This is my first fanfic, so...yeah enjoy.
Jardek was his name. He had very spiky green hair in a mow hawk. His skin was the blue of a shallow ocean. He was tall, at least 7 feet tall when he stood up straight. His muscles were toned, not excessively so, but enough so you could notice. But what makes Jardek stand out the most is his eyes, his blood red eyes, the eyes that when he goes into a rage seem to glow.
Now Jardek is a troll. Not very forthright in his lust for war as most of the Horde are, but still enjoying it in his youth. But again Jardek was special. Jardek's parents knew he was special when he was born. His parents knew he was destined for some greatness, what that was exactly, they could not tell until he was older.
Jardek's dad was a very well known, and feared rogue. While his mother was a shadow priest, who while not as well known, was respected by all of Sen'jin village. It is because of who Jardek's parents were that he was destined for greatness.
Jardek had a normal childhood for a Sen'jin warrior. He learned basic survival, hunting, tracking etc. until he came to adulthood. It was then that he choose to follow his late fathers' (he died when Jardek was 10, while off on a mission for Hellscream) footsteps and become a rogue.
During the time of his training to become a rogue, his teachers did not give him much praise. As far as they could see he was nothing like his father.
"Dat be a dagger mon, not a butter knife", Narul, one of his teachers would always say.
Although Jardek did have an amazing skill in poison making. If he actually managed to hit you with his daggers, you were either instantly immobilized or you were dead. But the problem was, his combat skills were so mediocre he could never hit his his stealth also left much to be desired, at least that is until that fateful day.
It had been a bright sunny day, in spring. If Sen'jin village had been anywhere but Durotar there might have been flowers in bloom. As it is it was just slightly cooler and the sun not as blistering. On this day was when Jardek discovered his true power. He was walking down the lane, going home after a long day of rogue training. When Jardek saw her, Skalar, the troll of his dreams. Skalar was a little bit shorter than Jardek. Her hair was the same color as her turquoise blue skin, and she wore it in a long braid down her back. Her eyes were of a forest green. She was walking directly up to him.
"How ya bin mon", Skalar asked.
Jardek couldn't answer, his heartbeat had tripled. All of the blood in his body had gone up to his head, his chest tightened, his breaths became very shallow.
"Ya know, dis n dat", Jardek managed to finally get out.
Stupid, Stupid, Stupid, Jardek thought. He couldn't come up with anything witty to say. He just wanted to disappear. To just vanish into shadows. That's just what he got. One second Jardek was standing in front of Skalar, the next he just completely vanished. It wasn't until Skalar looked around confused that he started to become worried
"Jardek, where'd ya go mon", she said worried.
"I'm right here", Jardek proclaimed.
"Where is here", she questioned him again, now more worry edging itself into her voice.
"Right in front of ya mon", Jardek walked over and grabbed her arm, she jumped at the touch.
With a look of awe on her face, she reached up touched him on the brow.
"What's wrong with ya mon", Jardek asked her, still confused at what was happening.
"Jardek, you're gone".
"What do ya mean I'm gone?" He asked.
"Ya are invisible mon, I can't see ya." She now said more calmly.
Now Jardek had no idea where this power had come from. But he suddenly just knew how to control it. Now he appeared again in front of Skalar. A smile came onto her face.
"Well that's a nice trick", she said.
"Dat it is".
On the outside Jardek was grinning like a fool, still touching Skalar. But on the inside he was very confused. Where did this this come from he kept asking himself...
"I be sorry Skalar, but I got to go l, I must talk to some others", Jardek said, now with a hint of worry in his voice.
"Go, go, mon. I be seein ya around", Skalar with a smile still on her face told Jardek.
"Ya I'll be seein ya."
Now Jardek ran away in the direction he had been headed. All the thoughts in his head were jumbled about. He had so many questions. Those had to await until he arrived at home. When he finally got there he burst through the door. His mother was standing over a pot cooking.
"Mother we need to talk", Jardek told her.
"About what hun", she asked.
"About me, and why I just suddenly turned invisible while talking to Skalar". Proclaimed Jardek his voice rising.
"We'll ya are a rogue mon, dat is ya specialty, blending into shadows", his mother said still looking at her pot.
"Ya know dats not not what I mean, I was standing in pure sunlight and just disappeared," his voice now reaching hysterics.
Sighing his mother finally turned to look at him, with a look of understanding on her voice, she motioned for him to sit down next to.
"Jardek your father and I knew day something like dis would eventually happen".
"What do ya mean ya knew something like dis would happen". Jardek asked, still sounding hysterical.
"Ya father and I knew from the day that ya was born, dat ya was special and dat ya would do great things," she said calmly.
"How did ya know dat?"
"Jardek we just knew, and everyone who meets ya can feel it, and see it, dats why ya teachers always push ya so hard," she said a grim smile on her face.
"What do ya mean great things, I can hardly handle a simple dagger, how do ya except me to do great things," he said his eyes downcast.
"Well Jardek, as ya proved today, you have an affinity for controlling shadows," his mother said and she picked his head up.
"What do ya mean mon?" He challenged her.
"Well ya told me ya just disappeared in sunlight didn't ya?", she asked.
"Ya I did".
"Well dats because you happened to get some of the powers of a shadow priest, as well as a rogue," she told him with knowledge in her voice.
"Huh?" Was all Jardek could manage.
"Jardek, ya didn't turn invisible, ya just managed to turn into shadows and seem invisible," she told him.
"But I was standing in the sunlight, there was no shadows there," Jardek said.
"There is always shadows, wether ya can see them or not doesn't mean they're not there, ya just have ta look harder," a bemused smile on her face as she said.
"Hmmm," Jardek began,"So I can control the shadows?"
"Well ya can become one with da shadows," she explained to him.
"What's da difference?" Questioned Jardek.
"Ya can't command da shadows like I can, and make em do ya bidding, but ya can call the shadows to ya, and become somewhat unseeable," she tried to explain.
"Oh," Jardek said with a tone of disappointment in his voice.
"Hey, what's with da disappointment, ya be a rogue, that can not be seen by any, you will become the greatest rogue I them all," his mother proclaimed.
"Really? No one can see me?"
"To a degree dat be true. No one will be able to see ya, but some will be able to sense ya. They will know ya be there, even without seein ya, so ya will still need to be careful," his mother said, a reproach in her voice.
"I think dat still be good enough, at least for me to be given leave from my rogue teachers finally," Jardek said.
"Do wait some time, ya still have much to learn from ya teachers, and from ya self before ya go off and do missions for da Hellscream," Jardek's mother said, tears now in her eyes.
"Ma I promise I will always come home, and if possible I will find dad, I know the old bastard is still alive, and I will find him," Jardek told her with determination in his voice, his red eyes starting to glow.
"I believe ya Jardek," she said a sad smile on her face."Now it be time for bed Jardek, ya have a big day of showing those rogue teachers what ya be made of"
"Okay mom, tomorrow I show dem
all."
I promise more of a story to come in the next one, I wrote all of this on my phone, so it's not as good as it could have been. But I do actually have an idea of where I wish to take the story, with many, much more action filled chapters to come.