《legends》 the streets of elsthem SCAVENGER lvl 1 Health : 16 Strength : 0 Agility : 1 Endurance : 0 Vitality : 0 Intelligence : 0 Wisdom : 0 Willpower : 0 Personality:0 Combat skill:0 Observation : 0 Exp : 100 " oh come , on" a boy says as he stands and looks down at the body he looted ... All that running for nothing , Well at least i found a few coins, he thinks You have gained the skill camouflage lvl 1 You have gained the skill stealth lvl 1 You have gained the skill tracker lvl 1 Experience +50 A voice says in his head and he smiles "finally" he mutters and turns, he begins to retrace his steps and soon comes to a village, he then walks to a large market with shops lining the street, sellers calling out , he goes over to a stall " uhm, anyone here" he receives no reply and seriously considers snagging a few things and taking off "oh ,hi there" He jumps back in surprise when someone appears from behind the counter, its a girl , about his age , with dark green eyes and hair as white as snow "Hi" "So what is it you want to buy" "what do you have?" "Everything and anything, from food to weapons to potions" "I want to buy a cloak, a dagger , and a coin pouch" "That would be 15 silver pieces" "What!!!" he says outraged "Oh come on, that''s cheap compared to what they are selling it for" she says gesturing towards the other stalls "I guess you''re right" he grumbles "But the thing is , i''m ten coins short " he says and lowers his head in embarrassment This story originates from a different website. Ensure the author gets the support they deserve by reading it there."it''s okay " she says and places the items he asked for on the counter "wha ... But..." "I''m not giving it to you for free, how about this, you''ll owe me " "I ... Thank you so much " "No problem" He takes the items from the counter and turns to go "wait ... " "huh " "what''s your name ?" "Devon " "Devon , i like it... see you around Devon " " yeah " Devon then finds an alley and curling into a ball, he goes to sleep dreaming about the elf... At noon , His eyes flutter open to see soldiers flooding the alley , kicking and dragging out its inhabitants no doubt to the dungeon, he stands and lowering his hood runs the other way " we''ve got a runner " a guard says and about 2 other guards break off from the main force and pursue him. He runs quicker than he has ever run in his life yet the guards seem to be catching up with him Agility +1 Agility +1 Still too slow, he thinks as he runs into a street ,not before overturning a garbage can to buy him some time though ... Strength +1 He slows to a walk and tries to blend into the crowd, looking back once every few minutes expecting to be tackled to the ground any moment, after a while he is sure that nobody is following him , he turns right , heading into another alley all the while cursing himself for being so careless "psst kid, over here" Devon turns around to identify the source of the voice, there''s a guy standing in a dark corner of the alley beckoning to him " yeah? " "want to make some easy cash " "no thanks" Devon turns to go but bumps into a large selphid holding a club over his head... "if you had just cooperated..." the guy in the shadow says and sighs " fuck off " devon spits The selphid grins and swings his club, devon jumps back and pulling out his dagger slashes and nicks the selphid Agility +1 Combat skill +1 Just then guards pour into the alley " drop your weapons " one of them shouts ?by the gods,i have never been this glad to see the village guards - devon thinks ? He happily throws his dagger to the floor and raises up his hand in surrender. New friends Devon is shackled and thrown into a cart with six other people, no doubt criminals, he shudders as he takes a sit close to the bars "hey , my names garcia " a girl beside him says " devon" "nice to meet you, devon " "same, what are you here for " "kidnapping, robbery, illegal dealings you name it" a boy sitting opposite devon drawls " its not as bad as it sounds" garcia says " yes, it is " a man clad in black robes says " oh" devon says "i''m jonas " a scrawny looking kid says " hi " devon says and flashes a smile Personality +1 ?hmm, is that easy - devon? "earth to devon " garcia says, waving " oh sorry" devon says " you have any idea where we are going?" jonas asks no one in particular "the pits obviously" the boy sitting opposite devon says "shut up, levi " garcia says Levi scoffs and looks away "doomed , we all are" he says "the gods may have mercy on us, its not too late " the man in black says "what are you?? A cleric" levi says and rolls his eyes "yes, i am a servant of Nanna" the man in black said "ah , maybe he''ll intercede on your behalf" levi says and devon snickers "do not mock the god''s, boy" "enough...both of you " garcia says Levi smirks and looks away while the cleric starts to mutter under his breath "i''m devon and you?" devon says to the cleric "you may call me finn" "nice to meet you finn" "ah, yes" The carriage is silent after that, finn turns to devon and asks "would you like you to pray with me?" Even garcia rolls her eyes at that. "i...i uh don''t believe in the gods" devon says "why not?" "i dunno, i guess i just don''t want to believe someone has that much power, that someone out there dictates what i do" If you stumble upon this tale on Amazon, it''s taken without the author''s consent. Report it."ah , and you?"finn says turning to levi "huh?" "why don''t you believe in the god''s" "who says i don''t" levi drawls "i... At this point devon blocks them out and decides to check his stat *SCAVENGER Lvl 1 Health : 16 Strength : 1 Agility : 4 Endurance : 0 Vitality : 0 Intelligence :0 Wisdom : 0 Will power : 0 Personality : 1 Combat ability : 1 Observation : 0 Exp : 150 Skills Camouflage lvl 1 Stealth lvl 1 Tracker lvl 1* Devon glances around the cart at its inhabitants Garcia looks to be in her early twenties,auburn hair,blue eyes and tan skin, about 5 feet 7, with athletic arms, probably skilled with a bow and arrow Jonas, the scrawny kid,looks to be in his late teens,about 5 feet 9, with olive skin, blonde hair , green eyes and a set jaw, he''s probably a noble Finn looks to be in his late twenties, about 6 feet tall, with dark skin, black hair, and the deepest brown eyes, a cleric Levi, very thin and frail, about 6 feet tall, with tan skin, auburn hair, grey eyes, looks like he''s seventeen, with an indifferent attitude to everything and everyone,very lethal And lastly, at the very end of the carriage is a man in a hood, keeping away from everyone else"pssst " devon whispers to him "don''t bother" garcia says and clicks her tongue distatefully The carriage comes to a stop so suddenly everyone is sent lurching forwards Guards throw five water skins and some pieces of meat into each carriage , knowing fully well there are six people in each carriage and seemingly enjoying themselves as their prisoners claw at each other to get some food and water Everyone scrambles to grab a water skin, devon quickly snags a water skin and a piece of meat, and begins to bite down into his meat, he is careful to ration his water for later ... He takes his seat then realizes the hooded man must not have known they were handing out food, because he just sits there half asleep ... forming bonds Devon taps him on his shoulders and his arm shoots up with impossible speed and clutches devon''s wrist "hey man,i just thought you could use some water" devon says and holds out his water skin with his other hand, the hooded figure seemed to understand him cause the grip on devon''s arm lessened and devon was able to pull his hand free "thank you" the hooded person says and accepts the waterskin from devon,after chugging it, he tosses the empty water skin to devon "what''s your name?" devon says "harold" "i''m devon" "i heard" "what are you in here for?" "murder " Finn starts to say a prayer, jonas scrambles backward and garcia blinks a few times , levi just whistles looking amused Devon on the other hand shrugs and makes himself comfortable "well we''ve all done things we''re not proud of" Harold looks surprised for a second then regains his stoic indifferent poise and chuckles "i wasn''t expecting that " he says "oh?" "would you all just shut up!!"a guard calls out from next carriage "oi , why don''t you come shut us up!!" levi spits at the guard "you little piece of shit. You are lucky we''re still moving!!" the guard retorts "ignore them " garcia says The carriage lurches and everyone is thrown forward "what the fuck" levi swears "who''s driving this thing?" jonas asks no one in particular Devon''s ears perk up "did you hear that " "hear what " finn asks, his eyes darting back and fort "goblins " harold says Garcia reaches behind her back and pulls out a wickedly curved dagger from god knows where, and devon reminds himself never to annoy her... Goblins pour out of the woods, about 200 of them, surrounding the carriages they advance with such military precision that the soldiers are caught ofguard, a gaurd is thrown down from her horse as it trashes around " free us, we can help you " devon calls out to her Stolen novel; please report."why would you do that?" she asks looking at him in disbelief "we''re dead in here, literally" "so you would be helping me to help you" "technically" She considers this "unlock the goddamn bars, lady!!" Levi yells The guard narrows her eyes but unlocks the carriage Diplomacy +1 "thank you" he says and steps out of the carriage, and grabs a longsword from a dead body, a goblin appears behind the guard and tries to stab her , devon grabs her and dives to the floor, he hits his head on a broken wheel and his vision blurs Agility +1 The goblin stands over him with a smirk on it''s face and raises its club to finish devon off when "oi" The goblin looks confused then turns around and BAAM Levi''s feet slam into the goblin''s face and the goblin is sent flying backwards, the goblin is struggling to it''s feet when a horse tramples it "would you look at that" Levi says and scoffs in amusement before bending over devon "i can''t look away for a second without you almost getting killed, eh?" he drawls "shut up,levi" garcia says and walks over Levi hauls devon to his feet and devon glances around, the goblins have dispersed, ?this was probably just a supply run - devon thinks ? but the guards that fought them lay dead, a few carriages are on fire, and the horses are nowhere to be found "are we¡­" "the only survivors, yeah" "ugh " jonas crawls out from under a dead body " so that''s where you hid while the fighting was going on" levi says as he looks at him Jonas makes a strangled sound "where''s harold? " devon asks "he left" garcia says and devon notices she looks down as she says so "finn?" " over there " levi points Devon turns in the direction he pointed and sees finn laying face down in the dirt still clutching tightly to his amulet of priesthood, jonas retches and garcia mutters under her breath Ghosts from the past
Ghosts from the past
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Ghost from the past II This tale has been unlawfully lifted without the author''s consent. Report any appearances on Amazon. Going Back (iz) Khabari stormed down the castle halls not willing to believe that his father had done something so monstrous, surely; his father wasn''t ruthless enough to do that to his own son, the fact that he had levelled an entire kingdom and because of what, the fact they refused to be enslaved by him... Yes, enslaved; khabari''s father was a conqueror, an emperor who loved nothing more than to strike fear into people''s heart. Normally khabari wouldn''t care if his father had killed millions, no; he cared because shali, the most beautiful girl he had ever seen, the girl that had melted his heart with just a smile, the girl that had agreed to be his friends not because of his status, the girl he wanted to be around, the girl he had told his father about came from xocei, the place his father had completely destroyed minutes ago, he gritted his teeth as he stormed down the hall pushing open the double doors to his father''s study "father how could..." he pauses midsentence when he sees one of his father''s whores sitting on him "khabari, why do you disturb me??" his father drawls irritating kealan "who is she?" khabari asks through gritted teeth "my property " the emperor, slings his arm over the whores shoulder making her giggle.... It was no surprise as the emperor had hundreds of wives,concubines, whores throwing each one away when they failed to give him a heir, when khabari''s mother had given birth to khabari, his mother had expected emperor annak to be more receptive towards her, but he had cast her aside immediatly and focused on the boy... Khabari hated the way his father treated his mother yet was too afraid to stand up to him, he had just watched from the sidelines "how could you?" khabari clenched his fists "how could i what?" the emperor asked looking amused "i told you that i loved her, that she was the one for me, and you go and do this, she''s going to hate me now" "who''s she?" "don''t play dumb" khabari says breathing in and out slowly to calm himself "excuse me?" the emperor hisses and pushes the whore off him, his entire deamenor changes and the air around him become extremely chilly "you heard me, don''t play dumb" he repeated to his father "love is a disease, i will not allow you to be a victim to it" emperor annak continues "and so xocie" Khabari hated his father more than anything in that moment " just because you never found love doesn''t mean i won''t " khabari chose that moment to stand up to his father "what?" annak says glancing up at kealan who huffs and turns on his heel, storming out of the study to bump into a slave, the slave that competed with him for shali, the boy he met three years ago "kealan" he growls "my lord" the slave replies bending stiffly showing his distate for the young prince who is too annoyed to notice, he just walks past without so much as a second glance "i heard about it!!" kealan yelled at him "excuse me?" khabari growls turning to glare at kealan "so did she... You''d have to be coldhearted to do that to someone you say you love..." Kealan glares back "what are you talking about?" khabari walks back over to kealan "she knows you signed the petition" kealan says looking khabari in the eye "what petition?" kealan blinks confused "yeah, act all confused" (A petition... but i didn''t sign any petitions unless ... father... Very clever old man, very clever) "where is she?!" khabari hisses "she doesn''t want to see you" kealan retorts I have had enough of this thought khabari as he slammed khabari into the wall, pulling his dagger from its sheathe, kealan grunted as his back hit the wall and all the air left his body, he gasped, inhaling lungfulls of air when he felt something extremely cool press against his neck,his eyes open and he sees rage in the young prince''s eyes Health -6 "where is she, i won''t ask you again" he growls "in the garden" he says as he struggles to escape the prince''s grip "i don''t want to be disturbed slave" khabari smirks reminding kealan once again of his status "of course my lord" he sneers at the prince who in response punches him in the gut "damn it" Health -5 "nobody will know about this got it" khabari whispers to him then drops him like a ragdoll and storms out of the castle to head to the garden, shali is on one of the benches crying, hands covering her face, khabari''s chest aches as sobs rack her body, he automatically walks up to her and puts his arm around her This tale has been unlawfully obtained from Royal Road. If you discover it on Amazon, kindly report it."i''m sorry" he whispered into her ear "let go of me" she hissed and tried to pull away "i swear i... It wasn''t... I didn''t " "i know" she whispered as she finally stopped crying and was snuggling with him, it was comforting to be around him, she sighed and buried her face into his chest as tears spilled from her eyes "my brother''s... My sister... My parents...what can i do without them" shali sobs "hey it''s okay cause i''m here for you..." "khabari..." "shali" "promise me, that you''ll never leave" "i promise, i will always be by your side" "thank you..." . . . . . . (timeskip brought to you by khali ) . . . . . Kealan sighed for the umpteenth time as miss ferdinand cussed at him again for picking the wrong set of apples "this are just plain, they''ll not go down Smoothly in pie" Sighing again he apologized for the tenth time that day "i''m sorry miss ferdinand" "sorry for yourself !!! " she yells "This was supposed to be perfect !!! i was even thinking of baking my worlds famous pie, but now..." Kealan sighed again and decided to give her some room, he darts out of the kitchen, dodges a few servants who hurry down the halls, and heads to the library, he settles down and opens a book to read when someone bangs his table "what are you doing here, slave ?? " a familiar voice asks (ah, must be that spoilt brat) "none of your business" he retorts "oh but it is, the library is for the nobility, you should know your place, slave" the brat hisses "shouldn''t you be getting ready for the ball, your highness ?" "i was but then i decide to come down here to get a book about the waltz, and what do i find, my dear friend kealan, sneaking into places he''s not allowed in" "..." "Preharps you should learn to obey rules" khabari sneered "..." "st?p ignoring me!!!" khabari yelled and kealan just flips to the next page "why you little..." "it''s starting to get old" kealan says dryly "wha... " "your little act, you have daddy issues so what?" Khabari blinked surprised and extremely aggrevated "what did you just say to me?" "you heard me, acting like a little brat all the time" that was how Kealan Imagined ?hings going down but he just sat there listening to the little brat go on and on and on, if he wasn''t prince kealan might have struck him, maybe even fried him by gifting him with a f?reball but he had heard how dangerous the little prince could be... "are you even listening to me!! " khabari spat "n?" "why you little..." "hey guys...what''s going on?" Shali asked walking up fr?m a shelf "h...ow long ha...ve you been there " Khabari stuttered "oh I just came in, I wanted to return this book" she said holding up a novel "oh that''s great" "..." "I...i mean it''s great that you read, it''s a good thing" "I guess... Hey kealan" shali finally turns towards kealan "you know him? " khabari asked shocked "he''s my bestfriend, it seems you''ve met already" "I think... " kealan starts but khabari cuts in "he''s an amazing person, you know I''ve been getting to know him and I must say he is extremely exciting" "I know " shali says .... "I''m glad you finally get to meet " "..." kealan keeps poker face "play along" khabari whispers so just kealan would hear him "why should I? " kealan whisp¨¨rs back "so I''ll see you at the ball, kealan you''re going to be there right? " "oh I don''t know, you ?ee s?meone just told me I should learn my place" "what? " shali grits her teeth annoyed "yeah... Who''s that horrible person? " khabari says chuckling nervously And kealan stares at him like are you serious right now? "kealan please be there?" shali says pleading "I don''t have an invitation " "allow me to take care of that... " khabari says immediately "thanks khabari" shali says hugging him Going back II (iz)
Nightmares
"where to now?" "..." Devon jumps from bed feeling woozy, maybe Jonas was right, they shouldn''t have had that many drinks, Wait where was he, oh yeah; home, but how did he get home? He didn''t remember "damnit" he cusses as he swings out of bed and runs a hand through his hair
Devon walks quickly with his hand in his pocket with desmondesa in tow, he yawns and stretches lazily before dropping in a heap on the forest floor, desmodesa smirks as she sits beside him, the forest is alive with owls hooting, frogs croaking, flies buzzing, you could even hear the occasional rustling, the moon was nowhere to be seen, desmodesa looked over at Devon and found he was staring at her If you encounter this narrative on Amazon, note that it''s taken without the author''s consent. Report it."..." "are you Okay? " "I can''t figure you out" he says calmly "what? " "one minute, you don''t want to see me,the next you''re happy I''m there..." "I... I... " " I have something to tell you..." Devon says looking down "huh " "it''s about your... It''s about x¨¤ra..." "what about her? " desmodesa asks sharply "I''m sorry I left " "I know " "no, you don''t... " "what do you mean?" "I knew..." "what? " "I knew she was a spy long before the war, I knew what she was doing,i knew she would be killed if I reported, she was family, so I kept quiet, I didn''t say a word, I could... I could have stopped her but I didn''t, the battle that killed your mom and Sarah, I could have prevented it... I just... I''m sorry " "..." "deski?" Devon looked up when he doesn''t get a response, desmondesa is hunched over crying "deski... " "don''t call me that!" "I''m sorry..." he said moving forward to comfort her "don''t touch ME!!! " she screeches scrambling away from him "i trusted you..." "I''m sorry..." "does my dad know?" "yes... " "he lied... He said you didn''t know anything about her, he said you would never have followed her if you knew... He lied..." "I''m sorry..." Desmondesa hurriedly gets to her feet and legs pumping disappears from sight, Devon sighed and runs a hand through his hair "gods..." . . . . . . Desmondesa ran as fast as her legs could carry her, breaking through the treeline she makes a beeline for home {ha, that rhymes } Once inside she ignores the help and marches to her fathers study, she bangs on the double doors for good measure "dad I know you''re in there!!!" she yells before throwing open the doors, lekan looks up from the book he was reading and takes off his glasses "hey pumpkin, how are you..." he pauses when he sees the look on her face "what''s wrong? " he asks "You LIed to ME!!! " "about what exactly?" "about mom, about Sarah, about Devon, how could you?" "..." "I deserved to know the truth..." "you do now... " "you know I can''t stand you right now " desmondesa says and storms out of the study . . .just kidding . . . Devon walks across the forest floor, fireflies buzzing around him, owls hooting, animals howling, frogs croaking, flies buzzing annoyingly, and the occasional rustling, disturbed the calm night, the moon shone bright overhead "are we seriously going to be this quiet" desmondesa quips beside him "I want to show you something" Devon says calmly "okay... " Devon makes a u turn and then goes right "not to be prude but do you even know where you''re going, no offense " "non taken " "are you okay?" "huh" "you''re not usually this quiet" "I''m good, just had a nightmare though " "what about? " "y... You died " "oh" Just then Devon grabbed her arm preventing her from moving forward "h... " she looks in front of her and realizes if she had kept going she would have walked off a cliff "holy... I was almost a gonner " "..." Devon sits on the grass and gestures upwards, when she does look she is speechless, she can see all of the walled city from up there "I used to come here when I needed to think" "why''d you leave" "I couldn''t stay... " "why?, it wasn''t your fault, you didn''t know xara was a spy... " "I... " "you didn''t,right? " "yeah" "it wasn''t your fault then, you couldn''t have known she was informing Kinston, you couldn''t have known there would be a war" "..." "stay... Don''t leave again " "I can''t, there''s still a lot for me out there" "..." Devon throws an arm over her shoulder and pulls her closer to him "wherever I am, the walled city will always be my home... Wherever I am, my heart beats for you...i love you " Desmondesa sniffles and nuzzles him "I love you too " izreal
His lordship (iz)
Going Back (iz) Khabari stormed down the castle halls not willing to believe that his father had done something so monstrous, surely; his father wasn''t ruthless enough to do that to his own son, the fact that he had levelled an entire kingdom and because of what, the fact they refused to be enslaved by him... Yes, enslaved; khabari''s father was a conqueror, an emperor who loved nothing more than to strike fear into people''s heart. Normally khabari wouldn''t care if his father had killed millions, no; he cared because shali, the most beautiful girl he had ever seen, the girl that had melted his heart with just a smile, the girl that had agreed to be his friends not because of his status, the girl he wanted to be around, the girl he had told his father about came from xocei, the place his father had completely destroyed minutes ago, he gritted his teeth as he stormed down the hall pushing open the double doors to his father''s study "father how could..." he pauses midsentence when he sees one of his father''s whores sitting on him "khabari, why do you disturb me??" his father drawls irritating kealan "who is she?" khabari asks through gritted teeth "my property " the emperor, slings his arm over the whores shoulder making her giggle.... It was no surprise as the emperor had hundreds of wives,concubines, whores throwing each one away when they failed to give him a heir, when khabari''s mother had given birth to khabari, his mother had expected emperor annak to be more receptive towards her, but he had cast her aside immediatly and focused on the boy... Khabari hated the way his father treated his mother yet was too afraid to stand up to him, he had just watched from the sidelines "how could you?" khabari clenched his fists "how could i what?" the emperor asked looking amused "i told you that i loved her, that she was the one for me, and you go and do this, she''s going to hate me now" "who''s she?" "don''t play dumb" khabari says breathing in and out slowly to calm himself "excuse me?" the emperor hisses and pushes the whore off him, his entire deamenor changes and the air around him become extremely chilly "you heard me, don''t play dumb" he repeated to his father "love is a disease, i will not allow you to be a victim to it" emperor annak continues "and so xocie" Khabari hated his father more than anything in that moment " just because you never found love doesn''t mean i won''t " khabari chose that moment to stand up to his father "what?" annak says glancing up at kealan who huffs and turns on his heel, storming out of the study to bump into a slave, the slave that competed with him for shali, the boy he met three years ago "kealan" he growls "my lord" the slave replies bending stiffly showing his distate for the young prince who is too annoyed to notice, he just walks past without so much as a second glance "i heard about it!!" kealan yelled at him "excuse me?" khabari growls turning to glare at kealan "so did she... You''d have to be coldhearted to do that to someone you say you love..." Kealan glares back "what are you talking about?" khabari walks back over to kealan "she knows you signed the petition" kealan says looking khabari in the eye "what petition?" kealan blinks confused "yeah, act all confused" (A petition... but i didn''t sign any petitions unless ... father... Very clever old man, very clever) "where is she?!" khabari hisses "she doesn''t want to see you" kealan retorts I have had enough of this thought khabari as he slammed khabari into the wall, pulling his dagger from its sheathe, kealan grunted as his back hit the wall and all the air left his body, he gasped, inhaling lungfulls of air when he felt something extremely cool press against his neck,his eyes open and he sees rage in the young prince''s eyes Health -6 "where is she, i won''t ask you again" he growls "in the garden" he says as he struggles to escape the prince''s grip "i don''t want to be disturbed slave" khabari smirks reminding kealan once again of his status "of course my lord" he sneers at the prince who in response punches him in the gut "damn it" Health -5 "nobody will know about this got it" khabari whispers to him then drops him like a ragdoll and storms out of the castle to head to the garden, shali is on one of the benches crying, hands covering her face, khabari''s chest aches as sobs rack her body, he automatically walks up to her and puts his arm around her Enjoying the story? Show your support by reading it on the official site."i''m sorry" he whispered into her ear "let go of me" she hissed and tried to pull away "i swear i... It wasn''t... I didn''t " "i know" she whispered as she finally stopped crying and was snuggling with him, it was comforting to be around him, she sighed and buried her face into his chest as tears spilled from her eyes "my brother''s... My sister... My parents...what can i do without them" shali sobs "hey it''s okay cause i''m here for you..." "khabari..." "shali" "promise me, that you''ll never leave" "i promise, i will always be by your side" "thank you..." . . . . . . (timeskip brought to you by khali ) . . . . . Kealan sighed for the umpteenth time as miss ferdinand cussed at him again for picking the wrong set of apples "this are just plain, they''ll not go down Smoothly in pie" Sighing again he apologized for the tenth time that day "i''m sorry miss ferdinand" "sorry for yourself !!! " she yells "This was supposed to be perfect !!! i was even thinking of baking my worlds famous pie, but now..." Kealan sighed again and decided to give her some room, he darts out of the kitchen, dodges a few servants who hurry down the halls, and heads to the library, he settles down and opens a book to read when someone bangs his table "what are you doing here, slave ?? " a familiar voice asks (ah, must be that spoilt brat) "none of your business" he retorts "oh but it is, the library is for the nobility, you should know your place, slave" the brat hisses "shouldn''t you be getting ready for the ball, your highness ?" "i was but then i decide to come down here to get a book about the waltz, and what do i find, my dear friend kealan, sneaking into places he''s not allowed in" "..." "Preharps you should learn to obey rules" khabari sneered "..." "st?p ignoring me!!!" khabari yelled and kealan just flips to the next page "why you little..." "it''s starting to get old" kealan says dryly "wha... " "your little act, you have daddy issues so what?" Khabari blinked surprised and extremely aggrevated "what did you just say to me?" "you heard me, acting like a little brat all the time" that was how Kealan Imagined ?hings going down but he just sat there listening to the little brat go on and on and on, if he wasn''t prince kealan might have struck him, maybe even fried him by gifting him with a f?reball but he had heard how dangerous the little prince could be... "are you even listening to me!! " khabari spat "n?" "why you little..." "hey guys...what''s going on?" Shali asked walking up fr?m a shelf "h...ow long ha...ve you been there " Khabari stuttered "oh I just came in, I wanted to return this book" she said holding up a novel "oh that''s great" "..." "I...i mean it''s great that you read, it''s a good thing" "I guess... Hey kealan" shali finally turns towards kealan "you know him? " khabari asked shocked "he''s my bestfriend, it seems you''ve met already" "I think... " kealan starts but khabari cuts in "he''s an amazing person, you know I''ve been getting to know him and I must say he is extremely exciting" "I know " shali says .... "I''m glad you finally get to meet " "..." kealan keeps poker face "play along" khabari whispers so just kealan would hear him "why should I? " kealan whisp¨¨rs back "so I''ll see you at the ball, kealan you''re going to be there right? " "oh I don''t know, you ?ee s?meone just told me I should learn my place" "what? " shali grits her teeth annoyed "yeah... Who''s that horrible person? " khabari says chuckling nervously And kealan stares at him like are you serious right now? "kealan please be there?" shali says pleading "I don''t have an invitation " "allow me to take care of that... " khabari says immediately "thanks khabari" shali says hugging him Going back II (iz)
Nightmares
"where to now?" "..." Devon jumps from bed feeling woozy, maybe Jonas was right, they shouldn''t have had that many drinks, Wait where was he, oh yeah; home, but how did he get home? He didn''t remember "damnit" he cusses as he swings out of bed and runs a hand through his hair
Devon walks quickly with his hand in his pocket with desmondesa in tow, he yawns and stretches lazily before dropping in a heap on the forest floor, desmodesa smirks as she sits beside him, the forest is alive with owls hooting, frogs croaking, flies buzzing, you could even hear the occasional rustling, the moon was nowhere to be seen, desmodesa looked over at Devon and found he was staring at her The author''s tale has been misappropriated; report any instances of this story on Amazon."..." "are you Okay? " "I can''t figure you out" he says calmly "what? " "one minute, you don''t want to see me,the next you''re happy I''m there..." "I... I... " " I have something to tell you..." Devon says looking down "huh " "it''s about your... It''s about x¨¤ra..." "what about her? " desmodesa asks sharply "I''m sorry I left " "I know " "no, you don''t... " "what do you mean?" "I knew..." "what? " "I knew she was a spy long before the war, I knew what she was doing,i knew she would be killed if I reported, she was family, so I kept quiet, I didn''t say a word, I could... I could have stopped her but I didn''t, the battle that killed your mom and Sarah, I could have prevented it... I just... I''m sorry " "..." "deski?" Devon looked up when he doesn''t get a response, desmondesa is hunched over crying "deski... " "don''t call me that!" "I''m sorry..." he said moving forward to comfort her "don''t touch ME!!! " she screeches scrambling away from him "i trusted you..." "I''m sorry..." "does my dad know?" "yes... " "he lied... He said you didn''t know anything about her, he said you would never have followed her if you knew... He lied..." "I''m sorry..." Desmondesa hurriedly gets to her feet and legs pumping disappears from sight, Devon sighed and runs a hand through his hair "gods..." . . . . . . Desmondesa ran as fast as her legs could carry her, breaking through the treeline she makes a beeline for home {ha, that rhymes } Once inside she ignores the help and marches to her fathers study, she bangs on the double doors for good measure "dad I know you''re in there!!!" she yells before throwing open the doors, lekan looks up from the book he was reading and takes off his glasses "hey pumpkin, how are you..." he pauses when he sees the look on her face "what''s wrong? " he asks "You LIed to ME!!! " "about what exactly?" "about mom, about Sarah, about Devon, how could you?" "..." "I deserved to know the truth..." "you do now... " "you know I can''t stand you right now " desmondesa says and storms out of the study . . .just kidding . . . Devon walks across the forest floor, fireflies buzzing around him, owls hooting, animals howling, frogs croaking, flies buzzing annoyingly, and the occasional rustling, disturbed the calm night, the moon shone bright overhead "are we seriously going to be this quiet" desmondesa quips beside him "I want to show you something" Devon says calmly "okay... " Devon makes a u turn and then goes right "not to be prude but do you even know where you''re going, no offense " "non taken " "are you okay?" "huh" "you''re not usually this quiet" "I''m good, just had a nightmare though " "what about? " "y... You died " "oh" Just then Devon grabbed her arm preventing her from moving forward "h... " she looks in front of her and realizes if she had kept going she would have walked off a cliff "holy... I was almost a gonner " "..." Devon sits on the grass and gestures upwards, when she does look she is speechless, she can see all of the walled city from up there "I used to come here when I needed to think" "why''d you leave" "I couldn''t stay... " "why?, it wasn''t your fault, you didn''t know xara was a spy... " "I... " "you didn''t,right? " "yeah" "it wasn''t your fault then, you couldn''t have known she was informing Kinston, you couldn''t have known there would be a war" "..." "stay... Don''t leave again " "I can''t, there''s still a lot for me out there" "..." Devon throws an arm over her shoulder and pulls her closer to him "wherever I am, the walled city will always be my home... Wherever I am, my heart beats for you...i love you " Desmondesa sniffles and nuzzles him "I love you too " on hold