Fallen Star Chronicles (Work in Progress)

Fallen Star Chronicles - Prologue D'mitri & Ainu

A quick note to the readers.  This is a work in progress, but I lost interest in it for a few years.  As of July 2020, I have picked it back up and started editing with the hopes to continue it.  If you have any feedback, please feel free to send me a message.  This is my very first actual story that I was inspired to turn into a series, so it means a lot to me.  Any criticism, good or bad, is helpful when it comes to creating something for everyone to enjoy.

(This story has the main elven female character as being 16/17. I'd like you to keep in mind that some places around the world consider 16/17 to be of legal age. There is also a chapter that involves rape and will include a warning at the beginning of the chapter.)

Thanks, T.K.L. Bozette, AKA NeamhCridhe

Prologue - D'mitri

The morning sun streams across the room, landing squarely on the sleeping face of a young boy. He grumbles and tries to cover his head and go back to sleep, but the door opens.

"Young Master D'mitri, you cannot sleep the day away."

"Aww, c'mon, Meli," the young boy grumbles under the covers, barely heard at all.

"You cannot lay abed all day. You are to go to town for your birthday gift."

The covers are thrown off immediately as the young boy sits up. "Do you know what it is?"

"I'm sorry, young Master, but it is a surprise. If you are wanting to find out what it is, get out of bed!"

"C'mon, Meli, tell me!" The young boy tosses a pillow at the maid.

"Out of bed, birthday boy!" Meli laughs, putting the pillow on the bed and leaving the room so the young boy can dress.

Once dressed he makes his way downstairs to the dining room where his mother and father are eating breakfast.

"Good morning, Father, Mother."

"Happy Birthday, D'mitri," his mother says, giving him a kiss on the cheek when he leans down to kiss her cheek.

"Good morning, son. Happy Birthday. Ten is quite the landmark in your young life. Hurry and eat so we can go into town for your gift."

"What is it, Father?"

"That is for you to find out when we get there."

They eat in silence and once finished, his parents excuse themselves to get ready for the trip into town. The young boy goes outside to play until his parents are ready to leave. As he rounds the corner of the house, he stops in surprise. A small child, maybe four or five years old, is crouched down in the grass. Quickly glancing around to see if anyone else is there, he watches the child quietly watching a butterfly on a daisy. He can't tell if it is a boy or a girl because the child is wearing a sack-like outfit with a hood over their head.

Suddenly, the child spins towards him, the hood falling down to reveal short, curly black hair with blue ends. His eyes widen when he notices that it is a little girl. His eyes lock onto her pointed ears and he is confused as to why they are pointed with a slight twist at the tip. He also notices that her eyes are very pale blue, like ice, and her skin is very pale, with an almost ice blue tint. Her small mouth pops open in surprise and then she disappears suddenly as soon as he blinks.

He spins around, trying to find the little girl, but is called away by his parents. He is confused by what just happened, but soon forgets about it once realizing his parents are taking him to the town stable to pick out his very own horse. He browses for a while, watching as each pony and horse come out for auction. His eyes find a beautiful black stallion, only two years old, with a light dusting of white spots. His parents buy the horse for him and they all head to the loading docks to meet the stable hand in charge of the horse.
"He is absolutely beautiful, D'mitri," says his mother while holding her hand out for the horse to nuzzle.