Destiny Awaits
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AN: Thanks for all the reviews from the last chappie! Love you all! Here's the next as an Easter treat! Happy Easter!
Chapter 9.
"Chris? Chris?" Ruby's voice broke through his reverie. "Chris! Wake up!"
Groggily, he woke and blinked, trying to focus on his surroundings.
Finally, his vision cleared and he swung his legs out from the bed, toes recoiling as his feet touched the cold, wooden floor.
Standing, he began to get ready.
"Chris! Come on! We have training!" Her voice was panicked; he must be making them late.
"Coming!" He yelled out and quickly finished getting ready before rushing into the living room.
"Let's go" He yawned but after a clip on the back of the head, he became alert.
They made their way through the forest and back to the large tree made castle they had been in the day before.
"Welcome back Shurtugal and Skulblacka!" Izlanzandi gave them a warm welcome. "I suspect you are here for your training?"
Chris nodded and Izlanzandi continued.
"You shall not train here, but it is here where you shall meet your mentor, Oromis".
She motioned over an elf who Chris guessed was Oromis.
"It is a pleasure, Oromis Elda" Chris and Ruby both said.
"As it is to meet you both" Oromis replied. "Are you ready for your training?"
Chris and Ruby both nodded, causing Oromis to smile. "Let us go then"
All 3 said their goodbyes to Izlanzandi before Oromis led them outside.
"First we must fly. Follow me"
Out of nowhere, a large golden dragon landed beside Oromis, who mounted the dragon and took off.
Chris and Ruby followed in awe.
"So that's his dragon?" Chris said.
Ruby nodded. "His name is Glaedr".
"He told you that?" Ruby nodded. "Has he said anything else?"
"No"
A few minutes later, they stood in a clearing surrounded by trees. All else there was, was a small cottage and a river.
"Ruby" Oromis addressed her. "You will go practice with Glaedr".
The two dragons nodded and flew off.
"Chris, you are practicing with me" Chris nodded. "For today, we will start with the basics. First and foremost, you must clear your mind and learn to focus on anything and everything around you. I want you to sit of that stump" He pointed. "And clear your mind. Focus on everything around you but try to separate them into entities. Hear what they have to say. Focus on them. When you can do that, come to me".
With that said, he entered the cottage.
Chris nodded and sat on the stump, beginning the task, but after three hours, he was getting frustrated.
He could hear the bees, but the crickets, birds and water too.
If he tried to focus on the birds, he got the water, wind and the bees.
He could focus on 4, but not 1. And even then, he still couldn't hear them. They didn't talk!
Sighing, he opened his eyes, only to find Ruby staring at him intently.
"Come on". She lowered herself so that he could mount her. "We're done".
Chris nodded, mounting her and with a large flap of her wings, they took off.
"So, what did you do today?" Chris asked.
"Not much, being first lesson" She replied. "Glaedr just taught me some basic fighting moves and defence. You?"
"Sat and tried to focus on everything as separate entities" Chris replied with a laugh. "Seriously, it's harder than it sounds".
Ruby chuckled. "I know. I was sitting there for half an hour"
Chris smiled apologetically. "Sorry".
"It's fine" She laughed.
10 minutes later, they landed back at their tree.
Ruby dropped Chris at the front door before going up to the balcony to meet him in the bedroom.
However, they had only just got to finish some food when they heard a knock.
Running down the stairs, Chris opened it to find Alayana standing at the threshold, smiling lightly.
"Hey. Fancy going for a walk" She asked him.
He smiled in return. "Sure".
"You coming Ruby?" She looked to the maroon dragon who shook her head.
"I think I may sleep" She said with a small grin before making her way to the bedroom. Neither Chris nor Alayana thought anything about the grin.
"Let's go" Chris said, making his way through the door.
They walked through the forest, moonlight illuminating the leaves, and talked about their past, present, thought about their future, and discussed their passions.
"I wanna show you something" Chris said with a smile and held his hand out to her.
Smiling back, she took it and he orbed them away.
When they landed, they were surrounded by a large amount of sand and sea and a fair amount of palm trees.
"Where are we?" Alayana asked with curiosity and amazement.
"The Bahamas" Chris replied with a cheesy smile.
"What's that?"
Chris grinned. "A set of very hot, very lovely islands in my world".
"Wow" Alayana breathed, taken away by the breathtaking sight.
Chris grinned. "I'm glad you like it"
They enjoyed each others company for a few more hours before they headed back, large grins on both their faces.
The next morning when Chris woke up, be found himself feeling extremely happy; a warm feeling in his , he stood and began to get ready for the day ahead."morning Ruby" He said to the dragon who was lying outside lazily.
"morning" she replied with a chuckle.
"what?" he was confused as to why she was laughing.
"nothing, nothing" she chuckled again.
"Are you ready for training?"
"totally" he replied with a they had had some breakfast, they made their way to Oromis's for training.
While Ruby trained in the skies with Glaedr, Chris was once again told to meditate until he could concentrate on all the beings around him as separate entities and again he found this quite difficult, so when Ruby came back a few hours later, she was met by a very disappointed Chris."You'll get it eventually".
Chris sighed. "I know, I just thought it'd be easier with my empathy".
Ruby smiled. "Just hang in there".
Chris nodded and returned the smile. "Yeah. Thanks".
Climbing upon her back, they flew to the tree where Chris changed into better clothes before making their way to the food tent; their appetites phenomenal after so much training.
As they were leaving the food tent, Alayana caught up with them, a large smile on her face. She was bouncing up and down in excitement.
"what's up?" Chris asked her.
She smiled and handed him a leather sword belt.
"Rhu just finished it".
Chris grinned widely and removed the sword. It was beautiful. The handle was pure silver, intricate detail and design around it. The blade was a definite contrast in colour, the blood red standing out against the silver. But though it looked heavy, it felt lightweight in his hand. He gave it a quick swing and could feel the power rushing through his body. "I love it" He breathed out heavily.
Alayana smiled. "I'll tell Rhunin"
Chris turned to her. "You wanna take another walk?" He placed the sword back in his sheath which he then paced around his chest; the sword lying against his back.
"Sure" She smiled.
Ruby grinned and flew off, leaving the two alone.
They both chuckled before starting their walk, heading into a deep part of Ellesmera's forests.
Suddenly, Chris began to get a sense of déjà vu. Stopping, he stood, trance like. He was sure he'd been here, in this exact same place before.
Alayana stopped and looked at him curiously. "Chris? You ok?" Her golden brown locks of hair blew in the wind and her blue eyes bore into him.
"Huh?" He turned to her. "Yeah. Yeah. I'm fine".
"Are you sure? You don't look so good" She said with concern and brushed some of his hair back.
"Fine" He whispered before looking trance like again. She looked at him full of concern and when he broke out, he looked at her lovingly and touched her cheek, caressing it with his thumb. "You're the one" He could only realise it now. This was the dream he'd had. She was his soul mate.
"What?" She seemed confused and suddenly he kissed her. She was shocked for a moment before kissing him back.
When they broke apart, he whispered. "I love you".
She smiled. "I love you too".
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