Dedicated to our period 1 and 5 english class

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Once upon a time,in an enchanted forest in the kingdom of Releaf, a little boy named Alec Gradgic and his pet wolf, Current, were dashing between the trees and bushes, as the bright moon lit up the jet black sky. Little Alec had just been separated from his parents. He was left in the woods with just his small wagon and Current as a mysterious blackmist covered his cabin and his parents like a blanket. After the mist cleared up, the area was bare, nothing to be seen. But that illusory occurrence did not bring Alec down, as he continued to run in the enchanted forest. Soon enough, Alec stopped dead in his tracks as he was able to distinguish a beaming red glow, apart from all the darkness.

Current started to howl in dismay, and whimpered softly behind Alec as they began to inch toward the light. Second by second Alec slowly moved towards it, and soon he couldn't help but notice a red mist surrounding a ruby stone, laying in a small puddle of water. As he reached his arm out to grab it, someone yelled. “NO! YOU MUSTN'T TOUCH THAT!” From behind the trees, an old famed man, stepped out, hovered his hand above the stone, and all of a sudden, the stone sparkled and shimmered with it's light. Alec, drawn by it's beauty, disregarded the old man completely and placed his palm on the stone. All of a sudden, a red bolt of lightning lit up the sky and the thunder boomed. A small bolt of red lightning struck Alec straight in the chest, and he dropped to the cold, hard ground.

The old man, seeing this occurrence, quickly rushed to the boy’s aid and took him to his cottage next to King Darious’ palace in the town of Releaf. There Alec was placed to rest on a bed and was given many different soups and magical leaves by the old man, who was desperate to awake Alec, and hope that he was alive. Current had followed them all the way, and sat beside Alec near the bed. Suddenly, Alec darted straight up on the bed and stared directly into the old man’s eyes, who was leaning over him. Alec had no second thoughts and instantaneously asked who this mysterious person was.“

Who are you?” questioned Alec, whose curiosity took action. The old man took a deep sigh of relief, as he relaxed and sat down on a chair near the bed Alec was on. “I am Olórin Fizban, the wizard of the King’s court. I assist him with all of his needs. Listen here son, when you touched that stone, a red bolt of lightning was struck into your body. It is amazing that you are here now, talking to me because only some people are able to handle that bolt. And those people are the one’s who seek the way a wizard. You seemed capable of handling the powers of a wizard; You have many magical wonders, but you must learn to control and use them. So from this day on, who will live here with me, so you can become stronger and responsible over your powers.”

Alec stared at Fizban in awe. Then, wizard Fizban gave way to Alec and led him to the training quarters. Then, Fizban stopped in his tracks. “Look here son. Your wolf, Current, is your protector. He will always be by your side, and he always was. You might think he is just a wolf, but he will be one of the greatest things that you and this town will experience. But for now, Current must leave, as I am here now to protect you. He will meet with you later in your journey as a wizard."

Then, Fizban trained Gradgic day and night, hour by hour, without any time to waste. He taught him about the many different spells and how to control each. He taught him how to be patient, and in what scenarios each spell is imperative for. Alec was resolute to become a better and a more stronger wizard as he kept on training. After a great deal of months floated by, he was able to control his powers, and had the ability to assist Fizban in his daily work.

Suddenly, one morning, Fizban awoke very early in his sleeping quarters. He just received a premonition that his evil brother was lurking around the Kingdom's gates. He didn’t want to tell Alec this, but he decided to so that he was prepared if a bad event happened. Fizban thought Alec was finally responsible enough to listen to this type of news. “Alec, listen here closely” Fizban said that morning as Alec rubbed his eyes and tried to keep his head straight looking at Fizban. “I am aware of what happened to your parents.” Hearing this, Alec took his head up and glared into Fizban’s eyes.