Chapter 2
Knight's Title
Kellach was lying in bed, snoring away peacefully. The covers were over his head. It was 6: 50 AM. The alarm in his room would go off in ten minutes. The blinds in his room were shut, so there was very little light entering the room. He couldn't sleep in the light, it irritated him. The air conditioner was on, so the temperature was mild. It was a warm summer morning. Unlike some of the average characteristics, Kellach's room itself was kind of odd. There were many bookshelves, which held spells and recipes for his potions. There were many weird objects in his room as well. Some of these items were bat wings, newt eyes, silver unicorn hair, and other mythical artifacts. On the tallest shelf in a glass case was an orb that looked like it had multicolored clouds inside of it. Kellach called it his "Last Resort" for fighting. He has never used it once, and he is glad that he hasn't. His bed was one of the only normal things inside of his sleeping quarters. It was nice and soft with dark blue covers. The timber bed had many carvings on the bed legs. Dragons of many shapes and sizes were engraved onto his bed. At the bedpost was another shelf where Kellach kept some useful and sentimental items. Some of these items were pictures of his friends, his silver dragon pin, a shiny dagger, and most important of all was his mother's spell book. This he cherished most of all because it was all he had left of her. When Kellach was five, his hometown Curston was attacked by demons. Many people lost their siblings, friends, and parents. Kellach and his brother Driskol lost their mother. The book served as a memory of his mother to Kellach. That is what made Kellach determined to be the strongest wizard in the world, to make his mother proud of him.
Kellach was still snoozing in bed. It was 6:58, in two minutes he would have to wake up to his blue carpet and his gray walls. Kellach was the leader of the group of heroes called Knight's Title. He and his two friends Hermione and Jake had founded the league. Many friends had joined since then. They all lived in the huge tower on the edge of a mountaintop. The view was absolutely beautiful in the morning summer sunrise. But Kellach wasn't always part of Knight's Title. He was originally part of an ancient society called The Knights of the Silver Dragon. It was a group of ancient warriors that defended the town of Curston from the horrors around them. His brother Driskol was also in the group. Driskol was a master swordsman and an aspiring bard. Kellach's friend Moyra was also in the society with him. Moyra was the town thief, and she was a damn good one at that, she never got caught. Kellach's master Zendric brought them into the society. But since then the three of them had parted ways. Driskol became a legendary bard known throughout the land. Moyra fell in love with a wealthy kind man and gave money to charity. And Kellach founded a new legion of heroes, Knight's Title.
BEEP! BEEP! BEEP! BEEP! BEEP!
"Uhhhhhg! Alright already, I'm getting up!" Kellach groaned as he pressed the off button on the alarm clock. He begrudgingly ripped the covers off of him. He looked down and realized that he was hardly clothed, sporting a white undershirt, black pajama bottoms, and a slight morning hard-on.
"Have a nice dream?" Kellach turned to find Neji sitting on his bed. Kellach nearly jumped out of his skin, let alone his bed. He grabbed his pillow and covered his crotch, glaring at his friend.
"Ever heard of knocking?!" Kellach gasped, his ears turning red.
"Bet I know whom it was about," he mused in a sing-songy tone. Kellach grabbed another pillow from his bead and threw it at him. Neji caught the pillow and shook his head with a smile.
"How long have you been here?!" questioned Kellach, his heartbeat returning to normal.
"I'd say about an hour," replied Neji. He was wearing a silk button-down, navy blue sleep shirt with matching PJ bottoms.
"Damn, you'd make a great spy." Said Kellach, finally catching his breath.
"Thanks," said Neji, "technically I already am one." Kellach realized that he had finally relaxed, and he placed the other pillow back onto his bed.
"Why are you in here? And why so early? And while I was sleeping?" asked Kellach. Neji went rigid.
"He can't find out why I'm here!" Thought Neji. He eyed the door at the other end of the room, thinking fast.
"Breakfast in bed of course!" Neji said happily as he took out a tray with pancakes, Orange juice, an apple, and syrup. Kellach's eyebrows raised in suspicion.
"What's the occasion?" said Kellach surprised. He was eyeing the stack of pancakes hungrily, it didn't matter the reason.
"Oh just for being such a great buddy!" Beamed Neji as he pinched Kellach's cheeks. This was odd; Kellach had never seen Neji so bubbly. He had NEVER seen Neji bubbly at all. Kellach was too hungry to worry about his shady behavior however.
"Wow, this food smells delicious!" Exclaimed Kellach as he began to shove forkfuls of pancakes down his throat. Neji had a scary looking smile on his face as he tousled Kellach's hair. Still, Kellach was too busy loading all of the breakfast into his gullet. Neji's gaze went again to the door, as if he was anticipating something. Then the two boys heard a loud whistle blowing from outside. Neji dropped the act and let out a sigh of relief.
"THANK GOD!" Neji shouted as he pulled Kellach away from the food while he was mid-chewing.
"Hey, I wanted to finish that…" he pouted.
"No time, that's the emergency alarm, and you know better than any of us what that means." He instantly stopped patting Kellach's head. His smile was gone. He then ushered Kellach towards the door.
"What's happening?" asked Kellach as he reached for one of his purple mage robes lying on the floor, and quickly threw it on over his undershirt.
"Don't know, but it can't be good." Neji said nervously. Kellach opened the door, with Neji following right behind him. He had no idea what he was in for. When his eyes adjusted to the light, he let out a shocked gasp.