Hero

Chapter 1

Chase Rider grew up on a samll farm outside the City of Light. The City of Light was one of the most prosporus cities in the Aether Kingdom. In this world, a rare number of people were given the gift of magic. The type of magic a person got would depend on the personality. 

Chase was an unusal boy. One minute he would be calm and collected, and the next loud and boisterous. His parents knew he had been given magic, for he was born with the mark of magic (see picture above).  However, they could not tell what kind of magic he had by his personality.

Everything changed on Chase's 6th birthday.

Chase was out in the garden playing, when everything went dark, almost as if night had fallen. The little 6 year old heard growls and snarls coming from all around him. Out of the trees came 3 giant dog like creatures. They were black as night, with eyes red as the blood flowing through their veins. The dog's owners soon followed. They were around 7 ft tall with fangs, and blood red eyes. It was obvious to the boy, who was quite smart for his age, new they were from the Tartarus Realm. 

When the dark monstrosities caught sight of him, they started to laugh. The one in the middle said, "HA! This is the one who is said to be the cause of our downfall? He looks as if he would never hurt a fly in a million years."

The one on the right agreed wholeheartedly with the one in the middle, but the one on the left was far wiser then the other two. He said, "Harmless looking or not, we have a job to do and we should kill the boy now, as Lort Tartarus commands."

The other two looked at each other and sighed, "Fine, we will kill the boy, though I think our old king is growing paranoid."

The three dark figures then started to advance on poor Chase, who was cowering in fear. When they were right on top of the boy, the one in the middle raised his left hand and a black flame apperared. The boy started screaming for his parents, but alas, the figures had already killed them.

The middle figure reached down to burn Chase alive, when the little boy started glowing. At first it was a soft glow but then it grew brighter and brighter. As soon as it appeared it was gone, and with it the dark figures and their dogs.

Now, little Chase was passed out on the ground from exhaustion. There were some noticable changes to the boy's appearance. His once dark brown hair was now a stark, glowing white. Fom his shoulders to his wrists were swirled, white markings. Although you could not yet see them, his eyes were a golden color, that shone as if they were their own light source. Finally, the most incredible change, were the glowing white wings that seemed to give off their own light. 

As soldiers from the city approached the little farm to see why that area had gone dark, they noticed little Chase and gasped. He was the boy from the propehcy. The one who was gifted with the power of light, and would one day save them from the dark clutches of the Tartarus Realm.