set in amongst everyone who was close to the group until with a thunderous clap the light vanished and the wind stopped howling, in that moment Cahlid and his group had disappeared in a puff of smoke, each child in the group clicking their fingers as they disappeared from the Arena floor and Skaffs voice had faded.

As the Arena was still filled with dust making it hard for anyone to see the children were wondering why they hadn't been harmed, a small collection of them were groaning as it seemed they had caught the brunt of the debris flying around.

'Wh...What just happened???' asked one child as he lifted himself off of the floor,

'Owww my arm….my leg...I think it's broken' screamed another child, it seemed that most of the members of the Circle had managed to put in place the protection spell around them.

Lillies class were all lying on the floor in a huddle when Freya rubbed her eyes roughly and was met by the sight of Lillie standing in front of them having been able to cast the protection spell she had struggled to do, she had saved her group from harm which surprised everyone.

Harvey seemingly knew what was going to happen and had already cast his protection spell before the Arena imploded around him and was now dusting himself down but across at Daniel's class only a handful of the children could be seen out in the open, looking dazed and confused as they got to their feet,

'Cough cough…' went Daniel as held his arms across his stomach, the cough causing him pain as he tried to move but realised his legs were trapped under something,

'Wh..what's going on??' he said in some pain 'I can't move my legs!!!!, HELPPPPP…' but no-one came, an eerie silence filled his ears as he lay there on the floor of the Arena trying to focus his eyes upwards but the dust surrounding them was too thick for him to make out anything, a collection of children groaning could be heard all around him as he fought to free himself from whatever it was that was stopping him from getting to his feet, his body ached and his throat stung from the mixture of dust that was swirling around and his ears were ringing constantly, then through the dust and mist a figure strode towards him, Daniel rubbed his eyes as he lay there trying to make out who it was, then feeling a little dazed he reached out his arms to try and move again and the image of Bucksy appeared in front of him,

'Bucks???....wh...how??' said Daniel as he felt his body go limp, he had a feeling of him being pulled from where he lay as his eyes began to close he looked at the image of Bucksy dragging him clear to a place where he felt he was safe, He licked Daniel's face and softly barked just as he heard Lillie shouting his name, then Bucksy’s image faded as Lillie raced into his eye line just as Daniel's eyes closed and it all went dark.

As Daniel lay there on the ground images flashed through his head from a life he couldn't remember anymore, laughter filled his dream as Bucksy chased him around a field before catching him and pushing him over, licking his face as they lay there with Bucksy barking with excitement, the next image he saw was of a house he thought he recognised, he followed Bucksy in through the open door past room after room with pictures placed all around showing Daniel, Lillie and Bucksy all looking happy. As he reached a door which led into the kitchen he had a feeling of he knew this place really well, he pushed the door open and walked inside, Bucksy was sitting beside a figure wagging his tail as the figure had their back turned to him, the person bent down to pat Bucksy on the head,

'Good boy..' said the voice of a woman 'you brought him back', Daniel stood there looking confused as he felt he knew who the woman was who was talking to him, she then turned round but as she did Daniel awoke from his dream and was greeted by the sight of Lillie and Harvey standing over him looking worried,

'Dan...Are you ok??' asked Lillie as she held him close,

'Thought we'd lost you mate' laughed Harvey as he leant in close to his face,

'Back up please Harv...your breath is nasty!!' replied Daniel as he was helped to his feet by his sister,

'Yep he's ok I'd say' Lillie sniggered as she pulled him in tight for a hug,

'What happened??, I can't remember much apart from a feeling of something holding me back from something evil that was trying to get me' Daniel said as he rubbed his face and eyes gingerly,

'Something very bad Dan' replied Harvey as he shuddered at the thought of what had just happened 'something pure evil...no one saw this coming!!!',

Daniel and Harvey were still talking when all of a sudden Lillie shouted out in what seemed like terror as she saw something that filled her with a sense of dread,

'Daniel, Harvey come here quickly!!!!!' she said with tears streaming down her face, as the boy's reached her Daniel saw what she was looking at and dropped to his knees in a state of shock as staring back at him was something he recognised, sticking out of the rubble and wood which used to be the stands around them was the arm of someone he knew, he recognised the small tattoo on his hand with the initials D and L underneath,

'Garin!!!!!' he shouted with tears filling his eyes.

 

THE END

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Imprint

Publication Date: 11-28-2018

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Dedication:
Dedicated to my wonderful wife Steph and the inspirations for the book I have spent a long time writing, Lillie and Daniel, I love you all more than the stars above