When Calis
was a child he was taken from his family by slavers and was
brought to a distant land where he was put to work.
Hating this work he plotted to escape from his daily life to
find a new way of life. After escaping Calis soon
learned that life on the streets was hard he ended up
resorting to stealing from rich merchants in order to survive.
One day while in a tavern ,looking for targets, he spotted a
merchants purse lying on a table reaching over for it a strong
arm gripped his and looking up he realised it was a warriors.
The warrior looked into Calis's eyes and realised that this
boy had noble blood in him. Taking him under his wing
the warrior took Calis to his home in the woods and taught the
boy everything he knew from tracking skills to fighting
skills. Calis soon became a strong warrior after
the vigorous training the now old warrior had put him through.
Calis soon got used to this way of life, but one day while
enjoying the countryside he heard the sound of horses
approaching and looking outside he seen many armed men riding
towards the cabin. The old warrior went outside to see
what they wanted and after some shouting was struck down with
an arrow in his chest Calis was enraged as the old warrior was
the closest Calis had ever really known to family.
Rushing out he slew down the first three warriors and
realising he was outnumbered fled to the forest where he used
his wood skills to escape. all he had was the robe he
was wearing and a bow and a sword. Running through the
woods he came to a small cottage and seeking refuge ran into
it. Sitting in the corner was an old man who looked very
wise he spoke to Calis saying "I was waiting for
you". Calis wondered what he mean knew somehow that
the old man was there to help him. Over the next few
months the old man who was called Amraa showed Calis the arts
of magic which would help him defend and attack in new ways
that Calis had never before thought possible. After many
months Calis knew it was time to go so making his goodbyes he
set off into the forest to come to the aid of those who need
help in the world. Calis hadn't ventured far when he
heard the sound of fighting in the distance breaking into a
run he ran into a clearing full of demons with a person
standing the middle wielding a sword. Seeing that the
person was outnumbered Calis dropping his pack ran forward
into the fray helping to defeat the demons. After all
the demons had been killed Calis turned to the person and
looked into his eyes and seen a fire burning there similar to
his own and knew immediately that this man had been through a
lot of emotional grief. Calis introduced himself and
quickly learned that the mans name was Rufus and that he was
seeking revenge after his loved ones had been killed.
Setting out together they made for the nearest town however
along they way the came to a clearing in which there was a
dead dragon and a badly injured warrior breathing heavily
beside it. Rushing over Calis and Rufs applied there
healing techniques and helped the man to the nearest healer.
Once the man was fully healed he introduced himself as Thor.
These three soon became good friends and aided each other in
times of strife. On one of Calis's journey's he was
attacked by a troop of Blood Knights, after a long and
tiresome fight in which Calis used up most of skills and
strength to win he realised that in the badly injured state he
was he doubted he would make it to the morning unless he found
shelter. Finding a cave he dragged himself through it to
find the end, instead he came across a marble stairway
which when he crawled up it led to an island in the middle of
the sea, Looking for the nearest sign of shelter he
spotted in the distance a building with a strange glow coming
from it. Dragging himself over to this building he
looked inside and seen a fire burning without any wood or logs
to feed it. Calis was exhausted from his trip and was
just glad of the warmth, crawling over beside the fire he fell
down on the floor and a darkness came upon him. Calis
awoke and realised he was naked and that his clothes where
beside him cleaned and folded putting them on him he
looked round him and realised that this building was lavishly
furnished and he wondered who or what lived here.
Sitting up he noticed a table with food and water on it
assuming it had been left for him he set upon it with greed.
After regaining his strength Calis set out to find the passage
by which he came to the island by and returning to the
mainland searched for his friends Thor and Rufus finding them
he told of a story that the old warrior had once taught him of
great fearless warriors who wandered the land bringing aid and
help to those in need of it and fear and destruction to any
who opposed them they named themselves Illusions Of Time.
Calis, Thor and rufus returned to the island and set up homes
there which they used as there base always returning by the
houses to make notes of what they had seen and done.
Soon Calis was searching for newer members and he sought out
those who he knew would be fair, trustworthy and loyal and
also those he could pass his secrets onto......
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