i have decided to finaly write my fic. i have been playing the idea in my head for months now and i guess it is worth a shot so here goes.
cool winds Blew across the beach as the children sit just down the beach, building a sand castle with buckets of cold wet sand, freshly formed and placed on the castle, completing the west wall. " when are we leaving" one of the children asked" an older adult above the child leaned out of the chair and patted him on the back" not for a while son.....not for a while" the child raced back across the beach and met with his friends, ploping back down on the sand before his parents could change there minds.
a shimmering object lay by the shore, coming in with the last tide as the child left. The child fell to his knees as he saw it laying feet away from him and then quickly dove over it as for now one else to see it. it was formed like a cross, shimmering as the suns rays bounced off of its soft edges and glared at the child. darkness began to set in as it grew late, a boat coming in towards the beach as the family left." Ralli, Time to go hunny" the boys mom called while she shut the door and the family waited for the young boy to enter the car. he rushed over and jumped in the back seat of the car, slamming the door behind him.
while leaving for home, the boy spotted one more thing. the signal of a boat, blinking while it neared the beach, a ship wreck waiting to happen. a loud crash and the car turned the corner, never to return to the beach again. the islands inhabitants lay dormant now for darkness had swarmed the island, leaving everything in its path dead. the last plane leaving the island held the child and his friends and family. they left the slowly darkening island out of fear. a fear that would soon plague not only the family and island, but the entire world. sadly no one knew what was happening until it was to late and the supreme being had already taken most of the world and it's life. a small country aly in it's wake now, not touched by evil or war. it housed a small boy, Ralli and his family. they would soon learn of what was to happen if nothing was done.
years later a young soldier sit in his trench, fighting to defend his homeland from the invader's that swore to take it over and destroy it. it had been the worlds last defense and had been keeping their ground for as long as they could remember. children as young as 15 fighting in the war hoping they would have enough strength and skill to hold off the invaders until they could be saved. but low and behold help never arrived and the country was thrown into darkness along with the rest of the world. only sparse here and there areas would remain loyal to what was the world before. they would be the only help any one willing to over throw the ruler would get. Ralli stumbled into the tavern hoping to find some help for the mission he had been sent on by the sage of time oh so long ago. he had been tasked with returning a sacred object to it's final resting place and then returning for more tasks. he had been told the reward would be great if he accomplished his task. he had been informed only nights earlier about the death of the sage, but wanted to finish his final task as a means of respect. " so what will it be young sir?" the stern bartender said with a smile setting a drink down in front of Ralli." oh no im just looking for help....you see well i ..." the bartender cut him off mid sentence and stared at him with a deadly stare." shhhh! quiet....listen people dont take to lightly to things like that around here....but i know where you could get "help", go to the back of the bar, im sure you can find someone there who will "help" you" Ralii stood up shaking the bartenders hand and wondering off to the back of the bar.
the smells and stench was unbearable for moments at a time as he passed a dumpster and then a bathroom which smelled as if it had not been cleaned in years. he took a turn, following the hallway and pushed through the door at the end of the hall. a man at the other end of the room sat in the dark and smiled at him"...so you are the boy who has been tasked with the job of returning the"item" right?" Ralli nodded"yes and i was looking for help." the man snickered" names Jobe and i can help if you would like....i know exactly what you are here for, you need some help getting to Gleaming ridge right?" Ralling nodded" well it's not as easy as it sounds for young kids like your self" Ralli retaliated, his black hair waving as he stepped back ready to defend himself." im 18 thank you very much sir...now if you will just give me the help i need..." alright fine" the man sighed deeply throwing a guard soldiers uniform at Ralli." put that on and meet me out back...we got alot of work to do." the uniform stained with blood around its bright red and black collors. he put them on and stared at himself in the mirrror, remembering that only months earlier he had been killing the very people wearing this uniform in the army ." well" he sighed and turned towards the door"....here goes"
upon entering into the back alley he was met by three men. one who held a gun in his hand, ready to shoot anyone willing to come close to the group, another one holding a map and showing it to the third man who stood near by, seeming only to care that Ralli was out of the building and ready to go. " those colors suit you my friend" the one witt the gun spoke up luaghing with what sounded like a gearses accent. gearses had been the only country to come to Ralli's aid shortly before the end of the war. but there had been so little aid that it hadbeen more like a rescue evacuation operation more than a battle. Rallihad always remembered that day well. it was the day when he and his fellow soldiers had been air lifted out of the battle zone right before an explosion that surely would have killed them all. an oil tank in the fuel depot his company had been guarding had been set to blow with charges that an enemy soldier had placed. after the smoke cleared, the dust settled and the fires had been extinguished, his team was sent back in one more time to clean up the remaining soldiers in the area. but his team never made it back. he was the only one to survive the ambush that had been sprung by his team.
he would never forget the way he ran from the battle like a little dog with his tail between his legs. he had completely abandoned all of his team and friends there. for that he would never forgive himself. his was never heard from again whcih meant that the ambush had either killed all of them or they had been taken prisoner by the enemy." so are you ready?" a calm soothing voice brought him back to reality, making him forget about all of his memories from the battle and putting all his problems on hold."what?" he was confused and suddenly realized that they had been explaining the whole plan to him while he had been thinking." come on kid pay more attention.....ok..so we wil take this car behind me here" he patted his hands on the dark blue car behind him." and head up to Myst river, then take a ferry all the way up the river to Catalas, from there we will head north and cross the bridge across Red wood bluffs before heading down the mountain on to gleaming ridge where you will return the artifact. ready?" Ralli looked over at Jobe" it sounds like a long way to go maybe 100, 200 miles at most right" Jobe just luaghed and waved to Ralli" get in the car kid i'll explain it on the way."
The road to Myst river would be a long one, it was the longest part of the journy. gunshots were heard coming from the tavern as the four drove away and bullets grazed the back window. someone was on to them for an unknown reason. he was only returning an item to it's original place of resting, why would anyone want to kill someon one for that." why are those men shooting at me!" Ralli yelled finaly getting Jobe's attention. Jobe, not wanting Ralli to freak out decided to keep things under wraps and lie to him for now." i am wanted by the law Ralli, im going to gleaming ridge so i can get forgiveness from the sage there and not be in trouble with them any more. dont worry we have one of the best drivers behind the whell right now, we arn't going to get shot" bullets bounced along the outside of the wall of the alley as the men behind them kept shooting even though the car was well out of site even for them. a fog set in on the group as they slowed to the speed limit now that they were out of denager and were trying not to attract attention again." Ralli...Get some sleep kid, you'll need it for the long road ahead. i'll wake you when we reach the ferry get some sleep" ralli knew that Jobe was right, at the moment it was probably the best thing for him to do, so he curled up against the window of the car, slowly closed his eyes thinking about his memories of the war and trying to get to sleep. the journy would be long, but maybe sleeping wouldn't make it as long.
i know it probably sucks but comment on it anyways please....i want to know whats wrong with it even though i alread know a couple things.
Crystal Cross
Chapter One
Chapter One
cool winds Blew across the beach as the children sit just down the beach, building a sand castle with buckets of cold wet sand, freshly formed and placed on the castle, completing the west wall. " when are we leaving" one of the children asked" an older adult above the child leaned out of the chair and patted him on the back" not for a while son.....not for a while" the child raced back across the beach and met with his friends, ploping back down on the sand before his parents could change there minds.
a shimmering object lay by the shore, coming in with the last tide as the child left. The child fell to his knees as he saw it laying feet away from him and then quickly dove over it as for now one else to see it. it was formed like a cross, shimmering as the suns rays bounced off of its soft edges and glared at the child. darkness began to set in as it grew late, a boat coming in towards the beach as the family left." Ralli, Time to go hunny" the boys mom called while she shut the door and the family waited for the young boy to enter the car. he rushed over and jumped in the back seat of the car, slamming the door behind him.
while leaving for home, the boy spotted one more thing. the signal of a boat, blinking while it neared the beach, a ship wreck waiting to happen. a loud crash and the car turned the corner, never to return to the beach again. the islands inhabitants lay dormant now for darkness had swarmed the island, leaving everything in its path dead. the last plane leaving the island held the child and his friends and family. they left the slowly darkening island out of fear. a fear that would soon plague not only the family and island, but the entire world. sadly no one knew what was happening until it was to late and the supreme being had already taken most of the world and it's life. a small country aly in it's wake now, not touched by evil or war. it housed a small boy, Ralli and his family. they would soon learn of what was to happen if nothing was done.
years later a young soldier sit in his trench, fighting to defend his homeland from the invader's that swore to take it over and destroy it. it had been the worlds last defense and had been keeping their ground for as long as they could remember. children as young as 15 fighting in the war hoping they would have enough strength and skill to hold off the invaders until they could be saved. but low and behold help never arrived and the country was thrown into darkness along with the rest of the world. only sparse here and there areas would remain loyal to what was the world before. they would be the only help any one willing to over throw the ruler would get. Ralli stumbled into the tavern hoping to find some help for the mission he had been sent on by the sage of time oh so long ago. he had been tasked with returning a sacred object to it's final resting place and then returning for more tasks. he had been told the reward would be great if he accomplished his task. he had been informed only nights earlier about the death of the sage, but wanted to finish his final task as a means of respect. " so what will it be young sir?" the stern bartender said with a smile setting a drink down in front of Ralli." oh no im just looking for help....you see well i ..." the bartender cut him off mid sentence and stared at him with a deadly stare." shhhh! quiet....listen people dont take to lightly to things like that around here....but i know where you could get "help", go to the back of the bar, im sure you can find someone there who will "help" you" Ralii stood up shaking the bartenders hand and wondering off to the back of the bar.
the smells and stench was unbearable for moments at a time as he passed a dumpster and then a bathroom which smelled as if it had not been cleaned in years. he took a turn, following the hallway and pushed through the door at the end of the hall. a man at the other end of the room sat in the dark and smiled at him"...so you are the boy who has been tasked with the job of returning the"item" right?" Ralli nodded"yes and i was looking for help." the man snickered" names Jobe and i can help if you would like....i know exactly what you are here for, you need some help getting to Gleaming ridge right?" Ralling nodded" well it's not as easy as it sounds for young kids like your self" Ralli retaliated, his black hair waving as he stepped back ready to defend himself." im 18 thank you very much sir...now if you will just give me the help i need..." alright fine" the man sighed deeply throwing a guard soldiers uniform at Ralli." put that on and meet me out back...we got alot of work to do." the uniform stained with blood around its bright red and black collors. he put them on and stared at himself in the mirrror, remembering that only months earlier he had been killing the very people wearing this uniform in the army ." well" he sighed and turned towards the door"....here goes"
upon entering into the back alley he was met by three men. one who held a gun in his hand, ready to shoot anyone willing to come close to the group, another one holding a map and showing it to the third man who stood near by, seeming only to care that Ralli was out of the building and ready to go. " those colors suit you my friend" the one witt the gun spoke up luaghing with what sounded like a gearses accent. gearses had been the only country to come to Ralli's aid shortly before the end of the war. but there had been so little aid that it hadbeen more like a rescue evacuation operation more than a battle. Rallihad always remembered that day well. it was the day when he and his fellow soldiers had been air lifted out of the battle zone right before an explosion that surely would have killed them all. an oil tank in the fuel depot his company had been guarding had been set to blow with charges that an enemy soldier had placed. after the smoke cleared, the dust settled and the fires had been extinguished, his team was sent back in one more time to clean up the remaining soldiers in the area. but his team never made it back. he was the only one to survive the ambush that had been sprung by his team.
he would never forget the way he ran from the battle like a little dog with his tail between his legs. he had completely abandoned all of his team and friends there. for that he would never forgive himself. his was never heard from again whcih meant that the ambush had either killed all of them or they had been taken prisoner by the enemy." so are you ready?" a calm soothing voice brought him back to reality, making him forget about all of his memories from the battle and putting all his problems on hold."what?" he was confused and suddenly realized that they had been explaining the whole plan to him while he had been thinking." come on kid pay more attention.....ok..so we wil take this car behind me here" he patted his hands on the dark blue car behind him." and head up to Myst river, then take a ferry all the way up the river to Catalas, from there we will head north and cross the bridge across Red wood bluffs before heading down the mountain on to gleaming ridge where you will return the artifact. ready?" Ralli looked over at Jobe" it sounds like a long way to go maybe 100, 200 miles at most right" Jobe just luaghed and waved to Ralli" get in the car kid i'll explain it on the way."
The road to Myst river would be a long one, it was the longest part of the journy. gunshots were heard coming from the tavern as the four drove away and bullets grazed the back window. someone was on to them for an unknown reason. he was only returning an item to it's original place of resting, why would anyone want to kill someon one for that." why are those men shooting at me!" Ralli yelled finaly getting Jobe's attention. Jobe, not wanting Ralli to freak out decided to keep things under wraps and lie to him for now." i am wanted by the law Ralli, im going to gleaming ridge so i can get forgiveness from the sage there and not be in trouble with them any more. dont worry we have one of the best drivers behind the whell right now, we arn't going to get shot" bullets bounced along the outside of the wall of the alley as the men behind them kept shooting even though the car was well out of site even for them. a fog set in on the group as they slowed to the speed limit now that they were out of denager and were trying not to attract attention again." Ralli...Get some sleep kid, you'll need it for the long road ahead. i'll wake you when we reach the ferry get some sleep" ralli knew that Jobe was right, at the moment it was probably the best thing for him to do, so he curled up against the window of the car, slowly closed his eyes thinking about his memories of the war and trying to get to sleep. the journy would be long, but maybe sleeping wouldn't make it as long.
i know it probably sucks but comment on it anyways please....i want to know whats wrong with it even though i alread know a couple things.
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