chronicles of eden - act I by alexander gordon

Author:alexander gordon [gordon, alexander]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Publisher: Alexander Gordon
Published: 2013-12-22T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter 14

Under Attack

The world of Eden was full of mystery and surprise, with lost tombs and ancient ruins being hidden within the outerlands. Secret caverns in the mountains, forgotten temples within the forests, or even catacombs deep under the desolate wastelands often held strange and powerful relics within them, and also monsters that may have inhabited the lands. Mystical artifacts and weapons of civilizations past, or ancient knowledge and wisdom of a time long ago; you never knew what you might stumble across while venturing through the world. Of course with such powerful artifacts one must always be careful when claiming them.

You never know who, or what, may come after it.

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The city of Ashwood was located between the rolling plains to the west and the outerlands to the east, the large settlement dividing a forest to its northern and southern borders. Surrounded by a fortified stone and brick wall, the people of the human city were protected from the more malicious monsters that roamed the outerlands as well as from human bandits. Within the city fortifications the streets were lined with homes and shops, along with a school for the children, a blacksmith for armor and weapons, a marketplace for humans and prohibited monster traders to do business, a church for praying and worship, a ranch and stables for the horses and travel merchants, a library that housed nearly everything for research and study, and all the typical locales that were common with the larger human settlements.

And towards the northern side of the city there was another building that stood out against the others, the large circular temple that had finely crafted stone pillars around its base and multiple stories that held trinkets of unique and special interest to mankind.

"I think you'll be happy with this find, Mr. Claymore, it's certainly the most promising of all the artifacts we've uncovered," a male's voice was heard as footsteps echoed slightly within a corridor inside the temple. Walking along the marble floors were two men dressed in white shirts with red trimmings, black pants and fine dress shoes.

"Are you still hoping to uncover some lost relic or power in that old mine near the northern mountain? There's a reason it was closed off ages ago, its minerals were exhausted and nothing but rocks and shadows remain down there," Claymore commented, his eyes looking through a pair of small glasses as he glanced to his colleague.

"Oh, but we have found something, I'm sure of it this time," the man said with an eager nod.

"You were sure of it last time, and all you had as your incredible discovery was some old rusty piece of metal that likely came from a miner's pickaxe," Claymore said rolling his eyes.

"Now hold on there, that 'rusty piece of metal' did not come from any digging tool used by our miners or any others, it was nothing like what our blacksmiths could forge and you know it. But this is different sir, this is… well, special," his colleague reasoned as they walked up to a large doorway inside the temple.

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