Hey people. This is the first chapter after the prologue. It's kinda short, but I still like it. I hope you do. More chapters coming soon!

Chapter 1:

The Vision

Life in Selbina was not as exciting as I first thought it'd be. Adventurers were always coming in and out of the small town and a boat came by very frequently. I lived with my mother and brother in a small wooden cabin built into the rock. My father was always away on missions.It was hidden away from the rest of the town and this was the only good thing about my life here.

My brother's name is Sachi and he is still young. But he sits with the other older adventurers every day listening to their stories. He always comes running back to me at the end of the day itching to tell me stories. Mother grew tired of it, so she pretended to listen. Today was no different.

I was sitting on the front steps watching the sea when Sachi came running up to me shouting out my name.

'Kai, Kai! I have a great story to tell you!' he exclaimed.

I smiled and looked down at him. He sat next to me.

'Yes, Sachi?' I asked with my sweetest voice.

He had a very happy look in his eyes and he couldn't stop smiling, like he was proud to be telling me this story.

'There was a war in Xarcabard against the beastmen, and only one mithra survived!' Sachi grinned. 'But she's in Jeuno, and I heard this off that warrior that has been here forever. I still believe him though.'

I stared at him. A war? I hadn't heard of a war happening. The Current Affairs linkshell would have told us by now, and only one mithra surviving? I shook my head. It was just a story, couldn't be real, especially coming from my brother.

'I wanna go visit that mithra!' Sachi added.

I jumped at this sudden request. 'No, Sachi. We can't go to Jeuno. We aren't a rich family.'

'It's not fair, Kai! All of my friends have been to Jeuno.' He pouted and looked away.

I laughed. 'They are adventurers.'

He shook his head, got up and ran inside calling for mother. I leaned back on the steps. It was very quiet all of a sudden and I sensed that someone was watching me. I suddenly became alert, looking all around. I narrowed my eyes, but I saw no one. The bustle of the adventurers had died down and I was sure someone was out there. Nothing moved though. The feeling suddenly left and I got up and ran inside.

Sachi was in there trying to tell mother his short story. I sat down on the makeshift couch and closed my eyes. My head was suddenly throbbing with a sharp dull pain. I put my fingers to the point of pain and tried to ignore it. But it was getting worse and worse. I tried to shake away the pain, but it was no use. I could see small shapes and colours behind my eyelids and I became aware of a low crying sound. Suddenly a vision of a lilac haired mithra came into my head. It flashed by, but suddenly a scream filled my head. The sounds of Sachi and mother were drowned out and I gritted my teeth, trying to endure the pain without crying out. The scream didn't die and the same lilac haired mithra came into my head with a horrified, scaredlook on her face. As quick as it had begun, the scream stopped and the pain cleared away. I slowly opened my eyes. The same shapes and colours were still there, but they weren't as obvious anymore.

I sat on the couch silent. I heard Sachi again and mother was calling me. I touched my forehead. It was hot. I turned around to face mother.

'Kai, you're all red. Are you ok?' mother asked concerned.

I started to panic. 'Yes, I feel fine. I just have a headache…'

I didn't want to tell her about the sounds and vision, but I had to find out more.