The stone yard

A star fly's across the night sky as a hand reaches out that was attract to a young boy. He crawls along the ground in pain not because he lose his way but for failing to protect someone that was most precious to him. He promise to save her but was to late, he stands up but only on his knees as he looked to the sky and screamed with all that was left in him saying I am sorry I failed you, sorry I could not bring you to the field of flowers like I promised. His eyes went white and his screams fall silent as he feels the pain engulf him and turns him to stone. 

Now let us back track to the past to understand the tale of the brother and sister that meant there ends. This tale takes place in a different dimension far from our families in the guardians world.

It was a normal day like any other the sun was shining on the quiet town in the Valley. A young boy by the age of 20 was working for food to feed his family. He had a sister and mother but not a father for he die in some war to the east while others say he run off with some whore passing through town. He did not care what the answer was. He was just happy to help his family live. The bar keeper tells him to run to the market with his pay for the day and get some food for his family. So the name of this is person Caim but this is a normal kid with no powers or guardian bloodline in him. Caim runs to the market and buys some fruit and bread while getting some candy for his sister that was 12 years old her name was Kit. He know that his mother would be mad that he brought candy but it was for his sister to have something in her life that was good sense her birthday was today. He walks home happy as can be. When from up on the edge of the valley a portal opens and a goddess steps out with her weapon. (Caim's master and I'd when he was in control) The goddess says the path leads here and the weapon nods. Caim gets home and knocks only to have the door open and his sister jump in to his arms happy to see him home at last for her Caim was the only bro she had but he was the best one out there. He and her would play house and he would read to her at night to help her sleep and dream of not being poor. She saw him as her knight in shining armor, Caim says here for your birthday but don't tell mom OK and hands her the candy. She smiles and kisses him on the cheek and runs to play with her friends. He heads inside and helps his mother which was ill she was running a fever and could barely stand but he would always stay by her side trying to feed her and making sure she took her medicines. He asks how was Kit today? His mother answered good but she keeps having the nightmares when you are not around to hold her tight. Kit would have nights every night when she was younger and Caim was scared she would die from not sleeping and it effected her eating too so he found that if he held her close at night she rested peacefully. But he could never stop this for it was the only way for her to live. He did not care for he loved her with all his heart. He smiles and says to his mother don't worry i will protect her. He walks away to go to his sisters room. He told Kit if she writes her nightmares down they will go away but she enjoys her brother being close to her protecting her. He sits down and opens the book of the nightmare dairy to read her latest dream. She talks about worlds out side and races of beings dying while a elite force wipes the world empty of its energy. To feed a unknown source. But one of them stands out and he tries to stop the pain and sadness. But before he could know the name of the one trying to stop the destruction He hears Kit scream loud. Caim jumps up and runs to her down the street where he lays his eyes upon I'd for the first time as he held Kits friends in each hand. I'd looks at Caim and tills his head to the left like he was trying to understand something but what? Caim runs at him with out any thought. They both hit the wall of a building and the kids get free to run away but as Caim throws a fist while I'd fades and reappears behind him. Caim turns to see I'd lay his hand on Kits Heart while saying something to her only she could understand. I'd fades and Caim runs to her and holds her tight. She says Caim I am Scared, as she grabs her chest in pain. Caim looks to see her arm turn slowly to stone. He picks her up and runs to the doctor but as he passes people in the square They start to scream for it was like black magic or a curse. They all start to turn to stone faster than Kits body was.
 People were screaming run from the demon girl while others throw food and rocks at them. Caim took the rocks to the face and chest to protect his sister. By the time they get to the doctor the was scared to treat her but he had a caring heart and tried while turning to stone. He cry while trying to save Kit because he was the one to deliver her in to the world when her mother was pregnant. He was like a father to Caim and Kit. He looked at Caim and saw the fire in his eyes that he would die with out her. Caim had nothing left with his mother being ill and not long to live much longer. The doctor with his last dying breath said before he was engulf in stone was there is a witch doctor out there that could cure her but there was no way of knowing this?  The doctor turn to a status with his hand over his heart saying save her don't you dare give up on her. Caim says to his sister that for some reason is now falling in to a deep sleep from this curse. That he is going to go home and tell there mother what has happen and that he was going to take care of it. But he needed kit to stay there at the office. Caim runs home but passes all the people that throw stuff at them. But now they were all status now, a creepy silences fells over the town. Caim reaches home only to see his mother stone as well. He falls to his knees and cries damning the creature that brought this curse. He walks over and touches her cheek and still cries but says you don't have to worry I will take care of her I promise I will save her. Caim stands and runs back to the doctors office but as he grabs kit and pulls her onto his back. He leaves the office and out the front door but stops to hear a loud sound he looks up and sees a vortex come down and destroy the town wiping out the status and building but his sister opens her eyes to only use a shield to protect him and her. Caim is scared out of his mind trying to understand what is happening when she grips tighter to him and teleports them to a far off place. Caim lands with her but falls through some trees and hitting the ground only to black out. Later Caim opens his eyes to see a wolf stare at him and lick his cheek. It grabs his shirt and pulls on it to tell him to follow. He gets up and looks around to see Kit was gone he freaks out and follows the wolf to the witch doctors hut where he finds Kit safe but not well the stone skin has grow up to over must of her right side. The left was the leg up to the knee and the elbow for the arm. She was in so much pain Caim was scared to touch her not knowing if it would put her in more pain. But he kisses her head and cried as he said I will fix this please just give me more time sister. The witch doctor speaks to him as she walks up to Caim saying I can not save her but I can easier her pain by fusing it to you so she can rest. Caim says what do I do to save her and why am I not turning to stone like everyone else. The witch doctor says because she is shielding you from it she loves you so much. Caim says how do you know this and she says she speaks in her sleep. Caim says where do I go now if you can't save her? The witch doctor looks deep in to her cauldron to see the future. She says look to the north mountains that lay passed the forest of ashes but before that you must cross the waters of nightmares. There is where you will find your cure for her. Caim says thank you for your help what is your name and she says I am Emily of the wolf clan. Emily touches his chest and Kit's transferring the pain to him. Caim grabs his chest and splits up blood and screams in pain but he bits his tongue and works through it for her. Emily says you will not make it in this state but Caim says I have to for her I made a promise. He picks Kit up and pig backs her to the waters of nightmares. When he reaches the waters there is just a old wooden bridge that looks like it has not been used. He steps carefully across but the waters on both sides bold with a smell of gases that make Caim see Kit's nightmares and his nightmare he is living right now of failing her. He sees people dying all around him but he pushes onward. As he reaches the forest of ashes he hears his sister say a field of flowers and he says yes after this is all over I will take you to a field to pick beautiful roses or white lily's what ever you want just stay with me OK there is no need for you to go on me please. Caim falls to one knee feeling his insides turn and twist from the pain while splitting up more blood. He almost falls over from the weight of his sister being stone and having a unknown power he has not seen before. Caim was almost scared of her but he knew deep down she would not harm him or if she did he want to die by her hand if he failed her. The forest was silence and with no animals or birds. Finally he reaches the mountains only to see the witch doctor and the goddess with her weapon by her side. Caim falls to his knees holding his sister tight still. Tire and scared he lays her down and tries to stand back up but Emily says please Caim stay down this is for your own good. Caim says no they hurt my sister my only family I have left I will not let them have her. The goddess says I am sorry young child but she is not your family. I planted a crystal within your mother that gave live to my daughter but with your mother being ill it cased my child to had damage with returning her home, when I'd here touched her for the first time. I will have to rebuild her for that. Caim grinds his teeth and punches the ground. He jumps up and breaks bones in his leg and arm while running at them but the goddess waves her hand and Kit appears in front of him. Caim stops dead in his tracks with only time to say Kit's name before she strikes him sending him in to a couple of trees. But he just stands up blooding and breaks more bones walking towards them saying I am not going to give up over and over. I'd says he remembers me of another that his not awaken yet. The goddess says indeed as she thrusts her hand into Kit's back where her heart is. Caim's jaw drops and he stands frozen as all of his hopes and promise to save her fall to pieces like a broken mirror upon the ground. I'd says you have fail boy lick your wounds and go home. Emily says I am sorry for there was no hope for you to save her this was all just a accident. The goddess says wrong time and place but I will grant you a wish what every you want you can have it. Caim says I wish for Kit back and she says I can make you a new sister and Caim says no I want my sister and if you can't give me that than keep your wish. Emily cries and the Goddess too. Than Caim says I want to kill I'd for starting all this and I'd says I can grant you that a warriors death. A sword appears beside Caim as I'd summons his scythe, Caim runs at I'd but he side steps him and swings once. Caim turns only to be cut in 12 different places. He falls flat upon his face but tries to get up I'd says finished and leaves. Emily comes and rolls him over while holding him close to her chest. He cries and softly says please give her back. The goddess removes her hand from Kit's back but it was to late the body turns to complete stone and shatters to ashes while the goddess holds in her hand the crystal that was forge to make Kit. The goddess says I am sorry and fades away with tears in the wind. Emily lays him down and says I will return for you when the time comes. Now our story comes full circle as he lays quiet not moving. He continues to stare at the sky with the light fading from his sight. Emily comes and cuts out his heart and turns it to a crystal of its own. Back in the realm of the guardians world that we know and love. Kit sits in the library with her real brother Caim stares out at the world not moving and Clara is calling to him but Kit comes and holds her tight and says don't worry little one your daddy will be fine he just needs sometime. Kit holds in her hand the Crystal heart of her old brother while remembering the words I'd said that day, he said Kit you need to come home to save another that loves you. Now on that day she makes a promise to save Caim the Ninth guardian like her old brother tried to save her.  The End