[rissole25]

(This is the first time i've wrote in one of these so i hope you like it)

The night air whipped across Jayden’s face as he unwrapped his sack. He pulled out a piece of bread and ate the whole thing, realizing he’d have to find more food soon before he ran out. With his hunger still there, Jayden picked up his sack and his bow and set off towards the capital.

Thoughts of Nari came into Jayden’s head as he was walking. He was hoping she would be okay wherever she was. Jayden started thinking of where she could’ve gone when he caught something out of the corner of his eye. Without thinking, Jayden automatically grabbed an arrow and was ready to fire if anything attacked him.

As Jayden got closer to the object, he realized it was just a scroll of parchment. Jayden lowered his bow but stayed alert for anything unusual. He bent down, picked the scroll up and unrolled it. The first word he saw on it was “SLOW”. He realized that this was a magic scroll. Jayden was about to throw it away when he remembered what Jiran told him before he left on his journey.

“Anything you find has value and can be sold depending on the value”

As much as Jayden hated this, he pocketed the scroll, realizing that it was a magic scroll so it would sell for at least two hundred and fifty gil. Jayden continued his walk, feeling dirty on the inside.

At last Jayden saw the capital’s walls before him and started jogging towards them. When he got to the walls he realized how high they actually were.

“How am I supposed to get up there?” he said to himself.

Jayden climbed the nearest tree until he got to the top of it. There he scanned the top of the walls.

“No Winged Forlers.” He muttered, “Something must be go…wait, what’s that?”

There was smoke rising miles away in the city. He could see figures flying towards it. Jayden guessed they were the Winged Forlers that were supposed to be stationed on the walls. He realized this was his chance and with great ease, he jumped over to the walls and landed safely on them.

Taking a quick rest, Jayden got up and scouted the buildings below him. There was a hole in the roof of one of them. With stealth, Jayden made his away over to the hole. He peered down through the hole and saw a ladder leading down into the kitchen area of a house. Jayden knew that there would be food in there. With his bow ready, he jumped down.

After landing, Jayden knew the coast was clear. He made his way to the fridge and opened it. Upon opening it, he saw the whole fridge stacked with food. Quickly and as quietly as he could, Jayden took everything he could carry, not realizing that danger had just arrived.

With his sack full, Jayden proceeded to climb the ladder. As he put his foot down on the first rung of the ladder, he knew something was unusual. When he put his other foot down on the second rung, he started to smell one of the worst smells in the world. He knew that a Shadow was in the room.

As soon as he turned his head around to look for it, the Shadow knocked him to the ground. Getting up quickly, Jayden looked around to see where the Shadow was but knew it was no use. Shadow’s were vile creatures that played with its meal before it killed it. They were invisble and only appeared at night because they hated the sun's light. The only reason you could tell if a Shadow was around was by its smell.

Jayden knew what he had to do. He started firing arrows at random places, hoping that one would hit the Shadow. On his fifth arrow, he knew he had hit it because an arrow was floating midair in front of him. Suddenly, the arrow started moving at light speed. Jayden caught flashes of it around him and knew the Shadow was too fast to attack.

An idea came into Jayden’s head which he didn’t like but he had no other choice. He took out the magic scroll he had picked up in the forest and began to unroll it. He started reading the scroll, thinking and hoping that his parents would forgive him. After he had finished reading it, he held the scroll firmly in his hand

“Nѐpolit dѐra apѐn casaѐ.” he said, focusing his mind.

He felt an aura around him that soon left him. The scroll burned up in his hand until there were only ashes in his hand. He felt dirty again, but he had to do this if he wanted to live.

“SLOW”, he yelled, looking at the arrow as he said it.

The arrow’s speed decreased, making it easier to see. Jayden staggered, feeling weak because this was the first time he had ever cast a spell. He quickly readied himself and shot a flurry of arrows at the floating arrow. They all struck the invisible being, knowing he had killed it. It soon dropped to ground with a loud thud.

Jayden stared at the floor for a while, lost in his thoughts, thinking of how he did the very thing he told himself not to do. He soon returned from his thoughts, realizing he had to leave now. He picked his sack up and climbed up the ladder through the hole. He was glad he was in fresh air again, breathing the air in as he climbed up onto the wall. He looked around, making sure the coast was clear. Then he jumped off the wall and ran into the forest to get some rest.