The Lineage of Archrus, Daniel Allen [free e books to read online TXT] 📗

at Sister Nicole and she only smiled at him and gestured for him to continue. He guessed this was proof enough to start for himself that there was something to this magick after all maybe. As Colton held the package, the glow covering it disintegrated the paper and string to reveal what was inside. They both turned to dust before they fell away.
“Whoa! Now that is just creepy,” Colton said to Sister Nicole nearly dropping the box from his hands.
“You’ll get used to things not always being as they seem soon enough once you open the box. I hope,” she said with a half worried look.
Colton lifted the lid off the box. Inside he saw something bundled up in a scarf sitting on top of a letter. The letter looked brand new tucked under the bundle. It all looked untouched by time. The scarf was even in mint condition. He guessed the spell also protected them from time along with keeping others out. Colton lifted up the bundle, unfolded the scarf, and discovered a bracelet inside. A silver toned bracelet that had to be an antique, older than anything he had ever found. The outside of the bracelet carved with same intricate symbol that was on the altar from Colton’s strange reoccurring dream. In each symbol’s center, point was a small stone. The stones in each place were different an emerald, a diamond, a ruby, and a sapphire. It was a beautiful and exquisite piece made of a very peculiar alloy. The alloy looked like silver without its purity. Black swirls gathered throughout the coloring. It all seemed so familiar, more than anything else had before in his life.
“Sister Nicole, do you remember the dream that I always had in the orphanage?” Colton asked examining the bracelet.
“Yes, I always thought it had something to do with your heritage but I have no idea what it means,” she replied.
“These knots and symbols, I have seen them before but without the stones in that dream carved on that altar. I have seen it so many times. I could never mistake them for anything else. For years I have searched every known culture for anything that even resembled them.”
“Yes, that symbol is the crest of your family. It represents the bond between your family and their magick. I always suspected that was the symbol that you saw in your dreams. Everyday I wished I could just tell you everything I knew. I remember when you were little and would draw this symbol continually.”
“If that is the case then the altar from my dream must have some special meaning to my heritage. It must hold some more clues to my life. I must be meant to find that place Sister Nicole.”
“That may be so, but there was nothing about an altar mentioned to me. Long ago, many of the records were destroyed for those ages. There is very little recorded of our first families. That is the main reason you could never find any information on the family crest. All I know is that a great war raged and your ancestors came out victorious over a great evil. By causing the evil empire to fall, your family saved my family’s line and we have eternally been in your debts. I think that you should read the letter left by your father so that maybe you will understand more. I must leave and you must prepare for you journey. The letter will fill you in on everything that I could not tell you. I wish that I could have been more help to you,” Nicole said staring out the kitchen window into the bright sky.
“A journey to where? Where do they want me to go?” Colton asked as he picked up the letter.
Colton was still eager for more answers. He was hungry for more information from Nicole. Anything that she could tell him was more than he ever thought that he could find out.
“All that I know I have told you. Your parents told me that you would need to read the letter alone and that it would start you on your path. I wish you well, my boy. May you stay safe and be victorious. Again, I want to apologize for deceiving you all these years. You must remember that I never wanted to and that it was always in your best interest Colton.”
“I know,” Colton replied.
Sister Nicole got up, said goodbye, and left giving me her blessings once more. She had gone as quickly as she had appeared in the doorway. Directness was always her approaching style of choice. She had never liked to waist time on any task. However, she never half did anything, just got it done efficiently.
As Colton sat back down at the table, he wondered what this letter would hold in store for him now. This was all so much to take in already. What other secrets could his father have to tell him? Well, Colton knew he would never know by just sitting here pondering, he had to open it and find out…





Dear Colton,

Hello son I wish that your mother and I could be there to see you now. We did what we had to do to protect you as I hope Sister Nicole Tolkien has already explained for you. We come from a long line of magick from as far back as our ancestry goes. Your magick has been dormant all these years and will awaken when you put on the bracelet. I used the bracelet to seal your magick as an infant with a spell that would make it grow exponentially. Upon doing this, I expended the last of my own. Your abilities are limited to controlling the four elements right now. Nevertheless, the power is not to be taken without consideration. The elements once properly tapped are very powerful and can be very dangerous. I know that Sister has no doubt helped to keep you safe and on the right path so I have no doubt that you will go forth with caution and nobility. You are now the soul heir of our legacy.
There are those that we fought to keep you and this world safe. They are the descendants of a great evil clan. They are the Grandfalls, their ancestors once held the world in darkness. Henceforth the world was plummeted into the Dark Ages. They have been lurking in the shadows every since. In recent years, they have gained a new foot old in the modern world and are hunting all those they view as a threat. You are their greatest threat of all. Once we have hidden you I plan to send your mother away to hide her also. Maybe one day you will be able to track her down if she has stayed safe.
Now I must tell you of one of the most coveted artifact of the magickal world known as the Sage Scroll. The scroll uses our crest to bind our family magick together. It will guide you to wherever they need you. It will also guide you to controlling your powers. Before I left you at the church, I made certain it remained in The Amalgamation, an ancient ruin, hidden high in the Himalayas, as an untouched marvel. Magick is the only way to travel to the temple. Though it can only be reached by magick, once inside no magick will work. Therefore, I have written the spell you need to get there on the last page along with some directions. The directions will guide you safely through the temple and to a passage that only the bracelet can open. Once inside keep following and it will lead you to the scroll.
If you decide to go after the scroll, you must do it today on your birthday. It is the only time the temple will grant you entrance. Other

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Publication Date: 01-16-2012

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Dedication:
Dedicated to my brother and the lost souls looking for themselves. May we all find what we are looking for in life.