A high Fantasy epic in short story form
A short time later, M’hel stands before a raging fire.
“It is time for you to step into your true purpose, stand in the fire.”
Nunley suddenly regains his speech. In shock, he speaks out loud “Hell no!”
“My friend, I understand your fear, but remember six hours ago you were dead. Trust me.”
Suddenly, Nunley is pushed from behind. He stumbles but doesn’t fall. When he turns around, he sees a young witch standing at the door of the forge. She must have used magic to push him from that distance.
“You tried to kill my love!” The witch says in anger as she raises her hands. The orchard trees limbs grow to grab Nunley, but he quickly slashes them with his sword. He looks back at the boy and kicks him in the face, knocking him out. Nunley runs toward the witch.
During training with Kobi out by the orchard, he catches a glimpse of Katina staring at him through one of the trees. She is using magic to check on him. She also uses magic to speak to him, and only he hears it.
“I found something big! I am gathering supplies. I will come to you in the middle of the night.”
With that, she is gone.
He was distracted for the
“At last!” Betta cries as he sees the forge with his eagle eyes in the distance.
He and Zyno have been slowly making their way to the forge for days. Betta is at the point of exhaustion from having to carry both Skymen’s weight; nut soon he will be able to rest.
As he surveys the mountain top, he sees Kobi and Ayepex talking with a few other Skymen. Without hesitation, he lets out a screech. The emergency signal of the Skymen.
At once, all the Skymen turn toward them, with Ayepex and another jumping into the air to meet them, The fresh Skymen relieve Betta of his load.
-Nunley the Hunter “Ser Nunley! I’ve finally found you! I’ve been searching for months.” Says a young Capital official riding up to him. “Go away, I’m on the hunt. I don’t have time for any political bullshit.” Nunley dismisses. “But Ser, I’ve been travelling for months. I have a very important mission for you.” “WhatContinue reading “Around the Kingdom #1”
“Welcome to the Great Forge. I am Kobi. I would have brought my own compatriots, but I am the only person here.”
“I know, I have been watching you since the day I first saw you.” Ayepex responds.
“How? I have looked for you ever since that day.”
Ayepex looks over the cliff toward the ocean.
“There, see those two sea dragons sparing on the horizon?” Ayepex asks.
“No.”
“They are fighting for mating supremacy. The one with the red scales appears to have the upper hand. Do you not see them?”
“No.”
“I can watch you from miles away and you would never know it.”
This cycle repeated for a few more days with weapons and fruit being exchanged until one day, there was a piece of Skyman armor left behind.
It is clearly an old relic, but still pristine in condition. As Kobi picks up the armor, he realizes that this is different from everything he has ever forged. This armor was from the same material cave as the weapons he was forging but this one has a light purple tint that almost glows to it. For the first time in his life, he is holding an actual magical item.
As he exits the forge, something catches his eye to his right.
Standing on the edge of the cliff where Kobi made his climb is a man. A tall man, maybe seven and a half feet tall. With wings protruding from his shoulders.
It’s a Skyman!
His fathers’ stories didn’t do the forge justice. His father underestimated by at least half the size. The problem with legends is that they typically get exaggerated greatly. Kobi is surprised to finally see something that lives up to legend, and this one exceeds by a long-shot.
Relics of the Old Age