Tuesday, September 30, 2008

Challenge Assignment : EPIC

UGH!!!! STUPID COMPUTER FILTERING!
Before you read this, you must know my computer has a word filter. I used the words
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and

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a lot in this story and It wont show up because they are violent words and the stupid filter doesn't like them.
So please, if you see parts that don't make sence, like its missing a word, try to fill in the blank. Im really sorry!
PS: FILTERS ARE EVIL!

A Dream to Fight For.


Getting away, I must run away, he thought

His feet crushed the ground at every rushing step he took

My great escape, he thought

The young boy, Jasper, a farm boy, abused by all that is powerful, the hair of the family

Running away for freedom,

running for the life he dearly yearns for.


The ground was wet and slippery as his feet stumbled on the earth,

One of his feet violently slipped from the ground,

his eyes meeting the uneven ground.

A snapping noise ran through his ears,

and his eyes snapped shut immediately.


As soon as his eyes closed completely,

He thought that he wouldn't wake up,

Either he would be out for a while,

or forever

But, it was different than anything Jasper ever expected.

He woke up instantly,

expecting a long roar of pain in his head,

On the contrary, there was absolutely no pain at all

His heart felt new, his body wasn't trembling anymore.

Not only did his body feel entirely different than expected,

so was his surrounding.


A beautiful forest covered everything in sight,

The air was overwhelming.

It was soft and fresh,

but before he opened his eyes to this lively place,

the air was torrid and the land was horrible .


Jasper adapted to his new surroundings,

looking for new clues as to where he was.

He heard a faint noise coming toward him,

light footsteps and giggling.

As the noise became louder, he then saw a woman frolicking,

She gracefully dodged the trees, and came to a steady stop when she saw him

She had long brown hair down to her knees, but it flowed naturally in the wind.


“Jasper..” she whispered.

“How do you know my name? Jasper asked.

“This is your world. You are the creator of all of this.”

“Is this like my imagination in a way?”

“Yes, Only, its a bit more real than you think.”

“Come with me, I will explain. We need you” she said in a steady tone

She grabbed his hand and guided him through the binding forest.

The forest seemed to go on forever,

but they finally met the end of it

He gasped from what he saw, nothing like this has ever been brought before his eyes

It was different than any castle hes ever seen,

it was made from the roots of the trees and the clouds in the sky

The sun beamed down on it, making it glisten.


“My name is Violet.” she told Jasper

“This place is amazing, but what is it that you need me for?”

Her face became dark and fear filled her expression

“Darkness is overwhelming this place.

This darkness is your , which will destroy everything and turn it into nothingness.

That's why we need you. This is your land, your mind, your life

Only you can defeat the darkness, but we can barely help you.”

“How do I defeat it?” Jasper asked demanding “This is my life, so tell me!”

“Light. You must show light in your heart and force it onto the darkness.

Right now you are filled with hatred and your heart is hallow.

You want to be free,

You want to be a leader, and rule your own life

That is the dream you truly yearn for.

Let that dream come forth, and forget the hatred toward those who ruled you.”


Jasper tried to forget

He wanted to let go, and be free

But to forgive was harder than he thought.

He saw the darkness over the land as he felt hatred

His eyes opened widely to the destruction of loathing

Jasper turned his gaze toward the castle,

And the darkness was coming toward it

He knew time was limited, since came so quickly.


Jasper then lunged toward the castle, taking off in a great sprint for his life.

It reminded him of when he ran away,

But this time, his heart was bright

He had forgotten his , to save Violets life, and the others of this land.

He had to save his own life.


He came to the castle, and fronted the guards

Their eyes widened as they saw him and immediately let him through

The inside of the castle made his body glow,

And his heart beat in peace

Jasper thought of his dream, to be free

And he felt he had achieved it as he entered his own castle


The Darkness was at the top of the castle,

It was filled with Jaspers hatred and sins

He thought to himself if the darkness was stronger than his light,

But then he remembered his dream, the dream he ran for

The dream he earned.

His thoughts filled with the castle, the forest, everything wonderful in life

His hatred for the ones who were an abomination to his life were forgiven

The Light covered him, and it grew

He constantly thought of saving Violet, his dream, and his life

Which made the light grow stronger

The light of his heart turned into a sun greater than life,

And the chthonic Darkness was immolated by the Light(pwnd).

The Light suffused the land, a sun that would never go down


He then felt sadness as he stared at his castle

Now he would wake up, and continue running for a dream he achieved in his own dream

The young Violet came to him and thanked him

“Violet, is it possible that I can I can stay here, and not wake up?” Jasper asked desperately

“You want to stay in a dream forever?” she questioned

“This isn't a dream. Its MY Dream that helped me achieve what I always yearned for.”

“You can wake up whenever you want, and you can sleep for as long as you please

you can always come here whenever you want. But now its time for you to go,

Go fulfill your dream when you are awake.”

Jasper nodded his head,

He closed his eyes and when they opened,

He was on the floor where he fell.

Jasper went back to the farm, and slept for as long as he could

This time, he ruled himself,

He no longer payed attention to the harsh rules and abuse the hair sent on him.

Instead, he slept, ruling his own world.


4 comments:

Kaeoss said...

Wow, it sounds beautiful. I wish I could be in a world where my dreams existed...

Great job, nice use of the Word of the Days. If only this was a book, I'd read it over and over again (No, I'm not saying that to be nice, I would :P)

- Andy

Taylor said...

Thank you a lotz Andy! Yay!

Anonymous said...

I told you it was good =D

Taylor said...

For Charlotte:
When writing this epic, I went back to my blog post about what makes an epic and epic.(Literary Device of the Week: The Epic). the 3 things that I said make an epic are:
1. Needs a Theme.
2. Conflict
3. Protagonist and antagonist.
I also looked back at a lot of other peoples blog posts and they said an epic involves something greater than life.

My theme for the epic i wrote is: Do not hate, always forgive. Forgiveness is very important to your life and others, and rewards will come if you forgive.

The Conflict I used was the Darkness taking over Jaspers mind/imagination/his life. If the Darkness takes over, then Jasper will die. (Jaspers Darkness is his hatred toward the heir of his family.)

The antagonist in the story is mainly the Darkness and the evil heir of his family. The heir abused their power toward Jasper and caused him to hate them, which led to the darkness in his mind that would kill him.
The Protagonist is Jasper and Violet. Violet finds Jasper and advises him to find a way to destroy the darkness. Jasper is the one who makes the light and descides to forgive the heir and so he was able to destroy the darkess. Which makes him a hero

I tried to make this epic as similar to something greater than life. These 3...um 4 things, went through my mind a lot to write this, and I hope it turned out Okay :D