Fable:Humble beginnings

The sky over albion was glowing faintly as the sunset slowly,it was a wonderful mix of colours,almost mesmerising in it's simple and natural beauty.

A young boy with dark brown hair and blue eyes,his eyes were deep dark blue,they had a life of their own,like saphires,they soaked in every detail of the forest around them,the boy was trying to work out his way back to oakvale.

"Mother is going to kill me when she finds out i've lost my map" He muttered to himself,as he looked at the many paths before him."Must be this way,has to be this way" he reasoned to himself as he set off down the middle path.

The forest grew darker as the sun finally set,all around him he could hear the growls and snarls of the beasts that roamed the forest at nightfall,beasts that did't bear thinking about.

Suddenly a giant of a man,who was at least 8 feet tall came bursting through a tree,he was bald and has dented bronze armour covering his body.

"Hey hey hero,your mams lookin' for ya,i'm ere to elp ya get back" The giant chuckled,his laughter shaking the groud beneath the boy.

"Lad,hop up on me back,it'll make this alot faster" the giant said as he kneeled down so the boy could climb onto his board shoulders,as the boys found his balance the giant rose and set off at a fast pace,stomping back towards oakvale.

"Slow down Bear!" Hero squeaked as he bounced up and down on Bear's shoulders,but Bear carried on,obviously not hearing Hero's meager squeak.

As they approuched the gates,Bear slowed to a halt and lowered the boy off his back,the gates swung open easily to bears touch.

"There ya go lad,off home with ya,tell ya mam,i said ello" Bear yelled as he stomped off back into the forest to retrieve other lost villagers.

Hero looked about town and ran off to his house,he knocked on his door and nearly fell over as his mum flew out of the house and embraced him in a tight hug.
"Ohhhh i was so worried about you my son,are you okay?" She asked concerned looking him up and down.

"Yeah mum,i'm fine,i'm fine" Hero reassured her as she walked him into the house,brushing dirt from his clothes.

"Good to hear,anyhow you've got a busy day tomorrow so and early bedtime for you i think Hero,so off to bed" She ushered him into his room and tucked him in as his eyes fluttered shut and he sunk into his dreams.

Oakvale was burning..burning..he could hear the screams of his mother...he could here Bear roaring as arrows shot him down...smoke clouded Hero#s vision as he kept telling hime self...it's just a dream...just a dream..just...a....

You know maybe it would be a good idea if you didn't start so many stories and never finish any of them. I promise I'll read this one if the grammar improves. :P

Hero sat up in his bed,sweat dripping off him,he squinted as the sun light from outside his window glared into his eyes,it was morning,he could hear his father calling to him from down stairs.

"Come on son,hurry up,i got a job for you" His father yelled up the stairs as Hero wiped the sleep from his eyes and wearyily dragged himself out of bed and walked down the stairs.

"Well well,i thought i'd never see you again" His father joked,ruffling his sons hair playfully "Have you got your sister a present yet son?"

Hero looked down,his face betraying his guilt.

"Ahhhh i did't think so,well son,heres 3 gold pieces,go get her something nice" his father said as he handed his Hero the gold.

Hero ran off towards the town trader.

"Excuse me mister,it's my sisters birthday today and i need to get her a gift...i'vegot three gold coins..."his voice trailed off as the trader interupted.

"Well my dear boy! this is your lucky day,lucky day indeed!i just so happen to have here a bag of candy for three,yes THREE gold pieces,now does the young sir wish to buy these delicious sugared treats?of course you do lad,here ya go,ta,say happy birthday to your sister to me" The traders voice boomed as he took the gold from hero and handed him a large bag of candy,hero looked at it for a few seconds before heading off to the field in which his sister was playing.

As he jumped over the gate his sister noticed him and waved.

"Hello little brother,have you forgotten my birthday again like last year?" She asked teasingly.

Hero smirked as he pulled out a bag of candy and nearly jumped out of his skin at his sisters squeal of delight.

"Ohhh thank you Hero,it's just like my dream" She said as she opened the bag of candy and popped a piece of it into her mouth.

Suddenly the village gates swung open as one of the villagers ran in screaming.

"They are coming! they are" He stopped abruptly as three arrows hit him in the back,killing him.

"Oh no...it's happening..Hero..hide!" His sister ordered as she jumped over the fence and ran into the village.

Hero let out a lonely wimper and hid in a big bush by the fence.

He watched as the bandits killed the villagers and burnt oakvale to the ground,as it grew dark and the bandits ran off into the night,Hero crawled out of the bush and ran toward his home,he fell to his knees as he saw his father laying on the ground,cover in blood.

Hero looked at his fathers chest,he was bleeding heavily,His father looked up at him.

"Be strong son...i'm sorry...find your sister..." His father's eyes fluttered shut as his heart finally gave out.

Hero could feel the tears welling up in his eyes.

"No...dad please...no..please wake up dad" Hero sobbed,trying to shake his father back to life as the grim reality sunk in.

He was alone.

Hero jumped as he heard a bandit burst out of the house behind him,the bandit waved his sword in the air meancingly and ran towards Hero,but stopped as a strange blue light gripped his body,killing him,he fell to the floor lifelessly.

And there in the road,just behind where the bandit had been hiding stood a tall,muscular man,who was clothed in rich flowing robes and glowing white armour,in his left hand he held a long black sword,his right hand was glowing strangely,he had short white hair and his face was decorated with bright blue tattoos.

"Well he was certinaly an unpleasant chap,i expected you to be taller...oh well,come along" He grabbed Heros hand and they both glowed as vanished into thin air.

Interesting...You've really paid attention to the Fable storyline, haven't you? I'm curious to see what path you choose for the story...I've done both the extreme good and extreme evil paths, and both have their high and low points...

Interesting...You've really paid attention to the Fable storyline, haven't you? I'm curious to see what path you choose for the story...I've done both the extreme good and extreme evil paths, and both have their high and low points...
yep,i've paid extreme attention to it,i really like the fable game and the story is great too, i'm going to vary from it later on a little bit,but only to make it a little more interesting and unpredictable,as for the path i've chose,you'll just have to wait and see

Hero and the stranger appeared deep inside the forest,but Hero barely noticed all he could feel was his despair and anger,he was angry,angry that his family was gone,angry that his home was gone,angry that his entire life had just been swallowed in a blazing bloodbath.

He began to hit the stranger,but to no effect,it was obvious the stranger could't feel it through his armour,he pushed Hero to the ground easily,

"Calm down boy,it's not me you want to be fighting,you'll get your revenge one day if it is what you desire,but to seek out vengence now would be folly,you are like a blunt sword,you must be hardened and sharpened,the heros guild will give you what you need-training,oh yes,i am maze" He scolded looking down at Hero.

Hero glared up at him,then noticed someones entrails littered about the surrounding area,he threw up as the smell of rotting flesh filled his nostrils burning them with the rancid stink of death.

"you'll need to toughen up if your to become a hero" Maze said sternly as he walked off down the path.

Hero rose unsteadily to his feet and followed Maze.

After a few hours,they reached what looked to be somekind of huge fortress,Hero was curious despite his exhaustion and grief.

"And this,is the heros guild,come on boy,follow me" Maze said as he led him through the huge wooden doors,inside it was huge,the floor was covered in expensive velvet carpets and the walls were covered in old paintings,the heads of various slain beasts and the weapons of heros long dead.

Directly in front of Hero stood a short,ancient looking old man,he was clothed in glowing gold robes,his eyes were watching Hero intently.

"Welcome back maze,you've been gone awhile.is this another apprentice for the guild?he doesn't look like hero material to me" The old man observed.

Hero looked down,embrassed.

"I assure you,this is the one we've been looking for" Maze turned to Hero "Boy,this is our leader,the guild master"

The guild master stared down at Hero again,his eyes gleaming slightly with hope.

"Hmmm,I see interesting,very well Maze,the boy shall be trained" The guild master looked tp maze then back to Hero "you will find an empty bed for you upstairs,we're a bit pressed for space,so you'll be sharing a room with wisper,one of our brightest pupils,be sure to get a good nights sleep,your training begins tomorrow"

Hero looked to Maze who noded,the boy ran up the stairs to his new quarters.

"You'd better be right Maze,we're taking an awful risk here" The guild master commented watching the boy run up the winding stairs.

"Perhaps,but if he the one,then...."

"Yes,i know,if he is the one then the fate of albion and the world,are in this young boys hands and it falls to us to make those hands strong and capable" The guild master said grimly.

Maze merely nodded before turning and walking back out of the guild.

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THE NEXT MORNING.

"Get up lazy,you're going to be late" An unfamilar voice scolded Hero.

"Who..who's that" He asked as he opened his groggy eyes and looked up at a girl that looked roughly his age,he got up and stared at her absent mindedly.

"I know i'm good looking but it's rude to stare y'know" The girl teased "Hi i'm wisper,you're room mate,i used to have this room all to my self,but i don't mind,so your the new kid?hmmm you don't look like much but anyway,the guild masters waiting for you at the sword training grounds,you'd better hurry" she finished pointing at the stairs.

Hero just nodded before shooting off down the stairs at full pelt.

He arrived at the Sword training grounds a few minutes later,gasping for air.

"Hehe,well well late on your first day boy,now a good impression to be making,once you've gotten you're breath back,take this stick and hit that dummy as hard as you can,lets hope your swords skills are better than your time telling skills." The guild master grumbled handing Hero a stick as he jumped over the fence and began to beat the dummy to pieces.

"Good,good,yes you definitely have potential,now try it with this"The guild master remarked as he threw a huge iron sword at Hero with he barely managed to snatch from the air.

"Good reflexes"The guild master gasped under his breath.

Hero swung the sword round and in one fluid,effortless motion removed the dummy's head from it's body.

Just then wisper walked up.

"Well well farmboy,not bad,Guild master,may i test him out?please???"Wisper asked desperately.

"Yes,yes i don't see why not" he replied chuckling as wisper jumped over the fence,drew her sword and began to circle Hero.

They kept strikeing like lightening every few seconds,parleying each other hits,dodging easily until Hero jumped over wispers sword as she swung and nipped her shoulder with his sword,forcing her to drop her weapon,he then stuck his sword to her neck

"I give up" She said dejectly her head hung low as Hero lowered his sword and turned to the guild master who was clapping.

"Excellant work boy,just suberb"He congratulated "Go get you're self some food boy,keep up you're energy"

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FIVE YEARS LATER

Hero spent every moment training or pouring over book after book on fighting techniques,learning more and more,becoming stronger and wiser,until he was ready to face the last trial before he became a true hero.