101 Intro - Air Spirit Confrontation
One more century has passed, one more lifetime of the druid. For a long time Nature was
preparing him for his future trials and somewhere in the deeps of his heart he knew that, but
couldn’t fully realize.
Only then, when he passed second human generation, being in a good health and staying still
young, he understood: death and age ignores him impertinently. He also accepted that for that kind
of a gift one would pay dearly. But to whom? He served the Earth, Nature and Life, and guessed
that he would be summoned when the time was right.
That it happened. Early spring morning when the earth was rocked, the storm descended and
the strand band was covered with fierce foam, birds circled in the dead dance. He knew…
Druid made for an audience with life. Some time was necessary to find a perfect power spot,
where nature is so close with ether and when he did that, he went out from earthly existence for a
few days.
He was told about four elemental spirits that roam the land, wild and rampant. They are the
first goal in the following fate of life and not only of this human. He also learned that some kind of
conspiracy or conflict is in action between gods and living races, that it is not too late to act, and
first thing needed is the power of the four spirits.
He must learn them, understand their nature and essence, draw closer to them or tame immediately.
First element - spirit of the air, wind, speed, aggression and wisdom.
He sat on the edge of the cliff among the rare rocks accepting dawn in his arms. Life has rewarded
him with a nice boon for his services - now all living is under unquestionable control of the druid
as long as his heart is pure and thoughts are good.
Now earth spoke, trees, animals, birds, rivers and lakes became more alive, more understandable,
but at the same time long-winded. He had understood and could do that earlier but not like now -
not every day you can freely listen to mumbling of the ground beneath and to what sparrows didn’t
share this time.
Seven days and nights he wandered throughout woods and hills, swamps, low mountains, and
at the end he finally tracked him down. By that time he considerably emaciated, but kept very well -
the trace of capricious wind, which flew more by his own rather by the nature cause.|
It was a mountain glade wrapped with thick bushes and single fir trees. Morning fog interfered
concentration on the subtle emanations of the wind, but druid made it through with confidence
dissipating fog and breaking through bushes. And soon enough he found a fresh trail.
He has merged with the environment trying to become a part of it for three long hours. The earth
took him as a stray boulder, well boulder, let it be.
The element appeared. Druid didn’t want to act immediately, trying to take a closer look, find out
weak points. The spirit could not figure out what attracted him here so far. This place looked like
an ordinary edge of the forest, small pond nearby and branchy trees.
By the time when the element was wandering in his thoughts, druid made his first blow, trying to
capture the spirit. The wind roared, whistled in all directions showing its true face. It was like a huge
translucent horse mane covered in curls, and by the hoofs it repelled from the air like from the stone.
The spirit started to flee in all directions at once, splitting and linking, again and again, making
impossible to be caught.
And so it went on for another half an hour until both tired. Clouds gathered, heralding the storm,
and in a few moments a lightning struck down, biting and trying to grasp the impudent, who dared
to challenge his superiority. Now the element was equal with the druid, having overcome such an
unexpected attack.
It was difficult to fight against wind and lightning, but being in lowlands prevented lethal lightning strikes.
A bit later the element was tired of this show, and it acted like a woman - vanished and left the battlefield.
But the druid knew it was not the end but the beginning, a challenge. He will meet it again and by that
time he will be prepared. Now he knew everything he needed for taming: inhabits, wishes and type of
behavior. Only one thing remained - to find a suitable time and place.
A stately oak forest was seen ahead…