Heres some of the false city stuff
False City Chapters 1 - 28
http://www.quantumraiders.com/forum/ind ... topic=9097
False City Chapters 29 - 50
http://www.quantumraiders.com/forum/ind ... topic=9273
False City Chapters 51 - 68
http://www.quantumraiders.com/forum/ind ... topic=9498
False City Ending Cha[ters
http://www.quantumraiders.com/forum/ind ... f=5&t=9712
*kudo's to david for helping me with a better title*
Quest
Characters
Kiro Tsushiro (Prologue)
Isabella ( Chapter 1)
David( Chapter 5)
Alexander ( Chapter 7)
Lilly ( Chapter 11)
Neiko (Chapter 10)
Mirage (Chapter 10)
Zarathur
Neivlis(Chapter 15)
Chika(Chapter 16)
Prologue
A young man approaches the edge of a dark misty forest. He is wearing a long green robe , a green scarf is wrapped around in his neck and his straw sandals stick out from the rest of his outfit. In his right hand he carries a large staff, with a flame lit on it. This staff cannot ever be burned out by flame. In his left hand he carries a large book , written on the front are words that only he is able to read. But the title inscribed unto the book says,"Spellbook". Possibly this book carries various spells for him to cast. Lastly an unlit lamp is attached to hit belt, who knows why he carries this if he has the staff with him. As he walks into the forest a dark figure sits onto the tree branches following him steadily. A bat is sent to follow him but cautiously.......
Chapter 1: Mist Castle
The young man wanders through the misty forest,untill he approaches a castle. The Enormous castle loomed over him. The young man walks up to the castle gates. A loud creeking noise is heard above him, Suddenly the gate begins to fall! He then rolls forward and escapes from getting crushed by the gate. The bat follows him from behind and flies through the gate bars. He then walks to the castle door and he knocks on it. A Flash of lightning goes through the sky, and a Young woman is looking down at him from a nearby tower window. The door opens, but no one was there to open it. He enters the Main hall, the Gold lined walls brightly lit by the golden chandelier. Marble tile lines the floor with a dark red plush carpet leading to another toom. On the left side of the room there is a door, on the Parallel side of the room there is a picture of the Young woman in the tower window. A Young Woman's voice echoes through the halls. "What are you doing here....Human" The voice speaks out.
"I Will not say anything untill I meet you face to face" The young man responds.
"Then you'll see me now!" The voice whispers. A dark shadow on the ceiling appears and it flops to the carpet. The dark shadow then begins to Emerge as the Young Lady.
She is wearing a dark black dress and a sharp dagger is at her side. "I Smell fresh blood..." She whispers as she licks her sharp teeth.
End of Chapter 1
Chapter 2: Don't give up!
"What is it that you are here for ...Human" The Young Lady shouts. "I am Kiro Tsushiro, What Im doing here is none of your business." Kiro responds.
"Oh its my business."She says,"When your in my territory!".
Kiro holds up his spellbook in his left hand, and plants his feet onto the plush carpet.
"I don't think you can beat me." She says.
"I'm not going to beat you, Im going to purify you!" Kiro shouts out.
She flies up toward the chandelier and blows out the candles lighting the room.
Kiro flips through the pages in his spellbook and chants,"Vena mad sa punnuf ouin cdnahkdr, Fire Spear!"
A Thin spear of flame is shot up toward where the chandelier was. The chandelier then falls to the ground, The young woman is no where to be seen.
She then appears behind Kiro and whispers,"What a nice body you have....".
Kiro then turns around in a shock and she isn't there. She whispers again," I like to play with my food...."
Kiro starts spinning around searching through the darkness trying to find her. Suddenly a sharp sting of pain is felt on his cheek. He moves his right hand up to his cheek and feels the blood going down his face. Kiro then tries to recast the spell in the darkness, "Vena mad sa punnuf ouin ramb, Fire Spear!" Kiro shouts out, Suddenly a spear of fire shoots out but instead of going forward it surrounds Kiro and burns him.
"ARGH!!!" Kiro cries out as he falls to the ground. "Ah..medium rare..does your blood good.." She says as her moves toward his body. The mainhall becomes lit with light again. She then walks over to Kiro and stares at his neck. "Before I suck out all your blood, you can call me Isabella." She says. "Heh...Alright...But...who ...said...I'm...going...to die?" Kiro whispers.
"What?"
Kiro reaches for his lamp slowly and says,"Spirits of my Ancestors , come and help me..."
Spirits appear and starts spinning around Kiro as he gets up slowly and some of his wounds are healed.
The nearby Grandfather clock strikes Midnight, Isabella looks at it and in a Blink she is gone. Kiro shakes his head wondering whats going on.
"Hmm..whats that faint music."
The nearby door quietly lets out music. Kiro quickly picks up his staff , lamp , and spellbook and he walks silently toward the door.
Chapter 3: Ballroom
Kiro opens the door slightly and sees people, wearing masks, dancing with each other on the ballroom floor.
"Mm...this must be a Masquerade Party" He thought.
Suddenly one of the dancer's stop for a moment. He then walks over to the door where Kiro is at.
"Crap! Gotta hide.." Kiro looks around the room, he hides behind the nearby pillar.
The dancer walks into the main hall shutting the door behind him.
"Hiss...I wonder who that could've been..." The Vampire says.
"ooh.. I have an idea.."
Kiro changes his staff into a stake for a moment, runs straight at the vampire striking his right chest.
"Human!?, You dare strike me!?" It Screeched.
"Uh oh, wrong side"
Kiro pulls out his stake and stabs it onto the vampire's left chest. The vampire lets out a loud screech as it turns to dust and its mask falling to the ground.
"And now to make sure you don't come back" Kiro says as he spreads the ashes around the hall.
"Mad sa lubo fryd E ryja zicd gemmat E femm palusa ed, Morph!" Kiro chants.
Kiro then turns into the vampire he just slain. He also then picks up the mask that fell to the ground and puts it on.
"Im sorry but im going to borrow this for a while."
Kiro then walks into the ballroom while looking around. Nearby Isabella is dancing with another vampire. Suddenly a seductive woman brushes up on Kiro's shoulders.
"Oh honey, where did you go?" She says
"Erm.. I went to check something out." Kiro says mockingly.
"You don't seem like yourself today would you like to go back to 'our' room?"
"Excuse me for a moment." Kiro says as he blushes.
Kiro then passes a nearby mirror, and he looks into it, hes the only one in the room that has a reflection. Then one of the vampire's shriek," ITS A HUMAN!!!"
The music stops, and everyone stares at Kiro except for Isabella.
"Oh crap..." Kiro says as his morph spell wears off.
Suddenly Isabella runs at Kiro picks him up and jumps through the Ceiling. She then pokes her head out from the ceiling and says,"Im sorry about that, my friend must've gotten loose."
One of the guests responds,"Thats okay Mistress, We'll be going now..."
"Psst..what a strange friend.." The other guest says.
"What are you doing here!? didn't you get the hint to leave?" Isabella says to Kiro.
"I, uh..."
"Well!?"
End of Chapter 3
Chapter 4: Legacy
"So whats your story Human?" Isabella asks, "And I want the truth."
"Alright, Ill tell you what I'm actually doing." Kiro begins.
"From what I remember, when I was a child I grew up in a village far away."
"Uh huh" Isabella says
"But until oneday, a dark aura, began to flow through the village, many of our monks tried to purify the mist but were taken in by it and changed into necromancers."
"My family began to run from it, I ran toward the temple, unfortunately my family wasn't as lucky."
"But how did you survive?" Isabella asks
"In the temple lived the oldest monk in the village, he was also the strongest." Kiro responds.
"At first, the aura only surrounded the temple , getting no where near it."
"The monk sat in the center of the temple, not even the dark aura wanted to come near."
Kiro catches his breath for a moment while Isabella takes in the information.
"He already knew that I was the last one alive." Kiro says.
"So..how did you live untill then?" Isabella asks.
"In the temple there was a well, and he was already growing crops for the upcoming spirit festival."
"Well besides that fact, the monk decided to take me in and train me in , purification arts, spells , spiritual focus, and spear fighting."
"So now tell me whats your purpose here?" Isabella asks.
"I'm traveling the world to purify it of evil." Kiro says.
"Thats also how I exited the temple, as my final test, I purified the aura to the far edge where it didn't reach."
"I felt a pulse of evil near here, and I came to investigate it to purify it." Kiro says.
"Well there isn't anything here." Isabella says.
After Kiro's story finishes, the sun rises through the near by window and it touches Isabella, But she isn't harmed.
"Wait a minute, I thought you were a vampire, and you can't be near daylight." Kiro says.
"I'm not a complete vampire you know, Im half human also." Isabella scoffs.
"Then why are you discriminating me as a human?" Kiro says.
"Well...you seem to be diffrent...Kiro..." Isabella says.
End of Chapter 4
Chapter 5: The Occult Alchemist
"Hey are you ready? Lets Do this!" A Young Boy says.
"Yes, Lets do it David!" A Young Girl responds.
"Pactio!" David shouts out.
"Hey why isn't this worki-n...." The young girl says as she dissapears.
"Chika... This isn't working...Chika?" David says.
"Chika!? CHIKA!!!!!"
David then wakes up from his bed sweating, He then looks around his inn room.
The dusty room, David pulls out the leg of a bed and draws a transmutation circle on the floorboard. He then places the piece of wood on the transmutation circle and places both of his hands on it. In a flash of light the wood turns into a comb which he uses to brush he long black hair. He then gets his black shirt and long black pants out of his suitcase. David then puts them on and then grabs some chalk and puts some in his pockets.
"Alright, Time to meet with the cult...." David thought to himself as he leaves his inn room with his stuff.
Dawn rises over the horizon, and David is the only one outside as he walks into the nearby alley. He then checks for anyone following him before he pushes a brick inwards. A hidden door opens on the side of the Inn and David walks in. A Dark Hall decends downwards to a room with a Giant transmutation circle in it. A Man in a cloak appears and says, "Hehehe..David...are you ready?".
"If only it will bring her to me." David responds as he holds the picture of a young girl in his hand.
"Right this way then my friend.." The Man in the cloak says as he brings him to the center, where there are four people tied up together.
"If you transmute all four people and think of your friend there, I assure you she will come." The cloaked man whispers.
"Alright I will do it..." David says as they both walk to the edge of the circle.
The rest of the cult appears and circles around it also. Everyone begins chanting except for David, who keeps the image of the girl in his mind. David raises both of his hands in the air and slams it down onto the Transmutation circle. All four of the humans dissapear in the light, but out appears something worse than what David could expect.
End of chapter 5
Chapter 6: Homunculus
"Bwahahahaha, I thank you David!" The Cloaked Man Shouts.
"You..Bastard! This isn't what I wanted!" David Cries out.
"It's too late Occult Alchemist!"
The Cult surrounding the circle runs away and dissapears into the shadows again.
A Large bulky figure appears in the middle of the transmutation circle. It holds two large iron swords in both of its hands, Covering its whole body is rusted old full plated armor. The Figure shadows over both David and the Cloaked Man.
The Cloaked man then charges at David and takes the chalk from his left pocket.
"Without this Chalk you are Useless!"
"Thats what you think!" David shouts out.
"Homunculus Attack the Occult Alchemist!" The Cloaked man declares.
"...No..." The Homunculus responds.
"What do you mean No?, I Command you to attack him!" The Cloaked man says as his right hand begins to glow and points at the Homunculus.
"You can't kill me!" The Homunculus shouts out as it slashes both of its blades at it.
A Bright beam is shot out at the homunculus as soon as the swords clash onto the Cloaked man. The shot misses the homunculus and blood splatters around his target.
On the ground lays the Cloaked man, sliced up to bits. The Homunculus then wipes the blood off his swords and then looks at David.
"I won't go down without a fight!" David says as he puts up his fists.
"Take your chalk, I Want to go home. The Homunculus says as he picks up the chalk from the dead man's left hand, and tosses it to David.
"Then.. I will send you back to where you came."
"I thought..you..were..going to kill me..." David says.
"I do not belong in this world, Split me back now!"
David sighs and draws an alchemic circle around the homunculus. David then places both of his hands on the circle and a bright light fills the room. A voice calls out to David and whispers into his mind,"David? ... David!? Go to the Mist forest... I'm still alive!"
The bright light dissipates into thin air and the room becomes empty once again.
"Chika?...Go to the Mist forest huh?..." David whispered.
David picks up his things and exits out of the Room and back into the Noon Light.
"Time passes quickly...It's been nine years Chika..." David says as he walks north toward the Mist Forest.
End of Chapter 6
Chapter 7: Purify
After a long day of Kiro staying at Isabella's castle. Kiro decides to go and has wasted enough time. Kiro stands at the Castle gate's standing there next to Isabella as they greet their goodbye's.
"I'm sorry you have to go..." Isabella whispers.
"Yeah..but I may be back..one day." Kiro says.
"Oh I know how about I call one of my friends to come with you!" Isabella cheerfully says.
A full moon shines brightly in the sky as Isabella holds her fingers in the air and snaps them. A Howling is heard in the distance, and a Werewolf like figure begins charging at Kiro.
"This is the dark energy I felt earlier!" Kiro cries out as he pulls out his spellbook.
"Alexander! Heel!" Isabella shouts out.
Alexander doesn't respond and leaps at Kiro with its jaws open.
"Ajem lyhhud duilr sa, Purify!" Kiro says as he evades Alexander and touches him.
Alexander lands on four legs and stops moving for a moment. Then a bright light engulfs Alexander as a dark aura exits out of him. Alexander changes back into a human like form.
"Alexander!!" Isabella cries out as she runs toward Him. Alexander falls to the ground but still conscious.
"Ah...Thank..your friend...for me ..Isabella.." Alexander says.
"Hold on Alexander!" Isabella says as she places both of her hands on his face.
"E syo pa y Vampire, Pid E lyh cyja mejac, Give Blood!" Isabella says.
A Red aura emanates from Isabella as it moves over Alexander. Kiro begins absorbing the dark aura into his body and he falls to the ground on one knee. Alexander gets back up and so does Isabella.
"Kiro? Are you ok?" Isabella says.
"Yeah..Im trying to get rid of the dark aura."
"What!? You mean a Human beat me in Werewolf form?" Alexander says.
"You were controlled by a Dark Aura." Kiro says.
"Damn Human , That dark aura was why I was a werewolf!"
"Whats your problem damn it?"
"Boys, Boys quiet down already." Isabella says.
"Fine...just because Mistress Isabella requested us to." Alexander says.
Isabella brushes the dust off her dress and flicks Alexander in the head.
"Next time I call you, Don't stay in werewolf form!" Isabella scolds.
"Ok, then its settled since Alexander would probably kill you Kiro" Isabella says,
"Hey whats that supposed to mean!?" Kiro says back.
"Then I'm going with you Kiro, and your Coming along Alexander."
"What!? We're going to follow this Human!?" Alexander protests.
"YOU GOT A PROBLEM OR WHAT!?" Isabella shouts as she glows a bright red.
"Er....Fine..I'm goin..." Alexander says as he droops his head down.
End of Chapter 7
Chapter 8:Light & Occult
Kiro, Isabella, and Alexander walks south toward the closest town out of the Mist Forest.
"Psst..Isabella..I don't Trust this Human.." Alexander whispers to Isabella.
"Are you pissed because he Purified your wolf form?" Isabella responds.
"......"
"I thought so.." Isabella whispers.
"Hey what are you both up to now?" Kiro asks.
"Nothing Human!" Alexander coldly says.
After an awkward silence Kiro stops for a moment. Kiro then looks around frantically trying to find something.
"Hey Kiro, Whats wrong?" Isabella asks
"I sense..a dark force...or a dark soul , one or the other." Kiro says.
"Well then which one human!?"
"Damn it you freak, I don't know but I want to go toward it." Kiro says.
"Well if its a dark something then why do you want to go toward it." Alexander says.
"Because Im gonna do the same thing I did to you." Kiro says.
"Hahahaha.. That was pretty funny." Isabella says.
"Oh yes it was my dear Isabella." Alexander says lovingly.
"Damn, your a suck up.." Kiro says as he walks a little to the west.
Alexander holds out his palm and his claws appear. Isabella hits his hand and He puts it away. In the distance, A Young man with black hair is walking through the forest with a Suitcase in his right hand , and some chalk in his left. Kiro looks at him closely and sees the Dark Aura Eminating from him, but only a slight one.
"Hey you! Hold it right there!" Kiro says as he starts running toward him and pulling out his spellbook.
"Oh, your one of 'Them' Aren't you!?" David shouts out.
"Well then your not going to take me down!" David says as he draws out an alchemy circle on the ground.
Alexander and Isabella stands not too far away watching Kiro and David going at it.
"Oui drehg knyjedo fyc cdnuhk? Fyed demm E tu drec!, Pressure!" Kiro shouts out as he flips through his spellbook.
David is suddenly pushed straight toward the ground.
"Hah you think a little more gravity is going to stop me!?" David says as he places both of his hands on the circle. Suddenly the dirt around Kiro begins to rise up and create a dome around him. Kiro looks around for a way out and then starts chanting again.
"Mad dra ayndr ynuiht oui vymm ehdu nieh, Quake!" Kiro shouts out as the Dome collapses around him.
David gets back up as the Pressure spell wears off. He then rushes at Kiro after equiping his shield to his right arm. David lands a powerful punch at Kiro's right arm pushing backwards as he drops his spellbook.
"Damn it!" Kiro says as he pulls out his staff from his back.
"Keja sa mekrd, vun E syo ica ed vun yet, Torch!" Kiro shouts out as the large tip of his staff catches flame.
David then puts his hand on the transmutation circle on his shield and changes it into a One armed Katar. Kiro lifts the staff over him and swings it downward at him. David then parrys the attack grabs Kiro and moves the Katar to his throat.
"It's over, follower of the Occult." David says.
"Follower of the occult? You mean Purifier!" Kiro whispers as he places his hand on David's stomach and says,"Ajem lyhhud duilr sa, Purify!".
The dark aura surrounding David just fades away, David seems to be unaffected at the same time.
"Wait a minute, Occultists can't use Purification spells."
"Thats because Im not an Occultist." Kiro says
Alexander and Isabella walks up to both of them and they begin to share their stories.
End of Chapter 8
Chapter 9: Get down!
"I see.. so thats part of the pulsation I felt earlier." Kiro says.
"Human Transmutation... My hands are sinned for even trying it." David says.
"I don't see anything wrong with it, your killing humans, big deal." Alexander scoffs.
Isabella kicks Alexander in the shins. He then keels over and Isabella elbows him into the ground.
"Bastard those are lives that are gone!" Isabella yells.
"Alright alright.. Im sorry!" Alexander muffles,"Now get your foot off me!"
"I should tell you boys something." Isabella says.
"And that is?" Kiro and David asks.
"You might want to get down, now." Kiro feels a powerful pulse flow through his body.
Out of the mist a large blade is swung at all of them and Isabella is sliced in half, Alexander then jumps up dodging it while Kiro and David ducks.
"Isabella!!" Kiro cries out.
"Ahh... Don't worry, Just watch." Alexander says.
Isabella's lower body then falls to the ground aligning to her upper body. The blood from both of her bodies come together reattaching themselves and she gets back up.
"Holy crap shes invincible..." David gawks.
"Yeeaahh now you see why I don't even try to attack her anymore." Alexander says.
The blade swings out again and Kiro whips out his staff and Parries it.
"Very good, for blocking just one of my blades!" The Cloaked man says.
"I thought I killed you!" David shouts out.
"Hahaha Who said you killed me?"
"Father?...What...are you doing?" Isabella asks.
"Your telling me thats your dad?" David says.
"Damn it, Isabella move back, hes your father no more!" Alexander cries out as he changes into his werewolf form.
"You both, get back or you'll be turned into his Minion." Isabella says.
Kiro runs back and goes behind a tree while flipping through his spellbook. David runs to the opposite tree and begins drawing a transmutation circle on each tree as he moves around.
"Isabella, My daughter, Do you think you can stop your own father?"
"I don't have to, Alexander attack him now!" Isabella demands.
Alexander barks and charges at him as both of his claws begins glowing a bright red.
"I was the one who taught you absorbing claw Alexander!" He says as he puts away his blades and holds out his hands while they begin to glow red also.
Isabella jumps up into the air and opens up her mouth as a flood of bats fly out toward him.
The cloaked man claws at Alexander, draining some of his life then raises his hand toward Isabella sending out the same attack but from his hand at her. Both of their attacks are nullified. Then Kiro shouts out, "Got you!" as he runs at him.
"I know who you are, Kiro the Purifier." The cloaked man says.
"E ys dra uha fru lyh dyga ajem, E ys dra uha fru lyh tacdnuo ed yc famm, E ys uha fedr dra mekrd, Mad so mekrd vmuf ehdu so ahaseac yht nasuja dra ajem frelr luhcisac dras!, PURIFICATION!" Kiro cries out as he places his hands on the cloaked man's shoulders. Kiro then sends out a huge pulse of light through him and the Dark Aura is completely Vaporized. Alexander lays on the ground shifting back into his Vampire form. Isabella lands back onto the ground walking toward the cloaked man as she places her hands on his stomach.
"Isabella..." The cloaked man whispers as he grabs her right arm and rips it from her body. Isabella screams an ear piercing sound as she falls backwards and blood gushing from her right arm. The cloaked man then absorbs it into his body as he gets back up and the Dark Aura returns again.
"Die already damn it!" David shouts out as he finishes the last circle on the transmutation circle on everytree and the ground surrounding them. David then clasps his hands together and slams it to the ground, the trees begins to rise up from the ground and they begin firing splinters at the cloaked man. Every single splinter from the trees pierces right through the Cloaked man. The Dark Aura Dissipates from the Cloaked man. Kiro rushes over to Isabella and Whispers a few words,"Let the light from my body heal those who need it most, Heal." Kiro whispers as light from his hands heals Isabella and her arm begins to reform on her body.
"Thanks Kiro..." Isabella whispers.
David draws a transmutation Circle around Alexander and claps his hands then slams it down on the array. Alexander's claw wound begins to heal as the molecules and atoms on his wound begin coming together to speed the healing process.
"Damn Human , I don't need your (Censored) Help" Alexander yells.
"Hell if you don't need my help then I won't heal you next time!" David shouts back.
The cloaked man's body begins leaking a dark aura as his body begins to dissapear and a note is left behind.
End of Chapter 9
Chapter 10: You take too long.
A Young man with a brown cap and a flute at his side with a Halberd on his back walks down the street. Next to him is a Man with 2 Tsurugi's on his back, one of them is red, the other is blue. The man wears a Red bandana on his hat while the Young man looks down on the ground as if he's thinking.
"Master Neiko, May I suggest we go to the tavern?" The man asks.
"No Mirage, we're heading north toward the Volcano." Neiko says.
"Shouldn't we take a break then Neiko?" Mirage suggests.
"Alright..we'll stay at the nearby inn."
As they walk toward the Inn, a young man with a black shirt and long hair exits the inn and into the nearby alley.
"I wonder where hes off to." Mirage thought.
"Cmon lets go in and get a room to stay for the day." Neiko says.
Neiko whispers to the innkeeper"
Can we get a room..."
She then says," Speak up young'n Can't hear a word your'e sayin' "
Mirage then walks in front of Neiko and says," We are requesting a room bychance, one for my master here and myself."
Neiko takes a deep breath and sighs for a moment. The Innkeeper nods and Mirage pays her the money needed for the rooms.
"Alright young master, we'll leave tommorrow morning you just relax for a bit." Mirage says as he pats Neiko on the head and walks toward his room.
Neiko looks around the dusty old inn and walks into the kitchen. A Young woman is cooking breakfast and is surpirsed to see him there.
"Oh hi..." She says as she puts the carrots away into the cupboard.
"Urm...Hello...Good ..Morning" Neiko says shyly.
"Would you like something to eat?" She says as the room begins to shake a little.
"Uh no thanks..but whats that shaking?" Neiko asks.
"I really don't know..its probably just something downstairs...."
Neiko gets up and walks out of the kitchen, as he wanders into another room he sees a bright flash of light coming from the floorboard. He then gets down and looks through the crack, he sees a man in a cloaked hood and the same man from this morning argueing from one another, and a large figure in the center.
After a few hours and its over, Neiko gets up and goes into his inn room, pondering about what he saw and heard. He places his things onto the nearby table and falls asleep onto the bed, still in wonder.
End of Chapter 10
Chapter 11: Ah... Carrots
"Master Neiko!" Mirage shouts as he pounds on the Room door.
Neiko gets up from his bed and yawns, he the waddles over to the door and opens it up.
"Are you ready to go yet?!" Mirage says eagerly.
Neiko looks out the nearby window, the sun is barely rising up.
"Give me a few more hours...." Neiko yawns.
The girl from the kitchen yesterday is walking down the hall while watching them talk.
"Oh..Good morning..." She says.
"Your up early toooo~...." Neiko yawns again.
"Mornin' miss." Mirage says
She is holding a plate of carrots in her hands and there is a little rabbit at her feet.
"Would you both like a snack?" She says cheerfully.
"Not really~..." Neiko says.
"Thank's little miss." Mirage says as he takes one from the plate.
She then walks past them and up the next flight of stairs. Neiko then shuts the door and goes to wash up and change.
After fifteen minutes, Neiko comes back out in full attire. Mirage and Neiko then walks down the stairs to the ground floor and say thanks to the Innkeeper as they leave.
Outside a group of men with daggers in hands waiting for them.
"So your Master Neiko huh?" The first theif says.
"What do you want?" Mirage says as he walks in front of Neiko.
"Why we want your money!" The next theif shouts.
Mirage pulls out both of his Tsurugi's from his back, and they begin to glow a bright red and blue. The girl from this morning is standing on the roof with a short sword at her side. Neiko pulls out his flute and steps back for a moment.
Mirage lunges at the first theif and shouts out,"Sword Rain!". He then unleashes a full fury of slashes onto the theif, fire and ice begins to pulse out from the theif. He then stops the attack and steps back, the theif falls too the ground and blood sprays out.
"Your mine!" The second theif says.
Neiko then puts the flute up to his mouth and plays a song. Ghostly Halberds appear around Neiko and begins to slash at the second theif. "That was, Dance of the Skies..." Neiko whispers as he stops.
The theif falls to the ground into a pool of blood. Suddenly a man in a hood appears from the alley and charges at Neiko screaming,"FOR THE OCCULT!".
The girl on the roof holds her hand at the Hooded man and a Bunny appears under the hooded man and pulls his foot into a hole. Mirage then leaps behind Neiko and slashes down as the man and slices both of his arms off.
"Are you alright Master Neiko?" Mirage says as he cleans off his blades and sheathes it once again.
"Yes.. Im fine.." Neiko says as he puts away his flute. The girl on the roof walks back inside the inn.
"Lets hurry and get out of here before more theives come." Mirage says.
"But...what did that last one say about the occult.." Neiko whispers as they start running out of town, not knowing what direction they are going.
End of Chapter 11
Chapter 12: Hymm of the Sirens
After a few days of traveling Northwest and passing the adjacent town, the group has made it to a nearby Spring.
"Ahh.. How Refreshing." Isabella sighs.
"Ah yes Mistress, Refreshing.." Alexander scoffs.
"Hey I can use this spring water and..." David banters.
Kiro stands next to them as if he hears something. He then wanders around to the right and sees a beautiful woman sitting on a giant lilly pad playing a harp. Kiro then ducks into the bushes and takes a peek. The woman then starts singing a beautiful song and majestic song. Kiro figures out what she is and he covers his ears quickly. David and Alexander walks around the corner like Zombies toward the Woman and Isabella follows behind hiding at the same time. David and Alexander then surrounds the woman and sits down listening to her song. Isabella then notices Kiro and hides in the bush with him.
"Kiro?..What is that?" Isabella whispers. The Woman then stops singing and lifts up David and Alexander's hands.
"Its a Siren, only to men they hypnotizes them and brings them in to feed on their life energy." Kiro whispers.
David looks up at the Siren drooling and Alexander shakes his head for a moment and the Siren begins to sing again. Alexander stops shaking his head and looks back up at the Siren.
"We have to help them.." Isabella whispers.
"You know I can't If I listen to that Ill get hypnotized to." Kiro says.
Isabella then plucks Kiro's hands off from his ears, Kiro isn't affected whatso ever.
".....Ok...I wonder why it's not working on me" Kiro whispers.
"Well...I consider you a boy still not a man, and you probably do yourself." Isabella explains.
"Oh and I suppose thats supposed to make me feel better" Kiro says depressingly.
Isabella holds out her hand in front of her and her nails grow into large sharp claws.
Kiro flips through his spellbook and starts chanting a very powerful spell as he reads it carefully. Isabella then jumps out from the bush and slashes at the siren screaming,"Vamparic Claw!".
The Siren screams a high pitching noise causing David and Alexander to fall into the water.
"You dare lay a hand on me!?" The Siren screams out as it sings a high pitching song. Isabella falls into the water as the High pitching sound disrupts her control.
"E rumt dra ymsekrdo bufan uv dra amasahdc, Mad sa ica dras ymm, Vena, Feht , Ela, Fydan, Ayndr, Mekrdhehk, Tyng, Mekrd, Crytuf, krucd, Bmycsy!, Hell Storm!" Kiro shouts out as the bush around him is vaporized and Orbs of every single element possible is shot out from Kiro at the Siren. Each orb is absorbed into the Siren as they explode with their corresponding Element. The Siren screams as it turns into Dust and the ashes fall into the water. Whats left behind is a Medallion with a sign of a Musical Note. Kiro then rushes over to the water and pulls all three of them out. Night falls once again and Kiro started a fire, preparing dinner, while caring for them till they awaken.
End of Chapter 12
Chapter 13: Dreams
David's Dream
Two young children are in a large dark basement, the grey floor is lighted by two candles. Around the floor, taking up about 1/2 of the space, is a very large circle. Inside the circle there is three triangles, another circle, and one other larger triangle.
The young boy relines the array, while the young girl walks over to the nearby wooden table and grabs a variety of chemicals and elements.
"Alright Chika, To summon a dog, we need hair, sulfer, water , magnesium, sodium, chlorine, carbon, and various other elements right?" David says.
"I don't think we should be doing this." Chika says.
"Oh cmon, everyone in our village can use alchemy." David says, "Now why can't we?"
"But..its dangerous and there have been known to be bad effects..." Chika whispers.
"I know but I say we can do this, I mean we've studied for a week."
David then goes to the parallel side and crouches down. Chika goes to the exact opposite side and crouches down also.
"Ready?" David says, "Set.." Chika whispers, "Lets do it!"
David and Chika both slams their hands down simultaneously and a bright light flows through the basement.
"David?...David!?" Chika shouts.
A Portal opens up in front of them and a hand reaches out toward Chika.
"David!!!" Chika screams out.
"Chika!? Don't Worry Ill help you!" David cries out as he tries to get up.
"I...can't move!?" David thought.
"No Don't get up, Complete the transmutation! because if you get up youll get used in the process!" Chika cries out.
"CHIKA!!!" David shouts.
The Light dissapears as with the portal, but in the middle stands something they never expected. A Large Skeletal Figure stands before David.
"No..don't kill me..." David says.
The skeletal figure tilts its head as if it was confused and sits down in front of him.
"You won't hurt me?" David thought.
"Stand up and spin around!" David commands.
The skeleton then gets up and spins around, suddenly the basement door swung open and his dad walks in.
"David? What is this!?" His father shouts.
"I don't know..a Skeleton?" David says.
"You're...an Occultist now!?" Father angrily shouts.
"But...dad....." David says
Alexander's Dream
Alexander stands in a large castle, he is watching a werewolf fight a human in combat.
The Human pulls out a silver blade and slashes the werewolf. It shouts out a piercing scream as it falls to the ground and turns to dust.
"Your next!" The swordsman says.
"No I won't!" Alexander shouts as he holds out his hand and it turns into a large claw.
The Swordsman swings his blade and Alexander rolls to the side clawing the human in the torso. Blood spews out onto the ground and the swordsman collapses.
"Humans..Killed my family, Killed my people, I will never forgive them." Alexander says.
He wanders around to villages and towns, mauling every human that stood in his way.
Untill a voice calls out to him during his werewolf form and he comes toward it.
But there was a human in his way, Out of blind rage he attacks. The young man says a few words and touches him as he dodges. The energy around him is vaporized and he returns back into his vampire form.
"Why you.." Alexander says.
The youngman scoffs and casts a fire spell which sets Alexander on fire.
Isabella's Dream
"Father, Why are you using these men?" The young girl says.
"Because humans are easy to exploit." He says.
Humans walk around the underground grabbing others that do not share the same markings on their shoulders.
"But you shouldn't be changing them into these..Monsters!" She cries out.
"They say we are the monsters, we are the cause of their problems, I will show them that we aren't the problem!" He Shouts.
"I don't like this daddy!" She says.
"Well you better not bother me, now go off somewhere..NOW" He demands.
She claws his leg and she runs away, The father then sends a bat at her clawing her right arm.
"Never Disobey me my child, You can hurt me, You can Kill me, But remeber this." He says.
"I Will always come back, No Matter what, Because we are vampires."
End of Chapter 13
Chapter 14: Search
"Master Neiko...."
"What?"
"You Realize we can't see right?"
"Yeah I know..."
"I think we should...get up?"
"What do you mean get up? , You mean get down."
"Mirage...Are you upside down?" Neiko asks.
"Uh..No, Im guessing you are." Mirage responds.
Around them is a dark brown cave, The walls are lined with iron ore. Neiko is hung upside down by his feet, and his hands are bound as his eyes are blinded by a blindfold. Mirage lays on the ground with hands bound and blindfold on, both unable to move but still able to talk and breathe.
"Uh.. Now how did we get here again?" Neiko asks.
"Well...We were looking for the Mistress, we fell through a pit, and I guess thats it?" Mirage ponders.
A Tall man walks into the cavern, There is a dagger at his side. He wears a large brown cloak and shoes. As he stops in front of them he pulls out of his pocket a small bag. Inside is a light powder, Silently he covers his nose and mouth as he pours out the bag and knocks out Mirage and Neiko.
After a few hours they are outside once again but are laid sitting upright next to a tree. Next to them lays a brown bag, inside are supplies for the wilderness. A note is inside, but it is smudged. Neiko awakens first and looks around as he shakes Mirage awake.
"Ah..Mornin' Neiko." Mirage greets.
"Something is weird, I thought we were blindfolded." Neiko asks.
"Must be your imagination...."
"I guess so Mirage."
Neiko picks up the bag and looks inside, He sees alot of food and a small knife. He picks it up ignoring the note inside and begins walking in a random direction.
"Master Neiko, Where did you get that?"
"I don't know, But there are supplies inside."
"I guess we should take it, But do you know where we are going?"
"I don't have a clue at all Mirage, but atleast we are heading somewhere."
Both of them walks east toward the Mountain in the distance. An Ominious Prescence is felt as a Rabbit follows them a few meters away.....
End of Chapter 14
Chapter 15: Frozen Tundra
In the far north, not many people can stand the temperatures that go below freezing. Only a select people can actually survive this weather. In the town of Iceguard, the buildings are made of ice, the furniture are made of ice and covered with animal pelts. Everything you see except for the food, people, and some furniture, are not made of ice. The citizens of Iceguard are special indeed, they can handle the hostile temperatures of the north, and they can venture into the warmer lands with ease as well. But being in hot temperatures can make these people feel a tad uncomfortable, so they stay in the north. Our focus is on the the new Cleric of the town, and how he is diffrent from the rest of the citizens.
"Neivlis Leinad, From Today onward I Declare you new Graduate of the Ice Monestary." The Head Priest Shouted.
"I Give thee the Title of Ice Cleric, and Your abilities will no longer be restricted by us." He Countinued.
The Young man Stands up and takes the staff in his hands. He then claps his hands together and prays.
"What will you do now my child?"
"I Wish to travel the world, and try to help anyone that follows the way of light." Neivlis states.
"Then Before you leave, show your acomplishments to the town and bid farewell."
Neivlis nodded and walked through the large doors into the blizzard.
"God speed Neivlis, your path will lead you to trouble.." The Head priest whispers.
Neivlis struggles his way through the blizzard and into the nearby Tavern where the town hangs out during this weather.
"Hey Look, Neivlis completed his training!" The Bartender Exclaimed.
Everyone in the Tavern cheered and were buying more beers as Neivlis began to speak.
"Everyone, I Decided that I will leave the town and travel the world!" Neivlis shouted.
The Tavern goes quiet, and everyone looks at him. "But why will you leave us?" The Little girl next to him asked. "We need you Neivlis! The Sasquatch will come back again and your the only one that can stop him!" Another man shouted.
"You do not need my help, last time you all saved me while I was defending." Neivlis Assured.
"Just leave him be, It's his decision." A Woman said as she walks down the stairs.
"Ah...Mother...Im sorry."
"Don't be, a Mother knows when their children wishes to leave, but always knows when they will be back." She says as she throws him a golden apple. "Don't forget your charm, Even though you never eat it for a wish."
"I'm saving this untill the time comes mother." Neivlis says.
"Good luck!" Everyone cheered.
"Thanks everyone, I'll return soon!" Neivlis said as he turned around and exited the Tavern. His mother gets on her knees and prays for his safe Return.
Neivlis heads south, Not knowing where he's going or when he'll return. A Dark Shadow falls over the Town of Iceguard as he moves far enough....
End of Chapter 15
Chapter 16:A Traveler's Life Indeed
A few days has passed since Neivlis has left Iceguard, he has traveled over 100 miles already and the surrounding area looses its fallish colors. He walks over a hill and looks over the horizon, theres a town in the distance that's on fire. He quickly rushes down the hill and toward the Town.
"Master Neiko!" Mirage shouts as he slashes away the orc. Neiko runs around the town pulling and saving people from the Rubble.
"I'm saving the villagers!" Neiko shouts back.
"Get them to safety and help me take down the Orc General!"
Neiko brings em to the edge of town where an Alchemist Girl is using her healing potions.
"Oh thank you miss, we'll protect you while holding these orcs off!"
"Your Very welcome, but I can protect myself, Now go after that General!" The Alchemist says.
Mirage is slashing his way through the orcs but is stopped in his tracks by the Orc General.
"What!? One Human stops our whole assualt!?" Orc General booms.
"This one human can kick your ass thats what!" Mirage shouts as he swings both of his blades. The Orc General Stops his attack with his large mallet and swings Mirage back. "Dance of the Dead!" Neiko shouts out as he starts playing his flute. The fallen ghosts of villagers rise and holds down the General.
"Die!" Mirage shouts as he raises his blades in the air. The flames on the buildings are extinguised as the sword absorbs it and the Cool breeze in the air begins swirling around Mirage. Flames are shot out and Ice Explodes instantaneously onto the General. The General falls to the ground burnt and frozen at the same time. The Dead ghosts float away as the reaper takes them away. "We did it Master Neiko.."
"But at what cost?" Neiko says.
"I wonder why did they attack this town?" Mirage asks.
"I don't know but we should thank that alchemist for helping us."
Neiko and Mirage walks toward the outskirts of the town to see a Cleric also there with the alchemist healing the vilagers.
"Hey who are you?" Neiko says.
"Oh..Hi so you guys are the brave warriors this young lady was talking about."Neivlis says.
"Heh we're just doing a travelers job."
The alchemist stands up and she bows to the both of them.
"I thank you for saving Forestcliff town, My name is Chika Nice to meet you" She says.
"Ah, My name is Neivlis im from the town of Iceguard in the north."
"Well Nice to meet you both, My name is Neiko."
"And Im his bodyguard, Mirage."
The villagers lay around the outskirts of Forestcliff as the four of them begin sharing their stories.
End of Chapter 16
Chapter 17: Sparing
Flames rise from the ground around David and an Army of skeletons appear with Him standing on the Transmutation Circle.
"Do you think you can kick my ass Kiro!?" David booms.
"Ah... they are at it again..." Isabella says.
"Ill protect you madame." Alexander responds.
"We'll see David" Kiro says as he pulls out his staff and spellbook.
David points his finger toward Kiro, and the Army of Skeletons begins to charge toward him. Kiro doesn't open his spellbook and says," Earth, Ramb lnicr druca dryd yna eh so fyo."
The Soil around Kiro begin to shake and Spikes rise out from the ground shattering the Skeletons.
"Oh I see now!" David shouts out as he stomps his feet on the ground and many zombies begin to rise out from the spikes.
"Meh, I'm Good." Kiro says as he points to one of the zombies and a bolt of lightning jumps out from his finger. The bolt then jumps to the next one and next one till they all turn to dust once more.
"Grrr..." David slams his hand into the ground as the soil begins to surround his arm and harden into a large gauntlet. He jumps up into the air and does a diving punch.
"Cohesion! Oui yna mega Nippan, Cu Ku Puihla"
Kiro then rolls out of the way and David bounces off the ground while leaving a crater.
"Bomb! Mad dra ahanko uv so femm lyica ryns!" Kiro shouts out as an orb of energy is shot out and into David causing a small explosion.
David hits the ground slightly crispy, he then jumps back up and charges. Kiro moves backward and attempts to evade it.
"Riot Fist!"
David's punch lands right on Kiro's right chest and sends him into the ground.
"Hah, and you thought you could take me..." David mocks.
"I won!" Kiro says as the body dissapears into dust and Kiro appears above David.
"No Way.."
"Replacement and Morph skill combination, I just whispered the spells." Kiro says.
'Snap' The sound of a staff echoes through the forest. David hits the ground and whispers,"Good fight, I'll try again tommorrow."
"We gotta move out of the forest, we've been here too long." Isabella interrupted.
"Yeah.. thats One to One now?" Alexander says.
"Don't get too cocky next time David!"
"Hah.. let's leave after I heal tommorrow."
"No...We're going now." Isabella says as she walks off.
"B-B-But Madame!" Alexander worries.
Kiro begins healing him, and David hears a voice Echo in his head.
"Don't Give up David.. Im still alive.." A Young girl's voice says.
"Yeah...I'll find you again Chika..." David thought.
The Sun rises high into the Sky and Chika stops in her tracks.
"Hey you alright?" Neivlis asks.
"Oh Nothing..." Chika whispers.
"David...I hope your still alive..." She thought.
End of Chapter 17
Chapter 18: Steelhenge
The city of Steelhenge, the First city to industrialize to the new world. As factories begin to spring up on the outskirts. The nearby mountain calls for coal to be pulled out of the mines. Steel is quickly produced here and Steel swords are mass produced. Steelhenge is kept amazingly clean, every week the town goes into cleaning the streets and everything. Many travelers pass through here unknown to the new technology and thus afraid. While the people living here find it normal when something new is invented.
"Wow...it's all..shiny here.." Alexander says.
They wander into the center of the city, where a magnificent steel fountain gushes out water.
"I don't like this city at all."
"Well..it's just Steelhenge Isabella,The city of technology" Kiro says.
"I know but I still don't like it at all." She responds.
"This is the town where I can get some alchemic supplies, Ill meet you guys again here at nightfall!" David says as he cheerfully runs off.
"I feel like exploring the area, what are you two going to do?" Kiro asks.
"I think the mistress and me will go find an inn room."
"I'm not staying in a room with you Alexander, I'll go off with Kiro then."
Alexander droops his head and says,"Oh fine.. Ill go to the inn and take a nap."
He then stumbles southwest toward the inn. Kiro and Isabella begins to walk Eastward toward the mines.
"So this is where they find their coal and iron at."
"Hey look Kiro theres a path upward, lets go explore!" Isabella cheerfully runs off.
"W-W-wait up Isabella!" Kiro panics as he chases after her.
Chika peeks her head over the hill and sees Steelhenge.
"Hey everyone we made it!" Chika shouts.
"Could the Mistress have passed here Master Neiko?" Mirage asks.
"Maybe, She went Westbound from our last resource." Neiko says.
"Uh..Don't you guys feel kinda hot?" Neivlis asks as sweat begins to drip down from his forehead.
"Are you alright?" Chika asks.
"Yeah..It's just this heat..." Neivlis whispers.
Neivlis passes out onto the ground and everyone begins to freakout.
"Get him some Ice and lets get to the inn!" Mirage commands.
All three of them lifts up Neivlis as they hurry off to Steelhenge Inn. But overhead the Moon appears to Eclipse over the sun slowly. A Beam of Light starts to appear slowly, Attaching itself to the Steelhenge Mines.
End of Chapter 18
Chapter 19: Friends all around
The sounds of machinery at work echoes around the Inn. The Sun begins to set as Kiro and Isabella goes toward the mines.
"I don't think we should be here y'know?"
"Shush Kiro, I want to see what they do up here."
"Isabella, they just mine for coal and iron lets just leave them alone."
"Tch... we haven't even encountered a miner yet."
Kiro hops onto Isabella's back and she still keeps going.
"Damn it I thought that would stop you."
"Im a vampire not a human." Isabella scorns.
Kiro hops off and looks behind them toward Steelhenge, a bright beam of light is being emitted from the townsquare to the moon.
"I think we should headback." Kiro says
"Nah.. David and Alexander can take care of it." Isabella says,"Lets go back Kiro, I don't trust neither of em to watch the town."
Kiro nods and they both rush back toward Steelhenge.
"One Inn room please" Neiko says.
"One Thousand Gold Sir." The Innkeeper says.
"A Friend of ours passed out we need a room just for a little while!" Chika shouts.
"Alright alright, Here but ill get the key back after he wakes up." He says as he hands Chika the key.
Footsteps clomps past Alexander's Room as he wakes up.
"Urgh.." As he gets up and opens the door.
Chika draws an Alchemy Circle on Neivlis and places her hands on it. The circle begins to glow as Neivlis is being healed.
"You there, what are you doing?" Mirage says.
"Who me? Whats your problem?" Alexander responds.
"Mirage.. don't provoke him, But Excuse me?" Neiko asks.
"What do you want?" Alexander scorns.
"Have you ever seen this woman?" Neiko says as he holds up a picture of a beautiful woman.
"No I haven't."
"I see, Thank you."
"Don't try anything funny." Mirage says.
Alexander turns around and heads downstairs. David appears in the doorway.
"Theres a strange light in the town square, lets go check it out."
"Lets go then."
Alexander throws the keys on the counter and exits the inn with David.
A Large Golem rises from the Town Square and begins to Overlook the town. A Part of it is open where you can see the large Gears turn and Small gremlins tinkering with it.
The Golem has a large blade on it's right arm and a Shield on it's left, The codename given to it was RA93, or RAGE for short. The laughter of Gremlins echo around the golem as David and Alexander meet face to face with the Mechanical Beast.
"Have no fear David and Fight!" Alexander cries out as he charges and shifts into his wolf form.
David draws an alchemy circle on the ground, slams his hands on it and hundreds of skeletons rise out from underneath the thin sheetmetal. He then directs them toward the Golem. Kiro and Isabella see's the golem rising as they enter from the edge of town. Kiro pulls out his spellbook and begins preparing a spell as they run. Isabella pulls off her glove and her nails begins to glow a majestic red.
"Melting slash!"They shout as Kiro lets loose a large fireball and Isabella catches it. Her hand then absorbs the flames and she slashes at the golem releasing a high pressure of heat. The Golem's outer shell starts to melt a little but stops due to the gremlins.
"Skeletons get inside the golem and take out the Monsters!" David commands, But they do not obey him.
"Uh oh.. Summoned too many."
Alexander leaps up toward the hole in the Golem's shell. Inside he begins to tear apart the gremlins limb by limb, untill one of them throws him out. Alexander then flies out into the army of skeletons smashing them to pieces.
"Looks like you guys could use some help." Mirage shouts as he leaps and slashes with his fire and ice blades.
"Watch it Mirage!, Crimson Typhoon!" Neiko shouts as Mirage begins unleashing a flurry of slashes and Wind bolts follow behind him.
The Golem raises its arm and swings it's large sword. Mirage and Neiko jump off from each other evading, but David is still standing there trying to summon.
"Watch out!" Chika cries out as she leaps and pushes David to the ground.
"Are you alright?" Chika asks.
"I am....Chika?" David whispers.
"David?..."
The both look at each other as memories begins to flow through their minds, but is interrupted by Neivlis.
"Get up you both, this golem isn't down yet!" Neivlis says as he lets loose a beam of Ice at the golem Freezing the Arms.
"Flaming Howl!" Kiro Shouts as Alexander nods and leaps up in the air. Kiro fires a Spear of Flames, Alexander Howls as the Flames turn into Ghostly bats and wolves. All of them charge through the golem shattering it's arms, disarming it completely. The Gremlins inside panic and try to repair it.
"No you don't!" Isabella says as she flies inside and Mirage Follows after. The Golem stops moving and blood curdleing screams of the death is heard. Mirage and Isabella jump out of the golem covered in gremlin blood. Neiko then jumps up and swings his halberd at the golem as Neivlis turns it into Ice, Shattering it.
"We did it!" They all cheer.
Chika and David still sit there, looking at each other trying to absorb their encounter.
End of Part 1