Book 1: The Storm Isles
Chapter 1: Flames (Fjord)
I woke up in a coat of soothing frost. I had been dreaming of The Dagger, a huge icicle that hung over the yawning mouth of the abyss called the Scarlshin’s jaws. Scarlshins were a huge, salamander-ish thing that were some of the most feared creatures on Zahrbrein, which the Ice clan and Fire clan dwelled. But Scarlshins had migrated to the legendary Storm Isles. But that had happened when the Fire clan attacked us. My name is Fjord.
Chapter 2: Icicle (Ember)
I sat in my house with a flame bouncing from each of my fingers. It was all so tranquil. Then, a shout came from the wall that surrounded us. I heard a crumbling sound and a huge icicle fell through the roof. Ice clan was attacking! I sprinted out to see a whirlwind of frost shrieking towards me. I summoned a small ball of fire and hurled it. I missed. A huge wall of fire roared up in front of me.
Ash, an adult, ran into the fray and the whirlwind of ice hurled him out.
I asked Colin, “What is happening?”
Then time seemed to stop as so much snow came down, and then Ice clan was gone. It was over.
Chapter 3: Runaway
I was glad to see my clan’s raid on Fire clan was over. I waited for my parents to come home. I waited. And waited. And waited. Hours passed. They never came. Then, Frost, my godfather, came in shaking his head. I knew before the first syllable. I was out the window in 2 seconds flat. And I was not coming back soon. Maybe ever.
Chapter 4: Exile (Ember)
I was sitting in my room brushing my hair, when I was interrupted by banging on the door. I heard the voice of Cole, a law enforcer.
“You are under arrest for treason,” he boomed.
I heard my parents argue, but it was no use. Cole wouldn’t budge. Then, my parents looked at each other and, to my horror, blew Cole out the door and into the wall across the street. Then, more and more law enforcers came and overpowered my parents.
“Mr. and Mrs. Therengine, you are SENTENCED TO DEATH!”
A law enforcer came forward, gave me a look of pity, and then everything went black.
Chapter 5: The Woods (Fjord)
I ran. What else could I do? My parents were dead, that awful Fire clan had killed them. I cried out in pain, anger, and sadness. Something skittered through the shadows. Then, a skathen leaped at me. I pulled out a dagger and pierced it with it. The 2 foot long spider like creature crumpled and blew away, the spirits controlling it fleeing. This was a dangerous place.
Chapter 6: Found You (Ember)
The forest was black and intimidating, especially at night. A twig snapped and I formed a small ball of light. A Gorblin flashed and a pteroden screeched at me. I chucked a ball of flame at it and it flew off. I walked until a clearing came into view. A ball of ice came screaming at me and I leapt into a bush.
An Ice Clan boy, about 11, stalked toward me, quarterstaff in hand.
“I… I surrender!” I said. “
You better,” He growled.
“Why are you here”? He asked.
“I was exiled,” I said. “Why are you here?”
“You killed my parents,” he said.
“I didn’t, my clan did,” I said.
“Yes, but you are part of the clan, so I will kill you,” he said.
“I- I’m an orphan, too,” I said.
Chapter 7: Lies (Fjord)
The girl’s response shocked me.
“Did they die in the attack?” I asked.
“No, they were killed by my own clan on unknown accounts,” she said.
“HUSH! There are people nearing,” I said.
“Ha! That kid never knew we actually killed his parents,” they said.
I stared in shock. That was general Flake! I jumped up, quarterstaff whirling. I then realized it was a squad. A blast of fire shot out from behind me, and a soldier fell to the ground. I leaped at the general and smashed his skull with my quarterstaff. The others ran away.
“Thanks,” I said.
“No problem,” she said. “Want to travel together?”
“Sure,” I said. Then, I saw two pine trees begin to glow. “A portal?” I asked. I ran and jumped through it.
Chapter 8: Scarlshins (Ember)
We were somewhere in the middle of a place I did not recognize. Fjord looked stunned. He looked at the mountains, which looked like lightning had carved them… KRAKOW!! THOOM!! A tall figure appeared with a sword that seemed to sizzle with electricity. Then, I saw a huge Lizard thing above him. Then, everything went black, like night had come, and a bolt of purple struck the figure and I saw a shadow sprint toward me. I shot flames and fjord shot ice, but the shape flipped and raised two hand scythes and they… folded up? Suddenly I knew we were in the storm isles…
To be continued…
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I woke up in a stone fortress, a boy standing over me. Hello, he said. I am Twilight.
