The Double~Sided Wish

A black shadow appeared and they gestured to one another, sending out the first blast of power between them. Colors and light spun into a central point, controlled by the four as their individual powers collided in the center of the space. 

The sky grew darker and the next four beings fell into place, adding their power to create a more vibrant, swirling whirlpool of pure spelled energy as they flew around the circumference of the mountaintop. The shadow gained form, a gargantuan fireball hurtling down from the sky. The air filled with heat and a noise like a child spinning a slatted whistler. The dragons had no need to call out as the rest of the group joined in, throwing their remaining power into the shield.

The air went black, the flaming mass dropping just as predicted, in line with the mountaintop. The dragons enlarged the circumference of the circle, spreading ever wider as the size of the partial Orb became a reality. Each rider stared upward with eyes wide in terror, flowing every possible ounce of power into the barrier. The meteor collided with the wavering band of color, and it seemed that the shield would not hold as it bowed down towards the mountain. It stretched each being’s limit and then just before it collided with the tops of trees, it stopped for the blink of an eye and then began to arch back toward the sky. The shield stabilized as it flattened and the swirling layers of color captured pieces of broken rock as the main meteor flew back into the clouds. The jagged pieces of stone were catapulted into the air, a barrage of shrapnel caught in the still twisting air as the healers lost their ability to keep the power flowing. 

Safire was the first to react, taking Crystal higher and outward as she looked on in horror. The air was filled with flying stone, pebble to apple sized pieces of death spinning freely with only being skin and dragon hide in their path. Safire barely missed flying directly into a piece as it sailed past his face and was then stuck by another, the missile hitting Crystal in the thigh. It went through her leg, impaling Safire in the stomach. Crystal screamed as heat seared through her skin. Beneath her leather pants, she felt the flow of blood, sticky and warm as it slid down her skin. Below her, the ground was at an odd angle, coming up much too quickly for a normal landing.