Hello there!!!! It's me again! Due to some questions about my name, I will tell you that my actual first name is Sarralyn, and people do call me Sarra. However, in the real U.S.A. life, my last name is not Salmalin. Just to clarify things up. Anyways, thank you for all of the nice reviews, and I am anxious to get more!! I need at least 3 reviews, because reviews help the chapter get written and put up faster! Enjoy. Oh, and before I forget, you may notice from my previous author's notes that I have mentioned Gods, Godesses, and Magical Mayhem. That is what I origionally called this story, but I ended up changing it at the last minute and forgot to say that in the story. Sorry!
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At the crack of dawn Sarra woke up, as usual, to do her early morning shoot. She would always go to the archery range in the morning to not only help wake up, but to help loosen her muscles for the day. Her Aunt Alanna had told her that exercising in the early morning was good, and Sarra had taken her words to heart. Grabbing her crossbow, a quiver of arrows, and her dagger named Destiny, she headed out to the range.
There was a story behind Sarra's dagger Destiny, and Sarra seldom shared it with anyone. On one night that Sarra spent out in the forest during Progress she had awaken suddenly. Feeling a strong impulse to go a certain direction, Sarra followed blindly. When she reached a boulder formation, Sarra became aware of a woman sitting by herself. The woman had turned around and placed silvery eyes upon Sarra's deep turquoise ones. Sarra could feel the power radiating from the woman, and only looked at her in awe. The woman never spoke, but as she disappeared into the moonlight, Sarra heard a voice like the wind whisper To protect you until it is time and then the woman was gone. In her place was the dagger, which Sarra had named Destiny, because it seemed like destiny that she would have the blade. Although it was not created by Raven Armory, the best armory in the land, it possessed quite a quality. The blade was made from excellent steel that had a razor-sharp edge, always. The hilt was Sarra's favorite part. Embedded into the hilt was a large black opal. Not only was the dagger able to carry amounts of Sarra's Gift and wild magic in it, it also was an expensive gem. Whenever most people asked about where she had acquired such an excellent blade, she claimed it was a family heirloom, which in all truth it was not.
Upon reaching the target range, Sarra set down her quiver and bow a good ways away from the targets. She selected an arrow, fitted it to the string, pulled it back, and let fly. Sarra repeated the process until she only had one arrow left from the original 25. As Sarra prepared to draw the string, she heard footsteps behind her. In an instant she dropped her bow and arrow and unsheathed Destiny, whirling around to see her opponent. Annabeth stood looking at Sarra with uncertantity in her eyes.
Sarra hastily put Destiny away and looked at Annabeth, shame-faced. "I-I'm sorry. I didn't know it was you…a girl has got to be careful…"
Annabeth smiled knowingly. "It's okay Sarra. Back home, I've always got to be on the lookout. I'd be crazy if I wasn't." she held out her hand to Sarra "Mind if I look?"
Sarra reluctantly handed over Destiny to Annabeth. Destiny was like an old friend that had seen the good and the bad of Sarra. Had even killed a bandit once when Sarra was ten, three years before.
Annabeth felt the weight of the dagger in her hand. It had a nice feel to it, almost as good as hers from Luke, but hers held more sentimental value. As Annabeth handed the hilt back to Sarra, she caught a hint of bronze glint in the early morning light. 'Wait, what's that?" she asked Sarra.
"What's what?" Sarra replied, wondering if something was wrong.
"Does your dagger have bronze in it?" Annabeth asked, her mind whirling.
"I wouldn't know," replied Sarra "I know bronze is, well, bronze colored, but I haven't seen it before."
Annabeth held up Destiny so that it reflected the sun. Sure enough, in that lighting, the bronze really stood out. "It's got bronze in it all right."
"Really?" Sarra asked "A'cause I'm not really sure if that is a good thing. Is it?"
"In this case, yes," was annabeth's response. "Your dagger has celestial bronze in it, combined with steel." When sarra's face looked puzzled, Annabeth hurriedly tried to explain. "remember all the monsters that I told you Percy and I had to fight?" Sarra nodded. "Well they can only be killed with celestial bronze. And normal mortals can only be killed by normal stell. So, in other words, your dagger is very important."
Sarra nodded solemnly. "It's already saved my life before. I killed a bandit with it a fewyears ago."
Upon hearing that fact that Sarra had in fact killed someone, Annabeth's blood temperature dropped a few degrees. It was then she understood that Sarra had seen many things, things that most people couldn't fathom. It was one of many characteristics that they both shared with the other.
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A/N: I know it was really short, but I was kind of tired. I hope that you like it, and I would like many reviews. Also, I am holding a contest of sorts. Three people that I feel have given me the most enthusiastic reviews will be able to submit a nme of a character that I will encorporate into this story. The rules are:
1: That you write an actual review telling me what you like about it.
2: That you are enthusiastic.
3: That I have no personal connection with you.
4: You must submit the name of your character so that I may use it to choose. If you do not submit the name, you will not get chosen.
First place person gets their character to be an influence in Sarra's journey.
Second place person gets a smaller character that interacts with Sarra and Co.
Third place person gets a minor character that appears to Sarra.
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