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the half-ling book one in the fall of igneeria series kaylee soderburg copyright 2013 kaylee soderburg all rights reserved. isbn : 1492913731 isbn-13 : 978-1492913733 for my family, who encouraged me to never stop fighting for my dreams chapter 1 summer vacations supposed to be fun, right? i wish i had a better answer ... |
hard to take out without their knowledge of your presence. i placed an arrow in my bow, and aimed for the head. i couldnt let the creature reach my house. i pulled back the string, and then stopped. i couldnt take out one of these like, this unless i set it on fire. but emily wasnt here. i could take it out with a few ... |
and white shutters helped to relax me as i pushed open the door. my house wasnt very big and fancy ; it was actually pretty plain but thats why i loved it. it had two floors, with a fair sized kitchen and a mini living room. my room was just up the stairs, and it beckoned to me even though i was more interested in dinn... |
way. alright, we understand that weve all done stupid, foolish things. so lets just add this accident to my list, okay? i said quickly before the two started something. they nodded but shot each other smirks. i sighed, wondering why those two buffoons had been granted this power along, with emily and me. its not like t... |
she gasped. yeah, well, im ignoring you now. she huffed and turned around. there you are! jason exclaimed as he crashed out of the trees, panting. his wavy hair was a deep red that framed his eyes but he didnt seem to have noticed its color change or to care. he was wearing an all black layered tunic and pants with boo... |
behind a tree. but he was normal seth. he had his dirty blonde hair back and was wearing his dirty jeans and shirt from school. no dark red hair, no glimmering sword, no bleeding wound. his warrior self was nowhere to be seen. seth howd you do that? i asked. he whirled around. whos there? me, you idiot! i snorted. he s... |
little legs could he him very far. he fell to the ground, the arrow sticking straight up at the sky. now the forest was maniac free. i killed the others and looked up to find the thrashers dead too, probably courtesy of seth. a few dwarfs were also lying dead in front of emily. i walked back to my body and closed my ey... |
i was out scouting! he shouted, now can you hear me? yes, and now youve made me deaf! emily yelled back. why were you out scouting in the first place? i asked calmly, trying not to shout it out like emily. seth gripped the handlebars and i knew he was losing his temper. i was being cautious so we didnt have to worry la... |
i could notch an arrow and shoot him. soon we were alone again. emily made us all meet by the fountain. i guess we all heard some weird dwarf talk. okay ill start this time. he said, kill all the dwarfs you like, but kojas will rise. at least we have an idea of who they might be talking about. she added to her list ; t... |
stuffing her clothes in the drawer and flopping onto the bed. she pulled out my bag and threw it to me so i could set up my sleeping bag on her rug. her mom called us downstairs, hopefully for food. she held a box of pizza. you two can eat upstairs or down here. she already knew our answer and handed us paper plates. i... |
bow instead. no, she said a little more clearly. we have to wait and see what happens. plus, we cant just randomly attack them. i didnt really care. the song was repeating itself in my head, like a taunt. without thinking, i aimed and shot the nearest dwarf. as soon as he went down, the whole camp was facing our direct... |
him again in the head. he glared at her and she threw it on the floor, now im done. so jason, i faced him and he looked up at me, since seth wont tell me ill ask you. how did you guys find us? we followed a dwarf that was running here. if we didnt get lost, we would have been here faster, jasons face turned the color o... |
decided that they would like to have a taste of me. i decided that i didnt want to be shredded like some old rug, so i moved out of his path. that was the worst mistake i made, without even realizing it. at the same time another thrasher was heading in my direction, and by moving out of the way from the first one, i ha... |
you out? uh thanks i guess. this situation was extremely awkward to me. she winked and disappeared in a flash. i limped over to my body ignoring seths yells to tell me to sit down. i felt the wind pick up and was whisked back to my normal self. i felt fine except for the fact it hurt to stretch my left side. i would pr... |
all four of us hang out every day. i can solve that problem. we just tell them we want a day to do girl things and theyll butt right out, she slid onto the floor and snatched a strawberry. i grinned, this is going to be some fun revenge! you can say that again. okay, i said, this is going to be some fun revenge. she wa... |
seth. he wasnt the same to me anymore ; he always had this mask on his face, hiding himself from the rest of us. i had to find out what was wrong, and soon. jazell, are you paying attention? emilys annoyed voice broke my day dreams. i snapped back to attention, uh yes, i am emily. just for the record, what are we talki... |
the trees. i skidded to a halt and scanned the trees. i didnt see any trace of where seth could have ran. that shows how much i know about asking questions. i dont get the answers and boom ; i lose it and become a demanding person. i walked more slowly, watching the trees. i sent a silent prayer that seth hadnt entered... |
a little and the look on his face was more like himself. i was perfectly happy with the way everything was right now until i saw the small outline of a toad dwarf nearby. uh seth i don't think this is the best time to mention this but i think we have company. i pointed to the shape. he swore under his breath, and we bo... |
not, we have to tell our parents something. sir, dont worry about a thing. all you need to do is go home. everything has been arranged. what do you mean, arranged? seth asked sharply. the dwarf seemed to bounce up and down. it has sir, but i dont know what her majesty did. all i know is that all of you have to go home ... |
to leave tomorrow, so you better pack. im going to go do that. i said quickly, while i backed up towards the stairs. as soon as i reached them, i shot up so fast you would think i was running for my life. i closed the door, locking it behind me and then dialed emilys cell phone as fast as i could. i sat on my bed as th... |
and what hes like. i rolled my eyes. emily isnt it obvious ; hes evil for crying out loud. thats why we have to go and stop him. i know that jazell, gosh, but i was wondering what he looks like. i dont want to know, i said. emily twirled her hair, i know but im just curious. i bit my lip. if we do end up fighting this ... |
i think all of you can deal with that. shall we go? seth shrugged, i guess. the answer to that question doesnt really matter. the dwarf held his hand out, shall we go then? i shrugged, lead the way, shorty. the dwarf gave me an annoyed look and walked towards the arch. i expected him to go right through but he disappea... |
i begged. we need your help. he shook his head. i'm very sorry, miss, but i can't. he gave me another smile and was gone. jazell, i heard emily say. i turned around to see her smiling at me. we'll be fine. emily's right, seth said. we don't need him. if he doesn't want to help us then it's his fault if we don't get whe... |
but i couldnt. i needed to find out what that thing was and what it had killed. i also had a horrible feeling, deep down that made me know that this wasnt a dream but some type of vision. this was happening in real life, right now in igneeria. that proved that igneeria had worse things to hide than what we thought was ... |
shove. hey smarty pants don't be sarcastic with me. i just gave you a huge secret. i laughed and shoved him back, don't tell me what to do, bossy. well, he teased, at least i'm not going around making fun of friends who are scared. i opened my mouth to say something smart when i heard a small, ahem, at the cave entranc... |
ankles, the rhythm surprisingly soothing to me. the silence was unnatural, and i felt like there should be some kind of sound. i shouldn't have thought that. out of nowhere i heard a single rattle. then it suddenly stopped. a feeling of unease rose inside of me but i kept walking. then another rattle that didn't end so... |
suddenly knew the syphon's weakness but i didn't know why or how. i could sense some dark black area on the neck just like a target dot. i stabbed it and the creature gave a dying hiss, falling to the ground too. seth rubbed his neck and grabbed his sword. thanks jazell. no problem, i said. want to rescue the others? s... |
can add that to the list. you just love to insult me, seth grinned. is it your new hobby? it will be if you keep annoying me, i fought the urge to punch him again. he just rolled his eyes at me. he really is the most annoying person i've ever met besides emily and myself. wow, he was going to have us both beat. i'm sor... |
i shouted to her and started to walk over. seth reached out and grabbed my arm. i spun around, suddenly annoyed. he shook his head and nodded over to the dragon. i looked and to my surprise it was bending down to let emily stroke its head. she patted its head and it curled up outside the cave. she bent down to whisper ... |
his arm to rub his eyes. what's wrong? he asked. i shook my head. nothing. i looked at the beads of sweat on his forehead. what's wrong with you? nothing, he said. i'm just hot because when someone sleeps on someone else, that person kind of gets hot. what do you mean? he shook his arm. you fell asleep leaning against ... |
men crowded around something. the men had double swords sheathed on their back, long ears, and long black hair. they were wearing some type of combat boots and thick coats. one of them moved and i saw a tied dragon staked to the ground. it continued to try to stand but it seemed to weak and fell back down. i heard emil... |
i felt the steady thump under my fingers and i sighed in relief. i removed my hand and looked over at emily. they had freed the dragon and they both were petting its head. it stretched its wings and they both had to duck to avoid being hit. seth, i whispered, this is what i meant when i said things would get bad if we ... |
liked to run up my spine at random times. then all of a sudden, the dragon stopped. my eyes opened in horror as i saw the small trickle of blood fall from a hole in the right wing. then we started to fall. chapter 9 i screamed so loud that my ears felt like they were going to pop. we plummeted to the ground, falling cl... |
good, at least all of this wasnt for nothing. he sighed and closed his eyes. yes, i didn't lose my hearing for nothing, because i had to listen to you scream. are you ever going to drop that? i asked. seth smirked. nope, it's going to haunt you for the rest of your life. he made ghost sounds. wait, i said suddenly, wer... |
but, of course, that never lasts around here. hey, didn't we stop the water war? emily asked. we never got to finish it and see who would win. jason laughed. yes, we did, that's right! it doesn't matter though ; seth and i would have won anyway. no, she said, staring him down. we would win because we're awesome. no we ... |
of the morning bit at my cheeks. seth was fast asleep next to me, his blue hair covering half his face. emily was curled up a few feet away from me. jason turned in his sleep, mumbling something unintelligent. i needed to talk to someone, but everyone was sleeping. i pushed seth over and his eyes flew open. his hand we... |
but you better not keep anything else from us or kojas won't be your problem. she winked at him and set off with jason on her heels. i think they were going to start arguing about the water war. great job seth! i said and hugged him. his eyes seemed to widen in surprise but he didn't tell me to get off. i pulled away, ... |
and shadows. where are we? i dont know, jazell. the creature must have been a setup to bring us here, he replied. i think i know who did it. it doesnt take a rocket scientist to figure that out, seth, i pointed out. i looked around. where are the others? seth went pale. i dont know jazell, they arent here. theyre just ... |
dream, the one with kojas and the dwarf, i said. his eyes widened and he looked down at the ground below, obviously trying to imagine what it had looked like. i had seen it and i was seriously scarred for my life. you sure? he asked. you know that this means that kojas was here, so he cant be too far away. dont get you... |
dream. i threw the thoughts out of my head and tried to think of something else. like, where this flat plain of flatness ended. where are we going, anyway? i asked and stared at the sky. it was going to get dark soon. he looked up at me through his hair. i could see the curved end of his lip, which met he was smiling. ... |
i couldn't really see it. seth, where are we? i asked, my voice hoarse. he sat up. i think we're in some underground cave. when the ground collapsed, it must have carried us here. that stinks, i said. are we stuck here? not unless you know a way to grow wings with nothing but dirt. i stood up and tried to rake the dirt... |
is full of happy surprises. *** emily was seriously freaking out. jason and her had run the whole length of the plain and found a giant hole in the ground on the way. yes, a giant hole. it sounded crazy to emily but her eyes didnt lie. and what made it worse was jason found one of jazells arrows sticking out of the gro... |
hair back down. i shook my head and said, anyway, emily how come you two didnt destroy each other? hey youre right, she replied and her brow furrowed. i really dont know. jazell, we better move or well lose them, seth reminded me and started to walk up the hill. emily raised an eyebrow. loose who? well explain later! i... |
jumped to the side. i looked up and saw that emily, jason, and seth had been swallowed by the rushing creatures. so much for that plan. emily! i yelled but my voice was drowned out. i saw a flash of fire off to the side. emily was fine. i twisted around so that the troll charged past me. i turned and plunged my knife i... |
stupid world? i heard a faint clang ahead. i walked faster and with ever step the noise got louder. when the ground became completely flat, i stopped at the scene in front of me. seth spun around, bringing his sword up to block kojas swords. kojas pulled his swords back and slashed through the air. seth ducked and stab... |
no one spoke because there was nothing to say, and so much to say, at the same time. it had been almost a day since seth disappeared. a day since kojas took him. i had told him, when he had first said that kojas wanted to use him that he didnt have to worry. i should have known that kojas would do anything to get him, ... |
home. a lot of explanations. june walked towards me until she was standing right in front. i could almost see through her body, which was really starting to freak me out. you have to get back seth, she whispered. i know david was supposed to see him right now and i know hes disappointed. you cant beat kojas without the... |
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