Lost Chance _ Lost Race

My Roar, My Way Paver (2)

After being excused by the king and ordered to go home that night to my parents and to come back the next morning for my first training as a Devan Warrior, I left happily that my dream of being a warrior will soon come to pass and at the same time I was a bit relieved and thinking of What next to do and how to use my knowledge of the future being an advantage to me to prepare for the Apocalypse (Rygnores Invasion).

I walked along the dark lonely road in which the only source of light was the red moon whose light was not bright at all. The darkness didn't even bother me what bothered me was how I'm going to answer my parents immediately I get back, I was afraid my mom won't like the idea as she never liked the idea of being a warrior whether for a male or female to her it was a total waste of time.

"Anyways she will have to accept it since I was recommended by the king I muttered to myself in confidence".

I went home that night to find my parents worried about me and waiting in front of the cave for me. They didn't even wait for me to enter the cave before they started querying me of my whereabout.

"Where have you been, didn't you hear the loud roar, why didn't you come back immediately after hearing that, what if it was for bad?my mom asked without allowing me to answer her question before she ask another.

Immediately she was just done with asking me of my whereabout, my dad very angry with me, looked at me with angrily and let out a roar then walked away as he was too angry with me to talk.

I explained to my mom everything that happened starting from the nightmare, about the Rygnores Invasion that we will soon experience in the next six years, the knowledge I have as a result of it and about the fact that I'll soon be the first Female Devan Warrior as I was done with explaining everything she asked;

"So you were actually the one that roared that loud she said with shock written all over her face"

"Yes I did and I didn't know it will be that loud I said"

Immediately I was done answering my mom, my Dad came out to where we were smiling "I've always known u are a special child and oneday you will become a Female Devan Warrior just as I was he said beating his chest with his two folded hands rhythmically" I looked at him and smiled I was happy he was no longer upset with me though our kind can't be upset for long. The thing my parents couldn't accept and understand was the Rygnores Invasion as they doubted me stating the reason for there doubt.

"We are too close to wage war against ourselves my dad said". I couldn't reply to that as he was making a strong point.

We have been close since generations though we have different features, abilities and of opposite worlds, we were still very close defending each other for generations and having many celebrations in common. "But Jealousy can destroy the mighty" I ended up replying my Dad after thinking things through.

The night was slowly paving way for the day and I was a bit tired so I excused myself to get a little rest leaving my parents in great thought.

I went and laid very close to the fire for more comfort so I can have a very enjoyable and peaceful sleep but I don't know what the problem is with me I couldn't sleep. I struggled with myself to get some rest but it was fruitless. I stood up again and walked around for something time and laid back again but sleep was still very far away from me.

I came out of the cave and laid with my back staring at the dark sky which was brightening slowly thinking of how my first day will be.

Imagined a very hard task and I couldn't help but get excited about it.

It didn't take too long the day emerged as the sun shone too bright and hot, I stood up, was about to enter the cave when I barged into my dad.

"Sheba did you sleep outside?"

"No dad, I just laid awake outside, I couldn't sleep" I replied him.

After looking at me for a very short while he told me that it must be the thought of the fact that I'll be going for my first training as a warrior that kept me awake.

He asked me to sit in the floor with

" You know Sheba he said, I can remember the very day I told my dad I wanted to be a warrior, he didn't support me saying it was a waste of good time since we don't normally go to war but I persisted, I even went behind his back and met with our commander then, even while training my dad didn't know till the day we were attacked by the humans. I saw the shock on his face when I left that day to the boundary where the fight was going on, telling him that I've been training as a warrior behind his back. Actually after the war I thought my dad will be very angry with him but instead he was proud of me just as I'm proud of you today".

"Thanks Dad I said hugging him"

Refraining from the hug, I smiled at my Dad and went inside the cave while my dad left to get some rest under the scorching sun.

It's my first training as a warrior today and I've not had enough rest all I did was hope I'm fit for it and won't fail any of the test. I know nothing about being a warrior and I know it maybe hard for me to get in but I was more than willing to give it my best shot.

"I'm born for this, I said to myself in confidence waving every form of negative thought from my mind".

I know the king gave me an opportunity and I don't want to fail him so I have to quit worrying and focus on the training so I can get in and prove to my people that a female can also be strong enough for battle.