Welcome to Gaia! ::

This was nothing that Julian had experienced before. His father had told him to be prepared for this occasion, but he felt anything but ready. His feet were aching, sweat was dripping down his cheeks and he felt as if he were going to pass out soon. Would he already disappoint his parents and Lupa, that immortal wolf? No! he thought, telling himself to keep going. He was not going to allow himself to disappoint others, especially not this quickly. He had a duty to fulfill, and he will accomplish it using any means necessary. It was the way of thinking that had passed in his family bloodline, and he will not be the first one to break it.

As he glanced at the empty prairie surroundings, a cry rang from behind the ragged boy. He had jumped away, finding a giant black dog trying to pounce at him again. Seeing as he had no weapon in hand he attempted to run from it, though his own agility was vastly beaten in about a millisecond. He kicked it off of him, and continued to run from the beast. That is a persistent little guy, he thought. I think I might have to teach him something.

He snapped his fingers, a bit of flame emitting from him. As the beast jumped toward him, he muttered something in Latin and shot a fireball at him. The black canine seemed to moan in pain, with its body almost entirely covered in burns. Though Julian did not take the time to look, he did not want to risk his life for something so stupid. When he ran far enough from the beast, he could see a tunnel in the distance. He squinted his eyes at it, his breathing becoming heavier with every second. "Had I finally found my way?" he wondered out loud as he first began jogging, than running, toward the mysterious tunnel.