The adventures of the Copper Lotus

[justafan]

nice edition to your fan fic (have u read mine?)

[eduante]

yep. it's pretty good.

[eduante]

Chapter 4: Juorneymen
7 years later.....

Two people, a boy and a girl, the age of 14, sang and luaghed as they walked down the path. To many onlookers, they'd appear to be a couple, but to any celestial, this was nothing out of the ordinary. Celestials often kept a cheery mode, as long as they were out of harms way.
These two had a perticlular reason to be happy this day. They had reaced the age of 14, which in celestial society, premoted them to the rank of juorneymen, in which they were alowed to go out and see the wide world for what it was.
Though the boy, Theron of the bear clan, had reached the required age a few months ago, he had decided to wait, for the girl, Elkina of no clan inperticular, so the two could travel as a groupe. They were warned of a strange monster that lived outside their forest.
These monsters, or humens, as the elders called them, were tricky. Sometimes they were good. Sometimes they were bad. And sometimes, they cared only for matierial welth. They were odd creatures indeed.
Suddenly both of the celestrials stopped. They had reached the edge of the forest, and saw a strange sight. Land, treeless land. It went on for miles! As they scanned the feilds of green oceon, they spotted another strange sight. A grey cloud was coming up from the ground.
"What's that?" asked Elkina.
"I think it's some kind of smoke," replied Theron, with the same blank face.
"It's a little big to be smoke... Wait! Maby this is were clouds come from!"
Theron's eyes widened. "Then surely we should go see it up close. C'mon!"

Their excited run ended as they saw that it was indeed smoke, and it was coming from a burning village. Elkina drew her staff and began to lift rocks to hit into the heads of enemys. She like many celestial wemen, used speacial abilitys to move rocks. Theron had simpler styles.
He pulled out his blade, a 4-foot long sword, with inscriptions of his acient language. Theron could not read them though, for he was illiterate. Maby someday, Elkina would teach him. But now, the two charged into the village, to meet a sight of confusion.
Humens, fought with other humens. Celestials fought on occasion, but never destroyed houses, and usualy only fought one on one. But this was chaos.
Some shoot fire from their hands, while other, used rocks like Elkina. Becuase of this connection, they decided to help the rock weilders.
Theron rushed up to a man in red armor, and slashed. The man didn't have a chance as he fell to the ground. Two fire balls flew at him, but he nimbley dodged, and charged forward to clash swords with yet another red armored human.

Elkina luanched rock after rock at the fire weilders, each shot hitting home. Only when forced into close hand combat did she display a mastery of her staff.

Theron broke free of the fire weilder's parry, and in a flash of silver cut down the person. Another thrust a spear at him, but Theron cut it away and chaarged for yet another kill.

As Elkina broke free she charged after Theron not wanting to loose her teammate in the fight and found that following him was extreemly easy. His trail was littered with fire weilders.

Finaly, after the adrenaline rush was over, Theron awoke to see a crowd of people standing around him. "Your one hell of a fighter kid," said a man with slicked back hair. He seemed about 16, and his brown eyes seemed to show a wild personality lie behind.
"Wheres Elkina," he gasped as he realized he was out of breath.
"I'm here," she said as she moved threw the crowd, "C'mon, we got to go."
"Well you guys can stay at my place," pointed out the boy, "It's the least i could do for your help." Theron noticed the boy looking at Elkina with an odd look. It made him a little uncomfertable, for he knew the look.
From living with Elkina as long as he did, he couldn't help but noticed chnages in her physical form. To some it up, she was very gifted. He didn't like the thought of his friend being conned by the tricks of a scondrel.
"That'd be great," she said before Theron could reply.
"Fallow me," he luaghed, and too tired to complain, Theron slumped his head and fallowed.

[The Duke]

Silly human. He should know that if he messes with her he's gonna die. Nice addition to the story, I always love action.

[Teяa253]

hurray for action!
it's intersting...

~Toph~

[eduante]

thanks.

[Teяa253]

no problem. Any more chapters?

~Toph~

[justafan]

yea, i want to read more

[eduante]

Chapter 5: the scondrel's guild

Theron stretched as he awoke from his napp. He was well rested, and glad for the rest. He always semmed drained of power after rages like that. He took around the new inviorment.
A boy had tooken them back to his house after the fight. The house was nice and cozy, with warm wood floors a fire place, and plenty of comfertable furnature.
Why then, was he on edge? Then a luagh from the kitchen reminded him. He walked into the kitchen, which like the rest of the house had fine wood floors. The stove ran, and in the middle of the room was a table, which Elkina and the boy spoke now.
"Theron!" she said as she noticed him, "This guy's from Amaria!"
"What's that?" asked Theron, for he had never heard of such a thing before and had a feeling Elkina didn't either.
"It's a big city," replied the boy, "As big as your forest." Theron chuckled. Their was no way a human could build something as amazing as his home. How arrogent this boy was. Suddenly a thought dawned on Theron.
"Wait a minute," he said, "what's your name?"
It was the boy's turn to chuckle now. "I'm Arkander." He frowned at the celestial"s silence. "Haven't you heard of me?"
"Nope,"replied Theron.
"I can't say i have," apologized Elkina.
"Well, i happen to be the youngest member of the theive's guild concil," explained Arkander.
"You're a theif!?" yelled Theron drawing his sword. He turned to Elkina, but recieved a glare that could silence a dragon.
"Many who grow up on the streets are," shuddered Arkander, still shocked from Theron's quick reaction. If Elkina wasn't there, the honerable celestial might've cut him down without a single thought of regret.
"Tell us of the theive"s guild," asked Elkina to calm him.
"Well," he started, "It's actualy just a small part of the scondrel's guild. Everything from pirates to ninja are part of their ranks. Anyone who has.... questionable ideals."
"I think we should go," said Theron. He did not like this Arkander of the scondrel's guild.
"Calm yourself Theron," ordered Elkina, "He's helped us a lot. He diserves our gratitude, if not our respect." Theron nodded.
"So getting past that," Arkander continued, "we should figure out sleeping arangements. I only have two beds." He gave a look to Elkina that gave Theron disgust.
"That's alright, i'll sleep on the couch," said Theron quickly. Arkander grimached at his bad luck.
"Very well then,"

Outside the house, rain poored from the heavens. Few people stayed outside this night, even after their resent victory. Two of these few people, were Groten and Maredew.
The two watched Arkander's house waiting for the right moment to strike. Their master would not forgive mistakes,and the two never disapointed. Now they waited under their hooded roabs in the shadows of a grimey ally way.
"What of the other two?" asked Grotten in his grogely voice.
"They are simple complictions. They will fall with Arkander," chuckled the raspy voice of Maredew. They both began luaghing. How they loved a good assasination.

[justafan]

ya another fun read, a thief helping out your him out, will he regret it later

[The Duke]

Nice, I love assassinations (Assassin's Creed is awesome). Can't wait for that to blow up in the assassins' faces.

[eduante]

Actualy, for those who've read Drizzt, they're more like a mix between Artimis Enterni (not as good mind you), and those hawk/people from eragon. (not bird like mind you)

[Teяa253]

interesting...
is there some sort of connection to a piece of literature I haven't read?
(just wonderin')
~Katara~

[eduante]

just a bit

[Teяa253]

okie. just wondering.
~Mai~