Zenix and his Past [ABANDONED]

Chapter 13 - Zenix

Uh. Where am I? I adjust my eyes to the light and try to see where I am. I am in some sort of house... wait, what was that?! Someone else is here!
"Uhh... hello???" I say, panting.
"Oh good, you're awake!" I hear a voice say. I look around nervously. I can't get up...
"Who's... there?!" I yell out.
"Ahh, why are you yelling? I'm literally right here..." the voice says again. I am panicking.
"Who... where... what..."
"One question at a time, please. Now, hello. My name is Garroth, head guard of Phoenix Drop. You are in my home. And I don't know what happened to you, but I found you while I was patrolling, and couldn't leave you there." I see a man in a suit of armor walk in front of me. He has a helmet covering his face.
"Well... I am... Zenix and I came from... God Grave," I stutter, "Where exactly is this Phoniex Drop place you speak of?"
"Huh, God Grave? That's a few days worth of walking from here. Oh, and nice to meet you, Zenix. I have a couple questions. First, what happened to you? You don't have to tell me, but I can't help but be curious. And second, how old are you exactly?"
"Well, I honestly don't remember what happened very well. I wake up from being knocked out and Zella... oh no, ZELLA!!!" I start sweating and I shake with nervousness. Zella is dead... maybe...
"Wow, calm down there. Now, I don't know who this 'Zella' character is, but I can tell that you care about her. And I'm not gonna ask. But seriously, calm the crap down, for the love of Irene."
"I... I apologize... she was just... nevermind. So I see her on the ground with an arrow in her... heart. I see my parents are dead too, so I make a break for it, but the of the village people start stabbing me and bruising me, but I finally escape and... well... now I am here," I explain, "And I am fourteen."
"Hmm, interesting. I'm sorry for you losses. I can somewhat relate to that, unfortunately... I saw my younger brother die in front of me... "
"Wow, I am sorry, Garroth," I say. I don't know if I should tell him about Zella... he seems trustworthy... "And the 'Zella' girl I was talking about, she is my..." I pause, "friend, girlfriend and sister."
"Dude, that is so messed up. Why were you dating your SISTER?" I start laughing.
"No, not like that! No way! We were friends, then we became boyfriend and girlfriend, then her mom married my dad and we were siblings. It's confusing I know." I sniffle, "And now she's... gone..."
"Oh! That is really bad. Did your parents know you two were a thing before they got married or not?"
"No," I growl, "They didn't even care about us at all, they hurt us both and it was terrible," I sigh, "I am kind of glad they are dead," I mumble so Garroth can't hear, but my eyes start hurting again. That is so weird...
He nods. "I see. Well- wait, isn't God Grave against love and feelings for others?"
I rub my eyes and the feeling goes away. "Yup, that is why we were..." I pull up my sleeve and show Garroth the heart scar, "Zella has the same one."
"Mother of Irene, that looks really badly done! I see whoever did it did it quickly. That's very unfortunate..."
"Yeah, a jerk named Knox did it. He was so creepy with his red eyes and all. And he wasn't a good guard either..."
"R-red eyes on a guard?! How..." He changes the subject. "Anyways, Zenix, I have a question for you. What were you planning on doing in your village?"
"Actually, me and Zella had our whole lives planned out in front of us!" I say cheerfully, "She would be a healer and I would be a guard... together..." I sniffle again.
"This Zella sounds like a wonderful girl. Another question, I'm assuming you aren't going back to God Grave? Where will you be going?"
"I... don't know honestly. I want to go back for Zella, but she is probably already dead. I just... I don't know..."
"Well, it's about time I got an apprentice, so... would you take the job?"
"Are... are you... me?" I am so surprised. "Well... this is all I have ever wanted!" I look Garroth in the eye and try to look professional even though I can't physically sit up straight. "I would be honored!"
He chuckles. "Heh, good. I'm expecting you to be up an hour before dawn tomorrow. Meet me at the well. You'll be able to get there by taking a right out the door and going straight. Now, if you'll excuse me, I need to do the evening patrol. You get some rest." He stands up and walks out the door. I take out Zella's healing potion and I consider smashing it on myself like she does. Wait, it has a note on it! It says:

Dear Zenix,

Things might happen and I know things are changing, but we will see each other in the end. I promise. Stay my light in the dark. Please, use this to save yourself.

Love,
Zella

I smile at Zella's pure-hearted note and I drink only a little bit to savor the potion. I soon worry myself to sleep...