Prologue

I cannot know for certain if it is coldness of the night or the chill of my loneliness nor will I ever as my hand shakes over this paper , however I do not stop, I do not give up ,my journey must be passed on.

I have lived for eons and centuries, I know full well that my miserable existence can be for many more but my time I believe is soon coming , for duty calls and I know one does not return from the call of duty.

I was one of five tasked to save the world , to do good and gain honor of the highest scale, however I now know that my journey is not a fairytale.

Gone the excitement of my youth along with four of those closest to me , only I remained.

But alas! I shall start from the beginning from the day I was born.

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It was year 2001 of the Christian calendar , year 1421 of the Muslim calendar , At the inner circle of grivana forest .

As all tales begin the day was raining and so very cold .

However colder still was the dread of the woman running between the trees.

Her face was covered by the hood of her cloak as she ran.

Slowly the woman reached a decrepit cottage at the shore of a lake.

BANG BANG

The woman began to violently knock on the door till.. "M'coming dammit" the door opened revealing an pale old woman with a head filled with unkempt white hair.

"What you want huh? I live in a forest for the one's sake! Can't an old lady escape you youngsters?" The woman began to yell irritably.

"Adileh Please...help me" the cloaked figure slowly took of its hood showing a dark skinned lady of exquisite contours.

"E..Eshani" the old woman was flabbergasted as she hurriedly pulled the women named Eshani from the cold and rain.

"What are you doing here so far out in the middle of the raining season?" Adileh asked draping a dry warm cloth over her shoulders while seating her at the comfy chair beside the fire.

"I need your help Adileh" Eshani's voice seemed desperate as she looked Afraid and so very very tired.

"What do you mean dear? ...Where's Ghadir?" Adileh asked startled.

"He..he's dead Adileh. They killed him!" Eshani said quivering.

CRACK

The tray of teacups Adileh prepared fell shattering and spilling hot tea across the old carpet.

"What do you mean he's dead? What are you talking about?" Adileh her face filled with shock.

"Yesterday 'They' got to him somehow, he's dead Adileh, not even the servants were spared....." Eshani began to sob

Adileh was immediately by her said hugging her as she made soothing noises.

"Eshani I am sorry but you must tell me....was he broken?" The old woman asked in a quiet voice.

"No.." Eshani began sniffing the continued after a taking a few long breaths "he didn't tell 'them' anything"

"Where is the boy? your son?"

"He's safe in the morgen house" Eshani replied composing herself.

"We must leave now then. While we still have time" the old women said firmly.

"No!" Exclaimed Eshani standing up "You know I can't run away Adileh"

"No I don't Child, Enough with hero act we must leave by dawn"

"I am a daughter of somni and chosen of the one I cannot and will not run like a coward!!!"

"is that so?" Asked Adileh narrowing her eyes "because all I see is a widowed woman, a fatherless child and and a blood thirsty muck of demons hunting them"

"Someone has to stop them it's my duty" Eshani's voice took a quiet edge.

"Ah! I see, I stand corrected it seems. A fatherless and soon to be motherless child, tell me is this duty or suicide after your husbands death? Why exactly do you did the both of you do this so called duty in the first place? " Adileh said coldly.

"SO HE CAN HAVE A BETTER LIFE THEN ALWAYS RUNNING, A LIFE BETTER THEN US" Eshani screamed tears glazing from the fires light yet again.

"What do you want Eshani? Why are you here?" Adileh asked acidly.

"I want you to keep him safe, I want his to live amongst the voids" Eshani said pleadingly.

"Sure, I will keep your son safe while you go off playing hero just like Ghadir did and deprive the poor boy of both his parents!"

"DON'T INSULT MY HUSBAND don't ...please don't" Eshani turned away walking towards the door as if realizing she shouldn't have come here.

"Fine! I will keep him safe I will keep him hidden, however I am not his parent , I am not raising the child you.." Adileh said with white hot anger "..took that away from him , you and your husband"

"I couldn't ask for more. Thank you Adileh " Eshani said opening the door letting in the thunderous patter of the rain.

"What of his name, tell me the child's name" Adileh yelled.

"His name..his name is Aizen" Eshani said as she walked into the rain leaving the old woman standing in the cottage.

"Aizen ,Aizen ....good name ...good name indeed"