Guns and Illuminators
Disclaimer: I do own Wheel of Time. If you look on my shelf, I've got all the books. Ohhh, wait, you mean the whole franchise. Well, I don't own that. But, I've still got my books.
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The winds of Time blow through the Age. In the Age known as the Third Age, the age in which the Dragon had been Reborn, the wind blew through the world strongly. However, winds are made up of more than simply strong gusts. Sometimes the winds are mere breezes, wisps of air traveling slowly. These winds can change much of the world, just as the stronger winds can.
One such breeze blew along the western lands of Andor, lifting up the dry dusts and giving a short reprieve to those suffering in the heat. However, not all people were glad of this wind. One who stood in its direct path growled softly to himself.
"Bloody wind, throwing dust in my eyes. Why can't you blow at someone else!? Bloody, bloody wind."
Scrubbing his eyes with a gloved hand, he continued to curse the wind. Once his eyes were free of the grit lifted by the wind, he gazed outwards with brown eyes. Squinting in the distance, he spotted what appeared to be a small town.
"Well, so now the town is finally in sight. Bloody lying innkeeper, saying the bloody town was only one day away. It took me one and a half days to get here," he grumbled to himself. Even though he was still young and rather athletic, he still felt spiteful for having been forced to walk longer than he thought he had to.
Running a hand through his black hair, he just sighed, hoisted his heavy pack higher onto his shoulders and continued on… or he would have if a yell hadn't pierced the noon calm.
"Get your hands off of me! Get away you brutes!"
"What in the Light?" he said to himself. He looked around and listened carefully. Behind a nearby hillock he thought he heard sounds of struggling. Blood and bloody ashes not another distraction, he thought to himself. Sounded like a woman's voice. Sighing again, he trotted over to the sound of the disturbance.
Once he climbed to the top of the hillock, he found a woman being attacked by two men. Bandits by the looks of them, what with the dirty clothes and swords and whatnot. Hmmm… I wonder if I should help her.
The woman tore free of her captors and screamed out, "Somebody help me!"
Well, that takes care of that.
Working quickly, he pulled out a rather long and oddly shaped stick from his pack. Then, he checked in his pocket for a box he carried. Pulling it out, he opened it.
Damn, only two left. I have to make more. With this thought, he placed one of the objects into the "stick". After doing so, he yelled out, "Hey you there, Stupid and Ugly, stop that."
The two men stopped harassing the woman and stared at the figure on the hill. Then, one of them yelled back to him, "Hey boy, who are you calling ugly?"
His partner piped up too, "Yeah, and who are you calling stupid, huh? I don't see anyone around here who's stupid. So, who are you talking too?"
The young man with the "stick" looked to see if the woman was ok. Just looks a little breathless… and not rich. Looks like I won't get anything out of this. Giving off another sigh, he spoke to the men.
"Well, I'd tell you which of you is which, but you seem to have chosen your labels for yourself."
Stupid looked at him blankly. Ugly looked at him murderously. Giving a rather deadly glare, he stated, "Are you calling me ugly?"
"Well if the boot fits… Anyway, I advise you leave the woman and go, unless you feel like living underground."
Stupid looked at him with an odd look. "Why would we live underground? We're not rabbits or moles or anything like that. You're weird, so go away and let us mug this woman, ok?"
The woman in question seemed to have finally regained her breath. Looking at her captors and at her savior, she yelled at her savior, "Are you going to save me or what? I don't have all day you know."
Wow, that girl's pretty impatient. Now that he looked carefully, he saw that the "woman" he was saving was actually a girl about two years younger than him. Hmm… maybe some grateful parents will give me a reward… no, no, no! Focus on the matter at hand.
"I'm getting to it girl"
At his comment, her face grew red, and she yelled at him. "Who are you calling girl huh! Can't you see my hair is braided!"
Uhh… what? Shaking off that odd comment he stared back to Ugly and Stupid.
"Well, are you letting her go?"
Ugly answered back. "No, and we'll kill you for bothering us! You're little stick can't beat our swords! Come on stupid, attack!"
Stupid, following Ugly's lead, raised his sword and charged at the young man.
Well, fine then. Raising his "stick" to his shoulder, he sighted Ugly, and suddenly a bright flash and a loud bang sounded. Everyone stopped moving, then Ugly fell to the ground.
Stupid stared…stupidly at his fallen companion. Then, he jerked his frightened gaze towards the young man who was doing something with his stick. Even though he was stupid, he knew what he saw when he saw it.
"Aes Sedai!!!" He cried fearfully. Then, he ran off into the distance without a backwards glance.
Did he just call me a woman? Ahh… whatever at least I saved myself one shot. Putting his "stick" back into his pack, he faced the young woman. Putting on a charming smile, he said, "Well, how's that for saving?"
She stared back at him fearfully. She finally choked out a few words, "A..are you a male Aes Sedai?"
He frowned at her. Mistaking his expression, the young woman jerked backwards in fear. Wanting to soothe her, he answered calmly.
"No, no I'm not. What makes you say that?"
She looked at him as if he were mad. "You caused a man to drop dead with lightning, what else could you be?" To prove her point, she pointed towards the remains of Ugly.
"Well, I can honestly say I'm not an Aes Sedai. Firstly, because Aes Sedai are female, and secondly because that wasn't lightning. As for what I am… the name's Jetrin Guntis, and this here," he said while pointing at his "stick", "is a gun."
End of Ch. 1
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Well, what do you think? This was just an idea that popped in my head. I'm a new writer, so read and review. Support me and I'll write more. Oh, and try guess where the town in the distance is. You're probably right.
