Welcome to the world of Phenox ( and no its not a spelling mistake :)) This story follows the adventures of Kira Stryder; a girl who wants adventure in her life, this however is not the normal behaviour for a girl. But soon she finds her self in the middle of a war, with no choice as to where her life goes.
Prologue
They called it the 'Mythics' era, it was during this time that the course of the world changed forever. The world of Phenox would never be the same; it would forever remember the Dragon Stryder, the one who ended the tyranny and brought peace to a world that had been at war for over 300 years.
The mystic races; The Elves with their beauty, grace, poise, power, wisdom, and immortality, who, with their blessed blades, created with the magic that runs deep within and blessed by the gods themselves, held the harmony between light and dark. The Dwarfs with their strength, speed, and capabilities for the creation or destruction of magnificent things were well known for their neutrality and good will they watched over the mountains since the dawn of time. Fairy's with their magical powers of both light and dark worked together protect the forests along with the Elves. The mighty Centaurs and Minotaurs watched over the Plains and deserts with a fierce resolve. And the Dragons, the rulers of the sky, that watched over all who dwell below and stood between any army and their goal with terrifying consequences. All of them disappeared at the start of the great war and for 300 years not one of the mystic races had been seen, they simply vanished.
This is the basis for this story, it had long been foretold that a warrior would unite the races once again and end the rein of darkness forever.
It was Allri -Month of the Light- on the 5 moon, when I first heard my child cry as I gave birth. It was a beautiful girl, and as I held her in my arms I felt as though the Gods had granted me an eternity of happiness. Nothing would ever tarnish this memory; the memory of my little baby.
"I Shall name you Kira... Kira Stryder." I cooed to the child, although she was too young she seemed to smile at the name as I held her close. "My sweet, beautiful child. May the Gods bless you as they have blessed me with your safe arrival." I preyed
I looked up as the door opened to see the tentative face of my husband. I smiled to him, knowing he had been every bit as excited as I.
"Its a baby girl dear, she is so beautiful. Oh come see." I said elated. William did not hesitate and was by my side in a flash smiling at the girl, now asleep, in my arms.
"We have been truly blessed my love. Very few are born during Allri, this is the Gods month, the month that combines all months... What have you named her?" He asked, speaking quietly so as not to disturb the angel in my arms.
"Kira, dear. She is Kira."
"Yes, and she will be the jewel in our life my love, she will be beautiful and loved by all. I shall go inform the town of this joyous occasion and have a feast prepared. Everyone will know of her birth."
I watched as William left, my heart felt enlarged by his reaction; I had known that he wanted a son, and had feared he would be less happy if it was a girl, but there have been very few times in which his eyes have shone so. I lay back with the child, exhausted but content and soon I let my eyes close and fell asleep with the feel of a small heart beat next to my own...
I was startled awake, it was dark now so it must be late night. I began searching for the reason of my awakening but found nothing save for shadows. I looked down at Kira still asleep in my arms, her face seemed to glow in the absence of light. I smiled to myself and again I wondered how I had been so blessed, and again I thanked the Gods. It was then that I was the shadow move, I turned towards it, bringing my knees up so they shielded Kira as much a possible. I watched as the shadow came closer and closer until it loomed over us. Now I could make out the shape, it looked to be human, probably female.
"Who-Who are you?" I stammered, not sounding as strong as I would have liked. I was answered by silence as the figure stood over us.
"Who are you?" I repeated, this time louder. I almost expected silence again, so I was surprised when I got an answer;
"A messenger." The voice was raspy, and a smell of decay wafted over to me. I tried to cover Kira more, as fears cold tendrils encased by heart.
"What do you want?" I whispered.
"Give me the child." I was more than shocked at the demand, and subconsciously shied away from the figure. But that demand also broke the paralyzing grip of fear and when I spoke my words were strong;
"No. You can not have her!" I yelled
"This family will die if the child remains. She is the key, and you can not prevent that." The smell of decay increased, and I was sure it was reaching out for Kira.
"No!" I screamed pulling back...
"No!"
The voice echoed through my dreams and I jerked awake, I sensed that something was not right as I leaped out of bed. I headed straight for my wives room.
"Emerald?" I yelled, and when I got no answer I began to panic. I shoved into her room, the first thing I saw was Emerald clutching our daughter to her chest, the next was the shadow that fell across her neck, a shadow that was connected to another shadow that leaned over her.
"Emerald!" I cried leaping at her attacker. I was partly surprised when I hit something solid with my fist. The shadow flew away, leaving Emerald gasping for breath.
"Leave here, and never return!" I shouted.
"You have been warned." I flinched as the voice sent a cold shiver down my spine, and I watched as it seemed to melt away. I quickly lit the torches and went to my wife; she was coughing and spluttering but she seemed OK.
"Emerald... What happened?" I said wrapping my arms around her shacking form. My mind kept replaying tho moment when I entered the room; how Emerald had been clutching Kira, even though it was obvious that she would have died if she didn't fight back.
"It-It t-tried to take my baby, it tried to take K-Kira!" She cried into my shoulder.
Cold fear ran through my veins at her words, no more that a few hours old and some one was trying to harm my child. It was inconceivable.
"Do not fear my love. No harm will befall our child, I will see to that." I cooed, trying to calm her. "No one will ever hurt her." I swore...
Its short, I know but i hope you liked it :)
Just a few notes; They do not have our months, instead they have;
- Imana, the Month of the Brave. 30 days
- Simcon, the Month of the Curious. 31 days
- Kempti, the Month of the Heart. 30 days
- Mouso, the Month of the Soul. 29 days
- Fefive, the Month of the Warrior. 30 days
- Sesme, the Month of the Wise. 30 days
- Asrion, the Month of the Water. 27 days
- Jyron, the Month of the Sun. 33 days
- Deldarko, the Month of the Night. 28 days
- Bacto, the Month of the Strong. 27 days
- Celoin, the Month of the Mythics. 20 days
- Allri, the Month of the Light (a month that combines all 12) 10 days
I will keep Authors Notes to a minimum in the future but there will be things that need explaining.
Please review and tell me what you think :)