Legend of the Amulet of Power: Part II
Barran's Story
Chapter 1: Her Beginning
Surtr, the most feared owl we have ever known when he becomes the owl known as Metalbeak, the destroyer of owls and kingdoms, is holding a sword in his claw as he fights another owl for training purposes. He then has the owl defeated, well, lying on the ground pinned and the underling surrenders. He then places his blade away and walks off. Then when he passes a mirror, he doesn't see himself in the reflection. He sees darkness. He walks back to it and sees the darkness again. He stops and the darkness forms into Mordecai himself.
"I am Mordecai, God of Darkness, and Great King of the Pure Ones. You are Surtr, King of the Pure Ones in these contemporary times." Mordecai says with his eyes glowing dark blue
"Correct. What the hagsmire is an owl god doing in my reflection?" Surtr asks
"To tell you a prophecy. Legend foretells of a Pure Owl to be born. A Goddess of the Moon, with a pure heart. She will be your main enemy when she will control all of the odds." Mordecai explains
"What do you mean?" Surtr asks
"This young owlet must die. Her name is Barran Lynai and she is who controls the odds. There will be a snowy owl waiting at your castle gates requesting an audience. He will have vital information for which you will need." Mordecai replies
"Wait? What?" Surtr asks
Mordecai dissipates and he sees his reflection before a soldier comes up and bows before saying the usual address to the king. Surtr turns to the soldier and he wonders if Mordecai was talking sense.
"There is a snowy owl asking to enter the base. He says he is a Northern Aristocrat." The soldier says
Surtr realises that the owl god was right as he is waiting in the throne room and a noble looking snowy owl enters the room. He is wearing a sash over his shoulder with medals on it. This king thinks he recognises this owl, from his many wars in the North. The snowy stands with his amber eyes looking toward the evil king.
"Who the hagsmire are you, owl?" Surtr asks with malice
"I am Lord Alexander Nyctea, member of the Northern Inner Circle. I have come to make a deal. I plan to undermine the Northern Kingdom and to kill all who will stand in my way." Alexander replies
"Well, well… a snowy that wants help from us." Surtr chuckles darkly
"I ask that you become my business partners. I have plans to be head family and there is one standing in my way, the Lynai. I will report all my findings in return." Alexander barters with no fear
"I guess we do need some eyes and ears in the North…" Surtr mutters while considering his decision "Alright, Alexander Nyctea, we will help you… if you keep your end of the bargain."
"I wouldn't dream of letting such an organisation down." Alexander says with a look of evil in his eyes
"Where do the Lynai live, Nyctea?" Surtr asks
In the meantime, in the Northern Kingdoms, the Lynai family and one of their friends are going to witness an owlet be born. Lyze of Keil has been friends with the two brothers and members of the Lynai, Andrew and Jasper Lynai, for many years. He is younger than the two of them by not too long as they are 18 and he is 17 years of age. Andrew and his wife, Silva-Moon, have conceived an owlet together and everyone is happy.
Jasper's wife, Ciara, wants to show Lyze what she will give her owlet niece when it is born, it is in her hollow and Jasper follows too, since he is bored. They return to the hollow and out of a small chest comes a heart shaped locket for if it is a girl. They think it is beautiful and she asks how she got it. Ciara is telling her story when a loud screech is heard, startling the three owls. They get whatever weapons they find and head over to the source of the cry, which is from Andrew and Silva-Moon's hollow. They enter and the hollow has been attacked. Jasper and Ciara are shocked and Lyze finds Silva-Moon on the floor.
"Silva-Moon, what happened?" Lyze asks the owl who has a cut across her chest
"It was Pure Ones… They attacked and… The egg hatched… it is a girl." She weakly gets out
"A girl?" He asks
"She is in the closet… She is ok… Andrew was going to tell you, but… You… Are her godfather… and Lil is her godmother." She continues
"Silva, stay with me now." He says to her
"Promise me that you will protect her…. For me and… Andrew…" She pleas with tears in her eyes "Promise me, Lyze!"
"I promise." He replies as he looks over to Andrew's ripped apart form and looks back to the mate of his now deceased friend and asks "What is her name?"
"Her name… Her name is…" She says before she fades away
Ciara and Jasper are looking around and Ciara is drawn to tears over the sight. Her brother and sister in law have died and the owlet is nowhere to be seen. Lyze hears faint crying and follows it to the closet, where Silva-Moon has hidden her. He tries to open the door and It is locked, like she said. He tries to find the key while Jasper calms his wife. He doesn't find it and pulls the door off with brute force and a loud exclamation. Sure enough, he finds the snowy owlet. She is crying her eyes out as she has been locked in a closet. He picks up the woven basket bassinet decorated with a pink bow on the front and his goddaughter lying in it, crying her beautiful golden eyes out. Ciara and Jasper come up and see their niece. She has a bit of eggshell on her downy coat and Lyze picks it off. Ciara has tears in her eyes still, since she knows her niece is an orphan.
"What is her name?" Ciara asks
"Silva didn't say." Lyze replies
"Well… You are her godfather, name her." Jasper says with a roll of his eyes
"What?" Lyze says with a look of surprise
"Just name the damn girl." Jasper says with a growl
"Jasper!" Ciara exclaims before she turns to the owlet and swoons "She looks like a little princess…"
She places the necklace, which is a gold and silver heart with a small turquoise diamond suspended at the bottom, on the owlet's blanket in front of her. Lyze wipes the tears away from the hatchling snowy owl's eyes as she still cries tears and whimpers delicately and silently.
"She is right… She is a little princess and shall be treated like one." Lyze thinks to himself before he is stared at with her eyes of gold. He thinks of a name that would a Schana, the ruling family of the Northern Kingdoms, would name one of their princesses.
"I shall name you, my little goddaughter, Barran Elise Rachael Marie Lynai." Lyze announces as he looks at his young goddaughter before he thinks to himself "I promise to protect her, Silva. She will grow up into a beautiful snowy owl someday and already she looks just like you…"
"That is a beautiful name." Ciara swoons
"Whatever." Jasper says with a roll of his eyes
"Welcome to the world, Barran." Lyze says as he wipes more tears away from her eyes, she then cuddles his wing.
Jasper then leaves to report this to the Northern Aristocracy members to be on alert. Ciara and Lyze decide to take her back to the owlet's aunt and uncle's hollow to get away from a sight that will haunt the mind of her relatives and her godfather.