12 Chapter 12

852 A.D

"Brother Haru we have been waging wars and conquering many lands, but there are still those who rebel against our mighty force" Arne said, he had tribal markings and scars on his body, he held two axes on his hands.

Haru patted Arne on the shoulder. "I understand brother, we will root out those who oppose our rule and I can smell and feel that our revenge is coming near" Haru reassured his brother.

"Chief's!, your mother!."

Haru and Arne felt something was wrong, they ran to their mother's settlement. They both walked inside and held their mother's hand.

"Mother what is wrong?" Haru asked, he burrowed his face on his mother's palm. "Mother are you alright?" Arne asked.

Meria the young maiden was now gone, instead an old woman who can barely walk is replaced, her red fiery hair is now pure white. Meria didn't answer she looked at the two boy's with a smile."My son's look at you now, such brave warriors if your father Zrack could see this he would say the same thing" Meria said, she is now 73 year's old due to her age she has been cooped up on bed, it has been 50 year's since her and Zrack's fateful meeting with Octane.

Zrack died fighting heroically to the other norse tribes, Haru was 12 and Arne was 10, when he passed away in the bloody battlefield.

Meria raised his two sons alone, Haru developed a strength that far exceeds the strongest in the tribe at his age of 14, Arne was the same.

The two son's became the pillar for their clan, they took many lands and defeated many tribes in their journey.

Haru is now 52, married to a beautiful maiden and has four children. Arne is now 50, he also married a maiden and has two children. Even though they were in their 50s their strength and power still remained and didn't change over the years. In fact they both became much more powerful.

"Haru, Arne my time has come I believe I will now follow your father and live with other warriors in Valhalla" Meria said, she struggled a bit for her to breathe. "But before I die I want you to take the clan and live to a place where me and your father met a guardian known as Octane."

"Mother please, enough with this creature named Octane even in your last breath you still say the same thing" Arne said.

"Brother calm down" Haru said and held his brother. "Mother if this is your wish then where will we find this place?" Haru asked, he has some intact and blurred memories from when he was young.

Meria stood up slowly, she struggled and lost her balance. Haru and Arne held her slim hands. "When you were only two years old Haru, and Arne was still in my womb. Me and your father with fifteen crew members including your grandfather set sailed into the sea to trade with other tribes, but we were brutally ambushed the fifteen members died including your grandfather."

"Mother" Haru said, Meria was in tear upon remembering her husband. "Break the wooden floor on this spot" Meria said.

Arne took his axe and slammed it onto the floor, a casket was seen and Arne took it and gave it to Meria. "Luckily me, you two and your father weren't hurt. We managed to get away from the enemies, but a storm casted as away and near to an island. Your father due to his rage accidentally threw a candle and burned the entire ship, your father always is hot headed but I think what he did was a gift for our family, if it weren't for his clumsiness we wouldn't have met Octane."

Meria took out a key and opened the casket, "Due to the fire the ship sunk and we had to live in the island, when your father was out catching fish on the shore, he met Octane the guardian of the island. Octane called himself an autobot he shared his knowledge to me and your father. He was created in a planet named Cybertron, they had a god named the 'Creator'."

Meria took out many pieces of paper, "Octane helped us create our ship, we bid farewell but before that he gave a blessing a blue light hovered on his fingertips, he gave it to you Haru and Arne, He blessed our family with the power he gave."

"Mother this is a map?" Haru held the papers and looked at his mother.

"Yes a map, it took me a long time just to sketch and find the whereabouts of that Island, I'm already old I can't meet Octane anymore, but before I die I want you two my son's, to find this place take the whole tribe with you, I want you two and your children to live peacefully on the Island." Meria said, she gasped for air and laid down the bed.

"Mother we will do what you say" Haru said and embraced her mother one last time, Arne looked at the map on the table.

"Once you find the Island and Octane, tell him that I Meria and Zrack thanks him for all that he has done and for the blessing he gave to our family, tell him that even though we spent only a short time with him, it was the most happiest time of our lives. Haru tell him" Meria said, she looked at her son and breathed the last air of her life.

"I will mother, I will" Haru said, she kissed her mother's hands.

"Prepare the Ship Burial" Haru said to his aide, Haru looked at his brother "What are you doing brother?" Haru asked.

"What will you do?, will you abide to mother's last wish?, or continue expanding our tribe's lands?" Arne asked.

"We should abide by Mother's last wish, I am curious to see this island and it's guardian" Haru said, he looked at the map with curiosity.