Mad Man's Poison: Vol II, Book Two in the series Ba El Shebub's Gift Awakens

The penetrating, twice repeated sound of a gong reverberated throughout the Magic Ether. Within the bole of the old tree, Ba El Shebub's slumbering spirit awoke with a start. To the spirit, it seemed as if the "Magic", created to save mankind from itself, had awakened and chosen its two wielders just moments ago. The spirit grumbled, "Too impatient these child chosen ones are; too many chances they take!" After a few moments of assessing the youngsters' progress, the spirit's bad temper rec...