Power Relic

Chapter One: Sam and Kenneth Gusterson

It was a very unusual time for children to grow up in.

Especially for Sam Gusterson.

Sam was no ordinary boy, he was more agile than the other kids his age and had really good eye sight, physical activities were no problem for him. 

He tried every sport there was at school, But none of them retained his interest for very long.  

And then one day while watching television he heard the most amazing announcement.  

"A new out of this world sport of the future!"

Droneflag, A high tech version of capture the flag where the players fly on hoverbikes to capture flags guarded by drones. 

The sport became very popular at his school and Sam was a success because he could spot the drones and their flags at any distance on the playing field. The drones could not hide from Sam and he was able to track their incredibly fast movements with ease.

Things were going great for Sam, he was popular and getting really good grades in school.

But it all came to an end when he quit all of his physical education and sports activities inside and outside of school.

A year had passed and Sam had become reclusive, he would rush home from school, he lost all but his closest of friends.

Sam never let his popularity get to his head but due to personal reasons beyond his control he would not join any teams or play with anyone who asked him to. Sam had a secret that he did not want the other kids to find out about. 

But when his closest friends June and Rufus both began to take an interest in Droneflag Sam knew he had to help them get in to the sport.

"If I'm team captain I can select you for my team!"

It was the day for tryouts and Sam had spent a month preparing for his come back, People were surprised to see him show up at the beach in his hoverbike.

"Is that Sam Gusterson?" Many questioned.

"Why is he wearing a toque and what is with those baggy clothes? What is he hiding?" A young girl asked.

"He's hiding his deformities!" A laughing voice quickly answered the girl.

"Ken!" Sam exclaimed as he watched his cousin Kenneth Gusterson approach him.

"Yep that's me Freak boy! And guess what? I'm up against you for the one on one tryouts, heh this will be easy!" Kenneth said braggingly.

Sam smiled and nodded in reply, but he quickly turned his attention to his hover bike. Making sure all the nuts and bolts were tight and the batteries full.

Kenneth smirked at the sight of his Hoverbike but Sam wasn't going to let his cousin get on his nerves and he had a half hour before his match so he proceeded to do his warm up exercises.

Inside of a dark room a tall creature watched as images appeared on a small round glass framed in gold. This creature did not understand the images he was shown nor the reason why.

"Vult Ravik. . . . We see the Glass of LyrAndal has awakened."

"My Illinliu masters!" A disembodied voice spoke from the creature whose name was Vult Ravik.

The creature kneeled to the floor where he would remain silent and listen.

A dark shadowy figure appeared on the mirror closest to Vult Ravik and continued to speak but with questions directed towards the glass.