Hunted Sorcery (Jon Oklar Book 2) by B.T. Narro (chapter books to read to 5 year olds .txt) 📕

explain to you that most of the powerful sorcerers turn to dteria? It’s not unlikely at all. You’re missing the bigger point here. Now you can learn how to grab.”

That was true. It wasn’t as difficult as I thought if I didn’t have to aim my energy precisely around someone’s body. I just had to direct the cluster at someone, so long as I added Middle G. Expel already had Upper G as part of the spell, probably to hold the energy together just like Leon had demonstrated with the spell of Water.

I gasped as I realized I should be able to cast it right now. I already knew how to use spells with G.

I figured I might mentally slip trying to work the note into Expel, but I had to at least attempt it before we all retired to the apartments.

“Eden, can I try to lift you?”

She scowled at me. “Why me?”

“Because you’re the smallest.”

“What about Remi?”

“I’m heavier than you,” Remi said matter-of-factly. “And a little taller.”

“You can’t be much heavier than me.”

“I am.” Remi pulled up the sleeve of her arm, flexed her muscle, and slapped it with her other hand. “All those years you were cutting hair I was working.”

Many of us laughed. It wasn’t that the act itself was utterly hilarious. It was just witnessing Remi tease Eden with such confidence and Eden’s face of shock when Remi was done.

“Fine, if you must, Jon,” Eden said with defeat, then extended her thin arms, making me realize how right Remi was. It was a good thing she wouldn’t have to fight with sword anytime soon.

“Jon,” Leon said with a warning tone. “You have enough in you to heal after this?”

“I do.”

Eden dropped her arms. “Now why would you ask that!”

“Just making sure,” Leon said. “Go ahead, Jon. Last spell for tonight.”

Eden took on a nervous look as she slowly lifted her arms again, allowing me an easier time to wrap my energy around her petite body.

This should be easy. I just had to add G to the spell I had casted over a thousand times by now.

I hadn’t attempted any five-note spell, though, and I was feeling the pressure of performing it quickly with everyone watching.

I knew as soon as I casted it that something went horribly wrong. My mind lost control as I tried to push out all five notes at once. I tried to regain control as I felt one or maybe two of the notes change frequency, but all I did was make it worse. It was like a cup falling and shattering against the ground because I smacked it rather than grabbed it.

I didn’t know exactly what happened, but the dvinia struck me in the stomach hard enough to take my breath away.

On hands and knees, I gasped for air. I wanted to heal myself, but I couldn’t do it until I had my breath back.

As it slowly returned, I lifted my head to see Eden nursing her wrist as she sat up from the ground.

“What the hell, Jon?” she said as she looked to be in considerable pain.

“Are you all right?”

“No, you made me break my wrist when I fell!”

Leon commented, “I’m sure it’s not broken. Here.” He crouched over her and put his hands around it.

Eden let out a piercing scream as he began to heal. Leon covered his ears and fell away from her.

“Airinold’s taint!” he yelled. “Dammit, Eden!”

“That hurts so damn much!”

“It needs to hurt for me to heal you,” he explained. “And it’s not broken.”

“What happened?” I asked as I got up. “I couldn’t see the spell.”

Michael answered. “With dvinia being clear, it was difficult for us to tell too.”

“Only because you weren’t struck,” Aliana said as she rubbed her shoulder. “Your spell exploded, Jon.”

“You must’ve used a rev,” Leon explained. “Eden, do you want me to heal you or not?”

“Would it hurt less if Jon did it?”

“No,” Leon and I answered at the same time.

“Don’t be a child about it,” Leon added. “It’s just a little pain.”

Eden looked around. “Give me something to bite on.”

“Don’t be such a daisy.” Leon crouched over and put his hands around her wrist again. He looked right into her eyes. “If you scream again, then this will be the last time anyone heals you. I don’t care if you’re bleeding to death.”

“That’s why I need something to bite on.”

“Three, two, one.”

Eden tensed and gritted her teeth, then she squeaked as she squirmed.

It was over a moment later, Leon putting his palm on the ground as he caught his breath. I had forgotten just how much energy it took to heal when only two notes of F were used.

I needed to be more thankful about having such a wide range. I still wondered if it had come to me naturally or if it was because I had spent so much time playing with my mana when I’d first discovered it.

“I’m sorry, all,” I said. “Anyone else need healing?” I looked at Aliana.

“No, I’m fine.”

“How did you mess that up so badly?” Eden asked with a scowl.

“My grasp on my mana slipped as I tried to cast. I’ve never used five notes before.”

“It’s normal to accidentally use a rev when adding on notes,” Leon said. “I’m surprised it hasn’t happened to you already. Most of the others have hurt themselves while casting.”

I noticed Michael, Remi, and even Kataleya nodding. I guess Leon must’ve healed them.

“A rev is the only way to reach certain levels of power,” Leon said. “But that also makes them dangerous. One day you should be able to incorporate revs into your spellcasting, but not for a while. I hope you don’t need me to tell you this: Don’t experiment with them. Wait until you think you are ready and then come to me.”

“You knew this might happen?”

“I figured it would, but you’re not strong enough to kill anyone with an errant spell.”

“So you should be the one apologizing to me,” Eden complained.

“Sorry we all learned something,” he said sarcastically.