Chapter 2: School and tragedy
~3 years old now
Things went smoothly i have learned from mother how to read and write. Now i am 4 foot tall and my wings are now 1.5 foot long. I cant make them do what i want yet and have started doing a basic workout of pushups, situp, and jogging up and down the stairs to build up some muscle.
It is now My 3rd Birthday and my parents are taking me to the chapel to receive the blessing of the Dragon god. So that I will be strong and healthy or so i was told by my mother as we were walking through are small village. I noticed that their was a lot of different races here. I ask mother what they were and she pointed out each of the races by their description.
(note these are descriptions given to a 3 year old not a full adult)
The Humans were fair skinned and white. Only a few in this village. The average height was 5 to 6 foot tall and most had brown hair and blue eyes.
The Dwarfs were 4 foot tall very muscular. It looked like they could lift twice their weight. She said not to talk about their beard or they will go on and on about them. Also definitely not to touch them cause their beards were their pride.
The Wood elves had tan skin pointy ears. An average of 4.5 to 5.5 foot tall. They were very good hunters and trackers.
The High elves were light skinned also had pointy ears. An average height of 7 foot tall and very noble and prideful. They were the benefactors of our race so i needed to show respect because without them our race would still be slaves.
The Dark elves had ash grey skin red eyes black hair and pointy ears. An average height 6 foot tall and very sneaky so be careful around them.
The Beast man races had many different animal traits. With an average height of 6 to 7 foot tall. Most were very strong and they all had their pride as great warriors. (most of the once seen here are fox beast man and wolf beast man) They are easy to recognize cause they have fur on most of their skin. Also ears on the tops of their head and a tail.
The village buildings were made of wood and stone. There were small food stand along the street selling different fruits and vegetable. Off in the distance their was a large wood wall around the village. As we neared the chapel. Mother pointed out the building with the sword and shield plaque was the blacksmith. the big building with the beer mug was the tavern and inn. Also the the one with the thread and needle was a tailor. Then the building that had a crystal on it was magic and enchanting shop. The last two buildings that were right next to each other was the chapel. A big building painted white and then the one next to it was the adventures guild. They solved most monster problems and protection work.
As we entered the chapel their was a red carpet straight down the middle of 2 different rows of benches. One man and woman in white robes stood next to the alter at the end. The alter had a dragon statue and a Crystal orb we approached.
Martha : "Hello Priest David and Priestess Amanda this is Jack our son is now 3 years old here to get his blessing"
David: "Hello and have u registered him for the school that starts next week"
Max: "I took care of it he will be taking the basic test after this is done"
Amanda: "Hello Jack step this way lets get you your blessing"
Jack: "Hello OK" i walk up to the alter
David: "Oh Dragon God bless this child so he may grow big and strong" the statue's eye glow red and a light envelopes Jack
Dragon God voice: "I bless you child with a strong body and mind"
Jack: " Wow did the statue just talk"
David: "No it was the god of your race you are the only one who heard him so tell us what he blessed you with"
Jack: "Strong body and mind"
David: "That's good"
Then Max and David talked and Martha and Amanda talked for a few minutes. About the high lights of my 3 years and we left and headed toward the outer wall of the village. A few minute walk and the was a large building with school above the doors. We entered their was two large rooms on either side of a hallway one door had 3-6 above it and the other 7-12 above it. We went into the one with 3-6 and their was 3 rows of chairs and small desks, and a old man sitting behind a big desk at the front of the room.
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Old Man: "Finally you said you were gonna be here a half hour ago"
Max: "Yeah Sorry Adam got to talking with David and lost track of time so is my boys test ready"
Adam: "Yes let get this over with i have a lunch date i hope he finishes fast" he points to a seat with paper and a magic pen on a desk and say "You have 30 min to finish"
I walk up to the desk and sit down and started they were easy 1+1 and 2-1 math questions. Then a few others about reading and writing, and that was it i was done in 5 minutes. The teacher didn't seam surprised just said.
Adam: "Yep he is your son alright Max now i need to get going i will see you Jack next week for class" and ran out the door
We went home and the week past bye fast and it was time for school. When i arrived it seemed i was early as i was the only one in the classroom. Then one by one more and more showed up and they were mostly 4 and 5 years old. Most just past bye me and didn't say a word to me. Then a Girl who was a wood elf sat next to me and said.
Girl: "Hi my name is Sarah your first year here as well"
Jack: "Yes.....um... Hi my name is Jack"
Then the teacher Adam walked in and started teaching basic math. Then moved on to reading and it was all things i already knew. So i was bored after class Sarah and i became fast friend. As the only 3 year olds in class. Then day after day went bye nothing major happened. I did my regular workout after class to get some muscle built up.
~6 years old
Time really flew bye i started doing the martial arts form from that i new. I wasn't sure how i knew them but the seemed natural for me. I'm now 5 and a 1/2 foot tall it seems that our race reaches our adult height at the age of 8 years old. I now have full control over my wings and tail. Then my mother told me when i turn 8 years old that they will teach me how to fly. I already tried but failed miserably. She said that my muscle for my wing were not ready yet.
The days and weeks were flying bye and one day in the middle of class. Their was talk of bandit raiders near town killing and abducting our hunters. So a militia was being formed to deal with it. As they left i felt like our village was kind of empty. Then 2 hours after they left it happened. I heard some one scream from outside our house and looked out. Then i saw buildings on fire and people panicking. Because all our fighter left the village and it seem we were under attack. My mother and father grabbed me and they rushed me out of the house.
Max: "Martha take Jack and fly to the next village for help I will try to help as many as i can and head that way soon"
Martha: "OK but if you die I'll bring you back and kill you again I Love You dont die OK"
Max: "I will be fine no GO"
My mother grabbed me and jumped up and spread her wings to take off. I look down over the village and i saw the men of the village being killed left and right. The women being captured the villagers are in such a state most dont even fight back. Then i see Sarah running from 2 men one with a sword and the other with a net. I point at her say.
Jack: "Mom Sarah is in danger we have to help her"
Next thing i knew we were falling towards the ground fast and crashed into a building hard. I was really hurting and i rolled my mother off of me. To see that she had a arrow stuck in the side of her head.
Jack: "MOTHER NO WAKE UP NO YOU CANT BE DEAD NOOOOO!" staring at her i did not even hear the man standing behind me laughing. Then every thing went dark.
to be continued
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Blessings will be much more descriptive later on when he gets a status ring from adventures guild