Senator Reed: A Short Story

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Reflected on the surface of a motionless lake was a large blue and green planet. Known to its inhabitants as Earth, yet to those on the outside, it was known as a breeding ground for greatness. Since the dawn of time, unsuspecting earthlings with potential had been whisked away to beyond the stars where their destiny awaited.

Standing on the shore overlooking the lake where a pair of incorporeal figures. One looked to be the embodiment of darkness. While the other the personification of light. The two opposites stood there together in perfect stillness and harmony.

“Are you sure about this? Going about things in such a roundabout way... ” An ethereal voice asked as it cast its gaze out across the waters.

“No need for concern. I’ve been studying …show more content…

Being in his early twenties and with a love for adventure, he was positive that his life was just beginning. Though he would deny it, he was an attractive man. Nearly six-foot-tall and with an athletic build he looked like something off the cover of Men's Health magazine. He was nearly always surrounded by friends and known to be the life of the party.

Yet that was a far cry from his current state. A drunk driver had stolen all that away from him in the blink of an eye. The birthday party to remember turned into a living hell. Even with the best doctors and medicine money could buy, all they could do was keep him alive. If one would call it that. Being confined to a bed with an uncountable amount of wires and tubes attached to him. With only darkness and the beeping of machines and his mother’s occasional sobbing to keep him …show more content…

A land that’s rich with the element of light, the holy land of Clerics and Knights.

The Territory of Dark, Drakus: A land blessed by the High Elemental Drkas. A land that’s rich with the element of Darkness, a gathering place for assassins and necromancers.

The Territory of Fire, Flenton: A land blessed by the High Elemental Flamel. A land that’s rich with the element of Fire, where those that are hot blooded and one’s that fear no flame can be found.

The Territory of Water, Aquilla: A land blessed by the High Elemental Aqual. A land located under the raging waves and rich with the element of water, those of aquatic descent can be seen throughout.

The Territory of Wind, Bezin: A land blessed by the High Elemental Bersus. A land found floating among the clouds rich with the element of wind, known as the safe haven of all winged creatures.

The Territory of Earth, Metalton: A land blessed by the High Elemental Metalas. A land rich with the element of earth, known as the paradise of blacksmiths and miners, the mountains here reach the