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I woke the next morning early around 6:00 ma (am) my legs crossed over in my black hammock. I remembered what day it was I was half excited half nervous.

I got out of the hammock, I swiftly changed out of my grey sleeping gee into my black gee (You know what Jedi's wear but fully black.) and dropped to do 40 starzila's. (Which guys I messed it up, the starzila's are push ups and star jumps ;))

Eila was already in the main room doing a number of starzila's, little effort showed across his face as he did them.

"Morning, little one" he said breathlessly as he continued to do his starzila's.

"Morning Eila shouldn't you be already gone" I ask him sitting crossed legged on the wooden floor boards next to him putting my arms on my knee.

"I was waiting for you do you want to go for a run?" he asked, stopping doing starzila's and looked up at me his arms still in front of him on the ground.

"Do you have to ask?" I genuine smirk appeared, as I got off the ground swiftly, Eila got up as well he only went to my shoulder. As he was an old man-Don't let him hear me saying this-though stronger, faster and braver then a healthy 20-30 man. I was 16 and as strong and fast as a young adult male. I'm not sure about being braver we will have to see.

"You lead" Eila turned to be smiling faintly

I nodded and I walked out of the door, Eila on my lead once I was out of the door I went at a medium jog pace.

After a thirty minute jog, I led around to the corridor which lead to the dining room.

"Interesting path" Eila told me as saw the oak doors of the dining room, "What can I say, I smell food when I smell it" I said to him looking around to face him. He gestured for me to go into the room and I went in, Eila following.

I went up to the 'high status" table, smelling the food as I sat down. And dug into the food that was already on my plate at my seat, Eila talked to several people before coming up to the table.

Five minutes past, R walked in and waved and smiled at his admirers I saw cheesy smile, Mandasia and rolled my green eyes. He turned to me and the smile dropped of his face, I scowled at him. He ignored me, and sat on the other side of the table 5 seats away, Moilio arrived shortly after that I noticed a glare between R and Moilio. Which didn't look all that peaceful to me, I shrugged it off as Eila told me a joke and I smiled from ear to ear as I heard it.

An hour later, I flashed Angolio a small smile as I looked down at him, he gave me a subtle wink.  I excused myself, telling Angolio to come with me I headed back to my house, I told Angolio to wait in the main room. Sitting down at the oak table with his packed traveling bag over his shoulder. I went into my room and packed my weapons Small Daggers, my sword in its sheath, a spare gee and a cover Ekolc (cloke) (Like Jedi one's) into my traveling bag.

I was mastering in the wob (Bow) and small throw able items such as Daggers though I was still good with the sword. Angolio was mastering the wooden staff, R was mastering the sword duel wielding them.

Sighing, I put my bag over my left shoulder and then my Bow and Quiver on the right one.

"Eb, are you excited about the initiation?" Angolio asked casually as I walked into the main room. I sat down on the first right hand seat, "No well kind of I'm nervous about who I'll be in a Macsa with. What about you?" I answered him

""Same I'm nervous I don't want to leave I'm scared at what might happen" He explains to me and I get up and give him a quick hug his blue eyes showing anxiety.

I break the hug and wait for Angolio to get up as well, "Come we have to go to class" I give him a weak smile, Angolio gives an even weaker smile.

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We, 'we' being the entire 16 year old Alksa Apprentices nervously awaiting the news. The news which would define the rest of our lives and who we would be in a Macsa for the initiation.

Eila, Master Lingo and Zanean Moilio stood on a wooden platform I was next to Angolio on the their (right) side of the classroom while R and his 'gang' were on the tfel (left) side of the classroom.

"Alright apprentices, future Alksa assassins today as you know is the day you start your initiation. You have the whole year to finish it as we are in lirpA (April) you have til next lirpA to finish it. But some of these tasks could take a matter of weeks" Moilio shouted loudly his voice echoing through the small classroom.

"Remember Apprentices you will receive your task scroll, you will then receive 50 dloG (Gold) Ancka, 25 revilS (Sliver) Ancka and 12 eznorB (Bronze) Ancka. Which you will use when only it is needed to be used, then you will go to the dining room and take the food which has been made for you. Then we will ride to the Palace and be fare welled by the King you will have lunch there then leave in the afternoon" Eila says loudly, he looks to me and gives me a wink.

"These task scrolls are in no particular order of difficulty" Moilio states "The first Macsa is..."

We hold our breaths, me and Angolio out a hand on each other's shoulders as Eila unwraps the task scroll handed to him by Master Lingo.

"Mandasia... and... Angolio" Moilio says calmly, we clap for each other Angolio stood calmly which could not be said for Mandasia. Who whined loudly, even Moilio reacted to the noise giving a scowl. Moilio gave the scroll back to Lingo and he held it in his left hand.

"Please come up to collect the task scrolls and the Ancka" Lingo said holding the coins in his right hand. Who looked like he wanted to be in a different place, instead of being stuck here with us teenagers?

Angolio stepped forward after I patted him on the back Mandasia stepped forward mumbling quietly to herself.

Angolio bowed to Lingo, he bowed back the same happened with the mumbling Mandasia

"Thankyou" Angolio smiled as he took the money and scrolls from Lingo's hands as Mandasia stood with her arms crossed, and complained like a child I shook my head.

Angolio and Mandasia picked up their bags and headed to the dining room to receive their share of the food. Several people snickered as Mandasia stomped her feet on the ground as she left.

Moilio coughed before continuing onwards, two by two everyone left after being assigned to too their Macsa.

"Nacki and Narwai" R clapped insanely louder then everybody as we clapped the Macsa which had one of his friends in it and I rolled my eyes.

Then Eila gave me a sympathetic look and before I could question it I heard the names... Rananei... and... Ebony.

RANANEI AND EBONY!!!!!

People started clapping, whistling and laughing my heart stopped I had been put with my childhood Arch-enemy. Macki laughed louder than the crowd of once 12 now 6.

"What!! Eila!!" R complained much the same as how Mandasia had reacted people laughed louder including myself and I could see Eila with a cheeky smile on his face. Though his eyes still looked guilty for making this Macsa happen.

"Rananei! Do not complain like a child! Show maturity!" Moilio snapped angrily at R, he then gave the scroll to Lingo who then said. R's face went a little pinker in appearance.

"Please come to collect..." he was interrupted by the angry R as he walked over to Lingo. "Tuhs Pu! (Shut up) Rehtorb (Brother)"

Lingo's jaw clenched shut, "I'm sorry" Eila whispered as I passed him and I shrugged it off I could never stay angry at my dear Eila.

I bowed to Lingo, completing the Alksa tradition and I heard him sigh.

I grabbed my bag, wob (bow) and quiver and headed out the door after R reached the dining room just after R.

I saw Ala, standing over a table she saw R and raised her eyebrows amused. I walked towards the table, as I looked behind me to see R going to a separate table.

"You're partnered together?!" she asked I nodded and gave her a weak smile.

"R was complaining like a little kid" I told her and she nodded "So was Mandasia when she walked in with Angolio, poor Angolio, poor you" she joked which made me smile.

Ala grabbed four loaves of dried bread which was wrapped up to me and a few other simple things which could be used to make a stew. She also gave me the stewing pot, and told the women giving the stuff too Rananei not to give him the stewing pot. I heard R thank the women then leave the dining room, he was heading towards the stables.

I smelled a loaf of bread then placed the stuff in my bag and hugged Ala, and she told me as she pulled away "I'll see you out the front before you leave for the Palace." I nodded and left the dining room, going to the stables.

I reached the stables, the past Macsa's had their horses out tying everything to them and placing their meldsa's (saddles) and sledrib (Bridles and other stuff). Angolio waved, I waved back at him and practically ran to Aazen, and she neighed joyfully.

"Hey Girl!" I said hugging her head she whinnied. I opened the gate and allowed her out.

"Should we go over to Blaze and Ang?" I asked I didn't received an answer, I just got pushed towards them. I smiled as Aazen pushed me towards them. Angolio wasn't riding his horse, we had made an agreement when we were eleven to wait for each other.

It didn't take very long to everything that I needed to do, Angolio also had the stew pot tied to his saddle.  Once we we're already including Moilio, Eila and Lingo. We left the stable and headed out the front of our house, where a crowd gathered we got 5minutes to say good bye to people we cared about.

I jumped off Aazen and wrapped Ala in a tight hug, she smiled proudly "Iz Inoi uoy!" I told her, she chuckled before replying "Iz Inoi uoy, just come back to me". I remembered as much as I could, the way Ala smelt, her smile.

I, then hugged Mang as he was like my own little brother. Angite was balling his eyes out as Angolio wrapped him in a hug. "Iz Inoi uoy!"

"Son, just come back to me in one piece!"

After, five minutes which felt like ten minutes but we hoped back on our horses. We rode towards the Palace leaving our families and home behind. I rode next to Blaze but behind Eila and Moilio. They were discussing something but we couldn't hear it.

Along the way, I heard a familiar screech which made Aazen turn to me confused, as that was her call. Eila, gently turned around a cheeky smile on his face, it made my own lips turn up into a smile.

Auryon came into view people looked in awe as they saw this rare Noclaf (Falcon) she came closer to Eila and I. She screeched once more, before flying higher and disappearing out of sight, even for a trained Alksa.

"Is that Auryon?" Angolio asked his face still showing remanants of awe, I nodded I had told Angolio stories of Auryon.

The ride to the village was a short journey, as we Musila (cantered) there. We rode through the village, I loved the looks the villagers gave us. In their eyes, we were a cult of something, maybe necromancy.

I nodded politely to the village folk as I did whenever I came into the village. We never, really went into the village we grew most of our own food including animals. One elderly woman gave me a grim scowl as if I was a nomed (demon) possessed or if I was just a nomed.

I gave her a mawah (Little girl) smile which made her scowl deepen, we got through the village, at a trotting pace.

And then we saw the palace and I don't know how but I seemed to see the place where R and I fell out of friendship. I shrugged it off and kept looking at Angolio making a face, I turned around. Did I see a tear fall down R's check, did he see it as well? He's such a cry-baby.

I saw the King standing out the front of the palace ready to greet us, we dismounted and we placed the horses in the royal stable. The king greeted us when it came to me I smiled and bowled "Your royal grandfather highness" he chuckled at my name for me and gestured me into the castle/palace.

The palace was still the same as my last visit apart from a few different decorations, which wasn't long ago. Maybe a year ago, since I visited him every year since he is part of my family. R also visits him regally as his father was Zanean.

A few servants greeted me, including a guy probably around our age who had Dirty Blonde hair and a mixture of colours of his eyes, "Maxli". We hung out, a little when I was waiting for my grandfather to be ready to see me. And a girl, who aslo had dirty blonde hair but had blue eyes, she was the twin of Maxli, her name was Maxeye.

We went through to the royal gardens and were greeted by three massive tables of food. I heard several guys "Aww" and I smiled and licked my lips at all the food. "Man this is good" I muttered to myself going to the first table, which had my favourite food. Which was cire (White rice) and staek (Steak) with staek gvary (Gravy)

The smell was bouncing around teasingly around my nose, I grabbed a sliver plate, and finished it out with some patotoe (Potatoes)

Macki, Nacki and Rananei were stuffing their faces full of food, I was also doing this. During the magnificent feast the King approached me and I tried my best not to show my food, which failed and showed him mushed up food.

He chuckled at me, which made me scowl "What is so funny?" with attitude which no one would dare say to a king.

"Ahh, you are just like your Ala especially with that attitude, and you're Eila with your humour." I looked into his eyes, they looked at me and they sparkled in the sunlight, he kept talking so I listened.

"I realized it a few years ago, how much your Ala loved your Eila, and how much he loved her I forced her into something" he looked away, his jaw now clenched. "You know, that I'm glad that you chose not to be raised in the castle?" and I nodded.

Out of the corner of my right eye, I saw Eila approaching R his face no longer joyful but stern. After a few minutes of jokes the King moved I sat down on the ground beside a fallen log.

"Ebony, I want to do well so try and do well for once!" Rananei told me in a low voice as if he didn't want our conversation overheard.

"Oh I can, T just don't go off gnikoos (Sooking)" I said turning around to face him, my smile wide, he rolled his eyes and then walked off.

The time came for us to be off.

I hugged the King goodbye, and hugged Eila for five minutes, remembering everything about him today. R scowled at his father before hoping on his horse.

"Iz Inoi uoy!" I said breaking the hug up, Eila placed his hand on my check and kissed my forehead.

All of us sixteen year olds got on our horses, waved goodbye to the people at the palace and disappeared out of view.

A/N: So the story begins,

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