The book turned into a portal and pulled him in (which pulled the living crap out of him) and he saw a group of guards staring in awe at him. Austin had a staff with a dragon headpiece at the top of it, with a green gem as a centerpiece. He was in front of what looked like a queen. She was in a royal black kimono with a gold outline and a blue aura glowing around it. She spoke with a powerful voice "You, staff hero have been summoned to fight the waves of catastrophe. But you mustn't get seen by the cardinal heroes until either right before the wave or during it, for you are one of the lost heroes. will you fight for my country?" Austin replied "yes, I will your majesty," She said, "take these and train also try to get a team if you can." And she tossed two gold coins at him and he caught it "got it" the hero went out and trained in the field around the castle fighting what looked like huge snakes multiple at a time.
A couple of hours later...
A female elf appears with a dagger that was a thorny vine with a white gem in the bottom of the handle. She had long black hair and a green cloak, torn up black jeans and a dark green shirt. And she joined in the training.
They finally stopped when the queen told them it was time to eat. They went to the hall and started off their conversation with an introduction the elf started. "My name's Grace and I'm the dagger hero." Grace said, "I'm Austin and I'm the staff hero."
"If you want I can show you both around town, and hire you as my royal guards," The queen said. "Sure," the two said in unison.
The next day...
They woke up in the early morning. A knight said "the queen has left on an emergency notice from the king. you shall take the princess into town and help her shop. We'll go wake her."
"the three went to the princess' room"
"princess langriss," the knight said. "time to wake up" "yes what do you want?" she responded sheepishly. "you are to go shopping. Austin and Grace are to help and protect you, or die trying." the knight said.
"in town after shopping"
"you are under arrest."
Authors note
Sorry about the huge introduction I'll try my best to shorten newer ones. the next chapter should have some action. I'm still accepting suggestions and proofreading, and ships are always welcome.