Risen

Chapter I

~From the Author:

Thank you for considering this story. This is my first fantasy story so I ask for your patience. If you have comments, please do not be shy and type it in the comment box. ~

I woke up with the smell of lavender engulfing me. As soon as I opened my eyes, I knew where I am. I am in Terramana, the city of the Alpheans. I lay on the softest bed I had ever lain in. The bed sheets and blanket is so soft that you would think it would melt on your skin. I got myself up and got myself engulfed on the scenery. A European style bedroom with high ceiling that is illuminated with the ray of sunshine from the outside coming from the huge door leading to the balcony. I hear the song of the birds outside and the airy breeze coming in because of the opened door. This is not Terranorma. This is not my home. This is far too magical.

Tears sprung down my cheeks and I screamed. I remember the blood in my hands. I remember his cold body that I tried to revive. I cried aloud.

"Mage, promise me..." His words came back to me like a flash of lighting. I screamed and cried out his name until I could stop shouting his name. I ran to the entrance of the bedroom and tried to open it but it was locked. I banged at the door.

"I can still save him... I can still save Erol." I banged the door as hard as I can until it bled. The pain from my hand can never be compared with the pain in my heart. I shouldn't have lied and hid. I should have told him the truth and ran away with him. We could have been happy. I knelt at the bottom of the entrance. For a few minutes all I could hear were my cries and screams until I heard the door creaked. I pushed it open and tried to run, still focused on being with Erol. I halted with someone grabbed me and shook me to my senses. After a while, I caught myself looking straight in the sea green eyes of my grabber. I unlatched myself to him and pushed him.

"Get out of my way, Alpha. You and your kind have no business with me." I told him angrily. As I was distancing myself from him, I saw them. The other Alpheans, in their white uniform adorned with mystical jewels, looked at me in disbelief and alarm. I saw that they are cautious. They had similar uniforms except for the jewels. A tall guy about 6 feet tall, deep brown eyes, and long straight hair with Asian descent wears the blue diamond. He has a playful aura but the situation caused him to be serious. The other red diamond is a fiery character. His aura indicates loyalty above all else but also that he is very temperamental. He has grey eyes, brown curly hair and of European descent. The one who grabbed me have the most expensive of them all, the black diamond. He is the tallest among the three, has blonde hair, a deep set of eyes and a handsome face. The jewels signify their royal blood line as well as their Alphean gene.

The grabber spoke and said, "We will not hurt you."

"You might hurt us." The one wearing the red diamond interjected and smirked. "I anticipate that you try."

"Leroy, shut up." The handsome grabber said in his authoritative voice. I looked at them objectively and calculate if I could get pass them but as I checked their aura, I hesitated. I am too weak and painted to take them all in one fight. The grabber might suspect what I was thinking and closed the door. It is a mystical door, incorporated with symbols of keeping something in. It is a complicated entrapment spell.

I am now in the presence of the Royal Alpheans. They encircled me. Leroy, as he was called, was at my left sideand was blocking the balcony door. The Blue Alphean was to my right and the Black Alphean is in front of me.

"Calm down, Mage. Can I call you that?" said the Blue Alphean. He assured me that they will not hurt me and calmly told me that they were just going to see me because they heard my screams and was concerned. He apologized for "Leroy". I looked at him still with cautious eyes, still on guard. I tried to calm myself down.