Asher's+Quest


 * Incomplete*** This story is still under construction. I have had a bit of writer's block and I decided to write the story started at the ending. What I have are the parts that I knew I wanted to write and knew how to write. I will be adding a lot on to this to night and tomorrow.

**Note:** I wrote some most of this in first person and decided to switch to third person for easier writing I will edit it during class tomorrow

Sitting on the small back porch of my house looking at the water has always been one of my favorite things to do, especially when the sun has just start to descend over the horizon. The millions of sparkles on the waves that the sun makes is such a beautiful sight. Somehow it makes me feel safe, something that has never been a hard thing to do for me on the little island of Je Song where I live.

Je Song is a small island in the middle of the sea of stars. Being in the east, it is a peaceful island that is usually safe from harm. I have lived here all of my life and I love it. There aren’t many people, but those who live on the island treat each other like family. We share everything so that nobody goes with out anything that they need to survive.

Most of the men on the island are fishermen, my father being no exception. Every morning, he and ever other fishermen get into their small boats and heads off on the water in hopes of catching enough to eat for the night. My dad always catches enough fish. I think it’s more due to the fact that we live on the other side of the island than where everyone else lives and fishes, but dad loves to think otherwise.

With the sun setting, most of the fishermen will start to return to the island for the night. I usually wait for my dad to come in so that I can help him tie up his boat and bring in his catch, but I just remembered that I had forgotten to go to the market for the


 * Continue Writing**

//I need to find my dad.//

 Being on of the oldest members of the island I know he would have some idea as to why things were happening. He would be able to give me the answers that I needed. He would be able to make things better. I just wish that I knew where he was. I need to make a plan to find him based on what I do know.  These are the things that I know. One, time is at a standstill. I and the rest of the people on the island with me have been living the same day over and over. Two, I wake up every morning to find that my dad has already gone fishing and the day ends before he comes home. Three, I am the only one who has any inclination that something is different. Four, all the animals have started to disappear.  Taking several minutes to sit in silence and think I come up with a plan, or at least the beginning stages of a plan that might get me somewhere. I know I need to find my dad, and seeing that I always wake up after I leave, if I stay up all night I should be able to see him before he goes and tell him not to leave. Maybe even be able to show him what is going on and then he’ll see and give answers.

 The sun was only just starting to set, so I would have a while to wait before the day repeated itself. I needed something to keep myself occupied. Hunting was my usual outlet. Being in nature, listening to the land and the animals, it calmed me. The forest was also a place where nobody else went. With nobody in the forest it was always quiet. It was there that I could think about problems and come up with plans. Usually better plans than the one I was trying to come up with.  Walking to the front door of the house I pull my bow and quiver of arrows off the wall next to the door. I love my bow. It was the first thing that my father ever gave me. I learned to use it when I was old enough to hold it, and I have used it ever since. Opening the door I step out onto my front porch


 * Write the meeting in the forest**

Asher knew that he needed to be in a quiet place, somewhere that he wouldn’t be disturbed by anyone or anything. The forest seemed like a good enough place to hide from people. However, that didn’t guarantee his safety from any of the animals that lived in the forest. Asher didn’t have time to care about that though, he needed to get things right as soon as he could.

The sun had almost set beyond the horizon, which meant that asher didn’t have much longer before the day would repeat again. If he wanted to get anything done, he would have to do it now. Walking into the forest at this time of dat was a completely different experience than during the day. The animals were getting ready for bed, everything was darker and more ominous.

After several minutes of walking deep into the forest, Asher found the clearing where he had met the god of the island who told him what to do. Unlike when they had met earlier the clearing was devoid of animals. Asher knew this was the place he needed. Entering the center of the clearing, Asher sits in a lotus position and meditates.

Meditating was not something that Asher had ever done or thought about doing before but if it could get him answers he was more than willing to do it. Closing his eyes, Asher tries to empty his mind. It wasn’t an easy thing to do but soon all he is left with is the sounds of the world around him. Something is different this time however, Asher could hear things that he never would have been able to hear before.

Asher started to feel heavy as he focused on leaving his body. This feeling persisted for a several seconds followed by a sense of weightlessness as he floated out of his body and into the astral plane. Asher kept his eyes closed at first nervous as to what he might see when he opened them. He hoped he would be in the clearing out of his body, but he knew that nothing he did usually went the way he wanted.

Opening his eyes Asher was met with something completely different than he was expecting. He seemed to be floating on a chunk of earth that looked somewhat like the clearing that he was just in, but this was different. Walking to the edge of the rock that he was on, Asher looked down and saw nothing but fog. It was everywhere and it didn’t help much in the way of directions.

The clearing looked like it only had one way off of it. A curvy rocky path which interconnected other floating masses as far as Asher could see. Thinking that waiting where he was wasn’t doing him any good, Asher moved along the path. Searching for someone who might be able to give him some answers. Asher walks for what seems like hours, but he didn’t trust his sense of time anymore. Living the same day over and over again, he stopped keeping track of time after about a month. Where he wasn’t didn’t help him with time either, there didn’t seem to be any indication that time changed here either.

Off in the distance Asher saw something. He couldn’t tell what it was at first but it was moving closer. As it gets closer asher realizes that it’s a person. A person meant information, even if they didn’t how to help they would at least be able to tell Asher where he was. As Asher closed the distance between himself and the person approaching him he got a better look.

He was wearing a cloak which covered most of his face so that Asher couldn’t see it that well. Asher approached him with caution. He was the same hight and build as Asher was, but that didn’t mean he didn’t know how to fight. That was obvious from the bow hanging off of his shoulder. “Hello?” Asher asks. The man stops but stays silent. “Can you tell me where I am?” The man remains silent. “I need help. I can here to get some answers as to why my people have been stuck living the same day over and over again.” Asher quickly gets irritated with this one sided conversation.

“Look if you can’t help me i’ll find someone else, thanks though.” Asher says and starts to turn around and walk away but the man raises his hand, motioning Asher to stop. “I can help you, I am always willing to assist the relatives of madam Cho.” Asher stops. “Madam Cho? The guardian of the east. I’m not related to her.” Asher utters. “Oh but you are, I would know those eyes anywhere”.