Flying Archer

Chap 1: The Day of Reward

Thank you for giving this story a chance. I hope I will not disappoint you and you enjoy reading the story. It is my first story so please give it some time and don't judge the story before reading at least 5 chapters. Also, English isn't my first language so there can be some grammar mistakes. If you find any mistake you can tell me in the comment section but please be polite. I edit this chapter twice but the whole novel will go under major editing when it is completed. That's it now let the adventure begin...

•CHAPTER  1•

~The Day of Reward ~
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Today seems to be a normal day as always but she didn't know that it was the day that will change her entire life.

It was a warm day. In this jungle beside the lake there was a small house where birds were chirping until a girl came out of the house with food for the birds.

She glanced at the birds and then at the jungle and her house and smiled slightly. In the very polluted city this beautiful place was the Eden of Sophia Emerson.

Living alone in this small house between a jungle seems scary to others but for a nature lover like Sophia it was a dreamland. She spend her half day in  the toyshop and half day here talking to the animals and mesmerizing the sky.

After half hour, she was ready to go work. She stepped out of her house with a light blue top touching her knees and a white jeans. Her blonde hair tied in a pony tail. And a box of handmade toys in her hand.

At 9am she reached the big market. And stopped at a small shop she glanced at the board of this shop where 'Sophia's toyshop' was written. It was her only source of income. If you're wondering why she doesn't go to school okay there is a story.

Three years ago, when she was 15 her father died in a car accident. This broke her mother into pieces. Her mother loved her father so much. Unfortunately, more than she loved Sophia. Two days after her father's death her mother killed herself and Sophia became an orphan. Her mother gave up on life and this thing made Sophia think that giving up was stupid. There is always a little hope. If you are suffering from hard times for so long then there will be a big reward waiting for you. She spent 3 years of her life alone in this world. She had no relative and her friends left her too. So she has no other option than dropping out of school. Her father had taught her making toys and Sophia was very good at it. Her father once told her, "Talent never let you starve." And after her father's death it was proven.

She never blamed anyone for the crisis she had suffered or was suffering. She believed it only made her stronger, sharper and better. She thought that one day she will get the reward for everything she had suffered. The day people started to like her toyshop and she made enough money to feed herself and some animals she thought that it was her reward. But she didn't know that fate has a big reward for her, for her patience, gratitude and kindness. And today she was going to get that reward. Today was her day of reward.

Sophia held a toy (which was of a man like an angel with a bow and arrow in his hand and a chain at the back) and pulled its chain the archer flew with its bow glowing. It flew for few seconds and fell to the ground. The kids watching it near the shop clapped to appreciate Sophia for making such an amazing toy and now were chanting to buy the toy. Sophia happily started selling the toy. It was her favourite invention. She named it 'Flying Archer'. She loved the toys who fly. Because unfortunately, she couldn't fly (but only if she knew).

At 5:00 Sophia got back to her home and now was preparing for dinner when she heard cry of a cat outside her house. The cat was making horrible sound which made Sophia step out of her house to see if everything was okay. The moment she stepped out of her house, she frozed.

There was a man (or a boy) of wearing slightly weird clothes, but it wasn't his dress which was shocking it was that he was flying. Like without a magic trick he was literally flying. He has a bag at his back with arrows and had a bow in the front. He was just like a human version of her 'Flying Archer' toy. But how?

The Archer had probably noticed her because he was coming down to her. Sophia slightly shivered from fear and pointed the knife (which she was using to cut the vegetables) to the man. The man was now standing in front of her. He had a slightly pale skin, medium length brown hair, groomed beard and a pointed nose. And very deep, grey eyes.

The man cleared his throat and Sophia realised that she had been staring at the man for thirty seconds. The man then raised his eyebrows towards the knife that Sophia was pointing at him. Sophia tightened her grip on the knife and stepped back a step.

"Don't come closer to me, I will stab you." Sophia tried hard to look confident but inside she was shivering with fear.

"Look I don't mean to harm you. I…" the man tried to explain but was interrupted by Sophia.

"Yeah I know you don't mean to harm me you're just here to take all my money and…"

"Wait, what do you mean by 'take all my money' do I look like a thief to you?" Asked the man in disbelief.

"Well if we judge by your looks then you look worse than a thief" Sophia tried not to smile by looking at the expression appeared on the face of this man with her sentence.

"What is bad with my looks?"

"Let me think…mhmm..." Sophia faked thinking. "Yeah! Everything." she exclaimed with amusement, which made his eyes widened with shock.

"Today I even brush my hair and you're saying that I am looking bad." The man sounded slightly angrily.

"Really? Then I think without brushing your hair you look exactly like Tom." Said Sophia thoughtfully.

"Who is Tom?"

"My friend Tom the monkey." He stared at her in disbelief. "It lives in this jungle and it has slightly messy hair and face just like yours." Said Sophia thoughtfully.

"You're such a weirdo, that's why you have friendship with Monkeys and cats. Humans probably run away from you." He said, exasperatedly.

"Actually, I am a huge animal lover. I like to talk to animals. look, I have been talking to a donkey from past twenty minutes" Sophia snapped at the man. A smile formed on his lips but suddenly he wiped it off.

"Well we will argue later, right now you have to come with me." He said.

"Why would I come with you? I mean, I just saw you flying in front of my house which is an unhuman thing. I don't even know you nor do I know where are you going to take me, how can I come with you?" Sophia said.

"My name is Skyler and I am 19. Now you know me.  And before answering where are we going let me tell you who you are." Said Skyler, his grey eyes darted on her blue ones.

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