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Dark Destiny

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Through the darkness, I thought I was alone...until I heard a voice calling to me.

"Azoth?" it called to me, the voice was unfamiliar but definitely that of a girl,

"Azoth? Azoth, wake up"

I tried to look for who was talking to me, but then I started to feel something shaking my entire body, I tried to see something, anything as to what this all meant, was it a warning...a vision of things to come? The dark haze cleared as a light shone upon my face, forcing me to wake up.

I opened my eyes and bolted upright in my bed, my breath was quick and my heart racing, I rested my head in my hands and slowly took a few deep, heavy breaths, as I felt my lungs fill with the fresh air from the open window next to me, I felt my heartbeat slow down and I began to relax, but then I realised something...

"When did I open the window?" I quietly asked myself

"You didn't Azoth" a voice from my room said before it's source stepped into my room holding a lit candle.

"Father" I said a little shocked as I turned to face him "you startled me"

"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to, you're Mother asked me to check on you before I went to sleep...she says you've been talking in your sleep, which you have been" He paused for a moment before asking me, "Is something the matter that we don't know about Son?" He sat on the end of my bed whilst he said that.

I thought about it for a few moments before looking at him and saying "No, I'm fine Father"

He nodded at me, I'm not sure he believed I was fine but he wanted to sleep as did I, so he stood up, ruffled my head fur and turned to leave and sleep himself "Goodnight Azoth...I'll speak with you in the morning hmm?"

"Okay Father, goodnight" I said as I laid my head back down onto my pillow, I didn't want to sleep, I wasn't really tired.

I lay there with the remnants of my dream, trying to stay awake until the morning but it was no use...eventually sleep took me, and I dozed off until the next morning.

I woke up in a slight daze as my Mother came in and drew the curtains to let the sunlight into my room, with the light glaring against my face I pulled the covers up over my head in an attempt to stay in bed a little while longer, I knew it wouldn't work, my Mother only ever lets me stay in bed in I'm sick or hurt, which at the moment I'm neither.

"Oohh come on Azoth, doing that isn't going to help you Mister!" She said to me in a rather authorative tone.

"Nnnnnggg" I groaned "Just a little longer" although I could already hear her tapping her foot pad impatiently

"Oh no no no Azzie, you are going to get up right now" she said as strictly as ever

I didn't like it when she called me 'Azzie' thought at this point I should try being cute, she always had a soft spot for cute things.

"Pweeeze can I stay in bed...just a little longer Mommy?" I said to her with eyes as wide as dinner plates and a pouty lip.

"Hmph, I don't think so, you might be adorable but you NEED to get up, today's very special for you...also did you really expect that cute routine to work on me, that might have worked when you were 9 but not anymore mister" she joked with me.

The reason today is important is that it's my 10th birthday, so my father will be taking me around town to find some work now that I am of age too.

"Although..." she continued "I can think of something that will still work on yooooouuu"

I had no more ideas on how to stay in bed, but I did have an idea on what she could use against me...and seeing as it's first thing in the morning and I haven't used the bathroom yet, it'll probably work this time.

"Ummm, you don't mean the ti-" I said before I was interrupted

She jumped on me and pinned me to the bed before saying to me with an evil little smirk "That's right..." she moved her hands to my sides "The TICKLE MONSTER"

She started tickling me on both sides and being pinned I couldn't do anything about it

"Hahhahaahahaahahaahaahaaha, heyyy stophah hahaha" I laughed " Mooom, please I hahah really need to peeeehehehehe" I managed to force out

She stopped for a minute "Are you going to listen and get your fluffy hide downstairs?"

I was trying to catch my breath, but said "Ok, ok I give in"

She moved herself off of me and leant down beside me "Good boy, I'll see you in a minute then" She gave me a kiss on the forehead before leaving my room, once she was gone I threw myself out of bed and but on some underwear and a shirt, then the pressure in my bladder reminded me to hurry up.

I went downstairs and was greeted by both my parents and the satisfying smell of breakfast being made in the next room, My father was reading the local newsletter, that was handed out daily by the Moon Forest Couriers, they were nice but...there was something about them that my father didn't trust.

"Good morning Azoth" My father said to me

"Morning Azoth" My mother brought in a pot of tea and set it on the table my father was at, "would you like a cup of tea Garrett dear?" she asked him

"I would love one, but not as much as I love you Kyrie" he replied.

I usually hated seeing adults display there affection, partly because I didn't understand it...but there's something about the love my parents have for each other and for me, that is rather nice, My mother is a beautiful Vixen who makes her living here as a tailor, the clothes she makes are wonderful and she wants to open her own store in the city of Tor Arcana, My father on the other hand is a wolf and makes his living as a Hunter, he sell what meat, hides and leather he doesn't use and also teaches people how to track and hunt themselves if they so ask, he has been teaching me to hunt since I was about 6.

The warm feeling in my heart from my parents was swiftly taken over by the pain in my bladder, so I went out to the back outhouse and went to pee, what a relief that was.

We had no back door, so if we had to use the bathroom we had to go out the front and follow the path at the side of our house, it's a slight pain and on more than one occasion have I not made it in time, at least this time I did.

When I arrived back inside my Mother had already set out breakfast on the table and had also set a box by the chair that I usually sit at.

"Well that was good timing mister, come and sit down" My mother said to me cheerily.

I did as I was told and the breakfast looked delicious and consisted of bacon, eggs, mushrooms and a few slices of brad and butter.

From the looks of things, me and my Father had the same portions but I usually got less.

"How come I've got so much this morning?" I asked

My father answered "Well, your 10 now, that means you can work and do more things, so you're mother thought she aught to give you an adult portion today, seeing as we've got a busy day planned for you."

I was exited as to what they had planned for me, so I dug into my breakfast and bolted upstairs to get everything ready.

My father finished his breakfast just as I had finished getting dressed and putting my boots on, he came upstairs and told me to go back in my room for a minute, I did as I was asked and he came in with something wrapped in a linen cloth.

"Look Azoth, you're 10 years old now so that means you can legally hunt in the wild, this was given to me when I was your age by my father and now I'm giving it to you, here take it." He said to me

I took the linen cloth wrapped gift and began to unfold it, what was inside made this already the best birthday for me, It was a bow and quiver set, it looked rather old but was well maintained and still usable.

"Thank you father" I said as I hugged him close "Could we go hunting later...please?"

He smiled at me "Hmmm, we'll see son, we'll see"

With that I put on my leather vest and headed downstairs with my father, as we went to leave we kissed my mother goodbye but she stopped me for a minute.

"Azoth, this is also for you" she said as she handed me a coin pouch "There's 200 groats in there, for you"

I smiled and gave her a hug and another kiss goodbye "Thanks Mother, goodbye"

As me and my father left the door, I had high hopes and determination that nothing was going to ruin this feeling.