The Enlightened Few - The Journey Begins

Believe

There were a good few men marching towards the path in the forest that Aden and his friends had once treaded on.

Aden's group had been tracked and the understanding was that they had ridden out towards Kirjuri. King Mohan was informed of this and was uncertain as to what trickery was being played. All he cared about was getting what he most wanted and once he did he would abuse that power, risking everything.

Back at Glendower, Aden's father decided to send the first signal and a note to his men. It read:

"You are to report to me any activities taking place on the coast that seem suspicious. Your orders are to follow the suspicious subjects stealthily and regularly send hawks with the updates. Do not approach. These are the King's orders. King Aris"

"Prepare the boats, we are leaving immediately, speed is of the essence!" King Aris' voice echoed with might.

He was increasingly hopeful that he would soon see his real son again. He often worried if he would be caught with two identical sons.

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Edan was not accustomed to long journeys; he had been forced to ride alongside the men of the Mohan who would not stop like a relentless wind.

Some of the soldiers were giving him strange looks of disappointment and he was constantly feeling under threat.

King Mohan was unyielding, he ruled his people with the might and fear. He had instilled a false sense of respect amongst his people; respect was earned through a warrior's strength and abilities. Edan was much more accustomed to a more refined manner of being, with particular emphasis on intellect and wit. Edan was a trapped bird in the middle of a pack of hungry vultures.

He was either going to do what they wanted, or be thrown off the edge of the cliff in the attempt of disposing any evidence that he was with them. He was contemplating trying to make a run for it; on reflection he didn't believe he would be able to outride them.

Suddenly out of nowhere, a dot appeared in the distance; it was moving very fast towards them. It was a sole rider to which the whole pack responded by coming to an abrupt stop.

The front most rider continued to meet the messenger and returned to the King's side.

The entire group turned towards the west and with a loud shrill and massive vibration from the ground, all the horses in unison began galloping at the speed of light again.

Edan didn't even get a chance to ask why they had to slightly change their direction of travel. It did not make much of a difference to him anyway, as he didn't know where they were in the first place. At least having stopped for a little allowed him to catch his breath again.

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"ADEN!" Anemone screeched. She looked intently into Ilmatar's eyes in desperation.

Ilmatar stared right back at her puzzled, and as if they had both agreed to do it, they ran to the edge of the cliff.

Below, the water swirled with tormenting might, the large waves crashed into one another and the vastness of the empty space below them was overwhelmingly frightening. Although the water was significantly far, they felt droplets seeping into the pores of the skin on their faces.

Just below the ledge stood a new man glazed in light. He was profoundly happy and his blue collar shone brightly, reflecting his achievement.

He shouted up towards them, "You got to believe that there is something bigger out there than us! Believe it, and it will set you free."

The two friends were hesitant, but in the end they grabbed each other by the hand and walked off the edge together. Through Aden's energy, two blue rings formed below them and they were suspended in mid-air.

Aden instructed the rings to float towards the city and as they approached it, they noticed that the city looked like an optical illusion from the landing. It had looked much smaller than it really was; Apirite would fit into it twice over.