Chronicles of the Dark Age - Chapter I

2011-12-15T04:12:00.000-08:00

( Writer's Note : I've abolished the previous plans and written up another story. )

Chapter I
Prologue

Axelius Euryale. An unusual boy whom was found abandoned outside the Guild of Auxbrea.

He was left there without a note from his parents , abandoned like a dog left to starve in the streets.

That day was a memorable one - a fateful encounter between the boy and his foster father.

It was a dark and gloomy night. The streets were dimly lit with torches and the moon.

Rain pelted upon the boy's shivering back like pellets as he clutched onto his rags , hoping to gain more warmth in doing so.

As a man approaches from a distance , he huddled himself to the corner of the street , hoping that the man would not harm him as so many did.

But he did not - he did not but he did so much more for him.

The man lowered himself , his kindly but ancient eyes peered through his hair and into his own.

The crimson red scarlet meets the brilliant sapphire pupils of this wizened old man.

Is this man a wizard? Almost as if an invisible bubble had formed around them , the rain had stopped pelting off the boy's head and back.

The old man smiled kindly , introducing himself as he said "My name is Argon Sills. What is your name , young one?"

Axelius moved back uncomfortably. All his life , all he had known was cruelty and the kindness emitted by the man before him was foreign. Thinking that he may not get beaten up for answering this question , he replied "Axelius Euryale , sir."

"That's a good name. Where are your parents?" he added.

"I never knew them , sir." Axelius replied with difficulty. That was not entirely true. He knew his parents , but only by name.

Xephius and Serah Euryale - the names he overheard when he was working at the factory for his uncle several years ago.

The old man creased his eyebrows a bit , then he said "Would you like to live with me? I live at the Guild's Quarter , in that big house over there."

He pointed his knobbly fingers at a gigantic shape which could hardly be seen through the rain. The boy may be young , but he is not naive. He hesitated , before asking "Why should I trust you?"

To his surprise , the old man crackled a laugh. He then said "Why shouldn't you?"

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"...ake up , wake up Axel!" an urgent voice pierced through the darkness. Suddenly , he could hear curtains been thrown apart and light seeped through his eyelids.

"Come on , get up." the voice pleaded. He then felt a sharp slap to his cheek and he opened his eyes immediately.

His vision was a blur , but seconds later , everything came into focus.

A young woman was bent over him , her sapphire-blue eyes glistened in the sunlight as her pale blonde hair flowed by her side.

It was a beautiful sight to behold - save for the frown on her face.

"What are you gawking at? Dress up and prepare for work!" she snapped. With immense force , she pulled Axelius off his bed and nearly slammed into into the wardrobe.

"Right , right..." Axelius mumbled as he opened the wardrobe.

He took out his Guild Trainee Uniform , a fairly exquisite blue tunic with an emblem marked on the right shoulder. It is a large scarlet shield marked with the capital "G" in the centre.

( Work in Progress )

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Chronicles of the Dark Age - Chapter I