wind

It all began on that cold windy day in early august, I was camping. The first couple nights were quit. The third night is when it began and a dream. A dream of a tree on a rock overhanging the north fork of the Vulpin river. When I awoke the next morning from my sleep I heard a pinging noise not loud but loud enough to know it was there.

I ate breakfast like I did the days before trying to get the pinging out of my head. But it was stuck there like a song you can't get out of your head. So I just ignored it. After breakfast me and a few friends went swimming.

On the way there the pinging in my head got louder and louder till it was all I could hear. Just then as the van we were all in came to a stop, to my surprise so did the pinging in my head. As I stepped out the wind blew me to the edge as if to tell me that something was close by. Sure enough i saw the tree overhanging the river i had dreamt about the night before

As I climbed down the ledge and crossed the water. I found a way up to the ledge where the tree had fallen. As I climbed out on the Fallen tree, at the end I found a smooth round stone as big as my palm as I reached for it. I heard the tree start to crack in half. I grabbed the smooth stone and I floated down into the water below like a feather with the stone in my hand.

I brought the stone back to the campsite and I am amazed with how smooth it is. Just then I hear a voice say " You have found my rune of the wind. If you are worthy you shall have the power over my element." At first i jumped and dropped the smooth stone but before it hits the ground and floated back up to my hand

I realized this was my destiny. To lead the legendary elemental warriors although i would not find out about them for a few years yet.

It all started for me when i met my best friend Assassin. It was a cold night and i didnt have any food and was homeless on the slayer base. Until Assassin found me scrounging for food to eat. I remember he was so kind to me he spoke to me in a calming voice. My name is Assassin. Are you cold and hungry? Would you like something to eat? He covered me with his coat, brought me home and fed me and trained me to be a warrior. He never told me but i know he knew what i was and it never changed his mind about me. I quickly realized that I would lay down my life for my new friend and he would do the same for me until our dying breath. This was the oath that we took to each other

As I woke up to Assassin and the rest of my friends screaming my name I realized that they were in danger. Me and my friends would have to run to safety. As we ran we ran as fast as we could to escape the onslaught From the slayers we had risked our lives in order to protect had turned on us.

We had to build a place to live far from the eyes of the slayers. After months of walking we found a place right below a mountain and my stone started to pull towards the opening in the mountain. As I followed the pulling I noticed a temple inside the mountain. And my stone shot from my hand and landed on the altar in the middle of the large room. A hologram of a man in white armor spoke to me and said. "Welcome Jeffrey, I have watched you from afar for quite some time and have deemed you worthy to wield my power. If you look at the altar you will find that the rune of the wind has turned into a weapon that will help you control your new power."

As I looked at where my stone was I noticed it had turned into a sword with a marble white handle and sheath with the symbol of wind on it. This sword had turned from the rune stone and into this majestic sword. It was like the rune stone was just the first form of this weapon. If it had two forms how many other forms did it have.

The next day I asked the Assassin if he knew anything about my new powers i didnt realize it but he knew a great deal. He knew a great deal about me. He looked into my eyes and told me that we needed to talk that there was something that I didn't know about him.

As we stepped into a room he closed the door and told me "what i'm going to tell you might surprise you but me and you are a lot alike". He stepped over to a locked chest with a seal. As he released the seal the lid flew off and a dark aura came out and flowed into the assassin. I could tell that he had become way stronger than he was before he opened the chest. " Jeffrey, this is my true form. I am a warrior of darkness ``I stood there with a blank look on my face like i had just been punched in the face and It hadn't fazed me. I said "well i should have seen that coming". I could tell that the lack of surprise had bothered him and a giant smile came across my face. Assassin and I have made a game out of who can anger each other first.

Assassin had looked at me and before I could react he had disappeared and a sharp pain in my gut formed as I hunched over. I noticed it was the assassin that had done it. "You're a real asshole sometimes" is all I could get out before I crumpled to the floor. I heard him say " Jeffrey, tomorrow your training begins and it will not be fun but by the time we are done there won't be many that will be able to defeat you if it does not kill you first.

He gave me everything he had. I had no idea how strong he truly was. The first day he hit me so hard that I was knocked out and did not wake up for 5 days. I had never been hit so hard it felt like he broke every bone in my body with one punch.

For six months we trained as hard as we could and not once did he ever pull his punches. I just got to the point that I was afraid to get hit by him. On the final day me and assassin had trained all day long. Little to my knowledge i would soon find the other elemental warriors

Me and assassin both felt a great disturbance as we found each other. We both had the same look on our face. The look of confusion and intrigue was on both of our faces. "Jeffrey did you feel that disturbance" just then me and assassin both have a vision of a child in great pain as the vision fades away and assassin i both look at each other and said at the same time. "We have to find this child"

I had got together with the elites of the vulpin base and decided that assassin and his wife Lisa would go and search for this child. 4 months had passed and no word from assassin and I was worried something had happened just then the doors to my office opened and assassin stepped in. I was overjoyed to see that my friend was still alive and well. "Jeffrey I have found the child. His name is Aqua and i believe he is the water warrior" I looked at him and told assassin "My friend you have never deceived me before please bring this child to me in the morning and we shall see if you are correct.

The next morning as I sat in my office I heard a knock on the door. I put my coffee down on the table and tell them to come in. The door opened and assassin and a child stepped in. He looked at me and he said "I am aqua. I am the elemental warrior of water and I am looking for the elemental warrior of air and wind. My attitude changed and I went on guard until he pulled out a blue rune stone of water. I looked at this child then up at assassin and told him "Come with my little one i have something to show you.

I took the child up to the elemental temple and the same thing that had happened 8 months before to me had happened to this child. The stone had found its way to its spot and had turned into a water blue sword with the rune for water. Soon it would be time to appoint a new temple guardian so they could defend the rune of fire and to my surprise my friend Vaaz would be taking his father's spot as the guardian. The day came and me assassin and aqua got into our ceremonial garbs. i could tell poor aqua was so nervous he was pouring sweat "aqua it will be okay you don't have to do anything but stand by assassin and my side" he gave me a smile and we stepped out and proceeded with the ceremony.

As the ceremony got under way i could tell that pyro vaazs uncle was acting strange and i brought it to assassin and aquas attention. Just then pyro had pulled a ceremonial dagger from his sleeve and slit vaazs fathers throat and did the same to his mother. Aqua saw this and remembered what had happened and began to lose control. I screamed at assassin "assassin we have to get aqua out of here" before i could finish my sentence i was hit with a powerful blast of fire and knocked into assassin and aqua. Pyro had disappeared and stole the fire rune. As i look over i scream at vaaz to get the stone back. As assassin, aqua, and I work to find survivors. We hear a loud scream me assassin and Aqua fell to the ground and had a vision of vaaz turning into a giant fire dragon and disintegrated his uncle with an intense blast so hot me and the others could feel it up in the mountain. Assassin aqua and i ran to the opening to be confronted with the dragon me and assassin looked at each other and then down at aqua who had a grin so big on his face it was unbelievable and i heard assassin chuckle and say "well i guess we don't have to ask" just then lasher ran towards the edge and jumped off and disappeared and a couple seconds later a giant water dragon flew up past the cliff edge and at the fire dragon. as the 2 elemental dragons made contact the fire and water made steam and a lot of it. So much so that it had blinded assassin and i.

When the steam had cleared. There was aqua and vaaz standing there and vaaz was holding the fire rune. At that moment i realized he was the elemental warrior of fire he would join the ranks of aqua assassin and i. I walk up to him and ask "Vaaz are you okay my young friend. He said in a quiet voice. They are are all gone my family is all gone" As he looked up into my eyes i seen something that i never thought i would see and that was vaaz was not crying but smiling at what he had done to the man that took his family away from him. At that moment vaaz turned to me and said. I will protect the vulpin base to the best of my ability." I told him that he would have to go through the same training that assassin had put me through. The training of the elemental warriors. But this time i would be the one to train him. After all i am the one that is supposed to lead the elemental warriors and the vulpin base.

The next day vaaz aqua assassin and i had gathered at the temple so vaaz could get his fire sword. When that was done we had traveled to a close by meadow so me and vaaz could begin our training. For 2 years we had trained together growing together as a small family. We trained together and ate together. That is until the day i meet tiffany.

Tiffany was 6 foot 4 inches tall very athletic and has a temper that would rival assassin on a good day. She isn't very talkative except to me and i never understood why. But the day would come that my life was in danger and i found out what tiffany was capable of. She could control electricity. It was a stormy day when i found out about her i was in my office when the slayers attacked found us and had attacked our home. as i ran i heard her scream and a lightning bolt fly flew down and i realized it was tiffany defending her child alina as i realized what had happen i heard assassin scream to me "only you can calm her down you deal with her we will deal with the slayers. I concentrate as hard as i can and i fltl the wind blow around me as i jump a current of wind had formed and drug me into the sky to calm her down. With her in this form it was very dangerous for everyone around because she doesn't have control over it. When she saw me she calmed down. As she calmed down i notice her start to pass out. As i shoot down to her to catch her a giant rock catches her. I stay focused on the giant rock and slam into the ground and notice aqua son clancy standing there with a brownish stone in one hand and his other arm outstretched pointed at the rock. The first thing in my head was did i just really see aqua son do that and what was that glowing stone in his hand.

As i look back at tiffany she had reached the ground and when i turned back to see if clancy was there and he had disappeared. As if he wasn't there. I kept this to myself for a few days wondering what had happen that day. I decide to call assassin and vaaz in and i told them "I need you to bring clancy to me" as assassin and vaaz left i said to myself "Could that stone in clancys hand been the earth stone if so does that mean clancy is the elemental warrior of earth. I call in diamond "Diamond i need you to find out everything thing you can about the elemental earth rune. And if you can find out where it is. A few moments later he comes back. "Sir i have found out some interesting things about the earth rune. I take the papers away from diamond and read them. According to the finding the earth rune had been stolen and hid some were in the base. It is also the only rune that does not have to be in a sword form for its user to use it's power. Just then i hear the doors open and vaaz and assassin step in with a very angry lasher not far behind him. As aqua comes up assassin grabs his fist and said " don't do it little boy.

I turn my attention to clancy who looks like he was scared half to death. "Assassin aqua and vaaz take your problems out side i need to speak with clancy alone. As they look at me they see the earnestness in my eyes. As soon as they leave i turn to clancy. "Where is it clancy i know you have it " He looked at me and said " what are you talking about uncle"

You know what i am talking about clancy. I seen what you did" I could see the fear left. He reach into his pocket and pulled out the earth rune and says " uncle last night i heard it call to me. It was hidden in the old vulpin mine.

"Clancy do you know what this means"

"No what does it mean"

"It means you are the elemental warrior of earth come with me"

I call for assassin aqua vaaz and tiffany to come back in. looks at aqua and says to everyone but mainly aimed at aqua. Gentleman we have the elemental warrior of earth. Steps around his uncle and notices his father with a surprise look on his face. And slightly afraid. "Jeff are you sure that he is the elemental warrior of earth" aqua said " yes aqua i am sure of it. He is the one that saved tiffany from falling to the ground"

"You mean when tiffany went haywire protecting alina"

" yes aqua that is exactly what i mean. He was the one that caught her with the giant stone slab.The question now is who was it that let the slayers in.

In the morning I began to look for who it was and found that there was still a piece of unfrozen ice left at the scene from 2 days before. I new exactly who it was and wondered why he would attack us. I went home a told tiffany that me and assassin aqua and vaaz had to go find the person that did this a few days prior.

As we walk assassin asked me " who are we looking for jeff"

"We are looking for frostbite. Im am sure that he is the one that did this, and i'm positive that he is the ice warrior. As we walk we find the ice cave were frostbite lives and vaaz melts the opening with a blast of fire. I tell them to stay and enter the frozen cave. At the back i find frost bite in a ball when he sees me he starts to beg for my forgiveness and i ask him "why did you hurt my family" he had told me that it wasn't him but his long lost mother frosia that had done this.

Frostbite was still sitting there as i walked off. I stop and say over my shoulder. "We could really use your elemental power so if you ever want to join all you need to do is ask" he looks up at me and gives a nod. He stand up and walks with me out of the cave to the others waiting outside. Aqua said " took you long enough who is the icle". I look at him "this is Frostbite he is an ice warrior". As we head back i could feel the energy of somebody powerful watching us. Although i could not pinpoint where this evil energy was coming from but i soon notice that the others had felt the energy to. Assassin slowed down so that i could catch up and heard him say

"jeff i feel a great evil presence in our midst.

" i know assassin i can feel it to"

"What are we going to do"

"We are going to keep moving unless this person wants a fight" we made it back to the base we could tell that something big was going to happen