Chapter 8
Dawn of a Day
Lyra was walking through all the training boys and girls. They were all around her age, each with a different appearance but at the same time, similar. She had been watching a purple haired girl sparring a boy with Cyan hair. They had been at is for over five minutes but Lyra was still excited at the two ecstatic teens.
The girl's purple hair went down to the small in her back and her smooth face wasn't showing any sign of fatigue. Her smooth skinned hands gripped her sword, the Jyanasha, with such certainty. The Swords scarlet and gold gemmed blade sparkled in the sun at it hit it's opponent.
The Boy was fighting furiously and his black cloaked swishing here and there. He two had the look of lack of fatigue. His sword was coloured a light sky blue and the parts where the sun hit were white. His sword was called Kytarin and the name was imprinted in gold on the base of the blade.
The girl ducked a hard blow and whipped to the other side of the boy. He had anticipated her move and back flipped to face her head on again. They both side slashed each other and their swords met with a huge Clang and they held the position for a while, before back flipping, and leaving a three meter gap in between them.
The boy leapt forwards, somersaulting over the girl who quickly turned and slashed, the boy ducked and swiped with his sword at her waist level. She leapt up and they both froze. The girl in the air and the boy looking up at her.
They were will for a few seconds before they vanished in a blur.
Lyra turned her head to the left and saw them still at it, faster than ever, swiping, slashing, blocking and thrusting. Each still seemed not to get hit.
Suddenly the purple haired girl slashed up and the boy was thrown into a wall. The fight was over
"Ouch! Man! You got to stop trying Amidia!" the boy moaned as he got up. He moved to pick up his sword, a few meters away.
"Nah. I think ill keep it up like this. I enjoy a good bit of sport" the girl, Amidia, said. Suddenly, she noticed Lyra staring at them "Who are you?" she called in a polite tone.
Lyra, not noticing that she was staring, jumped and blushed.
The two teenagers walked up to Lyra slowly, both smiling innocently. "My name is Amidia," the girl said, blowing the purple hair out of her eyes. "And this is Kytarin" she said, indicating the boy next to her.
"You must be new to the sanctuary" the boy said joyfully "And thank god there is more people."
"I agree" Amidia said, still smiling "Gets so boring if no one new ever turns up."
Lyra brushed her dirty blonde hair out of her eyes and smiled, saying, "My name is Lyra Belaque" she looked again at the sword's name and looked at the boy in confusion. "Your name is the same as your sword?"
"Yea. This sword has been passed down through my family for generations. I was named after one of its owners. Who, ironically, named the weapon."?
Lyra looked confused, but quickly recovered and grinned at them both.
"How long have you lot been here?" Lyra asked, trying to get some background information.
"Around a month." Amidia replied.
"Forty five days to be precise" Kytarin corrected her.
"Shut up" Amidia said slyly. Kytarin just shrugged and went to inspect his sword. "Who brought you here?"
"Um." She stuttered "I don't think I can remember the name"
"What colour hair did he have?" Kytarin asked intelligently.
"How did you know it's a he?" Lyra said slowly
Kytarin turned, from examining his sword and said "I know a lot more than you think"
Lyra took a step back, worried.
"Don't worry Lyra," Amidia said in her ear. "He always does this to newcomers, trying to freak them out"
Lyra grinned. "His hair was purple"
Amidia and Kytarin looked at each other and grinned "Hikatana" they said in unison.
"How do you know him?"
"We know everyone in the sanctuary," Amidia said, grinning.
"Right."
The two began to walk away and Lyra followed for no reason. She suddenly realised something.
"Where are your dæmons" she said, confused.
"I don't know. Where's yours?" Kytarin said smirking
Lyra found this confusing and she looked around her. Kytarin was right. Pan wasn't there!
"Don't worry Lyra, Pan will turn up eventually"
"How do you-"
"-Know?" Both of them said
"Cut it out will you!" Lyra said, getting annoyed at how easy she was to trick "That is getting old"
They walked on, down the path. When a voice came up behind her.
"Lyra! Lyra!"
She turned and saw Pantalaimon running up to her with a large silver chrome coloured bird with tail strings flying far our behind it. It was soaring above Pantalaimon and also a dark purple and scarlet tiger walking behind him.
"Pan! Who are those dæmons?"
The bird landed on Amidia's shoulder and the tiger walked to Kytarin.
"Meet out dæmons." Kytarin said. "This is Marinay," he said gesturing towards the tiger. "And this is Kimiyat" he said gesturing towards the bird."
"Kimiyat is a Phoenix." Amidia said intelligently. "But I don't know his meaning. Neither does he."
The three people and their dæmons walked into the depth of the sanctuary. While the sun rised out into the sky, a day was born. ____________________________________________________________
"She allies herself with the most untrustworthy of companions" The panther said slowly "But immediately, they reflect in the same way."
"Are you sure what you saw in the sanctuary was genuine?"
"Positive"
"This changes the circumstances. If she has companions, she will stand up a lot more. We need to get rid of these meddling Spirit warriors."
"But how?"
"The Lightning Charm."
"But master, that's used for utmost urgencies."
"This is a utmost urgency." The voice growled, the panther taking a step back "If we capture the Spirit Warriors, then we will be one more step to our goal. You know what you have to do Titallicus."
"At once."
Dawn of a Day
Lyra was walking through all the training boys and girls. They were all around her age, each with a different appearance but at the same time, similar. She had been watching a purple haired girl sparring a boy with Cyan hair. They had been at is for over five minutes but Lyra was still excited at the two ecstatic teens.
The girl's purple hair went down to the small in her back and her smooth face wasn't showing any sign of fatigue. Her smooth skinned hands gripped her sword, the Jyanasha, with such certainty. The Swords scarlet and gold gemmed blade sparkled in the sun at it hit it's opponent.
The Boy was fighting furiously and his black cloaked swishing here and there. He two had the look of lack of fatigue. His sword was coloured a light sky blue and the parts where the sun hit were white. His sword was called Kytarin and the name was imprinted in gold on the base of the blade.
The girl ducked a hard blow and whipped to the other side of the boy. He had anticipated her move and back flipped to face her head on again. They both side slashed each other and their swords met with a huge Clang and they held the position for a while, before back flipping, and leaving a three meter gap in between them.
The boy leapt forwards, somersaulting over the girl who quickly turned and slashed, the boy ducked and swiped with his sword at her waist level. She leapt up and they both froze. The girl in the air and the boy looking up at her.
They were will for a few seconds before they vanished in a blur.
Lyra turned her head to the left and saw them still at it, faster than ever, swiping, slashing, blocking and thrusting. Each still seemed not to get hit.
Suddenly the purple haired girl slashed up and the boy was thrown into a wall. The fight was over
"Ouch! Man! You got to stop trying Amidia!" the boy moaned as he got up. He moved to pick up his sword, a few meters away.
"Nah. I think ill keep it up like this. I enjoy a good bit of sport" the girl, Amidia, said. Suddenly, she noticed Lyra staring at them "Who are you?" she called in a polite tone.
Lyra, not noticing that she was staring, jumped and blushed.
The two teenagers walked up to Lyra slowly, both smiling innocently. "My name is Amidia," the girl said, blowing the purple hair out of her eyes. "And this is Kytarin" she said, indicating the boy next to her.
"You must be new to the sanctuary" the boy said joyfully "And thank god there is more people."
"I agree" Amidia said, still smiling "Gets so boring if no one new ever turns up."
Lyra brushed her dirty blonde hair out of her eyes and smiled, saying, "My name is Lyra Belaque" she looked again at the sword's name and looked at the boy in confusion. "Your name is the same as your sword?"
"Yea. This sword has been passed down through my family for generations. I was named after one of its owners. Who, ironically, named the weapon."?
Lyra looked confused, but quickly recovered and grinned at them both.
"How long have you lot been here?" Lyra asked, trying to get some background information.
"Around a month." Amidia replied.
"Forty five days to be precise" Kytarin corrected her.
"Shut up" Amidia said slyly. Kytarin just shrugged and went to inspect his sword. "Who brought you here?"
"Um." She stuttered "I don't think I can remember the name"
"What colour hair did he have?" Kytarin asked intelligently.
"How did you know it's a he?" Lyra said slowly
Kytarin turned, from examining his sword and said "I know a lot more than you think"
Lyra took a step back, worried.
"Don't worry Lyra," Amidia said in her ear. "He always does this to newcomers, trying to freak them out"
Lyra grinned. "His hair was purple"
Amidia and Kytarin looked at each other and grinned "Hikatana" they said in unison.
"How do you know him?"
"We know everyone in the sanctuary," Amidia said, grinning.
"Right."
The two began to walk away and Lyra followed for no reason. She suddenly realised something.
"Where are your dæmons" she said, confused.
"I don't know. Where's yours?" Kytarin said smirking
Lyra found this confusing and she looked around her. Kytarin was right. Pan wasn't there!
"Don't worry Lyra, Pan will turn up eventually"
"How do you-"
"-Know?" Both of them said
"Cut it out will you!" Lyra said, getting annoyed at how easy she was to trick "That is getting old"
They walked on, down the path. When a voice came up behind her.
"Lyra! Lyra!"
She turned and saw Pantalaimon running up to her with a large silver chrome coloured bird with tail strings flying far our behind it. It was soaring above Pantalaimon and also a dark purple and scarlet tiger walking behind him.
"Pan! Who are those dæmons?"
The bird landed on Amidia's shoulder and the tiger walked to Kytarin.
"Meet out dæmons." Kytarin said. "This is Marinay," he said gesturing towards the tiger. "And this is Kimiyat" he said gesturing towards the bird."
"Kimiyat is a Phoenix." Amidia said intelligently. "But I don't know his meaning. Neither does he."
The three people and their dæmons walked into the depth of the sanctuary. While the sun rised out into the sky, a day was born. ____________________________________________________________
"She allies herself with the most untrustworthy of companions" The panther said slowly "But immediately, they reflect in the same way."
"Are you sure what you saw in the sanctuary was genuine?"
"Positive"
"This changes the circumstances. If she has companions, she will stand up a lot more. We need to get rid of these meddling Spirit warriors."
"But how?"
"The Lightning Charm."
"But master, that's used for utmost urgencies."
"This is a utmost urgency." The voice growled, the panther taking a step back "If we capture the Spirit Warriors, then we will be one more step to our goal. You know what you have to do Titallicus."
"At once."