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The Elderien Chronicles Ravens
"Ahh!"Alastair groaned as a Raven picked his flesh. He had not realized that he had a large wound on his leg. The Raven flew away as he kicked it off, groaning as he did. The sun was beginning to rise and its very first rays hit Alastair on the face. Alastair stood up from the ground and tried to clean the dirt off his body. He stopped when he heard someone coughing by his left.He looked at the person and saw Fristborn. He had a large wound on his head also and he groaned as he stood up as well. "I feel like I have been dancing with a hurricane," Fristborn said and Alastair shot him a look. Wasn't that the same thing he had thought when he woke up in that strange realm? Fristborn walked up to him and gazed at the bruises and cuts on his face. Alastair knew he looked like a punching bag, but he just needed to save Cara and he could worry about his looks later."We are in Merandore, are we not?" Alastair asked Fristborn who nodded."Seems like the tides knew exactly where to take u
The Elderien Chronicles The bite
He gasped, taking in the rush of air into his lungs. His eyes opened, and the crippling force the sea had exerted on him do forcing him to close his eyes again. He struggled to seat up, but his effort was not forthcoming. It was hopeless, he could barely feel his legs.The Forest around him glared with anger, like a subtle warning telling him he was not welcomed there. Blaize wondered why he was even inside a weird-looking forest in the first place. If anyone should be there, it should be Alastair. The bastard had the guts to ask him why he hated him so much? Blaize scoffed at the thought.He stood up, it was already daybreak but the thick leaves of the forest had prevented any form of light from penetrating. It was quite dark, except for some areas that were lightened up with rays of sunshine. Blaize felt uneasy, but he was not one to let fear rule his life. He was better than that."Bloody hell!"He exclaimed as he stepped on something. It appeared to be dung. Wasn't that expected?
The Elderien Chronicles The man
The natives charged as they took up defensive positions, all chattering amongst themselves. Blaize watched in anticipation as they began to swing their magic up and down, perhaps in an attempt to scare away their foes.Blaize was more interested in knowing what kind of creature could make the natives that scared. Perhaps he even wanted the does to help him. He just needed to wait for the perfect chance to strike.There was silence, much like the time when he was waiting for the little child to come outside. Only in this case, he was not bound in vines. When he thought that perhaps the creature wouldn't come out for the natives had managed to scare it away, something large burst out from the woods and ran toward the natives.The natives charged and ran towards the creature but it easily grabbed the first native to come its way and smacked its head on the nearest tree. More of the creatures followed and a fight soon burst out. Blaize tried to get free from the shackles holding him but h
The Elderien Chronicles Brother
He walked towards the Egda sea and prepared himself to meet the so-called legend. Blaize had been able to squeeze out the location of the sea from Rufus and although the latter warned him not to go, he did not listen.How could he? When he had a lot hanging on him finding Alastair and killing him? His life would be over if he did not go, he would have to spend the rest of his days on a remote, isolated island with flesh-eating monsters and strange large creatures.Trolls. That's what they were called. He had only remembered their name after Rufus had taken him to safety. They were taught about trolls back at the keep but since the creatures were not peculiar to Elderien's grounds, the mages paid little or no attention to the teaching.But he would ask himself, what would Alastair do? That was why he decided to pay attention to every little detail he was taught. The mages did not particularly mention anything about Killing trolls, but Blaize knew that for him to land a deathblow on one
The Elderien Chronicles The world he knew
It was all a lie. Blaize chuckled as reality dawned on him. His entire life had been a lie. The life he knew in Elderien was perhaps not the life he had thought it was. Why did Orion lie to him and tell him that he was the son of a whore? Why could he not remember his former life before then? Why were there so many questions in his head?"I don't even know where to begin. I haven't been Rus excited since my wife gave me twin boys. I have so many questions..."Rufus began."You will have to save it till you have answered all of mine. Why did I not remember? What happened to me in the sea?"Blaize asked, genuinely curious to know."There are sayings about the sea making you forget things. It trades your memories for something else. I never believed in it, not until now." Rufus said to him."What did she trade my memories for, then?" Blaize wondered."Your life? Recall I told you the sea is quite impatient and unforgiving. What if she made an exception with you? What if she traded your m
The Elderien Chronicles Eggshells
Blaize followed the shadow as it glided through the stairs. He could see it walking faster as he followed and that made him guess it probably knew he was following it. But what if it was not worth his time? Should he just go back?The shadow kept on walking as Blaize followed and eventually, he could no longer see it. The shadow had stopped and that made him Wonder if he should stop as well. But whenever something like that happened, that meant the person Wanted to be found right? Would that turn out to be a bad thing or a good one?Another step and Blaize was slowly approaching a little chamber built with stone. The chamber had a fire at the center which kept on burning as he approached. There were no seats or tables in the Chambers and there was certainly no bed. The only thing Blaize could see was a large window and the woman who stood before it.She was tall and red-haired, and the outline of her back which was turned to him told him she was very attractive. He could not stand bac
The Elderien Chronicles The curse of lust
"What do you mean she's a property of the gods?"Blaize asked as Rufus walked away. He followed the older man through the streets, one of the vendors almost slapping his left eye with a piece of fish it waved around. Blaize narrowly escaped the impact and almost cursed at the man."Years ago, this Kingdom experienced something dark. Everyone fell into a frenzy of lust. You might think it is fun but it is not. It was hell. People died, and properties were lost. I almost lost my wife in the entire madness..."He stopped and sighed."... then the priests came up with a solution. They revealed we were cursed by a foreign god. One that my Kingdom was not familiar with. We did not know why the god had cursed us, however, the priests did a ritual call on the god.Even at that time, about ten people were raped at the scene. After hours of trying, the god replied. We learned it was actually a goddess and she provided a way for us to end the madness. The princess must be sacrificed to her on th
The Elderien Chronicles No one saw us
Blaize walked back to the house, the events of what just happened dancing in his mind. He did not regret what he did, but at the same time, he was not proud of it either. He knew the consequences of his actions, and he knew Rufus might never forgive him.He had ruined the lives of so many people with a single act of lust. He knew he tried his best to resist but maybe he did not try hard enough. Maybe he should have run away and maybe he should not have followed the shadow in the first place.A grave mistake. How would he rectify it?Rufus looked at him with weariness as he approached. It was obvious he and his wife were worried about him. When Blaize walked towards them, he managed to smile, but Rufus did not."You left," Rufus said to him and Blaize sighed."Just went for a walk to clear my head," Blaize replied and Rufus nodded.Did he believe that?They set off immediately and along the way, Rufus always shot Blaize a look of suspicion. He didn't believe what Blaize had told him fo
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***Final Chapter***The monster hurled at the ship with a force so great that its punch pushed the ship backward. They were lucky not to have sustained a tear because Alastair and Blaize had formed a shield to block the punch. The shield, however, shattered immediately upon impact.The ship groaned and tilted from side to side, and what came next were screams from the crew as they fell into the sea. The captain struggled to find her balance, however, that was proving difficult. The ship groaned again and tilted to another side, shaking the captain's grip off her sword with which she had stabbed the deck.She screamed as she glided towards the sea, which at that time was already being occupied by monsters that looked like snakes. There was a multitude of them, and their hisses could be heard. They had killed the members of the crew that fell into the sea.As the captain was about to fall overboard, Blaize created a shield that blocked her path and pulled her back into the ship. She exch
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"Set sail!"The captain's voice rang through the entire ship as men busied themselves with their jobs. The crew members ran Helter skelter as they tried to get the ship running, and in no time, they did. The ship roared as it sailed on the sea, a sight that sent shivers down Cara's body For Alastair, he just stood beside her and watched other members of the crew as they worked tirelessly. The captain was no longer with them. She was busy shouting orders, screaming at the men, and cursing them as they worked. Considering the fact that she was much smaller than most of the men on the ship, it was a funny sight to see.She soon sent Alastair a gaze and nodded to him. Alastair returned the gesture. As soon as the captain looked away, Alastair smiled softly. The time was finally approaching, and there was nothing to stop destiny from unfolding. He was still lost in thoughts when he suddenly began to feel like there was a pair of eyes looking at him.It was the same feeling he had gotten b
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The ship (1)
"Stand firm. Widen your stance and fix yourself to the ground. Strike with intent."Alastair instructed Cara as she sparred against him. Her moves had gotten better already but they still needed some more work. She groaned and struck Alastair, putting in so much of her energy that she tripped and fell down when Alastair made a false move."Predict where I will be. It will be what you need most of the time. You need to see the bigger picture when you are dealing with an opponent. Stand up and come at me again."Alastair instructed and Cara obeyed. She was past the stage of grumbling. She knew she needed to become stronger for what was coming.She charged and did her best to predict Alastair's moves. But they were too advanced for her. However, Alastair did not hold back. If she was to fulfill her destiny, she needed to become better than he was. Alastair decided to do a move to throw her off balance but Cara suddenly blocked it.Alastair was surprised. He pushed a bit further and intro
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Lullaby
"Why don't you put down the crossbow and we can talk this through like adults?" Alastair said to the captain who scoffed at his guts. Her eyes were blaring with anger, and the only thing in her eyes other than anger was turmoil, pain, and regret.She steadied the crossbow in her hand and fixed her gaze upon Cara. Her eyes never left her. It seemed like she could remember what happened that day, the fire that suddenly blasted them all apart. She could remember the smell of burnt flesh which filled the air, saturating every part of the house. She could remember the smell of her own flesh and the moment that hit her, her face twitched a little. She took a deep breath and pointed the crossbow at Cara. Alastair did not want to use his magic against her for he knew they would be needing her help if they were to get to the isle of mists. But how the captain survived was still a mystery. He was certain she had died."You! You did this to me!", The captain said and pointed to the scarred part
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Fear
"You didn't even ask for her name." Cara said to Alastair as they walked down the busy road. Their short time at the pub had not turned out the way Alastair hoped. He just kept walking in silence, and the silence was what made Cara uncomfortable."I did not need to," Alastair replied and she scoffed."Why not? She was clearly into you and you liked her as well. What is stopping you?" Cara asked, but then she realized how insensitive her statement was. She should not say such things about Alastair's relationship."Is it because of Miranda?" She asked but he was silent."How do you know she is still waiting for you?" Cara asked again but Alastair still said nothing. She was right. He did not know. But the thing bothering him was that he might not live to find out. "I... I do not want to forget her. I want to cherish our memories together until there is nothing left of me. That is why I cannot look at another woman. But what do you know? You are just a child.".Alastair said and scoff
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Pub
The night still ravaged on as Alastair and Cara kept walking down the streets. Alastair got the chance to see more of the town, like he had secretly desired. The town was a beautiful place, quite exotic as well.He did not know if it were the decorations, or the thrill in the air but he was certain that that town had seen alot of bad days in the past and they were trying to make out the future as best as they can. He could see a young woman and two kids which looked like they were hers.The woman glanced at him and smiled, a smile which melted Alastair's heart. He saw that she had twin boys, and the imagination of the kind of life he would have been living if he grew up with his mother and brother was vivid.One of the twin boys ran towards him and gave him a popsicle. Alastair smiled as he took the popsicle from the boy, and giving their mother a nod, she quickly led her eager boys toward a candy shop. Alastair sighed as he watched them. He did not even hear Cara stepping up before h
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Prepare for anything
The journey was quiet, and although the moonlight shone upon them like the ever glowing beam of light that it is, Cara was not feeling it. She just kept walking, a step behind Alastair. Her head was bowed, her fists were clenched. Her nails were digging into her palms, although not enough to give her an injury, it still hurt.Maybe she wanted it to hurt. Maybe she just wanted to feel something at the end of the day. She had been so hollow ever since the fight. She could feel Asmodeus crawling around in her mind. She could feel the Phoenix slowly regressing. She could feel the terror that was coming, very one that she was destined to bring upon the world."Are you alright?" Alastair asked her, snapping her out of it. She nodded quickly and looked at him for a moment. "You look disturbed. Is there anything you would like to talk about?" Alastair asked her again but she shook her head. He decided not to press her. If she was ready to talk, she would."Do you miss it? Everything else bef
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Keeping it safe
An energy blast escaped from cara's body and hit all those that were in close proximity to her, James and Denise included. The force of the blast was so powerful that it took them off their feet and crashed them onto the ground. Cara let out a guttural growl as energy began to radiate from her body. The red, hot, energy began to gush out even more as her powers levitated her slowly. The growls continued, and so did the fear on lord Karl's face. He has never seen anything like that. He and his followers were not sure of what to do at that point. They slowly stood to their feet and watched as she stretched out her hand toward them. Her yellow eyes fell on them and with a sudden spark, her energy surged again. This time, it did not hit James and Denise. Both were surprised that the energy phased right through them to hit a sorcerer standing behind them and when they turned around, their eyes beheld a horror unlike what they knew before.The sorcerer's body froze. His eyes stretched out
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Unison
"Cara... Cara, are you alright?"Cara could hear Fristborn's voice call out to her. She opened her eyes slowly and what she saw was someone she never knew she could see any more. Was she dead, or was she dreaming? She gazed at Fristborn's face and in that split second, she reached out to touch him.But someone else quickly grabbed her hand and she turned and saw Denise standing there. Her eyes roamed back to 'fristborn' but was actually James that was kneeling beside her. She blushed in embarrassment as she quickly say up. They were no longer in the house. From what Cara could see, they were some distance away from the house and it was not too quiet. She could still hear the sounds of guards running around, trying to look for them. The three of them remained silent for a while."What happened?" Cara asked as she rubbed her eyes. It felt like she slept for a long time."You fainted," Denise replied to her. Cara tried to recall what had happened after she felt the surge in her magic b
