Chapter 4
Kai starred curiously at the boy, confused of how he knew his native tongue. Kai began to converse with him again, this time in elven. "Who are you?" The boy gasped as he heard the words, words he understood. "Why are you here?" "My.my name is Irvine. I'm here to exterminate that woman, as well as you. You are about to make a fatal mistake." "Oh, really. What would that be?" "The book you seek, it was created by my people and a high elven woman, that woman's ancestor. It was intended to be good, but someone corrupted it and it took our whole race to seal it. Many died; only a hand-full was left. It's took us centuries to find the book again. When it was sealed, it escaped into a void that was unlocked when Luclin was colonized again. Now that it has escaped, it's drawing people in so they can help it destroy the world." Kai dispelled his spell and helped Irvine up. That's when he noticed he had ears like an elf. "Wait! Are you an elf?" "We harnuchai are an ancient race of elves, predating even dark elves who are." Irvine trailed off and stared at dusty ground. "Who are our siblings. Dark elves used to be harnuchai, but that damned Innorouk! He used to be mortal, you know. He gained apotheosis from Cazic Thule and became a god. Everyone thinks they know the true beginnings of that foul beast, but they don't." Irvine clutched his where Kai had hit him, wiping blood away. Kai noticed and cast a healing spell but as soon as he was done Merc pulled him away where they could talk in private. "Do you believe him? This is all crap!" Merc whispered. "No it isn't, Merc. Look at him," Kai said, point to the boy and drawing his attention. "He's but a child and his fighting skills rival ours. That's a sign of a civilization bent on revenge." "Yes, but on who, Kai? How do we know he won't kill us in out sleep?" "I won't," Irvine interjected. Merc and Kai turned around to find him staring at them, eyes glistening with tears. "Please, you have to believe me. I don't want that damn Innorouk to get that book. I'm sorry I tried to kill you, but my elders believe that is the only way to go about things. It is the way we have survived since the Bibliocataclysm." "The bibly what?" Merc asked. "The Bibliocataclysm was when the book went rogue. I nearly destroyed the world." Irvine took Kyndie's hand and stared sadly into her eyes. "Please believe me. Trust me." Kyndie's expression went from fear to happiness. "Of course," Kyndie replied. Irvine's grin seemed to go from ear to ear. He turned around and looked at Kai and Merc and gave them an inquisitive look. "Well? What about you guys?" he asked them. Merc grunted with defeat. "Sure! Whatever! Just stop giving those puppy dog eyes. They sicken me." Kai laughed at Merc's comment and walked to Irvine's side. "Me, too, bud. We're all with you," Kai said heartily. "Now what?" "We should go to my elders. They'll know what to do." "Yea. Kill us. Didn't you say that's how they run things?" Merc asked. "Not if I say so. My father's on the council and he's a softy. Maybe they'll let us go find the book and destroy it!" "I don't think that's a good idea," Kyndie said. "It's got to be pretty powerful to have almost wiped out an entire race, don't you think?" "Yes, that's true," Kai said. "How can we possibly solve this?" They all pondered for a minute, then Irvine jumped with excitement. "Hey! I just remembered! When they tried to seal the book, it escaped before they finished! If we can get the book to the elders, maybe they can finish binding!" Everyone nodded his or her head except for Merc, of course, which was still skeptical about the whole thing. "Well, where are these elders of yours?" Merc asked rudely. "On a planet not far from here. No one knows about it because we keep it hidden. The dark elves might try to kill us if we're revealed." Irvine said. "They don't like us much. Believing in us means believing that Innorouk wasn't always powerful." Kyndie nodded in acceptance of this newfound knowledge, while Kai wondered how they would get to this planet. "Well, shall we?" Irvine pulled out a rod with a blue, gel-like object on top. "Everyone hold on." Each off them took a grip on the rod and, like lightning, they disappeared. They had gone to a whole new world, curious and ready for whatever comes their way.
Kai starred curiously at the boy, confused of how he knew his native tongue. Kai began to converse with him again, this time in elven. "Who are you?" The boy gasped as he heard the words, words he understood. "Why are you here?" "My.my name is Irvine. I'm here to exterminate that woman, as well as you. You are about to make a fatal mistake." "Oh, really. What would that be?" "The book you seek, it was created by my people and a high elven woman, that woman's ancestor. It was intended to be good, but someone corrupted it and it took our whole race to seal it. Many died; only a hand-full was left. It's took us centuries to find the book again. When it was sealed, it escaped into a void that was unlocked when Luclin was colonized again. Now that it has escaped, it's drawing people in so they can help it destroy the world." Kai dispelled his spell and helped Irvine up. That's when he noticed he had ears like an elf. "Wait! Are you an elf?" "We harnuchai are an ancient race of elves, predating even dark elves who are." Irvine trailed off and stared at dusty ground. "Who are our siblings. Dark elves used to be harnuchai, but that damned Innorouk! He used to be mortal, you know. He gained apotheosis from Cazic Thule and became a god. Everyone thinks they know the true beginnings of that foul beast, but they don't." Irvine clutched his where Kai had hit him, wiping blood away. Kai noticed and cast a healing spell but as soon as he was done Merc pulled him away where they could talk in private. "Do you believe him? This is all crap!" Merc whispered. "No it isn't, Merc. Look at him," Kai said, point to the boy and drawing his attention. "He's but a child and his fighting skills rival ours. That's a sign of a civilization bent on revenge." "Yes, but on who, Kai? How do we know he won't kill us in out sleep?" "I won't," Irvine interjected. Merc and Kai turned around to find him staring at them, eyes glistening with tears. "Please, you have to believe me. I don't want that damn Innorouk to get that book. I'm sorry I tried to kill you, but my elders believe that is the only way to go about things. It is the way we have survived since the Bibliocataclysm." "The bibly what?" Merc asked. "The Bibliocataclysm was when the book went rogue. I nearly destroyed the world." Irvine took Kyndie's hand and stared sadly into her eyes. "Please believe me. Trust me." Kyndie's expression went from fear to happiness. "Of course," Kyndie replied. Irvine's grin seemed to go from ear to ear. He turned around and looked at Kai and Merc and gave them an inquisitive look. "Well? What about you guys?" he asked them. Merc grunted with defeat. "Sure! Whatever! Just stop giving those puppy dog eyes. They sicken me." Kai laughed at Merc's comment and walked to Irvine's side. "Me, too, bud. We're all with you," Kai said heartily. "Now what?" "We should go to my elders. They'll know what to do." "Yea. Kill us. Didn't you say that's how they run things?" Merc asked. "Not if I say so. My father's on the council and he's a softy. Maybe they'll let us go find the book and destroy it!" "I don't think that's a good idea," Kyndie said. "It's got to be pretty powerful to have almost wiped out an entire race, don't you think?" "Yes, that's true," Kai said. "How can we possibly solve this?" They all pondered for a minute, then Irvine jumped with excitement. "Hey! I just remembered! When they tried to seal the book, it escaped before they finished! If we can get the book to the elders, maybe they can finish binding!" Everyone nodded his or her head except for Merc, of course, which was still skeptical about the whole thing. "Well, where are these elders of yours?" Merc asked rudely. "On a planet not far from here. No one knows about it because we keep it hidden. The dark elves might try to kill us if we're revealed." Irvine said. "They don't like us much. Believing in us means believing that Innorouk wasn't always powerful." Kyndie nodded in acceptance of this newfound knowledge, while Kai wondered how they would get to this planet. "Well, shall we?" Irvine pulled out a rod with a blue, gel-like object on top. "Everyone hold on." Each off them took a grip on the rod and, like lightning, they disappeared. They had gone to a whole new world, curious and ready for whatever comes their way.