Chapter One
I walk quietly, my heavy spear held tight in my hands. Freya walks close to my side as we approach the Grand Dragon. Both of us wear proof of our long journey behind us – sweat beads trickle down our faces as we emerge from the cover of the bushes, ready for battle. The mighty dragon turns to face us and screeches an ear-piercing roar. Freya leaps high into the air, preparing to strike with her powerful spear. I, not gifted with the agile body of a Burmecian but instead forced to rely on my human strengths, run in a wide arc toward the beast. It swipes its giant claws at me, but I dodge out of the way easily and slam my spear into the creature, as close to its massive throat as possible. I don't do enough damage to bring down the beast, but then Freya comes down out of the air on top of the dragon, her lance held firmly in her powerful hands. As she delivers the fatal blow to the beast, the impact flashes a bright white light...
I woke up slowly from my dream. It took me a few moments to realize that that was all that it was – another dream, another figment of that beautiful world of Gaia. I thought about my dream and smiled; in a way I felt honored that I dreamed again of the noblest Burmecian Dragon Knight, Freya Crescent.
I looked outside – a soft rain was falling from the pale gray sky, giving the ground and trees a gentle twinkle in the sunlight. It filled my heart with warmth: it reminded me of my dreamland, Burmecia, a place I'd always wanted to visit. Alas, I thought to myself, Only in your dreams, Nate. You must accept that. And I did, reluctantly. I was happy simply knowing that that place existed in my mind; however, I knew that my wish, to go to that peaceful kingdom on Burmecia on Gaia, to meet the noble Freya, would always remain with me.
I went outside for a stroll in the gentle rail. No one else in my family enjoyed the rainfalls as I did: I found them peaceful and relaxing. I walked further, toward the edge of our property, and decided that I would venture even further, for I saw no harm in that. Little did I know that that small choice would change my life forever.
I walked through the crown-land, looking for places I had never seen before. I eventually came to a small clearing, one I noticed that I had never before visited. I saw that, in the centre of the field, a tree had fallen over. I chose that spot to stop and rest before returning home. When I sat down, I noticed a strange glimmer coming from the dead tree's roots. I got up and walked over to it, naturally curious as to what could cause such a colorful shine. I dug away the dirt in the roots, trying to uncover the mysterious rock. Finally, a great clump of old dirt and roots fell away, and the object fell to the ground. It was too square to be just a rock, so I picked it up and carefully dusted it off. It was small and rectangular, and it had a small circle embossed in the centre of one of its faces. As I brushed it off, I noticed that the circle began to glow an eerie blue. Amazed, I wiped off as much dirt as I could off of the circle. Then, it stopped glowing and returned to normal. My mind filled with odd thoughts and questions, I scanned the ground for clues or more objects. That's when I noticed that the ground began to swirl and flicker a white light. Startled, I dropped the stone and stepped back. Just then, the space where I was standing seemed to pull in on itself for a brief moment (at least it seemed so, as the trees in the background seemed to move closer together for a split second, and then snap back to where they were). Then, in place of the trees, I saw something strange appear in front of me. It was a mysterious point of energy, or a field of some kind. It moved within itself and glowed many colors of the rainbow; it looked almost fluidic. I stepped closer, aching with curiosity instead of fear. I reached out my hand to feel its strange texture, and the whole world fell into blackness around me.
I walk quietly, my heavy spear held tight in my hands. Freya walks close to my side as we approach the Grand Dragon. Both of us wear proof of our long journey behind us – sweat beads trickle down our faces as we emerge from the cover of the bushes, ready for battle. The mighty dragon turns to face us and screeches an ear-piercing roar. Freya leaps high into the air, preparing to strike with her powerful spear. I, not gifted with the agile body of a Burmecian but instead forced to rely on my human strengths, run in a wide arc toward the beast. It swipes its giant claws at me, but I dodge out of the way easily and slam my spear into the creature, as close to its massive throat as possible. I don't do enough damage to bring down the beast, but then Freya comes down out of the air on top of the dragon, her lance held firmly in her powerful hands. As she delivers the fatal blow to the beast, the impact flashes a bright white light...
I woke up slowly from my dream. It took me a few moments to realize that that was all that it was – another dream, another figment of that beautiful world of Gaia. I thought about my dream and smiled; in a way I felt honored that I dreamed again of the noblest Burmecian Dragon Knight, Freya Crescent.
I looked outside – a soft rain was falling from the pale gray sky, giving the ground and trees a gentle twinkle in the sunlight. It filled my heart with warmth: it reminded me of my dreamland, Burmecia, a place I'd always wanted to visit. Alas, I thought to myself, Only in your dreams, Nate. You must accept that. And I did, reluctantly. I was happy simply knowing that that place existed in my mind; however, I knew that my wish, to go to that peaceful kingdom on Burmecia on Gaia, to meet the noble Freya, would always remain with me.
I went outside for a stroll in the gentle rail. No one else in my family enjoyed the rainfalls as I did: I found them peaceful and relaxing. I walked further, toward the edge of our property, and decided that I would venture even further, for I saw no harm in that. Little did I know that that small choice would change my life forever.
I walked through the crown-land, looking for places I had never seen before. I eventually came to a small clearing, one I noticed that I had never before visited. I saw that, in the centre of the field, a tree had fallen over. I chose that spot to stop and rest before returning home. When I sat down, I noticed a strange glimmer coming from the dead tree's roots. I got up and walked over to it, naturally curious as to what could cause such a colorful shine. I dug away the dirt in the roots, trying to uncover the mysterious rock. Finally, a great clump of old dirt and roots fell away, and the object fell to the ground. It was too square to be just a rock, so I picked it up and carefully dusted it off. It was small and rectangular, and it had a small circle embossed in the centre of one of its faces. As I brushed it off, I noticed that the circle began to glow an eerie blue. Amazed, I wiped off as much dirt as I could off of the circle. Then, it stopped glowing and returned to normal. My mind filled with odd thoughts and questions, I scanned the ground for clues or more objects. That's when I noticed that the ground began to swirl and flicker a white light. Startled, I dropped the stone and stepped back. Just then, the space where I was standing seemed to pull in on itself for a brief moment (at least it seemed so, as the trees in the background seemed to move closer together for a split second, and then snap back to where they were). Then, in place of the trees, I saw something strange appear in front of me. It was a mysterious point of energy, or a field of some kind. It moved within itself and glowed many colors of the rainbow; it looked almost fluidic. I stepped closer, aching with curiosity instead of fear. I reached out my hand to feel its strange texture, and the whole world fell into blackness around me.