The Death of Liam O'Connor, Part 6

by Melia

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The rest of the day passed uneventfully. Charlotte had set up a protection spell around the grounds that would alert us if anyone crossed the barrier, so we felt relatively safe. Liam and I played some cards while Charlotte and CherryPop napped during the high afternoon heat.

It was just after sunset when everything went balls up.

Charlotte’s spell sounded the alarm, startling all of us. I ran for CherryPop and scooped her up from her pile of Lego’s. I cradled her close to me as I ran for the door. Behind me I could hear Charlotte begin to chant and I could feel her power building.

“Des! Run now! It’s Alexander!” she shouted, her concentration broken as the wizard in question stepped into the room. He raised his staff and pointed it at me.

“NOOO!” Charlotte screamed and ran toward him. A vivid blue light lit the room as his blast raced towards me. I had just enough time to turn and shield CherryPop before I felt a hard thud against my back and I fell forward.

Liam was lying on top of us. Dead.

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Average Reader Rating: 5.0 stars out of 5

  1. The Death of Liam O'Connor, Part 6

    Melia's Buddy Icon Melia

    Posted 7 months ago

    Took me long enough to get to it eh? :)

  2. The Death of Liam O'Connor, Part 6

    BARomero's Buddy Icon BARomero

    Posted 7 months ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    Terrific sequence! There’s a little bit of a Harry Potter element, which I would caution you against straying too close to, but I thoroughly enjoyed the conflict and your exploration of the characters and their relationships.

  3. The Death of Liam O'Connor, Part 6

    Melia's Buddy Icon Melia

    Posted 7 months ago

    If you mean the blast o’ magic from Alexander’s staff then yeah, I worried about the similarities of that to the Avada Kedavra curse. It’s going to be difficult to avoid stuff like that, esp. for me because I’ve never written this sort of genre before. But I’m working on this story in book-form as well, so I when I have the chance to expand on these ficlets I’ll take care to try and avoid stuff like that :)

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