Zomb4e

Soren Kaytranada
In the harsh and dry deserts of Yimmu-Audual, there was born a boy of great knowledge. Soren was born to a family of merchants in the early ages of Rathnir. From a young age, he always admired his father as he was the one to lead the family through the salty sands. His father was banished from the town of Urnu-Arrak. He mastered the sands like no other man and survived there for 24 years. Soren's mother, decided to leave her town for her first love and travel the salty plains with him. Soren was an ambitious little boy. He became curious of the world around him and wondered if there was any other land than the sandy dunes. On Soren's 6th birthday, he was gifted a pencil and notebook from another merchant. The second he received the notebook; Soren began to document any and every detail of each merchant his father crossed. Learning ways to cut deals, and scam other merchants. His father was known for notoriously being a shady merchant, he was accused of scamming a princess of her possession and was sent away to the desert to rot. Soren admired his father for his determination to survive in the deserts no matter what came his way. As Soren got older his father's habits began to take a turn for the worse. When Soren was 9, he had finally made it out of the depressing yellow sand, and into the town of Al Izula. Where his father gained a reputation in the local bar. Soren wasn't used to all of the people crowding the street as he walked to school. Since Soren spent most of his time in the deserts, away from majority of the population, he hadn't really made much social skills, and was seen as a punching bag for the most socially accepted people. But, just like his father, Soren had a fighting spirit and never backed away from a challenge. He became top of his class and was often praised by the teachers for his good work. When Soren arrived home, he was welcomed by a drunk father, demanding him to go out and trade goods for drinks, and drugs. Seeing his father like this made him scared. Soren's practically revolved around his father, he gained a lot of traits from his father, and he learned a lot from him. Seeing his father turn into another person made him change too. His mother was also affected by his father's change. The man she once loved, cared for, adored, left her family for, now treated her as she was just a stranger. Soren sometimes awoke to the soft sound of sobs coming from his mother. He knew that this wasn't the father that helped them survive in the desert for all those years. He knew his father better than that. Soren knew something had to change or else they'd be back out in the wild, with nothing but a bindle and a crumb of bread to his name. He took a much softer route to try and get his father on track, trading for smaller amounts of drugs, and less alcohol. But soon, his father began to catch on to his optimistic ways and began to shout at Soren. It was this day, that his father had ever raised his voice at him. It was this day, Soren never looked at his father the same way. The curious glint that filled Soren's pupils were now filled with a surge of rage. Soren saw his father as a monster. So, he thought the only way to make his father stop was to show him what he could turn into. Now, once he returned home from school he would run straight to his room and find his journal. He began to craft the perfect plan to put a stop to his father's ways. One day, Soren returned home from school to a furious father. Soren had disobeyed his father and didn't get him his drugs and alcohol. He slapped Soren, this completely ruined Soren. He knew he had to finish his plan. He couldn't live with this man. So, Soren went out with the usual plan of buying his father's usual. But Soren made an extra stop to a scientist who put toxic chemicals inside of his father's possessions. Chemicals toxic enough to kill a man. Soren walked into the house, and without a hint of regret, gave his father the bag with his needs. His mother knew that something wasn't right. She pulled Soren away while in the kitchen to talk to him. "Soren honey, I know your father has been acting differently. But whatever you've done won't fix it." Stated his mother. He gave his mother a look of confusion. "Acting differently?" he thought. He's been treating everyone in the house like we aren't his only family. Soren wanted to show his father that they could be gone in a second, he wanted to show his father that if he kept down this path, he'd end up dead. Finally, it was dinner time. The family sat down in the dining room to be presented with a juicy and shiny turkey. Everyone was given their rations, and the feast began. Soren's father ate like a pig, barely finishing a bite of turkey before moving onto the mashed potatoes. Soren hurried to finish his food, as he was ready for the main event of the night. "Soren come take my plate boy!" His father yelled. Soren stayed in the kitchen though, he wanted to upset his father, he wanted to provoke him for the chemicals to work. After another few times of his father yelling for him, an angry man stormed into the kitchen and slapped Soren. Soren looked up at his father, tears brewing in his eyes. "How could he forget he?" He thought. Soren used to be his father's world, him and his father spent almost all of their days together, and this is how he was treated? Once Soren blinked and looked back up at his father, he began to cry, not tears of sadness, but tears of anger. He had all of these questions to ask his father, but he never thought to ask. He only thought to act. Without a thought, Soren took his hand and went for the steak knife. Soren face was flushed red, with salty tears, and snot pouring down. He felt as if this were life and death. His father ran at him and tried to grab him, but he stopped abruptly. He began to foam at the mouth, beginning to shake and groan. Just as he was alive and angry, he was dead and tame. Soren's mother ran into the kitchen to see Soren, a steak knife, and a shaking husband on the floor. She began to cry and rock her husband as he passed. She looked at Soren. With anger, Soren noticed his mother's look and began to cry. "What did I do wrong?" He sobbed. "You killed your father boy!". "Leave this house and never come back!" She demanded. Soren. once again thought without a thought Soren ran onto the cold, stone streets, and didn't stop running until he made it to the town's border.