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Star from Above Sabastian, Stevenson, and his dog, Buck, sat on their house’s back porch around a bonfire. Stevenson was watching Buck chase a lightning bug while Sabastian leaned back in his chair and gazed at the cosmos. His mind traveled back to a time before Stevenson found him in the village pub, to a time when he was adventurous and quick witted. He had flown through those same star constellations that he stared at now. As Sabastian let his mind wander, he didn’t care to notice a particularly bright star; Stevenson and Buck noticed it though. “Sabastian,” asked Stevenson, “look!” Sabastian shook his head to clear his daydreaming to look up and see the shining star that his brother was looking at. “Thats the north star, Stevenson.” …show more content…
“You really can teach me, Jefffery?” questioned Sabastian.
“With all the power in me.” he answered.
“Then I accept this chance,” stated Sabastian.
Once morning came, Jefffery lead Sabastian through a rigorous schedule of meditation and book reading. The books that he read were from Jefffery’s own collection that he brought with him after being invited into Stevenson’s manor. They included topics from deep space to incantations. The one thing that Jefffery mentioned about his literature was that it was not complete; the volumes pertaining to magic only included half of the selection. “Where is the other half?” Sabastian asked one day.
“The first thing that you need to understand,” began Jefffery, as they sat around the large dining room table, “magic is separated into two parts, light and dark. I only use light magic.”
“Is that why you can shapeshift into a star?” interrupted Stevenson, as he sat down with them.
“Yes, I gain most of my power from this energy source.” answered Jefffery.
“But that doesn't explain why half the books are missing,” stated

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