Chapter
15 – On My Way
Chapter 1 - Zedia
Three years had passed since
Diagus; the god of war attacked the Land of Ocracidia and took the
goddess Zedia captive.
Zedia was now imprisoned in the
darkest dungeon of the land of Goreloth; a dark, evil land formed
deep within the abyss. The key to which was hidden in the belly of
the evil beast of Goreloth.
Most of the houses in Ocracidia
had been burnt by thunder and lightning leaving only black, sooth
filled, half collapsed structures. But one building stood tall and
untouched amongst the ruins. It was the Temple of the goddess Zedia
- an enormous, gorgeous building decorated in red and gold precious
stones and interlaced with medium sized white and purple orchid
flowers. It stood firmly balanced on twelve tall purple and white
stony beams a stunning and compelling presence to all that entered
into or left the land of Ocracidia.
Most said the temple of Zedia
had been left untouched because Diagus wanted it to be the last
thing in the land that he destroyed; but others claimed that it was
because the power of Zedia still lived in the temple and was too
great for Diagus to overcome.
Diagus’ evil spirit soldiers
still paraded the land; they were dark, ferocious, shape changing
spirits which deceived anyone they could into captivity. They took
on forms both of humans and animal and sometimes even birds and
struck the people with terror and fright so much so, that the
people of Ocracidia hid underground and only came up to gather food
and water.
It was during such a time that
a young boy named Cezar emerged to secretly do some fishing. Cezar
loved being near the sea because he loved to fish. He had not been
allowed out since the land had been attacked because his parents
told him it was not safe for him to be. They warned him to stay
away from open land but on this day, his parents were away at a
meeting of the elders to discuss strategies to defeat Diagus, and
Cezar felt he would sneak away, do some fishing and return before
his parents got back.
Cezar was very careful to avoid
Diagus evil spirit soldiers; he stayed in the shadows but as he
approached the blue green sands of the shore, his fingers tingled
with excitement at being so close to the water. He glanced up at
the Temple of Zedia and was amazed by how alive the temple seemed
to be today. Cezar walked forward and touched one of the beams
holding the temple up; it felt warm and smooth.
The lower part of each beam had
the soft beautiful face of the goddess Zedia deeply etched into it.
Cezar stared at the face of Zedia; he felt an energy he couldn’t
explain pull him closer.
He had been to Zedia’s temple
many times, but today something was different and he couldn’t put
his finger on. He began to walk away from the temple when a strong
energy field surrounded him. Cezar looked back at the etched face
of Zedia.
The eyes of the carved face of
the goddess narrowed and blinked at him, a smile formed around the
mouth of the carved face and then the face signalled him in the
direction of the temple.
The face is
alive? It can't be! Cezar thought to
himself. He shook his head to get rid of the image before him. ‘I
must be imagining things.’ he said and blinked. The face smiled and
blinked back at him.
This time Cezar knew he was not
dreaming. The face motioned him towards the entrance of Zedia's
temple, again without speaking any words.
But Cezar had not been invited
to the Elders meeting which was taking place there and he wondered
how his father the high priest of the goddess Zedia would react if
he suddenly walked into the meeting. He knew his father would not
be happy; Cezar turned and began to walk away from the temple. He
had fishes to catch.
After taking only three steps a
warm, sweet, female voice stopped him.
‘ The temple
is the other way,’ the voice said.
Cezar immediately turned
towards the etched face but he saw no one. A few moments later, a
bright shining light appeared before him. It
15 – On My Way
Chapter 1 - Zedia
Three years had passed since
Diagus; the god of war attacked the Land of Ocracidia and took the
goddess Zedia captive.
Zedia was now imprisoned in the
darkest dungeon of the land of Goreloth; a dark, evil land formed
deep within the abyss. The key to which was hidden in the belly of
the evil beast of Goreloth.
Most of the houses in Ocracidia
had been burnt by thunder and lightning leaving only black, sooth
filled, half collapsed structures. But one building stood tall and
untouched amongst the ruins. It was the Temple of the goddess Zedia
- an enormous, gorgeous building decorated in red and gold precious
stones and interlaced with medium sized white and purple orchid
flowers. It stood firmly balanced on twelve tall purple and white
stony beams a stunning and compelling presence to all that entered
into or left the land of Ocracidia.
Most said the temple of Zedia
had been left untouched because Diagus wanted it to be the last
thing in the land that he destroyed; but others claimed that it was
because the power of Zedia still lived in the temple and was too
great for Diagus to overcome.
Diagus’ evil spirit soldiers
still paraded the land; they were dark, ferocious, shape changing
spirits which deceived anyone they could into captivity. They took
on forms both of humans and animal and sometimes even birds and
struck the people with terror and fright so much so, that the
people of Ocracidia hid underground and only came up to gather food
and water.
It was during such a time that
a young boy named Cezar emerged to secretly do some fishing. Cezar
loved being near the sea because he loved to fish. He had not been
allowed out since the land had been attacked because his parents
told him it was not safe for him to be. They warned him to stay
away from open land but on this day, his parents were away at a
meeting of the elders to discuss strategies to defeat Diagus, and
Cezar felt he would sneak away, do some fishing and return before
his parents got back.
Cezar was very careful to avoid
Diagus evil spirit soldiers; he stayed in the shadows but as he
approached the blue green sands of the shore, his fingers tingled
with excitement at being so close to the water. He glanced up at
the Temple of Zedia and was amazed by how alive the temple seemed
to be today. Cezar walked forward and touched one of the beams
holding the temple up; it felt warm and smooth.
The lower part of each beam had
the soft beautiful face of the goddess Zedia deeply etched into it.
Cezar stared at the face of Zedia; he felt an energy he couldn’t
explain pull him closer.
He had been to Zedia’s temple
many times, but today something was different and he couldn’t put
his finger on. He began to walk away from the temple when a strong
energy field surrounded him. Cezar looked back at the etched face
of Zedia.
The eyes of the carved face of
the goddess narrowed and blinked at him, a smile formed around the
mouth of the carved face and then the face signalled him in the
direction of the temple.
The face is
alive? It can't be! Cezar thought to
himself. He shook his head to get rid of the image before him. ‘I
must be imagining things.’ he said and blinked. The face smiled and
blinked back at him.
This time Cezar knew he was not
dreaming. The face motioned him towards the entrance of Zedia's
temple, again without speaking any words.
But Cezar had not been invited
to the Elders meeting which was taking place there and he wondered
how his father the high priest of the goddess Zedia would react if
he suddenly walked into the meeting. He knew his father would not
be happy; Cezar turned and began to walk away from the temple. He
had fishes to catch.
After taking only three steps a
warm, sweet, female voice stopped him.
‘ The temple
is the other way,’ the voice said.
Cezar immediately turned
towards the etched face but he saw no one. A few moments later, a
bright shining light appeared before him. It
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