CHAPTER 1: Chasing Dreams....
"Through the sands of time,
grasps the threshold of pain,
by the silent wind,
our time will fade.
Born of servitude,
raised in sanctuary,
by the blood of mortals,
shall slay his enemies.
Though it will come,
we shall keep our sane,
for by the fields of hate,
comes the incarnate."
A faint voice kept ringing over and over again in his head. Unable to bear the pain any longer, the young man awakes from his sleep. "Aye my dear boy, those dreams again?" inquired the soft, gentle voice of Liaman, the bar maid. "nightmares rather, been having them since i was a boy. uhhh...keep the change..." the young man placed a few gold coins on the bar table. Still stone with the slurr of the alcohol, he stood up from where he sat, and made for the door. Not looking at where he went, he bumped into a much taller, built man, donned in Dragon armor, brandishing a glowing heliacal sword. Beside him were two other thugs, with sinister faces as well. "Watch where your going boy!" the man croaked. "if you were'nt so big i might never have hit you..." the young man mumbled. "WHAT??? WHAT DID YOU SAY? YOU NOOB, DO U KNOW WHO YOUR SPEAKING WITH??? I AM SLASHER_BR, THE UNDEFEATABLE PKER!!!" the man, or slasher_br, roared in a crude unruly voice at the young man. Grabbing the young man by the collar of his leather armor, Slasher_BR was about to throw a fist at him, until another hand patted his shoulder from behind.
"You should take on someone your own size," a lively but somewhat arrogant voice sounded. Slasher_BR turned around only to be punched at in the face. "ARGH YOU....NOOB!! WHO ARE YOU ANYWAY? WHY DO YOU INTERFERE?!" "Many know me by the name Vercetti.... and many claim me to be the champion of fists..." "ARROGANT FOOL! GET THEM!" at that moment Slasher_BR and his two thugs rushed at Vercetti and the young man. One of them crashed into the table behind when the young man narrowly dodged his attack. While Vercetti was'nt as lucky, and got knocked back instead, "oww! my arse... dammit! you did'nt say start did ya?" clenching his right fist he delivered a lightning fast blow at the thug's face as the thug looked up. With the thug knocked backed, for now, he turned to Slasher_BR as Slasher was pinning the young man to the wall, Vercetti grabbed Slasher_BR from the back and forced him onto the table, knocking away the goblets of wine and food on it. Not to mention chase the people who were sitting there away. But Slasher_BR's strength was too great for Vercetti to bear. In turn, Slasher_BR pushed himself back, slamming Vercetti to the ground. Slasher_BR lifted his foot, and was about to stomp on Vercetti, when Vercetti immediately kicked Slasher_BR in the crotch, causing him to wale in pain. Slasher_BR's two thugs came from behind, one grabbing his feet, the other grabbing on to his back. "hey you! ya charming lad!" Liaman took Vercetti's scale helm which he left on the table and threw it to him. "Why thank you lady!" vercetti winked at Liaman and with his helmet, hit the thug on his head, then proceeding to kick the other, making short work of them. Meanwhile at the other corner, Slasher_BR was getting ready to waste away the young man. He lifted him by the neck, just about to throw him to the other end of the bar, when at that moment Slasher_BR spotted several faint, and not to mention strange markings on the back of his neck.
"WHAT? NO.... YOU CANT BE THE..." Slasher_BR was cut off when the young man's eyes grew red. And with a burst of energy the young man punched the ground, rocking it. the force was so great that it threw Slasher_BR through the door, and out the bar. Everyone, including Vercetti and the two thugs he was bashing at, stopped to look at that peculiar young man. The thugs were scared off their feet. They carried Slasher_BR with them as they ran off. vercetti, still stunned by that young man's profound power, did'nt even notice that the town guards had entered the bar. Apon seeing the guards, the young man grabbed his bundle, and his leather helmet, and ran into the backstreets. Several guards gave chase, but ended up fruitless.
End of chapter 1.....
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CHAPTER 2: The Hunt...
"I am absolutley certain master! I saw him with my own eyes! And not to mention I experienced his wraith myself..." "Hmm, if what you say if true, then we'll have to find him...and fast, I would'nt want someone taking my place...well what was he doing here anyway? He does'nt belong in our world..." "That I have no perception...but There was another with him...a knight, and I'm certain that even he noticed the markings on that boy's neck...but rest assured master...I will hunt him down..." The sinister figure waved his hand and dismissed a wounded and weary Slasher_BR. The double doors closed behind him as he took his leave...
Meanwhile, in the lorencian backstreets, the young man awoke again from his disturbing visions. Cuddled in an empty barrel which sheilded him from the cold of the night. Seeing a half eaten cob of corn on the ground, he reached out for it... until two guards came in from the corner, walking towards him, the young man cautiously retreated into the safety of the barrel. "Curse kundun.... i cant believe we wer posted to find that stupid boy...whats so great about him anyway? Its like Half the guard divisions were sent to hunt him down, what for?" the other guard gave an immediate reply, "I heard it was'nt the council that gave the order... it was RRRR.... Lieutenant Hans told me that boy's got some strange abilities... something to do with a magic gladiator or something...and you know RRRR would'nt bepleased to hear about these things...considering the council actually fears him..." Their voices faded as they walked out of sight. The boy had a troubled look on his face as he climbed out of the barrel. Covering his face with the hood of his cloak, he ran off.
Peeking into the back alley of the bar, he watched closely as the slave who was washing dished in the back went inside. When another knight bumped into him. Looking around to make sure no one was watching, he took a leak in the nearby drain. "WHOA!" the knight, by the name of Vercetti, yelled as the young man pushed him aside into one of the darkened corners. "Shhhh!!! Quiet! or the guards will find us! I need your help urgently...please!" "hey hey hey! lets get this straight...I dont even know who you...hey, are'nt you that lad in the bar I met that day? I still have'nt gotten straight with you...you caused me to get locked up for 3 days just because I saved your worthless...." "Nono you dont get it! Everyone is looking for me! Please I need your help..." "Hey...those markings on your neck... damned i read about them somewhere....who are you? From where do u hail?" "Before my master was killed, he used to call me Soulreaper...as for where I'm from, I have no idea...since the day my master rescued me from liches, I have been following him, travelling the world, searching for new ways to heal the living...." Expressing a suprised look on his face, Vercetti replied, "Soulreaper....Curse kundun....Tell ya what, for now you're gonna stick with me, until I find the rest of my guild, then we'll see what we can do...." "Thank you very much...finally I can at least find someone to trust..." At that moment, two guards came, "hey! thats him! thats the boy! give chase!!" Without a moment of hesitation the boy ran for the streets. Bumping into Vercetti, the guards kept close behind. Being knocked down, Vercetti fell into the drain, drenched with his own urine, "Dammit! why am I always the one to get knocked down? Its my own piss for God's sake! ughh..." getting up, he went after the guards and Soulreaper.
Bumping into countless people, the boy's desperation drove him to run even faster. The guards did'nt lose out either, for they ran just as fast. Knowing that he could'nt run forever, Soulreaper jumped behind a stack of crates and rotten vegetables. Not noticing him, the guards ran past. Not long after, Vercetti came by. Soulreaper stuck his foot out, tripping Vercetti. "Owww! What the f...." "Shhh!! its me! We lost the guards!" "We? Hell I lost you! Did you have to trip me anyway?" "Look, what ever it is that I've done, please, I'm sorry, but you must help me get out of here!" Brushing off the vegetables from his armor, Vercetti replied, "*sigh...okok fine, on account that you the...... ok we'll just leave it at that...c'mon, I'll take you to a safe spot, in the meantime, i'll look for my Guild leader...We've got a real mess to clean up..."
End of Chapter 2.......
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CHAPTER 3: Sacred Maiden.....
A fair maiden stood there.....she looked as if she was stone....but here skin was as fair and smooth as porcelin....she was suckling an infant..tiny and helpless on its own....they both looked content...but soon crimson blood flowed from her eyes...as if she was weeping....her skin rotted away...as if she was in a state of death....then he awoke.....
"ARGH!! HELP! PLEASE! ITS BURNING!!! ARGH!" he could hear helpless voices echoing from the streets below. Looking out the window, everything was in flames, people were running in all directions, smoke made it almost impossible to see the once bright stars of the night sky. Stumbling out the door Soulreaper rushed down to the lower level of the inn. There were several dead bodies. Some were on the floor, while others, drooped over the bar, still fresh from their drunken stupor, even after death. The door was in flames, and was soon collapsing. With no other alternative, he rushed to pull open the cellar door. He jerked the cellar bolt twice, but to no avail. Grabbing a fallen adventurer's battle axe, he knawed away the rustic oak wood. With a snap the wood broke, ensuring a safe passage out of his predicament. Dropping the axe he rushed down into the drainage leading away from the cellar.
When he reached the first trapdoor he encountered, he forced it open. But to his horror the city was in flames. He could feel the heat on his face as what seemed like a gold drake soared over him. There were large goblins, their hides laden with glittering gold, armored soldiers nearly twice the height of a normal man. The Golden Elite Troop had come. Soulreaper rushed out of the trapdoor and darted across the street, dodging the deadly orbs released by the armored soldiers. He finally found a safe corner behind one of the large pillars close to the gate garrison. Just when he thought he was safe…..”boom…..boom…..boom” “Run!” bellowed the few survivors of the fiery massacre. Before long only the towering metal manifestation and Soulreaper were left on the street. A blinding light that came from a large automated spotlight on the ‘head’ of the abomination. He was spotted. “BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!” the Titan lumbered even faster toward him. Getting up from his place Soulreaper ran into the nearby structure, attempting to escape from it. “BOOM!” the roof crashed above Soulreaper, revealing the burning sky above doomed Lorencia, and his determined pursuer; the Titan.
But at that moment, the Titan focused its attention on something else. Another dark knight that challenged it. The vague figure, donned in Scale+7, wielding a Scythe was slicing at the Abomination’s seemingly unbreakable limbs. The Titan began stomping at the dark knight, as if it was frustrated at missing most of the time. Just then Soulreaper began to waver. He could feel unbelievable amounts of energy surging through his body. Once again, he unleashed his untapped power. Releasing a death stab at the Titan, causing the lumbering machine to collapse behind. “Its dead…”he said “no…it still breathes…we must leave now! C’mon!” “But…but its stopped….” The young man was cut off when the Titan picked itself up as if nothing had happened. “Hurry!” both Soulreaper and the dark knight sprinted toward a Uniria. “get on!” by this time the Titan was back in full form, and again, rushed to destroy its last two objectives. With the Titan on their tail, the nimble twosome sped away to safety.
End of Chapter 3.......
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