Amethyst: A Short Story

I took a long deep sigh and thought about that mystic incident I encountered this evening, probably million times till then. But the thing is: What could possibly happen to a boring and reserved person like me? I’m a late teenager living with my mother, with no father, no grandparents, no relatives, even ancestry information.

My mum is a very tough woman and works as an archaeologist. She gave me an amulet when I was a child and claimed to be from eld. It’s a poorly smithed sword-like shape, filled with an Amethyst. Despite that, she is a single mother who toiled for me but I dare not ask why. I looked at a ticking clock; it was 11 at night and I sluggishly lied down in my bed.

Earlier, on my way to home from school, I stopped by a riverbank and observed a green scenery. It’s a plain, remote area where a cool breeze arises from a shimmering river and …show more content…
“It was the time when I had no will to live and I met him. He was a fine swordsman and I was just an ordinary citizen migrating places. It must have been a fate that had brought us together. And I again had a will to live; to live my life together with him. We had also built a small house, beside a river on a beautiful land. As time passed on, I came to know many things about him including that he was the prince, Lukowas, your father.” The words struck me like a lightning bolt and I flashbacked to everything that was occurring those past days. She continued, “But before we had met, he had some dispute with the king which in result he left his castle and went on an endless journey. On the other hand, the king had sent his men to find Lukowas and take his life on the spot.” My mum on the verge of crying continued with shaking voice. “And one day during my absence, they had found him and taken him away. When I got home, there was no one, everything seemed as chaotic as a battlefield. I ran around looking for him but all I found was the amulet on your neck lying on a