The Chronicles Of A Wanderer

[AllenTheGreat 286]

"...Darkness

 

...Emptiness

 

...Loneliness

 

...Sadness

 

Such are the trademarks of one who has forsaken all in exchange for power."

 

Light flickered over the parchment, briefly ilimunating the one near it. He sat near the worn table, a vial of ink near him and a quill in his hand, only the occasional 'drip' of melting wax broke the errie silence. He was finished, his stories completed, and he was no better for it. No long lost revelation has been revealed, and only foolishness of himself had become apparent.

 

Some wish to be immortal, to have the power to manipulate and decieve all who you speak with, to control nations and destroy all who oppose them, to lead an army, to master magic, to gain coin, to be recognized and feared by all. He had done these, each in their own time and place, but for each one of these 'goals' he found himself lacking.

 

How many more would fall into this trap, this quest for immortality and power? To as powerful as a god and be feared equally is a rare aspect, but fear is not adimiration and power is not happiness. Years of searching, obtaining and then losing these qualities had shown him this.

 

So lifting the quill in his hand, he dipped the tip into the vial of ink, and a few moments later, the sound of a pen upon paper was heard in the dark room. If only experience can teach you the fault of your ways, he would show them his experience, show them true power and the folly of those who try to gain it, he would write down the stories of his life so that none else would go down his path. And so he looked down, the ink glowing slightly in the light of the candle.

 

~~~

 

The Chronicles of a Wanderer

Book I

 

The tales of these worlds, and those who have lived within it.

 

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Setting the quill back into the vial, the decripit being leaned back in his chair, memories of his life flooding into his mind. He would start at the begining. And so, taking the quill once again, he continued his writing; To tell the story of a Wanderer.

 

 

 

 

 

[Birdwhisperer 1174]

Moved to the Great Library. It shall be sorted into appropriate category shortly.