We were expected to reach the Island of Dawn in a couple of hours, so I had gone to take a quick nap before to rest my strength for later. I woke up about an hour in my nap to find the boat filled with water. I reached behind my back to make sure my disc was there and ran out into the hallway. As an Elin I could swim faster than the other races but that didn't mean i could hold my breath forever. The ship was rocking and I knew the only way out would have to be forced.
Since I was on the lower part of the ship, it would take longer to get to safety, so I would have to hurry. Adrenaline was rushing through me, making my swimming stronger. I didn't think about dying, a good thing too I would probably have not made it. Good news, I was almost at the top. Bad news, we were about to go under. I saw a solider failing about in the water, I grabbed him quickly, the water making him easier for little me to carry him.
I had to swim about two inches before getting to the top. The solider business was not going well, he had stopped failing around but his breathing was starting to come less frequently. I was finally starting to panic, which was probably a bad idea but I was able to haul him over to shore next to a medic and then flopped on the ground, exhausted.
After awhile I had regained most of my strength, I had went to go see a guy fretting over Elleon. He said a search team was needed to find him. I looked around, I was really the only volunteer standing. I raised my hand. It took some convincing but soon I was able to go meet up with some weaponry people who fixed up my sorcerer's disc and then went to get some gear.
I really didn't understand how what they put me in was "gear" but I wasn't complaining. They had sent me to a cave through which the evil had made their base. I spent about twenty minutes looking for the cave since no one had given me directions. Checking for holes in rocks, trying to find any loose rocks which might open into the cave. I sighed well until I found the cave that is. A huge gaping hole which I seemed to have missed.
See the rock on the left side right there until farther shows the entrance to the cave. I had never felt like such an idiot in my life. Stupidity would not help me succeed so I went into the cave and met up with a few guys. I asked them some questions about what exactly I would meet. They weren't too certain but they assured me that soldiers would be there to assist with what they could. I walked further into the cave until I came upon a ..... a ....... honestly I have no idea what this thing is. (The thing down there)
Looks like a hideout for evil to me for sure. I shuddered a little and continued up the walkway. The "gear" they had suited me up with didn't withstand the cold. Pretty soon I came to a ladder, it looked old and rickety. To reassure myself when I was climbing, I kept chanting "Soldiers heavy than me had to come up this," over and over again. I came up to a little hut where a guard told me to climb another ladder and it would lead me to the fighting.
Mentally reviewing my spells as I went up the ladder helped calm me a little. Until I saw dead soldier's blood on the floor. Now was not the time to be a wimp so a launched some fireballs around the corner to check if anything was there. I peeked around the corner and saw a guard's base with about thirty-five guards.
I ran down there as fast as I could. When I got there a guard warned me to be careful of the disc reapers. Disc Reapers are basically evil robotic things with a sharp disc at the middle. Not a smooth one either. It was ragged. Pretty soon I flung myself into combat launching a few fireballs here and there and a ice block there. Soon I saw Elleon fighting through the crowds, I had never been more relived. Pretty soon Elleon's comrades showed up to lead us the the big boss. This was it! My Time to shine!
We were almost done fighting the boss! It was so thrilling! It was also very tiring and I knew we could not fight for a long time. With the final strike of Elleon's power the monster fell defeated! We celebrated! It was wonderful! Until a bigger faster monster spawned. My survival instincts kicked in and I ran and I ran until I collapsed in a heap.
They found my body two days later. The first body they had found. Elleon's body was missing and he was presumed dead. The evil had spread the rest of TERA. I had fallen into depression believing Elleon's death was all my fault. My mother had flown in to try and help me but it was no use and you could tell there was something unspoken on her lips.
Soon I found out what that was. Poporia had been ripped through by evil. The usually green and inviting Poporia had become this. I spent most of my time in bed. Desilyn my best friend, came to visit me. There was always worry in her eyes. One day she even broke down and cried in front of me. The only thing that awoke me was that recruits were being sent in to the Island of Dawn. I was extremely rusty and was now a level 1 sorcerer but I was going. On the slight chance that Elleon was alive I was going to find him.
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