New beginnings

Avey was born on the third day of the month of the Ivory Tusk. His birth was deemed quite strange as he entered this world during a full moon. Most births of his kind occurred during mid day or morning. His parents and the medicine man kept a close eye on him in the following months of his birth. As he grew into a young child running and playing with the other children the tribe saw he was just fine and decided to let him roam free with them. This day will live forever in this tribe of humans, the date was the twenty first day in the month of the Tiger. Avey was playing with the children and one child in particular began to jab a stick into his belly. Avey could feel tears welling up and ran away. He did not want to disappoint his father so he went back to the group of children. The bully, Rodhu laughed at Avey and said. "Back for more eh?" He began to jab at Avey with the stick and throw rocks at him, Avey taking the abuse felt a wave of anger shooting through his body then a quick sense of calm. His body began to transform. He could hear his bones breaking and forming, the skin on his body being covered with fur, his teeth growing long and sharp. All the children stood in complete shock and fear, Rodhu was trembling and wet himself. Avey even more shocked at what happened saw a near by lake and ran to it. He saw not himself, but a giant tiger in his reflection. Just as quickly he transformed he turned back into his human form. All the children from the village ran home and told their parents. Of course no one believed save the elder of the village, Vishgu. It was rumored that he himself turned into a beast, but he sequestered himself to a cabin deep in the mountains. Vishgu walking with a terrible limp, leaning heavily on a giant oak branch lead Avey to his cave in the mountains. There he began to train the young Avey in the art of war. In the midst of his training Avey again turned into the beastly tiger, Vishgu then followed suit in the form of a giant boar. With their minds linked Avey could hear Vishgu tell him to harness the fury within and channel all that you have learned. The battles for Avey began to grow more intense, first with young bear cubs, then with fleet of foot deer, now he was onto boars and wolves. After a long day of dueling, Vishgu could see the passion Avey had for battle was beginning to grow. Vishgu leaned to him and said, Avey do you know cubs, then with fleet of foot deer, now he was onto boars and wolves. After a long day of dueling, Vishgu could see the passion Avey had for battle was beginning to grow. Vishgu leaned to him and said, Avey do you know of our ancient history. Avey responded, "No, please tell me." Vishgu whispered, "We are the chosen children of Serin, born to display the art of war for all to see. It is your birth right to seek out others like you, train them as I have trained you, for your purpose in life is to succeed where I have failed." "Failed?" Said Avey. I once wanted to join an organization to fulfill my birth right, but I was not strong battle, my training left me with this terrible limp and I was a liability in battle," said Vishgu. "Seek out those who battles constantly and make me proud my grandson." Those were his parting words as his once weakened body turned to dust before Avey's very eyes