Forbearance

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I really suck at making stories. That much has become evident in iself, but I like making story starts so I might just do that. If this does grow into a full fledged piece of work then one will be happy. This story is being written in 1st person and jumps inbetween past and present tense.
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A golden field, stretching across the horizon, kissing the sky and the clouds nestled amongst the vast blue. That's where I lived, a small house, no civilisation for miles. Days would stream by without end, and usually, I wouldn't care. I would just climb onto the roof and watch the sun arc across the faultless sky and come inside when the day gave it's final whisper. When the moon came up though, it portayed the perfect canvas of beauty. Twinkling lights suspended above my head, endless in number, in beauty. A sparkle would show appreciation, and a trail of fire across the darkened heavens, a show for my enjoyment. Loneliness was never an issue. Company would be too hard to entertain and would be an unwelcome distraction from this life that I chose to lead. The gold, the blue, the black. All perfect as it was, not to be touched by the destructive wills of man. At least that was my view. The landscape was a fine piece of art not to be altered or manufactured into something concrete, cold and crass. The artifical glimmer of the sun hitting glass was not to be admired, at least not to me.

And that is how it stayed, up until my 21st birthday, when I got an unwelcome visitor. A knock on the door woke me up from a midday nap and a woman walking away in disappointment, not realising that I was not in the residence, I was sitting on top of it.
"Hey!" I yelled. "Who are you? What do you want!" The woman turned around and walked back as close to the house as she could without losing her view of me. "I have something for you. At least I think I do." She responded, a smile across her soft face. I shook my head, it couldn't be me that she wanted to give that to. No-one would know who I am or where I was even if they did. "Who's it adressed to." I asked, teeming with curiosity. She got the letter out, a distinct red envelope as I recall. "It's adressed to a Mr Damien Fairfield. Would that be you by any chance?" She replied. I became markedly concerned. Who knew my name and even more, who would know where I was. I looked at the woman and took a deep breath in. "Yeah, that's me." I said. "How did you find me?" I quickly asked afterwards. She shrugged her shoulders. "Well, now that we know it's for you, can I come in?" She asked with a light tone. I jumped up and climbed down the hatch into the main living area. I swung open the door for her as she grinned. "Thanks," She said tapping her feet clean before she came in. "This is a nice place you have for someone that lives far away from anything. How do you get by?" She turned to look at me, and saw that I was not impressed with the question. "Sorry if I'm invading on something secret. It just amazes me." She handed over the letter and turned round to go. "Wait." I splurted out. "Would you....erm....."
"Yes," she answered in anticipation of the question. "I would like something to drink if you're offering." She smiled at me warmly. I put the letter down a went to the tap to get a pot of water to boil. "While that fills up I think I'll open up this." I said picking up the envelope. On the back was a stamp with a lion emblazoned in silver on the back. I tore the seal and ope up the letter inside.
The letter had been written in regal english and held my attention.

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Dear Mr Fairfield,
You are a tricky man to find, but if you are reading this letter then at least I know that you have recieved it. You by heart are a man of the plains. I can take great respect in that as I have no idea of how hard it must be. I write to you to ask of a favour. I was a friend of your Father when he was alive and he entrusted me with an Amulet to be given to you on your 21st Birthday. The associate that has given you this letter is able to bring you to me so that I may give it to you. With it I have a task that I would like you to do for me, but I will go into that when you arrive.

And Happy Birthday, it only happens once a year.

Yours Sincerely,
James Henry Cauldrelle
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I was in disbelief. My father, a communicator with people in civilisation. I refused to believe it, just as much as I refused that there was an amulet. But, in me was a spark of interest. What if the amulet was real. Was it an heirloom? Was it special? Was it capable of anything? I had to know. In the pyreroom, the kettle began to squeal as it boiled over. I walked into the room and got two cups out. I came back in with two cups of tea and handed one over to the woman. She took a sip and looked up at me still looking at the letter. "Is everything ok?" She queried with me. I looked up sheepishly and nodded. "Yeah, everything's fine." She smiled and took another sip of her tea. "Do you know the man who gave you this letter?" I asked with anticipation of the answer. "Yes, he is my father!" She beamed, giving out a chuckle to my face at it turned from one of interest to confusion. "So, you are?" I asked.
"I am Stephanie Cauldrelle, but ou can call me Stephanie if you wish."
"Ok Stephanie. Could you take me to your father then?" I asked, worrying that she would refuse. She nodded her head and smiled again taking a gulp of tea this time. I jumped up and climbed the ladder to lock the hatch. Stephanie just watched as I ran round quickly securing my house so that the Field animals definately couldn't get in. When I came back in she was standing by the door. "Thank you for the tea. Are you ready to go?" She asked. I nodded and left the house with her. The door slammed shut as I yanked on the string latch to fasten it. She had gotten in her car and was waiting. I got in and took in a deep breath. "Let's go!" I said turning round to look at her. She smiled and started the ignition.

[FlameMaster5]

Hope I'm not intruding, but...
I LIKE! ^^

Has a legend taste to it, and i'm always a fan for that. :3
I hope you will continue.
New stories are ALWAYS fun for yourself and your viewers. ^^

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The car journey was long, an accurate reflection of how far the nearest town was. After the Third War, it was decided that humanity could not be trusted with it's own freedoms and henceforth were placed under one banner. The nearest Hub of Civilisaton was one of the pre war capitals, London. But that was hundreds of miles away. The roads were quiet, as was the journey. I spent most of my time looking out of the window, watching nature skim by without admiration. The plants here weren't as vibrant or radiant as the ones near my home. These felt manufactured, as if they had been placed here on purpose instead of a natural growth. I turned round and looked at Stephanie. She was concentrating on the road, even though it was a seemingly endless straight line. "So, this London. What's it like." I asked, having never been near any built up area. She looked at me in the corner of her eye, then went back to the road. "It's not too bad, once you get used to the air, the water and the noise. I doubt you'll like it as much as your home, but I'm sure as soon as you're done with this task that you will be able to go back." I looked back out of the window. The streaming black of the road was disgusting compared to the night sky. It was all disgusting. The forged legacy of man, always destroying, always polluting, always sparring. It was a legacy that ought to have been destroyed with the Third war, but it wasn't. Instead of countries fighting each other, Mega-cities fought each other. Not for land, or for ideals. For Money. That was it. The capital gain of the rich, to exploit the poor in the most profitable way. That was the real meaning of the Mega-city, to make this more viable and accessible. That's what my Father told me before he died. That's what created my belief. That you could be exploited, regardless of creed, class or lineage. "But," Stephanie piped up quickly seeing my bored expression as I rested my head against the pain of glass gently, "There are some areas that you will love. The river that goes through the middle of the city, the parks are massive and have amazingly verdant trees this time of year." She stopped. I had shut my eyes. "I guess you're tired." She said in a sad tone. I nodded slowly in response. "Go to sleep then." she said afterwards, and with that I fell asleep.

When I woke up, the sky was barely visible from the vehicle. We were in-front of a massive building, with even bigger building stretching across my view. I looked up in awe at them all. "How are they so tall!" I exclaimed. Stephanie laughed. "It's just the way they're built. We need to fit in about 45 million people in this city y'know!" She responded. The car locked behind me and she walked round and up the stairs. I stood there and watched. "Aren't you coming?" She asked. I nodded and ran up the stairs behind her and followed her into the building.

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Well, i'm not doing too badly, let's do post 3!
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The halls were laced with crimson ribbon artwork along the walls and ceiling and a royal blue carpet stretching to a grand oaken spiraling staircase. Two reinforced glass elevators were either side of the the grand staircase, shuttling up and down with trememdous speed. Around the edges were balconies looking into the main foyer, with silver handles ccompletely greeting thee masterfully crafted banisters. Looking up, the top of the building was a mere dot, no smaller than a pin's tip, gradually widening the lower down I looked. "Amazing, isn't it" Stephanie said looking at me. I didn't respond. I was too starstruck to say anything. I had found an example of beauty crafted by mans hands. "It's. Beautiful," I gasped, still admiring the detail put into every inch of the building. A jet of perfectly streamlined water shot outfrom the middle of the staircase and arched over into two pools to the side. Lights being shone into the translucency of the liquid made it change colour spectacularly. "Come on then, my dad is waiting!" Stephanie said grabbing my arm to guide me. "Where are we going?" I asked. Stephanie looked up to the top of the building and pointed. "Up there. The highest point," She replied pressing a button next to the galss tube. "We'll take the lift to the top floor, it'll take ages to walk all the way up there." She laughed as the doors slid open. She walked into the elevator and ushered me in. As I walked in the doors slammed shut behind me and we beganto ascend. The foyer, now below us began to decrese in size the higher we got until it was just like the top of the building when I was down there. The doors slid open again and she walked out. "This way!" She exclaimed going left to the end of the corridor. I dawdled behind her, tentative about being so high up. The glass ceiling showed clouds kissing the tip of the domed roof. Stephanie knocked on the door and waited. "Just a second!" Shouted a voice from inside the room. A latch clicked and the dorr opened. "Hello Daddy!" Stephanie exclaimed, giving the man a big hug. The man just chuckled and hugged back. His view turned to me. "Ah! Young man, it is nice to finally meet you, I thought that we would never find you in time. It is imperative that you come in now and make yourself right at home!" He put his arm round me and ushered me in, shutting and bolting the door behind him. "We don't want prying eyes for this," I heard him mumble under his breath.

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"Ok then, where is this amulet" I said to the man, looking at him skeptically. "Ah yes," The man replied, opening a drawer and taking out a box. The box itself was encrusted with golden weaves and flicks, with an Iron Padlock on it. "It is in here, as promised, I'll give it to you." The man handed over the box with a key that he drew from his pocket. "What promise? You never made a promise to me that you would give it back." I said, freezing in place, not sure whether to open the box or not. "Never mind about that, it was the promise I made to your father that you would get this amulet. I would never leave a promise unfulfilled, especially to a friend as good as your father."
I eased myself, feeling more content and trustworthy of the man. Putting the key in the lock, the metalwork disintegrated away to leave the box. I slowly opened the box to see 4 pieces resting inside. Each was delicately nestled in a purple velvetine satin. Around the perimeter was a silver chain, just big enough to go round my neck. "It's up to you to put the pieces together, but be wary. Forces want that amulet. Even if one piece falls into the wrong hands, it could mean devastation on a climatic scale." The man sat down on the chair and began to shake. In each piece was a jewel of extreme rarity. A sapphire, a ruby, an emerald and a diamond. "Those four jewels represent humanity, in purity and in evil. The sapphire is that of intelligence, The ruby is of war, the Emerald is of preservation and the diamond is of greed. That is what your father told me, and this is the task that I ask of you."
I turned around sharply diverting my gaze from the box to the man. A solitary tear trickled down his face, as if he knew something sincerely terrible. "Take my Daughter with you, go back to your house and collect what you need. Then go to each Mega-city around the world and cleanse the evil from it. By any means." I took a step back and shook my head. A rush of disbelief coursed through my veins, suddenly turning to anger. "You want me to kill, to destroy. And what for, profit, power?" My tone was that of rage. My fist clenched sending shock-waves through my nerves. "No, this world is on the Brink of a war so terrible, that it will wipe out humanity itself. Wipe the evil from this world using the powers stored in that amulet and keep it close. It senses the will of the person wearing it, and will act doing whatever it is commanded. That is why you must keep it safe." The man began to stand up again bowing his head.
"And why should I take Stephanie?" I asked waiting for a gratifying answer. "Because."The man paused and took in a deep breath. "She is my world, my angel. If I die to save her, I know in my heart I have done the right thing, saving my little girl." More tears trickled down his face. I looked at Stephanie mellowly, seeing the softness in her eyes and the love in her heart. "Ok, I'll take her. You did this for my father, I'll do this for you." A smile crept onto my face looking at the man. "May I stay here tonight to fix this amulet, and I'll be gone with her at first light tomorrow," I asked. The man looked up and nodded, a smile peeping from him. "Yes, get some rest here tonight. You're going to need it for the journey that lies before you."

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I couldn't sleep that night. The bustle of the city was more than I could bear, so noisy, echoing through the air, rebounding off the skyscrapers. The bed stay still, untouched. I just looked out at the window, seeing the plethora of lights speaking to each other, a forged union. Glancing at an electronic clock, the time struck my retina. "4am. Sunrise soon." I gave a deep sigh sitting on the bed, creasing the covers. Ripples formed round me, making a crater, like that of a meteor striking a planet. A siren wailed past the building, I just ignored its hallowing cry. Looking at the amulet on the side, gems and all, I pondered what I would need to do in all reality. Cleanse the evil was a vague description of my task. A light spilled across the floor stemming from the door. Through the wall a coverstation struck up. "Daddy, are you sure that he needs to do this?"
"Yes, this needs to be done. If it isn't then it will be too late for all of us. Humanity will fall amongst the dusty tomes of the past and become part of it." A stamp of a foot hit the floor followed by an angry puff of air. "But he doesn't need to do it! Cleanse the evil? You just want all the powerful people gone!"
"Exactly. They are destroying everything that we as a race have done. They pushed us to the brink once, I won't let it happen again." Another angry breath shot out, piercing through the door. "So there's no convincing you to stop him from going."
"No, there isn't."
"And you are going to make me go too?"
"Yes, I am. He will destroy here first. It is only logical. And anyway, he will need help getting around." A rustling followed immediately. At that point a slowly walked to the door, amulet in hand. "You will have to start in London. From there you will need to go to Berlin to get the best choice of direction." I opened the door, much to the suprise of Stephanie and the Man. "Let's go, the sun is about to rise," I said, with knowledge of what they were going on about freshly embedded in my mind. The Man nodded and began to make his way to the door. "I assume you heard our converstion just then." I gave him an acknowledging look. "I will take that as a yes then Damien." Reaching the door, the locks were reset and the door was opened. "Remember, you have to cleanse the evil, no matter how that is. And Stephanie, darling. Remember that I love you no matter what. And ask about a gift from the registrar. He'll know what you mean." We left the room and turned round to say goodbye. "Good luck," the man said, and with that he shut the door. Stephanie began to walk away and I followed, like a toddler in a supermarket. "Do you know where we are going?" I asked, fearing for a rude remark. "Yes, leave it to me to get you around. I have to help you out with taking these places down."
"What d'you mean?" I asked, perplexed by the response.
"You really didn't understand 'Cleanse the Evil' did you. You have to destroy all of the cities and cleanse the evil they have spread across the world."

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Small paragraph to get myself back into the swing. May post when I have more time, but need to do plot pointing ftm.