Rejects

Prologue

Rain Beat down on the half destroyed town of Caelum . A man in his late Twenties searches an alley for anything to eat his clothes torn and ragged don't fit the skeletal figure of his body. His wet red hair frames his face while his green eyes look for something.

He continues his search until "Finally" he whispers he sits down with an apple in his hands. just before he could take a bite out of he heard the quick steps of two people coming into the alley the steps vibrated in a way that made them seem like they were trying to run away from something. the man ducked down behind a box away from their sight. but he could here their

"In here! quickly. before someone see us!" said a man's gruff voice.

"But why must we get rid of her she knows nothing better!" replied a worried women

"We'll look like fools with her! Her kind did this!" He whispered loudly, He started moving towards where the shaggy man hid "now put her down here and we'll go." The Man heard the women Stumble over to where the man was, knocking some boxes on the way. "Now get going." then both left the alley as quickly as they came.

The hidden man stayed for a few more moments then sprang up from his hiding place, and search the ground for what ever they had. then finally turning up one box he saw what they left. A child's head was showing through the blanket that covered her to keep her warm. She was no more then a year old. she was sleeping happily her face in a relaxed smile. He slowly pick her up and cradled her in his arms. but a shadow crossed her face as a nightmare stormed her Peaceful dream. a whimper escaped her mouth.

"Shh little one it's okay," He Gently whispered he slowly rocked her tiny frame back and forth, like a loving father might do. "I've got you, my name's Eamon, don't you fret." as he finished speaking her eyes slowly opened and look into his. They were green, a bright green like the fresh grass that can be seen after a long winter. with a hand under her head he used his other hand to remove the blanket from the top of her head. Lush red hair with a few brown streaks in it showed its beauty as it fell to her shoulders. he could no longer look at the poor child so he lifted his head to the sky.

"This is all my fault... What do I do?" Eamon Said shaking. tears freely flowed from his face. "this is the result, people leaving their children in the streets to die because they are ashamed of them?" Lighting flashed in the night sky the followed by rolling thunder. at that moment of the lighting, a thought came to his mind. "of course..." he stood up still holding the girl in one arm. he turned to the back wall of the alley and stretch out his arm.

Then a light appeared in the palm of his hand that flew to the wall, before hitting the wall it expanded to a oval like shape. "Come a new life awaits you and I little one" and with that he walked into the oval and once he was though the portal closed just before the women came back.

6 Years later...

"Father! Where are you?" a young girl bounced happily in the halls. her little blue dress flounced along with every skip she did.

"In here Mavis." The Mage replied "come let me look at you." Mavis poked her head into the room. her hair was secure in a little bun on the crown of her head. "My dear Mavis did you do that on your own?"

"No father! you silly goose Miss. Terra helped me!" she giggled. she sprang into the room toward he father and stopped only a few feet away and twirled once for him to see "do you like it?"

"Absolutely not!" he said with a stone cod face, he waited till her face looked sad. "I love it." he picked her up and spun her in his arms "you look wonderful my darling. are you ready to go get registered?" he set her down and knelled down to her height.

"Yes daddy."

"Are you scared?"

"no not really, I have the light with me! Don't worry i'll be OK." She said with a smile. Mavis' smile faded and she looked to the ground. "But... can you... make the portal there for me one last time?"