Fable Heroes Destiny Chapter 2: The Heroes' guild

It had been a few moments since the man had brought Severus away from the burning flames of Oakvale. But for Severus it felt like millennium. Being away from near death didn't feel right for Severus , he should of died but he didn't. No he was saved by a man who looked familler to him but he could think who. However, seeing the bodies in Oakvale, rotton to the ground, made him feel sick. And traveling with the man didn't help either. So ,unexpectedly, he decided to be sick, causing the man to frown.
"Hmmm...I thought you'd have a stronger stomach than that. Come on." The man said.
"Hey" Severus yelled as he threw his arms around.
" Save your energy boy. It's not me you want to fight" The man warned "You might not realise it, but I just saved your life"
"You have a point there" Severus muttered.
"There's nothing left for you in Oakvale. And if you'd stayed you'd be as dead as the rest of them" The man continued "Come with me"
The man walked away from Severus and continued along the path. Severus wasn't sure to follow him. But he was right. There was nothing left for boy in Oakvale and he had nowhere to go. Unsure of his feelings he decided to follow him.
"My name is Maze, and I am the head of the Guild of Heroes. You must have heard of it" Maze said
"Yes...my mother...told me stories about it all the time" Severus replied.
"You'll find nowhere safer in all of Albion. Nor a better place to call your home" Maze continued "And if it's vengeance you want, you'll need the training only we can offer"
(Vengeance?) Severus thought.
The pathway had brought them to a stone wall surrounding a grand building. On the left was a boasting plateform and on the right was some sort of shop. The lights were still dime by the time they reached the door.
"Here we are. I will introduce you to the Guildmaster. He will be your guide from now on" Maze explained as the doors opened.

Weaver had been waiting for hours. Waiting for Maze to return to the guild and report to him about what happened in Oakvale. Many theories had entered his mind, theories that would lead to a uncertain future. Sometimes, Weaver thought that he should of gone to Oakvale instead of Maze despite the fact that he did trust him. Weaver attention had been brought to the door and soon Maze had entered with a boy by his side. At first Weaver was puzzled becuase he didn't know who this child was or where he came from. But he quickly dismissed any ideas he had as Maze approached him.
"What happened in Oakvale" Weaver asked.
"I tell you later" Maze muttered as the boy came walked to the adult men. "I have a new student for you. Put him in the dorm upstairs with the girl"
Weaver turned his focus to the boy.
"You don't look much like Hero material to me. But Maze knows what he's doing, I suppose" Weaver said " Well follow me then"
Weaver went upstairs towards the dorm Maze spoke about . Severus followed behind him towards the room. Inside Weaver allowed the boy to get settled in before talking to him.
"Alright then lad, tell me, what's your name?" Weaver asked.
"Its Severus Abbot" Severus replied.
(But how can that be?)
"Right then ,Severus,you'll be sharing this room with Whisper, one of our brightest young pupils." Weaver explained "She's playing in the woods right now, but you'll meet her in the morning. For now you should get some sleep. Your training starts tomorrow"
As soon as Weaver left the room, the tears that Severus were able to hold back finally appeared until he was able to cry himself to tears.

That night, Weaver met Maze in his chambers. When he had arrived, he found Maze staring towards the fires with regret written on his face. At first, Weaver didn't understand why Maze would be feeling like this, he never did in the past. So why was he starting to feel it now?. Weaver had a feeling that it was to do with the boy.
"What happened in Oakvale" Weaver asked.
"It's all gone. Its nothing more then a memory left forgotten in the burning flames" Maze replied.
"I see and the boy is the only survivor " Weaver said.
"Yes." Maze addressed." Who is he?"
"What do you mean? You know who he is. You know why Amelia hid him away from you, from all this." Weaver said with a hint of anger. "She didn't want this to happen"
"Don't you think I don't know that!" Maze demanded.
The room became silent. After a few minutes Weaver decided to spoke again.
"... Alright what do you want me to do? Train him to become a hero"
"Yes. Do what you have to..."
As Weaver walked away, another thought had entered his mind. Something he forgot.
"By the way... just so you know he is Severus" Weaver said "Oh and don't think I don't know about that meeting in the now on I recommend caution"

That next morning, as the sun came over the guild, Severus was woken by the voice of Whisper. His eyes had became tiredless becasue he kept waking up from nightmares. He was surprised when he saw Whisper. She wasn't what Severus thought she would be.
"It's time to wake up!" Whisper ordered as Severus got out of bed " You must be my room-mate. Hmm shorter than I expected"
"Gee thanks" Severus replied
"My name's Whisper. I've been here for a month. Had the room to myself 'til now too. But that's all right" Whisper explained "You know you talk in your sleep? Sounds like a bad nightmare. Happens to a lot the first week. Some don't even last that long"
(How does she not know what happened in Oakvale) Severus thought.
"You won't either if you don't get moving. The Guildmaster is waiting for us in the map room "Whisper added "You don't want to be late on your first day. Follow me."
Severus followed Whisper downstairs to the map roon where Maze had brought the boy last night. Unfortunately, the Guildmaster wasn't waiting for Whisper and Severus as he wasn't in the room.
"Hmm, looks like the Guildmaster got tired of waiting for you" Whisper guessed. "He's probably at the training grounds across the river. Let's go!"
Severus and Whisper went outside the guild towards the courtyard. Severus was surprised was beautiful the landscape was. He never knew that the guild was like this. Never like this in his mother storries. Whisper just remained silent behind the boy and this way he would be happy and able to forget his nightmares She thought. Whisper snapped Severus out of his thought and they continued to the training grounds.
"Ah there you are lad. I was wondering when you were going to show up" Weaver said " it's time to see if you've any potential. Get into the ring"
Severus did as he was told and approch the target. At first Severus was unsure was to do. He didn't have a weapon with him.
"Now then,I want you to hit that dummy as hard as you can" Weaver instructed " Just keep going 'til i tell you to stop"
Taking aim at the dummy, Severus punched the dummy where the red targert was. Despite his attempts, he wasn't able to give the dummy a good amount of damage much to the guildmasters thoughts
"Not making much of an impact there, are you? "Weaver said "Here, try with this"
The guildmaster gave Severus a stick. It wasn't much but at least he had a good weapon. Once again, Severus took aim and wacked the dummy with the strength he had. This time he was much more successful and manage to destory the dummy, leaving behind a green orb.
"Ah, now that's more like it"Weaver announced.
"What is that?" Severus asked.
"When you destroy an enemy like this dummy, it drops an experience orb" Weaver explained "These orbs contain the knowledge gained from killing the creature. It's very important that you collect these orbs, or you want learn anything!"
Severus went over to the orb and collected it making Severus more powerful. The Guildmaster opened the gate for the boy and allowed him walked out.

"Well done lad,Now then, tomorrow we'll..."
Suddenly a bell went off. The Guildmaster looked around and gave out a Guild woods were in trouble again and nobody dared to go near it. The Guildmaster looked at Severus and decided that he was ready for something big
"That's the Guild alarm!. Sounds like there might besomething loose it the woods" Weaver explained" This is a good opportunity to test your spirt"
"What do you want me to do?" Severus asked
"I suspect that there maybe a few beetles lurking around. They shouldn't be a problem but you can never be to sure. I'l wait for you at the Guild woods entrance while you deal with the problem" Weaver continued "Once your're done, we can talk about starting your training"
Severus make his way to the woods, following the path before him. He felt free doing something different for a change. Perhaps he wanted to make a difference for the world. Even if part of him still missed Oakvale. At the woods clearing, Severus encounted the swarm of beetles. Taking control of the stick, he attacked the enemies on the ground and collected their experience orbs. Once he was done, he picked up 20 gold that one of the beetles left and returned to the Guildmaster "Good work lad. Those beetles can be a damn nuisance" Weaver said "Here. I think you're earned yourself some pocket money for that"
"Thanks Guildmaster" Severus replied.
"If you want more gold, I'm sure the Servants could use your help with something." Weaver continued "Or you can get an early night"

The sun was starting to come down over the guild. It was getting late but Severus wan't tired yet. He told the Guildmaster that he would go help the Servants around the Guild. On the field Severus found four cooking apples and gave them to the women in the dinning area. Next he found a couple of guys debating about who was the fasted in the Guild. Severus was able to beat the time within one second. But something was troubling Severus though. He felt a presence in one of the rooms. Going up the spiral stars, Severus saw two men in Maze's quarters. One of them was Maze himself
"The Journey's length is of no consequence. The Oracle must be protected"The stranger said.
"How can you be so sure? We might need you here. Who knows what battles we might face"Maze replied.
"The signs are too strong to ignore and the Northern wastes have been too long isolated from the Guild. There is much I may learn there"The stranger remarked.
"Well I hope nobody thinks you're running away from a fight, trying to cheat death again. You know how people talk..."Maze trailled of.
"Talk is of no matter to me. May death close his eyes to you Maze"
A blue light wrapped around the stranger causing him to vanish. At this point Maze was too annoyed to leave the room. Especially when he felt a presence behind him.
"What are you waiting for? Come in" Maze said sarcastically.
"Ack, s..sorry I didn't mean" Severus stammared.
"Forget it" Maze sighed "That was Scythe. He was a great Hero once, back when he had flesh on his bones and blood in his veins"
(Had?) Severus thought
"He's just a shell now. What does he know of the choice we have to make, of what it takes to get things done?"Maze complained
(What does he mean) Severus thought Maze walked over to the fireplace to be left to his thoughts. Severus thought that he was rude to enter so he returned to the Guildmaster.
"Your training is about to begin. But you have many hard years of tasks and preparations beforehand."Weaver explained "I'm ready" Severus replied

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The Guild was now the boy's life. The memory of the Oakvale flames still scorched his mind, but soon he had no thought other than training, and he became stronger and more agile with each passing year. His days were filed with gruelling exercise. The nights with Study in the library. Finally he was ready to become a Guild apprentice, just as Maze had foreseen. The real training was about to begin.