Chronicles of Eden - Act 2

Copyright

Chronicles of Eden

Author:

Alexander Gordon

Illustrations:

MagniFire

Copyright © 2015

All rights are reserved to the author. No part of this ebook may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles or reviews.

This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places and incidents are either the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously, and any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, business establishments, events or locales is entirely coincidental.

Chapter 1

Blind Ambition

In the world of Eden, monsters roamed the lands, creatures that resembled females in one way or another, although being far from human themselves. All monsters in the world were female, and were only capable of giving birth to females as well. That being the case, the monsters relied on humans as a means to breed, with the majority of monster classes in the world stealing away men to rape and procreate with. Some used brute strength, others used trickery and deceit, some used magic and poison, and others used the allure of beauty to charm and entice wandering travelers. These creatures were considered evil, vile, and enemies of mankind throughout Eden. However there was a voice in the world saying differently, claiming that not all monsters were truly evil at heart. A voice saying that some of these creatures were merely misunderstood, that they were only following their nature to survive.

That there were evil monsters in the world, but there were also good ones as well.

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Up in the sky a few birds flew overhead while the sun was shining down through the clouds. A calm breeze rolled by as a few trees swayed in the wind, the rustling of their leaves heard along with the chirps of the birds that flew away. Near where the rolling plains met with a small forest there was a river that flowed into the woods at a gentle pace, the clear blue water rolling along while some fish swam within. Parked next to the riverbank was a caravan used by a group of travelers, the large wooden wheels of the ride resting on the soft grass. The caravan had no openings on the sides, only a small window in the back along with an entryway in the front leading out onto the front seat. There was a single white horse hooked up to the reins, just casually munching on some tall grass at his feet, the lone mare not appearing to be enough to pull such a large traveling wagon all on its own, at least to those who thought the horse was ordinary.

Sitting on the seat of the ride was Alyssa, the young looking witch watching her horse as it chewed some grass while its tail swished about leisurely behind it. She was dressed in her usual outfit along with her hat that she preferred to wear, holding her wooden staff in one hand while the other gently ran a finger across her focuser crystal adorning her necklace. She carelessly looked up at the sky, humming a gentle tune while bobbing her staff around playfully.

“Hey, Alyssa? Have Triska and Specca come back yet?” Daniel asked from inside the caravan. The witch glanced back to the entryway and shook her head.

“Not yet, Daniel, you know how much Specca likes to stay in the water once she hops in, she’s probably throwing another fit about having to leave again,” she said with a smirk.

“Haha, yeah, she does like being in the water. But that’s just her nature after all, you can’t judge her for that,” Daniel said from within the caravan. Alyssa giggled and looked around at the surrounding landscape with a shrug.

“Maybe not, but still, we need to get going again if we’re going to reach the next town sometime soon. Honestly, I should have gone instead of Triska, I could have gotten Specca out of the water without any trouble at all,” she said with a tap of her staff on the driver’s seat floor, the witch’s eyes giving off a purplish hue briefly. A few short squeaks came from inside the caravan, with Alyssa glancing back into the cabin with a raised eyebrow.

“Hey, I would have been gentle with her, Squeak; I would have lifted her out of the water with my magic, and then dropped her onto the grass. She would have been just fine, I’ve had lots of practice with throwing Triska around with my magic to know how to get them to land just right,” she reasoned with a giddy laugh.

“I’m not sure referencing you tossing Triska around so much speaks highly about your caring nature with our friends, Alyssa,” Daniel said with a hint of exasperation. Alyssa giggled then looked into the cabin with an adorable smile. Inside the spacious traveling wagon Daniel was leaning against a pillow propped up against the wall, the boy looking through his guidebook of monsters he might be seeing up close in the world soon enough. He was dressed in his usual flair of ordinary clothing from his village, his hair a bit messy as always while his expression was as calm as ever considering he was out in the world looking for monsters that could and would possibly rape him to death in a very grisly and unwanted manner. Sitting next to Daniel was Squeak, the ant girl lying on her legs with her abdomen sticking out to the side along the wall while she rested against another pillow. She was dressed in her normal attire of a navy blue tunic with tall dark boots, something she seemed to prefer to wear as the other girls couldn’t really get her to wear anything else. Triska had purchased a few extra sets of clothing when they were all in Ashwood, but Squeak just didn’t seem to want to wear anything other than the clothing she grew up with.