The Reason Behind It All

*Consider this next part to be all about back story and explaining it all thus the title also I think I will use ** and Italics in between my sentences when it's a flash back or dream, again R R is always welcome and as always it's told first person in terms of perspective *

I always seem to get nightmares when I do this and it's always the same thing. They're nightmares of my past and what the institute did to me, and my dear precious mother and father. But there's no time for that now I must... travel... faster. The last words I let out before passing out on the horse. * Our house was nice and we lived on top of a rather large hill a small ways away from Bandle City in an even smaller village. However, we did used to live in Ionia, and it was a nice place, however my father did what is considered the worst crime to commit. He was a the council member of Ionia and believed the Ionian teachings were the best there was, however that didn't last long as he had began to question the Ionian ways, but the other council men didn't like that all too much and he was wanted for treason and was threatened with death. We had no choice but to leave by boat in secret as our house was getting searched and seized. They said that "The institute doesn't like those who disrespect our teachings."* I quickly jerk awake at the feeling of the horse licking my face. I quickly let out a small sigh of relief to be awake again, despite the night still being there, I know I must not have been out long, standing up I pet the horse a little bit before riding again. "Well here we go again then."

"I traveled all through the night and barely managed to make it to the fork in the mountains!" I yell to myself before finding a small cave to sleep in. "Let it please not be another nightmare... please." * There's fire, fire everywhere and all I see are these strange mages with crystal ball in hand spewing fire balls at my house, on the ground and bleeding and my dad already burnt to a crisp, my mother manages to pull me out and carry me outside while the beams from my small barn house crash down leaving my poor father inside to die all over again. My mothers crying as she holds me in her hands saying the same words over and over again. "It's okay, you'll be fine, I'm here for you, it's okay you'll be fine I'm here for you, it's okay, you'll be fine, I'm here for you." Those words were burnt into my brain and have yet to fade I could only make out a few words." Mom, what do you mean, don't cry. Daddy will fix everything again." This isn't the first time this has happened, and I knew that and so did my mom, but she was still crying, but the tears were quickly stopped as a burly man knocked my mother out and kick me down the hill*

I awake again covered in sweat, it's nighttime again and I'm glad I sleep in the day. Getting up once more I quickly fix myself a meal with the berries I found near the cave, I've done this plenty of times before and it's usually poisonous but I've eaten it so many times I've grown immune to it. Thinking about it now it would take me roughly 5-6 more days to get through to the next clearance past the VooDoo Lands and going around the Shurima desert to reach the Morgron Pass. "This is going to suck isn't it Mr. Horse?" I say as I pet him before beginning my journey once more.

It's been a while but I've finally done it, I thought I masted this route already and yet again I nearly lost my horse to some bandits on the way. As I'm feeding my horse I feel a strange eerie feeling coming from the desert that I'd rather not think about right now. Without turning back, I trudge full speed through the pass eager to get to the institute. The pass had no dangers and I got through as usual without any trouble excluding hiding from the occasional champion that passes, but none of them are who I'm after. I give myself some small encouragement "I must not lose sight of my goal." With even more speed than before I make my way to my goal, The institute.