Wednesday, December 22, 2004

   Tell me if ya like it!!
Ok, I'm working on a story, and I was kinda wondering what ya think of it. -Is talking to no one in particular-
Anyway, here it is, and if ya have any ideas at all as to where I could go with it, I'd be happy to hear them!! Ok, here it is...

Sometimes, I used to wish I was deaf. Why, you ask? Well, let me tell you a little about me first. I’m probably not what you think I am. I’m human, right? Well that’s where you’d be wrong. I’m an Inudracony. A what? An Inudracony; 1/3 dog, 1/3 dragon, and 1/3 horse. Weird, I know, but as I found out, there’s no point in wishing you were something else. I have a dog’s chest, front legs, and ears; dragon wings; and the rest of me is horse.I’m 17, well, in human years I am. I’m really about 275 years old. Anyway, back to my deaf wish…
When I was younger, everyone always told me to “change my stars”, “go after something bigger”, or, “follow your heart to achieve your dreams.” I got sick of hearing it, so I ran away. Bad choice. Really, really bad. I learned the hard way that running away from problems doesn’t solve them.
I went to a place in the Tytherian mountains. Oh yeah, I almost forgot, I don’t live on Earth. I live in a galaxy that’s not exactly a neighbor to yours. It’s called Andermisky, but I’l tell you more about it later.
The Tytherian mountains were about as far away from my home as you could possibly get without actually leaving the planet. No one new where I was going…actually, no one even knew I left for a good while.
The scenery was beautiful! It had just stopped raining when I got there and all the leaves were sparkling like they had flecks of gold on them. There was a river nearby that looked like it had a million sapphires in it. Makes you wonder how vampires can possibly live, huh?
Looking for places that might be even more beautiful, I flew up to the top of the mountain. Up there, it was even better. There was ice and snow everywhere, glittering like crazy. Not one single print in the snow could be seen anywhere. Not figuring a place like this could be dangerous, I pranced out into the middle of it all. That was the second, in a long line of mistakes I would soon make.
While I was being crazy, I spotted something glittering off a ways in the distance. Not like nothing else was glittering, but this glimmer caught my eye.
Rather than being white, it was red. I thought it might be some kind of jewel.
If you don’t mind, I need to share one last thing with you. I can morph into a human form. What’s cool is that it’s not just for a certain length of time! I’ve heard other races can only stay in human form for a little while. I can “be human” for as long as I want to!
My human form…well, it’s not totally human. I still have dog ears and dragon wings. But it’s the closest to human I’ll ever be.
I morphed into “human” form, and went to check it out. As I got closer, I realized it was a drop of blood with more leading in the direction I was now walking.
Following them, they grew in numbers and size. Figuring I’d find someone who needed help, I stepped up the pace a bit.
After walking a little further, I found the source of all the blood. He was laying on the ground, unconsious. I went over to him and shook his shoulder gently.
“Hey…” I whispered. Not expecting a response, I was surprised to see that he had opened his eyes just enough to tell they were a beautiful, deep blue.
He blinked a few times, and slipped into unconsiousness again. Sighing lightly, I tried to regain my sense of direction. I glanced up at the blue sun, and guessed that East was straight ahead.
Looking back down at the boy, I realized he had wings and dog ears, too, which would explain the blood drops and no footprints. His were a little hard to see, as they were white, and so was the snow. Ok, so the snow was red now, but the blood had gotten on his wings, too.
It didn’t take me long at all to pick him up. You wouldn’t think he’d have been light, but he was. I flew toward the East, looking for the valley where Anna’s house was.
Anna was a witch…and, she was human. No one knows how she got here. Heck, she won’t even tell me. She used to live in the same village I did, but she was banished when everyone found out she was human. I had liked her, though. She was kind enough to tell me where she went.
After arriving at her house, I saw that she was wandering around outside, admiring the frozen river and waterfall near her. She had always loved nature.
I landed behind her, as quietly as I could. Nevertheless, she knew I was there.
“Hello, Aya,” she said, without turning around.
“Hey,” I replied, “I know your probably busy, but do you think you help me?”
“Of course,” Anna said, turning to face me, “who’s your new friend?”
“Well…I don’t know.” I said, truthfully. “I found him up higher in the mountains. Do you think you could heal him?”
Anna stared at him for a bit before answering. If I had been stared at so intently, even if I was dead, I’d probably come back to life! However, I knew how she had to analyize everything before she started. It was “how all witches had to be,” as she would say.
She was only about 23, but to be honest, she sounded like a grandmother with her style of talking.
“Hmm…” she said, finally, “Yes, I can help him. Bring him in the house.”
I followed her inside and laid the boy down on a bed in the corner. I went to get another blanket for him, even though it wasn’t cold in the house.
Anna held her arms out in the air above him, muttering something in some foreign language. About 10 seconds later, he opened his eyes.
He looked around with a confused look on his face. Before I could explain anything, Anna said, “This is Aya. She found you in the mountains and brought you here to me. Your back and chest wounds are gone. Might I ask your name?”
He didn’t answer for a moment, still taking everything in. “Shainye…”
I smiled, relieved that he was ok.
Anna shooed me out the door, “We’ll leave you to rest.” She followed me out and closed the door.
“Running away?” She asked. It was scary how humans could do that. But, I only knew one human, so maybe it was just her.
I turned my gaze back to her house, “yes, I am.”
Anna laughed, and noticed my gaze. “He’ll be alright. My healing spells have only failed me once before…” Suddenly the laughter was gone from her eyes.
“…Thank you.” I mumbled, lowering my gaze.
She looked up and smiled a small smile, “No problem. That’s what friends are for, right?”
I returned the friendly gesture, “Yeah…” Knowing not to bring up the subject that had caused her pain for 3 years, I said nothing more.
“So why did you help him?” Anna asked.
I thought about that for a minute. “I…I really don’t know.”
Anna smiled, “Something tells me he will play an important part in your life.”
I gave her a quizzical look, “Are all humans like that? Or is it just you?”
She laughed, “No. In fact, there are hardly any humans like me any more. Everyone changed to technology. Magic was forgotten long ago.” Seeing the look on my face, she continued, “My family have been magicians for centuries.”
“Ah, I see,” I gazed out at the frozen waterfall, which was keeping up the reputation of the surrounding landscape by shimmering brightly.
“I have something to give you.” Anna said, walking toward the waterfall.
I followed, silently thinking to myself what could possibly be near there.
Anna walked around to the side of the massive iced structure. She raised her left hand and muttered something else. A red glow appeared from behind the ice and a opening appeared. She walked through, beckoning for me to follow.
I did, and walked with Anna into a hidden cave.
There was an orange glow about the place, eminating from floating orbs scattered about the room. I hadn’t noticed another opening further into the room. I followed Anna through it.
It was lit with the same orbs, except these were a strange shade of pink, casting eerie shadows on the walls. At the end of the short tunnel, there was another room.
This one wasn’t lit like the other had been. Instead, the room was dark, save for a blue light in the center. In the middle of the light, there was a long sword that had frost flowing off of it, like it would melt any second.
Anna strode over to it and picked it up, a strange barrier shattering as she did so. Walking back to me, she smiled and placed the sword in my hands. “I want you to have it.” She said, “There will be many perils in your future, and you need all the help you can get.”
I stared at the sword for a bit. It looked like it would freeze you hand right off, bot it was pleasently cool. I swung it a few times, and each time I did, a blue light would leave a shmmering trail for a few seconds before disappearing. “Thanks!” I said.
“No problem,” Anna replied, “The sheath is at my house. Come, and I’ll get it for you.”
I followed her out of the cave and back out into the sunlight. Anna waved her right arm, and the opening disappeared.
When we got back, Shainye was still asleep, so Anna told me to wait outside while she got the sheath. I only had to wait about a minute before Anna returned.
“Here,” she said, handing it to me.
It was pretty elaborate. Being made out of a strange black gem, as Anna told me, you’d think it would be heavy, but it was as light as a feather. It had lines of red and blue jewels down the side, and looked like it would’ve cost a pretty penny.
I slid the sword into it and tied it around my waist with some kind of fancy rope stuff Anna gave to me.
“I want you to take very good care of that,” Anna said, “It was Midonshi’s…I want you to have it.”
I stood there, astounded she would’ve given me something ike this, especially since it had been her husband’s.
Anna sighed and said, “I suppose we should go check on Shainye again?”
“Yeah,” I replied and, followed her inside.

Okey dokey, that's all I have so far...BTW, an Inudracony is just a random creature I thought up. Ok, ok, I had to come up with it fer science...(?!?) anyway, I'll be back later!! ^^
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