The Legend of the Soul Stones by Matt Moss

Author:Matt Moss [Moss, Matt]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-03-18T16:00:00+00:00

The storm battered down harder than even Torin could have imagined. Luckily, they left the road and spotted an empty cave nearby to shelter them for the night. Joko was adamant that there was no such thing as luck, but Torin disagreed wholeheartedly. Both made good arguments for their case.

“If there is no such thing as luck, then what do you call this?” Torin stated, gesturing to the cave.

“Good timing. A good find,” Joko replied.

Torin shook his head. “You don’t believe in fortune? Fate?”

“No. We are here. Things happen by chance and for no reason at all.” Joko prodded the fire with a stick. “We make a choice. That choice leads to another choice which leads to another choice.”

“But you do believe in purpose?” Lyla asked, interested in their thoughts, sitting cross-legged on a large, smooth rock.

Joko looked at her like he was insulted. “Yes. Without purpose, why are we here?”

“Then how do you explain the unexplainable?” Torin noted. “Or, say for instance, in battle if an arrow misses you by a gnat’s ass, how is that not luck?”

Joko stared into the fire for a time before speaking. “If the arrow was to strike you, then it would have done so. If it did not, then it was not supposed to. Everything has time and place in the universe.”

“Isn’t that the same thing as fate?” Lyla noted. “If everything has a time and a place, would that be considered as pre-destined?”

“No, because our choice can change. Power, or what you call destiny, is controlled by the choices we make.”

“You know, sometimes your accent falls away and you speak more like a scholar,” Lyla japed.

Joko stood, abruptly, and began to leave.

“Hey, settle down. We didn’t mean to make you mad,” Torin said. “Where you going?”

Joko threw his gaze to both of them. “I must piss. Fate has given me drink, and it is destined that I piss, now.” He snapped around and stormed to the mouth of the cave.

“Ha!” Torin bellowed out loud and Lyla squealed with laughter.

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