Chapter 3 - Hailey, New Keeper of the Amulet
Centuries passed since the nightmare on Meridell, it was a dark, rainy night. Meridell finally recovered from the disaster. The sillouette of a young usul walked the path that lead to the remaining ruins of the old castle. Her soaked, shoulder-length red hair covered most of her blue eyes. Her bushy tail bouncing up and down as she walked. She wore a white blouse, with a blue vest over it. A dark blue pleated knee-length skirt she was wearing was given to her by her cousin, Hannah, or commonly referred to as " Hannah the brave". She also wore those leather, black boots she bought recently al the mall. Hailey is her name.
She stopped at the ruins, suprised to see the decaying body of the royal wizard, Shezrion. She coulsd tell by the spell book and wand in his hand, and the red belt her wore, which represented his position in the Meridellian hierarchy. She saw smething shiny under the spellbook. She took a closer look at it. "An emerald amulet. Wow, and it still looks as good as new." She said to herself. The light reflected off it, making t seem like its glowing. Hailey looked at it in awe. She couldnt resist taking it and stuffed it into her pockets.
Then Hailey walked around, trying not to step on anything, besides the cold ground, and came across a worn out book on the ground. She picked it up. It read 'Diary' in the cover page.
She quickly read through it. But one thing in particular interested her most. It was the last entry Shezrion wrote before he died. The words were faded and blotched, but was still legible.
'September 11, 1505' Hailey began to read in her mind. 'Ive finally completed my amulet. But it summoned a monstrous disaster! Right now, the castle walls are shaking. I just found out that the amulet causes something horrific every 500 years. I know how to destroy the amulet, though. So, the next time the amulet awakens is September 11, 2005 around the evening. to do this, youll have to-' The other half of the page was, unfortunatly, ripped off, leaving poor Hailey with countless in her head.
How do you destroy the amulet? What am I gonna do, since the next time the amulets gonna burst is in about a month and a half? Hailey looked at her amulet. 'Probably this has to do with it.' She wondered.
She walked home.
"Mom, Im home!" Said Hailey.
"Youre just in time honey. Dinners ready." Said Mrs. Blackberry, Haileys mom. .Most last names ofthe usul race were named after plants, weathers, seasons, clouds, and other examples of nature.
Haileys namy siblings - Maki, Helena, Joey, Ken, Kayla, Sean, lola, Amy, and Rane - were already seated, waiting for their father to bring in the food from the kitchen. Hailey sat between Ken and Helena.
Seconds later, mr. Blackberry came in with pumpkin pie, roast beef, scrambled eggs, and rice. Hailey drooled at the food. The big family ate their food.