Chapter 3
k, so here's the next installment that I'm sure everybody who's still actually reading my blog is looking forward to this.
I had fallen asleep during the course of the evening, but I'm not sure when. I cam too with Verach shaking me awake. He put his hand over my mouth because when I woke up and started. I'm a very light sleeper "like a cat" one of my good friends had said "with one eye always partially open ready to flee at a moments notice".
"SHHH! we have to continue our journey. There is no time, we have spectators already" he said as he pointed towards smoke rising out of the tree tops not too far from where we were. We finished rounding up camp, not a hard thing to do considering there was only a little to actually clean up. The horse was very sluggish, I'm guessing the poor creature didn't get any sleep. The giant sun was coming up just over the tops of the trees, enough light to see by, and enough light to blind if you looked into the sunlight.
I could see better now just how beautiful this landscape is. It was not unlike the forests of home. As the sun rose, the forests grew humid and warm. The moisture from the trees was sticking my hair to my face. We continued on, and normally I would have been feeling hungry, but i was not today. I was too nervous about where he was taking me, and what awaited me on the other side.
"so, are we close to where Variaca lives?" I asked Verach quietly.
"yes. Your mother used to love to walk through these forests, now if you're going to talk to me, we're going to switch to mind-speak so that no one overhears us." he said only it was directly in my head, no audible voice was actually heard.
"so then, tell me more about my mother, please. I'd like to know." I asked, only I just projected the thought instead of actually speaking.
"well, what do you want know of her? She was a beautiful woman, but you know that already. She had great power, one of the strongest lines of the Power Born flows through your viens from her. She loved you, still does, if she's still alive." Verach replied
"so what did happen to her after you took me to my parents that raised me?"
"well, I don't know the whole story of what happened, but I do know that if she is still alive she's in the custody of Malisipher. He's one of the most evil Power Born. He almost single handedly destroyed your race. There are only a hand ful of your kind left. He commited genocide against his own race. There weren't that many of you to begin with, and now there are even fewer. The hope is, that you will be able to help turn the tide, because you are also one of the strongest Power Born's to have been born. When a Power Born comes into this world thier power manifests itself in thier body very early on, and it lies dormant until you come of age. I will tell you later, for now though, little one, you need to not worry about such things. You're of royal birth, every Power Born is considered a ruler. With your powers come great responsibility, and you are still young. Even so, you will be looked to for protection. Your home city, the city of Eravine, has come under hard times because it's protectors, the Power Born of the Mogoshim line, that's your line, were captured when Malisipher lay waste to it's stronghold. That was the day you were taken to Earth. We are almost there. The people will be overjoyed to see a Power Born return to the city. Your birth was considered one of the most important in this city's history. Your power was so strong that it took 3 of us to bind it to your body. I had no idea that you also had the gift of foresight, child. No wonder your power is great! What other great powers you hold we will learn soon enough."
"so you're telling me that my mother was Queen over the city we're going to?"
"yes, and you will be Queen over Eravine as well. Your father was prince over Nadariste, but that whole part of the this world has since been destroyed by Malisipher. Your fathers parents were killed during the first attacks, back when no one know who was behind them. Your mother and father have been married for quite some time now, but it is difficult to judge time when you're a power born. After you come of age, your powers slow your aging when they manifest themselves. It will take you between 100 and eventually 1000 years to age one year.As your power grows you will age slower." he paused for a second, then added "your friends and family from where you grew up will age, whither, and die of seeing too many years before you will even look scarcely more then 18 years old. It's one of the curses of the power." he said with an almost sad tone. Almost like he had seen too many friends do that. It was also sounding more like a warning then anything else.
Then it sunk in. When it did, it hit me like a barrel full of heavy bricks. I would never see those people I cherished most. Jerome... oh sweet Jerome... I would never hug him again. If I did, I could never see him the same. I would never see any of them the same. I started to silently cry. Verach must have heard my silent sobs, because he stoped abrubtly.
"it will be ok. It will have to be ok, there's nothing you can do about it now, little one. Your fate was chosen for you long before you were born. It's not fair. But then the universe is not fair to those who are its pawns. You will see them again, I can see it in your eyes, little one. You love them. you will find a way to see them again. I will teach you, when this is all done, how to go back to them. That is a long way off however. How long will be determined by how fast you learn. For now though, little one, you must put your Earth family and friends from your mind. You have a big next few days ahead of you." and with that he started walking again, and didn't say another word. I didn't want to say anything. There was something in the way he had projected those words to me. I'm not sure what, but I understood that he wanted not to be reminded of something in his past. Perhaps he too had loved someone who he had had to watch grow old while he stayed young. It was hard to imagine, knowing what I know now about Power Borns and how they age, just how old he really was. If he looked old, he must be close to a hundred thousand years old. I wonder what kinds of things he had seen in his lifetime. How aweful. Was that my fate too?
The rest of our march to the city was spent in silent solemn contemplation. I thought over the many people I had known. I thought of the things that might happen to them. I thought of what Verach had told me about my race's history. That just blew my mind. One day, I was a girl who was thinking about what college I was going to be going to once I graduated High school, now... I am not even human. Now, I am going to learn how to be "power born" whatever that entails. There was something in my veins that made me different. I had been born to this end alone. This is so not fair. Why me? I'm nothing special, except that I just happened to have a mother who was "magical". and so, it was in my head until we reached just outside the gates of the city.
"here, we leave our horses behind, and you walk into the city in your 'true' form." he said stopping behind some trees. He dismounted, and gave the horse a hard "smack" on the hind quarters to send it back into the forest. I obediently did the same.
"now to transform you back, without you loosing all your clothes this time" he winked at me. "just relax, and feel your power. Let it overtake you, let it override your senses. Let it 'become' you. Feel it's hot fire course through your body, and let it run over your skin. Also, remmeber that you have a shirt on too" he said, winking again. Uggh, I'm never going to live that down. It's not fair, I didn't know what I was even doing!
I relaxed into a meditative state, like I had learned in my Tae Kwon Do class. I felt the power. It was a strange warmth. I felt it rush through me. I did as my mentor had said, I let it course through my veins and through my body. I felt it wash over me in brilliant vibrant light. And then is stopped. I opened my eyes. I was taller. I had wings and an extra pair of legs. I stepped forward, my legs not coordinating together. All the while Verach was laughing, muffled because he was trying not to laugh.
"it's ok, little one, with time you'll get better at walking on 4 legs instead of 2. you'll even learn to use those beautiful wings of yours. Come, we now walk into the city of Eravine. The city I was supposed to be Princess to. The city that would be my home. I gulped. I wasn't ready for this. Not right now. Maybe in a few years. I was scared. What if the people saw me stumbling in and laughed because I was so klumbsy? What if I never learned to weild this power given to me?
"The people will not be looking at your steps, little one. They will be looking at the horn on your head that holds that rare gem. You are the only Power Born I've ever seen who has both black and gold and silver spiraled together. I have never seen a Power born with a gem that was green like the one on your head. I have only ever seen a gem like that once, a very long time ago. They will be overjoyed to see that thier royal family, at least one of them, has returned to protect them. You will be a sign that the hard times will not last much longer, and that the genocide and horrors they have been hearing about will not come to them. You bring hope to them, Natario." Verach told me boldly outloud. The gaurds standing watch over the gates immediately looked over in our direction.
"who goes there? State your name travelers or you will be arrested!" yelled one of the watch guards.
"this is Natario Mogoshim. Returned to her people at last. I am Verach, the Mentor to the Mogoshim line. I am here to bring back what this city once lost almost 20 years ago. The darkness has come to an end! LET US PASS!" Verach said, very commanding. And so it began. For better or for worse.
Until the next installment....
I had fallen asleep during the course of the evening, but I'm not sure when. I cam too with Verach shaking me awake. He put his hand over my mouth because when I woke up and started. I'm a very light sleeper "like a cat" one of my good friends had said "with one eye always partially open ready to flee at a moments notice".
"SHHH! we have to continue our journey. There is no time, we have spectators already" he said as he pointed towards smoke rising out of the tree tops not too far from where we were. We finished rounding up camp, not a hard thing to do considering there was only a little to actually clean up. The horse was very sluggish, I'm guessing the poor creature didn't get any sleep. The giant sun was coming up just over the tops of the trees, enough light to see by, and enough light to blind if you looked into the sunlight.
I could see better now just how beautiful this landscape is. It was not unlike the forests of home. As the sun rose, the forests grew humid and warm. The moisture from the trees was sticking my hair to my face. We continued on, and normally I would have been feeling hungry, but i was not today. I was too nervous about where he was taking me, and what awaited me on the other side.
"so, are we close to where Variaca lives?" I asked Verach quietly.
"yes. Your mother used to love to walk through these forests, now if you're going to talk to me, we're going to switch to mind-speak so that no one overhears us." he said only it was directly in my head, no audible voice was actually heard.
"so then, tell me more about my mother, please. I'd like to know." I asked, only I just projected the thought instead of actually speaking.
"well, what do you want know of her? She was a beautiful woman, but you know that already. She had great power, one of the strongest lines of the Power Born flows through your viens from her. She loved you, still does, if she's still alive." Verach replied
"so what did happen to her after you took me to my parents that raised me?"
"well, I don't know the whole story of what happened, but I do know that if she is still alive she's in the custody of Malisipher. He's one of the most evil Power Born. He almost single handedly destroyed your race. There are only a hand ful of your kind left. He commited genocide against his own race. There weren't that many of you to begin with, and now there are even fewer. The hope is, that you will be able to help turn the tide, because you are also one of the strongest Power Born's to have been born. When a Power Born comes into this world thier power manifests itself in thier body very early on, and it lies dormant until you come of age. I will tell you later, for now though, little one, you need to not worry about such things. You're of royal birth, every Power Born is considered a ruler. With your powers come great responsibility, and you are still young. Even so, you will be looked to for protection. Your home city, the city of Eravine, has come under hard times because it's protectors, the Power Born of the Mogoshim line, that's your line, were captured when Malisipher lay waste to it's stronghold. That was the day you were taken to Earth. We are almost there. The people will be overjoyed to see a Power Born return to the city. Your birth was considered one of the most important in this city's history. Your power was so strong that it took 3 of us to bind it to your body. I had no idea that you also had the gift of foresight, child. No wonder your power is great! What other great powers you hold we will learn soon enough."
"so you're telling me that my mother was Queen over the city we're going to?"
"yes, and you will be Queen over Eravine as well. Your father was prince over Nadariste, but that whole part of the this world has since been destroyed by Malisipher. Your fathers parents were killed during the first attacks, back when no one know who was behind them. Your mother and father have been married for quite some time now, but it is difficult to judge time when you're a power born. After you come of age, your powers slow your aging when they manifest themselves. It will take you between 100 and eventually 1000 years to age one year.As your power grows you will age slower." he paused for a second, then added "your friends and family from where you grew up will age, whither, and die of seeing too many years before you will even look scarcely more then 18 years old. It's one of the curses of the power." he said with an almost sad tone. Almost like he had seen too many friends do that. It was also sounding more like a warning then anything else.
Then it sunk in. When it did, it hit me like a barrel full of heavy bricks. I would never see those people I cherished most. Jerome... oh sweet Jerome... I would never hug him again. If I did, I could never see him the same. I would never see any of them the same. I started to silently cry. Verach must have heard my silent sobs, because he stoped abrubtly.
"it will be ok. It will have to be ok, there's nothing you can do about it now, little one. Your fate was chosen for you long before you were born. It's not fair. But then the universe is not fair to those who are its pawns. You will see them again, I can see it in your eyes, little one. You love them. you will find a way to see them again. I will teach you, when this is all done, how to go back to them. That is a long way off however. How long will be determined by how fast you learn. For now though, little one, you must put your Earth family and friends from your mind. You have a big next few days ahead of you." and with that he started walking again, and didn't say another word. I didn't want to say anything. There was something in the way he had projected those words to me. I'm not sure what, but I understood that he wanted not to be reminded of something in his past. Perhaps he too had loved someone who he had had to watch grow old while he stayed young. It was hard to imagine, knowing what I know now about Power Borns and how they age, just how old he really was. If he looked old, he must be close to a hundred thousand years old. I wonder what kinds of things he had seen in his lifetime. How aweful. Was that my fate too?
The rest of our march to the city was spent in silent solemn contemplation. I thought over the many people I had known. I thought of the things that might happen to them. I thought of what Verach had told me about my race's history. That just blew my mind. One day, I was a girl who was thinking about what college I was going to be going to once I graduated High school, now... I am not even human. Now, I am going to learn how to be "power born" whatever that entails. There was something in my veins that made me different. I had been born to this end alone. This is so not fair. Why me? I'm nothing special, except that I just happened to have a mother who was "magical". and so, it was in my head until we reached just outside the gates of the city.
"here, we leave our horses behind, and you walk into the city in your 'true' form." he said stopping behind some trees. He dismounted, and gave the horse a hard "smack" on the hind quarters to send it back into the forest. I obediently did the same.
"now to transform you back, without you loosing all your clothes this time" he winked at me. "just relax, and feel your power. Let it overtake you, let it override your senses. Let it 'become' you. Feel it's hot fire course through your body, and let it run over your skin. Also, remmeber that you have a shirt on too" he said, winking again. Uggh, I'm never going to live that down. It's not fair, I didn't know what I was even doing!
I relaxed into a meditative state, like I had learned in my Tae Kwon Do class. I felt the power. It was a strange warmth. I felt it rush through me. I did as my mentor had said, I let it course through my veins and through my body. I felt it wash over me in brilliant vibrant light. And then is stopped. I opened my eyes. I was taller. I had wings and an extra pair of legs. I stepped forward, my legs not coordinating together. All the while Verach was laughing, muffled because he was trying not to laugh.
"it's ok, little one, with time you'll get better at walking on 4 legs instead of 2. you'll even learn to use those beautiful wings of yours. Come, we now walk into the city of Eravine. The city I was supposed to be Princess to. The city that would be my home. I gulped. I wasn't ready for this. Not right now. Maybe in a few years. I was scared. What if the people saw me stumbling in and laughed because I was so klumbsy? What if I never learned to weild this power given to me?
"The people will not be looking at your steps, little one. They will be looking at the horn on your head that holds that rare gem. You are the only Power Born I've ever seen who has both black and gold and silver spiraled together. I have never seen a Power born with a gem that was green like the one on your head. I have only ever seen a gem like that once, a very long time ago. They will be overjoyed to see that thier royal family, at least one of them, has returned to protect them. You will be a sign that the hard times will not last much longer, and that the genocide and horrors they have been hearing about will not come to them. You bring hope to them, Natario." Verach told me boldly outloud. The gaurds standing watch over the gates immediately looked over in our direction.
"who goes there? State your name travelers or you will be arrested!" yelled one of the watch guards.
"this is Natario Mogoshim. Returned to her people at last. I am Verach, the Mentor to the Mogoshim line. I am here to bring back what this city once lost almost 20 years ago. The darkness has come to an end! LET US PASS!" Verach said, very commanding. And so it began. For better or for worse.
Until the next installment....