Chapter 1-The Storm

"Goodbye son" said my father as he left to serve his country in the war. Its been 5 years since the war between my country "Allitra" and the neighboring country "Clookina" began.Many lives were lost during the war. Not only the soldiers but the innocent people aswell. Due this the army started facing serious shortage in man power. To overcome this shortage the millitary started recruiting one person from each family. One day a letter came to the house and like many other people my dad was also drafted to the war. That was 3 years ago, all the people who were drafted from my village came back either with missing limbs or in a wooden casket. Everyone except my dad. He was deemed dead but his body was never found. Rumours started spreading in the village that his body wasn't found because he abandoned his post in the war and ran away . Although these were rumours some people started believing it and called my father a coward and traitor. My mother and i never believed them but my mother still believes that my father is alive. I on the other hand dont give myself false hope. I know my father was not a traitor but i dont think anyone can survive in that war for 3 years.

"Daniel the dinner is ready" shouts my mom from downstairs. "Coming mom" i reply to her and start heading downstairs. As i sat for dinner i noticed that my mom again has made dinner for 3 people. Me and mom start eating and my mom says"how is the food honey?" "its good" i replied " today i made your father's favourite dish. When he comes back from the war he would be very hungry" as i hear my mother say this i started getting frustrated inside. 'How come she still believes he will come back. Why cant she just let go of this thought. I cant watch her do this everyday. I cant watch her getting hurt every day.' i thought in my head but and although i wanted to just say it out loud i just wasn't able to bring myself to it. "You knows once your father comes back we should go for a long vacation. I was thing we could go to the south its very beautiful i heard and als-" "he's not coming back" i interrupted her "oh Daniel you shouldn't say such things. of course he will come back where woul-" "why cant you just accept the fact that he is not coming back" i shouted furiously. "Its been 3 years mom if he was coming back he would've. Why cant you just accept that he is dea-" my mother got up from the chair and slapped me right across the face. "how dare you say that about your own father. i have faith in my god and i believe that he will return my husband safe and sound" said my mom angrily. As i listened to all this i completely lost it, i got from my chair and went out the front door slamming it behind me. 'Believe in god she says. which god is she talking about the one who is letting his own creation his own children die and suffer in this war, the one who took my father away from me. how....how can she believe in someone who dosent even exist.' i thought all this as i was walking out on the street. The weather was unpleasant outside with strong gusts of wind, it looked like a storm was coming but i was so furious that it didnt matter to me. I just kept walking paying no attention to my surroundings and bumped into someone "hey watch where you are walking you fool" said the guy i bumped in. when i looked to see who he was i saw it was one my classmates Aaron Stryker. He was with two other guys Lewis and Clint. "Where you going so hastily? you found your dad or something" said Aaron and the three guys started laughing. "Not in the mood now Aaron." i said and started going my way again. " yea that's right you better run away just like your dad". As Aaron said this they started laughing even more. I stopped right there, turned around and watched as he the 3 were laughing. This with all the other thing happening was enough for me to lose it. I charged at Aaron and punched him in the face so hard that he fell to the ground. As i started running Lewis and Clint grabbed me and Aaron came straight at me and punched my face. He didnt stop there, he punched me kicked me and as he did that he said "What you getting so angry about huh you little pig? I am only saying the truth. Your father was a nothing but a coward and traitor" as i was hearing this i tried really hard to get out but eventually gave in. After a few minutes of beating me they threw me on the ground and left. I was lying there on the ground with no energy to move my body ' thats the kind of god my mom believes in? the one that lets the wrongdoers get away and makes the innocent suffer.' i was thinking while lying down. The storm was getting violent now . I somehow managed to get myself up and sat myself on the ground. As i was sitting there i saw a tornado was forming around me. I was so beat up and was struggling to move. As i was trying to get up i saw a bright purple light surround me and it looked like i was standing in a circle. I heard a loud sound and it was almost defeaning. It was so loud it looked like it came from somewhere near me. As i looked in the sky i saw a bolt of lightning hit me head on and i passed out.

"What the" as i opened my eyes i saw around me and suddenly remembered what happened. ' wait what? was that a dream?it had to be, a lightning bolt could kill me and if not could blind me. what the hell is happening?' I thought while getting up 'wait a min' something came to my mind ' i am healed? but i was pretty beat up? and what is this place? i wasnt here and i dont even remember seeing this place in the village before' I was brainstorming and trying to figure out what happened looking around me confused. " Hey you woke up" i heard a voice from behind.......