Chapter 1: Freedom at Last.
Nina was walking out of the Lilty distract with her head held up high. In spite of the many scowls and dirty looks she was given by the older lilties, who were grounded in the myth that all selkies were lairs and thieves. That didn't get her down today as she ignored them all. She did however smile back at the lilty children who waved, and smiled at her. As she walked, the blue haired girl was lost in her own thoughts.
"Okay, I'll be meet a lilty, a yuke, and a clavat. I hope they are friendly, hey maybe I could make a friend, or two. I could be a hero getting the Myrrh and not be a total loner." She thought.
"Okay, now how am I going to look for Sash? It's been years since Ive seen himDadjust stay out of their sight and you won't be put in the Church with thatapart of the Caravan too." He stuttered
Nina the grabbed his hand.
"Then why didn't you say so before, come on!" She cried out.
She ran even faster to the gate, with her new friend who was trying to keep up. She could see Lee-Roy waiting for them at the end of the gate, along with what looked like a grown clavat man with long saggy black hair. He wore a green tunic, and matching pants. He had a rather creepy smile, but was holding onto something. A large, sliver, round a curlier like cup. On top of that said cut was was a handle and a tiny blue crystal that was floating near the center of. Nina and the masked boy were looking at the crystal chalice.
"Well you two must be the Yuke, and Selkie members of the new caravan. I'm Lanydx, I'm head of the caravan this year." The clavat man stated.
Nina smiled, and bowed her head.
"Hello Lanydx I'm Nina, it's nice to meet you. Now can we get going?" She asked.
The clavat smiled and touched her shoulder.
"Well it's nice to meet someone so friendly, and yes we were about to move out. Lee-Roy wanted me to leave without you two, but I chose to wait. Lanydx stated.
Nina scowled at the lilty boy, who just shrugged it off not caring The four then were about to step out of the village. Nina could feel her foot out of the village barrier's limit, when she heard a voice. A voice that everyone feared.
"Leaving so soon?" The voice asked.
Nina didn't need to turn around. She knew who it was. It was the voice that would hunt her nightmares. The voice that would scorn her people.
"High Minister Ibluis, what brings you to us lowly sinners?" Lanydx asked.
Nina then slowly turned her head, feeling the masked boy holding to her arm in sheer terror, and she didn't blame him.
The tall feathered being, was cloaked in a crimson red robe. at the center was a iron cross. The yuke's steel helmet looked a like a demon shogun with large fangs. His eyeless hole looked as if they were judging them all. The only thing that in Nina's mind could make him look anymore evil, would be if he replaced his small yuke wings with large dragon ones.
"Oh I am merely here to give a prayer for your caravan's safe return. The last few have..woman here." Ibluis stated pointing his talons at Nina who was giving him the nastiest scowl she could muster.
"Oh you mean like all the other selike you have sent your metal freaks on. Those weren't such a shame to lose." Nina barked.
"You insolent little sow, how dare you!" He yelled as he was about to strike the girl.
However, the boy was the one who took the hit, and not Nina. He was sent into the dirt, and they could hear a loud yelp coming from him. Nina quickly grabbed a hold of him, dusting the boy off. Nina was tempted to pull out the sword, but also kinda shocked that someone she just met would do that for her.
Lanydx quickly grabbed the two and ran off.
"Sorry High Minister, but we must be off!" He said
As they left the village, and went into the world covered in Miasma. The man turned back.
"Well the promise day shall comebut I have my whipping boy to take out my anger on." He muttered to himself, as he made way back the church.
The man didn't know that he was being watched, but two figurers of darkness with yellow eyes.
Nina looked around seeing large trees and wild grassland. She felt a sense of wonder and dread as she gazed at the miasma like mist that covered them all. The only thing keep them all from dying was magic barrier made by the chalice's crystal. As they walked Nina looked at the boy in the blue hood. She went to him.
"Um hey.."She started to say. seeing the boy jump.
"I I just wanted to say, you..er. I mean you didn't need to take that swipe at you. also just to ask why? not many people help selkies" Nina said.
The boy in the hood only looked at her.
"You were kind to me." He stated.
End of chapter.