Hey popcorns ๐ฟ
Just to clarify, FOAE stands for Find Out At the End. If youโre super desperate to find out, you can scroll back to the intro post with the 15 day plan, but Iโd rather you didnโt! โ๏ธ
Weโre actually supposed to be on Day 7… ooops?! ๐ฌ
How are you all doing? โ๏ธ Iโd love to know what everyone has been up to in this weird-quarantine time! ๐
Also I am trying to get back to everyoneโs comments, but my priority is to catch up with this Writing Challenge but I will reply ASAP! ๐

Writing Challenge 2020 Day 5: FOAE

Glassy, forest green eyes stared up at my anxious face.
He canโt die, he has to live. If he died, Iโd have no-one except Matthew; my boyfriend, my competitor but also my greatest enemy.
What do they say? Oh wait, thatโs it.
Keep your friends close, but keep your enemies even closer.
Matthew was a Pristini, Latin for former. They could save your life with a swipe of their hand, but they could stop your heart with a twitch of their eye.
I was a Medicus, Latin for healer. I healed physical, obvious damage using healing runes learnt from our training when we were younger compared to Pristiniโs who healed magical wounds using magic sourced from his own soul.
The near-dead Medicus lying on the floor was named Kelpi, my secret lover. Matthew could never find out, heโd kill me.
The only reason I was with Matthew was because of our twisted, lying families and their fortunes they were willing to do anything to keep.
Like marry their daughter off as a basic prostitute to a man with extreme anger issues.
Iโd faked to Matthew that Kelpi was my brother, there was no other way otherwise heโd get suspicious. They say curiosity killed the cat, but no one ever remembers cats have nine lives.
โHave you made any progress?โ I persisted to a concentration-faced Matthew, his hand gripping tightly onto Kelpiโs.
My voice was shaking and I bit down on my lip to stop myself sobbing, my frame already shaking with them.
Kelpi had been sent on a mission to the Himalayan mountains, in search of the rumoured tribe, instead theyโd found a vengeful coven willing to do anything to protect themselves.
Theyโd poisoned Kelpiโs body, magic mutilating his cells one by one. He had mere minutes until his body would give up the fight and surrender, but he wouldnโt.
Kelpi couldnโt die, he canโt. He wonโt.
Those few minutes ticked by slowly and tensely as I waited for Matthew to tell me what was happening, scared of pressing for information in case it sparked his anger.
โW-well?โ I stammered as he opened his eyes and released Kapiโs hand, Kapiโs limp body still lying flat on the ground.
Why wasnโt he alive? He had to wake up, I couldnโt cope without him. He was my second half, my soul dull and clouded without him.
I needed him.
โThereโs nothing I can do.โ
โWhat do you mean there is nothing you can do?โ I demanded, desperate for answers.
โI canโt fight my own magic.โ

Duh. Duh. DUHHHHHH.
That was so fun to write, I really got into it! ๐ I know my stories arenโt very long but I like to think of them more of extracts from novels that just havenโt been written yet! ๐
The prompt was: write a story that ends with a twist
Iโm thinking at the end of this 15 Day Writing Challenge, I might get you guys to vote on which extract you want me to continue with? Iโd probably post weekly chapters until weโd published the whole novel! ๐
Did you enjoy reading this story? Has this been your favourite story so far? Would you like to read more of this story if possible?
Thatโs a wrap! ๐

I… don’t understand ๐ญ what just happened? What does “you can’t fight your own magic” meannn? ๐ค AMBS HELP MOIII I loved this and you took my Latin name for powers idea eeee! ๐คฃ
PAHAH! ๐ PAHAH so many people are confused about this I feel like I may need to change the wording of it! Think about it, Matthew is trying to fight evil magic but he says โyou canโt fight your own magicโ if that makes sense…? ๐ IโM SO SORRY ITโS CONFUSING! Thank you so much and oh yes I see it in books all the time so I was like letโs head over to Google Translate and oh my gosh Iโm sorry tho please forgive me ๐ xx
Oh, so Matthew has evil magic? Still not sure but you should definitely fix that haha ๐ YES IT’S CONFUSING AHH ๐ hahaha I grant you permission! I love ittt โค
I know honestly it was pretty late when I wrote it so I think it confused everyone ๐ I fixed it so try look when you can and see if the wording is any better! IโM SORRY XD Thank you! Aw means a lot ๐
XD XD no problem!!
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This is what happens when I don’t read books for months at a time. WHat happened?! I’m like that one person who can’t understand the joke but like did the boyfriend kill the lover? Or did they have the same magic? I love these stories but my brain isn’t clicking rnnn.
Haha donโt worry! Aw thatโs so sweet Bay, donโt worry I understand, I things these stories sound better in my head one times ๐ Hm, that is the question! I would tell you, but if I have to continue with this novel I need to keep it a secret ๐คซ Totally fine, thanks for reading them all! ๐
OOooooh, I loved your engaging writing, and that twist at the end really made me raise my eyebrows!
Thanks so much Arshia! That means a lot, Iโm glad you enjoyed this story as much as I enjoyed writing it! Definitely one of my best, glad to know it was engaging and made you raise your eyebrows! Thanks so much again ๐