Chapter 1: The beginning
The war between light and dark was ongoing, few people during this medieval times have witnessed the battle, however everyone knew as words flew quick. Among all the heated battlefields were generals of both sides. Deaths fell upon both and knew the numbers were falling. The dark knew that their side was short on numbers. The light knew that they couldn't hold out forever. As a last effort to end the war victorious both sides agreed to stop blood shed and allow their strongest to fight one another. As both generals stepped up to their fight with nothing but their blades, they knew it was up to them to settle this matter.
The light general had a blade of elegance, smooth and clean, clearly of highest craftsmanship. The dark general had a blade of death, covered in blood, full of chips and cracks, clearly designed to instill fear. As they clashed swords the deafening ring of metal on metal echoed throughout the world. What happened next is unknown to both sides as a sudden flash of light shot out as they clashed swords for the last time and they were both gone. In their place laid an infant child.
As events unfolded within both armies they came to a compromise. Neither side could claim victory nor defeat. They picked a family from a nearby village to care for this infant that came from nowhere. As they laid this infant down on a doorstep of the village farmer they disappeared into the night with a truce. The truce stated that they would train more warriors and resume this fight during the next dark age as it was time for humanity for flourish.
This infant was taken in by the Black family. They raised this infant as their own, named him John Black. As far as John knew Henry Black was his father and Rose Black was his mother. Within months with John, Henry and Rose were mesmerized, he learned quickly and was able to do the impossible at such a young age. He was speaking by 3 months and walking by 4. John was an exceptional child however he had a hard time with the other people in the village. The Black family's closest friends were the Huck family. Neither family were neither rich nor royals but they were to each other. The Black family ran the village cattle farm and the Huck family ran the blacksmith.
The families would celebrate everything together and would offer manpower when they needed it. Jim Huck and his wife Jade Huck had a daughter of their own,Samantha. Samantha and John were around the same age.
Henry wasnt proficient in smithing weapons but could make everyday items like horseshoes and nails as if it were his second nature. Jim wasn't great at plowing but could get cattle to go where he wanted with just a glance. As time has gone on John begins chores on the farm and Samantha started apprenticing at the blacksmith. Both John and Samantha were around 5 years of age. John quickly found the fastest methods for planting and herding and Sam could make straight nails. By the age of 6 John was able to use cattle to help plow and plant, Samantha was able to start making knives and cutlery.
Time kept progressing and John was still learning ever so quickly, but something was off about him. Samantha improved as well and started making advanced supplies such as sickles and hammers. Henry and Jim got together and started talking. "Don't you think it's about time for these kids to start learning other skills?" asked Henry. "Well Samantha has a long way to go but I think a break will do her some good." replied Jim. They started off with one day a week John went to Jim's blacksmith and Samantha went to Henry's farm.
Within a year John was able to make flawless supplies from pitchforks and scythes to straight nails and horseshoes. Samantha was able to plow, plant and herd. With Jim's help John had a beginner's forge out back of his home and Samantha had a garden. Henry and Jim met regularly to discuss the progress of each child and both agreed that John was able to excel past their expectations. Samantha was learning at a normal pace but had potential.
At 10 years of age they were travelling across the outskirts of town to work by themselves. It was around time of sunrise when they heard a deafening crack from the sky and John just stopped at his door and turned to Henry and said, "Something's wrong father." Henry looking at John confusingly and asked, "What do you mean?" "I don't know how to explain it but I can't sense Samantha anymore, It's like she vanished" stated John. "You're not making any sense boy." Henry stated confusingly. "I don't know how to explain it father." John exhaled and looked like he was concentrating, almost meditating. "I can feel Jim and Jade, I can feel all the cattle, i can feel the other 4 families in the area but Samantha is gone." John stated "Rose get dressed we are going to the Hucks." yelled Henry. They left and headed to the Hucks. Upon arrival Jim comes out and jokingly asks, "What did Samantha do this time?". "Well nothing Jim because we haven't seen her, we were thinking she was here." Henry stated. Jim's face sunk as he knew she left hours ago. "Jade, accompany Rose and John while Henry and I go talk." "Father, I want to come as well." John exclaimed adamantly. "Very well John, but you stay behind Jim and I."
As they set off Rose and Jade were discussing what was going on and could feel the panic in the air. "Henry, where do we start looking?" Jim asked frantically. "Along the trail to our house." claimed Henry. "No, head out of the village further to the west." John stated. "John, I understand you want to help but she would never stray towards the west." "Father, please trust me on this, I can feel something there." John pled. "Jim, we can't explain this right now but John is leading the way here." "He is a 10 year old boy Henry.". "Trust me on this Jim, I love Samantha as my own, we will find her.". John could sense the rise in panic and began searching for her. "There!" yelled John as he was pointing to a little cave. "I feel her in there but it's different" John stated. "Jim, let's go get her back." Henry exclaimed. "Wait!" John yelled. "There's something else in there, I don't know what but it feels dark." Jim and Henry grabbed pitchforks and started toward the cave cautiously. At the mouth of this little cave John could feel the fear that just hit his father and Jim. John looked up and saw a shadow silhouette with glowing, blood red eyes staring back at them. The mysterious thing hissed at them "Come closer, I'm hungry.".
Jim and Henry fell to the ground as their knees gave out. Jim started yelling, "Give me back my daughter, you monster." The monster let out a shrieking laugh, "Come and get her." John rushed to between Jim and his father, the mysterious thing locked eyes with him, "You feel similarly to someone I used to know", shrieked the creature. "Can't you talk little one", creature shrieked again. "John, get back!" Henry yelled. "Stay out of this!" the creature screamed at Henry. "John! Listen to me!" Henry yelled again. The creature shifted it's gave from John to Henry. John felt it and acted on instinct alone, the creature shot towards Henry with the intent to kill. John caught by the rage of about to lose his father jumped between them and let out a bellowing roar. The creature stopped dead in it's tracks, staring at John, "Impossible, you disappeared from existence." Jim looked over at John and couldn't believe what he saw. John was standing front of his father, protecting him, his left eye glowing red, giving off a terrifying aura. "I'm not dead, Aluzhar." John said in a deep, terrifying voice. "Master, you're alive. I'm sorry if I offended you, sir. Please forgive me, master." Aluzhar begged as he started bowing down. "This child wants the girl you have in there, Aluzhar." "Master, she's barely alive, but I will fetch her for you." Aluzhar scurried into the cave and came back with Samantha in his arms. "Give her to me, Aluzhar." John demonically stated. Aluzhar handed him the girl and bowed down again. "What now Master?" Aluzhar questioned. "Leave this realm now and go home, anyone finds out about me and I will hold you responsible.". "Yes, Master." Aluzhar quickly answered and disappeared into a dark mist.
John's left eye returned to his normal light brown color, his voice back to normal and his aura was gone. John felt drained and looked down in his arms to see Samantha. She was covered in blood, her clothes torn badly, and she was barely breathing. The mere sight of her was enough for John, he felt light headed and then nothing. John awoken at morning sunrise in his own bed. Confused he looks around and notices that his father and Jim were there. "What happened?" John asked. Both of them sat there looking at him mortified. Neither able to utter a word. "Where's Samantha, is she okay?" John asked. Still no response. John already confused, heads outside and sits on the ground and starts searching for Samantha. He can faintly feel her at her house, he sensed how little he can feel from her. He started running towards her, as he makes his way closer he starts getting the memories of what happened with that mysterious creature. He stopped in his tracks, fell to his knees and started to think he was insane, when the voice popped into his head, sounding exactly as John did the day before. "Who are you! Why can I hear you?" John started screaming mentally. "I am a part of you, I am your hate and rage." the voice said back. "My hate and rage? A part of me? What are you saying?" "I can't tell you but in time, I'll show you." the voice laughingly said.
"What about Samantha, John?" John began looking around confusingly trying to figure out where that voice came from. Then it hit John, Samantha was in trouble. John quickly got back to his feet and started running again. He was soon at the Huck's smithy. He ran inside to see Jade and his mother sitting on each side of Samantha. John began approaching Samantha, just to have Jade step in his path. "You need to leave, John" Jade yelled sternly. "You can help her, John" said the mysterious voice from earlier. John began looking around again, still no one in sight to put the voice to. "JOHN! I TOLD YOU TO LEAVE!" Jade screamed. "Mother, I can help her, please trust me." John pleaded to his mother. "You're no son of mine, you demon." Rose snapped. "You're my hate and rage, right?" John asked mentally. No answer came back. John feeling defeated and disowned began turning around, he heard. "I am not your hate and rage, I am your happiness and love." came that soft voice that John heard before. It clicked in John, the voice is mental as well. "How can we help her?" John asked the voice. "Get your hand on her heart and think of all the happy memories with her, think about why she became your best friend. Think about how you love her as a sister." the soft voice answered back. "I'm trusting you, if this fails, we won't get another chance." John claimed. In an instant John pivoted on his foot and darted just past Jade. Holding his hand out to place over her heart, he felt a stinging pain. John looked around to find that his mother grabbed his wrist and slapped him across the face. There it was, John's rage, his voice became demonic again and his left eye turned red. "Get out of my way, human." the voice claimed. Rose thinking it was exaggerated felt the aura pressuring her to her knees. "STOP IT!" John screamed mentally. "I'm your hate and rage remember. You gave into it so easily." the voice responded. John began concentrating on Samantha, his rage vanished, eyes returned to brown, voice back to normal. He stepped past his mother on the floor and placed his hand over Samantha's heart and concentrated. That's when he felt it, it was a pure light, warm, embracing, felt safe. "Open your eyes, John" the soft voice whispered. As John opened his eyes he right eye was glowing white with a gold tint. "Now push the light into her heart." the soft voice instructed. The light was almost blinding but he could see clearly, all her cuts were closing, her heartbeat was getting stronger. Her breathing was becoming more steady. With one sudden flash of light and it was gone. John stood over Samantha's healed body. She opened her eyes and saw John standing over her. John let off a smile and fell down. He looked at his mother and she was shocked. John then fell to the floor and passing out, but this time it was different. He was drained but he was able to talk with the voices he could hear.
"What are your names? Where'd you come from?" John questioned. "I am called Ampol. I come from the land of light" the soft voice replied. "I am known as Doren. I come from the land of darkness" the demonic voice replied. "How are we one person?" asked John. " We are still trying to figure that out ourselves, unfortunately we don't have the required resources to answer that right now." replied Ampol. "John, we need you to open your mind to us, let us share knowledge with you and you us." John felt a surge of knowledge, he just learned everything these 2 did from their lifetime in mere minutes. "Thank you, but its time to wake up now, John." Ampol stated. John opened his eyes to find he is back is his own bed. John climbs out of bed and heads towards his door. As he reaches the door, he tugs on it, it doesn't budge. John races over to his window to see that it has been sealed shut. He knew he was a prisoner. He sat down to think and all these ideas started popping into his head. John took the leg off his wooden bed frame and wrapped it in his blanket. Using the cushioned leg, he began tapping around the edges of the window pane. He found it, the weak spot in the glass. All he had to do now was wait. The people he once called parents had him imprisoned, sliding food under his door, telling everyone that he is ill and cannot take visitors. After what felt like weeks of waiting, it happened. With a loud crack, John awoken. As he sat up in bed, there was a flash of light. Slowly waiting, with the next crack, he grabbed the bed leg and smashed the glass. The sound completely muffled by the thunder. He quickly grabbed some clothes, threw them in a blanket and hopped out the window.
John walked around the farm, gathering horseshoes, nails, tools, anything metal he could use. He then began smithing, with new knowledge, he knew this blade would be special. John was finishing up the blade as the sun arose, he knew Henry would be coming out to start chores. He quickly gathers his things and heads down the familiar path to the Huck's smithy. As he approaches, he starts walking softer, sensing where everyone is. He found her, Samantha, outside at her garden. Quickly he walked over there and try to get her attention. She noticed him and started approaching John "You're not supposed to be here, My dad says you're a monster. You aren't a monster are you John?". "I don't know what I am Samantha, I just know I'm not welcome here anymore, I came to say goodbye." "You can't leave, John!" she yelled. John sensed it, he sensed Jim coming around the house, John ran, not looking back.
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