Elementals

1. wanderer...

Whoa…what’s going on? I think to myself. Did I stand up too fast? My head feels so heavy…I’m so dizzy what just hit me??? I open my eyes…what’s this warmth all around me? Fire?! I’m surrounded by fire! What is going on!!!

Hi, I’m Talon, but you can call me Tal. I live in a small village pretty far from anything, literally, ANYTHING. I’m an orphan, but I’m ok with that, no need for a family, when I’ve done so well by myself for 14 years. I had a family for awhile when I was younger, but they died by thieves. I’m now 19 years old, and on my way to see the legendary king of the wind. No really reason why I want to go, just want to go. I said in a small town for awhile did odd jobs around town got some money then left. I keep doing it till I get enough money to go to the next town and it’s been working so far. Then one day I had gotten paid so I left the current town that I had been working in to head for the next. Then a band of thieves appeared out of no where surrounding me.

“Boy, you better not give us trouble if you want to keep on living.” one of those dirty bastards said to me. “same to you! I know how to fight and I’ll gut you all like the dirt bags you are!” I responded. They seemed taken back by that responds, clearly not expecting resistance. I drew my sword and lunged at the one in front of me. Clean stab. I pulled it out to engage the next one, when I felt the warmth leaving my body from my hip…I’ve been stabbed. I quickly moved back off the blade, holding my side. “gotcha now boy! Think you’re so strong now?” one of those bastards mocked me. I wildly swing my tongue around hoping to cut that bastard. I cut nothing but air. I wobble a bit from the blood lose, staggering to stay up. My left leg gives out as my chest starts to get heavy. 3 of them jump and swing down on me…this is it I’m died I know it. I squeeze my eyes shut…waiting for the feel of their blades through my skin…this warmth…what is it?…it… feels…good.

I stand to get a steady footing…what’s going on? I pick my head up slowly…what’s this feeling? Thoughts of past lives rush through my head…who are all of these people? More memories flood my brain…it’s me?!?! The wound busts into flames, but it doesn’t hurt…what’s going on??? The cut gets smaller and smaller. It’s healing??? I’m healing??? More memories of the past flood into my brain. What am I????

The thieves jump over the thieves that are burning from my awakening. I quickly grab the sword that is at my feet now, picking it up by kicking it into my hand. I take up a fighting pose, readying myself. Quickly slicing one of these rats in half. The other pause for a second. “who’s next?” I ask calmly.

(this moment to your right)

 The 4 remaining thieves spread out around me. This isn’t even a challenge. One strikes at me from behind, I quickly parry cutting his arm wide open in the process. Another lunges for my ribs. I dodge easily by moving in close then deliver a quick uppercut, breaking his neck and spine. The remaining 2 watch me as I walk back to the one that I sliced open to put him out of his pain, with a slow stab through his eye. “Who’s next?” I say evilly looking at them with my fire red eyes. “Run!” the 2 of them frantically yell as they take off as fast as possible. I sprint after, catching the first one, slicing his leg open. He falls while I pause for a second to judge the distance to the last one. I sling my blade at him, in the air it twirls end over end, landing in the back of his neck. Quick death, not that the scum deserves it. I walk to the corpse pull out my blade then walk back to the last injured thief, who is still trying to get away, leaving a nice thick line of blood giving away what bush he hide behind. I stab him through the bush. The bush quivers then goes still. All dead, I pull my sword out, clean it, then continue down the path, fully aware of everything I have ever been in my past forms. Time to see my brother…