The Last Breath of Fire Chapter 1 Draft 1

A/N: Hello there! If you are new to my story, or maybe just reading it again, I'd suggest you to rather read my 2nd Draft, thanks for reading! ^^

Far across the lands of east, the sun rose. Daylight spread to the world and shone upon the green landscape. Jacob, a nineteen old soldier at the service of the King, was guarding the little camp. He had a tall and muscular body and dark brown hair. His face had a square shape, with a light skin tone and eyes of earth.

The boy went to some tents placed in a small circle and woke the men inside.

''These summer days are always so bloody hot.'' A man complained.

''You won’t complain when winter comes and the cold creeps upon you.'' Jacob replied.

''Rather that than this.''

A short silence took place before Jacob mounted one of the horses and said; ''I spotted a small lake on our way, I think I’ll go there and wash myself whilst you eat.''

''Have a go.'' The man replied as he went inside one of the tents.

The boy rode the main road stretching through the entire realm.

As he trotted downwards the path, he spotted the lake he had seen earlier. He rode the horse down to the water, and tied it to a small tree. The sound of water flowing in a stream sounded as he came closer. Jacob took off his clothes whilst sweat ran down his body in the sunshine. Silence broke when he dived into the water and a cooling feeling met him under the freshwater. It was a bit cold still, even though the weather had been good the last days. For some reason, his body felt weightless. Not the kind of weightless you feel in water, but as if, he was flying.

Suddenly he started panicking and gasped for air. He had ran out whilst his mind was elsewhere. Summoning all his strength, he took a stroke upwards to the surface and broke the surface, panting for air. When he got to land, he started coughing up water he had swallowed.

Afterwards he had gotten his breath back; he looked around him as he noticed something. Things were not the same around him. Something had changed. The grass was greener, the water was clearer, and the sky had a light red colour. His senses had improved, the vision was sharper, he could hear in a completely different way now with clearer sounds, and he could smell the fresh bark from the trees. What happened to me? He wondered with a confused look. His horse was gone, but his clothes was still lying on the ground.

Jacob grabbed them and started walking from where he had come from. If I can get to the main road, I can follow the path back to the camp, he thought. Dusk would soon come. How was that even possible, that the time had gone so fast? It wasn’t. He would have to hurry if he wanted to reach it before nightfall. If they were even still waiting for me. On the other hand, they would have searched for me by now. He had told them where he was. Something strange was going on, as if he had travelled back in time or something. Perhaps he was dreaming.

After walking a while, he found a road, but much farther away from where it had been. Have I gone mad? He thought to himself. The sun went down, and darkness came. He sat down on the ground, wondering what was going on. Then he heard something. Hooves. Someone was coming. He didn’t bother to hide. If I stay here, I will most likely be killed by some wild beast, without a weapon. The rider came in high speed, and managed to stop right in front of him. His cloak covered the face in the dark.

‘’Who may you be, wandering around in the dark all alone, not even armed with a blade?’’ A woman’s voice asked him.

‘’A soldier, in the service of the King. I am delivering something to Watford.’’ He replied.

‘’I have not heard about this place you call Watford. May I ask of the name of this man that you are calling king?’’

‘’The only king, King Henry III.’’ He told her with an insecure tone. The mysterious rider stared at him as if he was some kind of mad person.

‘’What is the closest city from here?’’ Jacob asked her, a bit more terrified now.

‘’Asgard of course. Any other cities would be far away from here. Tell me, what is the name of this kingdom?’’

‘’This kingdom? These are the lands of King Henry. I do not recon it has a name. Neither do I know anything about this city Asgard.’’

She studied him a while before she spoke again;

‘’Get on my horse. We will be in Asgard before dawn as long as we hurry and have a safe ride.’’ Suspicious eyes came from Jacob. He did not know this woman, but it would probably be his only chance to get help here.

‘’Trust me. Your time may be very important. Not only for you, but also for many else.’’ Considering it, he did not have any option. He did not say anything, just sent her a short nod and climbed the horse.

Thank you for reading chapter one. To be honest, I think it went a little slow or had too few details. Please give me a review and tell me your honest opinion. I will be getting more on his personality, and I'm not sure if I will keep his name. Thanks again.