worlds, or allow others to enter your own, you may finally glimpse the wings that come with true transcendence.”
The wings? Storm asked.
Ronin looked hard at Storm, “That’s right, the wings. There are many things of this world that exist beyond your imagination. There are many things that can be greater than they seem. In time, as you progress as a Swordsman and as a Sorian, you may eventually be able to glimpse the wings. Only if you can transcend beyond yourself that is, beyond the level of a Sorian.”
“Thanks,” replied Storm, “That explained everything perfectly.”
Caim stared at his grandfather. “How could you envision things that have never existed? You just created them … out of nothing?”
Storm looked at his brother with a devilish grin. “You weren’t scared , were you?”
Caim jumped to his feet and pointed his finger straight at his brother. “No, but I bet you were!”
CRAAAACK!!! Still floating cross-legged, Storm upper cut Caim in the chin, again. Caim’s body flew up into the air before falling back down and landing straight on his head. His white vest once again fell down over his defeated face .
“How many times do I have to tell you,” Storm said, “ it’s not a new power . You’re just an idiot.”
An instant later Caim was back on his feet, raising his fists in a ridiculous-looking stance. “What the hell, Storm! You wanna fight!? I’ll take you on right now, with or without your new power! I’m not scared of anything, not even grandpa!”
Storm raised an eyebrow. “You’re scared of nothing? ”
“Of course not!”
“What about that spider on your hand?”
“WHAAAAAAAAT!?” screamed Caim, jumping straight up into the air and landing a dozen feet away. In an instant, he had somehow taken up his Fallblade, ready to do battle with a bug a fraction of his size.
Storm cracked a grin. “My mistake . I guess you really were scared of nothing.”
“You’ll pay for that,” growled Caim.
“I’m sure,” said Storm, lying on the ground without the slightest hint of worry. Just as his eyes were about to close, straight through the dimming horizontal slits that separated the darkness and the outer world, he saw Caim descending upon him.
“Tell me about your new power!!”
V – A Long-Awaited Gift
T heir grandfather watched them as they threw punches, tackled each other, and rolled around the dirt, grass and rocks. The two boys had spent their entire lives living out here at the Edge. He remembered them as children, stubborn as rocks, yet free as birds. They always had a great love of life and the adventures that came with it. He could hear them yelling at one another faintly behind his thoughts.
I have done all I can for them. From now, it is up to them. Hopefully … And his eyes looked up to the sky, they can succeed where I have failed . He looked to see Caim stick his tongue out at Storm, and he smiled sadly. Despite their childish behavior and despite conditions in which most would have fled for their lives, they had managed to surpass him and all the life threatening challenges he put them through. He wondered if it could have been luck. Luck , he thought. Such a thing cannot exist. Not in this cruel world . He finally sighed. Whatever it was, they had bested him, and this marked the completion of the final test of their training.
“It’s time,” he said quietly. He could suddenly hear whispering from Caim and Storm’s direction.
“ I told you … old people talk to themselves, ” said Storm in Caim’s ear.
“What was that?” asked Ronin, with a sharp flicker of his eyes.
“Nothing,” said Storm quickly, wiping a trickle of sweat from his forehead.
“Grandpa, I didn’t know old people talk to themselves,” said Caim.
Storm’s slowly turned his head to stare at Caim.
“For the last time … I am not old !” roared their grandfather. He launched after Caim in pursuit and Storm lounged idly as he watched Ronin chase Caim around
The wings? Storm asked.
Ronin looked hard at Storm, “That’s right, the wings. There are many things of this world that exist beyond your imagination. There are many things that can be greater than they seem. In time, as you progress as a Swordsman and as a Sorian, you may eventually be able to glimpse the wings. Only if you can transcend beyond yourself that is, beyond the level of a Sorian.”
“Thanks,” replied Storm, “That explained everything perfectly.”
Caim stared at his grandfather. “How could you envision things that have never existed? You just created them … out of nothing?”
Storm looked at his brother with a devilish grin. “You weren’t scared , were you?”
Caim jumped to his feet and pointed his finger straight at his brother. “No, but I bet you were!”
CRAAAACK!!! Still floating cross-legged, Storm upper cut Caim in the chin, again. Caim’s body flew up into the air before falling back down and landing straight on his head. His white vest once again fell down over his defeated face .
“How many times do I have to tell you,” Storm said, “ it’s not a new power . You’re just an idiot.”
An instant later Caim was back on his feet, raising his fists in a ridiculous-looking stance. “What the hell, Storm! You wanna fight!? I’ll take you on right now, with or without your new power! I’m not scared of anything, not even grandpa!”
Storm raised an eyebrow. “You’re scared of nothing? ”
“Of course not!”
“What about that spider on your hand?”
“WHAAAAAAAAT!?” screamed Caim, jumping straight up into the air and landing a dozen feet away. In an instant, he had somehow taken up his Fallblade, ready to do battle with a bug a fraction of his size.
Storm cracked a grin. “My mistake . I guess you really were scared of nothing.”
“You’ll pay for that,” growled Caim.
“I’m sure,” said Storm, lying on the ground without the slightest hint of worry. Just as his eyes were about to close, straight through the dimming horizontal slits that separated the darkness and the outer world, he saw Caim descending upon him.
“Tell me about your new power!!”
V – A Long-Awaited Gift
T heir grandfather watched them as they threw punches, tackled each other, and rolled around the dirt, grass and rocks. The two boys had spent their entire lives living out here at the Edge. He remembered them as children, stubborn as rocks, yet free as birds. They always had a great love of life and the adventures that came with it. He could hear them yelling at one another faintly behind his thoughts.
I have done all I can for them. From now, it is up to them. Hopefully … And his eyes looked up to the sky, they can succeed where I have failed . He looked to see Caim stick his tongue out at Storm, and he smiled sadly. Despite their childish behavior and despite conditions in which most would have fled for their lives, they had managed to surpass him and all the life threatening challenges he put them through. He wondered if it could have been luck. Luck , he thought. Such a thing cannot exist. Not in this cruel world . He finally sighed. Whatever it was, they had bested him, and this marked the completion of the final test of their training.
“It’s time,” he said quietly. He could suddenly hear whispering from Caim and Storm’s direction.
“ I told you … old people talk to themselves, ” said Storm in Caim’s ear.
“What was that?” asked Ronin, with a sharp flicker of his eyes.
“Nothing,” said Storm quickly, wiping a trickle of sweat from his forehead.
“Grandpa, I didn’t know old people talk to themselves,” said Caim.
Storm’s slowly turned his head to stare at Caim.
“For the last time … I am not old !” roared their grandfather. He launched after Caim in pursuit and Storm lounged idly as he watched Ronin chase Caim around
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