Author's Note: Please Read First, good now that I have your attention this is not a chapter within the actual story, a sub-chapter if you will, a small chapter on one character. These may pop up from time to time and add to the background on one of the characters, so I will say whether it's a sub-chapter or not and which character it's about. Oh, this is also the last time Charlie will appear for a while, so please pay your respects (joking). Thank you for reading this note.

Sub-Chapter: One Last Look

Character: Charlie

He took one last look, one last look at the place he used to call home. The others had not returned from the old man's place and he planned on leaving before they got home. 'How could she have been so cold and ungrateful?' he thought to himself. He sighed and packed up his things. This moment in his life was inevitable it was just a matter of time.

His arm was throbbing and was constantly causing him trouble. The bandage wrapped around his arm wasn't helping either, sure his arm was in one piece again thanks to the old mans magic, but the skin and muscle was charred black and covered in lacerations. It would be a while till he could use it again.

His ship was leaving that day so he left the house and waited for them to start loading it with people. The sword he had layed across his back and he tried to unsheathe it with his burned arm, but he was unable to do it.

"Having trouble with that young man?"

He whipped his head around to see another old man, different from the earlier one, he nodded.

"I saw that display earlier, quite a feat that was to pull of such devastating power." The old man said.

He returned his gaze to the sea.

"Where do you plan on going?" the old man asked.

He shrugged.

"I can help you."

He turned his head towards the old man.

"I doubt that." He said.

"Events are about to unfold and your friends will need all the help they can get, so are you willing to help them?"

"What can you do?"

"Help you hone your skills, you're a talented warrior."

He stood up.

"Where to?"

Well, I guess that's quite a cliffhanger, so you'll just have to keep reading on to find out what happened. Also sorry it's short I had planned on updating with this and another chapter, but I already had this done and decided to post it early. And yes, poor Charlie, but maybe things will start to look up for him.

Signed,

FallenFenix