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The Fourth Chapter. Reven has reached Lalivero, a busy port town in Gondowan, only to find a person in trouble. Will he help or leave them alone? Continue reading...

Chapter 4

Reven stared at all the people. There were so many all around him. They were all talking so it was very loud. Fishermen were selling their catches and other merchants were selling what they had to offer. The port was busy, with all sorts of people, many of whom were Adepts. Reven and Erick took in the sites and sounds. They walked along until Erick pointed out a shop.

"I'm going to check this place out." He said. "This is always what I wanted to do."

Reven read the sign. "A Blacksmith?" He asked incredulously.

"When I left my village, they didn't have one. I figured if I learned then brought this trade home, I could bring more people to it."

"Does your village have a name?" Reven asked.

"It's Demos. It's where I have lived my entire life until his year. It's a nice village. One of the most popular villages up north. Other than Prox that is."

"I've heard my father speak of the people from Prox. I understand they're... different from us."

"Prox is the farthest city north. Over time the people have adapted to the temperatures there. Other than that they aren't much different."

They stepped inside the shop. The first thing Reven noticed was the heat. The shop was uncomfortably hot for Reven. Erick didn't seem to mind the heat at all, in fact he seemed to enjoy it. The second thing he noticed was the sound of metal striking metal. Erick walked to the back of the room. There was a man standing next to an anvil. He was hold a huge hammer in one hand, and a unfinished blade in the other. Standing next to him was a Mars Djini. Every few smacks of the hammer, he would hold the blade over the Djini, and it would breath fire on the blade making it turn a glowing orange color. Then he would begin smacking the blade again until it cooled. Erick just stood and watched. Reven couldn't see how this was so interesting.

"Erick are you just gonna watch, or are you gonna ask him if he can teach you."

"Watch." Was all Erick said and continued to stare at the incomplete sword. The smith still hadn't noticed the boys.

Reven rolled his eyes. He could be doing more constructive things elsewhere. "I'm gonna go look for a boat. Meet you at the ship later. Good luck with your... whatever it is."

"Yeah..." Said Erick still watching.

Reven hoped that had gotten through to him. He turned and walked out the door. He immediately felt better. He didn't like it that hot. He looked around. "Where can I find a boat?" He thought. He decided the best place to start would be at the docks. Except with all the shops around he couldn't remember which way the harbor was. He picked a direction and began walking. He would find it eventually. A little sight seeing couldn't hurt.

Apparently it could, for as soon as he walked around the corner he ran straight into another person, and they both fell to the ground. Reven shook off the fall and stood up. He looked and saw who he had run into. It was a girl. She had sandy blond hair that she had tied behind her head, except for the bangs which fell down to her pale blue eyes. She wore light clothes that told Reven she was a house girl. She was still on the ground. She looked dazed. Reven stopped staring at her and offered her his hand.

"I'm so sorry." He said. " I wasn't watching. I didn't see you coming."

She looked up at him, and took his hand. He pulled her up and he saw that she was just a little smaller than he was.

"Thank you." She said. "I'm sorry about that."

"It's okay." Said Reven. "Really."

"Sorry again." She said. "I'd love to stay and talk but I have to go."

"Oh, okay." He said. "Before you go, can you tell me two things."

"Sure."

"Which way is the dock?" He asked.

"That way." She pointed the opposite direction that Reven had been heading. "What else do you need to know."

"What's your name?" He asked.

She stared at him. "Why would you want to know that?"

"I don't know I was just wondering. I thought we should introduce ourselves. My name's Reven." He said.

"Fine." She said. " I'm Silvia. Nice to meet you."

"The pleasure is mine." Reven said. It was the only thing he could think of to say. He cursed at himself for saying such a stupid line.

"Yeah, well, I really have got to go." She said, and she walked off.

"That was interesting." Thought Reven. The minute he met her he sensed something strange about her. But he couldn't figure out what it was. He began walking toward the docks then stopped. He sighed turned, turned around and walked in the other direction. He knew he was being nosy and obsessive but he had to find that girl again. He walked down the street he had seen her go down, keeping an eye out for her. He walked around for quite some time but he couldn't find her. He guessed she must have gone into a shop. He decided to give up and dismissed his strange feeling as something caused by the way she looked. He had turned himself around again and couldn't remember which way the dock was. He continued to walk down the street. He finally came out onto the docks and found Erick's boat. Erick wasn't there so Reven waited and talked with Shade and Fever. Apparently they had spent the whole time arguing whether is was going to rain or not.

"I still think it's going to rain." Shade said. "Just look at those clouds."

"Those clouds won't produce rain, they're not big enough." Fever responded.

Reven quickly got tired of the two Djini arguing. Erick still hadn't shown up so Reven decided to go look for him. He left the two still bickering. He walked back into the port town. He easily found the Blacksmith's shop and was about to open the door when it opened from the inside, and Erick stepped out. Erick's look of disappointment quickly changed to surprise.

"Oh, hey Reven," He said, sounding a little disappointed.

"How did it go?" Reven asked.

"Horrible. The only word that man knows is 'No'. I spent the whole time trying to convince him I am worthy of being his apprentice, but he wouldn't listen to me."

"That's too bad. I couldn't find a ship as well. Look let's get back to the boat before Shade and Fever kill each other over whether it will rain or not."

"Good idea." said Erick.

They began to head back to the boat. They were almost to the docks when Reven heard a voice from outside a shop.

"What do you want?" the voice said. Reven immediately recognized it as Silvia. He spun around. There he saw Silvia standing outside of a shop. In front of her were three fierce looking men, which Reven guessed were probably pirates. They had backed Silvia against a wall.

"It's okay, missy," the middle pirate said. "We just want you to come to our ship for a few minutes." The man had greasy hair, missing teeth and was uglier than anything Reven had ever seen.

"I said no." Silvia said. "Now go away."

"You seem to 'ave misunderstood me, missy." The pirate said. "I didn't ask."

The pirate reached out to grab her. Reven acted without thinking. He called upon his power and unleashed it.

"DOUSE!" yelled Reven. A torrent of water flooded over the pirates, as well as Silvia, and knocked the pirates to the ground.

"What the 'ell?" said one of the pirates. They got to their feet. And looked for the source of the water. Suddenly Reven jumped in between them, grabbed Silvia's arm and pulled her away from the pirates.

"Leave her alone, you filthy scum." He said.

The lead pirate grinned. "Wrong move, boy. You don't no who you just messed with." The three pirates all drew cutlasses off their belts. Reven figured he couldn't fight all three of them, not without Shade.

"Reven..." Erick said. "That wasn't a good idea."

"I think it was." Silvia said. "He just saved me from those disgusting pirates."

"We're not saved yet." Reven said. "Let's get out of here!"

He dodged a swing of a pirates sword. He grabbed Silvia's arm again and dragged her out of the way. They ran down the street, running from the pirates. Behind him he heard a whistle. Reven could only assume the pirate was calling for back up. They ran down to the end of the street. It was then Reven realized he was lost... again.

"They're over there!" He heard a voice call. Reven saw a few pirates in front of him spot them and begin running their way.

"This way," Silvia said, and dragged the two boys down a backstreet. They ducked in through the back door of a shop, and closed the door.

"We need to get back to the docks," Reven said, then asked Silvia. "Are you okay?"

"I'm fine, thanks." She said. "I'm more worried about you. What happened to you to make you do such a selfless thing?"

"Is it wrong to help other people?" He asked. "I just..."

Erick cut them off. "Uh-oh guys, we got trouble." He pointed to the front of the shop. Outside the window, were a few pirates looking around. Some of them where about to enter the shop. They ducked out the door again and made their way around the corner.

"The dock is that way." Silvia said. "If we head that way we might be able to make it."

"No," said Reven. "We need to get you to a safe place. Where do you live? Where is your home?"

Silvia looked away. "I have no home. I'm an orphan. I am used as a servant for one of the local lords." Then she looked Reven in the eyes. "Let me come with you. There's no one that will care if I am gone."

"First of all," Reven said. "I'm not sure we can take you with us. I am just following Erick until I can find a boat of my own. Plus you couldn't help me with my quest. I need..." He stopped.

Suddenly, Reven realized what his weird feeling was from before. "Wait a minute... Are you... an Adept?" he asked.

"A what?" She said, looking confused.

Erick jumped into the conversation. "I hate being the prophet of doom, but our friends seem to have caught up with us."

Pirates spilled in from around every street corner, until the three of them where completely surrounded by about twenty pirates. Reven tensed for battle.

The ugliest stepped forward. "Awlright boy, 'and over the girl. And we might let you live."

"Never." He said, and summoned his Psynergy.

Can Reven fight off all the pirates? And is Silvia an Adept? Chapter 5 will reveal the answers. Coming soon.

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