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Micaela Fernandez, Camila Guindani and Lucho Rodriguez are three teenagers from Argetina who all attend the Instituto Don Bosco high school together.
They are the best of friends.
Camila is 15 years old. She has short black hair and glasses.
Micaela is 16 years old. She has long red hair tied together with a ponytail, and freckles.
Lucho is 17 years old. He has short brown hair.
That Friday, the three friends exited school like any other day. But it wasn't meant to be a regular day. This was the day that would change their lives forever.
"So, you are coming to the rave?" said Micaela as they exited the school
"Like you really have to ask. Have I missed a rave in my life?" said Camila with a smile on her face
"I just wish they didn't give us so much homework." said Lucho
"Yeah, those teachers can be assholes sometimes." said Micaela
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Later that day, Lucho entered his room and turned on his TV. "Casi Angeles" was about to start. His younger brother, Juan Martin, was watching "Dragon Ball Z" in the other room while his mother, like always, was away working at the local homeless shelter.
He was ready to sit on his bed when he noticed his pet Persian cat already cuddled in it.
"Cleo, how many times I have to tell you that you can't sleep on my beed?" said Lucho as he put his cat on the floor.
As he started to watch the show, he noticed Cleo was hissing at his window. He could hear light tapping in the background.
"What's the matter?" said Lucho, confused
He turned around and saw the source of the tapping: a brown owl was tapping against the window.
"That's strange. What's an owl doing here, in the middle of the city?" said Lucho
Lucho opened his window and the owl rapidly flew inside the room, scaring Cleo. As it stood in Lucho's desk, Lucho noticed a small piece of paper attached to its right left.
Lucho picked up the paper, opened and read it:
"Dear Luciano 'Lucho' Rodriguez:
It of outmost importance that you meet me tomorrow at 16:00 in Parque Recoleta. The fate of the world depends on it. It is time for you to fulfill your destiny.
Sincerely,
Melchor Martinez"
"You sent me this?" said Lucho
But when Lucho turned out, the owl was gone.
"The girls need to hear about this.", Lucho taught.
Thus, he shut off his TV, turned on his computer, and logged on the private chat room that he shared with the girls.
"Girls, you won't believe what happened! I was just chilling out on my room, when suddenly, an owl came in and-" said Lucho
"-send you a note about meeting a man at Parque Rivadavia at 16:00?" said Camila
"And as soon as it came, it just went away?" said Micaela
"Yes! How did you know?" said Lucho
"The same thing happened to me." said Camila
"And me, too." said Micaela
"So, what do you think we should do?" said Lucho
"I say we go. If this was something dangerous, he would have told us to meet at Avellaneda or Sucre, not in Parque Recoleta." said Camila
"Besides, Parque Recoleta is full of policemen. We'll be safe." said Micaela
"Also, we'll bring our cellphones." said Micaela
"OK, I guess you are right." said Lucho
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That Saturday, the three friends wandered about for a bit in Parque Recoleta until they found the man they were looking for. He was easy to recognize: he had an owl perched on his shoulder, the same owl that gave them the message.
The man was tall and fat, with black hair and a beard.
"Melchor Martinez, I presume?" said Lucho.
"That, I am. And you must be Lucho, Micaela and Camila."
The owl flew from the man's shoulder to Micaela's head, and it rested there for a while.
"It seems Nicolas has taken a liking to you." said the man
The man made a gesture with his hands, and Nicolas flew right back at his shoulder.
"Why did you call us?" said Micaela
"Because there's is something you need to know. You are not like the other kids at school. You are special. You are sorcerers." said Melchor
The three friends burst out laughing.
"Is this a joke for 'Showmatch'? Where's the camera?" said Lucho
"I assure you, this is no joke. You are wizards, just like me." said Melchor
"You think that just because I have black hair and glasses, I'm a witch? Come on now." said Camila
"Perhaps this will help you believe." said Melchor.
Melchor pointed his hand to Cleo (who was cuddled between Lucho's arms) and moved it back and forth. To the suprise of the three friends, the cat escaped from Lucho's grasp and started floating in the air.
"CLEO!" said Lucho
Melchor kept waving his hands, and the cat strarted twirling around and moving left and right in mid-air.
"Put my cat down!" said Lucho
Melchor waved his hands again, and Cleo floated right back to Lucho's shoulders.
The three friends couldn't believe what they just saw.
"This is impossible!" said Micaela
"Is it? Regular humans only use 10 % of their brains. Wizards are just people who learned to use the other 90 %. Their is potential for great power in all of us. Wizards are just people who learn to unlock their true potential." said Melchor
The three friends just tood there in silence, absorbing what they just learned.
"Now, here's something you can do. Wizards have the power of reading the minds of animals. That's why me and Nicolas are so close. I want you to try it. Just look at Cleo, and put your mind at ease. Focus." said Melchor
The three friends stared at the cat intensely.
At a while, images began forming in Lucho's head. He saw when he brough Cleo from the pet store back when he was just a kitty, the first time Cleo saw himself in the mirror, and the first time it drank milk.
Images also began forming in Camila's head. She saw Cleo chasing after sparrow, Cleo getting in a fight with the Siamese cat from next door, and Cleo meowing at the moonlight.
Micaela also saw images in her head. She saw Cleo playing with a ball of string, Cleo climbing a tree, and Cleo eating cat food.
When the images stopped, the three friends realized that what Melchor said was true. They were wizards.
"So, why are you telling us this? What do you need us for?" said Lucho
"Every once in a while, a special kind of wizard is born. The Prime Merlinian. The Prime Merlinian is destined to use his or her magical powers to defend humanity from all magical threats: orcs, trolls, goblins, demons, gremlins, evil wizards and stuff like that. Experienced wizards become Watchers. The Watchers train the Prime Merlinians so they can use their powers to defeat the forces of darkness. And that's why I called you: you are all Prime Merlinians, and I am your Watcher." said Melchor
"Woa...we are supposed to protect the world?" said Camila
"And you are gonna teach us how?" said Micaela
"We..we don't really have a choice, do we?" said Lucho
"Not really." said Melchor
"In that case, I guess we're in." said Lucho
"Perfect! We will begin your training right now!" said Melchor
Melchor waved his hand again, and all four of them teleported from Parque Recoleta to an unknown place.
It was also a grassy field, only it was covered with wooden dummies, target fields, swords and tables with potion.
However, the sound a train in the background made them realize where they were.
"So THIS is what's inside the Mysterious Place at Palermo!" said Micaela
"Indeed. Now, your training will begin." said Melchor.
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Growth: standard (rank 1)
Invisibility: standard (rank 1)
Shrinking: standard (rank 1)
Disintegration: standard (rank 1)
Inhibit Senses: standard (rank 1)
Eldritch Energy: standard (rank 1)
Fire: standard (rank 1)