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The Heathen

Aardae
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After countless years of lawlessness and barbarity, society has begun to reform. Arcane energy has spread and permeates throughout the world; changing and gifting few with the ability to innately wield it. The apocalypse caused the world to become completely devastated. Reshaping continents creating new oceans. Fantastical creatures once only thought of in myths and folklore have appeared and now roam the lands freely. The technology we know of has completely disappeared only few remnants of the past remain in the deepest ruins. Civilization has reached a medieval age in which although grimy isn’t completely filthy. Some archaic yet modern concepts still exist. People throughout the city-states fear the unknown. The few nomads and vagabonds who have somewhat adapted to the changed world have forgotten their ways in order to become accepted. The first city-states have arisen with self-proclaimed kings at their helm. They provided sanctuary against the savagery of man and the untold horrors that await in the Ruined Lands. The new faiths that crept into city-states heathenize and hunt down the people who wield arcane energy. Within the vagabonds and nomads who flock to the city-states seeking a safer life, few gifted recluses must masquerade themselves to avoid prosecution. A young girl born from a nomadic clan must rise from nothing to become one who can overcome all. Protecting those who she cherishes against prosecution for their mystic abilities. Seeking to explore the world and find foreign lands. (Note : Currently Releasing 3+ Chapters a Day)
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Chapter 1 - First Days

A young girl is born in a village surrounded by dense snow. The youthful cries ring through the tent she and her parents are residing in. Throughout the mother's attempts to comfort the child the cries don't stop. Eventually, over time the babies cry reside and she stares into her mother's eyes.

Audible joy is heard from both mother and father. That is until they notice the child's golden iris. The atmosphere suddenly dies and although there is still a smile over the parents faces a sense of dread permeates.

In this silence, the young girl's mind slowly drifts back into quiet darkness as she begins to sleep.

In the darkness, the baby can hear the sound of foreign tongues too archaic to be from her parents and far too broken. Rough noises are followed by silence then once again harsh noises. Although the tongue is strenuous the ears it has a natural and comfortable feeling to the young girl.

After an undeterminable length of the archaic language, the black haze slowly fades as she awakens to the sound of an argument outside the tent.

She only manages to make out the end of the argument as she hears a male voice almost yelling, "Brenna we are cannot keep her it is against our ways!". The very second the male voice ends the vibrant voice of a lady begins, "Aos is our daughter, we will not abandon her."

The loud noise of footsteps trudging through high snow is heard as they storm off, one towards the tent while the other in another direction.

A youthful and yet mature-faced female walks into the tent and forces a smile onto her face when she notices that the young girl, Aos, is awake.

The lady who had just been called Brenna walked towards the baby and after a brief pause decides to hum a beautiful hymn of their people as the young Aos returns to sleep.