Emerson
It is happening, this is my calling, everything that88Please respect copyright.PENANAFarJWlKyge
has been prophesised for my life, is finally happening. Emerson had undergone years of lectures, teachings and88Please respect copyright.PENANA26ptLN8Y2N
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He looked out of his tower and saw the blood red sky against the moon. It88Please respect copyright.PENANAeKOQaqHQxL
looked almost like a pink-red sunset, like the middle of the day, except it was88Please respect copyright.PENANAM4i6WvHdSI
the middle of the night. 88Please respect copyright.PENANA7KwiEuaVis
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Emerson’s role within the community was to research teachings, prophecies and88Please respect copyright.PENANAbwY18d7k3q
spiritual aspects that influenced their way of life over time. The information88Please respect copyright.PENANAGlylqWdIFV
had been passed down from ancestor to ancestor over decades of time. Each88Please respect copyright.PENANAF7JKzvr6V7
decade had its own experiences and each with their own prophecies. 88Please respect copyright.PENANAU8PuIFbQxa
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Emerson was born into this role; he was born with the marking of the ‘One’. It was his responsibility to seek out the Saviour and look for abnormal changes88Please respect copyright.PENANAKJ3Kg36rC0
within the skies to indicate when the Saviour was of age. He had studied the88Please respect copyright.PENANAf1J7NUM3IB
skies for almost twenty years. Still young himself, his role hadn’t left much88Please respect copyright.PENANAp5ffMp3U0p
opportunity for a social life. Emerson was marked with a series of lines over88Please respect copyright.PENANAC3LGPq2nih
his face that resembled scarring, that travelled from his eyes across to his88Please respect copyright.PENANArWv89S60zY
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Once Emerson was able to locate the Saviour his duties would be to serve and88Please respect copyright.PENANAPqfRgJ3kbo
assist with the use of their abilities, as well as his own, always faithfully. 88Please respect copyright.PENANARcCBwIIel1
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This also included ensuring that the Saviour fulfilled the prophecy laid88Please respect copyright.PENANAeXu2FBi80i
out by his people, which involved making the ultimate sacrifice for the greater88Please respect copyright.PENANAS04sBjlMeR
good, so that they could live freely under the watchful eye of the Moon88Please respect copyright.PENANABBIhb0TW7F
Goddess. If the prophecy is not fulfilled, the outcome could be disastrous. The88Please respect copyright.PENANA16n1FEXBlv
thought caused Emerson to shiver. 88Please respect copyright.PENANAOux1se4xRM
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From the tower of the castle, Emerson could see straight over the top of the88Please respect copyright.PENANA7RmAkgKyEo
forest canopy and the electricity in the air excited him. 88Please respect copyright.PENANA2duiL4DhGp
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He turned to look into the mirror, that hung on the wall, to look at his88Please respect copyright.PENANAXX0vs2Jrp4
markings over his eyes closely. There was a glimmer of blue. 88Please respect copyright.PENANAPWw4xBrYLb
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According to the past recordings, the ‘One’s’ markings will turn a bright blue,88Please respect copyright.PENANAv2awtqt63f
when the first shift of the Saviour is complete. The way it was scribed, his head88Please respect copyright.PENANAp8SolachqD
would end up looking like a road map. This represented the journey he must take88Please respect copyright.PENANACl47BJX4cA
to find the Saviour.88Please respect copyright.PENANApniPDKmz5w
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Emerson always knew that he was different. He had fair skin that sometimes88Please respect copyright.PENANA4Z4PmIGzxW
greyed, grey hair and bright blue eyes. This was the mark of his kind. Emerson88Please respect copyright.PENANAexmnLvnyhR
was still able to play with the other kids as they grew up, but once he turned88Please respect copyright.PENANAH2LjX7aT5f
thirteen, he was sent to stay in the tower wing of the castle. He was then88Please respect copyright.PENANAjL5iYg6JEp
privy to the Elder teachings and Moon ceremonies and learnt all that they do so88Please respect copyright.PENANArBKzeUOlIQ
that in turn he could pass on the knowledge. 88Please respect copyright.PENANAr6I8kOCsO3
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There was a slight tap on the door. 88Please respect copyright.PENANAUWe4L9lK6K
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“Come in,” said Emerson.88Please respect copyright.PENANAQRDuavw0W7
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The door creaked open, and Midge peeped her head through the doorway, sniffing88Please respect copyright.PENANAi5Qc9DtWyO
the air to see where Emerson was. Midge was a blind Elder, well respected in88Please respect copyright.PENANAxS1MI1JXcs
the community and deeply spiritual. Midge said that the rituals she performed88Please respect copyright.PENANAKxMxM0m580
are so that she can see the land through their ancestor’s eyes, which made88Please respect copyright.PENANAoxKSNKSj3h
Emerson jealous. 88Please respect copyright.PENANAf6Odrzta5I
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“Emerson, I can feel it. Can you feel it too?” she croaked. 88Please respect copyright.PENANAZfsHGiJDmD
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“Of course, I can Midge, this is everything that you have taught me,” Emerson88Please respect copyright.PENANA4p2DQtLBda
replied, turning his attention toward the sky. 88Please respect copyright.PENANA5qJEypotm9
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The blind woman actively sought him out and took hold of his elbow. 88Please respect copyright.PENANAin0O7fIaMm
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“Take this moment in my child, the miracle of the Moon, and you will not see88Please respect copyright.PENANAcsOuiAOCJX
this again in your lifetime,” she assured. 88Please respect copyright.PENANAV7trk6rbrP
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A few years ago, there was a similar event that had occurred, not as strong as88Please respect copyright.PENANA7CphjlwBfR
the current one though and Emerson packed his things and prepared for his88Please respect copyright.PENANAzaa5bbziZ6
journey. His markings didn’t glow at the time, and he thought that perhaps the88Please respect copyright.PENANAUyDzKR4NuS
Moon Goddess got it wrong. 88Please respect copyright.PENANAYovZFIPSKM
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“Do you have your things packed, my boy?”88Please respect copyright.PENANAJTSjci0VXL
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“Yes Midge, I just need to gather the last of it and I will be ready to go at88Please respect copyright.PENANAztJSJC3snE
sunrise.”88Please respect copyright.PENANAFptuFRBTpf
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The old woman stifled a laugh, “Do you even know what you are looking for?”88Please respect copyright.PENANAVohA8uNpHB
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“…one as white as snow, eyes of crystal blue, for when you come together, a88Please respect copyright.PENANAjYKh9iNrZH
bond so strong and true,” he recited. 88Please respect copyright.PENANAtKkPp3Th12
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Midge smiled and patted him on the back. 88Please respect copyright.PENANAFfXDmdQPs1
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“You listen, and you learn well, you will learn a whole lot more. You will do88Please respect copyright.PENANARxHg0QrFBD
great things and succeed; I have been shown it.” 88Please respect copyright.PENANAmhMGXluGJo
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Madge felt around for Emerson’s face and pulled his chin down closer, kissing88Please respect copyright.PENANA0xxKjd94kj
him on the cheek. 88Please respect copyright.PENANAkeNtiOJqir
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“I will miss you student.”88Please respect copyright.PENANAUbysPHJrdW
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“I will miss you too, teacher,” Emerson replied. 88Please respect copyright.PENANAzQTXlPQHWM
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Midge closed the door behind her as she left the room and Emerson started to88Please respect copyright.PENANABa7qh2RetM
find any necessary scrolls that he needed to take. He packed some charcoal so88Please respect copyright.PENANAVNUyiZXqA9
that he could scribe his journey, just as those did before him. He made sure88Please respect copyright.PENANARoofJZFcNM
that he still had food rations, and spare clothes. As he packed, Emerson hoped88Please respect copyright.PENANADVeq800VpZ
that this journey was short, and wasn’t faced with too much trouble. To find88Please respect copyright.PENANAJ7rH2UJYlw
the Saviour would be like finding a needle in a haystack. 88Please respect copyright.PENANAjuTwglBrdE
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Emerson looked out of the window again and he heard the thunder rumbling low in88Please respect copyright.PENANAIkn6WS0hdB
the distance and saw lightening beginning to strike. Things were moving along88Please respect copyright.PENANAxQQztxHXkx
faster than he anticipated. He realised that he was crossing his fingers at the88Please respect copyright.PENANACxojtok7dB
hope that it might be quicker than he thought. He set back to the task of88Please respect copyright.PENANAeiPHufyWkQ
packing a bag. He strapped the last item to his sack, using the braided hair of88Please respect copyright.PENANAJd82gBH98X
the wolf. 88Please respect copyright.PENANAlGbLGSkzdj
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Lightening flashed in the sky; the colour of red turned into a marble colouring88Please respect copyright.PENANA2qfZZn4SmO
as it mixed with the dark clouds rolling towards the moon. Emerson hoped that88Please respect copyright.PENANAcD8gavRBnw
the clouds would not cover the moon so quickly because it would prolong the88Please respect copyright.PENANAT0ECWOVpzB
shifting process for their Saviour. Every few minutes, Emerson would twist to88Please respect copyright.PENANAKselx2cTRi
check his markings in the mirror behind. 88Please respect copyright.PENANAg3LVoMfWeB
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Nothing.88Please respect copyright.PENANAj9XFeaMSXz
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He paced the room with impatience. There were a few more rumbles of thunder and88Please respect copyright.PENANAPT5lxU3dne
crashes of lightning. What he didn’t expect was the lightening that connected88Please respect copyright.PENANAzznmaT3Gc4
with the tower walls. 88Please respect copyright.PENANASmxSyQV6Yy
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The sound rippled through his ears and left a ringing that rattled his brain.88Please respect copyright.PENANAdANlDW7o6u
He felt like his body was burning from the inside out. Once he caught his88Please respect copyright.PENANAt7ojr5f8Sh
breath, he tried to open his eyes, but his eyesight was blurred by a glow.88Please respect copyright.PENANAaL98SALbLS
Emerson managed to twist his stiff neck back to the mirror and he couldn’t88Please respect copyright.PENANAytsZuHnKdH
comprehend the reflection staring back at him. Hunched on the floor, with white88Please respect copyright.PENANAlg9qhBpMUS
pupils that were dilated so large, bright blue markings that glowed around his88Please respect copyright.PENANAbtmKfelc3y
face, Emerson felt to frightened to move. It happened. Emerson gained control of his limbs and grasped hold of the88Please respect copyright.PENANASQYN63pReV
end table next to him and began to slowly pull himself up. He ran his fingers88Please respect copyright.PENANA7zAF47JJJZ
over his face and was shocked when he felt that his markings were hot. 88Please respect copyright.PENANAaYJjQfz1aG
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This was not in the scripture, he thought. He stared at himself and88Please respect copyright.PENANAbDG5BAa8eA
tried to understand what was happening. Then he heard it. The most gorgeous88Please respect copyright.PENANA7Y5TgQKmlY
howl to the moon. A howl that sent shivers down your spine, brought tears to88Please respect copyright.PENANAzn2F1wtPCu
your eyes and looked like it moved the trees. Emerson felt it in his88Please respect copyright.PENANAPcxolryeRf
stomach, and he knew that it was his calling. Their Saviour was born. The one88Please respect copyright.PENANAbiM0bhbsMl
with abilities that the clans had not seen in decades. 88Please respect copyright.PENANAwZc476pg0N
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It was Emerson’s time to go, it was time to find the Saviour.
Emerson grabbed his bag and headed out the door, down the88Please respect copyright.PENANAUqaCGlEFqR
spiral staircase. He stopped briefly outside of Midge’s room to say goodbye,88Please respect copyright.PENANALfsJUZrnqp
but he heard no noise coming from the room; he didn’t want to disturb her88Please respect copyright.PENANAnDQc2IEGRr
ritual. 88Please respect copyright.PENANAouq4aO8TYi
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Filled with excitement and a skip in his step, Emerson made his way outside into the88Please respect copyright.PENANAbO13YF6IV2
forest. The sky had turned to the normal cloudy dismal sight and there was a88Please respect copyright.PENANAT5xWHUrKLN
slight breeze, still enough to make him shiver. He no longer felt the88Please respect copyright.PENANAioyRkQNqOp
pull towards the Saviour and a feeling of dread overcame him. This is going88Please respect copyright.PENANAbTZ1uF9gmJ
to be harder than I thought. 88Please respect copyright.PENANAmKwpOWJlAD
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Emerson started his trek in the direction that the howl came from and hoped88Please respect copyright.PENANAwF7ycuHK4l
that he’d reach his destination in a few short days and hoped that the person88Please respect copyright.PENANACYmqmbukFJ
he needed to find was still there. It was dark but would soon be light again88Please respect copyright.PENANAvoEsCirLHZ
and Emerson knew that he should be sleeping, but the electricity recharged him.88Please respect copyright.PENANAtuNB6gsPht
I wonder if their power can recharge me? Or if their energy is somehow88Please respect copyright.PENANABMRARGX546
connected to mine? Emerson chuckled at the thought. He knew that it sounded88Please respect copyright.PENANAnLJY2OwhZJ
preposterous, but nothing was recorded about the events that occurred. He88Please respect copyright.PENANADFhNwwk8y0
chalked it up to coincidence. 88Please respect copyright.PENANA8HHrmV8Myd
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He walked for what felt like ages and his stomach rumbled loudly. Emerson88Please respect copyright.PENANA4HFQnoxiT8
gathered small twigs, grasses and some leaves to create a fire to cook and88Please respect copyright.PENANAHFc4eJ6FAm
rest. He ensured that the fire stayed small enough to not alert any near-by88Please respect copyright.PENANAWYvgqvoZ3t
unwanted guests, but big enough to cook and feel some warmth. Whilst his88Please respect copyright.PENANAp8l0vQOkuW
rations were cooking, Emerson used the time to go through the scrolls that he88Please respect copyright.PENANAeIaPI0dSoB
brought. They explained the first Saviour that existed and the One decided to88Please respect copyright.PENANAYueJ9JyOO4
take their life for the Saviour’s. These prophecies go back thousands of years and have been88Please respect copyright.PENANAukZz7aS6Gc
used to predict the timeline that Emerson is currently in. Midge had explained88Please respect copyright.PENANAaRDLSC8yRS
that prophecies were just predictions, but she could speak to Ancestors, to88Please respect copyright.PENANAB2M6GL5mwF
which they have already predicted something different. Midge didn’t explain to88Please respect copyright.PENANA20EiqjHX3I
Emerson what they said but he thought that it would have been nice to know what88Please respect copyright.PENANACPSrduzCYv
he got himself into. Midge only explained that the Moon Goddess chose their88Please respect copyright.PENANAAVW6App0PR
fate, guided them through it but one person ultimately chose how their life88Please respect copyright.PENANAChp0TDw9qq
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Emerson was so focused on reading and remembering Midge’s words by the fire’s88Please respect copyright.PENANA3nvyDI2cZp
warmth that he forgot his dinner was cooking. 88Please respect copyright.PENANAGMZBS0l0Gb
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“Damn it!” he swore out loud. Emerson carefully peeled his meal off the stick88Please respect copyright.PENANAyiaQzU11iv
he used as a spit and tried to scrape off the charred outside. Once he was88Please respect copyright.PENANA2IsW0XXS21
slightly full, his eyes began to feel heavy. Such a different feeling to how he88Please respect copyright.PENANAX7hUJxqDNP
felt before. His body felt mentally exhausted, and he casually wondered what88Please respect copyright.PENANA5N2Q23lnN7
had come over him. He searched his immediate surroundings and spotted a boulder88Please respect copyright.PENANAtBarwxycDF
close enough to the fire. Emerson gave in to his tiredness and nestled against88Please respect copyright.PENANAy4bt8aPxx3
the boulder, using his sack as a pillow.
I hear noises outside of the cave that I’m in, looking88Please respect copyright.PENANANyaIR4SR3p
down at where my hands were supposed to be, they are paws. I instantly panic88Please respect copyright.PENANAYWbUcoRnRO
but can’t help but notice the pure white colouring. We are white! Using my88Please respect copyright.PENANAer53paWUwd
instincts, I sniff the air as if I were a wolf and adjust my focus to hear any88Please respect copyright.PENANAxZWefBA2wY
noises outside. Soldiers, I thought. I can hear the clinking of armour as they88Please respect copyright.PENANAgc9PFtVSMQ
huddled underneath the rockface. 88Please respect copyright.PENANAwv40NdCXd8
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“I don’t know why he would want us out here looking for her, she is gone,” said88Please respect copyright.PENANA4vLN19J1Hv
one. I strained even harder to hear the rest of the conversation and could feel88Please respect copyright.PENANAQIRfBjTfxw
myself holding my breath. 88Please respect copyright.PENANAPBfXliTgKz
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“Come on seriously, it won’t be hard to find a white dress. How many sheila’s88Please respect copyright.PENANAeY592BYm3a
do you think there would be in one day?”88Please respect copyright.PENANAbM12HMQwrQ
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A strange calmness washes over me and I smell something familiar. Trying to88Please respect copyright.PENANAV1oVI5L3uN
pinpoint what it is, I hear big heavy footsteps coming towards the men. 88Please respect copyright.PENANA2j5ejwj4yU
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“James! Where have you been?” they cry out. 88Please respect copyright.PENANAIh7lkrYeE2
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“Have you found her yet?”88Please respect copyright.PENANA7LW9P9pnUN
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“No sir, we stopped to rest for a moment.”88Please respect copyright.PENANAAhxjzTY2VE
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“Sounded like you were too busy talking to rest.”88Please respect copyright.PENANAg0vhrKrtD4
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“No sir, that comes with resting,” they teased. 88Please respect copyright.PENANAPF0pdojwTT
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I crept out of the cave opening, making sure to not step on anything that would88Please respect copyright.PENANAjIBfneSU7K
give away the hiding place. The soldiers were right below me. The men were to88Please respect copyright.PENANAtQ1BWECvjG
distracted babbling away, so I try to peek over the edge too see if I recognise88Please respect copyright.PENANA5jSffM9vM5
them. As I peered over the ledge, I see the one they call James, slowly sniff88Please respect copyright.PENANA7UEELfvfON
the air, and raise his head. Before I knew it, he was staring straight at me.88Please respect copyright.PENANA4SHpCPphmz
Eyes wide and clearing his throat, he announces they need to move on.
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please?”88Please respect copyright.PENANAGjNi1rrQwW
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“No, keep moving. The longer we sit the farther she gets, lets change direction88Please respect copyright.PENANArDCqtIV4CF
and see if there are any other clues. She may have headed to the West.”88Please respect copyright.PENANANVxOpPIvof
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Why is James helping? I felt shocked.
Startled by a crack of a tree branch, Emerson’s eyes flew open. A small possum scurried past him and climbed up the opposite tree. He felt slightly dazed and confused about the dream that he just had. Emerson sat and pondered for a moment about what it all meant. The pieces of the puzzle fit together somehow… he smiled widely. He jumped up onto his feet feeling exhilarated. The Saviour was not going to be hard to find at all.
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