The Tower Of The Watchful Eye: The Legend Of Kairu Book 1 by Tim McFarlane Page B

ran into the corn.
    Why did you drop your weapon? Cathy
asked as I shoved corn out of the way.
    I
panicked.
    I made out the
sound of corn stalk being chopped and I looked behind me to confirm
that one of the bandits was chopping his way after me.
    “ I’m going to get you, Pot User!” the bandit
shouted.
    “ Stop destroying the corn!” I shouted back. “People need to
eat that!”
    “ I’ll eat you!” the bandit shouted.
    Clearly creativity isn’t his strong suit, Cathy said.
    What do I do
now?
    Head for the house again, she
answered.
    What? The
other bandit will...
    Use that Illusion spell you like so much , she interrupted.
    I took a wide
turn and headed back towards the house. The bandit chasing me was
slowly gaining ground but I focused on the other one. I could feel
his mind as he waited for me and I plucked an ear of corn off a
stalk as I ran by. As I broke through the corn field, I threw the
ear of corn his way and tapped into his mind.
    His bow had
been drawn waiting for me but he stopped and watched in terror as
the ear of corn morphed into a snake. The bandit quickly changed
his aim to the ‘snake’ and released the arrow. The arrow pierced
the corn and without breaking stride, I sent a Pulse towards the
bandit. The Pulse hit its target and knocked him off his feet as I
ran past him.
    The bandit
chasing me was gaining too much ground so I reached out with my
mind and used another Illusion. I rounded the corner of the house
and pressed up against the wall of the house. My heart was pounding
and I was breathing heavily but I held my breath to make the
illusion work. The bandit rounded the corner and slowed to a stop
looking bewildered.
    To him, I had
simply vanished.
    I sent a Pulse
out and hit him in the elbow causing him to drop his sword. As the
sword fell to the ground, I grabbed him from behind and tried to
restrain him as his friend rounded the corner.
    “ Shoot him, Jackie,” the bandit cried as we continued to
wrestle.
    I saw Jackie
draw his bow and I spun the bandit around in time for him to catch
the arrow that was intended for me. The bandit cried out in pain
and started to sag towards the ground. I forced him back up to keep
him position between Jackie and me.
    “ Shoot HIM, not me, you lutz,” the bandit known as ‘Boss’
shouted.
    Jackie drew
another arrow and shot Boss in the chest, then drew another and
shot him again.
    “ Sorry, Terry,” Jackie said. “You are too damn
loud.”
    I dropped the
bandit and watched as Jackie turned to flee.
    Stop him!
Cathy shouted in my head.
    I reached out
my arm and shot a Pulse but aimed too far forward and just made
Jackie stagger back unharmed. I adjusted my aim but watched as an
arrow hit Jackie in the back. He lurched forward as another arrow
hit him then slowly fell to his knees before face planting into the
dirt.
    A young man
rounded the corner, drew his bow and pointed it at me. I raised my
arms and my hands buzzed with electricity as a Ward materialized in
front of me.
    “ Who are you?” the young man shouted.
    “ Andy...er...Andrew,” I answered still breathing a little
heavily.
    “ What are you doing here?” he asked still trying to threaten
me with the bow and arrow.
    “ I was out for stroll when I noticed the bandits,” I lied. “I
figured you could use help.”
    “ And I’m supposed to believe that?” He asked.
    “ Believe it or don’t, I don’t care,” I said with unfamiliar
attitude. “Now, shoot me and get it over with. I can’t keep up this
Ward forever.”
    He looked like
he was going to release the arrow but lowered his bow. “You’re a
Mage?”
    “ No, I’m just someone who likes to make shadow puppets with
his hands, see?” I said sarcastically as I mashed my hands together
to try and create something.
    Cathy laughed. You’re in a fun mood
all of a sudden .
    Yeah I know, I
can’t stop it, our personalities must be fighting each other.
    “ It’s impolite to mock someone while on their farm,” the