In this world where shards contain the memories of the past, they also awaken the innate powers of people. This is the story of Kian, an orphan boy who lived in a small village in the countryside surrounded by lush green farm fields and a small but dangerous forest right beside.
Kian is a little boy of about 10 years with a combination of messy black hair, purple eyes and fair skin. He was of the
‘Never Giving Up’ attitude, no matter how many times he fell – he got up. He was respectable to everyone, especially to the ‘elder of orphanage’, the one who raised him to what he was now. There was also one person whom he greatly admired, ‘Captain Gerald’ the squad leader who was assigned with his squad for the security of this small village.
It was evening, near sunset Kian was out playing with his friends. Well he was not really playing, he was standing beside the Squad Training Ground and watching Captain Gerald train with the other squad members. Gerald was the person Kian was looking at, with a ‘wow’ look on his face. Gerald’s sword was wrapped in flames – a red orange flame brighter than anyone on the training ground.
Kian watched Captain Gerald train till the sunset. Once everyone had left and Captain Gerald was alone, Kian ran straight towards him.
“C…Captain Gerald, how do I become strong…How do I summon flames like you?
Gerald stood straight with his sword in the ground and both his hands on its hilt looking directly into Kian’s eyes.
“Every ten years shards fall from the sky. Those shards awaken your powers. When you get one you will become strong too.”
Kian’s eyes widened.
“Shards…?”
Gerald chuckled. “After all…ten years are almost over.
Your chance might come earlier than you think.”
Kian’s eyes sparkled with excitement and he ran back to the orphanage.
It was night when the elder came to tuck Kian in his bed. Kian, still excited, asked the elder.
“Elder…What are shards? Why do they fall from the sky?”
The elder looked at Kian with a gentle smile and put his hand on Kian's head.
“Curious as ever aren’t you…Shards are like pieces of glass that fall from the sky. They awaken the powers within you and also contain memories of a person who existed in the past. If your will is strong, they can grant you power and even knowledge from the past. You must also be strong enough to control them…else they may corrupt you.”
Elder then walked out of the room saying,
“Good Night.”
Kian, still thinking about the shards, closes his eyes and falls asleep.
“S..shards….”
In the cold morning climate, I could feel the cold gentle wind from the window over my face and the warmth of my blanket over my body. I could hear my friends’ voices calling me to play. I opened my eyes, everything looked hazy and I walked down still yawning and rubbing my eyes. As I walked out of the orphanage I could feel the warm sunlight falling on me.
Then I looked up.
The sky was clear blue with numerous clouds. But the second I blinked, everything changed.
The clouds were no longer soft and white, they looked like pieces of glass. The entire sky was shining with light leaking through the clouds.
Suddenly it started raining, but the raindrops were not normal. They were pieces of glass shaped like a raindrop. Most of the pieces were small like raindrops but very few were larger, almost like broken glass.
The sun rose with pieces of glass falling from the sky that were twinkling like stars and a beautiful rainbow formed right above the village.
The droplets fell on me, but they didn’t hurt. They weren’t hard like glass but instead they shattered into even smaller particles as they touched me and vanished into the air.
Just then -
*Zzzoookkk*
Something fell right in front of me. It was a piece of glass as tall as me. I could see through it but with a faint reflection of myself inside it.
Just as I looked into it,
my reflection began to burn.
The world around me began to blur, it was as if I was zooming into the piece of glass. Everything had turned pitch black. I couldn’t see anything, there was nothing to see. I was not standing on any surface nor was I floating around in silence.
Suddenly, flames surrounded me. They wrapped around my arm. I was shocked, but more terrified. The flames wrapping around my arm didn’t burn my skin but I could feel their heat on my skin.
Then -
*CRRAAACKKK*
As I looked, the endless pitch black scenery started getting cracks as if it was breaking into pieces like glass. With each crack a piece fell on the ground and turned into small particles like dust. The dust started circling around me.
They’re surrounding me…why?
As each piece fell I could see the real world through it and so did the dust circling around me increase.
I tried touching it. It started gathering on the right side of my neck. I could feel the particles gathering on my neck.
The scenery shattering…the dust gathering on my neck, my heart suddenly started beating faster.
What is happening…M-my body…It feels warmer. My vision feels blurry.
The darkness slowly disappeared and I was in the village.
I…I can’t…Stay awake…
I had no strength left and collapsed on the ground.
@Fairemont is the first chapter better now?
