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Queen Laurali and Halli set off on
their journey from Drumple to the Castle of the Elves. Along the way, the Queen told Halli about the
journey she was about to take.
“You’re
going to meet a special group of people.
They are called The Chosen. Striker
is the leader of the group. He and his
family are Elves too. He and his wife, Kaidyla,
are hunters. Their daughter, Lumina, is
a druid. She has magical powers that can
help during battles, and she can also heal.
Their good friends, Silvorhawk and Redsham, are Goliaths. Silvor is a mage, with the power to control
both fire and ice. Red is a shaman. They grew up with Striker. He and Silvor were raised together like
brothers.”
Halli
took in all of this information about the group she was about to join silently. Her eyes did grow big, however, when the
Queen mentioned Red and Silvor were Goliaths.
She had heard about the gentle giants who lived in Phantasma her whole
life, but had never met one. She knew
they weren’t as big as the Great Giants of Phantasma, like Prince Gastle, but
that they were still very large in size in comparison to other creatures in the
land, especially dwarfs.
“They
sound like a good mix. But you said that
Lumina was the only healer, and only a partial one? That means that I’ll be responsible for
keeping this group alive. I don’t know
if I’m ready for that. I don’t even know
how to use my powers yet...” Halli
trailed off quietly, nervous about what Queen Laurali told her about The
Chosen.
The
Queen smiled. “Don’t worry, Halli. I have a lot of confidence in you, and I know
that you can handle this. Remember, I’ve
known you since the day you were born, and I saw something in you that day that
told me you are the best healer for this quest.
You just have to trust yourself.”
They
rode silently for a while, and stopped under a large oak tree for lunch. It was here that Halli finally had the
courage to ask Queen Laurali what had been burning in her mind since she told
her who she was, and that it was time to fill her destiny.
“Queen
Laurali,” she began. “What exactly is
this mission you’re sending The Chosen, and me, on?”
The
Queen smiled quietly. She knew she
needed to choose her words carefully so she wouldn’t terrify the young
dwarf. “Halli,” she began, “Prince Gastle
must be stopped. The only way I know how
to stop him is to send my best warriors after him. The Chosen is the best group of warriors I
know, and I have faith that they’ll be able to conquer him. But they need a strong healer to help them,
and I know in my heart that that’s you.”
Halli
was in shock, more so than when she heard she was a Holy Paladin. “You mean, you’re sending me to fight Prince Gastle?!”
“I’m
sending The Chosen to fight Prince Gastle, and as of today, you’ll be a member
of the group. Halli, you can do
this. I believe with every ounce of my
being that you can. You just have to
believe in yourself.”
Halli
had never been more scared in her life; yet, the look in the Queen’s eyes
somehow reassured her, as though she knew that if Queen Laurali believed it to
be true, it must be. She took a deep
breath. “If you believe in me, then
I’ll believe in myself.”
Halli is a shy, young dwarf who has no idea of her true calling. When the evil Prince Gastle sets out to detroy the world of Phantasma, Queen Laurali of the Elves comes to tell Halli she's a Holy Paladin with the power to heal, and will join The Chosen, a group of brave warriors being sent to defeat the evil beast and save Phantasma. Will Halli be accepted by her group, and be able to keep them alive through their adventures? Will the evil Prince Gastle be defeated, freeing Phantasma from his destruction? Only time will tell.
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