Role

Chapter 6

From the blackness of sleep, a sudden sense a fear overtakes JT. The sudden fear is replaced by a split
second of urgency, the feeling that someone is in the hut with him. He had been asleep. His fatigue from
the life of a Battlerager had taken him down deep past the point of dreaming. Now within the span of
several thoughts he had been awoken with this fear and dreadful feeling that someone was with him.
But, before he could react, the familiar feeling of strong vibrational energy washed over him. JT now
fully conscious, but oddly unable to move his body, realized what was happening and did his best to
calm himself and let the experience take over.

As if that thought were a command, the vibrations suddenly ended and were replaced by the lightless
feeling of a free fall that ended with a disorientating shift leaving JT to find himself standing in a large,
circular stone chamber. LOOK came a command from a familiar sounding voice. It was the grizzled
warrior who was now standing beside him and was pointing toward the center of the chamber. JT
looked and saw a large stone pedestal emanating a bright light. JT approached the pedestal to better
see the source of the light. It was a huge diamond that radiated an intense white light from its center.
LOOK CLOSER came another command from his guide. Squinting his eyes, or what he thought were eyes,
JT brought his focus on the diamond. At the thought of focusing the light seemed to dim enough for him
to see the complexity of the diamonds shape and cut. He noticed that while the diamond was very
beautiful it contained many flaws. CLOSER taking a final step so that he was but inches from the
diamond JT saw through the diamond and noticed the movement of shadows behind the diamond.
Instinctively reacting, JT flinched backwards, and not a moment too soon as from behind the diamond
the shadow materialized with lightning speed into the form of a jet black viper making a strike for his
faced, missing only by the breadth of a hair.

Instantly the pedestal faded away and the grizzled companion came back into view. YOU MUST DO
YOUR DUTY FOR IT BRINGS YOU HONOR. LEARN THE MEANING OF HONOR BUT DO NOT BE DISTRACTED
FOR DANGER GROWS IN STRENGTH UNDER THE UNWATCHFUL EYE.

JT, now used to the cryptic visions and knowing they were meant for him, let his intuition take over.
Amazingly, the answers seemed to come to him instinctively. The diamond, flawed in all of its brilliance
and a prize to be taken, had to be the Fort. And the serpent that lurked in the shadows behind the
diamond was the Scions. He must continue to do his duty to the Village, for it was a noble cause, but,
the Scions were clever and dangerous wizards that would use the war with the Fort to gain power and
strike unseen from the shadows. JT must not let that happen. He must keep a focused eye on the Scions.
Lastly, he knew the warrior was telling him to learn of honor from Fjarn.