Authors note: Ok, this is the first story I've ever written or even really tried to write, so please keep that in mind while righting reviews, I hope you enjoy the story, this is only the first chapter and it is only to introduce the main character so don't expect to much yet.
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"…And another thing Mr. Hugh! Sense the beginning of your stay here at the Spirit Souring, I have yet to see you do a single constructive thing! And now I hear of you antagonizing Cracius yet again!" Jason let his mind wander away as the headmaster of the Spirit Souring rambled on about how disobedient he is. "I don't need to hear this" he thought to himself. He had, after all, heard it countless times before. "He had it coming" his silent thoughts continued, "He sells those potions for twice what there worth and buys ingredients for a third of what he should, someone has to put him in his place every once in a while"
He was suddenly brought back to the present when he heard the headmasters words, "In fact Mr. Hugh, I don't see any reason why you should still be here, why don't you remind me again just why you came to stay here in the first place!" These words sounded almost like a threat to the sometimes-oversensitive Jason Hugh. He could hardly stop himself from yelling, but luckily he caught himself before he started yelling back. "Well Headmaster Pranor, if you do recall when I first arrived I had no intention of staying for long but I….became overwhelmed….by my thirst for knowledge, yes after I saw for myself just what a magnificent wealth of knowledge your books and tomes here contained I just couldn't bare the thought of leaving the most magnificent library in all the planes!" This was a blatant lie and both Jason and the shrewd headmaster knew it, however neither of the two would openly say so to anyone. Atimus Pranor let out a long sigh before going on to say, "Well, in the future you will show more respect for the others here at the Spirit Souring, are we agreed? Good, then go now and just try to stay out of trouble, I can't continue to let you reside here if you insist on starting trouble."
Jason left the headmasters office relieved but still very upset. "Why are you here in the first place?" he mocked to himself as he stormed down the wide hallway, continuing his pace until he was standing under a large shady tree, far outside the library's incredible walls. Jason relaxed and sat down, leaning against the base of the tree's thick trunk, and began to gather his thoughts. He was here because of his thirst for knowledge, that lie had saved him from being cast out of the library at least a hundred times. Cast out….He couldn't bare that thought, not after all he had found here, not after what was now over a year and a half. Indeed at first the young fighter had no intention of staying at the Spirit Souring for more than a day, but he had miscalculated the time it would take him to get there and was inevitably trapped by the winters snow. As such the headmaster had no problem letting him stay for the winter, he couldn't, after all, let him try to leave knowing that he would die in the bitter cold of the surrounding mountains. But during his stay that winter Jason had become interested in the many scrolls and stories that could be found in the massive library, many had helped him develop his sword skills quite a bit, but that is not why he had pleaded to be able to stay even after the long winter was over…
For during his stay that winter he had met the lovely Kateyona Sapphire. Kate, as she was commonly called, was a priestess of Denier, a beautiful priestess at that, and Jason had quickly become very smitten with her. They had now been lovers for 16 months and together they knew nothing but happiness. He couldn't bare the thought of being away from her, in fact, he decided right then to go and see what she was up to.
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Well there you have it, the first chapter, I promise that there is much more to come…. hopefully.