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Chapter 3: Meetings
Sera got off the horse and gazed at the palace. "Wow nice place." she said. "I'm never riding a horse again." Aidan said, getting off the horse. "I told you to take the horse riding lessons, but you didn't listen." Sera said, looking at her friend in amusement.
Aidan was sitting down on the ground glaring up at the horse. "A mage does not have to ride horses," she said. "Wizard or Mage, we both need to learn how to ride horses." Aidan glared at her friend. "I think I'll stick with buses and bicycles." Sera rolled her eyes, and looked at Alanna who was dismounting. "So what do we do now?" Sera asked.
Alanna smiled. "First I think you should meet Jonathan and a few others, then you should tell us this story in full, then we'll see." she said. Sera and Aidan nodded.
They walked into the palace and followed Alanna and Raul down a couple corridors, up a few stairs, and Sera stopped keeping count of any of this. Finally they came to a door, and Alanna knocked. "Come in." A voice replied. Alanna opened the door and motioned the girls to enter. They went in and the people inside looked at them.
Alanna closed the door. "We've secured the part of our border, as Daine might already know. We're here for a few days and then we return with fresh supplies. Now I'm sure you're wondering who this two strange girls are, well I'll let them introduce themselves." She looked at the girls and nodded.
Jonathan, Daine, and Numair had been looking over a map and Daine had been giving Jonathan the reports her spies had brought back, when two strangely dressed girls walked in followed by Alanna and Raul. Now the three looked at the strange girls. The red hair spoke up first. "Hello there, I'm Aidan." then the other one spoke up. "Hi my name's Sera, sorry about interrupting you and all, but were not the ones running the show, if you get my point." seeing that they didn't get it Sera stopped. "Well, nice to meet you two and can we have a more precise explanation?" Jonathan asked. Alanna nodded, and walked forward, with the girls in tow.
Once everyone had sat down and introduced themselves, Alanna started talking. "Well we were making camp a few days ago, when we heard a sort of thump from the woods not far from us. Then someone, or more like this two, started arguing. They stumbled out of where they were and stood there looking at us. We in our turn did the same thing. I took a step forward and Sera immediately put her hands in a triangular position and threaten to turn me into a bunny." Sera blushed, and everyone smiled. "After we got a few thing straight they started talking about a Emerald, apparently it is very valuable, so they looked for it but couldn't find it. Sera once more stepped in and used some kind of spell to track the emerald that seems to be here, but its power interfered with her spell."
Alanna finished.
Numair looked at Sera. "Yes you have the gift, but in a different kind of way, I'm not sure how to put it, your friend has it too, but somewhat altered from the kinds I have seen." "Sera's is different cause she's a Wizard. The difference between a Wizard and a mage is that a Wizard has to study and train her or himself, to be able to use their magic. A Mage like a Wizard is born with the ability but unlike a Wizard they don't have to train themselves to be able to use it, but sometimes that's better than not training cause if the power grows it might go out of the owners control." Aidan finished. Numair nodded, understanding. "It is somewhat different from ours but also the same." he said. Daine knowing what would happen if no one stopped him now, spoke up. "So what diamond were you looking for?" she asked.
Alanna smiled at Daine. "I suppose you want the full version?" Sera asked. Everyone nodded. "Then Aidan will tell you, I'm not good with that." They all turned to Aidan who glared at Sera. "I suppose so." she said, "Alright it started a very long time ago. A Wizard by the name of Glodious became know for his strong magic and also for the many good deeds he did. One day he got this crazy idea of creating a weapon that could be used by good and only for good. So he worked day in and day out for over hundred years, Wizards having a long life span." Sera smiled superiorly at this and opened her mouth to speak. "Don't say a word," Aidan said. Sera closed her mouth. "As I was saying," Aidan continued, " He worked for a long time, and after long years he finally finished his work. Unfortunately this unbalanced the scales of good and evil, so the Guardians of Darkness started a quarrel with the Guardians of Light, saying that such a deed as the Wizard had done was breaking the laws. The Guardians of Light had no choice but to comply with the other Guardians wishes, and the Silver Emerald came to be. When the Wizard was informed what his deed had brought upon the world, he cursed himself and locked himself in his tower."
"The Golden Emerald he locked in a chest protected with his strongest spells and placed it in his dungeon. For as long as the Golden Emerald remained hidden so would the Silver Emerald."
"So many long years passed until even the Guardians of Light and Darkness forgot both Emeralds even existed. This proved to be a grave mistake, for explorers uncovered the ruins of the Wizard's home. Soon enough they discovered the dungeon. They explored it finding many interesting things, but finally they came upon the small cell where the Wizard had deposited the chest with the emerald in it. One of them tried to open the case, but even after so long the spells were still in place. So the explorers called on another Wizard who after some years and with some more help, was able to unmake the spells and open the chest. So it is that the Golden Emerald was uncovered."
"They thought it no more than what it looked like and wondered much why a Wizard would treasure such a thing, but they took it with them to a Museum where it was put on display. Nothing happens for a couple of years until one of the explorers decides to uncover the answer to why. He returned to where the ruins were and looked until he discovered the record the Wizard kept of his life and work."
"He took it back with him to his home and began reading it. It was a long record but finally he came upon the writings where the Wizard only muses on the idea of making the Golden Emerald. And I quote, " I have thought of making something that would surely help mankind achieve what they desire, peace, but what would this be? I ask myself, I shall keep thinking on It." end quote. So the explorer kept reading, and a few months later he found his answer. " I have created what I wished to make" the record read, "But it has brought not what I thought it should bring. Yes it is of unimaginable power, but it is not something that should have come to be, so I lock it and will put it away and hope that no one finds it again. If anyone does, mercy on the poor fool for he knows not what he brings into the world." end quote." Sera rolled her eyes. Aidan had this strange rule of using so many word to retail a tale, but it did seem like that is what got her, her good marks in school.
Aidan continued, " Having read this the explorer hurried to the Museum and tried to explain, but no one would listen to him since the Emerald was bringing in twice as many people as anything had ever brought into the Museum. So the Explorer returned home feeling devastated, but when he went into his workroom he found the Golden Emerald on his desk waiting. 'Take me back' the emerald seemed to whisper to the explorer. He wasted no time in doing so, he took the Emerald and went on his way to the ruins, but a storm broke out and the Explorer had no choice but to return home, the Emerald seemed to sense this and it seemed to sight in sadness. The explorer returned to his workroom and turned on the lights, when he saw who waited there he tripped and fell backwards. Before him stood one of the Guardians of Light. He was tall, very tall, with long white hair and deep blue eyes, he was dressed in a silver robe and he looked a bit sad and at the same time mad. 'You have brought a kind of doom to your world that you could never have thought of, only by returning the Emerald to its resting place can this be averted. You must do this fast for the Silver Emerald has been found and as we speak darkness begins to cover earth."
Author's Notes: The chapter will be ending here for now. I'm putting up the whole story because this is going to be along fic and parts of the story will be recalled by the ones that have to find and destroy the Golden Emerald.
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