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The Ring
Chapter Three: Love And Power
Sora felt something cool and wet on her forehead. She opened her cinnamon eyes to see Friar Laurence sitting next to her bedside. His face contained much worry as he studied the small ring he held in his hands.
"Your mother was a sorceress. I researched and read books until I finally found where you are derived." The Friar said quietly. He handed the ring to Sora, who took it in her hand. The second it hit her skin, the blue stone crowning the piece of jewelry sparkled brightly.
"Sorceress? But how? What information did you find, Friar?" Sora asked. Friar Laurence pulled out a large volume and flipped through the pages carefully. He finally stopped at a certain point and began to read.
"There once, in the land of Maryville, lived two families of great power. These families were strong in the art of magic, and in time, grew to despise one another. A girl named Allys from the family of Gloan and a boy named Cass from the family of Metris fell in love, though their families detested one another and vowed to separate them for life. This, Sora, happened almost forty years ago." Friar Laurence stated. Sora sat up, her eyes wide.
"Forty years. . .that isn't that long." Sora added. The Friar read on, his quiet voice telling the story of Sora's past.
"Cass and Allys ran away together, though their families disowned them. The two powerful magicians soon had a child, a daughter they named Serene. Allys did not survive the birth of her daughter, leaving Cass to care for Serene alone. Before Allys perished, she forged a ring with a azure stone inside to help her young family when they would need it." Friar Laurence read, growing more and more interested with every word he uttered.
"The ring. . . ." Sora whispered, looking into the blue stone with amazement.
"Yes, that is the same ring as in this volume. It turns out that Cass had to use the ring when Serene was about ten years old to defeat the power of his own family, who had become evil with greed and wanted the world. They had even had the power to kill Allys' family. A child remained undestroyed, however. The brother of Cass, then the same age as Serene, if not a little older. Cass spared his life, thinking the child had no knowledge of the powers his family had." The Friar said, his voice almost an inaudible whisper.
"I do not understand what this has to do with me." Sora said, eyeing the ring again.
"You will after I read this. Serene grew quickly into a young woman. When she was twenty five years of age, Cass was killed by his own brother Mustan. The same brother he had spared. For five years Serene was chased by Mustan, her own Uncle. He wanted the ring, and would kill to have it, as it could help him take the world. During this five year time span, Serene became withchild and bore a child, a girl to which a name was never found. Months after Serene gave birth, she was murdered in an alley beside a small Church in Maryville." Friar Laurence read. Sora's eyes grew wide.
"I understand. Cass and Allys. . .they were my grandparents. And Serene. . . . my mother. So Mustan. . . .my Great Uncle, wants this ring to rule over everyone on Earth." Sora whispered.
"I'm afraid that this evidence makes that crystal clear." Friar Laurence replied.
"Then I know what I must do. I must learn to use this magic, become a sorceress. I have to defend the world from him." Sora stated bravely.
"You will, and you shall. I believe that you will become the savior of our lives as we know them." Friar Laurence added. Sora's face fell, her eyes sad.
"I must leave. There is no sense in putting danger in this building with all the lives depending on it for so much. I shall leave at once." Sora said determinedly. She packed some of her meager possessions in a small cloth pack and set off for the forest.
"Godspeed, child." Friar Laurence whispered from inside the church.
Tai sat in his room quietly, his mind on Sora, the girl he had met earlier that day. If being the most beautiful creature in the world made Sora evil, then Tai had no choice but to kill her and hand the ring she held in her hands to his father. But she didn't seem evil to Tai, no matter how hard he tried to make her seem that way.
'Why did she have that ring? Did she find it somewhere? She cannot be the one I will kill. . .I cannot kill her!' Tai thought absently. His door opened, and Mustan walked in, his eyes dark and sinister.
"I know you left the castle this morning. Where did you go? I told you to never leave this place! There are evils out there that could kill you for sure, and I will not have that, do you hear me? You are too valuable to me." Mustan roared. Tai cringed.
"Father. . .it was a mistake. I was trying to get into the kitchen from my room, and I went to the wrong place. You were right. . .there are many evils out there. I will be more careful next time, I promise." Tai replied. His father may have been a strong sorcerer, and he might have taught Tai every trick in the book, but he was a pushover whenever Tai talked to him.
"I am sorry you had to find that out the hard way. Now please, my son, try and stay in the castle." Mustan said as he walked out of the room.
"I must remove myself from these quarters. I will not do his dirty work and kill this ring bearer. I must find Sora and get rid of that ring before she gets hurt." Tai said to himself. He pulled all his strength together and made himself go to wherever Sora was. In a bright puff of smoke, Tai was gone.
Sora began her work carefully, aiming the ring at certain things and trying to make anything happen. She pointed to an old pile of logs uncertainly.
"I hope this works. . . FIRE!" Sora cried. Sparks flew from the ring onto the logs, and in seconds, a bright fire was roaring out of control. Terrified, Sora pointed the ring at the fire.
"CALM!" Sora commanded. The fire died down to normal proportions, and Sora sat down and rested for a moment.
"This ring is unbelievable. Anything I command of it, it does. Such power would be a great necessity to Mustan. I must see that it never reaches his hands." Sora whispered to herself. An orange puff of smoke enveloped Sora suddenly, and she screamed as Tai landed on top of her.
"Sora! I have been searching for you everywhere! I know you have the ring. Where did you get it?" Tai asked crazily, still on top of Sora.
"Get. . .off." Sora commanded. Tai felt himself raise into the air, and then land hard beside the young woman he had landed on.
"My mother gave it to me when I was but a babe." Sora replied. Tai looked at Sora in shock.
"Then you're the one. You're the Chosen Child." Tai said, astonished. Sora looked at him and nodded gently.
"I suppose I am." Sora replied.
"I am supposed to kill the Chosen Child." Tai said cruelly, standing up and pointing to Sora. Sora cowered in fear, knowing her life was about to come to an end.
"I. . .I can't!" Tai wailed.
"You can't kill me?" Sora asked. Tai nodded, shame written on his face.
"My father. . .Mustan. . . .he has trained me for years to kill you, but I can't!" Tai answered.
"Mustan is your father? He is my Great Uncle! There is no mention in the book about him having a son." Sora retorted.
"I am not his true son. One day I found him speaking about the day he found me. It was then that I realized I was an orphan." Tai replied. Sora shook her head. There was too much information to be received so quickly.
"But why can you not kill me?" Sora questioned.
"Because I have fallen madly in love with you. You're the first human of your sex I have ever laid eyes on, and I couldn't be more in love with you." Tai replied.
"You have fallen in love. . . .with me?" Sora asked. Tai nodded, kneeling to the ground humbly.
"I will help you find Mustan and destroy him." Tai whispered.
"No need to look, son. I am right HERE!" Mustan shouted as he leapt from the shadows and stood over the two teenagers.
"Thank you for helping me find the girl, Tai. You are of no use to me anymore." Mustan said evilly as he shot a beam straight at Tai's chest.
**And that's it for now! Catch you all later, and don't forget to write me a little tiny review so I can send you the next part! Ciao!**
The Ring
Chapter Three: Love And Power
Sora felt something cool and wet on her forehead. She opened her cinnamon eyes to see Friar Laurence sitting next to her bedside. His face contained much worry as he studied the small ring he held in his hands.
"Your mother was a sorceress. I researched and read books until I finally found where you are derived." The Friar said quietly. He handed the ring to Sora, who took it in her hand. The second it hit her skin, the blue stone crowning the piece of jewelry sparkled brightly.
"Sorceress? But how? What information did you find, Friar?" Sora asked. Friar Laurence pulled out a large volume and flipped through the pages carefully. He finally stopped at a certain point and began to read.
"There once, in the land of Maryville, lived two families of great power. These families were strong in the art of magic, and in time, grew to despise one another. A girl named Allys from the family of Gloan and a boy named Cass from the family of Metris fell in love, though their families detested one another and vowed to separate them for life. This, Sora, happened almost forty years ago." Friar Laurence stated. Sora sat up, her eyes wide.
"Forty years. . .that isn't that long." Sora added. The Friar read on, his quiet voice telling the story of Sora's past.
"Cass and Allys ran away together, though their families disowned them. The two powerful magicians soon had a child, a daughter they named Serene. Allys did not survive the birth of her daughter, leaving Cass to care for Serene alone. Before Allys perished, she forged a ring with a azure stone inside to help her young family when they would need it." Friar Laurence read, growing more and more interested with every word he uttered.
"The ring. . . ." Sora whispered, looking into the blue stone with amazement.
"Yes, that is the same ring as in this volume. It turns out that Cass had to use the ring when Serene was about ten years old to defeat the power of his own family, who had become evil with greed and wanted the world. They had even had the power to kill Allys' family. A child remained undestroyed, however. The brother of Cass, then the same age as Serene, if not a little older. Cass spared his life, thinking the child had no knowledge of the powers his family had." The Friar said, his voice almost an inaudible whisper.
"I do not understand what this has to do with me." Sora said, eyeing the ring again.
"You will after I read this. Serene grew quickly into a young woman. When she was twenty five years of age, Cass was killed by his own brother Mustan. The same brother he had spared. For five years Serene was chased by Mustan, her own Uncle. He wanted the ring, and would kill to have it, as it could help him take the world. During this five year time span, Serene became withchild and bore a child, a girl to which a name was never found. Months after Serene gave birth, she was murdered in an alley beside a small Church in Maryville." Friar Laurence read. Sora's eyes grew wide.
"I understand. Cass and Allys. . .they were my grandparents. And Serene. . . . my mother. So Mustan. . . .my Great Uncle, wants this ring to rule over everyone on Earth." Sora whispered.
"I'm afraid that this evidence makes that crystal clear." Friar Laurence replied.
"Then I know what I must do. I must learn to use this magic, become a sorceress. I have to defend the world from him." Sora stated bravely.
"You will, and you shall. I believe that you will become the savior of our lives as we know them." Friar Laurence added. Sora's face fell, her eyes sad.
"I must leave. There is no sense in putting danger in this building with all the lives depending on it for so much. I shall leave at once." Sora said determinedly. She packed some of her meager possessions in a small cloth pack and set off for the forest.
"Godspeed, child." Friar Laurence whispered from inside the church.
Tai sat in his room quietly, his mind on Sora, the girl he had met earlier that day. If being the most beautiful creature in the world made Sora evil, then Tai had no choice but to kill her and hand the ring she held in her hands to his father. But she didn't seem evil to Tai, no matter how hard he tried to make her seem that way.
'Why did she have that ring? Did she find it somewhere? She cannot be the one I will kill. . .I cannot kill her!' Tai thought absently. His door opened, and Mustan walked in, his eyes dark and sinister.
"I know you left the castle this morning. Where did you go? I told you to never leave this place! There are evils out there that could kill you for sure, and I will not have that, do you hear me? You are too valuable to me." Mustan roared. Tai cringed.
"Father. . .it was a mistake. I was trying to get into the kitchen from my room, and I went to the wrong place. You were right. . .there are many evils out there. I will be more careful next time, I promise." Tai replied. His father may have been a strong sorcerer, and he might have taught Tai every trick in the book, but he was a pushover whenever Tai talked to him.
"I am sorry you had to find that out the hard way. Now please, my son, try and stay in the castle." Mustan said as he walked out of the room.
"I must remove myself from these quarters. I will not do his dirty work and kill this ring bearer. I must find Sora and get rid of that ring before she gets hurt." Tai said to himself. He pulled all his strength together and made himself go to wherever Sora was. In a bright puff of smoke, Tai was gone.
Sora began her work carefully, aiming the ring at certain things and trying to make anything happen. She pointed to an old pile of logs uncertainly.
"I hope this works. . . FIRE!" Sora cried. Sparks flew from the ring onto the logs, and in seconds, a bright fire was roaring out of control. Terrified, Sora pointed the ring at the fire.
"CALM!" Sora commanded. The fire died down to normal proportions, and Sora sat down and rested for a moment.
"This ring is unbelievable. Anything I command of it, it does. Such power would be a great necessity to Mustan. I must see that it never reaches his hands." Sora whispered to herself. An orange puff of smoke enveloped Sora suddenly, and she screamed as Tai landed on top of her.
"Sora! I have been searching for you everywhere! I know you have the ring. Where did you get it?" Tai asked crazily, still on top of Sora.
"Get. . .off." Sora commanded. Tai felt himself raise into the air, and then land hard beside the young woman he had landed on.
"My mother gave it to me when I was but a babe." Sora replied. Tai looked at Sora in shock.
"Then you're the one. You're the Chosen Child." Tai said, astonished. Sora looked at him and nodded gently.
"I suppose I am." Sora replied.
"I am supposed to kill the Chosen Child." Tai said cruelly, standing up and pointing to Sora. Sora cowered in fear, knowing her life was about to come to an end.
"I. . .I can't!" Tai wailed.
"You can't kill me?" Sora asked. Tai nodded, shame written on his face.
"My father. . .Mustan. . . .he has trained me for years to kill you, but I can't!" Tai answered.
"Mustan is your father? He is my Great Uncle! There is no mention in the book about him having a son." Sora retorted.
"I am not his true son. One day I found him speaking about the day he found me. It was then that I realized I was an orphan." Tai replied. Sora shook her head. There was too much information to be received so quickly.
"But why can you not kill me?" Sora questioned.
"Because I have fallen madly in love with you. You're the first human of your sex I have ever laid eyes on, and I couldn't be more in love with you." Tai replied.
"You have fallen in love. . . .with me?" Sora asked. Tai nodded, kneeling to the ground humbly.
"I will help you find Mustan and destroy him." Tai whispered.
"No need to look, son. I am right HERE!" Mustan shouted as he leapt from the shadows and stood over the two teenagers.
"Thank you for helping me find the girl, Tai. You are of no use to me anymore." Mustan said evilly as he shot a beam straight at Tai's chest.
**And that's it for now! Catch you all later, and don't forget to write me a little tiny review so I can send you the next part! Ciao!**