I'm doing another one of these ok

Well.  I finished that story and immediately started to miss writing it, so I've started the next one equally immediately >.>b  And in the interest of people eventually reading the monstrous finished product, I'm gonna start the teasers now ^-^  Here's the teeny introduction thing.

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It is a lazy day in Alibi.  The sun is high, the air is warm, the grass is green, and fluffy little cumulus clouds are drifting cheerfully across the bright blue sky.  A little bluebird sings a merry tune from the treetops, then launches itself into the warm, inviting sky.

The sky tears open.  A roaring torrent of pure magic strikes the peaceful scene and transforms it into utter chaos.  Trees and grass are seared away, dirt charred and melted into shining blackness.  The air boils, the winds catch fire, the land is burnt black for miles in all directions.

In the very heart of the blaze, something that is no longer a bluebird slowly rises to its feet, spreads its wings and flies away.