Approaching Fate: Reflections

Chapter 3 The beautiful substance in front of me was the most exquisite element of this world. All of them, except my favorite, bent with my whims. This one I could create and oppress, but not control its insatiable appetite. Today I wasn't trying to dominate this adamant power, instead I was feeding it. Pieces of my soul I openly provided for it to swallow up and devour. Of all the basic elements of this world, this one completely dumbfounded me. Water would bend to each movement that I could think of. The ground beneath my feet was nothing more than a dull and boring matter. Air had its molecules and was filled with dirt so it was understandably easy to manipulate. Fire, well, not fire per say, but its flame held me in awe. Oddly I knew that it was a substance of some kind, but I could not feel it. Even the weight of a soul held its own presence in this world. A flame, no matter how small or large it was, it was untouchable. With all the powers of this world, there was n...

Chapter 4 I knew in the first time seeing that fate several things that I had thought about Marcus were wrong. So many things that I assumed he had done for Matt had been for me. Perfecting his protection spells was to keep me safe, and his refusal to use magic had obviously come to the present from the past. Everything he had done in this life or in my fate, that I so carelessly strolled into, was for me alone. “You’re not even listening to anything I’m saying.” Marcus stated as he began to stand. He was clearly upset that I had not listened to his entire speech about trying to help me. My memory had persuaded me better than his words could have I believe. I reached out for his hand as he began walking away. Standing up beside him I watched his eyes instantly go to our touching. This had startled him to the point where he retracted out of fear. I could see it wallowing inside of him as he backed away from me. “I’m sure that it has been quite some time now that I have loved ...