Chapter 14: Flashback x2

Chapter 14: Flashback x2

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-Flashback Continued-

"So... Yao, Huh?" Peter says as the Ancient One turns to him with a stern glare.

"Is it so interesting that I have a name just like everyone else?" She asks as she takes a seat and conjures some tea.

"I mean, yeah." Peter nods as he takes a seat as well.

"Well, I would ask that you don't use that name. It's a thing of the past and should be left there." She says seriously as she sips her tea.

"Sure, I won't tell a soul." Peter says with an understanding nod.

He could tell that there is some history behind this, which he'll probably never know. Though he'll respect her wishes and not use her name. Peter's just happy to be one of the few to know the real name of the Ancient One.

"So, are we not going to talk about the spider lady that kidnapped me?" Peter asks as he drinks some tea as well.

"The Great Weaver is a neutral entity in the vast dimensions. Though that doesn't mean she will have your best interests in mind. Neutral doesn't mean good. Be wary of her intentions." The Ancient One explains as she tops off her tea once again.

"That's it?" Peter asks as he barely learned anything.

"If you want to learn more, find out on your own time." She says as she waves her hand, drawing a spell circle made of Eldritch energy in the center of the air. "Now is the time for training. Tell me about this."

Knowing that he won't get anything out of her, Peter just goes with the flow and decided to look into this when he has the opportunity.

"It's a spell circle. They're the building blocks of the Mystic Arts and are used to perform most magic. The few arts that don't need spell circles are personal energies, forming energy weaponry, and astral projection. If there are any other subjects that don't fall under the spell circle umbrella then I haven't learned them yet." Peter explains.

"Anything else?" She asks expectantly.

"Spell circles are made up of spell lines, runes, glyphs, and other symbols. Almost anything can be done with the right combination of these things. Certain powerful spells will require the spell circle, or circles depending on the difficulty, to be accompanied by certain chants or incantations." Peter explains further. Witness the debut of this chapter, unveiled through Ñôv€l--B1n.

Although Peter didn't read about it in any books, he had a theory about advanced spells. Based on seeing the Ancient One always using magic without any visible spell circles, Peter has guessed that she doesn't need them for menial tasks anymore. His theory is that she has mastered the spell and therefore needs no spell circle.

Either that, or she's using some sort of invisible or microscopic spell circle. Peter didn't mention this as he wasn't sure if he was correct or not. He'll ask her when his skills in spell crafting are up to par.

Sitting in the room alongside Peter was MJ, who heard exactly what Ned said as clear as day. She and Peter were sitting in front of his computer, watching random YouTube videos together. He invited her over after their suspension and neither of their guardians had a problem with it. They were suspended from school, but they didn't exactly do anything wrong.

"Uhh... Hey, Ned." Peter says awkwardly as he pauses the video.

Ned stands out of place in the doorway. He didn't know what to say and neither did MJ, who stared between Peter and Ned questioningly.

"MJ, this is Ned. He's my best friend. Ned, this is MJ. My new... friend." Peter carries on the awkwardness as he introduces them.

"Uhh... Hey, MJ." Ned says as he starts speaking without thinking. "I didn't know... You're obviously better than Liz... Umm..."

As Ned starts putting his foot in his mouth, MJ just stares at him blankly, her eyebrow inching higher as he speaks.

"Dude, just stop talking... Please." Peter tells him in exasperation.

After a moment of silence, MJ tries and fails to hold back her laughter.

"You guys are losers. You know that, right?" MJ says as her giggles subside.

"It takes a loser to know a loser." Peter says with a smile as the awkward atmosphere slowly faded away.

"I guess you're right." MJ laughs again and wipes her tears.

She wasn't worried about Liz Allen. If Peter wanted to ask her out he would've, but that didn't happen. Also, Peter wouldn't have stood up for her so extremely if he wasn't interested. Maybe he would've helped, but he wouldn't have gotten physical with Flash. Peter's known as a straight-laced nerd, who never gets in trouble. Punching someone in the face in front of the entire school was definitely out of character for Peter.

"Uhh, did I fix it?" Ned asks cluelessly.

Hearing him ask this, Peter and MJ just look at each other and shake their heads in exasperation.

"Yeah, man. Don't worry about it. Do you want to watch YouTube videos with us?" Peter says as he motions towards the computer.

"Yeah, sure." Ned agrees easily.

-Flashback End-

After that plane crash of a first meeting, Ned and MJ got along just fine. The awkward first impression may have actually made it easier for them to become better friends. There was no awkwardness or third wheel type feelings when they all hung out together.

Ever since that day, the three of them became a sort of friend group, and that was a first for all three of them. MJ has always been a loner while Peter and Ned have only ever had each other and two isn't a group.

A/N: 1603 words

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