It was finally the day of the quest. Zonan and I went to the elders to pick the sword up. When we finally got there, the elder said, "I will repeat what I had told you before. You Zonan and the other two will go up the tip top of the mountain and give this sword to the old man up there. He is really old. There will be some dangers on the road. I'm sure you can push through them with these 3 here. Lucia. You will get your power sometime on the journey like your sister did. One never knows what the power is. Depending on how long it takes you to get there, it could take a year or 2 to get home." " I figured it would be that bad." I said. "Well. I want to bid you farewell and safe travels." said the elder. "Ahh. My head." I said. "My head had hurt pretty bad. Argh. My head is splitting!" I looked down and saw the feet I saw in my dream and looked up. Before I could see who it was I blacked out.
After about 2 or 3 hours. Lucia woke up. "Hmm...Ha...Ha.." I opened my eyes but didn't see anyone. I didn't even know where I was. I started freaking out. "Where the hell am I!" I said. Then Zonan walked in. "Thank god your awake Lucia! You know you gave us a scare. We almost lost you." "I don't know what happened. We were about to leave then I passed out." "No one really knows what happened to you Lucia. You were complaining about your head then not too long stopped breathing. We had to take turns resuscitating you." "Damn. I didn't think it was that bad. Where are we?" "Well after we brought you back, and knew you were going to be ok, we left for the quest. We are at the first village we had to pass. We are in an Inn for the night." "That explains why I didn't know where I was." "Yeah. So how are you feeling?" "A little better but still groggy." "Rest Lucia. I'm sure you will feel better tomorrow." "Wait Uncle. I need to ask you something. Who did I pass out if front of. Whose shoes did I see?" "Why is that important?" "Just tell me. Please." "OK Ok Alright breathe. Those feet were mine. You fell on my feet." "I thought so. That just means you are an important part of the quest. When I had the dream and it was explained to me, there were shoes I saw. I don't know what I saw them for but it must mean that they are an important part of the Quest." "I see. I hope I can help then." "OK I will let you get some rest." Zonan ruffled my hair. "Night uncle." "Night Zonan." I closed my eyes and slept soundly after that.
The Next morning, I woke up feeling refreshed. "Ahh. I feel so much better. like it never happened. I better go see what the others are doing." I went Next door to Zonan's Room and knocked on the door. (Knock Knock) "Its me Uncle." "Come on in Lucia." I walked in and sat on the couch. "How you feeling kid?" said Archer. "I feel great now. I feel like it never happened. So when are we leaving again?" "We'll leave in about an hour." said Zonan. "For now we are going to talk about what we are doing next." "OK then. What are we doing Next?" "Well we got about 3 more villages to pass before we actually get to the mountain we have to head up. We were wondering if we should stop at them depending on how far they are." "Well if we stop by too many, it will take us longer to get to the mountain. I would like to at least rest for the night when night comes. I'd rather it be on the road so we can just head out." "Yeah. I was thinking that too." said Uncle.
Finally an hour had passed and it was time to leave again. We headed out for the quest. As we were walking, I noticed some of these places looked familiar so I stopped. Uncle noticed and ran to me making sure I was ok. "You ok Lucia?" "Yeah. I'm fine." Even though I was shaking. "These places look familiar as in when I was kidnapped. I'll be fine. Lets just get out of here before someone finds us. And fast." "Ok Lucia. Calm down now. You shaking like a leaf right now." I took a deep breath and exhaled. "Ok. I'm fine now. Lets go." We walked on.
As we were walking, I felt a presence I have felt before when I was kidnapped. 'Shit they are here. I better warn the others.' I thought. "Uncle! You and the others need to cover your ears! Trust me!" We all covered our ears just in time for a certain sound weapon to distract. Luckily I was trained for something like this so I can fight back. Once the smoke was clear, so was the sound. I continued fighting and the others followed since they brought backup. "Uncle! Everyone! Be careful! They are not ordinary people!" "Got it. Thanks" So we fought them off till they retreated. We gathered up and made sure we were all ok. I just got a few scratches and bruises as well as the others. "Good we are all ok." Said Uncle. "Hey Lucia? Are there any more places nearby you have been before?" "I won't know until I see the area." "All right. Lets go everyone!" Said uncle.
So We walked on awhile and rested a few times. It was getting late so we stopped at the last village. "Ok guys. Lets find an inn to stay at for the night. Its good we didn't stay at the other Villages. It would take us forever." We finally found an inn and got 2 rooms. I went to me and Uncles room this time instead of buying 3 rooms. We got situated and started talking. "OK uncle. There is something I need to tell you. If I pass out soon don't worry about it. It would mean I am probably getting my powers. It happened to Neve as well when she got her power." "Thanks for warning me kid." "Sure no prob. I'm gonna sleep uncle. See you in the morning." "Night Lucia." So he went to sleep. Zonan was doing his exercises to help him sleep until he finally got tired and went to bed as well.
The next morning, everyone was fresh and ready to go. So we went ahead on out. Now that I am awake and its daytime this was the last place I remember. I think the other village was on the oposite side. "Hey guys. I remember this place. This is the place where the guy that trained me and gave me the dagger lived. Its ok he is safe. Lets go." They followed me outside the village we just left. "Here we are. Uncle you said you knew him?" "If its who I am thinking of yes." "Hey master?! You here? Smoker?" "Ow. Hold on kid. Be right there." Master came out and saw me Zonan and the others. "Oh its you again. Good to see your ok Lucia. I see you brought an old friend of mine with you." "Yeah. Zonan is my uncle." "Oh really? Well I'm glad you all are ok. What brings you to my humble home?" "We are actually on a Quest. Remember how I told you when I was younger I was the fox prince? Well I finally got my quest. I have to take a certain something to the top of the hill to an old man." "Ah. So you got to take the sword to the old man huh?" "How did you know what it was?" "I know things." "Well I don't have anything better to do. You need an extra guy? I could come along? Don't worry about money issue. I can't sleep in those damn hotels anyway." "I think an extra person would be good." Said Uncle. "You never know what could happen." "I would have said yes anyway." I said. "He helped me out. So I will help him out by giving him something to do." "Alright lets head out then." Said Uncle.
"How far are we to the beginning of the mountain to climb uncle?" I was getting tired since we have been walking awhile. "We are almost there. About 2 more hours then we will be there." "Damn!" I said. I was starting to feel something strange. Finally we made it to the beginning of the mountain. Once we stopped, I collapsed on the ground. "Lucia!" Said Master. "Its ok." Said Uncle. "He said not to worry about it. It is a fox prince thing. He may be getting his power." "When will he wake?" "That's the thing. We don't know." "It varies." "Well what should we do for now? We can't just stay here." said Master. Then he thought of something. "I have an Idea. Follow me guys." So everyone followed Master to a cave. "Here we are. We should be safe here and we aren't far from the entrance to the cave."
"Hey young man. I saw the dagger you gave my nephew. He carries that thing with him wherever he goes. Where in the hell did you get that?" "If I tell you I would have to kill you Zonan. I'm not kidding." Zonan looked around and saw his buddies looking at him. "I have to tell you something In your ear Smoker. No one else knows. Not even these guys." "Alright. What is it?" "I don't have much time to live left. That's why I thought it was good you to come on this Quest. I may or may not make it back. I know I can make it there. Not sure on the way back. I have at least a year an a half left." Whispered uncle. Smoker sighed. "Oh Zonan. I'll do my best alright?" "Thanks man." "Yeah. How is the village doing?" "Oh its doing ok as always. Remember when I told you I would ask my nephew if he would stay? He said he liked it so much he was going to bring his girlfriend with him. They will be 16 or 17 still. They would need someplace to stay. Especially when...Oh never mind. I will have him tell you." "Well I was thinking of moving back there myself. I'm tired of living in the same old place Isolated." "Awesome thanks man." "Yeah. I can give those kids a home." "Your a lifesaver." Alright. Lets get some rest ourselves while Lucia is still asleep." So Those two rested their eyes.