Shale:

LIGHT within

By: K.C.M.

Edited by: Bre’Ann Rupp

Prologue

Long ago, the thirteen Nations lived in harmony and trust, until land and food grew scarce.

The Satare Nation was different, is what the people said, they had a kind of mystic about them. They also said that the Nation was wise and powerful. The Satare knew there would be a time when the world was getting too small for the thirteen Nations, so the Nation began to go off in search of land for their people. The Satare came to Karratha first, a horrid and cruel land infested with the dangers of the unknown, under the ruler of Farr.

The Satare Nation lived in Karratha for a hundred years, but word got out about the land, the Aboke Nation came and ruined their harmony, their balance of good LIGHT and bad LIGHT working together and apart.

After a year with the Aboke, the Satare couldn’t keep control of their LIGHT and it ran everywhere causing chaos and destruction. The new LIGHT created a horrible monster, it TWINED SHADOW. SHADOW was a beast, SHADOW devoured LIGHT and grew stronger, the Satare couldn’t stop it. In their despair, the Satare began to vanished, little by little.

Three Nations came after that, the strong Galte, the secretive Noctzume, and the virtues Traske. Because the LIGHT was now let go, and the balances were so unequal, the four Nations had developed new LIGHT.

The greedy Aboke had received the LIGHT mind readers, soul lookers, feeling readers, and time looking. This was not enough, and they wanted more, they set out to battle the Satare thinking they would force it out of them, but the Satare were to tricky and ran across the boarder of another, even more horrible land where the Aboke couldn’t reach them.

The secretive Noctzume received the LIGHT of earth, water, fire, and air which they MASTER to their will, they soon discovered that they could use these to send or intercept messages without having to spy, and it was a lot quicker.

The virtues Traske received the LIGHT of healing, tracking other LIGHT, talking to animals, and the SIGHT. The Traske decided that they would only use their power to help and became useful allies with the Satare as they began to make plans for a new ruler, one that would conquer SHADOW.

The strong Galte received the LIGHT of metal smithing, telekinesis, hypnotizing, and weather; they were truly the most dangerous.

People didn’t know that LIGHT used up a lot of energy for beginners that haven’t MASTER, and they went too far. Many were killed because of this but no one grieved, no one cared, they were to power hungry. This got out of control and the Satare enforced their plan, sneaking the chosen ruler into Karratha to govern the land and its people. It was said that the Satare sent secret, UN intercept able, messages to him and his descendants, Satare soon came back to Karratha.

After a few generations the land was in order but still off balance, they had gotten rid of all shadow. Daratrix, the Bright King’s cousin, over through the Bright King and stole the throne by killing off all, save two of the daughters, of the Bright King’s children. The Bright King knew of his wicked cousin’s plans and hid his most valued possessions, and over half the royal gold, with the greedy Aboke Nation, where it could be easily disguised. After that, the Satare were never heard from again, vanishing in the middle of the night.

I had always found these stories to be unreal, fairytales told by parents to spark up their imagination. Then, I met shale.

Shale is a girl who was orphaned by Daratrix, her house and family burned down by fire LIGHT, she has sworn to get her revenge, even if it kills her and I have sworn to keep her destiny from coming true, even if it kills me.

To be continued...