Chapter 2:Her Normal Life Now With A Purpose

Talim woke up from the darkness,learning that she slept all through the whole night,without no supper or anything.

Talim got out of bed,full of energy.She snuck outside her bedroom,to see her mother,father,and grandmother were still asleep.

"The family is still asleep.I shall not disturb them in any kind of way,"she said in a quiet voice.She quietly went back into her

room,changed from her yesturday's clothes,and climbed out her bedroom's window.



Landing on her feet like a cat falling out of a tree,Talim headed down a path,sided by her grandmother's tulips and lilies.Talim stopped at one flower,the smallest yet brightest out of them all.Her Grandmother stated it as,"Every Flower shows it's grace.Even if you are different from the rest,you show the most sincere grace......".This small flower reminded Talim about her life.She was different then any other normal Korean girl,but she was trying to save the world,not becoming a houswife like the others.Talim smelled the small flower's beautiful fragrence,and continued down the path.Talim finally made it to a fence, which led to a meadow.Talim jumped over it,and gazed at the sky,then to the grassy ground.All she did was grin.Talim twirled with the wind to an abandoned winmill.It was unwelcoming outside of it,and the 1st level of it was un-friendly also.But

inside was a ladder,and Talim climbed it's many steps.Talim finally got to large,old piece of wood supposedly a door,with a bamboo handle.Talim cranked the handle,and the door creaked as Talim opened it.Instead of another burnt,messy empty room,was the most beautfiul room of the meadow.It was really Talim's hideout where she practiced her wind powers and Wind Dancing.

The room was different.The floor was covered completely with richful grown wood,but the walls were....barely walls.The walls were bamboo,and the wall only circled on half of the room,the other was a big open space.But there were big spaces in the walls,so the Sun shined through the winmill top all the time.Where the wall wasn't at,was a big gap.She saw the big blue sky,treetops,everything.But the when you came into this winmill,you were in a lonely meadow.When you looking through her room

big gap,you saw other winmills,all spinning their wheels.When the sunset set in,and you were looking at these winmills,it waslike a huge painting,one you couldn't stop gazing at.Talim felt at that time of the day that the spirits of the winds were working their hardest,and the winds would fly into her and let their talented powers flow throughout her.She believed that ever since her first practicings,and never gave up on that belief.

In the middle of the room was a giant cage,with a beautiful bird inside.It looked up,the sun and it's eye lining with each other,and he flapped his wing.Talim walked over,and opened the cage.The bird flew onto her arm,and Talim softly pet the feathers

on the large bird's head.Talim whistled,and greeted the bird in a "tweet".

"I'm glad to know that you had a good rest.Isn't it a beautiful morning?"she asked the bird,who she called Alun.Alun cawed.

"It's time....."Tamil whispered.She put her arm out straight,and Alun flew off.He flew in circles around Talim several times,and then flew up.He went right under the sun's light,putting that special twinkle in his eye for Talim.He then made a loud

noise,and flew off out of Talim's sight.Talim just stood there,and closed her eyes.Magic flew around Talim,and went into her.Alun was "The Bird of the Wind".Whenever he left for a long journey,he would twinkle Power of the Winds onto his master,as a pray and as a good luck gift.Talim opened her eyes,and sighed.Talim pushed the cage away into the shadows,and picked up her Elbow Blades.She put one hand in the air,the other hand behind her back."Talim,believe in yourself"she said.

Talim then began practicing her Wind Dance.



Twirl,Kick,Spin,Jump,Stop,Lean Down,Stretch,Slow and Fast Movements,all of these moves were included in her Wind Dance.She always concetrated on her moves,and always were trying to make them perfect.One small move would ruin the dance,and absorbing the powers of the Winds would fail.Talim continued till the Sun came up all the way,and the churns of the Winmills would wake the townspeople up.That meant she had to return home befor her family wakes up.She left the winmill and ran through the meadow and over the giant fence,through the path of flowers and back into her bedroom.But her family were already awake...................................................................





Talim slowly opened her door,and left her room.She checked her parent's room.Their bed was empty,and was already fixed up.Talim checked her Grandmother's room also,and it was also empty.She sighed,and climbed down the stairs.

"Great,I blew it.They know about me sneaking out of the house!And now with my new journey....Oh,I am so Frurstated...."

She walked into the Kitchen,to see the usual.Her mom making breakfest for her family,and her granny and father sitting at their seats chowing down on their food.

"Here......Goes......Nothing....."she whispered,and sat down at her seat at the table.

"Good Morning Talim,"greeted his father,who patted her left shoulder.

"Good Morning Father......"she greeted back,trying to force in a smile.

"How's my granddaughter?"asked Grandmother Kalana.

"I had a good rest,and I am ready for the day,grandmother."

Her mom walked over from the stove and placed Talim's breakfest in front of her.

"Eat up,darling.You need your strength for the day's coming."Talim nodded slowly."Thanks....."

Talim glanced at her family.Her mom was sitting down with her food,about to start a conversation,Grandmother Kalana was praising her mom for her "Wonderful Meal",and her dad was drinking his tea.Talim finally smiled,now knowing that her family had no clue about her sneaking out.

But how was she going to tell the about her new journey?To stop the being who was going to release the soul of Soul Edge and use the Edge's home,the sword to destroy the world.To find the other Chosen ones who would help her save the world once more.......................................

Talim and her family finished their breakfest.Her Grandmother and Father left the room,while her Mother was washing dishes.As she ran up the stairs and headed for her room,she stopped.She hid behind a wall,and spied on her mom.

"I don't think my family will take my news well now.Maybe some other time,"



She went into her room,and looked outside from her window.The winmills were working,the people were doing their daily

chores,nothing exciting.But Talim already had a problem:How would she explain to her family about her new journey?

She shut her window,to see her Grandma Kalana with a watering can."Time to water the flowers,dear."

Talim hid her rolling eyes from her Grandma,but finally smiled."I'll get going...."and took the can.She left her house,going into the path and began to sprinkle drops of water onto the flowers.

"I am so bored,tired,confused,nervous,outraged......."she thought,until she had burst."WHY DO I MUST DO THIS!?"

She fell to the ground,wandering what was going on with her.She felt like she had no emotion left...........Suddenly,she froze.She heard:



Watch out.

Talim left the petrified stage,and looked up.She saw a bunch of thieves ride away on their fierce blank stallions,heading down several paths.Talim finally felt excited,but finally realized what happened.She was robbed.Even though they took her stupid little watering can,she used it as an advantage to follow and track down those thieves.She took one look at at home,and didn't look back.She jumped over the fence and ran faster then the speed of light to get them.