Between: Hope and Despair

Chapter 2: Destiny Unfolds

Narrator: "2 years after the birth of Jake Alexandris, Leah and Lucifer had another son named Isaac Ayleaus. They kept their sons true lineage secret from them since the knowledge could lead them thinking they could just do whatever they want to those who would pick a fight with. However, shortly after Isaac was born their father abandoned them so that he could pursue his, "dream world," he said as he left his with and sons, but not before giving Isaac the emerald shard. We now go to Jake, 13 years later, where his life changes forever."

Jake yawns as he wakes up in bed.

Jake: "Another day, another day of work. (yawn) What is the date today?

Jake goes to the calendar by his bedroom door to find that it is Isaac's birthday.

Jake: "Crap! Mom forgot to remind me yesterday!"

Jake quickly puts on his jeans, his white T-Shirt, his gray and blue short sleeved jacket, shoes,  his matching fingerless gloves and grabs the sword he practices with as he rushes into the kitchen."

Jake: "Mom? You forgot to remind me about his birthday!"

Leah: "Sorry, sweetie! Here is 30 gold, go get Isaac a present, but don't take too long, breakfast is almost ready and he wakes up every time exactly when it is done."

Jake catches the money as it is thrown to him with his prosthetic left hand and quickly rushes out the door and into a light snowstorm."

Jake: "Isaac likes books, and the book shop is always open, plus it isn't even that far. That is the best I can do without running into...

Jake says this as he runs into his neighborhood bully, Ty and his gang of idiots who dropped out of school.

Ty: Well, well, if it isn't Mr. Lucky Arm."

Jake: "..."

Ty: "Oh look, he thinks he's hot stuff now."

Jake: "Look, I don't have time for you to be-."

Ty steals the gold from Jake's pocket.

Jake: "Hey!"

Ty: "This'll do nicely

Jake: "Give me that back you piece of shit!

Ty: "I'll let that one slide."

Jake walks off over to a nearby wall.

Narrator: "However, Jake didn't know what was going on at home and these events are what would lead him to learn the truth about himself and a dark secret about Toriph. We will jump back a little in time to detail what is going on."

Isaac: "Morning."

Leah: "Your up sooner than usual today. There is still a little time before everything's ready, why don't you get dressed?"

Isaac: "Okay."

Isaac wears a similar attire to Jake, except instead of a hoodie, he wears a weird cloak that is slightly torn for an unknown reason, even to him.

Then all of a sudden a mysterious creature busts through a wall with several other creatures following.

Leah: "It's time."

Isaac: "What th-"

Narrator: "Isaac gets knocked unconscious as the house burns from an explosion cause by another one of the creatures. Isaac is then carried off by a few more creatures as Leah is defending herself, however she doesn't have a weapon. At this moment Jake managed to see what was going on as Leah had finally been impaled by a creature from the back."

Jake: "Mom, what happened?

Leah: "Destiny happened."

Jake: "What do you mean destiny happened?"

Leah: "Jake, I've been keeping a secret from you and your brother for so long. Jake, you aren't normal."

Jake: "What do you mean by that? My arm?"

Leah: "You know the War of Destiny hasn't ended right."

Jake: "What the?!"

Leah: "Jake I need you to do one last thing for me."

Jake: "(sobbing) What do you need?"

Leah: "Take this special pendant, and show it to the chief, he will let you into the sacred shrine, and take the piece of the weapon and save the land from Nero."

Jake: "(sobbing) Then I'll do it."

Leah: "Yes, do this as your mother's last wish."

Jake: "(wiping away the tears) I will."

Narrator: "The creatures had already vanished shortly after Leah's fatal blow. Jake set off to the village chief as he left crying at the fact he could not save his mother. He now set off with the words, "you aren't normal," resonating within his mind."

People crowd of the burning home.

Jake: "What exactly did Mom mean by I'm not normal? I don't have the wings that the angels or demons had. (sigh) Guess I should stay at the local inn. Mom left me the last of the money. I'll think more about it later."