The beginning
I woke up after a long period of unconsiousness with a sharp pain in my head. My eyes couldn`t open fully with the sudden change of brigtness... from a total darkness to total brightness. I couldn`t see anyone around me.. None..except for a child.. his height is around mine... He ask politely "Hi, I`m James, what`s your name". I replied " Hi, my name is... err.. err. my name is...." In fact, I couldn`t remember my name at all. Who am I? Why am I here? What`s happen? Thousands of questions but no answer... I felt the pain in my head again as I try to recall my memory and I fell to the ground. James apparently look afraid and back of a little. Then a voice call out from a far, James!! don`t talk to that halfing.. He`s our new slave.
I then realised that even though our height is the same, we have different appearance.. My ears are longer and sharper, my hairs are white in colour. Then as the source of the voice draws closer, I realised that he has almost the same type of appearance with James, only bigger and twice as tall. The voice then spoke again " what are you staring at". He then kick me hard and I felt unconsious again.
Three years have pass since that incident. My memory of the past is still a mystery to me. I`m now in a large fortress.I don`t know why I`m here.. I only knew I was ordered to serve James.. the boy who I first saw. He`s a nice guy ( he even gave me my name) .. so he didn`t really treat me that badly.. only when he`s not around and other people start making use of me, I get really piss off... Despite being in slavery for years, my soul have never been tame and I`m a rebelious person by nature. I try to search for clues in the place I`m stuck in for some indication of my pass life. Life been going on day by day until one fine day, James called me " Hey Alton, come over here. Look, my family have decided to sent me else where to futher my.. erm education. ( I obviously doesn`t know such a thing as school and stuff cuz I was a total idot to the outside world) I have to leave you from now onwards". I protest hardly " why couldn`t you take me along?" He then look around and start whispering to me " I tried ok? but my family insist that you stay here and do no know about the outside world. He said you might be a bit of.. a danger outside there". Those words shock me? Why they want to keep me in the castle? why do they want to keep me away from the outside world... This is certainly not a common scenario of a master and slave... Why do they say I`be a danger to them out there? Do they know anything about me? about my past maybe?
I walk away quitely and dissapointed because the only thing that kept alive from living in this horrible place is being taken away. Life have been very very miserable since.. I got treated cruelly and force to work for 20 hours a day. Despite that. I continue searching for clues.. the only thing I`ve found that they serve the God Ehrnya and sometimes they refer themselve as Magus. Those information makes no sense to me right now.. I have to go out.. I have to find the truth. I sneak in quietly to James bedroom and search endlessly for his cross bow which he uses for hunting. After hours of searching, I found his crossbow in his cupboard. And on that very night, an oppoturnity of escaping knocks. It seems that they are celebrating some feast.. I have no idea what that feast is all about as slaves never ever get invited for feasts :) I`ll be more than lucky if I have something to eat other than bread and plain water.
I move silently towards the fortress exit. The two large size humans who usually guards the place appear to be drunk and fell asleep. I took my oppoturnity to go as close as possible to the door. 5 feet.. 4 feet.. 3 feet..2.. 1... yes.. I`m finally at the door and they didn`t notice me.. My day of freedom is finally here... Then suddenly I hear a voice shouting "hey you where are you think your going!" I quickly ran and open the door and zoom out.. The guards chase me... and they are catching up.. My tiny legs can`t outrun them.. I have no choice,, I stoped and fired my bow at one of the guards.. I heard a scream.. yes, it hit!.. I didn`t see where it hit.. I ran as fast as I could towards the forest...."arr. it seems I`ve lost them" I said to my self in relieve.. yes, I`m out.. I`m free.. and... I`m alone.. what`s next? what am I going to do now.. It`s too dark to see anything else.. I closed my eyes and think of a solution.. i can find my way out of this.. I can. I can.........
I woke up again the next morning to find my self right in the middle of jungle... It seems that I feel asleep while thinking. I decided to walk south (or anywhere, except from the direction i`m coming from) hoping that I`ll come across a town or a city.. I walk and walk and after 5 hours.. I saw some building.... Everything is so unfamiliar... They are stall all around and people walking.. and there is a very nice smell.. It`s food.. and I never ate anything for more that a day. I walk towards the store with sells bread.. quitely took one and ran away. I know it`s wrong.. but I have no other means to pay the baker.. From that on.. my live as a thief begins... I despice my life.. I really hope that I have magic and start casting spells on my own to make food. I seens magics done back in the fortress.. It`s rather cool... I don`t get to see them often.. cuz whenever they caught me peeping... they punished me severly..
I was living in this despiceful life for a month until one fateful incident. I saw a man carrying a quaterstaff... it`s seems to be quite valueble.. I went by and using grab the quaterstaff.. But the man caught me without even much of an effort.. He stares at me and suddenly he looked suprised (or shocked by the look of his expression). While he`s was spaced out... I took the oppoturnity I ran..together with the quaterstaff with my hands. Yipee.. No more worries for food in another 2 weeks. I sold the quaterstaff at the usual pawn shop. The owner knew I`m stealing stuff.. but having a little pity on me.. he accept those stolen goods..
From that day onwards, everything went smooth sailing.. I never have problem finding food.. domestic appear.. It`s as though it seems that someone`s been taking care of me... However, one fine day, I was surround by 20 humans.... I recognized them immediately.. They are my slave masters.. Among them is the person I`ve shot with a cross bow. He then step ahead of them, and shoot his arrow on my leg, then he showed me his arrow marked wound. It seemssthat I`ve hit his leg the last time.. The pain is my leg is still bearerable but now I coudl`nt run.. not with a wounded leg.. I prayed for a miracle..... and it really happened..
Another guy mysteriously appear behind me... he then summons what seems like fire ball and there were claps of thunder everywhere. The humans ran with fear.... That man`s a wizard! He turned to me and smile. He looks very very familiar.. and then it I recall. he`s the guy I stole the quartersraff from. I`m sure he`s here to take back his quarterstaff. But but, I sold it away.. Now I`m sure he`s going to be mad and kill me. He some how senses my worries and said " Don`t worry about the quarterstaff". He life part of his clock and the quarterstaff is there. He then ask me to follow him and without hesistation.. I rise and went with him.
Through him, I found my family name.. Elkind. I`m one of the last of them. The wizards name`s is Darwin. Darwin says that he knew my parents... but he eleborate no futher.. Everytime I try asking.. he turns me away and change the topic. However, he allows me to stay with him and he`ll teach me the art of wizardry if I agrees to never question anymore about my parents until I finish my lessons. I agreeded.
10 years have pass. It will be my last lessons from him. I have waited for all this while.. After my last lesson, I will ask him till he reveal everything he knows about my past. However, on the clock tower where I usually meet him for lessons, he didn`t appear.. Instead he left a letter. Your last lesson will be at the secret chamber. Follow the map in the letter and use the key to open the chamber. I wondered what this would mean. I followed the map and went to the chamber as instructed. To my suprised, the chamber was open. I rush in and found that everytime was turned around and messed up. There were nothing much left. It seems that everything have gone missing. Except for a book and a bracelet lying on the floor. I open the book and saw the name " Kel Elkind". Another Elkind. It must be of my family. Who is he? Is he my father? I need to know this.. and the only one who can answer.. oh no.. Darwin.. where is he? I waited no longer.. I took the book and bracelet, pack my stuff and hurried on to find him.... my journey now begins....
I then realised that even though our height is the same, we have different appearance.. My ears are longer and sharper, my hairs are white in colour. Then as the source of the voice draws closer, I realised that he has almost the same type of appearance with James, only bigger and twice as tall. The voice then spoke again " what are you staring at". He then kick me hard and I felt unconsious again.
Three years have pass since that incident. My memory of the past is still a mystery to me. I`m now in a large fortress.I don`t know why I`m here.. I only knew I was ordered to serve James.. the boy who I first saw. He`s a nice guy ( he even gave me my name) .. so he didn`t really treat me that badly.. only when he`s not around and other people start making use of me, I get really piss off... Despite being in slavery for years, my soul have never been tame and I`m a rebelious person by nature. I try to search for clues in the place I`m stuck in for some indication of my pass life. Life been going on day by day until one fine day, James called me " Hey Alton, come over here. Look, my family have decided to sent me else where to futher my.. erm education. ( I obviously doesn`t know such a thing as school and stuff cuz I was a total idot to the outside world) I have to leave you from now onwards". I protest hardly " why couldn`t you take me along?" He then look around and start whispering to me " I tried ok? but my family insist that you stay here and do no know about the outside world. He said you might be a bit of.. a danger outside there". Those words shock me? Why they want to keep me in the castle? why do they want to keep me away from the outside world... This is certainly not a common scenario of a master and slave... Why do they say I`be a danger to them out there? Do they know anything about me? about my past maybe?
I walk away quitely and dissapointed because the only thing that kept alive from living in this horrible place is being taken away. Life have been very very miserable since.. I got treated cruelly and force to work for 20 hours a day. Despite that. I continue searching for clues.. the only thing I`ve found that they serve the God Ehrnya and sometimes they refer themselve as Magus. Those information makes no sense to me right now.. I have to go out.. I have to find the truth. I sneak in quietly to James bedroom and search endlessly for his cross bow which he uses for hunting. After hours of searching, I found his crossbow in his cupboard. And on that very night, an oppoturnity of escaping knocks. It seems that they are celebrating some feast.. I have no idea what that feast is all about as slaves never ever get invited for feasts :) I`ll be more than lucky if I have something to eat other than bread and plain water.
I move silently towards the fortress exit. The two large size humans who usually guards the place appear to be drunk and fell asleep. I took my oppoturnity to go as close as possible to the door. 5 feet.. 4 feet.. 3 feet..2.. 1... yes.. I`m finally at the door and they didn`t notice me.. My day of freedom is finally here... Then suddenly I hear a voice shouting "hey you where are you think your going!" I quickly ran and open the door and zoom out.. The guards chase me... and they are catching up.. My tiny legs can`t outrun them.. I have no choice,, I stoped and fired my bow at one of the guards.. I heard a scream.. yes, it hit!.. I didn`t see where it hit.. I ran as fast as I could towards the forest...."arr. it seems I`ve lost them" I said to my self in relieve.. yes, I`m out.. I`m free.. and... I`m alone.. what`s next? what am I going to do now.. It`s too dark to see anything else.. I closed my eyes and think of a solution.. i can find my way out of this.. I can. I can.........
I woke up again the next morning to find my self right in the middle of jungle... It seems that I feel asleep while thinking. I decided to walk south (or anywhere, except from the direction i`m coming from) hoping that I`ll come across a town or a city.. I walk and walk and after 5 hours.. I saw some building.... Everything is so unfamiliar... They are stall all around and people walking.. and there is a very nice smell.. It`s food.. and I never ate anything for more that a day. I walk towards the store with sells bread.. quitely took one and ran away. I know it`s wrong.. but I have no other means to pay the baker.. From that on.. my live as a thief begins... I despice my life.. I really hope that I have magic and start casting spells on my own to make food. I seens magics done back in the fortress.. It`s rather cool... I don`t get to see them often.. cuz whenever they caught me peeping... they punished me severly..
I was living in this despiceful life for a month until one fateful incident. I saw a man carrying a quaterstaff... it`s seems to be quite valueble.. I went by and using grab the quaterstaff.. But the man caught me without even much of an effort.. He stares at me and suddenly he looked suprised (or shocked by the look of his expression). While he`s was spaced out... I took the oppoturnity I ran..together with the quaterstaff with my hands. Yipee.. No more worries for food in another 2 weeks. I sold the quaterstaff at the usual pawn shop. The owner knew I`m stealing stuff.. but having a little pity on me.. he accept those stolen goods..
From that day onwards, everything went smooth sailing.. I never have problem finding food.. domestic appear.. It`s as though it seems that someone`s been taking care of me... However, one fine day, I was surround by 20 humans.... I recognized them immediately.. They are my slave masters.. Among them is the person I`ve shot with a cross bow. He then step ahead of them, and shoot his arrow on my leg, then he showed me his arrow marked wound. It seemssthat I`ve hit his leg the last time.. The pain is my leg is still bearerable but now I coudl`nt run.. not with a wounded leg.. I prayed for a miracle..... and it really happened..
Another guy mysteriously appear behind me... he then summons what seems like fire ball and there were claps of thunder everywhere. The humans ran with fear.... That man`s a wizard! He turned to me and smile. He looks very very familiar.. and then it I recall. he`s the guy I stole the quartersraff from. I`m sure he`s here to take back his quarterstaff. But but, I sold it away.. Now I`m sure he`s going to be mad and kill me. He some how senses my worries and said " Don`t worry about the quarterstaff". He life part of his clock and the quarterstaff is there. He then ask me to follow him and without hesistation.. I rise and went with him.
Through him, I found my family name.. Elkind. I`m one of the last of them. The wizards name`s is Darwin. Darwin says that he knew my parents... but he eleborate no futher.. Everytime I try asking.. he turns me away and change the topic. However, he allows me to stay with him and he`ll teach me the art of wizardry if I agrees to never question anymore about my parents until I finish my lessons. I agreeded.
10 years have pass. It will be my last lessons from him. I have waited for all this while.. After my last lesson, I will ask him till he reveal everything he knows about my past. However, on the clock tower where I usually meet him for lessons, he didn`t appear.. Instead he left a letter. Your last lesson will be at the secret chamber. Follow the map in the letter and use the key to open the chamber. I wondered what this would mean. I followed the map and went to the chamber as instructed. To my suprised, the chamber was open. I rush in and found that everytime was turned around and messed up. There were nothing much left. It seems that everything have gone missing. Except for a book and a bracelet lying on the floor. I open the book and saw the name " Kel Elkind". Another Elkind. It must be of my family. Who is he? Is he my father? I need to know this.. and the only one who can answer.. oh no.. Darwin.. where is he? I waited no longer.. I took the book and bracelet, pack my stuff and hurried on to find him.... my journey now begins....
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