Mana in the Modern World non illustrated version Read Free Page A

morning he called in sick and started
experimenting again. After some time he realized that, as long as
he could see the lite weight item, he could also visualize a place
for the item to appear. The headaches were lessening and he still
felt a small ‘jolt’ when the item transferred tho that seemed less
painful also. So far the maximum distance was about 50 feet or so
and the further away the item was the more the ‘jolt’ hurt and
tired it made him.
    “OK Ty, time to try this out.” Going to a
small local mall with a bank, he stands at the center counter where
he can see inside the vault and some stacks of money. He focused on
a single bundle of bills on top of a stack. Then he visualized it
in the backpack he was wearing. A sharp pain and thump from the
pack seemed to indicate success. Realizing he had better be
elsewhere he grabs a couple of forms from the counter and heads for
his truck, a bit tired but excited.
    Setting in his truck he looks in the
backpack. “Eureka!” shouts Ty quickly glancing around to make sure
he did not attract any attention. Inside the backpack is a ‘bundle’
of $50 bills, $5,000! Laughing’ Ty heads home to call the store
owner and quit his shitty job and then to make plans for a brighter
future!
    On second thought he makes a stop to get a
bigger screen TV! Once the new TV is up and running he grabs the
Williams phone book and turns to the yellow pages. ‘Might as well
see if there are some topless clubs close by too! But it may
probably be best if I go out of town or better yet out of the state
to do any more takes from banks. Maybe Flagstaff or further east?
Around here people might recognize me and start to wonder.’
***
Flagstaff, Arizona
    Pinyin, setting at her desk in a small
office, suddenly straightens up. It had been a long time since she
had last felt that Mana energy spike, even feeble as it was. ‘Now,
how to locate that person?’ thinks Pinyin. ‘He or she must be close
by for me to feel it. Hmm, could be of help in my organization ….or
maybe a excellent transfer sometime in the future. Might even be
able to move up my timetable in buying up the rest of Little Cayman
island in the Caymans. It is probably about time to visit my other
island Bangalla too. The UN have finally recognized it as a
separate country with full diplomatic rights. Maybe I will build a
small embassy here and in England.
    Wait;… something seems to be happening to the
Mana energy flow! Could it actually be increasing? Should I risk
doing a stronger spell with stored Mana to check? Now which is
safest and best to try? Nothing too potent and wasteful of the
energy but what? Yes, a detection spell requires little energy and
is prefect, especially as it should also indicate the current
energy level.’ She tries the detect on the Artifact and finds it’s
Mana is indeed stronger! “Yes, finally!” she exclaims.
    “Time to find an apprentice with the Mana
returning. Once I find the spike person maybe he or she can take
Wilma’s place. She does excellent work but I have about had enough
of her trying to subvert some of my organization’s people to turn
on me. So in time I will have her taken to my transfer room in the
Utah compound and kept alive till needed. After the transfer then
her body can be burned and dumped with the others! That compound
has proved best for getting rid of them, profitable too tho the
leader there is getting erratic. Now; how to locate the spike
producer? He or she could make a better replacement leader for the
Utah compound than take Wilma’s place; at least for now.”
***
England
    Previously the IFF had learned that an
armored car frequently took old currency in for destruction after
being exchanged for new. They also learned that the only copies,
digital and print, of the old currency’s serial numbers will also
be in the truck which, if destroyed, will make it impossible to
spot the old currency being used once again.
    However it is always guarded by two