Chronicles of Eden - Act IV by Alexander Gordon

flames.
    “Now, let there be light,” she stated distantly.
    “Alyssa,” Triska warned. “I swear to god, if you burn down this village…”
    “Shut up and let me focus,” Alyssa snapped as she concentrated her magic, watching as the flames licked and flared up from the animal’s tail. Daniel looked around worriedly while hoping that this wasn’t scaring anyone who may be hiding nearby.
    “Alyssa,” Triska slowly cautioned while watching Lucky’s fiery tail, with Alyssa narrowing her eyes which glowed softly along with her focuser crystal. The witch took a slow breath then swung her hand out to the side, casting a fiery trail of red flames to extend out from Lucky’s tail and swirl around in the air above them. Alyssa held both her hands up towards the flaming ring as the fires sizzled and burned with a soft bloom above. Daniel and Triska watched with wonder as Alyssa seemed to strain herself while trying to keep her magic from going out of control, the witch feeling the surge of energy growing in her palms as she held the flaming ring in place with her power.
    ‘You can do this. Daniel believes in you, plus he’s watching you right now. Don’t screw this up, you can’t screw this up, whatever you do don’t screw this up!’
    Alyssa shut her eyes and focused her magic with all her might, feeling the pull and sheer energy in the flaming ring above her which was hard to concentrate on as it kept wavering slightly in her grip. The fires burned brighter and spun around faster, with Triska and Daniel watching the ring carefully while Lucky was now looking around and stepping in circles as he kept on guard for whatever was nearby.
    “Alyssa?” Daniel asked softly.
    Alyssa smiled a bit at hearing his voice then opened her eyes, the soft purple glow from them being overpowered by the crimson light above her.
    “Let there be light!” she declared, and then swung her hands out to her sides. In a flash the ring shattered with a loud bang, throwing fiery streaks out in all directions. The scattered shots of flames flew through the air before striking into nearby lampposts that were set around the street, the fires almost seeming to hone in on the candles as they burst through the glass forcibly and set the lamps alight. All around the group lamps were struck with the flying fireballs and lit up, with one fireball streaking past a lamp and crashing through a large window into a building. Alyssa gasped as she looked over to seeing a bakery window shattering and dropping to the ground as fire started to burn inside the building, with Daniel and Triska watching with surprise as well.
    “Alyssa!” Triska cried out.
    “Whoops,” Alyssa said nervously.
    The street around them lit up with the glows of several lampposts, with some even being further down the block as well. The windows of all the nearby buildings gave off a soft bloom from the burning lamps while the bakery next to the group cast a large red glow out from within as fire was spreading throughout the establishment.
    “Dammit, Alyssa! What did I tell you?” Triska yelled out before she ran over to the broken window.
    Alyssa whined and looked to Daniel while trying not to cry, the boy turning to her as she whimpered and shook her head quickly.
    “I’m sorry, Daniel,” she pleaded. “I tried, I really tried to use control, honest.”
    “Oh my god!” Triska cried out.
    Alyssa shut her eyes and looked down while straining not to scream.
    “I’m sorry, I’m sorry, I’m-”
    “Daniel, Alyssa, get over here!” Triska shouted out.
    Daniel looked to her then quickly ran over, with Alyssa whimpering before looking around nervously. Even with the bakery on fire and the streetlamps having been lit there was still no movement or sound being heard throughout the village. Nobody was looking through their windows or coming out of their doors, not a soul was checking on the disturbance at all. Alyssa glanced around with a puzzled expression before looking over