Chapter 13: Making the Drop! Part Two!

“Number one-hundred-and-thirty-seven, you’re out!”

More people had been chosen to make The Drop, and most of those poor fellas didn’t make it. But like Owen said, they didn’t get any broken bones, or broken necks, or broken arms or legs, or any other broken body stuff.

I don’t want to be out in the first game… I really need to think of something, something that can help me break my fall before the enchantment does. Alright, why can’t those guys break their fall? We saw them have their staffs, and they have enough time… wait, they were falling at a very high speed, you can’t strategize as you are falling that fast.

“Number fifty-six, you’re up!” Owen cried to the crowd, and that person with that number stood forward, and that guy, was Gunther, the son of Trad, one of the Twelve Protectors. He stretched his arms in an abnormal position, and spun his staff perfectly. Dang, I wished that I can do that without dropping my staff or getting a bump on my foot…

He walked forward, but unlike the others, he didn’t stand on the plank, he stopped on the edge instead. “I’ll accept that…” Owen mumbled, “Alright! Now, ready? Set!” The crowd started the countdown, now that is making me nervous, cause after that, you will decide on whether you can make it or not…

“One!” The plank vanished, and Gunther walked off the edge without any hesitation. Most of us walked to the edge, the ones with handles to hold on, and watched him fall. We saw a glimpse of Gunther raising his staff, and something happened, and that blinded us for a few seconds, and I heard something, that sounded a bit familiar, that’s some sounds that Chris the Indian Quarterback would make instead of saying a vocabulary for five-year olds.

I think that was a roar, of a dragon or some sort. And that was casted by Gunther, who ended up with a splash in the lake. “The enchantment didn’t break his fall, and he landed safely in the water, so that means, number fifty-six, you pass!” Owen said with his microphone sidekick, but the crowd didn’t clap or cheer for some reason… that’s really weird… I’m pretty sure that they should be celebrating by now… but Gunther didn’t seem to care. “Now, number fifty-six, you must now swim toward that yacht over there.” Owen pointed to one of the two yachts that are close to the tower, and Gunther started to swim towards the yacht with a green flag.

More people started to pass after Gunther, like Felix, who made himself float in the air, which it lasted for about a few moments, and Aisha, who created a trampoline out of water above the lake, which that made her bounce so high in the air, it made me worry for a second. I was still thinking about which position should I use… I should use something, that can break my fall. Should I freeze the water, no, then I could possibly be the one that will get broken body parts… Then…

“Next, number eleven!” That broke e out of my thoughts, it’s already my turn… I have to do it, I need to get to the next level. Alright, I got this, hopefully… I managed myself to step forward, I stood on the plank, “Right! Ready?” “Wait!” I had a request for Owen, I took my top hat off, and gave it to him, “Please take care of my top hat sir, and please return it to me once I’m done.” But before I do this, I need to make sure that my top hat is safe.

“Okay, now! Ready? Set!”

The crowd started to count, I need to think of a position, which is the most suitable one for this?

“Three!” That’s it! I’ll use that one! But I don’t know whether I can make at least one that works…

“Two!” I need to calm down, this is it, I took a deep breath, ignoring the sounds that will distract me, which probably every sound right now.

“One!” The plank below me disappeared, and I fell at high speed.

The feeling of falling was, terrifying, despite the fact that you won’t die in this fall, it was still horrifying to fall from a great height. I still have to concentrate, I took another deep breath, and that is still hard while falling, I chanted, “Element of Ice, Third position, Zero Creation!” If you guys don’t know what it is, it creates things that the user wants. So, I would like to create a; “Ice Slide!”

A slide, but the properties were made from ice, materialised beneath me, and I slid down. After those few seconds of horror from falling, sliding down an ice slide was actually, fun. I had rarely used the slides in my childhood, and this brings back some good old memories.

I continued sliding down the slide, what I didn’t know is, the slides’ end goes, straight up. “Oh boy,” I spoke to myself, when I reached the end, just how high will I go? Hopefully the water will break my fall, well, now I’m about to find out…

After the end of the slide, I zoomed up into the air, and I think I might had screamed like a baby. I fell into the water with a splash. Every part of my body hurts, so, water might not break your fall perfectly… “Number eleven, you pass!” I heard Owen yell from above, I managed to slide down without the interference of the enchantments.

I started to swim towards the green-flagged yacht, where many people who succeeded await. “Nice one dude!” Felix cheered, “Thanks!” I replied, as they helped me up. “That was awesome!” Aisha praised, “I hope that Claude is impressed up there.” I looked up, to the booth where Claude and Trad reside in. “He will be.” Felix promised, “Your brother is a really nice guy, you know.” Well, he’s right, Claude is always a positive person. Now, the only thing I will need to worry is the next game.