The Last Wizard: Case Files by Allen Brown Read Free Book Online

in a daze, I could barely keep my steps in rhythm. For the first time I walked behind Jinn, I've never really realized how strong of a kid he was, he could've been a very capable wizard in the right time. Looking off at the sunset, a storm sat on the horizon, heading right for us.
       Fucking A.
       The sky began to darken as the sound of thunder rumbled off in the distance. A surge of lightning erupted nearby, clasping into the sky. It startled both of us enough to make us step away from it, it was weird, something was off about it. This lightning didn't shoot down from the sky, it shot up. Jinn didn't seem to have noticed, he just turned and hiked towards it. Keeping silent, I simply followed him, I don't know why but I felt nervous. I didn't like the whole situation, something bad is about to happen, I can feel it in my bones.
       Another streak of lightning snapped upwards, it jolted my heart into an irregular rhythm. My breathing quickened, Jinn and I walked slowly towards it, trying our best to stay hidden in the shadows. Remnants of an old stadium lingered behind in the surrounding area. Coming up behind a fairly large column, there was a large field ahead, something was happening. Balin stood in the center of it, and the other wizard, the one from the barracks, was standing just outside the ring.
       Then we saw it. How could we not notice?
       The bodies of the children lay motionless in a circle surrounding Balin. One of the children began to cry, a young babe, she sat at the head of circle. In her small white dress, her lonesome cries began to echo in the stadium. Balin stood without care, his head hung as he leaned on his staff in front of him.
       "What should we do?" Jinn whispered nervously. He gripped the wall we hid behind, he was eager, raising his head slightly as if he was looking among the bodies.
       "Wait." I say, hesitating. Why? I shouldn’t, but this is dangerous, far more dangerous than he thinks. Balin, my brother, is one of the greatest wizards on the high council.
       He moved.
       Balin raised his head, his face hidden behind his cloak. Jinn stood up, but couldn't move forward because I grabbed onto him and pulled him back down. No one noticed the shuffle. It was dead silent, only the screams of the baby reached our ears.
       Balin raised his staff into the air as he yelled something I couldn't make out. The atmosphere grew heavier around us, above him, a dark cloud formed from nothing above him. Slamming his staff into the ground, it exploded. A shock wave threw outward, pushing us back. The green crystal from his staff had shattered into pieces and floated above him in a circle. Before I could even flinch, the pieces shot outward hitting all the bodies that lay in a circle. The yelping baby fell backwards and lay silent on the cold ground.
       The bodies of the lifeless children rose into the air slowly, hovering for a moment before they started to spin in a circle around Balin. Above Balin, a black and red cloud portal began to form, strengthening. Lightning sparked among the dark clouds as they took shape.
       "Sonia!" Jinn yelled standing up and jumping over the wall.
     
       I immediately saw her too. Her limp body was hovering in the air, on her way around the circle right in front of us. I could feel Jinn turn, I expected no less. The black viens and eyes transformed almost instantly, he started in a sprint along the field. As he ran, his body turned into a shade, moving at an incredible speed he shot up into the air. Dodging through the air, he darted into Sonia's body snatching her, and back towards me. Landing in front of me with her body in less than a minute, he laid her gently on the ground.
       The wizard spotted us.
       Fuck...
       He hurled a ball of fire towards Jinn, who had his back turned. Apporting in front of Jinn, I stabbed my cane into the ground. It shook violently; erupting just a few feet in front of me was a water geyser. It shot