• Chasing a dream from the start all turned out to be running from a nightmare for me…My name was Embrava, and as I glanced out across the golden plains I realized what troubles I had brought upon myself. I just realized all the treacherous things I would have to be brought onto before I finally made it to the kingdom of Rave. As I walk upon the golden grass and grain, I suddenly notice that it is not just plains, but also tentacles of some sort, camouflaged as they lay limp and golden in the grass. 200 miles from home sure was a long ways, but only 300 more miles until I may lay rest upon myself in paradise. I trudged through all of the golden tentacles and then came to a abrupt stop and stumbled over one of the tentacles grasping my leg, as I unsheathed my dagger and attempted a slice at its middle, a inch away from freedom another one grasps hold of my arm. Being at least 94degrees outside, and in leather cuirass and greaves made it feel as though 100degrees. As I struggle from their grasps I remember, I have another hand, looking around to make sure I would not be grabbed again, I pummeled my fist onto its upper half, then trudged my other foot on the tentacle on my foot. Finally free I sprinted through the fields and jumped upon a boulder, thinking of my escape to 300yards away into a cleared area, as I finally realized what I was going to do, I pranced off of the rock and onto a thickened tentacle sticking up. As soon as I hit that one I sprinted across all of the rest of the tentacles. Making my way to the clearing in utter exhaustion, I thought to myself forward into the kingdom.
    Finally past the tentacles I was well on my way, an hour until dusk, but I may consider to keep traveling in the midnight. Now I could not see three feet in front of me, but still happy for the cause I was away from my witch of a stepmother, my father was always mean to my mom although she was a delightful women. She should have had custody of me but my father made some of the worst lies about her and I got stuck with my father. My father always put me through hell, making me care to his every whim like I was his servant, but he gave me no appreciation. I was going to Rave to live with my mother, I had at least 400gold from doing odd jobs around my old tiny village. I had been saving for at least three months now, how long I had planned to leave.
    Thinking about the approximation of how long it would take me to get there, deep in thought I realized my eyes were extremely heavy, and I had not went to sleep or ate in three days. Suddenly find my self sprawled out upon the ground, sunlight seeping into my weary eyes. Suddenly realized what had happed, I started to search myself for any type of bites then noticing my arm was bleeding copious amounts. As I stare upon my bite I see something in the blood I look closer and see what I believed was mites, so I spit in my bites and wash the mites out with my spit. Carrying on to the kingdom, I see a pack of something in the distance, then I realize it was red wolves, craving for the blood of something, and the only thing near was me.
    Suddenly I notice them sprinting forward toward me, I sprinted in the opposite direction, I knew I could not outrun the wolves so I scrambled my mind to think of a way to get away from them, noticing a tree I practically sprinted up it. I was in the tree for maybe three seconds before the beasts caught up to me and started gnawing at the tree thinking they were able to cut it like a hatchet. At most an hour until the blood thirsty mongrels left me to myself, I knew I would most likely see more then those beasts I had already came upon. After the wolves I carried along merrily for the cause that I had seen things more foul and demented than red wolves. After I got through the forest I realized where I was, I was approximately 387 miles away from the Kingdom Of Rave, 413 miles away from my home village and hell. My father and stepmother would not go this far out of their way to find me and I of all people would know that.
    Finally I realized I was dehydrated and need food and water, So I take the nap sack off of my staff layed upon my shoulder and opened it looked inside and there it was, beautiful, beautiful food, I had stolen it all from my former so called mother and father. I pulled out a giant chicken leg and a canteen of water and guzzled it then practically swallowed the whole chicken leg. Now that I was healthy I resumed my traveling and soon afterwards I found myself approximatley100 miles from Rave.
    Dusk consumed the earth almost as fast as I consumed my chicken leg. I knew tonight would be a all-nighter so I carried on my journey to Rave. I hear a distinct crunching noise coming from behind me I twirl around just in time to see my best friend from the village with a sack on his back, his name was Mondaball.
    “What are you doing here!?” I asked. “I wanted to come with you, do you ever rest?” asked Mondaball. “Of course I rest, now be quiet, we must continue the journey” I explained. As we carried on in mournful silence suddenly I hear a hissing noise. “Mondaball, knock it off!” I exclaimed. “That’s not me.” Mondaball replied nearly silently. Looking at our feet I notice something massive slithering across the dirt ground. As I whisk out my dagger I notice Mondaball lying down, I stab the ground I see moving and hear a odd noise, I glance down and see a dead what appeared an anaconda. I picked up Mondaball and threw him over one of my broad shoulders and started sprinting through the dessert. About fifty miles away from Rave I ran all the way to the gate, filled with carvings of dragons. ”Let me in my friend is injured!” I screamed to one of the watch guards. In reply the gates slung open and I ran to the closest healer I could find. “Your friend looks as though he is severely injured by a anaconda, I can heal him for 100gil.”he said. (Gil is how the people of Rave say gold.)I handed the wise old healer the gold and sat next to Mondaball. After about two hours of the healer fiddling with Mondaball’s body Mondaball sat p and grasped me as hard as he could. “Thank you.” I said to the old man. I started off for my mothers house unknowingly where she lived. After hours of searching I finally found myself upon her doorstep, knocked on the door and there she was. Mondaball and I walked in and went to sleep. I was finally where I belonged, where I intended on staying and forever living happily ever after…
    An original story by Cody White or begriffsklarung…
    Copyright All Rights Reserved 07/08/2009