Krypton Ight
The First Steps of Adventure
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“Where have you been squirt? Sleeping in to let us do all the work?” Colton asked with a hint of anger in his deep voice as he leaned on his pitchfork.
“Well yeah, Colt, did not you know all babies of the house have to have their sleep?” Terrence mocked Krypton, sending the two of them into a laughing fit.
Krypton pushed them both aside so he could get to Star’s stall. “Shut up, Terry!” he replied angrily, knowing it would end his brother’s mockery at once.
Even though his back was turned, Krypton could imagine Terrence’s face turning red with furry. He hated to be called by that feminine name.
“I told you never to call me that!” he growled. When Krypton kept walking, Terrence advanced swiftly and tackled him from behind, wrestling Krypton to the ground.
“Let me go!” Krypton shouted. Terrence had pinned his arms to his side, so Krypton could only hope to hit him as he swung his makeshift work boots. He could hear Colton laughing at the sight of their fight.
Terrence finally wrestled Krypton off the ground and threw him into the only empty stall in the stables. Before Krypton had the chance to even stand, Terrence had shut the sliding door and locked it.
Why do I bother staying in this household? Krypton thought to himself. A warm trickle down his chin told him that Terrence had busted Krypton's lip.
“Looks like you’re going to be late for breakfast,” Colton chimed in as the two of them started to walk away.
“Yeah,” Terrence answered, shaking the hay off of his clothes. “Don’t worry, we won’t save you anything.” They continued on out of the stables with broad smiles.
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For sixteen years, Krypton Ight had been living his life the simple way; the way all peasant boys lived life in the world of Aristen, a world trapped on the verge of breaking through its medieval setting. School, chores, eating, sleeping, and being pushed around by his older siblings were the major aspects in his life. Being the youngest, he was automatically forced to do everything he was told, no matter how boring it seemed to him. Krypton was growing tired of this simplistic life. He wanted adventure. He wanted fun.
Perhaps it would have been better if he really had not wanted it all; if he had not dreamed of another world outside his own, full of excitement. Everything would be as it had been. Life would be simple, yet pure. The past, however, refuses to be altered.
Krypton Ight is the first of a series of the four main chapters in Krypton's unique life. Follow him as he finds his destiny, love, and finally the truth of everything he thought he understood.
About the Author
Kelly Nicole Dopp has been writing short stories ever since she was old enough to hold a pencil. She really took a hold of the aspiration to become an author during her freshman year of high school. After being assigned a short story project that ended up to be over forty pages long, it was her dream to put at least one of her stories to print. Krypton Ight is her first book to become published and is the first in a series of four stories that follow her character, Krypton, through his life.