Legacy 03
#3 of Legacy of Treshter Pack
My name is Ranshi. I am a lycan pure-blood and a priestess. I stand 7' even and I maintain a fit slender poster. My fur is pure white save for an odd tuft of crimson under my left cheek bone. This I keep hidden by cutting it short. The rest of my fur I keep long. Now, this may not be my story, but I do have my place in it. Tomorrow we cross the red sea to find the back door to Odin's palace, yet, I find it would be unfair to our guest if we where to leave him/her in such a state of confusion. Perhaps it is my turn to tell the tale. That is, what I can remember of it.
When I got up each and every morning, even before I would groom myself I would look at a special alignment of crystals I had assembled during my training. This assembly could foretell the possible future more accurately than anything else ever dreamed. Each crystal represented a fate, a hero, or a tragedy, and by simple understanding how each touch, each bump, or even an orbit of crystals related to the current world, anyone could tell the future. Each morning I would look, from three distinctive points of view. Each morning, with barely ever the slightest change in appearance. But this morning was different. This morning, as a turned to step away, it changed, rapidly. As if an earthquake had struck it. Assessing it carefully, I had begun to think it had simply shattered, it's time run out, and yet ... as I cocked my head ever so slightly to the right, I saw words in it. None save the great wizard Merlin had ever seen text in the crystals, I was almost to astonished to read! But my eye's missed nothing as the crystals began to continue their collapse.
The Lycan Eye Move's To The Claw And A Hero Is Of His
Track When Full Next Moon Dusk Finds Foes Ice Be Come
Together Fast Priestess Fast To Aid Dark Light Dangers Is
Many Go Now Tell None Bring All Tools For War Long Is
Great Quest Of This Generation Fast Fast Dark Light Hero
At the time, I truly did not understand what this all meant, but I did know that I had to find this hero, and in a hurry, for the next full moon was in three days. After packing, I started down the hall to tell my Queen that I would be away for a while, but she met me in the hall instead. "My Queen, I ..."
"Shhh, I know. My power had shown me some time ago, and I will go with you as far as the kingdoms borders. Then you must go alone. Now tell me, what did your crystal say," Ranshi: " But it told/" "I know, I know. But I also know that you don't understand it, and that is why I'm here."
Having mentioned my queen is sin enough, if you think I am to describe this woman, you must ... oh what's the term ... barking up the, tree? Keth: "That's "barking up the wrong tree" Oh, yes, thank you. But to continue the story, we spent the meager trip discussing what the text could possibly mean.
The Lycan Eye would be a piece, be it an item or a person. The Claw could mean anything, so we gave up on that. A Hero Is Of His Track, it seems I misread this part; A Hero Is OFF His Track, a statement declaring that this said hero would need a guide of some sort. When the queen informed me off the 4 hero detail, my heart sank. It could be any one if not all of them. When Full Next Moon is the time limit I had to find them, at least I figured that much out. Dusk Finds Foes Ice just didn't make sense at all, nor did Be Come Together. But my queen had an idea that might. Dusk Finds Foes Ice Be Come Together would mean that enemies will be frozen together. Fast Priestess Fast To Aid is just hurry up and help, but Dark Light? Dangers Is Many, it will be dangerous. Go Now Tell None, exactly what it sounds like. Bring All Tools For War Long, grab anything I think I might need because this battle will be a long one. Is Great Quest Of This Generation, any questions there? Fast Fast, hurry hurry. Dark Light Hero, was it trying to tell us that this "Dark Light" is the Hero? There was no way to be sure.
So far, the translation was as such: The "Lycan Eye" move's to "The Claw" and the "Hero(s)" has(have) lost His/Her/Their way. When the next full-moon rises, foes will be frozen together. I must hurry to assist this "Dark Light" and be careful of many dangers on my journey. Don't tell anyone about this message. Bring supplies for a long quest, because this is the big one. Fast Fast Dark Light Hero still confuses me. But I imagine I will be shone the answers.
When we reached the borderlands, she gave me an odd necklace, adorned with garnet, emerald, alexandrite, ruby, and sapphire gemstones. It also had a small sapphire crystal hanging from the front end. "This will help and protect you on your journey. I can no longer guide you as I have in the past. I know this will be difficult, but ... you are high priestess no longer, as a high priestess would never be aloud out side these lands. Remember always that although you would be considered an outsider and a threat from now on, you will never be shunned from your home. Now go, you have a world to save."
I was shocked. To hear those words coming from ... her. Even as the carriage guard led me out, pointing me in the direction I would travel, I found myself speechless. It had been an hour or so after watching her leave me that I came close enough to reality to move onward, only to break down crying 5 minutes latter. I spent my first night alone, crying myself to sleep on the side of the road. Fortune have it, anyone with experience as a high ... anything, non-combat, could get over almost everything overnight. This would take considerably longer, but I found it bearable by morning. At the end of the old road, a tavern could be found. (a good tavern mind you, not one of those rag tag drunk fest bars with rooms) The owner seemed to know I was coming and already had a meal set out, even offered some proper clothing. I spent half the day just chatting with one of the maids. (By which I discovered just how secluded a life I had lived. Most of this conversation was survival tips, ...... and normality topics (behavior and other expectations)) The back of the tavern housed a warp circle. By this was I to find my destination, but what to go on? To late I realized just what the sapphire crystal had been, as the spell began of its own accord. It was one of the power crystals from my own alignment of fates. Ready or not, I would be near soon.
The warp spell removes you from the world for a day as part of the payment for the service of such a divine magic. I found myself standing in the snow, it was freezing, and I still had on my night gown. Much to my relief, the maid had grabbed my supplies, and sent them through. Some how, transport of simple inventory gets an hour discount in the chronological pay system. Getting myself properly dressed for the surrounding environment got me to thinking about where I was. I knew I was somewhere cold this time of year, summer, so the centerfold wasn't it. Oak trees where present, that meant I was in the northern lands. Snowshoe rabbit running around in the ..., that is one big rabb...... great... Norse lands, meaning vikings and barbarians. It took me a minute to realize the temporal implication of the location, but that also meant I lost a day on the lunar cycle. I had to find the hero by nightfall. Judging from the shadows, I would guess that gave me about 3 hours. One can only imagine the panic I felt, but, yet again, fate put what I needed in my lap. I headed strait for the smoke.
This is the first story I have ever created with the intent of sharing, and to be honest, my second story beyond idealism (getting the plot on paper and stopping there...). As this is part three on a piece in progress, ideas, comments, any form of response would be appreciated. Constructive criticism is a plus as any good writer would tell you. If you like it, tell your friends (print it if you don't admit to viewing this site), if not, ...