Authors notes
All aspects and lore belong to AE, I just made the MC
I've had this idea in my head for a little while now and just had to write something about it. I'm really excited to see how they play out the rest of this quest saga.
if you want to see what my character looks like i then check out my DeviantArt account, Bdrocks12. I tried to post it on this chapter as a Link but for some reason it wouldnt work.
"thoughts"
"regular speech"
"yelling"
This chapter has been edited as of Oct/9/17
Chapter 1: The Perks of having an Apprentice
"by the Avatars what have I gotten myself into." the Master Soulweaver, the great Hero Brent, thought as sweat trickled down his back.
He had done many things before in his career as an adventurer, from killing dragons and hordes of undead to rescuing entire villages from disaster. He'd gone through some of the most disgusting experiences of his life because a friend had asked him too, and now that kind of loyalty had gotten him stuck in another situation.
He had an Apprentice, he was responsible for someone's life.
And it wasn't like back in the old days when he had helped train Ash, they had both grown and learned together as friends and as comrades. He thought back to when he first saw Ash after escaping the ice, tall and strong, he had become a good hero in his absence.
But Falwynn wasn't Ash, and to make things worse she wasn't some random kid.
He looked to his left a the shorter women walking beside him, the almost lime green hair was short at the back which allowed her to wear her tanned cloak and hood. Long tresses that stopped at chest level framed her face, tied together at the ends by a leather strip. Brent let out a slight chuckle, clearly this was influenced by her time around dwarves. She stood at around his shoulder, since he knew that he was 6ft 4" he guessed she was around 5ft 8". Her amour was made up of Leather mostly, with metal knee guards and a simple breastplate, along with mid thigh high boots and gloves that ended at her wrists.
over all she was a pretty girl, but with strong arms and quick feet from her time running around and working at her fathers forge. Her hand crossbow was in a holster along her back hidden behind her cloak and in easy drawing distance if they were attacked.
"its ok, you can do this, it can't be any harder then fighting Sepulcher" the thought of his old enemy brought a bitter taste to his mouth. But his mood wasn't ruined, he had over come that struggle and now he was stronger for it.
That was right, he could do this, he'd had plenty of teachers over the years, and he was one of the strongest people on the planet. He could teach her a few tricks at the very least. His mind wandered back 11 years into the past, back when all he'd had was his dads old beat up armor and a brand new fresh out of the forges sword.
That brought back a repressed memory, back when he'd had to chase that damned box stealing sneevil. Yes, maybe it was time to thin the horde again, the knights at Oaklore would be thankful at least.
*Meanwhile*
Falwynn glanced at the many facial ticks that appeared on the Hero's face, he had a black beard that framed his cheeks and chin with slightly less hair in his mustache, and a head of chin length hair just as black as his beard. His skin was a dark tanned color that meant he was possibly from the Sandsea, and he was very tall compared to most of the men she had seen in her life. An image of Fangblade appeared in her mind but she dismissed it as quickly as it appeared, focusing on Brent's most unique facial feature. His eye's were bright gold, she wondered what his eyes used to look like since there was no way it was natural. He had several scars on his face as well: a cut across his right cheek, a notched eyebrow, and finally a cut at the along his hair line.
Brent's faced stopped twitching and he glanced at her quickly, she was caught staring red handed and looked away a little to fast, trying to hide the slight blush on her cheeks. Her mind went back to why his face had been twitching in the first place, she was curious about what he could have been thinking about so hard. She hoped he wasn't stressing about what her parents had done, it's not everyday that he meet an old friend and are asked to look after his child.
Don't get her wrong, she loved her father for letting her do this and was ecstatic that she finally gets to go on a real adventure with the most famous Hero in the world. She knew he must be at least a little worried about protecting her, but she wasn't afraid, he had already saved her life back in Swordhaven during the tournament.
She hadn't even had the time to blink, one moment she had been starring death in the face as a huge axe headed right towards her. The next, Brent had been standing in front of her, his strange gauntlets held at his side with the axe blade buried in the dirt. His long black coat billowing from whatever movement he had made to block the giant axe, white fur that seemed spotless covered the collar and hood. It was a coat that one could only be woven by a skilled weaver, meaning that he had become a master of his craft. Across his broad shoulders was a longsword with a golden hilt and black leather wrappings around the handle. A brown belt was around his waist with 4 potion bottles attached to the side, and a medium sized satchel along the back. She knew it was a bag of holding, which was a common item for most adventurers to have since it allowed them to carry far more loot. She knew that she was safe in his company.
Even her mother had known that she would be safe, otherwise she never would have let her go. Falwynn mind continued to wonder as they walked down the familiar roads to Falconreach, she could still hardly believe it, that she was the apprentice of her childhood hero. She had read letters from her father about him growing up, and even more personally from her father when she had returned from the dwarven kingdoms. And now she was going to learn from him!
"maybe he'll show me how to use a sword! Or maybe he knows some ancient technique with a crossbow!"
She started to imagine herself, older and stronger, with people looking to her for help, her parent's proud smiles as she told them of all the people she had saved.
It was with these happy thoughts that the approach the eastern gates of Falconreach and entered the city.
Brent and Falwynn waved to the Guardians on duty and passed by as they entered the city, passing by Aria's animal shop.
A loud explosion sounded throughout the main street from Cysero's magic shop, however the townsfolk were used to the craziness surrounding that store and its owner. Falwynn was the only one to stop and stare at the smoke began to pour out of the front door, her eyes wide at the lack of reaction from anyone.
Brent just chuckled to himself, admiring what he considered to be the "younger generation" and their ability to be amazed by what had become normal for him. He did stop to think that the age gap between the two of them wasn't so large, he'd left home at 16 too begin his adventure, and it had been 7 hard years since then. You also had to consider the time that he had spent frozen, he was only 23 when he should have been in his 30s.
Taking a closer look at Falwynn, he had to guess that she was around 20, 18 at the youngest. Though he quickly looked away so that he wouldn't get caught starring, he was about to mention heading to the inn for some food when a loud yell came from behind him.
"where's that damned lazy hero!? I've been waiting here for hours!"
Wincing, Brent turned to the unhappy scientist marching down the street, a large scowl on his face that only intensified when he spotted the Soulweaver coat amongst the various peasants.
"you had better have my materials! I've been waiting all day for you and I had better get some results!"
Lim yelled practically in the hero's face, he raised his hands to keep him away a little bit. "It's ok Lim calm down, I talked to an old friend of mine, he said that Lymcrest was full of ore. He just needs some time to get it."
His scowl deepened, "and how should I know that you mean what you say?" even with his eyes being covered by his googles Brent knew he didn't believe him.
"I can make sure you get your materials" said Falwynn quietly.
Lim's head turned once again, noticing the green haired girl for the first time, his interest was peaked as shown by his raised eyebrow "really? And how can you do that?".
The young girl's chest seemed to swell up and he former nervousness disappeared, "my dads the one who runs the mines now, I can send him a letter for you"
Lim raised his hand to his chin, thinking on her offer. After a few seconds he nodded his and thanked Falwynn, his scowl returned as he looked back at Brent "perhaps you will do better then this lazy lout".
With his piece said, the scientist returned to his shop to continue his experiments.
Brent just starred at his new apprentice, surprised by how easily she had gotten Lim to back off. He couldn't help but ask with a smirk across his lips "what are the chances you can make all my problems disappear?"
The girl blushed and laughed a little seeing that it was just a joke, she was happy to have already been helpful.
The two of them continued on their way to the inn, passing by Ash standing at his usual post across the street from Twilly the red Moglin. They ordered some food and sat down at one of the nearby tables, several patrons waved or gave a shout of greetings when they saw Brent, who returned them with a polite nod or wave back.
"are you always this popular?" asked Falwynn, she knew that Brent was famous, especially in Falconreach, but she was still surprised by the amount of people who stopped to greet him.
Brent just laughed as he leaned back in his chair "sometimes, but tonight seems like a busier night then usual".
A server came by with their respective orders, a stacked sandwich filled with meat and cheese, as well as a bowl of mushroom soup. As they began to eat their food Falwynn decided she had to ask Brent a few questions about his adventures, there was no way all of the stories were true.
*Timeskip*
Laughter filled the nearly empty tavern, centered around two figures who were nearly falling out of their chairs from laughing so hard.
"there's no way he did that! Everyone in the Necropolis would have heard him" said Falwynn in between gasps of air. Brent just laughed along with her before containing himself somewhat "I swear he stood there, shaking like a leaf in a storm before suddenly yelling "I need to rid the world of these servants of evil!""
This sent the two into a new wave of laughter, Brent whipped a tear away from his eye trying to think back to the last time he laughed so hard for such a simple reason.
Finally, Falwynn's laughter seemed to die down enough that she could sit properly in her chair, a yawn escaped passed her lips. Brent noticed and his laughter quieted down "maybe we should call it a night, we'll start your training in the morning" he said, his smile still in place but with a serious look in his eye.
His Apprentice nodded her head and stood up from her seat offering to get them 2 rooms from the inn keeper, she was surprised however when Brent shook his head and started walking towards the door. She followed behind him but could keep from asking "where are we going to stay if not at the inn?"
Brent just kept walking, letting out a "you'll see" over his shoulder.
The two walked down another of Falconreach's main streets, until they arrived at a large glowing portal.
Falwynn stood in shock, never had she seen such complex magic, sure she had seen some mages throughout her life, as well as some wondrous machines in the dwarven kingdoms. However, true teleportation portals like this were very rare.
Two purple pentagons glowed as they overlapped each other, with 7 smaller circles rotating around the pattern, each with their own magic sigil's inside. At the center of the portal were 4 bars that appeared to be transparent and in the shape of a cross, floating in front of them were two more circles with scripted written along the curves.
Brent walked in front of her so that he stood in front of the portal, he turned an looked at his young charge. The daughter of one of the few friends he still had left, he couldn't fail this time, not like he had before.
"If your going to be my apprentice, then your going to have to meet the rest of my team"
