A Hero's Tale Chapter One: The Falling StarA Hero's Tale Chapter One: The Falling Star The first thing James noticed was that the city lights were exceptionally bright, more colorful than they’d ever been. No matter how many times his father Joeden brought him down this street, the bright lights never failed to fascinate him. They were called ‘dancing lanterns’ because they swayed in different directions as dictated by the wind. When the lanterns were pushed a certain way, they would change colors. They reminded James of falling stars, since the colors changed just as vividly as the lights flashing across the sky. After being stunned into five minutes of silence,