~
“Saydi?” Mom walked in.
Feeling guilty, I thrust the book behind my back. “In here.”
“Hi honey, did you have some supper?”
The book had me so enraptured I didn’t even notice the time, and somewhere along the way I had turned a light on. Creepy. “No, but I’m not hungry. I’m just going to go to my room.”
Mom sighed deeply. “I’m sorry for the way I acted yesterday.”
“Me too. Good night.”
“Good night,” she said quietly.
Flipping on my light, I laid down on my stomach and continued.
~ * ~
The gods discovered the spy while he was trying to take a specific Spirit Light, and in an effort to save his own life, he told them everything they needed to know, including which Spirit Light the demons were seeking. Knowing what the demons controlled, the gods had no choice but to attack. The war started.
~ * ~
The book continued to explain that all gods and all demons were recruited to fight, along with all the powers of the elements like earth, wind, fire, water, ice, etc.. Some brought with them mind reading, some the ability to change into other creatures, and some had the ability to transport themselves from one place to another. Others could will their powers to work just by closing their eyes. Though all had many powers, they only possessed one to three that were very strong—the ones they were known for.
Throughout the book, only two names of the gods were mentioned, and they were the most powerful of the war. Helios: His weapon of choice was the sun. Aeolus: He commanded the wind. They both intrigued me, probably because they were the only ones identified. Yet the thought of being able to control something your enemy couldn’t see, like the wind, sounded fun, especially with the explicit detail the book gave as to how they used the powers—their mind, hands and body movements were the key.
My eyes started getting weepy from exhaustion, but I couldn’t put it down.
The war continued for years and years and each side started to feel the effects, losing thousands and thousands of warriors. When the two thousandth year anniversary was upon them, it was looking dire for the gods. The demons began rejoicing in victory.
Aeolus, knowing the demons were also weak, had one last trick up his sleeve. With the help of an ally on the other side, he sent out the wind. It flowed through every inch of the demons’ realm looking for the Rondure, even though he knew that if he was caught, they could turn his wind on him and kill him.
Just as a demon discovered him, Aeolus found the Rondure and encased it in the wind, snapping it back to his realm. As quick as lightning, the leaders of the gods surrounded it. At first they tried to release the darkness and refill it with the Spirit Light, but it didn’t work. Next, though it saddened them to do it, because of the Spirit Lights that would be lost, they tried to destroy it. It was all in vain. Their only option was to seal and hide it.
There was only one paragraph on the last page and it gave me a shiver: “To seal such a thing, the size be right, it must hold thy truth and thy strength. Take not lightly this duty, for it is with only thy vessel we have chosen, that thy catacomb will reveal.”
Slowly I closed the book. It was amazing. Then amazing turned into exhaustion when I looked at the time. It was two in the morning!
~ * ~
The morning came quickly and I dragged myself to school without breakfast, though Mom tried to shove food in me. Despite that, the closer school got, the better I felt.
The first ones I saw were Angie and Norma. I smiled and waved, but neither saw me. They were so tied up in each other’s faces they weren’t noticing anybody. My legs moved faster and the closer I got, the louder they seemed.
“Hey!” I said, approaching them.
They both snapped their heads in my direction, then faced each other again without even a nod in acknowledgement.
“You keep your hands off!” Angie threw at Norma, poking her in the
“Saydi?” Mom walked in.
Feeling guilty, I thrust the book behind my back. “In here.”
“Hi honey, did you have some supper?”
The book had me so enraptured I didn’t even notice the time, and somewhere along the way I had turned a light on. Creepy. “No, but I’m not hungry. I’m just going to go to my room.”
Mom sighed deeply. “I’m sorry for the way I acted yesterday.”
“Me too. Good night.”
“Good night,” she said quietly.
Flipping on my light, I laid down on my stomach and continued.
~ * ~
The gods discovered the spy while he was trying to take a specific Spirit Light, and in an effort to save his own life, he told them everything they needed to know, including which Spirit Light the demons were seeking. Knowing what the demons controlled, the gods had no choice but to attack. The war started.
~ * ~
The book continued to explain that all gods and all demons were recruited to fight, along with all the powers of the elements like earth, wind, fire, water, ice, etc.. Some brought with them mind reading, some the ability to change into other creatures, and some had the ability to transport themselves from one place to another. Others could will their powers to work just by closing their eyes. Though all had many powers, they only possessed one to three that were very strong—the ones they were known for.
Throughout the book, only two names of the gods were mentioned, and they were the most powerful of the war. Helios: His weapon of choice was the sun. Aeolus: He commanded the wind. They both intrigued me, probably because they were the only ones identified. Yet the thought of being able to control something your enemy couldn’t see, like the wind, sounded fun, especially with the explicit detail the book gave as to how they used the powers—their mind, hands and body movements were the key.
My eyes started getting weepy from exhaustion, but I couldn’t put it down.
The war continued for years and years and each side started to feel the effects, losing thousands and thousands of warriors. When the two thousandth year anniversary was upon them, it was looking dire for the gods. The demons began rejoicing in victory.
Aeolus, knowing the demons were also weak, had one last trick up his sleeve. With the help of an ally on the other side, he sent out the wind. It flowed through every inch of the demons’ realm looking for the Rondure, even though he knew that if he was caught, they could turn his wind on him and kill him.
Just as a demon discovered him, Aeolus found the Rondure and encased it in the wind, snapping it back to his realm. As quick as lightning, the leaders of the gods surrounded it. At first they tried to release the darkness and refill it with the Spirit Light, but it didn’t work. Next, though it saddened them to do it, because of the Spirit Lights that would be lost, they tried to destroy it. It was all in vain. Their only option was to seal and hide it.
There was only one paragraph on the last page and it gave me a shiver: “To seal such a thing, the size be right, it must hold thy truth and thy strength. Take not lightly this duty, for it is with only thy vessel we have chosen, that thy catacomb will reveal.”
Slowly I closed the book. It was amazing. Then amazing turned into exhaustion when I looked at the time. It was two in the morning!
~ * ~
The morning came quickly and I dragged myself to school without breakfast, though Mom tried to shove food in me. Despite that, the closer school got, the better I felt.
The first ones I saw were Angie and Norma. I smiled and waved, but neither saw me. They were so tied up in each other’s faces they weren’t noticing anybody. My legs moved faster and the closer I got, the louder they seemed.
“Hey!” I said, approaching them.
They both snapped their heads in my direction, then faced each other again without even a nod in acknowledgement.
“You keep your hands off!” Angie threw at Norma, poking her in the
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