Chronicles of Adhrath

By

Seth Oettinger

Damien Beckett

Chapter One

Life sucks. The truth is as simple as that. You’re born, you go through a bullshit life, and then you die. If you’re wondering why I’m so irritated then sit back, relax, and let me tell you a story. If you’re not interested, then close the book right now, because you’re in for a long sob-story.

I was born October 17, 1994, which would make me sixteen now. Everything was fine and dandy until my seventh birthday. I had a family that loved me, a roof over my head, and a few friends. I got good grades, my teachers loved me, and I was the prodigy child. But like I said, that all changed on my seventh birthday.

The day started normal enough. I woke up, ate breakfast, and was wished a happy birthday about a hundred times. My party started at about 12:00, that’s when the trouble began. I was the center of attention for the most part; I had all of my classmates because I had to invite them all. (Even the ones I didn’t like.) This included the class bully Shane Jacobs.

I was about to share a large piece of cake with my best friend Jude, when Shane decided he wanted it. He walked up to me and took the cake off my plate and then proceeded to take a large bite out of it. This made both Jude and I mad. Jude looked at Shane and said, “Hey! That was our cake!” So Shane stared him down and said, “Oh yeah? Well what are you going to do about it you little bastard?” Shane thought he was a bad ass because he cussed. That made Jude really mad because he really didn’t have a dad, so he shoved Shane in the chest. Shane stumbled back and then got really pissed. “You little twerp!” he yelled. Shane picked up one of my new toys and slammed it into Jude’s elbow. There was a really loud and sickening crack and when I looked to see if Jude was okay I saw his arm was bent in a way that arms are not supposed to bend.

That’s when I got pissed. I started seeing red and when I looked at Shane and saw him laughing I got even more pissed. I walked over to Shane and picked him up with one arm until he was above my head. All of a sudden it was like I had superhuman strength. I hurled him across the room and he landed with a loud thud on the table. It broke under the force of my throw. One might wonder where the parents all were at this time, in truth I do not know.