EpisodeXXV

The Wolf Returns, Zinion's Past: The Wolf's Light

Vetrievian took me to ball room in the castle were there was plenty of room. The room was empty so no obstacles would stand in our way. He handed me a long sword, my hands just dropped from the weight of the sword. My brother told me to bend my knees to help put weight on the sword.

Zinion, "I thought you believed in peace talk, why do you still hold a sword in your hand."

Vetrievian, "The only reason I carry this sword is to not forget that violence isn't caused by the sword itself but by the person behind it who wields it. I don't even use this sword at all, father gave it to me, he said that maybe if I use this I'd actually do some good. Ha, Instead I use it to carve little wooden puppets."

At this point I fell back laughing so hard. He started laughing as well, he then saw me struggle to get up and he came to help me up.

Vetrievian, "The only reason why I know how to sword fight is because father taught me when I was your age. I once looked up to him like you did, but I realized that his ways were wrong."

He started teaching me how to parry attacks and how to swing the sword properly to attack. It then came to the time were he wanted me to actually start sword fighting me. I was tired, the sword weight had gotten to me, but I didn't want to stop I wanted to keep going. My brother ran at me he then struck at me with his sword I parried his attack. Then pushed him back with my sword to break his stance and slashed at him. He was surprised, so he attacked again this time putting all his strength into it. As I defended against his attack I fell back because of the weight of the sword. He then pointed at my throat with the blade of his sword. I decided to let my rage take over at this point. I howled a yell kicked, the blade of my brother, and started slashing at him. He kept defending against every attack, I was pushing back against the wall. I then thrusted the sword at him he ducked and I stabbed straight into the wall. My brother looked at me and then at the wall.

Vetrievian, "It feels like you've been wielding a sword your whole life. Those eyes, though, they look like the eyes of a wolf. The sword seemed weightless to you and your speed was remarkable. I guess you grew up in those woods, haven't you."

Zinion, "I didn't know what was going to happen to me when father left me alone. I guess I did grow up, but now I have a hatred towards the human race, I want them all dead, I don't know why I suddenly feel this way, I guess it's because im angry, right now I believe that the only way to solve things is to annhilate all life."

My brother looked at me as If he couldn't believe what he was hearing, we then stood silent for awhile. I looked at him and he looked as if he was questioning his own belief of peace talk.

Vetrievian, "You know there is a sword technique that a knight in our royal family did that won us a battle, it was said that his speed was impossible to see, and that he took down many soldiers on that one attack. Many said it was because that knight often prayed in the middle of war, he would stop fighting and kneel down to pray for God, even though he knew he was in the middle of a crisis war and he was facing the enemy right in front of him. A sword then came from the sky, impaled that knight, and gave him unspeakable power. Many thought that sword came straight from the heavens above. After the battle the sword disappeared from the knights hand. The sword technique he did was said to be nine slashes directed at nine targets. And it was all done in one instant, the nine targets were the head, the left shoulder, the right shoulder, the left arm, the right arm, the left wrist, the right wrist, the groin, and then the last one a thrust straight to the heart. Well I guess that's it, that's all I wanted to show you on how to sword fight."

My brother left from the ball room, I was left with the sword in my hand. I dropped the sword and left the room, I went straight to my room and mother was waiting for me sitting on my bed. We talked about the wolves in the woods, and how they took care of me. She was interested in how the wolves communicated with each other. I then told my mother how Vetrievian uses his sword to carve wooden puppets and she started laughing. Just watching my mother laugh calmed me down. She then hugged me in her arms and told me that she still loved me even though I brought the white wolf to father. She said that there was dead soldiers deep in the woods, I told her what happened. She felt bad that this was all happening, I told her not to. We talked until night, laughing and enjoying our conversations, she then tucked me in my bed for the night and left. I then looked at the ring she gave me, I looked at it for many nights until the day came when I finally understood why she gave me it. I was 17 and my father was still holding grudges against me and I against him. He preferred me as the Wolf to everyone he talked to. It was night and almost the whole village was in the ball room of the castle enjoying the music, dancing till night broke day. I was talking to Vetrievian and a friend of his called Richter. Richter was a wolf hunter like my father except he didn't kill them, he used them and trained them to send messages across village to village. My father despised him for using wolves as good and not being aware that people were in danger because of Richter. The reason why Richter showed up at the ball was to, of course, piss him off. We were talking about how sad father was trying to take things of the villager minds because of the black plague that was killing many day and by night. Instead of using the money on a cure, he was using it on a meaningless party, and for supplies on weaponry. I was watching everyone eat and dance, listening to every chord being struck by the musicians. I leaned back on my chair and I looked over across the dance floor and saw and felt something I didn't expect. My eyes widened and my heart felt like it started beating again after many dark years. I fell back to the floor. And Vetrievian started laughing, Richter helped me get up and back on my chair. They told me what happened and I said it was nothing. Richter saw me look at the direction I was looking and he looked too.

Richter, "Ahh, Elizabeth she is said to be the best horse trainer in Alexandria. What's wrong Zinion?"

Zinion, "...........nothing."

Vetrievian, "I think Zinion is feeling in love right now, go talk to her."

Zinion, "I don't know what to say, what if I say something wrong. Besides she's too beautiful I can't talk to her."

Richter, "Don't worry she won't jump at you with a knife and rip your heart in two, I've talked to her before I don't think she'll yell at you or tell you to get away or anything."

At this moment I got up at my chair, I started walking towards her, but I turned around and sat back down. My heart was pounding so fast, I was nervous and scared.

Vetrievian, "Haha, come on Zinion you can do it."