Voidborne

Chapter 4 “Realm of Light”

I had been taken to the realm of the lightborne, and it looks magnificent, as if it were for a god. Clouds filled areas where you could probably fall off, and the floor and pillars, and almost everything here was made of marble or other grand materials. We were told to go to a training area, perhaps to be armed with light weapons. As I was about to go, a lightborne spoke to me.

“You, come with me. The Light wants to see you.” The lightborne said. I followed the lightborne, traveling through pretty and grand areas, until eventually we had made it to the throne room. The throne room was the most grand thing I had ever seen, a silver seat above normal height, and marble and gold pillars reaching into the sky. I looked at what sat on the throne, and the Light sat there. The Light had no arms, but instead huge wings. It had the body of a Minotaur, and the legs of an insect.

“I have been expecting you.” The Light said, its voice was loud enough to hear, but not ear-piercing or too quiet.

“Do you know why you are here?” The Light asked.

“No.” I replied.

“I watched you pick up the blade of a fallen lightborne, and bravely face the void. Humans do not wield weapons of light or void well, and must go through training. Perhaps you are the one we have been waiting for.” The Light said.

“What do you mean I might be the one?” I asked, confused.

“The first Light, the first leader here, she was on the verge of death. But, she could foresee strange things, and her final words were “A human… One who will wield the light, it will wield my blade.”” The Light said.

“Would you like to try to pull the sword, or go to training with your people.” The Light asked, curious as to what I would say.

“I will pull the sword.” I said, confidently. The Light stood, with its long insect-like legs. The Light flew, but only fast enough for me to keep up. Eventually, we got to a spot. A statue stood there, with light shining brightly in what must be the sword. The sword was stuck, deeply in a rock shaped form of gold.

“Now, you must gather your strength, and pull.” The Light told me. I walked up to the sword, and gripped the handle. I took a breath, and I pulled. Nothing happened. I put more strength in. Still nothing, this sword must require lots of strength to pull. I put more and more strength in, until eventually the sword came out by a little bit. I could see a little bit of the blade itself. I was almost there, I just had to pull a little bit harder. I could feel my strength getting stronger, and then the sword came out. The sword had kept me in my place, instead of launching me backwards. I lifted the sword, and examined it. The sword was shining brightly. It looked to have special design, being made of light, gold, silver, and what seemed like many more valuable things.

“You are the one she had spoken about. That sword was her blade, and it has great power. You must learn to wield it, so you must train with it.” The Light announced. I just now noticed there was many lightborne, looking at me surprised that I had pulled the blade. I was ready to train, and it would begin now.