10 Interesting (1/2)

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The taxi pod then sped off at incredible speeds, in less than a couple minutes it stopped, and dinged to signal that they had reached their destination.

As Darius got out, He looked all around him, there was nothing. he simply found himself standing in an empty field. This seemed to be the only part of Sahid that wasn't illuminated by various bright lights. Darius looked up, the moon's faint glow dimly illuminated his surroundings. The first thought that came through his mind was that he had been taken to the wrong place, But just before he called another taxi, he realized where he was, in an empty, wide open field with no other people around. The tiny pebble sized anvil had been feeling rather heavy and warm, meaning it was time for Darius to begin striking it again.

”As good a place as any.” He muttered to himself as he withdrew the anvil from his pocket and placing it on the ground it grew back to back to it's original size. Darius stared at the anvil, the disdain clear upon his face, with just a hint of hope. Ever since he was twelve years old it was his burden to strike at that anvil ten thousand times a day, but he knew he was close to something, he could feel it whenever the hammer vibrated in his hands now after striking the anvil. He could hear it in the way it sounded each time he struck, yes, it was sounding more and more like the old man had said it would....

Darius reached for his hammer, releasing it from its strap. He sighed and then took a deep breath in, raising the hammer up slowly.

Bang!

Bang!

Bang!

Bang!

The sound of Darius hammering relentlessly at the anvil echoed throughout the night. Waves of energy radiated from where Darius struck it. Many thoughts went through his mind, but he pushed them away, now was not the time for that, he needed to focus. If only he'd known what this routine was really turning him into...

Bang!

Bang!

Bang!

Bang!

Far off into the night sky, Darius failed to notice the silhouette of an old man wearing a long martial robe. All the old man did was stroke his long beard, humming the word 'interesting' the whole night, all the way till Darius was finished...