Chapter 2

As we left the city, I saw a long trail leading to Alexander. Steven told us to not take a long boring trail, but take the trees where there is more adventure. We climbed and learned more and more about adventure, and every night like Mr. Samuel said, I read the book he gave me. As I read, it became clear that the name of the book was Luithuet (Lith-way) and it very interesting, but hard to read. It didn't make any logical sense. It made me open up about the world. After many days of travel we had finally seen Alexander. I immediately forgot about the wildlife and ran crazily through the forest on the way to Alexander until I ran into a wyvern.

"Huh," I exclaimed as I yanked out my sword. My hand couldn't stop shaking. When it jumped towards me I shunned. After I realised I'm still alive, I uncovered my face and saw it flying away.

"Next time, don't run off without guard!" Steven exclaimed.

After that it had finally hit me that I was not in our protected Grendred but in a jungle. Once we had reached, I saw more people than I had ever met in my entire life. It felt so good to be among so much people. Steven had checked us into a hotel while my brother and I ran around town in stores. In one store, it had some funny once I saw something, a key, I had seen in my book I immediately bought it. It had said, in the section of the Book of Zempha(Zem-fa), that 'Those with the possession of this grand key, will have the art of control. Having the ability to open the gate of anything, even souls is immensely powerful for some odd mage'. After lunch, I had set out to get more food and maps for our next trip. We had decided to journey to Quillidge (Quil-id-je), it was a long journey from Alexander. After all the gathering, we had all ended up at the hotel to gather energy for our next trip.

"So how was your day bros?" Steven asked while relaxing on his bed.

"Well I found a nice laser ring. I was in there for hours trying to be that one kid, turns out I'm a sharpshooter. After I beat the kid I decided to come back to soak my palms in ice cold water," said Zack filling a water bucket with ice.

"What about you B?" Steven said.

I didn't respond.

"B" he said worried.

"Oh, sorry, I was just looking at this new key I had found. Turns out to be an object from my book," I said examining it.

"Oh, well I got to continue my quest to Restansia," said Steven.

I immediately dropped the key, "Restansia! I always dreamed of going there!"

"Well I found a shorter route but it is pretty long and dangerous. I might have to do it alone, but you guys learned everything I learned, you should be fine," Steven said in a relieving voice.

I sighed and got back to examining the key. Somehow, everyone was quiet for the rest of the evening.

The next morning we had all set out to our journeys. Steven went west, while Zack and I travelled east. We had sulkily walked out the town following our maps to Quillidge. On our way we overheard a girl about the same age as us.

"Yay, my journey is all set!" she said running so fast that she bumped into us, "ooh sorry, I'm just really nervous but excited."

"You're going on a journey too, wanna tag along?" Zack asked.

"Oh really, is it that easy to ask the queen witch of Avalon?"

"Ummm…" we mumbled.

"Oh just kidding, but that is my dream. That's why I'm setting out on this journey, to see the grand world of magic," she said as if she was doing a show.

"Chhh, hahaha are you kidding? Magic? Haha" I said nearly dying.

"Oh you want to see?" she said hurling me into the air until she lost control and I fell. "Oops."

"Pphhh, you call that magic? You must have tripped him or something," Zack said unentertained.

"Fine, you'll see the most powerful spell I know!" she said angered, "Ok, left foot here, right there and, ok. Pariaseas Alaverra (parry-a-seas, ala-ver-a)," though nothing happened. She bent her left leg a little and repeated, "Pariaseas Alaverra"

Suddenly, our bodies froze.

"How do you like that now?" she said in a relieved way.

The key in my pocket started to glow. Then I felt myself moving again.

"How did you break my spell?!" she said confused.

"This key?" I said examining it.

She only gasped, "What are you doing holding the 'Grand Key of Angologium (an-go-lo-gE(i)-um)?"

She grabbed it out of my hand, "This is for magical creatures only!" She swung it around not realising that it had healed my brother.

"That's enough," Zack said as he took it from her.

"So enough nonsense are you coming or not?" I asked.

"Ok, only because I haven't a clue what to do!" she exclaimed. Then her voice started to go softer, "And I haven't mastered my survival magic as yet."

We all started off on our adventure, we had told her everything Steven had taught us. We had even tried to avoid wildlife, since no one was experienced in fighting then. Just before we got into our comfort zone a bear came angrily.

"Hmm, what if I can find food in a bear?" I thought as I reached into my bag for my 'Outback Survival Book' in the food section. I mistakenly pulled out the mysterious book.

"Huh! Is that Luithuet?" asked the girl.

"Umm.." I was confused.

"Give me that!" she said as she grabbed it from me. She started to look through the pages until she found something. "Reispario Analixus (re-es-par-rio, ana-licks-us)"

Just then, the bear fell into a ditch.

"That is the grand magic book! What are you doing with it?!" she seemed very angry.

"Um a friend gave it to me," I said shyly.

"A friend, don't you know the story? Are you Saphris (saf-ris)" she seemed concerned.

"I don't know.." I said in a frightened way.

"Hey! Leave my little brother alone!" Zack cried.

"Come with me," the girl had sounded quite peaceful.

We had all walked into a cave and started a fire.

"Before I tell you the story, I think I should introduce myself. I'm Ria, short for Rianna. My full name is Rianna Kierra Rose-Ally Morgan. As I have already told you, I'm a witch," she said.

"Well I'm Zack and this is my brother Brandon," my bro said.

"This is where the story begins. There are three ancient kingdoms, Avalon, Azteca and Vermillion. Deep within magic's law, said there was a forth kingdom of which a man by the name of Saphris will unite. It has said that Saphris is the most powerful mage the world will ever know. If you go more into the story, it has said that deep within the kingdom is a book by the name of Luithuet that contains the past, present, future and all magical spells and ancient writings. But only the ancient magical humans called the Roans know about its true religion," she had said, "My question to you is how do you have that book?"

"If it has but so much things in it, this can't be it, it's just way too small," I pointed out.

"True, but are you Saphris?" she asked with concern.

"I'm just now learning about this 'thing' and I thought that magic was just a fairy tale," I said.

"Try a spell in the book, it said that when Saphris sees magical words, he can immediately read it," she had told us.

"Um ok," I had turned the pages until I found something interesting. "Anancee Albacia (a-nancy, al-ba-sia)," my hand had been covered with fire.

My brother only gasped, "You are Saphris. Let me try it. Anancee Albacia. Anancee Albacia. Anancee Albacia!" it had only worked on the third try.

"You two are legendary, I only made my first spell in seven days," Ria said surprised.

"How did you know you were a witch then?" Zack asked.

"My mom used a spell and said I had lots of magic energy in me" she had quickly bowed at us. "Great Saphris, do you need anything?"

"I don't want to be treated different," I had said.

"Let's just continue to Quillidge," my brother said as we started to continue our quest.

"Probably if we meet a Roan they can test you fully," Ria said as we set of.