Puppet Master

Secret Story

Chapter I

Ancient Secrets

Courtney stood at her counter half asleep as usual. She worked at the local drug store down the road from her apartment. The words of her brother and his terrifying voice went back and forth in her mine "I will rule all of them." The terror in his eyes as be would often keep her up at night. She awoke all of a sudden to the sound of the door bell. A man about the age of 23 walked in. He walked straight up to the sunglasses and just stared at them. "You like those shades?" "Excuse me?" his voice sounded jerky and quiet. "The sunglasses, you like them?" "oh yes, I didn't know they were called shades. " He looked at Courtney with cold pale blue eyes. He was a tall man, maybe 6'4 at the most, dirty blond hair, some scares, and tattoos on his face and body. "I can help you find anything you need." "Actually do you have anything for anxiety?" she looked down and noticed that his hand was twitching a little but. "Of course" she handed him a pill bottle. "Thank you ma'am." He walked right out the door. It was close to then end of the day and she would be closing up soon. It started to rain. "Right when I think ill be fine going home, it rains." Courtney walked out the door and pulled her black hood over her head. She ran though the rain trying to get home when a drop of rain hit her hand. Her hand turned red and started to burn intensely. "Shit not again." she ran into a old building and shut the door.

She grabbed a old towel and started to dry off. Since she lives in Dampton it rarely ever rained. There are many different family's that control different elements. For example Courtney is from the Ross family which is a fire clan. They normally would live close to the Volcanic Island, but since her parents died, her brother took her and moved to Dampton. Her brother, Mikey could not control fire. Bomb. She quickly turned to see the man from the store earlier struggling for breath and badly beaten. He looked cold, wet, and very scared. "Are you okay?" "oh I'm fine, just a little beat up that's all." Courtney was studying medicine in her spare time from school, so she knew a few things. "Here, let me help you." "Thank you ma'am." "Please call me Courtney. Do you have a name?" My name is Ace." After awhile they both began talking and getting to know each other and then they here'd the rain lighten up. "Well I better be getting home." "same, it was really nice talking to you Courtney." She had learned that Ace from the town of Umbra. She had never heard of such a place.

The next day she went to the store, opened the door, and went and got her laptop. She searched "Umbra". She found a site and it said "The town of Umbra is in the midst with the shadows. The people there live and control all things related to shadows. They usually have dark hair (brown or black) with hazel or green eyes. Moving along an with the darkness and shadows is what they are known for. That are fast and sneaky people. Umbra is currently under the rule of the prince "Christopher". He was 19 years old. He took rein after his father passed in his sleep. The people are known for not exactly showing themselves to others. Unless of course they need something." Well this is one weird place, Courtney muttered to herself. " She then searched "Mikey Ross". Just to see what her brother bad been up to lately. She found that he had conquered 22 islands of 135. "I hope he wouldn't come here, she said to herself." Just as she closed her laptop a young girl walked in. "Can I help you?" "Actually yes, do you know where I could fin a physical therapist?" "yeah" Courtney grabbed her gum rapper and wrote down the name of the local one. "Bandit is my name." "I'm Courtney." Courtney just smiled me went back to work.