Okay, I know it took me forever to update! But I wanted to try to make this chapter good, and didn't have a lot of free time. See if you like it!
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Kai was fourteen years old today, but that didn't mean there was going to be any celebrations. He wondered how he even remembered that it was his birthday. Boris never made even as much as an announcement, and others rarely remembered. There was to many other things on the minds of the boys to think about the stupid stuff like a birthday. When he was ten, he had a very important test with the use of real bells. The boy was so worried, he even forgot his birthday. And wasn't the only example.
Like when he turned seven. He was facing his Death test that day. He only remembered realized it was his birthday three days later in the Infirmary.
Kai suddenly remembered something far more important than his birthday. It was seven years since he meet her.......
"Boris will be down in fifteen minutes. Hurry up!" . The blue-haired teen was lost in his own thoughts, when the voice interrupted him, making Kai jump up several feet. It was Bryan. His room was closest to Kai's and the lavender-haired boy was sometimes nice enough to remind Kai to hurry up. And Kai usually needed those reminders . He liked to think about stuff a lot, and that sometimes made him late.
The boy wrapped his long, silk scarf around his neck, and turned all his attention to the bandoleer. He carefully lifted it up and touched each bell in turn, remembering what the Book of the Dead said about each of them
"First and least was Ranna, the Sleepbringer. It will take all those who hear it deep into slumber.
Second is Mosrael, the Walker. One of the most dangerous bells, and still so in any form. Its sound is a seesaw that will throw the whoever uses it further into Death, even as it brings the listener into Life.
Third is Kibeth, The Walker. Kibeth gives freedom of movement to the Dead, or forces the Dead to walk at the wielders will. But Kibeth is contrary and can make the wielder walk where she/he would not choose to go.
Forth is Dyrim, the Speaker of melodious tone. Dyrim may grand speech to the dumb, tongue-lost Dead, or give forgotten words their meaning. Dyrim may also still a tongue that moves too freely.
Fifth is Belgare, the Thinker, which can restore independent thought, and memory, and all the patterns of what was once in Life. Or, in a careless hand, erase them. Belgare is troublesome too, always seeking to sound of it's own accord.
Sixth comes Saraneth, also known as the binder. Saraneth speaks with the deep voice of power, shackling Dead to wielder's will.
Last is Astarael, the Sorrowful. Properly sounded, Astarael will cast all who hear it deep into Death. Including the wielder. Do not call upon Astarael unless all else is lost."
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Kai made his way to the Training Room through the endless stone corridors. There was some weird feeling in them. Kai never could tell what was it, just that it was plain weird, but got uneasy the closer he got to the Training Rooms.
When Kai entered, both Yuri and Bryan were standing by the opened drawer, that, as far as Kai knew as housing fake bells. He joined them, very surprised.
"Hi."
Yuri was checking the bandoleer he picked for a safe lock, so it took him a second to answer.
"Oh, hi....". Bryan simply nodded to acknowledge Kai's presence.
"Are we training with fake bells today?"
"Yes," answered Yuri who always knew everything when it came to training schedule. He seemed very disappointed thought, but that was easy to understand. Yuri was the best necromancer out of the three. He spent most of his time training or reading the Book of the Dead, and hardly ever talked to the other two.
"But we are having the Fight training for the second part of the day" said Bryan. He never seemed to really enjoy necromancy and only studied it for Boris to keep him alive. Bryan was very weird and unsociable.
"You better put your bandoleer here until the break" advised Yuri, whose advises where always to be taken seriously. Kai carefully unbuckled his bandoleer. All boys caught their breaths as Kai slowly lowered it onto the shelf. If any of the bells sounded on accident, they all could be thrown into Death, never to return.
"You're all here? Very well." Boris's entrance to the room made each one of the boys tense and shiver.
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Kai, Bryan and Yuri took their places and now were waiting. Boris looked properly at each of them, more to scare the boys then to check if their stances were right.
Then he lifted up his arm and........
Three Dead Hands rose up from the floor out of nothing. Each one of those rotten, life-hungry corpses picked a boy and started advancing on him. Pieces of decaying meat were falling from them during the walk, and terrible, unhuman noises came from their putrefying throats. .
Kai grimaced. Those Dead Hands weren't real, but they sure smelled like ones. The fake bells worked on them however. No one really knew what those creatures really were, only that they weren't Dead Hands and fake bells worked on them like real ones.
Kai waited for his Hand to approach him, and when it was close enough he cursed the human ability to smell and took out Kibeth.
The third bell had always been his favorite. Kai tore his gaze away from the approaching pile of rotten meat , and looked at his scar.......
The Dead Hand made another noise that made Kai totally forget everything, but it.
He got a better hold of Kibeth and started ringing. The Hand froze. Kai knew this was his chance. He took out Saraneth and started ringing both of them. This was a very dangerous combination, but Kai knew what he was doing. And the bells were fake too. They couldn't turn against him, unlike real ones. Speaking of real ones, only Yuri could actually try to combine Kibeth and Saraneth that weren't fake.
The Hand made a final noise and disappeared. With those creatures, it meant that he won. Boris nodded, acknowledging Kai's victory.
Both Bryan and Yuri were still fighting. Bryan was trying to use Ranna, but the sleepy effect of that bell took longer time than Kibeth or Saraneth. However it was less dangerous.
Yuri was using only Saraneth. Saraneth was hard to use, especially alone. But Yuri was doing a very good job with it. He was the best Necromancer after all.
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They only trained with bells till twelve o'clock. Then Boris announced that it was time to practice their sword fighting skills. This was Kai's specialty. He was the best out of three when it came to fighting. The blue-haired teen quickly ran back to his room to get his sword and was the first one to get into the Sword Training Room.
Kai looked at his blade. It was long, light and slim, made of pure steel. The handle was decorated with a big sapphire. There seemed to be some weird marks on the blade, but they made no sense to Kai.
Yuri arrived next, then Bryan. Boris decided that today he wanted Kai and Bryan to fight each other. Kai sighed, because he knew he would have to use a wooden stick instead of his sword. Boris didn't want anybody having anything cut of during the training sessions.
Kai picked up a stick and face Bryan. His gaze met the cold, purple eyes. With Boris's command, the fight began.
Bryan wasn't very bad at fighting, so Kai knew he had to watch out. He jumped backwards, but Bryan didn't follow. He just stood there, his gaze fixed on Kai.
The blue-haired boy didn't know what was on Bryan's mind (no one ever did), so he decided to slowly circle around his opponent.
The next second Kai found out what Bryan had been planing. The lilac-haired boy jumped up and flipped over Kai's head (Boris spent almost a year to make them jump like that) . He attacked from the back, but Kai span around and blocked Bryan's stick with his at the last moment.
Kai jumped over Bryan now, leaning on his stick. Bryan hit the stick and it fell, but Kai had a firm grip and was a great jumper. He managed not to fall or lose his stick. .
Bryan jumped strait up, using his stick to help him too, on one of the metal bars hanging from the ceiling. But Kai wasn't that easy to beat. He was already very tired, but he still could win.
Kai got hold of Bryan's stick, and pulled it down. At the same time he jumped on the bar. Bryan was pulled down and Kai landed perfectly on his spot. Then, before his lavender-haired opponent could realize what was happening, Kai pressed his stick against Bryan's throat. This was a great battle. Bryan was becoming a better opponent than Yuri. He was a great jumper, and was thinking very quick. Still........
"You lost!", Kai happily informed Bryan.
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This may not be the very best chapter. I had SSSSSSOO many tests the last few weeks! X_X
But the next couple of chapters will be better, I promise! Don't think Kai is the main hero. Each boy from now on is going to get his own chapter. What the hell do I mean by that? You'll see! ^_~
Thanks to those who reviewed!
And thx to Sunset Dreams and D@rK EyES- DeMoN U wOn't 4GeT for adding my story to their Favorites List!!!!!!!!!!!!! ^_~
I also need a little help. Can somebody come up with a cool, Garth Nix style name for a girl. Or tell me which one of those names do you like better- Toma, Rika, Lina, Asha, Vega, Ursula, Niza, Taise, Roni.............
Dead Hangman and Atealia- thx for a review!
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Kai was fourteen years old today, but that didn't mean there was going to be any celebrations. He wondered how he even remembered that it was his birthday. Boris never made even as much as an announcement, and others rarely remembered. There was to many other things on the minds of the boys to think about the stupid stuff like a birthday. When he was ten, he had a very important test with the use of real bells. The boy was so worried, he even forgot his birthday. And wasn't the only example.
Like when he turned seven. He was facing his Death test that day. He only remembered realized it was his birthday three days later in the Infirmary.
Kai suddenly remembered something far more important than his birthday. It was seven years since he meet her.......
"Boris will be down in fifteen minutes. Hurry up!" . The blue-haired teen was lost in his own thoughts, when the voice interrupted him, making Kai jump up several feet. It was Bryan. His room was closest to Kai's and the lavender-haired boy was sometimes nice enough to remind Kai to hurry up. And Kai usually needed those reminders . He liked to think about stuff a lot, and that sometimes made him late.
The boy wrapped his long, silk scarf around his neck, and turned all his attention to the bandoleer. He carefully lifted it up and touched each bell in turn, remembering what the Book of the Dead said about each of them
"First and least was Ranna, the Sleepbringer. It will take all those who hear it deep into slumber.
Second is Mosrael, the Walker. One of the most dangerous bells, and still so in any form. Its sound is a seesaw that will throw the whoever uses it further into Death, even as it brings the listener into Life.
Third is Kibeth, The Walker. Kibeth gives freedom of movement to the Dead, or forces the Dead to walk at the wielders will. But Kibeth is contrary and can make the wielder walk where she/he would not choose to go.
Forth is Dyrim, the Speaker of melodious tone. Dyrim may grand speech to the dumb, tongue-lost Dead, or give forgotten words their meaning. Dyrim may also still a tongue that moves too freely.
Fifth is Belgare, the Thinker, which can restore independent thought, and memory, and all the patterns of what was once in Life. Or, in a careless hand, erase them. Belgare is troublesome too, always seeking to sound of it's own accord.
Sixth comes Saraneth, also known as the binder. Saraneth speaks with the deep voice of power, shackling Dead to wielder's will.
Last is Astarael, the Sorrowful. Properly sounded, Astarael will cast all who hear it deep into Death. Including the wielder. Do not call upon Astarael unless all else is lost."
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Kai made his way to the Training Room through the endless stone corridors. There was some weird feeling in them. Kai never could tell what was it, just that it was plain weird, but got uneasy the closer he got to the Training Rooms.
When Kai entered, both Yuri and Bryan were standing by the opened drawer, that, as far as Kai knew as housing fake bells. He joined them, very surprised.
"Hi."
Yuri was checking the bandoleer he picked for a safe lock, so it took him a second to answer.
"Oh, hi....". Bryan simply nodded to acknowledge Kai's presence.
"Are we training with fake bells today?"
"Yes," answered Yuri who always knew everything when it came to training schedule. He seemed very disappointed thought, but that was easy to understand. Yuri was the best necromancer out of the three. He spent most of his time training or reading the Book of the Dead, and hardly ever talked to the other two.
"But we are having the Fight training for the second part of the day" said Bryan. He never seemed to really enjoy necromancy and only studied it for Boris to keep him alive. Bryan was very weird and unsociable.
"You better put your bandoleer here until the break" advised Yuri, whose advises where always to be taken seriously. Kai carefully unbuckled his bandoleer. All boys caught their breaths as Kai slowly lowered it onto the shelf. If any of the bells sounded on accident, they all could be thrown into Death, never to return.
"You're all here? Very well." Boris's entrance to the room made each one of the boys tense and shiver.
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Kai, Bryan and Yuri took their places and now were waiting. Boris looked properly at each of them, more to scare the boys then to check if their stances were right.
Then he lifted up his arm and........
Three Dead Hands rose up from the floor out of nothing. Each one of those rotten, life-hungry corpses picked a boy and started advancing on him. Pieces of decaying meat were falling from them during the walk, and terrible, unhuman noises came from their putrefying throats. .
Kai grimaced. Those Dead Hands weren't real, but they sure smelled like ones. The fake bells worked on them however. No one really knew what those creatures really were, only that they weren't Dead Hands and fake bells worked on them like real ones.
Kai waited for his Hand to approach him, and when it was close enough he cursed the human ability to smell and took out Kibeth.
The third bell had always been his favorite. Kai tore his gaze away from the approaching pile of rotten meat , and looked at his scar.......
The Dead Hand made another noise that made Kai totally forget everything, but it.
He got a better hold of Kibeth and started ringing. The Hand froze. Kai knew this was his chance. He took out Saraneth and started ringing both of them. This was a very dangerous combination, but Kai knew what he was doing. And the bells were fake too. They couldn't turn against him, unlike real ones. Speaking of real ones, only Yuri could actually try to combine Kibeth and Saraneth that weren't fake.
The Hand made a final noise and disappeared. With those creatures, it meant that he won. Boris nodded, acknowledging Kai's victory.
Both Bryan and Yuri were still fighting. Bryan was trying to use Ranna, but the sleepy effect of that bell took longer time than Kibeth or Saraneth. However it was less dangerous.
Yuri was using only Saraneth. Saraneth was hard to use, especially alone. But Yuri was doing a very good job with it. He was the best Necromancer after all.
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They only trained with bells till twelve o'clock. Then Boris announced that it was time to practice their sword fighting skills. This was Kai's specialty. He was the best out of three when it came to fighting. The blue-haired teen quickly ran back to his room to get his sword and was the first one to get into the Sword Training Room.
Kai looked at his blade. It was long, light and slim, made of pure steel. The handle was decorated with a big sapphire. There seemed to be some weird marks on the blade, but they made no sense to Kai.
Yuri arrived next, then Bryan. Boris decided that today he wanted Kai and Bryan to fight each other. Kai sighed, because he knew he would have to use a wooden stick instead of his sword. Boris didn't want anybody having anything cut of during the training sessions.
Kai picked up a stick and face Bryan. His gaze met the cold, purple eyes. With Boris's command, the fight began.
Bryan wasn't very bad at fighting, so Kai knew he had to watch out. He jumped backwards, but Bryan didn't follow. He just stood there, his gaze fixed on Kai.
The blue-haired boy didn't know what was on Bryan's mind (no one ever did), so he decided to slowly circle around his opponent.
The next second Kai found out what Bryan had been planing. The lilac-haired boy jumped up and flipped over Kai's head (Boris spent almost a year to make them jump like that) . He attacked from the back, but Kai span around and blocked Bryan's stick with his at the last moment.
Kai jumped over Bryan now, leaning on his stick. Bryan hit the stick and it fell, but Kai had a firm grip and was a great jumper. He managed not to fall or lose his stick. .
Bryan jumped strait up, using his stick to help him too, on one of the metal bars hanging from the ceiling. But Kai wasn't that easy to beat. He was already very tired, but he still could win.
Kai got hold of Bryan's stick, and pulled it down. At the same time he jumped on the bar. Bryan was pulled down and Kai landed perfectly on his spot. Then, before his lavender-haired opponent could realize what was happening, Kai pressed his stick against Bryan's throat. This was a great battle. Bryan was becoming a better opponent than Yuri. He was a great jumper, and was thinking very quick. Still........
"You lost!", Kai happily informed Bryan.
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This may not be the very best chapter. I had SSSSSSOO many tests the last few weeks! X_X
But the next couple of chapters will be better, I promise! Don't think Kai is the main hero. Each boy from now on is going to get his own chapter. What the hell do I mean by that? You'll see! ^_~
Thanks to those who reviewed!
And thx to Sunset Dreams and D@rK EyES- DeMoN U wOn't 4GeT for adding my story to their Favorites List!!!!!!!!!!!!! ^_~
I also need a little help. Can somebody come up with a cool, Garth Nix style name for a girl. Or tell me which one of those names do you like better- Toma, Rika, Lina, Asha, Vega, Ursula, Niza, Taise, Roni.............
Dead Hangman and Atealia- thx for a review!