AFL Part 1 Chapter.1

A Forgotten Light

By Bellawho1

Part. 1

Chapter 1

Bodyguard

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“Looks like a new moon tonight huh Hass-sissy?” I said to my big sister figure who stood a few feet away from my right.

“It sure dose Karin, but I am glad I got your eye site to count on.” She said with a grin.

I have known Hasper Lynn Stone for 5 years now; she was the niece of my foster parents Tom and Estel Moor. She was one of the people who I could look up to no matter what. She was my big sister. As I glanced in her direction I saw her long dark blue hair that she kept pulled back in a high ponytail most of the time blowing in a light breeze. Her eyes almost matching her hair color reflect a bit of the dim fire that was about six feet away from her. She was taller than me by about 3 inches. I don’t know why I was thinking of her height now of all things when I should be watching my post.

Let’s just say I get distracted at times when I get bored of things. But as my thoughts passed Hasper and onto the sleeping crew and my foster parents I looked back on the day I became their foster daughter.

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The papers were all signed and I became under the full care of Tom and Estel Moor. I was almost thirteen then. And I had been travelling with the crew for about 9 months then and we had been to 3 different worlds and 5 different digs Life sure was fun, and Hasper taught me so much by that time about the ship Estella and how to run it. Those where some good times.

Just then my thoughts returned to the real world at the sound of the crackling fire. I now made sure I was full alert and ready if anything where to come my way. I looked through the darkness that no one else could see through. For that was one of my powers that I had inherited from my father who had passed from this life now. I saw no movement in the shrubs up ahead of me nor did I feel any danger passing by. All was safe and sound for the night. And soon my shift would be over and my foster father Tom would take over in half an hour.

“Man I am tired and so bored right now.” I thought to myself. I stretched out my back a bit and then I heard Tom form behind talking to Hasper in a whispered voice.

“Okay you and Karin can go to bed I’ll take watch now.” He said in his deep voice. Tom who was now in his early 50’s was wide awake and ready for anything if it came to action.

“Alrightey then good night Uncle Tom. See you in 5 hours.” Said Hasper as she yawned and walked towards her sleeping bag. I however stayed put and just sat down in the dirt for a few moments resting my tired legs from standing for 5 hours straight. That was when Tom came over and crouched down next to me and he said in a soft voice,

“Go get some shut eye Rin.”

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I took in a breath of fresh air before I said, “Yes sir!” and got up and headed to my own sleeping bag.

For once it felt warm inside my sleeping bag and I was happy. But no matter what if Tom need any help I as the Estella crew’s personal bodyguard had to be there to protect my family and friends. It was not just my job it was an oath I took upon myself a long time ago.

The next day breakfast was on the ship like always and todays food was fried eggs with blueberry pancakes, and apple syrup to go with it. Everyone was enjoying their food including me. I was so glad there was enough for seconds I was a growing girl. Okay not really any more I was now seventeen years of age. So my growing day where done but I still had a stomach that was like a black hole they said with in our crew of twelve members.

There was my foster parents Estel and Tom Moor who were the head arcyoligest. My sister figure Hasper Stone who is a Sorceress. Devin Hansly who was a 26 and the helper of my foster parents. Then there was Sara and Gorge Fonz they were the other arcyoligest. And then there helper Katie Beck who was 24 she and Hass-sissy don’t get along to well. Then there is Timithy Trout who is in his early 40’s and who is also are cook most of the time. He also helps on digs. Then there is our alien friends and crew members. Mary Thorn who is in her late 30’s and is a dog like alien. Then there is Nick Ward who is a lizard like alien and in his 40’s. And lastly is Conner Kelly who is in his late 50’s and is a mute like alien. And of course there is me the odd ball out of everyone. I don’t really know what I am.

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I really know nothing about myself as in where I came from? Who I really am? Or what I really am? One thing for sure Estel and Hasper know that I am not a sorceress because of my strange inhuman powers I was born with. Most of the coming from my father, but a few do come from my mother or at least that what I learned from her before she passed away from this life.

But one thing that keeps me wondering and wanting to find out what I really am is the object that only comes out when I am in danger. And that would be my father’s old sward. Ezka is it’s name. It means the color red in an old language that I never learned but my parents seemed to have known it very well. For when I was little I would hear them speak in it often maybe they spoke in that tong so I would not know what they were really saying about what was going on outside of our happy family of three.

But any ways back to Ezka it only comes out when I need it to help protect me from danger and it glows red when it is either about to use an attack or I am going to use the blade directly one the enemy. It is a pretty cool sward I have to say, but I don’t even know all of its secrets that it might hold within. Nor have I mastered it yet like my father had in the past. But other than that Ezka is a sneaky sward for it does not always come out when I get into trouble. Sometimes I just need to give my enemy a good punch or kick with my mighty strength that I also got form my father. I suppose the sward does have will of its own. I guess that would be a good thing.

As time went on throughout the day we got ready to leave this world and travel to a new one that was only twenty-four hours away from travelling by ship out into the Ethirum.

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“Well it was indeed a good fest we had this fine morning.” Said Estel.

 She had just finished washing all the dishes by hand. With no help again. She was a stubborn woman like that. And that, and that is one thing I liked about her. I was standing just below the help where Tom had taken the weal and was steering it onto our next coerce.

“Hey Aunt Estel.” I heard Hapser calling out, “Mr. Trout wants to know if we are stopping into a port at this next world?” she said.

“What for?” asked Estel.

“For more food of course. We don’t have enough to last another week.” Said Hasper.

“Tell Mr. Trout we are and we will get more food that will last 3 weeks.” Said Estel.

“Okay roger that.” Said Hasper as she disappeared down below the deck.

I thought of the world we would go to and wondered what food they would have. Of course some of the most common stuff that is used throughout the Ethirum. But would they sell other things I and the rest of the crew members had not tired or had in a long time? It all sounded so interesting that I was starting to make myself hungry again.

“Oh man…” I said to myself out loud.

Estel looked at me and began to chuckle a bit, she knew what I was thinking of again. And it was not fear.

Chapter. 1 end.