One eye on the sky

As she examines his powers and compares it to her own studies she discovered he used magic but in a different way than her. While she draws on energy siphoned from emotion or  energy around her and within her own body he was limited to using only his own energy to manipulate the magic world around him. He could generate and gather more powerful wind gusts.  She discovered this using a drop of his power with a wind element spirit and the resulting tornado messed up her entire filing system before the spirit calmed down and helped her fix it. It had no identity nor any affiliation with any element or power except the power of intelligence it was a sentient spiritual memory bank that reflected her innermost being when it spoke but otherwise was neutral.

He could generate a firestorm. She learned her lesson about how strong he was with the wind element and cast fire wards on all her belongings and the walls ceiling and floor. The element and the spirit react just as violently except the color of the flames was a light green. Everything was stained a greenish color from the intensity of the light. The heat would have melted the stone if she hadn't protected it and her armor and personal wards were glowing white hot and she gulped. Using his energy he could convert energy into matter and even mimic magic by manipulating his energy to become elements.

Her fascination grew and she tested water. She prepared several water breathing and airtight spells on everything on the room in her swimsuit when she tested it. The water froze and shattered the element and the spirit giggles and reformed with a whoop and giggles. "My my this warrior can't handle water. And ice seems to be something that works on him " Kat blushed and took down the notes before moving on to the power of earth: magnetism

This one was the strangest. When exposed to various magnetic fields it attracted them all and could see all magnetic fields no matter how small or insignificant. "Its hard to describe...." the spirit said and Katherine looked up from her notes.

"What do you mean? Just spit it out please. It could be back any hour now and I want to finish the elements and move on to spiritual analysis." Katherine said while looking to the rebellious spirit and it sighed before speaking again.

"Its like the world is bathed in light that penetrates everything bending against similar bands of energy and rejecting them violently while opposing energy flows towards the initial energy mixing and changing polarity and scattering to find others. Its like billions of collisions and explosions all at once in never ending harmony. I would guess this is what the world feels to his skin and ears. Maybe his eyes."

Katherine took the notes down in awe at what was said and then lightening begins to charge. It gathers and discharges causing the spirit of intellect to form a magnetic attraction to protect her before shutting itself away from the element.

Katherine's hair was frizzy and crackling from the residual energy. She cleared her throat and hat to leave. The shock of the energy had caused her to feel some muscle twitching but this was a side effect. While recovering, she thought about the spiritual analysis to see what his properties and 'for lack of a better term' status in terms of speed strength endurance. Like a physical but using his spirit energy not physical.

She sat down writing this all down hoping to figure some things going on. From what his powers have under his control, this left Katherine wondering if he's true power was bubbling inside of him now thanks to her potions and medicine she has him drink? It's possible but it's still exciting. He was doing his own thing right now so it left her alone thinking about what to do.

She felt more relaxed after the twitching and static free. Kat even took a light bath while drying herself off. As she considered what she saw and waited yo see what the spiritual analysis said and she went to change clothes. She picked her thin tank top and short shorts donning them before returning to the lab. The spirit was humming the song that was plying in Katherine's head and shivered when she entered the room.

"Alright lets begin start with the capabilities then move onto the essence." Kat said and the spirit gulped another drop of his energy and buzzed forming into an array of numbers.

Pwr 0
Reaction speed 0
Endurance 0

"No that cant be right. Hmmm, give it a charge of mine to compare. Set mine to one please..." she said and the spirit rolled and the numbers changed they cracked and the spirit wobbled and winked out unable to stay manifest anymore. It was drained of all its energy and needed to rest just from trying to measure how strong he was. Meaning he was stronger than she could imagine.

"No, that can't be right....I figure the measurements of each would do some change.." she mutters under her breath but it left her trying to think of some solution. The other spirits around her tried to help her think of something but nothing came up judging on what things have been going on or so. Marcus was indeed something else and it left her wondering just how in the world that could be. He was almost like some god at a short time knowing just a few bites of magic. A banished god walking this world with no care in the world.

He could be something that she didn't know she would meet but he was unlike any man she's seen before. Not that she's been with another man, just ones trying to hit on her or ask for her hand. With a sigh, she goes back to work on documents while trying to figure this out herself. For him, he was doing his own thing while she worked but that left him wondering if she can really bring his full power back like before. Knowing how weak he came into this world to how long it took for him to work it out and get to where he is now. She gave her word to make it stay forever and that's what she'll do.

It was then he arrived for his magic treatment and she was flushed at how sweaty he was he had given his own magical energy a long workout and his energy was stable within him. Her next dose was the same as the others but due to his recent use of magic.

As she analyzed his reaction the boost gained from this dose was as she expected. His reaction was a mix of awe and nostalgia like he was seeing and hearing and even smelling the world for the first time in his life. As his eyes went to her she looked confused and closed his inner eye. She had successfully restored his array of mental abilities all of them and while he needed to train to begin their growth she was still sure she could use her potions to restore him.

Suddenly she looked down and saw that his magic was burning within and around his body. His heart was pounding and he relaxed. He was no god his magical power thrummed through him and he sent a bolt of air at the target she prepared to test if his wind power bonded. It did and she moved on to fire and thunder magic and even water and earth magic. He expressed some ability in all with air and thunder magic being the ones he was most capable with. Water magic was a failure as she guessed but he could harden it to ice if he focused hard enough. For magnetism it took all he had to make a magnet move.  

As they explore his spiritual abilities he said they were always sane unless a spirit of evil intent was near and he was stressed and needed a boost to get through the day.

"That sounds pike prayers" she mutters setting aside the magnet and leaning back stretching her arms behind her head. This work and her study was unlike anything she's done before and more work needed to be done in order to help Marcus through the use of his magic. She will get through it just for him.

She did write everything down for last notes before looking to him thinking about what would happen next. More testing and work was to be done just to be sure things are going as planned for him. Katherine wanted to be sure the medicine she gave him will help during this time to show that things will be alright. For a while, that's what she did even from the strange silence of dragons not showing up. Did they decided to give them a break? Maybe but knowing the dragon females, they were more ruthless than others. She didn't wish to risk it and decided to take a two hour break to check the town.

Her father was still at home but told her things were alright so far while the same for Marcus. She knew he was always watching over the village and would signal her in case something happened. She gives a nod and heads to town to check on others for the moment.

When she left she left a note twlling him which bottles to drink and labler them before setting off down the road to the community. It was going to be interesting to see how things were coning along. And she had to tell he rfather about brandons powers and how he was training ti restore them.

As she left she turned back and smiled at her home before resuming her journey. It wasnt too far by horse but she walked so it took 6 hours. She saw the usual gaurds and gatherings as always and everyone was glad to see she was safe.

Everyone seems to be doing alright, working or fixing up whatever the dragon from before messed up. Katherine saw a few places burned down but at least the people weren't hurt this time. With her work on the potions and stuff, it seems like things are going as planned right now and that's what she was hoping for. Her eyes gazed upon the village seeing regular villagers that she spots her father's home and heads in that direction. He had to be home due to taking his late nap or working on some new rules for others to follow.

She got to the front door and knocks on it a few times. "Hold on; I'm coming." he calls out before heading to the door and opens it. Her father still looked the same but his smile grew seeing his daughter. "Katherine! My little baby flower. Come in, come in!" he laughed inviting her inside.

"Hi papa, I hope I'm not bothering you." she said walking in the home with him shutting the door.

"Of course not baby. You never bother me."

Marcus was patiently waiting for her to return and guarding the farm. His recent developments made things too easy now and he a little more of a match for dragons now. He still needed his axe but he could dodge claws, jaws, and maybe fire now. As he begins his arm up Kat was already talking with her father and explaining what she learned about Marcus and how if he had learned more powerful magic and making it hos own he could stop the dragons.

That made her father worry and he looks at her gently. "Even if that's the case honey, would he be happy to be our slave. For slave indeed he would become. Keep him secret until he reveals himself but be warned many will fear his power and drive him away. Don't lose him when that happens. " he warns still being kind to his daughter.

"I won't treat him like a slave you know, father. He's got rights and he's been helping us with the female dragons during the time he and Lewis stayed here. He's a life saver to us.." she said to her father but he only looked worried seeing that she was growing upset. He didn't want anyone else to panic of his new reborn powers because that might cause others to treat him different.

"I know you are worried dear but I'm sure when everyone understands it won't be that way." he explains but Katherine looks down upset more.

"Listen to me Kat. I know you love him. I know you'll protect him even if everyone else wants to kill him." he hugs her and she holds him. He knew she was in love and was worried for her from that just warning her about other people.

While the two speak Marcus was focusing on his power and his magical abilities.

"Then they don't understand. At first they were afraid of him, some started to like/love him and now you expect me to try to turn him against us to serve us? I won't do it. I know you care for me dad but if you did..you would be sure to help me show that Marcus isn't like that. I'm sure he can help us." she mutters to him but her father held her tight worried for his girl.

"I know sweetie..but I don't know what will happen. Knowing he's some god or whoever he is, I don't want to risk you getting hurt if they knew. People might panic thinking you'll turn against us." he said.

"But I won't dad.." she said.

"I know baby...but I trust you...I just want to be sure he won't hurt you." he said.

"Even if I can change their minds I wont be able to for long. Sooner or later the rest will crave his power and come for it. It won't matter that he is our hope against the dragons. They will just want to use his power to improve their lives. That's how the world is now."

She hugs her father tightly deeply wishing it would never come to that. She decided to help Marcus get him used to his new use of magic sooner and hide them from everyone much as their relationship was secret.

He felt her tensing up in worry but he knew she was scared for him. Maybe in a while, Katherine will understand but at least he was happy that someone loved his baby girl for her and nothing else. He lets her go and decided to offer some tea to help calm her down.

Sbe stayed in the community to finush all if her busines while he begins to feel his natural powers growing.

He did wonder where she was at this time but hopes she'll be home soon. After helping who needed it and helping her father with some things, Katherine already begins heading back.

She was halfway home when she heard the dragon roar. It swooped down on the farm without warning and let loose the gob of flame threatening to consume the fields. She saw the fire move and gather into Marcus' hand where he crushed it then he hefted his axe and leaps into the air.

The dragon twisted and lashed at him with its tail then wings as he rolled and twisted out if the beast still flying from the leap. She watched as the axe cleaved through the neck of the dragon in mid air and he fell to earth with the carcass.

She hurried at that point rushing to see if he was hurt. When she arrived he was butchering the meat and was unhurt. Her heart felt some heavy relief seeing Marcus alright with her excitement at what she saw and now she knew the sky was no safe place for a dragon anymore.

She didn't say anything from the sight but it told her he's more than willing to keep this place safe. Even her. Katherine wanted him to be happy and free but maybe..maybe she could find another way to get him to safety by sending him home. Maybe she could go with him? Though, it's a low thought due to the possible outcomes. It's still dangerous for either to try.

When everyone left taking the meat she sneaks around the carcass and caught him off guard kissing his cheek as he turns around. He was surprised to see her so soon and when she pulled back he smiles. "Welcome back. Did you finish everything?"

"I did it went well but I think we need to keep your powers secret... though... you just showed them off.." she asked and he nodded.

"I see. Good idea I'll remember that from now on. Till then what can I do for you?" He seemed more happier even lighthearted making her smile and glow with happiness.

"Now now, you don't have to do anything for me, Marcus. I'm just fine." she waved her hand gently to him to show she's fine but he wanted to show that she's doing alright. Maybe in another way, it just made him wonder if she was alright after a while. Maybe he was sensing her feeling nervous about something. He only remained silent with a sigh, look away to see the last bit of meat remain for both her and him.

"Well, How about some food for us then? I can cook up something special for just us."

"You are too sweet Marcus but I'm fine. You don't have to worry about it." she said blushing. "Besides, you should be resting after all that from what you do. Besides, you should be alright." she said smiling to Marcus that he just looked more happily after some time that he picks up the last bits of meats and carries them back home. Katherine just smiling and happily follows him.

He waited until he put the meat away before turning to watch her. "I still think you need something or are thinking about something.. you can tell me anything you know that right?"

He wasn't worried just curious but he asks the same way as if he was worried. The cooking pot simmers as the stew he threw together begins to boil.

She only sighed and showed a light smile. "I'm alright dear. I'm just lost on a few things from thoughts. It shouldn't worry you in some way Marcus." she did seem a little distracted in some point that it left Katherine wondering if he knew about it or not. She didn't want to worry anyone but she wanted to speak to him about how she felt about him using his powers for others to find out.

"Like what?" He asks not letting it go she said nothing but he insisted and she relented.

"Like... keeping your powers a secret..." she said and continued as he fell silent and fixed on her with rapt attention. "People will get nervous and seeing what you can do will drive them to use you. I don't want that. Its also why I keep my magic secret." he nodded and she felt relieved he understood.

"Okay but if I want to use them on dragons I have to be seen... maybe if some people in charge of damage assessment and recording events. But they would need to be secret too." he said and she flowed with relief. He was accepting her idea but now trying to find ways to make it work.

His words were cut off by her sudden hug as she tackled him into the ground. Her outburst was overlooked as when she and him when down they were hidden from view. She was so overjoyed that she was kissing his face and he spluttered trying to slow her down.

When she came back to her senses she sat up still on top of him. "Ah! I'm sorry i was so happy i just..." he stopped her with a finger to her lips and she feel silent.

"Its okay your passion is obvious and so is your intention." He understood and that made her apology die replaced by sense and a deeper love for him.

As for him he hoped she wouldn't notice his embarrassment from her pushing him down. Even from the sudden rush of excitement that boils his blood.

"Are you alright? Did you hurt yourself?" he asked gently that he held her in his arms.

"I'm alright I just feel happy now. I'm sorry.." she said blushing that she sits up to help him up, moving off of him while seeing his hands reach to wipe away the tears from her eyes. He did see that she was smiling towards her that it only left her feeling more silent. He didn't want her to be sad but it was out of joy. He only sees her hug him now smiling that it left her feeling happier now.

They go back to her house and he holds her hand the whole time. Now that they killed a dragon they had a few weeks of peace once more. But there was no telling hiw long until more than one show up like before the world burned.