• The Advencher of a Lifetime
    By Diz36

    Chapter 1
    Where it all Begin
    I live in a small town called Baingar with my kid brother Aimon. I was ten when my parents died. I've been taking care of Aimon for six years. Now he's eleven and I'm sixteen. We've been living own lives.
    We used to go around town looking for interesting items. After awhile we got tired of that, we stopped. So now here I am packing to leave town to see what's outside the gate. Aimon came in and said “So you really are leaving Kamoce." I came over to him and said “I’ll come back. I promise". Of cores I wasn't sure if I would come back alive that is. I grabbed my father's sword and as I walked out the door I could see a tear fall off of Aimon's cheek. He looked away quickly and started to sob. I turned and said" Take care of yourself."I started down the road to Kiaenta's house. Her widow was open to let in a slight breeze. Her birthday was in a week. I left a letter and a birthday gift on the sheets of her bed. The letter said" I'll wait till three then I'm leaving the town. I’ll see you aigain. I hope."
    Chapter 2
    Let the Advenchers Begin
    I started on my whey to the gate. When I got there the sun hadn't even gotten over the darkened trees past the wall. The frost barley was settled on the browning grass. The guard looked at me and said “Aren’t you a little young to leave Baingar."I looked up and said “No I'm sixteen." He looked back at me and said "Well people who leave never come back."I stared back at him and replied" There's a first for everything." The guard started to laugh.
    "I just need some horses."I said softly. The guard stopped laughing and said "I have two if you want them." I looked at him and said "What do you want for them?" "I don't need them you can have them." He walked off to get them. When he returned he had two horse’s one white and the other black. I walked to them and patted the side of their head. You see I have a gift that allows me to hear what animals want. I looked at the black one and said" You shell be called Demon. As for you “looking at the white one “you are to be called Clover."I said I paced my bag on Demon. The night faced me and handed me a shield."You may need this."He said to me."Here's some wealthy advice lad. Don’t trust anyone outside these walls."He said to me in a quiet voice.
    Then out of the darkness of a building a figure appeared in a blue and gray robe. The figure came close and said "I'm coming with you." I looked sispishaly and said "Kiaenta! You're coming?" She lowered her hood and said "Of course I'm coming. I wouldn't miss this for the world."She placed a bag on Clover and asked" What this horse's name?"I answered with "Clover." Since that was her name."I can use a spell caster like you."I said. The guard asked "Are you two ready to go" "Now we are “I answered. He hulled open the gate and said "Good luck." We rode the horses out the door. Then the door slammed closed and we rode into the demined forest then a twig broke behind us I turned and jumped off Demon. I moved slowly then I grabbed someone."Aimon!"I wispered."You’re too young to be out here!"No I'm not."He said looking up at me."Well you're going to have to come with us because they won't let us back in."I said looking down at him. "So what do you have to defend yourself?"He looked down and pulled out a dagger and made ice shield.
    Here's a little history of the people of Barinna. Anyone can be a spell caster with a little teaching, but a sirten few people are gifted with powers from birth. These people are called menders. Menders can control one element and that element runs though the blood line. Though in some generations the geen is dormant. I guess it depends on the strength of one’s hart to control it. As for spell casters they may use elements in spells, but they can use multiple elements, menders can't.
    Chapter 3
    Where to
    I pulled out a map to see where we were. Then I said “It is a two day ride to Kainite."I knew of Kainite from my dad’s letters. It’s a small market village just outside deed wood forest. After that there's a two week ride to Barmalla. That's where my uncle Caevon lives. He’s the best steal smith in all Karinna. He makes the strongest, lightest, and sharpest swords. He gets a lot of biasness because he lives in a traveler’s town.
    I looked up at a sound and said "Run!"The horse franticly galloped into the darkening forsest. Something was following us. It was in the trees and it was gaining fast. I can still remember the dead look in toughs glowing eyes. The creacher approached slowly. Aimon jumped in front of it. It tossed him aside like a twig. "Aimon!"I yelled. I pulled out my sword and firstly swung it at the beast. Then I trusted it into his chest. It yelped and dropped to its knees and fell fowired. It faded into a golden dust. Me and Kiaenta ran to Aimon. He looked at me and said “Kamoce I want you to keep going." I grabbed his hand and said" It's going to be okay."He looked at me and smiled then his grip loosened and his head tilted, He was dead. I grabbed him and started to cry I whispered "No it's not your time." I wiped the tears off my face looked up into the dawning sky saying these words" Lords of the sky please help me."Even still today when I look up at the night sky I see his face reminding me of that day. I will revenge him some day.
    Now I'm with my uncle. He is polishing my sword. I was going around the town was into a knight name Allies. She's pretty fames for her age. She fought alongside my father in the War of the Dragons. She's only nineteen. She told me a lot about my father and she was glad that I didn't turn out like him. After I heard what he was like I was glad I didn't turn out like him too. I think back to the last thing he said to me "Do what you have to make it tough life you worthless twerp."I hated him for tough’s words. I looked at him and said "I make my own rules!"If I could see him again I'd rip out his hart and show it to him then stab it twise. Once for the pain he caused me, and a second for the hell of it.
    Chapter 4
    May the Advencher go on?
    We were on owner way to the port when Allies stop me to ask if she could join me and Kiaenta on our quest. Kiaenta and I were talking and we decided that she could come. We walk with the horses behind to the large ship. A man in a blue suit asked "pay meant sir?" I handed him a few coins to get all us on bored. We placed our horses in a ragged stabile. We carried our bag to our room we didn't have enough shveens to get two rooms so we had to share it had four bunks and all the necessary things. The bathroom was down the hall to the right. The galley was one deck up from us. Right now we wanted to rest. Then we'd go explore the deck. Aleisa was still sleeping when me and Kiaenta when on deck. It was night on deck we look at the glissinig still water then at each other.
    She spoke to me softly" you know it's my birthday." I looked at her and said “I gave you a gift. She moved closer and then kissed me. She started to plush, then she said that's what I wanted a kiss from you. I hugged her. What was I thinking? I was in the middle of the ocean kissing a girl I’ve known my whole life. I never meant for it to be this, but I felt this was right, like it was meant to be. “Where we to be in this for falling, spiraling destiny together.” I thought to myself holding her looking out to the sea. We walked back to the room. I wanted to ask her why she was so scared to be here, but I would let her rest.
    I sat on the side of my bunk think of the past, the lies I’ve said, and the path I’m walking down. I went back on deck to clear my head, but then even more came plowing into my mind. I just wanted them to stop, then I saw my brother out on the water looking at me he waved his hand as though he wanted me to follow him. I asked him why he wanted me to follow him. I thought I was dreaming so I moved over the rail and open my eyes to the sound of Kiaenta’s voice. It was just a dream, I thought.
    “We’re almost to the shore!” Kiaenta said with a smile on her face. We ran on deck to see the dock. Men were throwing ropes aboard the ship and tying them down. We walked off the ship to see hundreds of people walking into their families’ arms. We had no family to greet us. Allies had gone below to get the horses. When she returned we started to the town. Honestly I was scared to be this far away from home, especially after what happened to my brother. It was my fault he died. I told him not to come. We entered the town market to see what was there. We were low on supplies. I need to get some food to hold us over till we reach the next town. I thought to myself “Well I’ve made it so far.” Kiaenta grabbed my shoulder and asked “ Are you okay Kamoce?” I turned around saying “I’ve got a lot on my mind.”

    Chapter 5
    The thoughts keep coming.
    I don’t know any more. Ever since that dream I’ve been having the same one in the place we are. It’s like Aimon’s spirit is following me. It’s strange how he is there then gone like a sudden breeze. I want to follow him to the place where he wants to take me, but someone wakes me up. I made a vow that I would not let anyone else die on this advencher. I need to make sure that happens. I have a wait on my shoulders, it’s keeping me from thinking strait. I watched the leaves flutter in the cool fall breeze. They circled us and make a cylinder shape and then suddenly stop to form a human sort of look. It walk around us then stopped in front of me and said “You are the advencher