I do not own Orphen, as you probably know.
A/n: um... read?
---- The book ----
Orphen, Majik, and Cleao are walking through a thick forest while admiring the green beauty and the little speckles of sunlight that danced all over.
"Wow..." Cleao stared at the giant trees in awe, "I've never seen such big trees!"
Majik smiled at Cleao, "Hey master, isn't Cleao much nicer when she's happy?"
Majik continued to stare at Cleao while waiting for a response, but when he didn't get one he stopped.
"Master?" he asked looking beside him.
He wasn't there.
"Hey, Cleao, do you know where master went?"
She stopped, "No, wasn't he right next to you?" (Still staring at the trees)
"He was a second ago, but he disappeared... again." Majik responded while rubbing his head.
"Well, where could have..." she looked at Majik, "... found him." She said pointing behind him.
There was Orphen just standing there looking off to the side. They ran up to him but he didn't seem to notice them.
"Master?" Majik asked kind of worried.
He continued to stare into the darkness beside him.
Cleao was impatient, "Hey, Orphen, why the hell are you standing there for?"
He didn't respond.
"HEY!!" Cleao shouted, "WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU STARING AT?!"
He didn't say anything but he walked off the path and into the abyss he was just gazing into.
"Where are you going master?" Majik asked.
He still didn't answer but Majik and Cleao followed anyway. They walked a good half hour before they came to something. It was a huge field decorated with luscious green grass and randomly colored flowers scattered everywhere, and there was something in the distance. (And they were dazed by it's beauty) Before Cleao and Majik noticed Orphen continued forward towards the unknown object.
Cleao snapped out of it, "Hey Majik did you notice Orphen leave?"
"No, why?" Majik said turning to her.
"Cause look where we are..." she continued, "and look where HE is." She finished pointing ahead.
He looked surprised, "H-h-hey master! Wait for us!"
They finally caught up to him.
"thanks for waiting master..." Majik said while panting.
Cleao caught her breath, "uh, Majik..."
"What?"
"He wasn't waiting for us. Look."
Majik looked up to see this huge stonewall with something carved into it.
"Hey, Majik, isn't this those ancient runes your studying?" Cleao asked.
He observed it, "I'm not sure, don't recognize them. Orphen do you know?"
He wasn't there.
"Gee Majik you're right on the ball today." Cleao snubbed, "He went over there."
They went to the other side of the wall and found him running his fingers over some more carvings.
"What is it master?" Majik asked him.
He looked at what his master was touching and started gaping at it. The entire wall was consumed with carvings of two dragons bound together by one hand and foot fighting off other smaller creatures that no one has ever seen before. The strange thing was the white dragon's eye was glowing and the black one's wasn't.
"Wow, who ever did this carving is an incredible artist." Cleao stated.
Orphen turned around and walked over to some more rocks arranged in a circle. He stared at the runes inscribed on each one and then would start over.
"Hey, I've always wondered what it would be like if you didn't talk but I want to know WHAT THE HELL YOU ARE DOING, WHAT THE HELL DO THESE RUNES MEAN AND WHY YOU KEEP IGNORING US!!" Cleao screamed.
Once again he stayed silent and continued reading.
She commanded, "Ugh, I did my best, Majik you try getting him to talk."
He looked a little unsure but he walked up to his master, "Um, master... what does that say?"
He moved to the next stone.
"Master, what does it say?"
Orphen sat down and leaned against the stone.
"It doesn't make any sense." He said.
Cleao walked over, "wow, he CAN talk."
"Master, maybe I can understand it what it means, just read it to me." Majik told him.
Orphen laughed, "That's not what I meant, Majik. I can't read this..."
"What?! Aren't those the ancient runes you learn how to read in the tower of fang?!" Cleao shouted to him.
He glared at her, "No! Of course not!! I don't even know what language this is!!"
"Are you serious? Master, are you saying that we discovered a lost language?"
"No. Majik, just because the tower doesn't teach it to you doesn't mean that no ones ever heard of it." Orphen explained.
Cleao was nodding her head in agreement when something struck her mind, "Hey Orphen why weren't you answering us before?"
"Um..."
"Yeah, master why?" Majik asked.
Orphen was rubbing his head, "Well, actually, I heard something.
"So... why wouldn't you answer us." Cleao asked again.
"Umm, I didn't hear anyone talking it was just that singing..." he explained.
"Singing?" Majik & Cleao said in unification.
Cleao turned to the apprentice, "I didn't hear any singing. Did you?"
He shrugged, "Nope nothing of the sort."
Orphen stood up, "Well, I know I heard something. But I wonder were was it coming from?"
"I don't know what or where but I really want to go now. I really need a shower and so do you Majik." She informed him while holding her nose.
"Thanks for the info." Majik replied.
Orphen froze again, "Shh..."
"What is it?" Cleao asked
He walked towards the stone in the middle, "It's the singing... it's coming from this book..."
"A book!! What kind of book!! Is it a romance novel?!" Cleao shouted as she pranced over to Orphen.
Majik leaned over to look at it and Cleao finished her prancing. Orphen picked it up and opened it up. It was in the same language as the carvings on the stones.
"Aw, SHIT!! I wanted to read it." She shouted in disappointment.
"Do you have a guess on what this book is Master? Master?" Majik looked at him to find the same expression that was on his face when he was in that trance.
Suddenly a voice boomed from out of nowhere, "He who holds the book of Pozoks, state your name..."
"I think he means you master..." Majik notified Orphen.
"State your name..."
Cleao leaned over to Orphen, "Hey he's talking to you..."
"State your name..."
"Hey, master..."
Majik looked at his expression, and for the first time he looked scared.
"State your name..."
Orphen shook his head and looked up at the stone statue, "No."
"State your name or else..."
"Or else what? You'll fall on me? Please what the hell could you do?" Orphen retorted.
"You have been warned..."
the voice went away but when it did everything went black.
