18 chapter 18

The old mayor did not get a single word out of the convoluted mess of dialog that he had been given to him by his fellow villagers.

Grimwald shouts at the top of lungs and says,"Shut up! I can not make out a word you all are trying to tell me!"

The four villagers all stop their conversation and look intensively at their mayor.

Grimwald speaks,"Mister, I do not know you, yet you are the only one that did not try to shatter my ear drums, so I will let you speak first."

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Kimza told the mayor who he was and why he was here.

The old mayor was taken back by what he told.

Grimwald spoke," Can I see your papers from the academy, please?

Kimza pulled out a rolled series of papers that he wrapped in the center by a corded official seal.

Grimwald is taken back a little about the seal on the outside of document.

The mayor takes the document and sits back down at his desk. He puts back on his reading glasses that was hanging by a clothed cord around his neck.

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Grimwald had read over the document and sees that it is truly from the academy.

He looks up at Jimmy and then Kimza.

The four villagers all look at each other with befuddlement.

Grimwald took off his glasses and folded back the papers in the order that Kimza had given him. He then puts back the corded seal around the papers and stands up. The mayor walks over to the visitor and hands them back over to him..

Grimwald speaks,"You are who you say you are that much I have determined."

The innkeeper and his family were all in disbelief at the mayor admittance.

Kimza smiles from ear to ear as he returns the official academy papers back under his green cloak.

Grimwald spoke," Why have desired to take this young boy, Jimmy to be trained?"

Kimza spoke," Have you heard of the glowing orb?"

Everyone of the village was clueless to what they were being asked except Grimwald.

Grimwald spoke," You mean the orb that can see your true power?"

Kimza spoke," That is correct, sir!"

Kimza pulled out a small clothed bag and taken out a small green orb.

Light begins to appears out of the orb and then everyone is covered in an aura. Everybody but Jimmy and Kimza's aura was very faint. Kimza's ki was enormous and was static in it's movement. Jimmy ki was constantly moving and had no static form. The young lad's ki was very wild in nature.

Grimwald spoke," Jimmy has a strong potential does he not?"

Kimza spoke,"Yes, Jimmy is a very special lad, whom I feel has a very great potential!"

Jimmy smiled from the excitement of being called something special since he felt that he was just an average Joe. Jimmy did not think that he would the chance to leave his village.

Grimwald spoke,"It is your choice Jimmy. We will respect whatever decision that you make and will love you just the same! We just want to give you the option. I want you to know that."

Grimwald starts to get watery eyed after he said what he said to Jimmy. Holly begins to cry as

Gerald and Honno swift their faces towards the ground. They were starting to cry as well but was trying to hide that they were crying out in public.

Jimmy's eyes begins to swell up as well and after a few minutes the entire room except Kimza was crying. All the villagers in the room was bawling their eyes out due to all emotions they where feeling.

Jimmy had a conflict that had he dealing with: does he go or does he stay.

He loved to have the chance to go outside the village that he stay in his entire life. He would miss the entire village if he does go since he was used to seeing and speaking to about everyone almost every single day. Jimmy went out of way to spend time with everybody in the village and was loved by everybody.

Jimmy on the other hand always wanted to be a hunter and a warrior. That was his sole dream as

a young boy, but it was not a selfish dream. He had wanted to protect the village from bandits and help

be a provider for the village. He loved everybody that was within the village.

Jimmy remembers being told by Grimwald and several other villagers that he was born literally on the street on one of entrances to the village.

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A pregnant woman is struggling to walk with a cane down a long bricked road when she sees a

small village in the horizon. She was covered in bruises and scars all over her body. She is wearing a ragged dress that had mostly been torn off. She had abused by somebody very severally and repeatably.

She has tears in her eyes as she nears the village.

An old woman walks her front with a basket of dinner rolls when she sees that the young woman is struggling. The old woman is so shocked that she drops all rolls onto the bricked ground.

She rushes to the pregnant woman as the mother's water breaks. More people come rushes to the young mother's side and help her unto her back.Some times goes by and the baby is delivered. It was a boy and the baby was wrapped with one of the men's shirt and handed over to the battered mother.

The woman cries and says," Please care for my son! I am near death, so let him know when gets older that I love him and his father loved him too! His father died so that I could give birth to him! Never let him enter the desert since he will be stolen by a cult! Please do not let him go! pl..."

The mother dies on the street before she even can say what her name was or what to name the boy.

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The mother was given a proper burial as if she was a villager all her life. The whole village

greaves for the death of this fallen mother.

Grimwald comes forward and says," This woman risk life and limb to protect her son! We can not let her death be in vain! We must do all we can to protect this baby boy! He has no other family so we will be his family! When he cries, then we will cry! When he bleeds, we will bleed!"

The whole village cries and shout," We will do it!"

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The boy was named by Grimwald one day when the midwives finally pestered the old man enough.

Grimwald yells," The boy will be name Jimmy unless you have a better name!"

The midwife holding Jimmy speaks,"No, that is a fine name! That is all we had wanted from you."

Grimwald smiled about the naming of Jimmy.

Jimmy was adopted mainly by Honno and his family. He was raised in the inn his entire childhood. Jimmy had a very happy childhood and loved every person in the village. This was his family and he wanted to do more for them. Going to the academy could in theory help him in this endeavor. That much Jimmy knew as a young teenager.

Kimza speaks," I see that this issue is emotional for you so I will not force it. We at the academy do not believe in drafting others into training. I am on vacation so I am not in a hurry. Take as

long as you need to answer my request, if you answer it at all. I will be at the inn if you need me."

Kimza smiles and leaves the mayor's office.

Grimwald spoke,"You are a very wanted lad, my dear Jimmy! You will be loved no matter if you stay or if you go!"

The mayor breaks out into tears and hold Jimmy in a fierce hug. The lad's feet comes off the floor and dangles above the floor.

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One month goes by and Jimmy has not still come up with a proper decision. He was stuck between two opinions.

One day the boy is at church and goes to the preacher after the service. The preacher was named

Brother Love. He was a nice old man who was strict but very loving.

Brother Love spoke," What is troubling you Jimmy?" Why don't we sit on a pew and talk about what is on your mind."

The old preacher sit on one side of the small pew while Jimmy was on the other.

Jimmy speak," Have you heard about what I have been offered?" Brother Love spoke," Yes I

know all about it. I have praying about it and I want you to know that He will show you the answer! Our lord will tell you what to do!"

Jimmy cries and the old preacher walks over to boy from the other side of the pew. Brother Love places a wrinkled hand on the young man's shoulder.

Jimmy struggles to speak,"I want to protect the village from any bandit that may come! Going

to the academy will give me the ability to do that! That I always felt that I need to do for the village and the lord. But I do not want to leave."

Brother Love spoke,"You have to make your mind since a double minded man is unstable in all of his ways."

The boy had an epiphany and jumped to his feet.

Jimmy spoke," Thank you, Brother love! I have found out what I need to do!"

The preacher smiles as Jimmy walks slowly towards the door of the small church and sees him run as soon as he hit the door. He slams the door behind him.

The old preacher smiles.

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Jimmy runs to the inn and rushes inside.

Holly speaks,"What is wrong?

Jimmy speaks," I am going to accept the offer to be trained!"

Holly screams," Dad, honey, get in here!"

Gerald and Honno come running into the dinning hall.

Holly screams out,"Jimmy is going to leave!"

The two men were broken up and could not hold back their tears.

Jimmy spoke,"I feel the call to go so that I protect the village! I have to go or I will disobey the Lord!"

The three villagers all hold the young teen in their arms, as tears begin to soak the floor of the dining room floor.