The Blade of Darkness
-A/N: My first FanFic. First chapter is an introduction so it's a bit short; others will be longer. Reviews, comments, and constructive criticism welcome. Hope you enjoy.
Chapter 1
"Alexander! You get over here this minute, or else..."
Alex didn't let his mom finish.
"Coming!" he yelled as he lowered the bar into its cradle and hopped off of his bench press set. Sighing, he grabbed a shirt and slipped it on while sprinting down the stairs.
His sixteenth birthday having just passed last month, Alex stood at 6'1", with short spiky brown hair, dark brown eyes, and a square jaw. He was well built and muscled from the long hours he spent working out.
"How many times do I have to tell you to mow the lawn?" Alex's mom raged, "if I have to tell you one more time..."
"Relax mom. I'm going, alright?"
Alex stepped outside, the brilliant sunlight blinding him for a moment, and resigned himself to the task at hand.
Half an hour and a couple chopped up garden snakes later, Alex was done. He was just about to wheel the lawnmower back into the shed when he saw it. A fleeting shadow of what appeared to be a large winged beast passed over the yard blotting out the sun for a second. Then, just as quickly, it was gone.
Alex squeezed his eyes shut and shook his head to clear the hallucination.
"First otherworldly flying shadows, then what?" he chided himself, "I've been playing too many games, they're getting to my head. I just need more sunlight and exercise, that's all."
With that, he turned and jogged into the house. His mom was in the kitchen making dinner.
"Hey Alex, Josh called. He invited you over for dinner at his place."
Josh was Alex's best friend. They've known each other practically since birth and always hung out together.
"Oh, cool. I'll go change and then go. See ya mom!" Alex tossed over his shoulder as he headed up the stairs to his room.
However, his mom wasn't about to let him go that easily.
"Not so fast young man. If you want to go, you have to promise that you'll clip my rosebushes tomorrow."
Alex sighed in resignation. "Fine, whatever you say." And with that he was off.
Ten minutes later Alex was zooming down the street, dodging cars on his bike.
"I'm sixteen years old and parents still won't let me drive," he grumbled.
As he screeched to a halt in front of Josh's garage, his friend ran out to meet him.
"Hey, what the hell took you so long?" Josh frowned in mock anger.
Rather skinny, with blonde hair and blue eyes, Josh was the complete opposite of Alex.
"My mom was having a fit because I didn't get some stuff around the house done. You know parents..."
Josh shrugged, "It's fine bro. Let's go upstairs, I got this awesome new game I want to show you."
As they walked into the house, the sunlight flickered for a second, as a huge winged shadow once again passed over the yard.