How We Came to Be

Chapter 4 - Lyca

As he slept Lyca got deeper and deeper in a dream. But also in his thoughts. How had this happened.he's all alone besides his brother. When he was little he hadnt thought any of this was possible. First his friends left then his crush and now his uncle is gone.what to do. Honestly Lyca missed elaina.she was his one close friend.when the king decided to ban some Magick users elaines family was one of the first to leave for protection.ever since the old king died everything turned bad.Lyca could remember back to happy days where he and Elaine would play in the woods and joke around. But then she had to leave. They vowed to never forget each other.one day he will find her. These were Lycas last thoughts as he drifted deeper to a dream of his family. "Lycastus." They would call out. It was very common.he heard it so much it barely bothered him anymore "lycastus!" The voice changes "Lyca wake up!" He sat up noticing his brother was calling him from the back room."what's wrong Jacob" Jacob pointed out of the window and Lyca could see men riding up the path to the house. Not kings men but still armed. "Could be uncles friends"

A few days passed and Lyca was not found out thankfully but it was hard to practice as his kind were being looked for. "Jacob let's go to the woods" Jacob nodded and went to their room as they both put on heavy clothes for the woods. As they walked to the woods Jacob hummed a sweet little tune. "If they find you shifting you'll be killed Lyca.it's too dangerous" Lyca ignored his brother as the reached a stream and sat on a rock next to it. "It'll be okay Jacob.Ill always be here for you.you know that." Jacob nodded leaning into his brother who put his arm around him "I love you bro."
"I love you too Jacob.everything will be fine"
Jacob nodded seeing a hawk flying and shot it with his bow which gave Lyca a idea "Jacob stay here .don't shoot anymore animals.I'm going wolf" Jacob nodded as Lyca ran off.soon a grey wolf ran through the woods looking around .Lyca went to the far side of the woods and sniffed around "humans AND magical.not good" Lyca followed the path and heard voices around a tree "all these stupid magical creatures need to die.there's no place in Erathia for past time beasts .burn them all!" Lyca snuck a look over the log and would have cried if he could have. He watched as hundreds of magickals were burned alive in a cage. Some screaming and pounding at the bars.others were trying to use Magick against the fire and some had given in and sat there as they burned.the fire flickered with purple. The magickals had no chance.the fire was magickal in its own meaning nothing could stop it besides the owner. Lyca couldnt sit there and let it happen .he shifted bear and made himself seen.trying to look intimidating only made the soldiers try to kill him "shoot him quick" Lyca ran as fast as a bear could and he felt a sting in his shoulder.multiple arrows missed his as he exited the forest.Lyca ran to his brother slowly and shifted human "Jacob run!" Jacob looked up to see the soldiers clashing them