Raised by Wisps
Title: Raised by Wisps
Author: Ng
I don't know where I'm
from. Frankly, I don't
care. I remember
growing up in the
forests between
Brittian and Yew.
The wisps there
seemed to think of me
as one of their own.
They protected me.
I remember being
chased by many a
monster, only to have
a wisp materialize and
destroy it, then nurse
my wounds. I hated
them. The wisps.
Their sparkle hurt
my eyes. Whenever I
saw one, I tried to kill
it, hoping I would die
myself. But they did
not fight back. They
just floated there.
Then, it happened. I was trapped by a band of orcs. They did not kill me, but I was hit on my head very hard by an ettin. The wisps came, but they were too late. I was on the brink of death, and they could not help me. I remember them swirling about my head before I blacked out. When I woke up, it was dark.
I have no idea how long I was out. Then I realized, I was much older than when I blacked out. Then I saw them. Dead wisps. There was one left. It told me that they had guarded me for 10 years, using their own life force so that I would not die. He was overjoyed that I had finally come out of my coma. Now the wisps could rejoice, and I could come live with them again.
I drew my dagger, and slew that wisp. I started wandering, and I started my "collection." Whenever I saw a dead body, I chopped it up and took it with me. I always carry my collection with me. It reminds me of how the world forsook me.
Then I met her. I was in the
woods, when I was a
person clad in green. I
thought that this
person would kill me.
She stepped out and
introduced herself as
Takhin. We bacame
good friends. She did
not resent me because
of my collection, or
my habits. She told me
that I had psychosis. I
did not believe her
until she showed me.
She was crying. She took me into a grove. I saw many dead bodies. I looked at my hands. They were stained with blood. I had never realized it until then. I was prone to homicidal fits of rage. How many people had I killed? How many children had my dagger slewn? I cried, and Takhin comforted me.
I drew my dagger, and plunged it into my chest. I heard Takhin scream as I died. I awoke, expecting to see the fires of Hell, but instead I saw an angel. Takhin was staring down at me. She had healed me. I shoved her off of me, and looked for my dagger. I must die, so that no other innocents would die. My dagger was not there. She told me that she had taken it. My vision started to be clouded with red, and I knew that I was going to kill her and I couldn't help myself.
But then, the red haze dissipated. I saw Takhin smile. Then I realized, she had cured me of my insanity! I hugged her, and swore I would never kill another person again.
However, I DO still carve up bodies for my "collection." If I don't I might pack up all my rage, and go insane again. Takhin and I lived in the woods together. One day, I woke up and she was gone. I could not find her, and I knew that she had abandoned me. I cried again, because I had somehow forsaken my only true friend. I left a trail of tears wherever I went.
Then I thought to
myself, what if I
killed her? I don't
remember what
happened after that. I
somehow got to
Moonglow and started a
life as a theif. Thats
when I saw her,
Takhin. We embraced,
and told our stories.
She told me that she
had a dream where
she saw a mage killing
her brother. She set
off in the middle of
the night, focusing
only on one thing. Her
brother. Only many
days later did she
even realized that she
had left me behind.
She told me that she had made many new friends in a city called Cove. Her brother lives there, but she has yet to meet him. She joined a group of people called the Stonecutters. She told me they were nice. She asked me to come live with her, and I agreed. I now live in Cove. If you see Takhin, tell her I said hi. If you ever see a man clad in green armor atop a horse names Tasselhoff, and he is a knight of the lilly, tell him his sister loves him.
