From Above the Forest: Chapter 4

8/14/2019 From Above the Forest: Chapter 4

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Suddenly, her eyes fell to the middle of the room, to something lying on a large stone podium.

She gasped. Misty was standing next to it, marveling at its beauty. There, lying on a white silk

pillow, was a beautiful ivory egg. It was absolutely resplendent. She walked over quickly to the

podium, opening her Aunt's hand made pull over bag. She carefully placed the egg in it, among

the cushion of her clothes.

"Come on Misty. We need to leave before someone gets here." Misty nodded, and walked over to

open the door. Suddenly, the door burst open and a blast of light filled the room.

They'd been caught.

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Luna and Misty froze. A tall man stepped out from the light. Luna immediately recognized

Hakan.

She gasped. He wielded a large silver sword, glinting in the blinding lights the elvish guards had

made from magic. With all the new light in the room, Misty looked around. Her breath caught in

her throat. A beautiful purple egg was hidden off to the side. She reached her mind out to Luna,

who was occupied by staring at the blinding lights.

LUNA! A voice shouted in her head.

What? Who are you? She asked.It's me, Misty! There is another egg! It's purple! You make a

distraction, I'll run for the egg, grab it, then we make a break for it! Luna agreed as Misty pulled

out her mental probe. "Who are you thieves?" Boomed Hakan's voice.

She shuddered, then remembered the plan. She reached into her pocket for the smoke bombs she

had prepared earlier, and threw them to the ground. Instantly smoke filled the room. The soldiers


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cursed and coughed, blindly wandering around in the smoke, searching for the thieves, while

Hakan himself stood at the door.

Misty quickly ran to the side of the room without smoke, the same side where the purple egg

lay. She placed it hurriedly in her own bag, and rushed to Luna's side. She grinned. It was almost

a success. Suddenly, she heard a few words being spoken, and the smoke instantly disappeared.

Hakan stood up from among the chaos, his face twisted with anger. "I will ask one more time,

who are you?" He shouted with rage.

Then, his face paled as he laid eyes on the empty podium. "NOW!" Shouted Luna as they ran

past the guards. "Get them!" Luna put on an extra burst of speed.

She knew the guards ordered to catch them were elven, so they had to run fast. She grabbed

Misty's hand as they sped toward the gates. The duo stopped dead in their tracks as they almost

ran into another set of guards. "This way!" Misty whispered into Luna's ear.

She ran after her, climbing up several boxes leading to a rooftop. She gasped at the sight she

saw. The entire city was calling their troops to the main gate. A shout interrupted her thoughts, as

one of the guards had spotted them on the rooftops. "Come on!" Shouted Misty. They jumped

from house to house, dodging arrows fired by the guards.

Luna noticed that they had landed on top of the library. She looked down,hearing a creak. Oh

no. They screamed as they fell, landing on top of a wooden table, roofing falling around them.

"Ugh..." Misty moaned painfully. Luna sat up rubbing the back of her neck, which was now

throbbing, along with the rest of her body. "Come on. We can't afford to wait here. If Silas come

in-" She stopped to the sound of guards banging on the door. Silas...She thought.


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He was the library's keeper. He was also one of the oldest elves in Kunon along with being

Luna's friend. He was around 700 years old, but still acted like a child around Luna. He always

claimed it was her mischievous spirit, but she knew it had been a long time since he had had a

friend.

"Let's go!" Misty shouted to her friend desperately, as the guards pounded harder on the door.

Suddenly, the door burst open. Misty and Luna jumped off the table, and ran toward the back

door. They stopped dead in their tracks, seeing that it too had been blockaded. They whirled

around to see the leader of the guards, Hakan, step forward.

"I have you now, thieves," He said, hatred in his voice. "How dare you steal the Sacred Stones?"

He accused.

"You mean eggs?"Luna taunted. She gasped, for she knew she had just given them away. Why

can't I just keep my mouth shut?!

"Luna?! You little-" But it was too late. Luna had grabbed Misty hand and pulled them up onto a

stack of books and chairs leading to the top of a bookshelf.

"Get them!" Hakan shouted angrily. Luna and Misty leapt from shelf to shelf, until she noticed

something. Luna turned her head to see a flurry of papers and books flying. Oh gosh no... The

library was falling down, literally.

She put on an extra burst of speed as she pulled Misty along, who was still clutching the purple

egg.

She saw the end of the shelf ring, and made a jump for it.Just barely! She thought as they landed

safely on the ground. With that, the smiling elf and human raced out the back door, leaving


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Hakan and his guards to sort their own way out. Which won't take long. Luna considered as they

ran through the street.

They were almost to the main gate. Misty pulled Luna aside into a dark alleyway. They both

stopped, panting and leaning on their knees.How are we going to get past those guards?!

"Maybe we can sneak past?" Misty asked, mostly to herself.

"Alright," Luna breathed heavily. "If we can sneak past those guards, then it will be a clear

break for it!" Misty nodded, then said, "So we will need a distraction..." She trailed off.

Luna grinned. She hadn't spent 10 hours packingjustclothes and supplies.

She had also packed many matches, mini bombs, and small explosives. This was another hobby

of hers. She loved fire and explosives. The night air was cool, but she knew it was about to burst

into flames.

Luna reached into her bag as Misty threw her a warning look. "Don't do anything that would

blow us up too, Luna." She grinned, knowing what her best friend was planning. That was Luna.

Thoughtful, yet impulsive.

"You throw those smoke bombs, and we make a run for it!" Misty whispered while Luna handed

her some bombs. "Alright, got it." Luna watched the guard on the other side of the street, he

turned his head, facing the mob of soldiers, as the raven-haired elf sped to the other side of the

street, her form nothing more than a blur.

She looked down at the small onion shaped bombs in her hand. They were small, but they were

capable of incredible damage. She took a deep breath, then chucked the mini grenade toward the

guard shack. She covered her ears as the large, fiery explosion boomed. Orange and yellow


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flashed in front of her closed eyes. She opened her eyes to see the small building completely

obliterated. She also noticed that her distraction had worked.

A multitude of armored men and elves rushed to the scene. She nodded to Misty, who was still

concealed in the shadows of the alley, and they took off. Luna pulled her cloak closer around

shaking arms. It might have been spring, but it was still freezing, and the occasional breeze

certainly didn't help. The duo dodged several passing guards, their silver armor clanking with

every step. "Now!" Misty whispered. With that, they ran past the large wooden gates. Luna

grinned. Success! But then, a voice rang out.

"There! There they go!" A guard shouted. The mob of guards were about to head off, until

Hakan came running up with his own men, some of them having paper stuck in their armor.

"No. They are going into the woods. We will never find them there. Wait until morning." He

finished, the scorn in his voice apparent. But there was one thing that they were wrong about.

They wouldn't find them in the morning. Oh no, certainly not them. They would find something

much worse.

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Misty and Luna ran as fast as their legs could carry them. They had ran for almost two hours by

now. Luna slowed to a stop in front of Misty, her legs burning from running and stumbling

around in the thick brush for hours.

"I think we can stop here for now." Misty said in between breaths as she started their campfire.

"Definitely. I'm exhausted!" She exclaimed as she set her bag on the ground, pulling out the

bedroll. Luna reached in to grab her canteen, only to feel something smooth. She sat down on her


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bedroll, and pulled it out. It was the white dragon egg. It was beautiful, its surface lined with

sparkling gray veins. She loved how the reflections of the firelight bounded across it's exterior.

She held it up to the light and gasped.

Through the egg she could see a small dragon hatchling. It's form was clearly visible through the

translucent egg. Misty looked up from her spot across the fire, and smiled.

"It's beautiful! I wonder if one will hatch?" She asked.

"I don't know. A dragon will only hatch if its true rider is present." Misty looked down at the

purple egg laying amidst the heap of blankets. Luna smiled.

"Let's rest. We need our strength for tomorrow. I doubt Hakan will stop chasing us."

"Agreed!" With that, they both fell asleep.

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A loud growl came from behind the rusty metal door. It was at the end of a long, dark hallway,

inside the asylum. More menacing growls emanated from the hulking metal door. Hakan and an

old, wrinkly old man stood not but a few feet from it. Hakan's eyes widened as the old man

explained to him what lay behind the barrier.

"This will work....perfectly!" He exclaimed.

"Well then, when do you wish to release it?" The elderly keeper asked. A loud roar broke out,

and the walls shuddered.

Hakan laughed sinisterly.

"Tomorrow."


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Yay! Sorry for the wait, but with school starting I am going to have to take longer to update....

Anyhooz, I will start on chapter 5 soon!! Can't wait!! Please tell me if there are any grammar orspelling problems...(I was up at 10:00 while writing this XD)

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