Atticus

The Mountains with the Marakese

Darticus deep inside the mountains , inside the snow . Examining its peaks , The snow summits . Pondering over

Disappointed that he is stuck in the mountains and anxious when he will be able to leave to the north .

As he stands there , the elderly women of the Marakese make their way inwards . A few of them carrying a vessel , smoke filled with herbs enter the cave

As the cave is filled with the smoke all around . Darticus just stands still . A bit stupified , but he has seen that sort of thing before . It was not particularly new to him

The cave filled with herbals smoke and the rest of the mountains were filled with snow , gave a scene out of the ordinary . In between the elderly women , Darticus particularly noticed a younger women , could be around his age .

His gaze caught hold of her and did not leave her , through the smoke

He was trying his hardest to draw a picture of her .

One good glimpse

That was not to be the case . As the essence was to strong and was not disbursing at the slightest

The elder women started to leave one by one

Darticus desperate to get a look at her , watches each one leave one by one .

His eyes wide open

As the last elder leaves . The young girl is not to be seen .

Has she vanished in the middle of them ?

Who was she ?

A lot of thoughts entered his mind .

Would I see her before i leave , an excitement rushed through the heart of the king

I have never felt such a feeling before , just at a glimpse and that too not a proper one . Through the smoke
Who was she ? The thought persisted through the mind of Darticus

As he was dwelling on such thoughts , he felt a bit of uneasiness . He began to get disoriented slowly
Unable to carry his own weight , his knees start to slip . And he falls down , slowly to the ground
The Smoke ?
The mind becomes free , empty . He became one with the universe . Totally weightless he became
Visions of his past slowly entered , he began to see the happenings of his childhood . Happenings one seldom could remember , when at such a young age
Darticus is slowly transported to the age of 3
He watches his younger self at complete rest . In a surrounding very alien . He is in a concrete house
He looks outside the door . And there are buildings everywhere . Tall structures overseeing one another . There where designed blocks in 4 wheels zipping past the roads . And there people inside it .
Darticus has heard about the Districts . This was the first time he is seeing it
As he is engulfed in his new surroundings . The supernatural dawns upon him
A shapeshifter ?
Covered in a blanket of darkness . It enters the room at great speed and carries the young Darticus along with him
The older Darticus watching him is shocked .
Who am I ? Really ?
And where is my mother ? The become warrior panicks
The mother is not to be seen , but he sees a child not much older then he was then .
He is keenly watching looking at the room from outside through a window . He does not blink , nor does he understand
My Brother ?
An immediate connection is made with the child and he goes to meet him ,
As he nears him.......
Wide awake , he opens his eyes . His heart stomping
He is back at he cave
He looks around to see if anyone is there , a Marakese or anybody
No , no one is there .
Again , the blood rushes to his brain . The sensation begins
No , not again he shouts is despair .
To no help ,
He is flying , on a majestic dark green dragon . Covered in armour .
He and the dragon are flying all over the mountains , the ocean . High above the ground they glide .
He taps the dragon , as though they have known each other a long time . A bond , the same way he knows his horse
From above , he flies very close to the ground . As they glide a meter above the ground
Parallely he is seen acknowledging a man who is on his horse
They fly together , on ground and land .
Again he feels a close bond with that person ?
My brother ?
The noise in the forests grow louder , The man on the horse shoots a bullet at the opposite direction ,
Darticus looks behind , the Marakese and the north in huge numbers . Rallying behind them
Ahead , the image gets clear .
A leader , the enemy who is it ?
Sitting on a war bred machine , and then beside him ..
Beside him , was someone Darticus could immediately recognise . The first person he could recognise in the visions
It was Rylo , his comrade , the one close enough to be his own brother .
Rylo ,
Beside their leader , smirking
The shock jolts Rylo back to the cave
He gasps for breath in the mountains . His heart racing even faster and much louder . He tries to get up , but is forced back down every time he tries to do so
He lays on the Rocky Mountains . Shocked
There were no thoughts or words from the warrior . In anticipation for another release , he remains
An hour passes , or so he thought . Nothing happens . There are no visions
The king then finally manages to get up
Who are these people ? The Marakese . Are they my people ?
The north behind me ?
And Rylo , my enemy ?
Maybe it's all just a dream , he vanquishes the visions .