Etheria: Eternal Bond

Prolouge

Dreams, they are the ultimate power of creation. At least, that’s what my old gypsy grandmother believes. “You were born from the dreams of your parents, and they from theirs. This whole earth was born from the dreams of the great spirits.” That belief is all well and good, but never try to ask her how, if everything is created from dreams, the spirits were born. She’d just yell at you and say that some things should never be questioned. Now, I for one don’t believe her whole dream theory, but I can’t ignore the fact that the paranormal exists. I have seen beings made of shadow that creep down the unlit alleys. I have seen so many things that science can not explain. Hell, I myself am not what society deems as normal. I am an empath. I can feel others’ emotions just as strong as my own. My unique ability can prove to be a constant annoyance. You see, my sense of other’s emotions is heightened by physical contact. That being said, I’m not a fan of being touched. While it makes some people think less of me, I don’t really care.

Even burdened with my abilities and gypsy ancestry, I live a mostly normal life. I’m about five foot eight (a modest height for someone cursed with a short family) and have slightly tanned skin. My hair is short, somewhat shaggy and black as night without moon or stars. My eyes slope slightly downwards and are jade green. Now, I’m not perfect (I can’t read a thing without my glasses, much to my chagrin) but I get by just fine. Aside from the fact that I hate being touched, I seem completely normal. If someone were to come up to me and inform me that all it would take to shatter that illusion of normality would be one man, well, I’d have deemed them insane and have been done with it. Then I met Alek Rhiley. That was the day everything changed.

I am a 19 year old college student and an empath with a gypsy ancestry. My name is listed on my birth certificate as Mickael De’Murte. That was the name my mother gave me. Well, mother’s six feet under now. I go by the name my good old grandma gave me when I came of age. My name is Zackarias, and my life is about to be turned completely upside down.

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I'm sorry that this is so short. Chapter one will be finished sometime this week. Thanks so much to my beta for reading over this. You're such a great help.