She gave me a smile, maybe to reassure me… I don't know anymore. Then she threw herself straight into the fight.
My mother's abilities lay in manipulating space and time, making her a fearsome sorcerer, even if the cost drained her greatly.
But even she couldn't hold back the entire council for long. Magnus resumed his ritual while she fought several Mage-Kings at once.
She noticed and screamed at the top of her lungs: "NO!"
She cast a spell, one of rare power… I had never seen anything like it from her. Maybe it was her ultimate technique. Then, a blinding flash.
I woke up in a completely white room, covered in black runes, indecipherable symbols I could barely understand. After a moment, my mother appeared in front of me and spoke without delay.
"I don't have much time, Icarus," she said. "We are in the Realm of the Void, a space I can hold for only a few seconds. It devours my energy… it even devours my lifespan."
"W-what?! Mother, cancel the spell! We need to go back and fight, we...-"
"No!" she cut me off. "It's lost. Forget the fight. Magnus has almost finished the ritual. In moments, you will become a simple human, without any magic. You will change race."
"WHAT?! ARGH, THAT BASTARD WILL PAY!" I roared, shaken to the core.
"Forget vengeance… I will give you a second chance, my son," she answered, her calm voice so soft it soothed me instantly.
"What do you mean, Mother?" I asked.
"I will send you to Gharyan. You will be human, I can't change that, and your magic will be gone… But not forever. You will have to learn it again from the very beginning. I know you can."
Before I could answer, I was pulled backward into a black hole. My voice was gone, my words swallowed by the void.
My mother added simply:
"I love you, my son."
Then I was torn away, hurled into another space and time.