The Dark Magician Girl

by Paige A Whitfield

~An hour later

  "Star!"

  I turn and find Myst running up to me, "Oh, hello Myst. What are you doing here?"

  "Star, your father is looking for you," I turn to Lucina and she nods. I nod back, meaning I will see you soon, and take off following Myst back through the portal. As we arrive to the portal, we jump in and the familiar feeling that the world is spinning around me sweeps over me once again.

  Once the feeling disappears and the blue sky reaches my eyes, I slowly lower myself to the ground and swiftly follow Myst into the castle, through the courtyard to find my father standing there waiting, "Star,"

  As I quickly approach him, I notice his eyes show sadness, similar to the sadness I saw that day I was banished, in his eyes.

  "What is wrong, father?"

  "Star, do you remember, my very good friend?"

  My eyes widen. "Papa?"

  My father nods, "Yes. I found out just now that he is gravely injured and is very ill,"

  My stomach drops to the floor from this news. I cannot stop the single tear that swells up in my eye, "Father, take me to him, right now!" I yell with a crack in my voice.

  My father pauses for a moment, then nods in agreement and gestures for me to follow him, "Come,"

  Father takes me to a hidden shack just outside of the forest close by to the castle.

  The cabin I played in with Myst those many years ago...

  My father leads me inside and into the back room. The moment I step inside my feet carry me straight to the bed positioned on the floor. My eyes swell up with tears and my knees hit the floor.

  "Papa..." I whisper, reaching my hand out to brush over his cheek, "Papa... No..."

  Please, Papa, please do not leave me. I have not seen you in what feels like an eternity.

  He lays on the bed. His eyes are shut closed and he is lightly breathing. Papa, has light brown short shaggy hair. He also wears armor similar to Ike's and my father's, but blue with brown trim and a yellow cape. I soon forget everything around me and focus only on Papa laying there. I lift my right hand and place it onto his arm while keeping my left on his cheek.

  I will use my healing magic on you, Papa. I will stay here as long as it takes. He was like my second father. I remember when I was little, he would come visit my father at our castle. He is skilled with axes, so they would spar in the courtyard. I remember watching them and then after that he would call me there and he would tell me stories while laughing with my father. He told me many stories about when he lived back with his family. He said he has a son and a daughter. But he never really went into detail about them, he never told me why. For a short while, he came every day. Then one day he stopped coming and I never seen him ever again, until now. What happened Papa? I have missed you so much.

  Tears are falling rapidly down my cheeks as I watch over Papa. I do not know how long I sat there but it must have been a very long time. Papa is beginning to be surrounded by my healing magic. It only works as long as I am touching him.