The Fate of the First Hero of Light

Vivi do I look older?" "Geir what do you mean?" "I am not greying." "Geir I do not understand?" "If you look at my father he is already completely grey. Yet I do not have a single grey hair?" "Geir I can see you are right! Why are you thinking about this?""I wonder if these runes we have. Might be affecting us in some way?""GEIR?!"

Some moments pass...

"Great Father Houzmas how are you?"

"Geir son is it you?" The muscular elderly Dwarf embraces me.

"Geir you do not have to come visit me so frequently! I know you are busy."

"Great Father we are comrades of course I would want to visit you. I see you as my family."

Tears are forming "Geir!" He hugs me hard, loud cracking noises are heard as his strength breaks my ribs.

"SON!"

"Do not worry Great Father I will recover."

"I see apologies Geir son. What can I do for you?"

I painfully speak.

"Great Father it seems I have stopped ageing. Do you know the cause?"

"Geir I had hoped this would not happen."

"Is it the curse on my arm?"

"Yes, originally I wanted to wield its power. But misfortune struck and you were cursed instead."

"Can I still die?"

"Yes, son but it will take many suncycles longer than what a normal Hume could."

"I see, I feared that might be the case."

"Geir do you not consider this a blessing?"

"Living a longer life might seem fortunate. But my development has been stunted."

"Stunted son?"

"My mind is not maturing anymore."

"Maturing?"

"As a person ages their minds also age and mature. Great Father the difference between how you were when young and how you are now. Is not just life experiences your mind has grown and developed."

"My sins curse even the ones I care for even after all those years."

"Great Father do not misunderstand. The ruthlessness I possess now is something that is lost with age to me this is a boon. I just wanted to learn the cause of this."

"Ruthlessness..." he is crying.

"Great Father you have aged much. Have you been to the other world?"

"Geir I am sorry. I still have to fight even with my last breath. You did your all for us I will not let your sufferings be for nothing."

"I understand Great Father how many thousands of suncycles has it been?"

"Geir..."

"Forgive me Great Father I will not pry again."

"Geir do you remember when you explained how the soap bubbles of reality worked?"

"Yes, Great Father why?"

"Because of the Time Lords travel between the worlds, they made the soap bubbles touch again."

"WHAT THE HELL DID THOSE IDIOTS DO THIS TIME!?"

"The inverse has happened all these suncycles you have been gone. Not even a week has passed in my world."

"WHAT!" I am so shocked my feet become tangled between the various mechanisms in the room on the floor. I slip and hit my head against a table...

"GEIR SON WAKE UP! DOCTOR TULOK HELP HIM!" "Homer be calm he just needs some water." "HOMER!?" I stand up straight my Grandmother is wearing the swimwear she used to sell those oils for vehicles in the other world.

My fist is in the wall, where her head used to be only a moment ago. She has been using the difference in our time. To go and relax in the other world.

"GEIR PLEASE BE CALM!"

"I SPEND ALL THAT TIME TRYING TO SAVE THE WORLD AND THEN YOU GO THERE TO PLAY?!"

"Geir it was not like that, I still had my contract to fulfill."

"CONTRACT?"

"Yes, my modelling contract with Bolex Oils."

"GRANDMOTHER!"

I have never been so angry in my whole life. The darkness is pooling out of me. The plants in the room are shriveling the evil energies poisoning them. My Grandmother is sitting on the floor. She is breathing very heavily and shaking out of fear, staring at me wide eyed. I want to kill her. If I even move one hairs breadth forward she will definitely die.

All those years I spent murdering innocent people. Constantly working trying to find a way to prevent that worlds destruction. After all that suffering, she goes to have fun over there.

"This is the end. DIE!"

I extend my hand. Mighty arms grab me.

"PLEASE GEIR SON! NO!"

"Great father?"

"Please son forgive her. Do it for me."

"Yes, Great Father!"

My Grandmother runs out of the room.

"Son as I said their interference has led to an inverse of the problem. Suncycles pass here and only a few moments pass there."

"Great Father but you have definitely aged. How is this possible?"

"Crossing over to the other side. Takes a huge amount of energy. Every time I pass the spiritual power of my body is stripped away. Ageing me."

"Why do you not exit through a different point?"

"Geir what do you mean?"

"There are many tears now. Find the one where my Grandmother and I exited. Leave through that one. Then you will not lose your soul energy."

"OF COURSE SON!"

I sit down on a chair and stare at the tiled floor.

"Geir son when will you return?"

"How grave is the situation?"

"There is a lot of infighting if you do not arrive soon. Our group may be split forever."

"Send my Grandmother tell them I will arrive after a few weeks."

"WEEKS Geir that will take decades of suncycles."

"Great Father I have responsibilities. I did everything I could and still they cannot survive."

My Tribe is my most important responsibility. When my country is formed will I have time for them."

"COUNTRY!"

"Yes, Great Father I had wanted to ask you at a later date. You are an engineer would you would be willing to open a school in my domain."

"GEIR! OF COURSE!" Again I am embraced loud snapping noises are heard. The other ribs that were not broken, are now broken. The pain is immense I pass out.

The next day...

"Vivi that is what I learned." "Geir Dark Elves life many time longer than Humes this does not bother me. What of the others?" "Vivi you mean them?" "Please Geir they are my closest friends." "Grandmother has a magical rune it will also extend her life. Each time I see her she looks younger than before. The two idiots only wield magical weapons I do not believe it would affect their life energies."

"GEIR NO! What of Zelda?"

"Uncle Thandall removed her rune. I wonder if it might have stripped some of her spiritual energies as well. She can figure it out for herself."

"Geir you cannot hide here forever. You will have to see them eventually."

"Vivi I am not hiding. While you are working at the Mages Guild. Uncle Thandall and myself are travelling the land selling the precious stones from our Deepstand Mining Company!" "Hahahahaha!"

"Geir who are you talking to?" "What do you mean Vivi?" "You were talking as if you had to explain to someone, where you work and what you do. I know you work there?"

"I must have been using my inside voice aloud!"

"Still Geir things look bad in the Capitol."

"If there is no disaster that threatens our country I will not set foot in that accursed place again."

"Geir..."

"I am off to work. I can smell rupees in the air. Goodbye my beautiful wife." I kiss her on the cheek and leave.

"Geir me boy come over here!" "Uncle Thandall! What are we doing today!" "We have a meeting a possible client very close to us!" "Yes, who is it?" "Here read the application." "Queen Zeldany! Requires 10 tons of gold, 2 tons of dia..." I feel tears falling from my face. Uncle Thandall is laughing mightily at me.

This is the absolute worst.

I enter the throne room all the Knights and all the servants I know are glaring at me.

I have my business suit with my Deepstand Mining Company pin on my jacket.

I fold out and set up my presentation board. I start with the presentation. I explain how are materials are extracted.

"WHY DID YOU NOT COME WHEN I CALLED YOU?" I move onto how we check for the quality of our stones.

"HOW MANY PEOPLE DIED BECAUSE OF YOU?" I explain the different cuts we can make.

"WHY DO YOU NOT SAY SOMETHING? I explain we can give them the rough stones or minerals or we can pre cut and process them.

"YOU HAVE BEEN GONE FOR 5 SUNCYCLES? WHY ARE YOU LIKE THIS? ARE WE ONLY BUSINESS TO YOU?"

I hand them the papers with the quotations.

"RIP UP THAT PAPER!"

The quotation is ripped up.

I fold up my presentation board. I walk to leave the room.

"STOP HIM! YOU WILL NOT LEAVE TILL YOU ANSWER ME!"

This one Knight he is part of the police forces.

"This is a violation of my rights to safe travel in this domain. Am I under arrest?"

His glare disappears. "No, you are not citizen."

"Escort me to the prison. I do not feel safe here."

He bounds me and leads me to the door. "DO NOT LET HIM OUT!"

"YOUR MAJESTY I WILL HAVE TO HAND YOU A WARRANT OF ARREST. THIS IS A VIOLATION OF THIS MAN'S RIGHTS!" I hear whispering.

"Let him pass...Why did you leave us?"

I am transported to the prison.

I contact House Dominitus."Here are your belongings citizen. We apologize for the inconvenience." I nod to him, he nods back.

"CLAURILLES MY BEAUTIFUL BOY!" "MOTHER!" A woman runs towards me she jumps towards me. I grab her by her waist and lift her in the air. I spin us around and finally hug her.

"CLAURILLES what have you done this time, my naughty boy?!"

"Mother I just had to deal with some petulant children."

"Claurilles is it the Queen?"

"I see Father is here."

I go towards the grey haired man, he is hunched over.

"Father what is wrong?"

"Claurilles I was playing with Drusus and Teela I must have sprained my back. Will you look at it."

"Yes, father turn around." He turns around. He definitely slipped a disc, I hit him on the back loud pops are heard.

"How do you feel father?" "Thank you Claurilles." I put my hand out to shake his. He pulls me closer and hugs me. One tear of happiness rolls down my cheek.

"Claurilles come stay for dinner at the House."

"Thank you mother."

We start walking to House Dominitus.

"Claurilles your Grandmother is extremely scared is there a reason for this?"

"Father..."

"I see. Is it related to your escapades or one of your schemes?"

"SCHEMES! Father not you too!"

"Hahahahahaha!"

I reach the Royal House I sigh deeply.

"Claurilles it is rude to sigh so loudly!"

"Forgive me mother."

We enter the House at the reception area.

"EEEEEEEIIIIIIIIIII! IT IS GEIR THE BUTCHER! RUN EVERYONE!"

People are fleeing left and right my father and mother walk locked in arms with me. I think this how people would react if a falling star would strike the House. Finally we reach the dining hall it is totally empty. My sister and brother are being brought with force to sit at our table. "I will get our food." I stand up "Geir Nii-san I want pudding with strawberry's" "Drusus's what do you want?" asks my mother. "Whatever!" She reprimands him.

I bring our food. Warm gruel with meat chunks.

"Here you are father, mother." "Thank you Claurilles." "Yes, thank you son. It looks delicious."

"Here Drusus, Teela."

"Ewhh! I wont eat this!" says Teela. Drusus wants to hit the board out of my hand. I snap his little finger. "AAAAAAAAAGGGGGHHHHHH!"

"YOU ARE TULOK YOU WILL EAT LIKE US! DO YOU UNDERSTAND?" "YES!" Drusus is crying "...yes.."

Moments later...

"CLAURILLES DESCARTE OF HOUSE DOMINITUS THE QUEEN REQUIRES YOUR PRESENCE!" "Shi..." My mother shakes her head side to side. "I meant curses! She is not completely inept?" "Goodbye my beautiful boy!" "Yes, son give them hell!"

I enter the throne room again. Everybody is still glaring at me. Did they stand and conspire this whole time without moving?

I bow "Your Majesty you called for me."

"YOUR MAJESTY? WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU GEIR!" screams Zelda.

"Your Majesty I must have misheard. They called for Claurilles of House Dominitus I apologize." The Knight grabs me and lifts me up.

"I HAVE HAD ENOUGH OF YOUR GAMES. TAKE RESPONSIBILITY."

"HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!"

"WHY ARE YOU LAUGHING?

snap

I take my hand out of his gauntlet's grip. I snapped his forearm into two. He is on his knees the pain must be immense.

"What responsibilities do I have?"

"You just left do you know how many people died in the great famine?" speaks Zelda.

"How is that my fault?"

"You left us unprepared!"

"Do you know what it means to be a leader?"

"WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT NOW?"

"When I was still here you were my followers."

"HOW DARE YOU SAY THAT!" says the Knight.

"Leaders take responsibilities for their failures. That you blame me, tells everyone you are unfit to lead. "

"..."

"When I left you it was the same you do not even have something to say."

"What should I say then?"

"It can be anything just staying quiet is giving up. You are not even trying. Why would I waste my time fighting, when it does not benefit me?"

"..."

"I am leaving." I turn to move to the door

"I HATE YOU!"

"What a surprise so you can do something."

"WHAT DO YOU MEAN YOU DOG! LEAVING US! NO ABANDONING US!" says the Knight.

"I wonder of those Knights you ostracized felt the same as you do."

"..."

"Again no response?"

"What should I say?"

"We are running a corrupt kingdom." I say.

"DO NOT MAKE FUN OF US!"

"I am not joking. You use me to work in the darkness to murder or steal. Then when someone flounders you abandon them!"

"WHAT DO YOU EVEN KNOW THEY ALL DESERVED IT!"

"No, they did not."

"HOW COULD YOU POSSIBLY KNOW THAT?"

"They stay in my country now."

"YOUR COUNTRY!?"

"Yes, all those fallen Knights seek me out. The forces of light and righteousness abandoned them, they are forced to come to me and live in the darkness. Working with the same forces they swore to fight."

"..."

"If you stay quiet for one more time in this conversation. I will go out of my way to never see you again."

Zelda is panicking "Wha-what!"

"How are you going to take responsibility for failing the people of this country?"

"Gei-geir..." She is panicking she knows I am serious. Even if she is babbling she will not stay quiet anymore.

"Zelda I asked you how are you going to take responsibility?"

"Gei-geir..."

Zelda grabs her chest and is breathing heavily. She has snapped.

"EVERYONE GET OUT!"

Everyone runs out!

"Gei-geir..." she is shaking.

"YOUR MAJESTY!" "Knight bring her." "GEIR" "SHUT UP AND BRING HER QUICKLY!"

At the Dwarven Realm...

Zelda is in a wheelchair we are entering the The Dwarven Mental Health Institute.

"Quickly bring her here!" a Dwarven nurse grabs her and pushes the wheelchair.

"Doktor Hurmhilda she is having a panic attack!"

"Apply some mild anesthetic quickly!"

"Yes, Doctor!"

"GEIR WHAT HAVE YOU DONE NOW?!"

"Doctor Hurmhilda she was having a mental breakdown and I brought her here. I did not do anything."

"Geir even though I would never speak kindly of you to anyone. Remember you made yourself a cornerstone of many a person. When you leave a person and abandon them this happens!"

"Aunt Hurmihilda..."

She sees something and turns around. She walks to where Zelda was taken.

Darkness swallows me.

Finish.