He stretched and looked around the teepee tent he was in. It wasn't his home but in the witch doctors teepee.
Which was a creepy as there was a whole bunch of dead things that were hard to look at.
He walked out of it going to where the villiage chiefs home was located.
The tribe was situated on a large forest mountain. There wasn't much issues they had other than food and winter seasons. Their population wasn't big as only about 200 people lived there. It was called mount kulu.
He walked to a bigger tent where he knew he could find the villiage chief at.
But on his way he saw a girl that he recognized she was the same age as him and their realationship wasn't very good. He wondered if it was because he told his older brother the crush she had on him. Her name was Lucy if he remembered correctly.
She was blocking his path. Obviously she was looking to make trouble of some sort.
"Hey kid move it. I have important business."He made a shooing gesture with his hand.
"Hah, how can you forget about the bet we made at the Souls of old ceremony."
"Bet?"
"Yes, it seems like you've forgotten or is just choosing not to remeber. Let me remind you about the iron slingshot your brother got you."
"Oh yeah." He didn't remeber but acted like he did.
"I won fair and square. It was your slingshot for my older sisters to give you a kiss." He forgot that this kid also had a crush
"How exactly did you win?" He thought this might be able to tell him about how he got memories of a previous life.
"You got the farthest but fainted while I stayed conscious." How can he get swindled by a child.
"Did you go farther?"
"No. But I lasted longer."
"Than we both tie. Now move I got somewhere to go." I stuck out my tongue just like how my Andrew did to me.
But this got Lucy mad as she stopped off. Yelling liar.
He walked into the big tent that the village chief was in.
Lucien saw a big man about 2 meters with a animals pelt on top of his head. His body was covered in tattoo while he held a staff.
He had a friendly face though.
"Lucein your here, how are you feeling?" He greeted me like he would a son. I mean he was his father."
"I'm feeling better , Chief."
"That's great to hear my boy. Hahaha, I heard Nana's daughter yelling from here. Did you do something?"
"Eh, she was bothering me saying that she won the bet or something" the chief laughed.
"Ok, now for why I called you. All the other kids that's gone through the Souls of old ceremony have already been told that they'll be taught what to expect when you awaken. So starting tomorrow you'll be going to classes and can't be hanging out with you Uncle anymore." He had a hand on his shoulder when he said the last part.
"Ok, got it." Lucien turned and left excitedly.
When Lucien left the chief put a hand on his forehead and thought.
'How could Bran tell him to ask for a kiss from almost all of Nana's older daughters.'
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Leaving the tent Lucien thought. So that was my father, huh. It felt nice having someone care about me. He had a father in his previous life but he died working in a construction accident. Leaving his mother alone to grief.
But now he had something to look forward to. Also he was extremely exited about magic and if it was like those stories and book. Now that he thought about it were there dragons and other mythical creatures?
This was a small tribe that didn't go out unless to hunt or trade. He's been raised in this mountain for all of Lucien life. All he knew was there was a river trade where boats dock their ships and traveler come by west of the mountain but that took a few days to walk to.
In fact that was where his older brother got him the sling shot. He went towards to the house he lived in. It was only Lucien, Andrew, and Uncle Bran.
Uncle Bran normally wasn't in the tribe and Father had Chief duties to fufill so it was only him and his older brother living here but even his older brother spent the majority of his time from what he could see at the river trade.
He was only back because of the Souls of old ceremony. Which he had no recollection of.
This body felt like how he did before he got put in the hospital. But this world was fresher and had a better feeling. He ran towards the house and grabbed the iron slingshot and a bag of pebblesfrom his room.
This was one of his most prized possessions from his memories. He wanted to test it out. As from Lucien's memories he was extremely proficient at using it.
Now that he looked at the sling shot more closely. The grip reminded him of a sword handle and he wondered if it was one just having its hilt bent into a U.
The tribe used bows and spears so having a sling shot was very good for him.
He saw a bird that had its was perched up on the tree. It's size looked eatable. He wondered if he would have ever had thoughts of eating something like a bird when he was in his previous life.
He aimed at the bird perched up as it didn't seem like it cared that there was a small boy pointing a sling shot at it.
Swoosh
The pebble flew through the air not hitting the bird but spooking it. Flying away.
'What a bad shot' he thought but laughed.
He tried again and again until it got darker. He wasn't able to hit the birds once.
Normally at this time there was a huge fire in there was a huge fire in the middle of the tribe. The hunters that included his brothers came back. With a bear and a blue horned dear.
When he ran over I asked " woah what is this colorful deer?"
"Lucien where have you been the whole day? I didn't see you when I got back until now. Anways, this is a magic animal." Lucien had no idea what one was but from the word magic it must taste good. It got his stomach hungry as he hasn't eaten anything since he woken up.His unfruitful hunt for birds also.
Andrew seeing Lucien face knew what he was thinking.
"You look hungry but to bad you got to share with everyone in the village." He said as he looked at more people coming to the tribe center.
Seeing so many people come he knew that he wasn't gonna get a full plate of magic meat.
But at least he would be able to eat some bear meat too. The bear was called a Berry Bear and he heard it tasted great.
When Lucien was eating he sat at a remote corner out of this bodies habit enjoying the meal that was cooked.
A few minutes later Nana the mother of Lucy came to sit next to him to eat. So did her daughters. Also her husband.
Nana was sort of like a mother figure for Lucien since Andrews mother died giving birth to him. He from what he could notice was also a loner only having his brother, Uncle bran, Nana, Tom who was her husband. Who were the only ones he was close to.
He could sense Lucy's glare. Probably because I didn't give her the slingshot.
He looked at the other 3 daughter. Who were bueatiful just like from his memories. The oldest one was his brother age. While the second oldest one which was 18 years old was stunning in his eyes. Which caused his mouth to agape.
This caused them to look at him. Uncle Tom chuckled.
"Are my daughters that beautiful Lucien?"
"Most definitely." He said with a thumbs up.
Uncle Tom was a teacher for his education.
"We'll let's celebrate yours and Lucy's graduation." Just when he was about to raise up his cup of alcohol that Lucien could smell.
Someone came to get him.
"Tom there is a elders meeting. All the oldest member of the tribe need to come to it."
He kissed his wife goodbye and left. This was when Andrew came. This caused Lucy to hide behind her mother.
Andrew waved to Lucy and Nana's daughters.
The oldest one got up and hugged him. They seemed to be in a realationship.
"Lucien come you also need to be there." It was probably because I was the chieftains son. So he got up and followed his brother. After quickly finishing his food.
They went towards the tent that he was talking to his father at the end of the day. But this time it was full of the village older members.
They smiled at Andrew as he walked in. But most just ignored Lucien.
Lucien knew that a lot of the tribesmen didn't think fondly of him as he was adopted out of the tribe. He has no blood ties to them but he was raised by them.
Lucien knew this was probably why he mad trouble around the tribe. Because he would probably be ignored by them if he didn't.
Whatever, now he didn't care about them. Except the people that raised him. He was grateful to them and didn't feel a ounce of hate for them. In fact what was going through his head was more about magic and what to expect tomorrow.
They sat down behind the chieftain that was sitting in the front facing the rest of the elders.
"I'm glad everyone's here."
"Why have you gathered us here today?" One of the newer elder said, he was probably looking forward to eating the magic deer and berry bear meat.
"I interrupted your guys meeting to consult to you about a conflict that's happening between a empire to the west and a empire to the east."
"This is a problem for us as the trader at the river trade had information about how we'll be wrapped up in the ensuring conflicted between the two empires."
"What does this battle have to do with us?" The newer elder said.
"The River trade to the east has a lot of stream that connect to and from north and west. And since we're in between the two empires they'll likely use us as some sort of base of operation or eradicate us if we don't cooperate."
Lucien hearing the word eradicate found it foreign as he never had to worry about this type of thing in both his lives.
"The bigger issue is we'll have to pick a side most likely and become enemies with the one we didn't pick."
Thinking about this Lucien thought of something.
"Why don't we just move to somewhere that won't get intercepted by one of the empires."
When he started talking Lucien was being scowled at and remarks were made about him.
"Of course the one that doesn't have blood ties says this."
"This has been our ancestors land for hundreds of years. How could we leave it."
The chieftain hearing their remarks sighed " That would be a good plan but winter is coming and our crops and ration only have enough to sustain us for the winter. They'll get burned through during transportation of 200 individuals. Besides best case scenario we have a year."
Lucien stopped talking after that feeling dejected that he couldn't help.
Andrew patted him on the shoulder.
"Want to go to the river trade with me in 3 days?" Lucien's eyes lit up. He's only been to the river trade once. Him getting to go marked a important event in his life.
"Yes, of course."