The Gift

[Pearldragon2662]

MIke sat straight up in bed, with beads of sweat rolling down his farmer tane skin. A piercing howel broke throught the calmness of the night waking all around for miles.
He slowly uncovered himsel of his wool blankets and ran a hand through his matted brown hair. sharply looking around his barren roomwith his soft green eyes he crawled out of bed and slowly walked to the window. It looked bright as day out for the middle of the night. Mike glanced up towards the sky.
"Full moon tonight." he said out loud. But this was no ordinary full moon. Mike's 16 year old body shuddered at the memorie of the last time it was like this. Ten years ago tonight he watched his whole life destroyed by the creature he dare not name. Ten years ago he lost his family.
"Tonight it has come back for you." An all too familiar voice came from behind him. Mike turned to see his mentor, and old middle aged blacksmith who has raised the boy after he found him wandering the woods the next day covered in blood.
Another howl, closer this time made mike jump. No it wasn't a wolf that killed his family but it was a wolf that found his family and his master to them. Mike's family were all wizards and were the most powerfull. All except Mike who still hadn't shwn a gift and was supposed to by the age of five. So when the creature arrived it passed over him as he were nothing.
"Why, has it returned? Idon't have any powers." sataed mike and the old blacksmith walked closer. Mike moved away from the window.
":But you do, and the creature knows it now. It won't be too long before it releases itself."
MIke stared. " How, I was supposed to have it years ago, and how do you know?"
The old blacksmith just smiled. " I will not tell you that. But how do you think I found you all those years ago? You have the most powerful gift of magic and your enemy just realised that and wants you dead before you know how to use it." He put and old scared hnd on Mikes shoulders. Scars from the hot labor of metal working
" What power could I possibile have to have to go through this again?" MIke alammed back.
"You'll find out soon enough, but you must leave tonight before it's too late."
"WHAT!!" Mike blarred out. "Are you crazy? That monster is out there and could be close by."
" You needn't worry about that. I put your sent elswere a bit farther from here. It won't find you tonight, but you must go far from here to the mountians of Ashelike with the mountian elves. They will keep you safe for the time being, and help you with your power. They know that you will be comming and you will not be alone along the way. Help will find you. And friends." With those words he produced a fine dark blue cloak, travel pack with food and walking staff. The staff was his father's, made of oak and cherry wood.
MIke regarded everything and now that he ws thinking of it had been feeling a bit of a stirring in him for the last few days. He quickly got dressed in his white shirt and ragged pants and wraped the cloak around him.
" The cloak will help hide your scent for a while but you must hurry before your power comes out. For when it does you will be a bright ball of light shinning in the darkness and you won't be able to hide out here till you reach the mountians. Even the evil cannot get throught there." Added the old man. With that last spoken mike gave his friend a finale hug.
"Thank you for everything you have done for me." The old man just smiled and Mike turned and with no glance back left the only family he knew and headed East to the mountians. Another howl pierced the night.


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[greywolf81471]

Good beginning. Can't wait to read more of it.