The Stories of Xhio: Book 2: Darkness Approaches

Book 2 of The Stories of Xhio. It will be told in regular chapter form, rather than paragraphs. It takes place a few months after Book 1, and will introduce some new characters.

Chapter 1
Siela watched as her partner, Neia practiced her routine morning shooting.

"Some things never change..." grinned Siela.

"You think it's hard to break this? You try doing this every morning!" replied Neia.

Ferrum, the Toa of Iron and the Toa Xharios were nearby, watching as well.

"She's certainly getting better each day." noted Tezun, the Toa of Fire.

"Well, she's good at this. Besides, it's nice to know self defense, you never know when something will attack you." replied Ferrum.

Akirak, the Toa of Void, spoke up from behind the two. "Well, aren't you just a little ray of sunshine."

Ferrum just nodded and replied, "It's what I do."

They all laughed and returned to watching Neia shoot. Eventually, she came over to join them.

Jekkai, the Toa of Ice, said, "One of these days, you're going to collapse from exhaustion by doing this every morning."

"Oh, shut up. I will not." grinned Neia.

"To be honest, you've been at this for a while. You must be a little tired." piped up Iruini, the Toa of Air.

Neia paused before admitting, "Well... maybe a ​little.​"

"Then go get some rest. We'll meet you later." said Siela.

"Alright, fine, fine, I'm going." said Neia, slightly annoyed, hands raised in a "''​Hey, alright, I'm going..." ''​gesture.

And with that, Siela and the Toa went off.