The infant coos and laughs, as his little hands reach out to grasp the smooth and soft index finger infront of him, the familiar smell of Lavenders fill the air, which seems to make him feel calm. His Mother on the other hand is trembling and murmurs in tongues as she receives another vision. She stares with lifeless eyes as she wonders, looking for a bright future for the young one in her arms. Her Brown eyes lit up as though she found good news, she stops her search and looks down to smile at the now sleeping infant in her arms and in a soft voice she whispers, "You will be a great man one day." , then smiles.
The Door bursts open introducing the warm Ray's of the morning sun, fragrances of other flowers and four tall strapping figures which stand before her peering down with stern eyes as if staring into her soul trying to read her inner thoughts. "My time is up little one, for I must now leave you", she said, in a sad, Solemn voice, The little one begins to wail, as he cries passionately as if indicating that his peace was disturbed. "The golden one is annoyed." spoke the first, "You have a fine young Lad, Hestia.I pray he receives his blessings soon." replied the second in a Joyful tone. "Now let us determine his Blessing and which of the relics favour him." spoke the fourth in a raspy but slow tone. The third man begins to speak as if he was saying an Encantation. The wind began to flow into the room slowly at first and then it began gusting through all the doors and windows of the tiny home, the little one stops his crying and begins to laugh as if being played with. The wind envelops him and the wind spirits begin to form from the wind and between the. was a golden little baby spirit which took the form of a Kitten
Everyone in the room looked at each other as if pleased, the Mother Smiled and said " As of this day the little one will be known as Aureus- meaning the Golden Wind. Now that we know his name we must now dep..", before she could have fininished her statement, she received a blow to the head from behind and was knocked out by one of the men and then he said " Don't hate me little one I'm just following my orders." , he then spoke to his kindred spirit and commanded it to take the little one to the local head Preist for he would be safer there. The spirit casted a sleeping spell on the infant and the place was burned to the ground after they sent the little one off.
The next day the Head Priest decided to take a stroll to see if the Villagers were doing okay, but to his surprise, the Villagers were there to meet him at the Village's Courtyard. The Villagers stood there arguing with faces of Disapproval and anger some were even scared, they all stated that the Forest Dryad was not doing her Job and that she Changed the Well's water, it was as though she cursed it. They all urged the Preist to go to the entrance of the spirit's Forest, where the Dryad resided and Purify the well. They also urged the Preist to use the Pylon to go there as it would prove much faster than walking. The Preist replied in a high and Mighty tone, " Don't worry my people, I will Purify your well at all costs and I will speak to the Dryad.", but deep down he was a bit terrified himself. He recently took on the role of head Preist at the young age of 21, due to his father dying from Old age, He was struggling to keep up the bravado and hurried to the Pylon where he Teleported.
Upon stepping down from the Forest's Entrance Pylon he began to break down into tears, but he then gathered up the courage as he stood in the grass field which spreaded as far as the eye can see, he was left in awe, as this was the first time he had been there. He then turned to the well and began his Encantation for the high level purification spell. As he was purifying the well outside the Forest and he saw a great cloud heading his way in haste, he began making Preparations as if he was getting ready for a fight, but he needed to focus on Purifying the well. As the Cloud got Closer to his Surprise it was a swarm of Wind Spirits, Carrying the little cat spirit and Aureus who were both fast asleep. The wind Spirit said in a Joyful, but soft tone, "I Bring you Good news, Head Preist Donavon Eclispesis, I am the spirit representing the Royal guard Mikhail who belongs to the wind Faction and I bring you the young one, born of the Elements, he has received his blessing, do raise him well.", Donavon was Dumbfounded, he thought to himself, "I can't raise him, I'm not worthy to be his father, what if I taught him wrong or my vile ways grow upon him." but nevertheless he made up his mind and took the child and Kitten, at that instant the well's purification was completed just in time as though it was fated to happen when he collected the infant.
He felt an immense Joy and couldn't keep himself from smiling, it was as though he received a blessing of his own, he looked down on the little one as he was fast asleep with a little smile showing its healthy little pink gums, "Please give me an Easy time baby Aureus." he said in a Joyful tone. The Head Preist then thanked the the Spirits and watched them return to the their respective homes. After a few moments, he then turned around slowly to return home and was greeted by a shadowy visage of a Woman, cloaked in shadows and shrouded in mystery, "TaKe CaRe Of HiM wElL." she croaked in a shaky and mysterious manner and then she chuckled and Disappeared. The Preist was angry and Confused, he had so many questions, he began to ponder and think, it was as though he was going mad, but he was stopped in his tracks by Aureus's wails, " Okay, okay, I got you little one dont cry. Are you hungry? , or perhaps u need a change of Diaper? or you want me to play with you?", Donovan said in a soft tone, but Aureus kept on wailing without ceasing, at the same time the cat Spirit woke up, he flew over Aureus's head and landed on it he then wagged its tail infront of his face and played with his blond baby hairs, "it's okay Little one, by the way my name is Lux, what's yours?" she asked in a questioning but soft tone, "Aureus, the little one's name is Aureus, and my name is Donavon his care taker." Replied Donavan. Lux mocked Donavon and then looked the other way, "You reek of bad habits and lies, Mister are you sure you can look after my other half ?" she asked in a teasing manner. "O..of course." Donavon replied in an embarrassed manner. Lux laughed and said "Your a funny Human but I like you, be our caretaker.", Donavon stuttered " W..where d..did this o..our come from?", Lux Laughed and then smiled at Donavon, Donavon smirked back, "DEAL!!" they both shouted then laughed. Aureus looked up with Curious eyes, as he wondered what just happened, the trio then leaves the well to go back to the Village.
when he got back the Villagers were gathered to meet him, " We heard the news from the Horses Mouth, the Winds told us. Is that the Driad's child ?", the Village Elder questioned, Donavon nodded in agreement, The Villagers watched in awe, it was as though Aureus and Lux were emanating a soft gold glow, " We have been blessed !!" The Villagers cried in Unison. Donavon got a signal from the Clergy indicating for him to come back. Donavon Let out an embarrassed chuckle and Told the Villagers he had to leave, a resounding " Huh" was heard as if indicating they wished to glance upon the little one a bit longer. Aureus cooed and laughed softly. The Villagers were left in awe.
Since Donavon was in a hurry he rushed back to the Pylon, touched it and thought of the Clergy's Compound Pylon and he Teleported. Upon reaching the Compound Donavon was met by the one of the Junior Preist David who was in training, he breifly filled him in on the mission at hand and Donavon gave Aureus and Lux to David and told him to keep them safe in his absence and he ran off. David was Confused as to why would the Head Preist give him a child to keep? , He wondered whose child it was and if The head Preist was the father as he was quite young. As David was deep in thought Aureus began to reach for David's Crest on his Shirt but Lux stopped his little fingers and began to play with him, " hey little one." ,David spoke softly "how are we today.", "We are doing quite fine." Lux replied in a mean manner and then turned her head the other way as if she was disgusted. David Sighed and then went to the Cafeteria. " I can't go on like this." he thought, " the head Preist is but a year older than me and he can do so much. He is a Prodigy, unlike myself." David thought to himself then sighed as he played with Aureus on his Lap. Lux felt sorry for David after hearing his thoughts and Consoled him, David smiled and then Continued to play with Aureus. The Preist Returned a few hours later and took back Custody of Aureus and Lux. Donavon then told David to go to the storage room and fetch him the Jewel crested box, David legrand soon returned five minutes after. Donavon sent out a Telepathic message to all the Clergy men within the vicinity for an emergency meeting a few moments later the Cafeteria was filled with twenty Eight other members with the exception of three others, who were on a mission.
"Fellow Preists and Preistesses, I have before The little one blessed by the Elements.", The members Applauded in a happy manner, he then said, " The Prophecy will be Fulfilled, the Little one has been given unto us by the Winds let us now train him up well, we shall now see if the Pendant accepts him." The Room goes Silent as David steps forward with the Jewel crested Box as all eyes are on him, he becomes nervous as he proceeds to Donavon. He then collects the box from David Says a Prayer and then Opens the Box, whereby a Pendant comes into view, He calls upon Lux to take the Pendant and pass it over Aureus, Lux happily flies over takes the Pendant in her two front Paws and Dangles it over Aureus.
Everyone Holds their breath as they Patiently wait to see if the Jewel will accept or Deny him, The Pendant begins to raise from Lux paws and the vision of a Woman appears, she walks over picks up Aureus in one hand and Lux in the other then she says, " I accept you, You are now tasked with a mission to find the other parts of the necklace which are the Clip, Hook, Chain and the other part of the Pendant, when he becomes of age, make sure you tell him, my beloved Spirit" and then she gives Aureus and Lux back to Donavon returns to the Pendant and then goes into Aureus's chest Which causes him to cry and then Aureus begins to glow brighter the room is filled with light and Aureus gains the power of healing, the light dies down and Aureus is still crying as though he is in pain, Donavon rocks him until he calms down and puts him to sleep. In that moment it was like everyone forgot to breathe, until someone faints in the room from suffocation, it was like they witnessed a miracle, they were all happy and decided to celebrate, Donavon Hold a the now sleeping Aureus close to his chest and put Lux to sit on his shoulder he takes them to his residence and places him to sleep on his bed and got something to eat for himself and Lux as they spent a few moments pondering on what had occurred.
A few years have passed and its Aureus's Seventh Birthday, Aureus was still sleeping in bed and Lux and Donavon were downstairs making Breakfast, " Go wake up the sleepy head, Lux, it's bad luck to sleep so late on one's birthday." Donavon said Jokingly, " You reek of lies." Lux replied, as she flies off to wake the sleeping Aureus. She draws a small magiks circle with her paws in the air and the wind slowly flows into the room and forms four mini tornadoes, "Wake up sleepy head!", she shouts. Before Aureus could respond he is raised from the bed and flung into the nearby heap of clean clothes in the corner, "I'm up, don't be like that, Luxie", replies Aureus in a joking manner, Lux covers her ears with her front paws in an embarrassing manner. let's go Donavon is waiting then she storms out the room, Aureus sighs and then dresses, he goes to the bathroom and washes his face as well as brushes his teeth and then rushed to where Donavon and Lux were, "You put on your clothes wrong Aureus." Donavon said in a stern manner, "I thought u were a big enough to dress yourself." Lux added in a joking manner, Aureus quickly fixed his clothes in an embarrassing manner and joined the Duo at the Table, " I'm hungry." Aureus said.
After having a hearty breakfast the trio step outside for a morning exercise and then they began to teach Aureus about History when they went backside inside. Lux began to talk in an ominous tone, " Once Upon a time, in the ancient land of Greece there was a Powerful Witch who sought nothing but to make people unhappy, she would go around causing trouble for others and was very disliked by the people, so..", Lux was interrupted by Donavon " I think you should say it in a more nicer tone, you are scaring the little one.", " My bad .", Lux replied. Lux and Donavon then Decided to do something else as tears were starting to well up in little Aureus's eyes. Lux began to tease Aureus about being a cry baby and being scared, but was then later consoled by Lux after she was scolded by Donavon, " I'm sorry Aureus, do you forgive me?", Aureus then nods in agreement and wiped his eyes. "So shall we go on to Magicks class?" Prodded Donavon, Lux looked at Donavon and then agreed. Lux Smiled and then did a Somersault in the air, " Let's do it, meow.", The Trio then tried to determine which Category of Magicks would Aureus Excel at and it was determined that he was quite versed in wind and also water factions.
Luckily Donavon was quite versed in three of the four types and Lux was versed in the wind Faction, " Aureus my boy your quite versed in the wind and Water factions, er I mean types of Magicks." Donavon said Objectively.
" Whats a facion Pa?" Aureus rebutted, " seems faction is a big word for you nevertheless. Well you see Aureus our Country Greece is divided into five Provinces each ruled by a member of the royal Family, our Province is the Northern Province known as Lunaria. We have five Factions or Magicks users which are Fire, Water, Earth, Air and the Ruler's factions, the first four are user who use the respective Magicks but the Ruler's Faction is someone who uses two or more types of magicks. Do you understand little one?", answered Donavon, "I do and why does everyone keep calling me little one?" questioned Aureus, "because it's a cute nickname and it's also your blessing.", said Donavon, " What's a Bless.?" questioned Aureus, "Well a blessing is a name that belongs to someone with a special calling and also one who possesses a spirit. for example yourself." said Donavon. Aureus's eyes lit up with excitement. " Cool!!" Aureus Shouted. Afterward Donavon and Lux Taught Aureus all about the Factions and Taught him his first incantations for both types. Just as Donavon was finished talking.
The Shadowy Visage of the Woman Shrouded in mystery Appeared once more, and she spoke in an ominous tone " I sEe YoU hAvE bEeN AcCePtEd bY tHe WiNd LiTtLe OnE, tHe nExT pEiCe YoU sEeK iS nEaRby. I LeAvE a PaRtInG gIfT." She Stretches out her hand which was filled with bruises and Scars as though she was about to shoot something at Aureus with her Finger tips, she was then intercepted by an enraged Lux and Donavon, "What do you want with the Little one?", Donavon asked angrily, "I jUsT wAnT tO be Re.." she was then interrupted by Lux who had completed an Encantation for high level wind spell, Dark Clouds formed and Blocked the Sun and the wind began to pick up. Voilent gusts of wind descended from above in waves one after the other and as soon as they were about to hit the the Woman she disappeared once more, Aureus was on his knees traumatized, it was the first time he had ever seen, Donavon or Lux so angry. Donavon rushes over to make sure that Aureus was okay and An enraged Lux aimed her attacks away from the ground, she calmed down after seeing Aureus Traumatized and flies over to console him. " I see a ruins to the.....east of here,.....then I see a glowing chain, it's as though its calling me and then my mind goes blank afterwards." said Aureus in a scared but confused manner. A minute later Aureus Faints from the Fatigue and is taken to rest. " I guess this was too much for him.", Donavon comments as he sits next to Aureus's bed watching him rest. " when he gets up let's tell him about the relic and the pendant in his body." , Donavon added, lux then nods in agreement.
A few hours Later, Aureus wakes up, to see a tired Donavon and Lux resting at his bed side and he is trying to process what had just happened and then a few moments later Lux wakes up and stretches, she then looks at the traumatized Aureus and Consoles him, she then tells him all about the relic and she even told him the message from the women in the Pendant, but Lux was careful and decided to leave the crucial parts out. afterwards Donavon gets up from resting and hugs both Aureus and Lux and he began to apologize for not doing anything. when the Shadow Woman appeared. " Have you told him Lux?", asked Donavon in a concerned manner. Lux nods, Now that we know where it is let's go and get it in the next two weeks. Aureus and Lux nodded in agreement and they all went to the kitchen to make lunch.
Lux and Donavon Prepared Aureus mentally for the Ruins and also taught him a few more incantations and spells from the wind and water factions. Two weeks have passed and It was the day of the exploration for the next Peice of the relic, Donavon Selected five of the best clergy men and departed with them, he also brought along Aureus, Lux and David, as they were nearing the swamp where the ruins were present they had a difficult time clearing a path of thick vegetation such as veins, thorns and other plants which were either poisonous on unwanted and as the entrance of the ruins was in sight David accidentally tripped over a teleportation pad and everyone was moved within the Ruins, The challenge now begins as Donavon was now thrown off track and all has plans has been thrown through the window, what will he do to keep everyone safe throughout the ruins filled with Traps?