The Beginning of it All

Chapter Four. The opened doors.

The day grew tiresome there was still light within the day. There was a still between everyone. The air was silent and cold. Dracin was still wondering what was going on. Their feet were heavy and everyone was really tired from what just happened. Dracin looks up at the sky and it is filled with the stars. He begins to wonder why me. Why is this happening to me. He began to remember the past as he followed the other again. Hydra looks back at him and so does Xiu. Ragneer and his parents look and discussing in between each other and Ehecatl was still Ehecatl. They continued on their path and it was going to be a long one. There was smoke coming from a chimney of a nearby house. They wondered if it was okay to see if anything was wrong.

"That smoke does not look normal." Ehecatl said looking towards the smoke coming up.

"I agree, so, who wants to go check it out?" Remedy said with a grin on her face

"I'm in." Said everybody but Dracin.

"What's wrong Dracin?" Xiu said staring him down

"This almost reminds me of something. But I can't put my finger on it." Dracin said walking towards the smoke.

Everybody followed him. Ehecatl had his weapons drawn and ready for combat. The woods started to get thicker and thicker as they got closer and closer to the house. The air had a lingering smell of incense and blood. Ehecatl ran ahead of everyone and he screamed for everybody else to come to him. The rest of the group ran and saw what happened. The house was in flames and the bodies of the people living there were dead and hanging from the roof of the house with their organs strung across each other and the words "He is here, He will cleanse the light." Written in the blood of the people. Dracin looked down and ran away before anyone could stop him. Dracin ran to a spot where nobody could find him and he sat down in tears trying to forget what had happened in the past. He shook his head.

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It was when Dracin was a young child when He lived with his parents and his older brother who was the golden knight before him. Dracin was able to control a different flame and spark from his brother and his parents. His family was able to control bright blue elements. And his elemental color was that of black with specks of red inside of it. He was kept from the other kids in fear that he would hurt them. He hardly used his powers around people. His brother was his biggest inspiration. Dracin was very smart as a child. Being able to figure out the most complicated of puzzles. He had a few friends in school but not a lot. It was 5th grade graduation was the big changing day. It was tradition to show your powers on that day because after that year you would go down your own path. Everybody showed their powers, Dracin was the last one. He was not accepted into the next school year. Everybody feared him. Nobody wanted him near them. He was an outcast.

"Mom. Why does everybody hate me just because of my powers? I know that they are scary. But why?" Dracin asked his mom.

His mom replied in a low tone getting down on her knees to be at eye level with him. "See Dracin there is an old legend with a hero and a demon. The demon destroyed the land and made sure nothing survived in its path. But the hero did survive. He decided he would kill the demon and make sure he would never come back in his form. Now The hero's powers were a brilliant red. And the demons were as black as night. So when they battled the battle destroyed an entire country, that country is now called the Forbidden land. They battled and the hero was victorious but it did cost him a heavy toll. He took the demon inside of him absorbing his powers and his flames became black with red specks. He could not be stopped. He went on a rampage and killed so many people. Until the elders of every tribe came together and decided to seal him away for many years. But he died in this process and his soul roamed the land try to find a powerful host to keep him. And Dracin you are that host. You seem to have this power under control. You must never hurt anybody with your powers do you promise?"

"I promise mom" Dracin told his mom with a really big smile.

He went outside and then he tripped over an injured turtle. After helping the turtle some people from his school jumped him and backed him back into a corner. They started to call him a monster and a freak before they started to hit him with clubs and use their powers against him. He cried for help and his brother came running. The other kids ran away from there faster that a roadrunner.

His brother asked Dracin "are you okay?"

"Yes I am just a few cuts." Dracin answered rubbing a cut that it across his arm.

"Okay, that is good. Just please be more careful. Make sure you clean them up and if you need anymore help with those punks just call for me." Dracin's brother told him and he helped him back to the house.

Dracin's mom helped him clean up before dressing him for bed and set him in his bed and his father came in and sat on the end of the bed looking at Dracin.

"How are you feeling little buddy?" His dad asked him

"I am okay dad. I feel better now that I am cleaned up. But I should rest. I love you dad good night." Dracin said falling asleep

"I love you too buddy." His dad said as he left the room and went down stairs. That was the last thing Dracin had even heard from his parents and brother.

Once he woke up the house was destroyed and nothing was left other that the smell of blood he walked outside and saw his family hanging with their organs strung between them and with the words "He is here, He will cleanse the light." on the wall behind them written in their blood. Dracin ran away from the house. As he ran everybody accused him and the King stopped him and Dracin was frozen with fear as he looked up at the king. This was also a day he became the golden knight in place his brother.

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Dracin hated that day. He wanted them to still be alive. His desire is to find who did that to them and kill them. He wants to avenge his family and the other family that was just minding their own business. He went back to everyone else and they were relieved that they were okay and Ragneer, Ashion, And Remedy said that they are sorry for what he has been through and what he saw. They continued on their path for the Forbidden land.