Finals...

Finals are coming up and I am only freaking out about a few of them. As of right now I only have one grade that is not an A that is AP US Government. I reallyike this class because of the rigor involved, and by not getting an A and still learning more than I really ever have in a history class is ok. The only downside right now is that I have a C it is a 79.71, but the good news is that I did some extra credit and I completed a test that I missed. This should boost my grade up. Sometimes I get made at teachers for not putting in my grades, because the. I don't know if I should worry about them or not. Also side note for teachers: if you give an assignment at the beginning of the semester and you still haven't graded it, just grade it already, or better yet give everyone an A for your long term grading. Especially if you have graded everything else except that. Ok now back to the subject of finals. I hate it when you are on the cusp of A-B and you just have to hope you don't get a bad grade on the final. It's those classes that make finals fun... Then you have those classes that you could get a 50% and still have an A, those classes are the best classes. Finals are just a hill of a sorrows that take a while to get over, but once you're over them it is freedom!

The Armory, and a Few Other Messes Part 12

4.    The Armory, and a Few Other Messes

The armory looked just as I had imagined. It was a largish brown building with a hut styled roof. Armor and weaponry were strung across the front of the armory, as well as the inside. As Garnids, Nora, and I walked up towards a building which looked like it was equipped with many weaponry, a strange feeling that told me that we should have left by now. It just felt like the Knotr were just stalling the inevitable. The grass of the Knotrs floating planet was a bluish color. It was strange to see this new type of style, but then I thought to myself “You are in another world, what do you expect?”

While we were walking though, I did notice a peculiar staff that was wrapped with writings that looked like it was from some ancient language. It also had a stone at the top of it. The stone was undistinguishable because of the fact that it was changing colors, from yellow to green, then to blue, red, white, and orange. I walked up to the staff and as I started to pick it up, it flashed into a sword, then a dagger, then a bow, and finally back to the staff.

“Whoa! What is this?” I said.

“Why that is the staff of changing, but we just call it Florence,” Garnids interjected.

“Why is it named Florence?”

 “Because 200 years ago during the last war my ancestors had sacrificed a Knotr named Florence to create a weapon that would help set us free from the Unkind, that weapon is this.”

      Looking at the staff I knew that is was the one for me, it felt right in my hand as if it called to me wanting to aid in my adventure. After staring at the changing weapon I said, “Umm if you don’t mind I think I will just use Florence from now on.”

Garnids looked at me with disbelief and said, “Well that is a very powerful KNOTR weapon and I do not think that you should be using it.”

“I agree with Garnids on this one Jeremy, I just believe that since you only have a little combat experience you should get used to a regular staff first before trying to master great weapons, especially ones that are of great importance to this Knotr tribe.” Nora said.

“Ok I guess you’re right, now where do we get some armor, this is an armory after all isn’t it?” I muttered.

Garnids took Nora and I through the armory and showed us all different types of leather, chainmail, lizardscale, and other bizarre armor types. While we were walking Nora decide to go with wingscale (don’t ask me that is just what they are called) armor. I had decided to mix and match different items, so I ended up with an iron breastplate, lizardscale boots, leather grieves, and a chainmail cap. I looked very outlandish at the least, but I felt comfortable in it. After choosing our armor they decided to go see weapons.

As they discussed what wand like dagger that Nora should use I snuck out and decided to show them that I could use Florence without any training at all. It was going well, I went to the training area right around the corner of the armory. As I stepped into the arena Florence transformed into a sword, it felt balanced and I swung at the training dummy with ease. Then the most peculiar thing happened, the dummy caught fire. It was frightening and amazing. I just wanted to go and find Garnids and tell him my wrongs, but that wasn't what was going to happen, but instead freaking out at the situation I decided to go and find water to put out the flames. This gave me a chance to get it done without anyone else’s knowledge.

Creating the monster... Again

Frankenstein is starting to get interesting, with some deaths in the beginning, and Victor feeling bad about his creation, I did not think that I would like it. When Victor found the monster, now that is when it got interesting. The monster's story was very exciting, and weird. It was very weird that he decided to press up against a hole in the wall, but it is understandable because of his state. After starting to learn the new language the monster became engaged in his "family". This is where it gt exciting. After revealing himself to the family he was forced away by them. Then he ran into the woods, and after some hardships found his way into a part of the forest where he found William Frankenstein. This was another weird part because after learning that William was a Frankenstein he strangled him. This is revealed from the earlier section of the book. This is when the creature then has a proposition to Frankenstein. This proposition is that Frankenstein is to create a wife for the creature. After saying yes to this proposition Frankenstein goes to start the body. He is first accompanied by Clerval to London. They split paths and Victor ends up on a small island where he is creating the monster. He then destroys the new creation when the monster is looking, and then long story short the monster kills Clerval. Mary Shelly has created a piece of literature that has twists around every corner. She uses numerous literary devices to create her themes which the readers then sees as an amazing story. When Victor destroyed the other monster I thought that the creature was going to dismantle him on the spot. Mary Shelly creates a bond with the reader and the creature, which makes the book greater in power.

Creating the monster

Frankenstein is starting to get interesting vein that the monster was just made. What interested me about the monster was that Victor sees him as a beast, but as he first described the monster he said it had white teeth and beautiful hair. Also about the monster it rather confused me when he ran away, but I understand why he did. If some monster was watching over me as I slept I would have ran away as well, and I think I would have paced just like Victor because I would not be going back to sleep after having a traumatic incident. If this had happened to me I probably would have had a heart attack though from sheer terror. Then to find your friend and get a letter from home is just adding to the weirdness. The letter was from Victor's cousin Elizabeth, it described a girl named Justine, and how she got away from her mother an is now living with the Frankenstein's. Then after Clerval showed Victor that letter Victor's father sent another letter telling him about the death of his brother William. This made Victor want to go back home more than he already felt. When he did go home he went to go look at William's body, and when he did he saw his monster and decided it was he who killed him. I ind that unfair to the monster because he did nothing to deserve being accused of the murder. It could have been him though, but just making assumptions is what led to Justine's execution. I feel bad for the monster, but also I feel bad for Victor. The monster was created, and just probably doesn't even know what he is doing, and Victor is just terrified because he has no idea what he has created. Shelly has so far amazed me, I hope she keeps it up.