Cospa's Mercy by Sarah Berry (ebook reader 8 inch .txt) 📕

lit path. I walked until it sloped downward. Suddenly I slipped on mud and tumbled down the path. I hit the bottom and sat up. I was covered in dirt and scratched. It was a huge cavern. There was a stand in the middle with a scroll. I stepped toward it and picked it up. I unrolled it and studied it. There was a brown haired girl with a bow, a silver haired boy, a black haired boy and red haired girl. At the very front was a girl with blond hair and green and gold eyes. It was Ravoneth, Hador, a boy and a girl and I. I heard Ravoneth and Hador’s cries from far away. I grabbed the scroll and ran back. They pulled me up and let me rest. I saw Hador’s sword Windcutter but I didn’t see Heavenly Destiny. I showed them the scroll.
“In the name of Kala!” cried Hador.
“I know what this is. It’s Cospa’s Leafs.” Said Ravoneth.
“What?” I asked.
“Cospa’s Leafs. It’s an ancient tome predicting the destruction of a village. It predicts that five heroes will find the Fragments!” said Ravoneth.
“The Fragments?” I asked.
“The Fragments are seven objects scattered around the kingdom. They were first a sword that was given to our kingdom of Artwold. This infuriated the kingdom of Wathorp so they stole it from us! We got upset and tried to take it back but that started the War of Corpses because thousands were killed over this sword. Eventually the sword was destroyed and the seven fragments were spread out across the kingdoms.” Said Ravoneth. Hador and I glanced at each other.
“The sword was called Cospa’s Mercy.” Said Ravoneth. We nodded.
“Well, that’s us.” Said Hador. We all nodded.
“Finding the Seven Fragments of Cospa? That’s a little heavy.” I said.
“But we can’t avoid it. It’s Destiny.” Said Hador. Ravoneth and I exchanged looks. Destiny was not something to be trifled with. If you tried to avoid Destiny, it would take you. We didn’t want to try our luck.
“Ravoneth, let’s get your weapon.” I said.
“Right.” Said Ravoneth through her teeth. We walked out of the temple and to the tree. The trunk was ten feet wide and ten feet tall. Ravoneth reached her hand under the tree root and pulled out a bow. It was made of smooth wood and had a crest on it which Ravoneth hid with her hand.
“Ravoneth, can I see your crest?” I asked.
“Why would you want to?” she asked.
“Well I’ve never seen your bow.” I said. She scowled and shoved the bow into my hands. I saw a circle of dark wood. Instead of Artwold’s crest carved in it, a swan, there was a dragon shooting flame. I tugged on Hador’s sleeve and showed him the dragon. That was the crest of Dragonvale. Hador’s eyes widened. We glanced at Ravoneth who was leaning against the tree of Kala, her face covered in guilt. There was a reason Ravoneth was feeling guilty. We were fighting Dragonvale in the Crown Wars.
“Ravoneth, I pray to Kala that this bow was made in Dragonvale.” I said. Ravoneth shook her head.
“Fogwen, I’m from Dragonvale.” Said Ravoneth. I sighed and looked at Ravoneth in disappointment. Hador looked down and shook his head.
“Oh Ravoneth.” I said sadly.
“Well, when I came here, I met you and I said I was from Artwold and by the time we became close friends, you hated people from Dragonvale because they killed your father and I couldn’t tell you!” said Ravoneth. I scowled and turned away from her.
“Where should we go?” I asked Hador.
“Why don’t we go to Dragonvale?” asked Ravoneth.
“No way!” we cried. Ravoneth sighed and sat down.
“Well, I read that there was a fragment in the Mountain of the Fiendish Fallen.” I said.
“Let’s pack up. Meet here when we’re ready.” Said Hador. We nodded and left. I walked to my house and sighed. The walls were barely there and my garden was burned. I walked inside and looked around. The walls were black with ash and the floor was shaky. I walked to my room and tried to salvage some clothes. I salvaged a blanket and a few tunics but everything else was burned. I walked back to the tree and saw Hador and Ravoneth waiting.
“You ready to go?” I asked. Hador and Ravoneth nodded. We started heading east. We walked until we reached a huge meadow. The sun was setting so we made camp. I was still upset at Ravoneth but we were speaking. We ate some nuts and berries and then retired for the night.
Chapter Four

Ten Days Later

We were climbing in the mountains through the freezing snow. We were covered in snow and chilled to the bone. We were coming up on a tundra village. We walked for a little while more till reached it. There were clusters of igloos and not that many people out. A tall petite girl with blue hair and bright yellow eyes ran toward us.
“Who’re you?” she asked smiling.
“I’m Fogwen, this is Ravoneth and this is Hador.” I said.
“I’m Glosswen.” She said smiling.
“Glosswen? I remember you!” said Hador excitedly.
“Oh yeah. I haven’t seen you in days.” She said.
“You know her?” I asked. Hador smiled.
“Yeah. We used to court. I had to leave and come back home.” Said Hador.
“I sooo missed you!” she said.
“Well, why don’t we catch up?” he asked.
“I’d love to.” She said smiling. I scowled.
“I’m going for a walk.” I said.
“Be back soon. There’s a snowstorm coming.” Said Glosswen. I rolled my eyes and left. I sighed and walked as far as I could. The wind howled and the snow poured down. I could barely move so I dug a hole and curled up. I looked out the front at the snow. Suddenly the snow around me collapsed. I gasped and looked around in the darkness. I shivered and tried to tunnel out but my frozen hands couldn’t. I screamed for help but no one heard. After two hours of freezing cold, I started to black out. Suddenly I heard scrabbling outside. The sun burst in and there was a wolf staring at me. I froze. It had yellow eyes and black fur. It grabbed my collar and dragged me out. I tried to back away but it wasn’t useful. The wolf transformed into an elf boy. He had short black hair and yellow eyes.
“Um. Hi.” I said.
“Hi.” He said.
“I’m Fogwen.” I said.
“I’m Felanir.” He said.
“Uh, thanks for saving me.” I said.
“Welcome. Are you from the village?” he asked.
“No. I’m from Artwold.” I said.
“Neat. Are you staying in the village?” he asked.
“Yeah.” I said.
“I’ll take you back. Get on my back.” He said. He morphed into a wolf and waited for me. I had a better look at him now. In wolf form he had rippling black fur and was muscular. I climbed on and wrapped my arms around his neck. He leaped forward and dashed through the snow. I shivered as snow hit my arms and the wind stung my eyes. A few minutes later we arrived at the village. Felanir morphed into a human.
“Well, it was nice meeting you.” He said. I remembered the black haired boy from the scroll.
“Wait! I need to show you something.” I said. I raced to my bag and pulled out the scroll. I ran back to Felanir.
“Look.” I said shoving the scroll into his hands. He opened it.
“Huh. That’s me.” He said.
“Yeah! We’re searching for the Seven Fragments of Cospa! If you’re on this scroll, then, we need you to come with us.” I said.
“I don’t know.” He said.
“Please Felanir! We need you.” I said.
“Who’s we?” he asked. Just as he said that an arrow shot past Felanir’s head. Felanir morphed into a wolf and leapt in front of me to protect me. I saw Hador running toward me with his sword drawn.
“Hador stop!” I cried. Felanir pushed me back and growled at Hador.
“Felanir, Hador! Stop!” I cried. Ravoneth ran to Hador and pulled her bow back.
“Everyone back away!” I cried. Hador and Ravoneth refused.
“In the name of Kala put your weapons down!” I said. Hador and Ravoneth agreed. Felanir morphed into a human and glared at Ravoneth and Hador.
“Ravoneth, Hador, this is Felanir.” I said.
“Vedui.” He said greeting them.
“He’ll be joining us to look for the Seven Fragments of Cospa.” I said.
“What? No!” cried Hador.
“Be silent!” I cried. Hador scowled.
“We’ll stay in the village tonight, stock up in the morning and leave in the afternoon.” I said. Hador nodded grudgingly.
“Felanir will stay with me. You and Ravoneth can stay together.” I said frowning at Hador.
“What? Why?” cried Ravoneth.
“Because I can’t trust you or Ravoneth to be alone with Hador! He’ll stay with me.” I said. They nodded. Glosswen ran up and hung on Hador’s arm.
“You just ran off! Where were you?” she asked. Hador glanced at Felanir.
“Felanir? What in the name of Iriel are you doing here?” she asked angrily. She gripped the staff in her hand, her knuckles white and the crystal at the end glowing.
“I’m not in the village Glosswen. I’m outside the village.” He said rolling his eyes.
“Shut it! You were exiled!” she said angrily.
“What?” I asked.
“Yeah! You’re boy Felanir here was exiled!” she said.
“Why?” I asked.
“He’s a mix!” she said.
“So?” I said.
“Well if you’re with him, you can’t stay here.” She said.
“We’re staying here.” I said. I started to push past her.
“Khelek hurro!” cried Glosswen. I glanced over my shoulder and saw icicles forming around Glosswen and streaking toward me. Felanir morphed into a wolf and leapt in front of me. The icicles hit him and he hit the ground. Glosswen smiled.
“Loomi en gurth!” I cried swinging my staff at her. A cloud formed around Glosswen. When it dispersed, Glosswen collapsed, blood running into the snow. Hador and Ravoneth looked at me in shock. I placed my staff in my belt.
“Shut it!” I said. Felanir wasn’t moving and I didn’t see breathing. I ran over and shook him.
“Felanir?” I said. He didn’t respond.
“Ram en' naur!” I cried waving my hands over him. Light shone from my hands healing his wounds. Felanir opened his eyes and looked at me.
“Greetings.” I said smiling shakily. He sat up and rubbed his head.
“How’re you feeling?” I asked.
“Sore and my chest is tingling.” He said.
“Come on. Let’s go to our rooms.” I said. Hador and Ravoneth scowled at me and left. Felanir and I left to a shop to stock up on food and other items. I was browsing the shelves with Felanir at a shop.
“So why are you searching for the Seven Fragments of Cospa?” he asked.
“Our village was destroyed and I found