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The Outcast Hero
Chapter 1
How it all began.
On back water planet called Daverose 7 a mother gives birth to a healthy baby girl.
The parents were overwhelmed with joy as they waited for the nurse to hand their child to them, the mother is called Klisha she is 5 foot 4 inches tall long black hair and has olive brown eyes. The father is called Lathro he is 6 foot 3 inches tall and has ocean blue eyes and hazel brown hair.
The nurse handed the father their child and the child looked at her father and giggled, the mother held the child next and began to weep with joy. The family looked at the nurse she had an expression of concern as the child had some unusual features that resembled that of Elemental children which are forbidden to live in society.
The child has the insignia of her people on her left hand, lilac tufts of hair down both sides of her face in front of her ears, her eyes were like her father's ocean blue, her lips are ruby red and her hair is caramel blonde. Like all Daverosian's she has slight ridges on her chin and above her eyebrows."What is the matter nurse? Is something wrong with our Daughter?" Lathro asked in concern holding his daughters tiny hand.
The nurse took a deep breath and said “Your daughter has lilac tufts of hair and the insignia of our people on her hand; we will have to wait until she is older but she may be an Elemental and a powerful one at that". "NO!" Klisha cried in fear “the odds are 1.9 million to one how long till we know for sure"? The nurse explained that it would be at least 3 months until they knew for sure and that they would know as she would display her talents.
For that moment though they were going to enjoy the precious moments with their child. Hours passed and they were released to go home, their home was in a remote village in the hills on an open countryside. They approached their home a cottage that has a small farm and a carpenter’s workshop at the side of plot of land.
Inside were an open fireplace and a large open plan kitchen and an enclosed living area. Upstairs was the bedrooms, the master bedroom had a hand carved bed and hand carved furniture with soft lighting. The baby’s room was a beautiful pastel pink the cot was hand crafted with great detail with little birds carved into the posts, there was new bedding inside the cot that has the babies initials stitched on K.S.Y Kayla Sera Yorth. There where teddies all over the floor and an antique baby mobile above the cot.
They placed their sleeping child into her cot and watched her sleep peacefully and innocent. Klisha looked to Lathro and asked "How can she be an Elemental? We have no ancestors who where Elemental do we? We like the rest of our people have telepathy and telekinesis but no-one has Elemental powers”. Three months later Kayla had grown quickly her telekinetic abilities have come with age. Kayla and her father are in the workshop working on some new furniture.
Lathro shows his daughter how to craft basic items like chairs and tables, he turns to his daughter and says "Hand me that screwdriver Kayla. Thank you Darling" Kayla claps her hands and the lights flash on and off. His heart suddenly sinks, his pulse races and he looks at his computer for a sudden power failure only to realise there hasn't been one.
He picks up his daughter and runs inside screaming "KLISHA! KLISHA! Our daughter she... she's an Elemental!" crying as he says it. "What? Are you certain? What happened?" she asks in fear. Lathro explains what has just happened and they realise she is no longer safe on their home world.
Little do they realise that their situation has become known to the local police and that they were on their way. Within 15 minutes. There was cannon like sound from the door BANG, BANG, BANG "This is the authorities open this door you have a fugitive within your property!" Lathro walked over to the door and explained the situation to his friend who was the leader of the group.
Queln is an older man he is 6 foot 1 inch, he has red hair freckles and a scar down his nose from an attack years ago, and his voice is a bit croaky his eyes are a pale pastel green.
"Queln our daughter is not a fugitive she is a young Elemental we are going to petition for her to be moved to the Baxime colony. Please help us by being a witness you know my family well enough to do that" he pleaded.
Queln dismissed his team and commanded that they establish a perimeter around the house. Queln entered the house and spoke with his friends "This has just happened now? Very well I will aid you to get her to the colony. But you do realise that she may be used for The Hunt when she reaches the age of 12?" he said concerned. "Yes we do realise that but it is better than her being cut open and turned into who-knows-what by our Government. She will have to be exiled to survive and we can petition for visitation rights after a few months" Klisha tearfully spoke.
Klisha and Lathro looked at each other than their beautiful daughter and shared a deep telepathic connection with their daughter, a flash of memories went into the little mind of Kayla, her parents knowledge of her family history, carpentry, cooking and this conversation.
They looked at Queln and asked them to contact the Government and to take them to the police department. He nodded and escorted his friends to the police station; the police station was full of security due to the leading Government official being there upon arrival. They got out of the car and where escorted inside a beige building.
The family sat down in a cool room where they were interviewed by Mypran the leading member of their Government, he is a cold looking man with pale, skin, dark eyes the felt like looking into an abyss, his lips where cracked and his voice could send shivers down your spine.
"So your Daughter is an Elemental as I understand. You know the consequences that she faces in life don't you? She can be turned over to us or be exiled. What is your choice?" he hissed eerily. Lathro took a deep breath worked up the courage and said "We choose exile. Send her to Baxime where she can attempt to find some peace. Please"
"Very well Lathro and Klisha I will have to give her the mark you know and it may be painful if you wish to turn away you may. I am not entirely heartless" he informed them. While they contemplated this decision they heard a telepathic message from Mypran "I can make it so your beautiful daughter does not feel pain, I can put her into a deep slumber. And I will make sure she gets to Baxime you have my solemn oath on that."
Klisha and Lathro looked at him in deep confusion and replied telepathically “Why would you do that and why do you want to help her get to Baxime? You do not know us and no offence we have seen you smile at pain." He replied "I have a son who is an Elemental he is also 3 months old he will be exiled soon. I do not like seeing families suffer I secretly help families and I want to help you. I despise seeing pain that is for show. Do not tell anyone".
All of that conversation lasted less than one minute. They said "We will watch this is our decision we will bear her pain. Just please make it so she doesn't feel it too much". Secretly they said "Coma please we will keep your promise".
Kayla fell into a deep sleep as she was handed over to Mypran he lifted his hand that had five very sharp talon like fingers and placed three onto her right cheek her fair skin was pierced and he placed the mark of the exiled onto her. Her parents wailed in pain as if it was happening to them.
Within seconds it was over as he handed Kayla over to Lathro he hissed "YOUR CHILD IS EXILED SHE WILL BE SHIPPED OUT IN TOMORROW EVENING YOU WILL BOTH BE ESCORTED TO AND FROM BAXIME TO HAND HER OVER TO THE ELDERS. THIS IS OUR LAW"
Mypran left the room and they were escorted to their home to begin preparations. Once they arrived at their family home Queln entered the house with them and was eager to help in any way he could. He decide to cover Kayla's still bleeding wound and held her carefully rocking her as her parents ran all over the house getting prepared.
Queln could feel the fear building in the house he wanted to help but was unsure of what to do. Placing Kayla back into her cot he went to his vehicle and got a little grey box he called the scared parents to the living room and opened the box. "You are my friends and I will do anything to help you know that don't you? Well inside this box is a selection of very important items that are HIGHLY illegal". He slowly opened the box to reveal a small bag of crystals, a blue L shaped bar, a pair of adjustable and changeable glasses and finally a list of known but trustworthy criminal Gangs and crime lords.
"Queln are you crazy? If your Boss finds out about this he could have your head on a platter! Where did you get all this anyway?" Lathro asked in bewilderment.
"I got them from my Boss as an emergency supply kit he said 'you'll know when you need it' and I well you need it now. Make sure that you keep it hidden in a bag and put a note on it and explain what it is, Let me worry about my boss I think he gave it to me because of this" chuckling with a sneaky smirk. Klisha jumped up and gave Queln a huge quivering hug and whispered tearfully in his ear "Thank you my dearest friend may the Spirits guide you" he embraced her and was soon joined by Lathro.
"I-I don't know what I can do to possibly repay you. My old friend" Lathro spoke around the lump in throat. Queln shook his head with a grin and whispered "You owe me nothing my friend"
With that they all began looking for items that could help Kayla in her travels, Klisha found some shrinking suitcases that can hold many items and then collapse into a small light box and fit snugly into a backpack. Lathro was still in shock he knew that what she would need to survive was knowledge so he waited until his precious daughter awoke.
Kayla awoke crying in pain with her scar Lathro sang an old lullaby: "My darling child you are so dear, when you are near there is nothing to fear. You are as gentle as a dove my love. We will always be here for you" He cried as he finished the song Kayla looked up at her father and saw his eyes welling with tears.
Lathro knew that she could feel his upset at this age as all children do due to their telepathic ability, he gazed deep into her eyes and said to her "Your mother and I. YOUR family will always love you no matter what. We will find you one day and live together as a family". He decided to implant into her mind his family knowledge, in his family genetic memories where soldiers, healers, translators, diplomats and finally some inventors. This knowledge would develop with age.
Klisha soon joined the two of them after looking for some essentials she told her mate to come to the living area where she had made a place for them all to sleep for the next few hours. They sat down and watched as their one and only child began to dose off to a peaceful sleep, Lathro told her that he had given her additional knowledge that will aid her throughout her life. Klisha was upset as her side of the family where mainly farmers and seamstresses, the others where librarians, "My side of the family aren't adventures we are a quiet family" she said in sadness.
They huddled together and fell to sleep with their little girl; they awoke the next morning to the sound of singing birds and a knock at the door. Klisha wandered to the door to find a young boy who simple handed over a small box and walked away.
The box said opens me. Inside was a collection of gems from across the planet at the bottom of the box was a note it read "We are allies to all Elemental's, this box of gems will aid our daughter in future endeavours. You and your family have nothing to fear. Signed a friend" showing the box to her mate she decided to stay with her child for a few hours while Lathro went to his workshop and looked for tools to give to his child. He found a good selection and carefully placed them into one of the shrinking boxes, he returned to the house and the both of them started to pack with their daughter watching her while she played with a teddy her mother had made.
Queln had stayed guard overnight alone with his men who he trusted, he had done some research on the colony where Kayla would stay for approximately 12 years he approached the family and told them what he could find. "The colony Baxime is actually a very unique place the colony has a defences that gives the appearance of a gas giant. The planet suffered disastrous event years ago and most of the land has been scorched but the Elders and students are slowly healing the planet. The Elders can have family members there for a while with the proper authorisation obviously and teach the students there many things like: languages, engineering, self defence, tracking, how to be illusive, farming, sewing and many more she will be safe there" speaking in fascination.
"Whoa we can stay for a while? We must find out how and the right way!" Klisha spoke excitedly.
Queln shrugged and got some clothes out of the cupboard. Suddenly there was a knock at the door a cold chill came into the room Queln went to answer the door an unexpected visitor had arrived: Mypran. He entered and gestured to sit down, Lathro nodded and offered a beverage he declined inhaled deeply and spoke "I am sorry that your child is an Elemental. I also came to tell you that the ship is ready when you are how your packing going is?" he asked casually. Lathro was in a state of confusion he looked to Klisha who had worked up the courage to speak "We are not sorry she is an Elemental she is what the Spirits made her an amazing person. We are almost ready to go now just a few final things".
Mypran arose and approached the child who was sat by her father kneeling down he spoke in sadness "My son is an Elemental and I am still considering what to do, to let him learn on Baxime and be hunted in later life or stay here and be trained to hunt others like him. I am speaking to you as a Father not the leader of our people I ask you what I should do?" the room fell deathly silence and Queln shook himself to a conscious state "Uh sir? Is that a trick question to them? You are after all our leader."
Mypran shook his head and whispered "No tricks I want my son to have some peace. And if I choose Baxime I cannot go with you Government officials are forbidden. I came here for another reason if I do choose Baxime would you take him and to not tell the rest of the Government about this? As you all know my mate died in child birth and my son was very weak when he was brought into this world." Lathro looked at Mypran seeing the truth in his cold eyes that didn't look that cold but half emotional. "We would take him and if you wish claim him as my own to protect you but...” he started. Mypran interrupted "What is in it for you? Do you recall our conversation yesterday? I will fill out the paperwork for you two to both go there and be teachers you will have to leave your home and possibly sell it but you would watch your child grow and be teachers to others. Do you accept?”
Before they could discuss it Klisha screamed "YES YES we will do it, and we would help you as well. What about our home? Who would look after it?" Queln jumped in "You know my mate and I want to start a family take you’re most needed items and we will tend your home while you are away." Mypran Looked at the four of them and the agreement was struck he told them that a women dressed in grey would meet them at the docks at dusk and that they must be ready to leave by then. Nodding in respect they escorted him to the door and set to work Queln had called his mate who was eager to aid them and they began to organise what they needed most so that Queln could have them shipped. They loaded the vehicles with all essentials and got ready to head for the docking bay.
After a few hours they got into the vehicle and set off for the docks. Once they arrived they were greeted by a young woman who handed over a little boy and a collection of bags. "Take care out there. Message me on this address when you have settled" the women sighed. With that she was gone there items were loaded into the transport a cargo vessel and with both the children they walked cautiously onto the ship. They sat down in a waiting area and read a note on the boy’s blanket. "My sons name is Vazine he is an Elemental claim him as your own and take care on Baxime". The little boy had emerald green eyes, brown hair with red tufts of hair his skin is a tanned shade.
An announcement came up "All hands we will be arriving in 5 minutes brace you it can be bumpy". The ship landed with ease and the family where escorted to meet the Elders of Baxime they were greeted by Elder Hanot who bowed in respect and approached the weary family.