Chapter 20 – Inheritance Through Blood
A few days later, when I was sure of my spell and tried it on some summoned snakes, I was ready to try it on myself. It was a Saturday night, and Quincy and I sneaked out of the common room, heading straight to our secret headquarters.
"Are you sure you will be fine?" She asked when we arrived, nervous and not because some of the paintings on the way here looked at us weirdly and grumpily as we woke them up with our glowing wands.
"I should be.... None of the snakes I tested it on showed any pain or discomfort. They just went stiff for a while before returning to normal."
"What if it is different for humans? Or because you are a wizard?"
"Well, that... that is though luck, Quincy." I chuckled, masking my nervousness with it.
"I don't like this, Conrad. Not a bit!"
"Should I try it on you?" I asked teasingly, and she fell silent. What surprised me was that she was clearly debating that possibility; I could see it in her eyes. "I wouldn't! Relax! It is my spell; I need to experience it once to know how it goes and what to modify!"
"If you survive it!"
"Don't be so pessimistic! It can't be worse than the Crucio curse!" I shrugged, producing my wand, and without hesitation, I waved it and pointed it at my wrist. "Sanguis Linea!"
I felt the magic inside me stir at once. There was a pull on my body... no, on my soul, and the classroom was gone, Quincy was gone, and everything flew away as I felt like traveling through a wormhole. I felt like an invisible hand was holding me by the ankle, dragging me along time and space, and I could do nothing but hold on to my dear life so it won't slip away.
It was both scary and exhilarating at once. I was trying to see where my mind was, but everything was a blur. It was as if I was sitting on a speeding dragon, watching a cityscape pass by. I could barely make out shapes and forms of people, but as soon as my brain registered something, it was already gone. I was about to think how long this was going to last when I came to a stop at once, and my consciousness landed back in my body.