"It is said that the tears from the goddess Saupi will give you powers that are limited only by your imagination," The young man walked around, his eyes bright and excited. "I must find the Tears of Saupi!"
"What are the Tears of Saupi?" I asked, intrigued. "I have never heard of them,"
"Legend says, long ago, the goddess Saupi had three children. Their names were Duntan, Evtna, and Raina." The man whom was my closest friend paced back and forth, his eyes meeting mine. His handsome face and intelligent, amber-colored eyes were piercing, as if they reached deep into my souls. Despite myself, I couldn't help but blush. His attractive appearance would make any female swoon.
"I know Evtna," I replied, tilting my head and letting my blonde ringlets fall, cascading down my slender shoulders. "He is the god of anger and grudges."
"Yes," Quentin said, dipping his head in acknowledgement to my response. His midnight hair had a dark, bluish sheen to them in the bright lights of noon. "Saupi loved her three children dearly, but then the Teller of Future told Saupi an ancient prophecy."
"What was it?" I asked Quentin, my eyes curious and sharp.
"I don't know the exact wording," Quentin replied regretfully. "I do, however, know what it was about. It said that an immortal will give birth to three powerful beings. The three powerful beings would become insane and they would destroy the world. When Saupi heard this from the Teller of Future, she immediately suspected herself as being part of the prophecy. In order to stop the destruction of the lands, Saupi sought counsel from Teller of Ways. The Teller of Ways told Saupi that she must kill her three children so that they could not bring about the razing of our world. Saupi had to agree, for the Teller of Ways holds the ultimate power during counseling.
"The next evening, Saupi took the sword that Asptal, the goddess of generosity, had given to Duntan as a gift to mark the importance of his birth. She thrust it through Duntan's heart, killing him instantly. She scattered his remains in Mirva, the prison of immortal beings located in Xerex, land of the dead. Saupi discarded of the sword in Mirva as well, hiding it near the entrance of the cursed prison."
"One down, two to go," I murmured quietly, staring at Quentin's brooding eyes. He nodded gravely in reply.
"The next one she murdered was Raina. She knew how vain her daughter was, and shaved off Raina's beautiful blonde hair while she slept. Saupi also performed a magical spell that would turn Raina's pixie-like face into a terrible, horrible, gruesome witch-like face. Upon discovering this the next day, Raina became depressed and tossed herself off of a cliff in despair, committing suicide. Raina's conceited personality was the end of her. Saupi trapped her body inside Mirva as well, locking it away alongside Duntan's body."
"And the last one left was Evtna," I stood up next to Quentin, gripping his arm gently. "Sit down," I whispered quietly. "You've been working all day. You deserve this break, Quentin. Don't spend it wasting even more of your energy walking about like that." I laughed slightly, finally managing to convince Quentin to sit down on the soft grass next to me instead of pacing around like a cornered wolf.
"Anyways, Evtna discovered that he was the last child of Saupi standing. He didn't let Saupi know that he was on to her though, and went to greet his mother one fateful morning. He brought with him a bow and arrow, his signature weapon of choice. He drew two magic arrows charmed so that could not miss, no matter what spell was cast or how much the target tried to dodge. Nocking a single charmed arrow, Evtna shot it into Saupi's right eye. Saupi, upon being hit, fought back fiercely, drawing an obsidian knife and slicing open Evtna's chest. Evtna fell to one knee in pain, grimacing. However, he managed to draw his last magical arrow and shot it cleanly into Saupi's left eye.
"Saupi was about to die, but before her spirit left to be judged by Utiva, the goddess cried tears of crimson, transferring all of her powers into the tears of blood. Evtna collected the tears of blood and stored them in a clay jar and stored them in his quiver. His injury was fatal and he was mortally wounded. But the god of healing, Opuiwe, arrived at the scene just in time to save Evtna using magical spells and his wonderful healing abilities. Saupi was saved as well, but her power was now in the tears, and she was nothing more than a mortal now.
"As her punishment for murdering two of her children and attempting to kill her third, Saupi, as a mortal, was cast down from Daunct and was shunned and shamed by the gods, never to return to the paradise of the immortals. Saupi sought revenge against the immortals, as well as the Teller of Ways because of his advice to her to try and kill her offspring. She's still alive as a mortal, for she created an Elixir of Life that allowed her to sustain her life force for as long as she needed until she finally got her revenge. Saupi is in hiding though, and no one has ever found her yet.
"Evtna was entrusted with guarding Saupi's scarlet tears. The Tears of Saupi are still hidden from the world, just like Saupi herself is.
"So now you want to look for the Tears of Saupi," I concluded, using common sense.
"Of course!" Quentin replied eagerly. "Julienne, don't you see? This would be our chance to stop being such lowly slaves and become rulers of Daunct!"
"It sounds a little crazy. I mean, if no one has found it for many millennia, what would make us, a couple of pathetic slaves, be able to discover them?" I replied, skeptical.
Quentin grabbed ahold of my hands and stared at me confidently, squarely in the eyes.
"I'll find it, I promise. And I won't leave you behind! You're coming with me, Jules. You have to,"
"We'll never manage it by ourselves," I insisted roughly.
"Then we'll recruit others."
"What are the Tears of Saupi?" I asked, intrigued. "I have never heard of them,"
"Legend says, long ago, the goddess Saupi had three children. Their names were Duntan, Evtna, and Raina." The man whom was my closest friend paced back and forth, his eyes meeting mine. His handsome face and intelligent, amber-colored eyes were piercing, as if they reached deep into my souls. Despite myself, I couldn't help but blush. His attractive appearance would make any female swoon.
"I know Evtna," I replied, tilting my head and letting my blonde ringlets fall, cascading down my slender shoulders. "He is the god of anger and grudges."
"Yes," Quentin said, dipping his head in acknowledgement to my response. His midnight hair had a dark, bluish sheen to them in the bright lights of noon. "Saupi loved her three children dearly, but then the Teller of Future told Saupi an ancient prophecy."
"What was it?" I asked Quentin, my eyes curious and sharp.
"I don't know the exact wording," Quentin replied regretfully. "I do, however, know what it was about. It said that an immortal will give birth to three powerful beings. The three powerful beings would become insane and they would destroy the world. When Saupi heard this from the Teller of Future, she immediately suspected herself as being part of the prophecy. In order to stop the destruction of the lands, Saupi sought counsel from Teller of Ways. The Teller of Ways told Saupi that she must kill her three children so that they could not bring about the razing of our world. Saupi had to agree, for the Teller of Ways holds the ultimate power during counseling.
"The next evening, Saupi took the sword that Asptal, the goddess of generosity, had given to Duntan as a gift to mark the importance of his birth. She thrust it through Duntan's heart, killing him instantly. She scattered his remains in Mirva, the prison of immortal beings located in Xerex, land of the dead. Saupi discarded of the sword in Mirva as well, hiding it near the entrance of the cursed prison."
"One down, two to go," I murmured quietly, staring at Quentin's brooding eyes. He nodded gravely in reply.
"The next one she murdered was Raina. She knew how vain her daughter was, and shaved off Raina's beautiful blonde hair while she slept. Saupi also performed a magical spell that would turn Raina's pixie-like face into a terrible, horrible, gruesome witch-like face. Upon discovering this the next day, Raina became depressed and tossed herself off of a cliff in despair, committing suicide. Raina's conceited personality was the end of her. Saupi trapped her body inside Mirva as well, locking it away alongside Duntan's body."
"And the last one left was Evtna," I stood up next to Quentin, gripping his arm gently. "Sit down," I whispered quietly. "You've been working all day. You deserve this break, Quentin. Don't spend it wasting even more of your energy walking about like that." I laughed slightly, finally managing to convince Quentin to sit down on the soft grass next to me instead of pacing around like a cornered wolf.
"Anyways, Evtna discovered that he was the last child of Saupi standing. He didn't let Saupi know that he was on to her though, and went to greet his mother one fateful morning. He brought with him a bow and arrow, his signature weapon of choice. He drew two magic arrows charmed so that could not miss, no matter what spell was cast or how much the target tried to dodge. Nocking a single charmed arrow, Evtna shot it into Saupi's right eye. Saupi, upon being hit, fought back fiercely, drawing an obsidian knife and slicing open Evtna's chest. Evtna fell to one knee in pain, grimacing. However, he managed to draw his last magical arrow and shot it cleanly into Saupi's left eye.
"Saupi was about to die, but before her spirit left to be judged by Utiva, the goddess cried tears of crimson, transferring all of her powers into the tears of blood. Evtna collected the tears of blood and stored them in a clay jar and stored them in his quiver. His injury was fatal and he was mortally wounded. But the god of healing, Opuiwe, arrived at the scene just in time to save Evtna using magical spells and his wonderful healing abilities. Saupi was saved as well, but her power was now in the tears, and she was nothing more than a mortal now.
"As her punishment for murdering two of her children and attempting to kill her third, Saupi, as a mortal, was cast down from Daunct and was shunned and shamed by the gods, never to return to the paradise of the immortals. Saupi sought revenge against the immortals, as well as the Teller of Ways because of his advice to her to try and kill her offspring. She's still alive as a mortal, for she created an Elixir of Life that allowed her to sustain her life force for as long as she needed until she finally got her revenge. Saupi is in hiding though, and no one has ever found her yet.
"Evtna was entrusted with guarding Saupi's scarlet tears. The Tears of Saupi are still hidden from the world, just like Saupi herself is.
"So now you want to look for the Tears of Saupi," I concluded, using common sense.
"Of course!" Quentin replied eagerly. "Julienne, don't you see? This would be our chance to stop being such lowly slaves and become rulers of Daunct!"
"It sounds a little crazy. I mean, if no one has found it for many millennia, what would make us, a couple of pathetic slaves, be able to discover them?" I replied, skeptical.
Quentin grabbed ahold of my hands and stared at me confidently, squarely in the eyes.
"I'll find it, I promise. And I won't leave you behind! You're coming with me, Jules. You have to,"
"We'll never manage it by ourselves," I insisted roughly.
"Then we'll recruit others."
That's what happened this morning. I'm going on an adventure to find the Tears of Saupi with my best friend, Quentin Ganson. I'm Julienne Smithers, but Quentin calls me Jules. He's the only one that ever does. Will you join us on our journey? Decide now, or forever regret your choice.
