Hey guys, so yeah, heh, I'm not really good at this, but this is my new story! The life of Jacob. I won't spoil it for you guys, but I hope you like it!
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After years of fighting against the kingdom of the elves, the war of Alledia had finally ended when the light of the evil spirit had been extinguished. But Emily and Trellis had declined the offer of the highest rulers, and decided to remain as the guardian council, beginning the new academy for stonekeepers, receiving new students every year. Yes their side of the story did in fact seem over. But the story of their son, Jacob, was only just beginning.
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Jacob Hayes, fourteen year old son of Emily and Trellis, was a bit of a trouble. He always ran through the streets of Alledia, looking for a fight. Now as we speak he walked down the street, with a cloak and hood, to a small alleyway where he found five of the deadbeat students from the academy betting on what street folk called, rat fights. The students were in a circle, and in the middle of the circle were two rats. They were both dirty and red eyed, the only difference between them was the amount of foam in their mouths.
"Go Fang!" One of the boys yelled.
"Come on, Scar!" Yelled another. Both rats gnawed at each others throats, evenly matched, until the one called Fang swept his tail under Scars legs, making him topple to his back, as Fang struck the killing blow. Two of the boys groaned in sadness, while two others yelled in victory. The fifth one in the middle of them picked up Fang and smiled crookedly. He was an ugly boy, tall and fat, with greasy short black hair, and zits on his forehead. He wore a tattered pair of shorts and a worn out short. A dealers hat on his head, pilots goggles around his eyes, and a purple stone around his neck. He laughed dryly.
"Pay up boys! That's thirty Alledian gold coins! Next bet starts at fifty." He said. The losers paid up and started putting in their next bet. Jacob walked up to him, his face still concealed, but the points of his ears poking out from the hood.
"Hey!" He yelled. The boys heads turned to him. "I'll make a bet." He said pulling out a cloth bag. The fat kid looked in the bag to see a ton of coins, he poured it out and counted it. Seventy three coins, more than enough to bet, but more than the boys wanted to bet themselves. The fat kid looked at them and growled. He stared at them for a minute and they slowly placed there matching bet in front of him. He smirked and let down Fang in the middle of the circle. He looked back up at Jacob.
"You got a rat?" He asked. Jacob held out his closed hands. He opened them to reveal a small white mouse. The boys began to laugh hysterically. The fat one chuckled and wiped his eyes. "You think you can win...with THAT?!" He asked between chuckles. They couldn't see it, but Jacob was smiling under his hood.
"Does Marrow count?" Jacob asked. The fat kid cleared his throat and smiled.
"Hey, it's your funeral, buddy." He said. Jacob placed Marrow in the circle with Fang.
"Oh, this is gonna be brutal!" Yelled one of the kids.
"Easy money." Said another. Fang began to pace around Marrow, while Marrow just sat there, staring at him with his black eyes. But before fang could attack, Marrows eyes began to glow green. The same glow came from the stone under Jacobs cloak, but it wasn't bright enough to see. Without warning, Marrow lunged at Fang and slashed at hacked at him. Marrow kicked Fang in the chest knocking him on his back. Marrow didn't kill the rat, but merely rendered him unconscious with a kick to the face. Unfortunately, it looked convincing enough to make the boys yell obscenities. The fat one stood up angrily. He fumed in rage and got in Jacobs face.
"You cheated! You must've! No one beats Fang!" He yelled. Jacobs smile grew.
"Ok, ok. How about a new bet. I bet one hundred gold coins to the stone keeper who can beat me." He said getting into a slight stance. The boys stones began to glow with anger. Jacobs own stone began to glow bright. A moment of silence passes before two of goons attacked. They threw punches at Jacob, his head moved past each one. They tried again, but he tripped them both, making them hit the ground hard. They passed out like weaklings, leaving the other three in a daze. They snapped out of it and the other two ran towards him. This time they positioned into roundhouse kicks. Before they could hit Jacob, he had vanished. They landed and tripped on themselves. They caught their balance and looked around. Finally, they looked up and saw him floating there. He kicked them both on the head and knocked them out with the other two. The fat one stood there alone, a bit terrified. He growled and shot a large beam of stone energy at him. Jacob stood there, and the blast struck, creating a large smoke cloud. When the smoke cleared, the boy gasped. An intense energy shield protected him. A piece of the shield broke off and hit the boy in the face. He froze for a moment, but slowly fell to the ground, face first. Jacob smiled, the bottom of his face now partially revealed by the light. He knelt down and stared at the fat boy. His eyes were closed, a bit of drool hanging from the edge of his mouth. He looked like a sleeping baby, a sleeping ugly baby. He looked at the gold and smiled. "I guess I win the pot." He said. Before he could touch a single coin, a hand touched his shoulder. He looked back to see a grown man wearing the armor of a Ceilis commander, his face blocked by the light of the sun.
"Jacob...come on. Betting on rat fights is one thing, but beating up five students is another." He said in a deepish voice. Jacob squinted, until he could see the face of Navin Hayes, commander of the Ceilis guard, and Jacobs uncle. He smirked and shook his head. He removed Jacobs hood, revealing his grey skinned face, his pointy ears, his short white hair, and his large blue eyes. Jacob looked down and sighed. He stood and grabbed back his bet. He put it back in the bag and stuffed it away in his cloak. Navin smiled and patted him on the head. "Try not to ground them all to pulps next time please?" He asked.
"Ok...uncle." He said.
"Good. Now, come back to the palace for the ceremony. You'll miss it if you don't hurry." He said. Jacob gasped. He was right. Today was the day his parents were going to choose the next member of the council. Jacob began to run towards the palace, when he looked back.
"Uncle Navin, will you come?" He asked. Navin shocked his head slightly.
"Sorry, kiddo. I gotta go all over today. I have to go to the neighboring villages and talk to all of the leaders. Kind of weird being on the ground, even after all these years. I'll catch up later." He said. Jacob nodded grimly. He understood his uncles job, and he knew it wasn't an easy one, but he was still sad he couldn't go with. Regardless he sprinted towards the palace, knowing the ceremony was about to begin.