The Fate of the First Hero of Light

I am swallowed by darkness. This is the same feeling as when I travelled to the other realities dwarven world. I struggle to move. I am bound. I could easiliy break these restraints, I will keep them on for know till I have gathered enough information.

"You gave me an impossible task, so I will use impossible means. After Zelda killed herself you had to take over and lead. You wasted too much time our world was doomed after the wrong choices were made. Accept your punishment for abandoning me."

I see myself...

"Open the doors I cannot do it while carrying this chest." I am holding the wooden chest with the deeds and papers of the other kingdom.

The Fire Mage opens the broken door. We walk into the throne room.

"Seems I was not thorough enough last time." I am looking at the Knight and Zelda.

"Geir what do you mean? Did you get the documents?" asks Zelda.

"Grandmother get out off the window sills."

My body moves into the body I see in front of me. I freeze my eyes. I merge into my past self.

"AAAAAGGGHHHHH!"

Blood erupts out off all my orifices. I fall on my hands and knees, all my muscles are torn, my bones are broken and my organs ruptured. I froze my eyes before I merged. I will not be permanently blinded.

I am coughing, grabbing at my throat and throwing up blood. The pain is so intense I cannot pass out. My skin has completely turned red. My nails were ripped off. Suddenly all my senses are cut off.

I feel I am being carried.

I wake up there are many mages healing me. My injuries must have been to severe for the medical facility's staff to treat. The Head Mage notices I am awake. "Where is the enemy that attacked you? It must be stopped immediately! Her Majesty has stationed a battalion they are waiting outside."

"Time magic."

The Mages freeze for a moment then continue. They must know something. My body has been healed enough, I feel the searing pain flowing through me. I am unconscious again.

Many days later...

"Geir you are healed!"

"Vivi please help me up. Give me crutches!"

"Yes, Geir where are you going?"

"I will explain later."

Moving with speed through the Capitol's streets.

This happened in such a bizarre way that the impossible became true. When did it happen? I try and think into the future, that is now my past memories. After it had happened my dream finally became true.

I am standing in front of a large building. It is my House, House Dominitus.

I rush into the reception hall, everyone is still scared of me. Fleeing in different directions. The secretary is pale and shaking out of fear "Call my parents quickly!"

The announcement is made. My parent walk slowly down the hallways stairs. My father is less grey than he was.

Their eyes will tell me.

Those same eyes of the disgust and hatred. I just fall on the ground and start crying. Bhelem was right this was my punishment.

After long moments...

I push myself upwards and take my crutches.

I remember it clearly now. How it happened. Like if I was part of a fairy tale, the strings of fate pulled us together.

Those string of events could absolutely never happen again...

We could never be a happy family ever again.

I leave my House...

I enter the throne room.

"GEIR!" Zelda runs to me and squeezes me, blood shoots out of my mouth. "GEIR I AM SORRY!"

"Forget about all that. Call the Minister of Health and the Minister of Agriculture."

"Knight fetch me the topographic map of the Kingdom."

"Fire Mage did you sell the deeds?"

"Yes, Geir I placed the money in your bank account."

"Withdraw every rupee in that account." "Yes." "Geir what are you doing?" "Be quiet and do as you are told."

The Ministers are present. I explain our plans.

Using my memories of future events. I will send troops to help with rebuilding of the area's that suffered the most.

As it is winter time my Grandmother will be sent to stop the snow storms that could damage the villages. She will travel the land in conjunction with Zelda and the Fire Mage. They will stop at each village my Grandmother will construct a large ice block. The Fire Mage will melt it and shape it into a large pool. The sick will be put into the water. Zelda will also climb in and then heal them with her boundless life energies.

"My hands have stopped me from giving out my energy."

"That is your problem not mine. Do as I tell you to."

"Geir but what should I do."

"Speak to Aunt Hurmhilda about that."

"I NEVER WANT TO SEE THAT WITCH AGAIN!"

"What is more important the countries people or your pettiness?"

"PETTINESS! GEIR DO NOT INSULT HER MAJESTY!" says the Knight.

"SHUT UP!"

"YES!"

"Knight you will stay here and defend us against enemy attacks."

"GEIR I CANNOT JUST LEAVE HER MAJESTY!"

"She is not more important than the people of the land."

"What must we do Sir Geir?" asks the Ministers.

"Take the money the Fire Mage will give you to upgrade your infrastructure. Expand the stores, recruit and train as many people as fast as possible."

"Why Sir Geir?"

"Many of the villages inhabitants are very weak. Send one of your trained clerks to help guide the soldiers to plant new crops or to assist the villagers that can still work."

"Understood Sir Geir."

"What of the Health Ministry?"

"I will contact the Dwarven Realm. Please work in conjunction with them. Start in the Capitol treat as many patients as you can. When the persons that are most severely injured or sick are healed. Move outwards from the Capitol to the other cities and towns. Moving with the intent to finally reach the borders."

"Yes, Sir Geir."

"WHAT OF THEIR DEFENSE?"

"Speak to Great Father Dwomorlig Bloodblade and hire bodyguards to escort them."

"HIRE?!" screams the Knight.

"Do you expect them to risk their lives for free?"

"SURELY AS ALLIES!"

"The Dwarven Realm have no allies they are a trading hub. They do not owe any domain anything. At most you can consider them business partners. The bodyguards are professionals hire them then send them with the medical parties."

"YOUR MAJESTY WE CANNOT REALLY BE HIRING FOREIGN TROOPS!"

Zelda is deep in thought "Geir where will the money come from to pay them? You are even using your own money that means the Kingdom does not have anything?"

"NO, YOUR MAJESTY!"

"PLEASE SIR HUNFREY BE QUIET!"

"..."

"Give them something of value that will act as security."

"Security Geir?"

"A valuable object they can sell if the payments are not made."

"What would that be?"

"What is the most precious thing you own? Zelda stares at the previous Kings crown."

"Give them that and arrange for the bodyguards."

"GEIR WHAT MUST I DO?"

"Choose some of your best men and stay in the Capitol. Look for spies or any party that would want to overthrow the Kingdom."

"YES!"

"Knight do not let them lead you out of the Capitol. Even if you see an injustice outside of the border of the Capitol. Do not act or send anyone. The enemy will strike if you move outside of the Capitol."

"ENEMY GEIR?"

Yes, they have infiltrated the Capitol."

"GEIR ARE YOU SERIOUS?" screams Zelda.

"Yes, Zelda."

"That is why Knight you cannot leave here no matter what. Do you understand?"

"GEIR..."

"Fire Mage, Zelda you sort this out."

"What are you going to do?"

"I need to consult with the Dwarfs"

I reach Uncle Thandall's home in the Dwarven Realm.

"Geir me boy. How are you?" He embraces me.

"I am unwell Uncle Thandall."

"Sit down tell me what has happened."

Moments later...

"UNBELIEVABLE! If it was not you telling me this. I would never believe it!"

"Uncle Thandall I would like to speak with Great Father Houzmas."

"Geir..."

"Do not worry I already know he is still travelling between the worlds."

"Yes, Geir you would know that. He is still gone he has not returned yet. Should I go?"

"Send Ezekiel to find him and tell him to enter through this place..."

"Understood Geir go lay down for a bit." "Thank you Uncle Thandall."

Long moments later...

There are two people in the distance a tall man and an elderly muscular Dwarf. The man runs to me."Claurilles how...are..you..." he starts crying. I grab him and hug him.

Many moments later...

"How are you Ezekiel?"

"..."

"Do not worry I heard everything from Great Father Houzmas."

"WHAT DID YOU SAY SON! YOU HEARD IT FROM ME?"

"The future you explained to me. That not even many days have passed since I left."

"HOW DO YOU KNOW THIS? I HAVE NOT REVEALED IT TO ANYONE!"

"I was recalled from the future to this time."

"Son please I need to sit down."

We are seated at a large conference table.

"Ezekiel what is the matter?"

"Is that red paint on your parka?"

"Yes, Ezekiel it is."

"YOU MUST BE LYING IT'S BLOOD ISN'T IT?"

"Yes, it is. I told you I am a leader of a Tribe. This is our traditional dress."

"Ezekiel please excuse me. Geir you said you were recalled from the future how?"

"Bhelem placed me back here."

"BHELEM! He is the humanoid that worked as your secretary?"

"Yes."

"Why would he do that?

"I told you I made other plans to save the world. He was that plan."

"Geir son the technology needed for him to be able to do that does not exist in our world." says Great Father Houzmas.

"Yes, even for me it seems ridiculous. But I was placed here from the future."

"Placed son?" asks Great Father Houzmas.

"When I arrived I had to wear my old body. Everything was destroyed."

"Claurilles what do you mean wear?"

"Ezekiel my whole being was taken from the future and put into my old body. Like wearing your old clothes that are too tight. My future bodies grown mass was forced into the smaller past body. That is why when I bonded everything was ripped or broken."

"When did you think Bhelem could have designed such a machine?"

"I do not believe it is a machine."

"GEIR ME BOY WHAT DID YOU SAY!?"

"Uncle Thandall I think our realities are slowly merging."

"Geir son please explain?"

"If you take two circles next to each other and you draw a line through them in the middle. That is what happens when we move to my realities Dwarven world. Time stays the same."

"Geir I agree Doctor Stand and myself tested that for ourselves." says Great Father Houzmas.

"Let us use my soap bubble analogy. We know they are touching. But if we wanted to draw a line between them. We would not be able to make a straight line."

"WHAT?!"

"Geir what do you mean?"

"Time distortion, that time moves differently at two places in the same world, compared to ours. Means their bubble has become twisted and deformed."

"I see that would make sense." says Uncle Thandall.

"How does this explain that our realities are merging?" asks Great Father Houzmas.

"Our bubbles are intertwined now turning like a helix. Someday they will merge without fail."

"I understand Geir you were not taken back from the future. But our realities have become so entangled. Bhelem could just take you from one place to another. Just like we are crossing over."

"Homer, Geir would have to be moved twice then. Once back into your reality and then back into ours, for this to work?"

"Yes, Doctor Stand, Geir?"

"I was bound and did not resist."

"Can I still fight for the world then?" says Ezekiel

Everyone laughs.

"Yes, son this will take thousands of years to happen." says Great Father Houzmas

"Geir, do you think the damage can be undone?"

"Should we even attempt to fix this?"

"Surely that...I see."

"Mister Homer what do you mean?"

"Ezekiel this problem exists because of our interference. If we try to help we may even make things worse."

"Yes, you are right."

"Geir there is one thing I don't understand."

"Yes, Uncle Thandall."

"If Bhelem knew what would happen. Why did he not use this method to fix whatever the disaster was."

"He was made to save the world, to endanger it in this way, must mean it would only be possible to solve it if I was there in person."

"Geir son I have to return soon. Please do not disclose this information to anyone."

"I understand Great Father."

"Ezekiel son can you assist me in our world please." says Great Father Houzmas.

"Yes, goodbye Claurilles." "Yes, son goodbye."

I greet them and they leave only Uncle Thandall and myself are left.

"Uncle Thandall?"

"Geir why did it turn out this way? Alternate realities, tears in time and space. When I started the business we only wanted to develop new technologies."

"Uncle Thandall were you a founding member."

"Yes, I started the institute. We grew so fast, soon there were many people working there. We had so many projects. The money was rolling in, then one day I was not the owner anymore. I sold most of the stocks, I could no longer make the decisions. They just wanted more and more money. You saw what that lead to."

"Somethings are just fated to happen."

"Geir that is so unlike you."

"Uncle Thandall we cannot always control everything."

"Son what happened?"

"I am leaving for now Uncle Thandall."

I am walking aimlessly in the Capitols streets. I feel the same as I did back then, when I first came back from the other world. I have many responsibilities. If I go crazy again it will spell the end of my tribe. Each day they watch me, my enemies will strike immediately if they sense weakness.

Bhelem my son...

What went wrong?

I bump into someone.

"I apologize please forgive me."

"Claurilles is that you?"

"Do I know you?"

"It is me."

"Mother!" I hug her. WHAT AM I DOING? I do not know how she feels about me!

"Excuse me! I will leave now."

"Claurilles what is wrong? You came to visit me then you burst into tears and left?" I feel someone hug me around my waist.

"Thank you mother."

"Claurilles please come visit me soon."

"Yes."

She whispers to me "Someday his heart will also melt. Just give him time." I nod and leave.

Maybe my dream can still come true.

Finish.