Chapter 1
The beginning
I woke up one morning to the smell of eggs and bacon being prepared by a loving, benevolent mother. I got up and put on my white long-sleeved shirt, and then my black short-sleeved shirt. I then put on my blue jeans and a pair of socks and then sneakers. I combed my hair over my right eye and put on my silver decagram amulet on a silver chain and headed down stairs. When I got down stairs I greeted my mother and sat down at the table awaiting breakfast. "Here you go.", she said with a smile. I thanked her and began to inhale my meal that was put before me. When I got done I grabbed my katana and headed out.
I started toward the elders temple, but I stopped at the market stand to get some medical supplies. "Ello, Flare, what do you need today?" the nice elderly man said. "I just need some bandages, disinfectant and, a survival knife." I said. "Well.. I got most of it,but I'm low on disinfectant. That will be, 15 Iso's." he replied. "Thanks." I said while handing him the money. I walked out waving goodbye to the old man.
I then started off the the temple once more. Once I was outside the temple I ascended the stairs up to the vast temple. Once I entered the temple I greeted the elder with respect as he did I. "Good morning. I was wondering if you can provide me with knowledge of the the three clans that are around today." I said. "What do you wish to know young one?" He asked. "I want to know about the other clans, so i can be more wise like you." I replied. "Ah, young Flare, who are of but ten years old, i shall tell you about the three clans of the continent. There are us, the lava wielders whose extreme lava capabilities allow us to live in the harshest of climates, and the lava demons who can morph parts of there body into weaponry or tools, but are still mortal. Then There are the Hell demons, immortals of almost great power whose souls lie in hell. They can morph there body even further and increase their mass and size in combat. Then there are the Vampires. These beings lust for blood, and have great strength, speed, and smarts. They are said to be the best of us all because of the power that they posses. Now For the location of the clans. We are here in the center of the land of flames, the vampires are to the north about 250 miles and the Hell demons are southwest about 50 miles. The hell demons live in darkness so they can't be ambushed, while the vampires live in the mountainous regions so they have the higher ground and the advantage in combat." He explained, "And that is all you need to know". "Thanks" I said while leaving. It had been about an hour so i decided to do some sword training out in the training field.
When i got to the training field i looked around to see if there was anyone around. When i saw that there was no one there i walked up to a tree and unsheathed my katana. I practiced quick strikes, uppercuts, and reverse wielding. I trained until it was about sunset. When i saw the sun starting to go down i headed off home so i could eat dinner.
When i got home my mother was sitting in the living room on the couch in the dark. I walked up to her to see what was wrong. She turned to me and tole me that father was dead, that he died on a scouting mission 3 hours ago. I felt sad, but i couldn't cry. There was just something holding the tears back. I went up to my room that night wondering what could have killed my father. I went to bed sad, and wondering.