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A young boy of 12 sat perched on his front porch watching the elvin village just wake up. His sharp blue eyes were fixed on his child-hood sweet heart. His only love. He was a happy young boy. Always playing and pulling pranks. She stod before him just smileing and rakeing her yard, While he was holding blue prints for a trap to scare old Mr. Haggen, his next door naighbor. He reveied then quick and looked back at the beautiful young elvin girl. He swung his head and his shoulder length brown hair danced in the wind. He reached over and picked a beautiful rose next to him to give to her but hid it behind his back as a wave of nervousness over powerd his body. He smiled weakly as she looked at him. A small ferret poked his head over Marcs shoulder and nibbled his ear softly. "Ow. Stop it DeathClaw." He said out loud gripping the ferret by his long skinny body and setting him on his lap. The ferret ran in a circle before seeking refuge in the poket of Marcus' new trench coat.
"Urg! Missed again, you know what Steve. Your a horriable shot!" His fathers voice echoed from the back yard. Thin red lines appered under Marcs cheeks of embarassment as he snuck off to the back yard. "Father what are you doing...who are talking to?" Marcus asked as he entered the back yard and saw his father shooting his bow. His father jumped at the sound of his sons voice. "Oh I got boared this morning so I named my bow Steve. It seems to have a aditude now." His father said smileing at his son. He turned and mouthed something to the bow and shook it voilently. Marcus went on through the day smileing and as happy as ever, but what he didn't know is that very soon that was all going to change.
The first sign of change was the way his mother was acting. She was jittery when Macus asked what was for dinner. "Oh Uhh.. It's uhh.. oh god, we're haveing chicken broth and a special tomato brew I've been working on... geeze." She said twitching nerviously. "My son, take this ring, tell no one about it, or about it's gift to you, I have a... feeling something bad is about to happen to me today, to the whole village..." Marcus loooked at the little gold ring and it's gold band, "What are you talking about mom? what's going to happen?"
"I... I... don't know, but please keep, this ring safe for me, keep it from the hands of anyone, don't even show it to your closest friend, not anybody... you understand me?" Marcus looked up at her a little confused and nodded. "Yes mom, I understand..." he walked out of the house looking at the little ring before droping it in his poket. He looked around and wistled for his pet. "Death claw where are you?" he said out loud even though it was a ferret and couldn't respond. he turned his head tword Old Mr.Hagens house and saw a small fluffy tail slide down the window sill. "Deathclaw, what are you doing? we're not suppose to be in old Hagan's house!" Marcus yelled, looking for his ferret. He ran to the house and opend the door. He looked around for his furry little friend as sneekily as possible. When he found the ferret, he was next to a wierd brew, "Deathclaw what are yoOW!" he yelped as deathclaw bit him, and a drop of his blood fell in the brew, the ferret then drank some, "Deathclaw whats wrong with..." Marcus began but a croaky old voice interupted him. "HEY! Kid, what are you doing here?" Hagen shouted, running up to them. Marcus was stunned. "Mr.Hagen how are you. I hope your not still mad about last weekd little prank." Marcus said with his back still turned, not wanting to look at him. hagen then looked at the potion, and, with a sly smile, he picked up a goblet, filled it with a potion, and gave it to Marcus, "Drink it..." Marcus looked at him with fear and question in his eyes. "But sir..." Marcus began but Mr.Hagen was persistant and shoved the goblet to Marcus chest. "DRINK NOW!" He comanded. Marcus did as he was ordered, "EW! that tastes awful!" Marcus said with a tingle still left on his tounge. "Hey, I didn't like it either..." A voice called, but the weird thing was it was comeing from inside Marcs head. "Yeah I know... wait who said that?" Marcus said not realiseing what the potion did. "Me, the ferret, you genius!" The voice called again. Marcus looked down at the ferret who was looking up at him. "how'd you...Mr.Hagen do you hear any thing sir?" Mr.Hagen smiled evily, "No do you? Are you insane? If your hearing voices then I could take you to the mental hospital and I'll never have to see you in my yard again!" Mr.Hagen said as Marcus ran out the door holding the ferret, who looked just as scared, with a look of pure terror on his face. Marcus played with his new friend and talking to every one in town laughing at DeathClaws jokes about each one.
Later that night Marcus had heard every joke DeathClaw could tell about the people in his village. They sat as they do every night on top of the entrance gates. They were silent as usual. On the edge of the forest something moved. Marcus watch with curiosity and when a tall figure broke through the brush in a hooded cloak with two other man he smiled. The three walked up to the gates and Marcus listened in one the converstaion. "...Please we've been travleing in these woods for days we're tired and out of food and water." The first man said. "Well of course you can stay here it'll be our pleasure." The guard replied as he opend the gate. Marcus loved the hospitality that his village offered to others, he was happy to be part of such a nice comunity of elves. But Marcus would soon learn to hate this about his village. Once inside the gates the man droped his cloak and drew a sword killing the guard and wistleing as 10 more men jumped out of the brush and charged into the village. Marcus droped his jaw un-able to grip what had just happened. He hit the alarm and the whole village came out of their houses with surprised looks on their faces. Marcus watched as the fight began, spells and arrows flying, swords swinging through the air. He watched his father very carfully. he wanted it to stop he looked down at the man standing in the gates still. "Hear my name, remeber it and fear it. I am Slade." He said laughing. Marcus watched his fathers every move. He watched as his father entered a state of Blood Wrath. "No!" Marcus screamed as his father was hit by arrow after arrow. His father would not give up. Marcus jumped off of the gates as his father killed man after man till there was nothing left but the three original men and dead bodies every where. His sweet heart was by a wall crying in a crouched position. Slade stood behind them at the gate and laughed as he left. "My son, I'm sorry.... I failed you." His father said as he lay in a pool of his own blood. "No Dad you didn't fail me. Please don't die." Marcus begged. "Son I want you to take Steve my bow. Treat him right and you will shoot far and with great percision." He said Marc took the bow and looked at it. He looked back at his father and watched as he slowly died. he flung the bow over his back with tears in his eyes. He screamed of anger and revenge. "I will kill him if it's the last thing I do." He said angerly remebering Slades evil laugh. he walked up to the only other surviver of the village who happened to be the girl he wanted to be his. "We're all that are left of this place. Will you come with me?" Marcus asked the crying girl. She turned around bleeding and burned. "I will not Marcus, I am ugly. my beauty is gone. See? look at me." She wailed as she felt her face. She ran away through the forest never to be seen again. "Marcus did not know what to do with him self. He felt like dieing. His family was dead his village was dead, all he had left was his ferret and some of his familys things he found in the house. Also a bottle of the potion that Mr.Hagen was working on. He sat for days on the roof of his house, not knowing where to go or what to do. finally, Marcus decided it was time to leave his home, when he saw a man, a human, walk into the ruins of the town, "HEY, MISTER! WHAT ARE YOU DONING HERE?" Marcus shouted, he walked up to the man, then a vile smile crossed the man's lips, he punched Marc in the gut and tied his hands togeter, his feet had rope around them too.
The man tugged the rope, "C'mon... slave"
The next few days were a blur, but when they ended, Marc was in a town, being inspected by many humans, finnally, marc was sold to a rich farmer.
he soon was thrown into a cage with another person at the farm, "Erm... I'm Marcus..." he said friendly, streching a hand towards his cagemate.
"I'm not interested..." he responded.
After years of being traded and bought and sold Marc found him self in a huge factory filled with creatures from trolls to dwaves even a dragon was hard at work keeping the humans happy by doing all their work. Every last thing. Marcus was tired and wanted a break. as he sat he found a sword at his throught. "Work you patetic little peice of dirt or I'll cut off your head. The human guard said angerly. A strange worker was watching out of the conor of his eye. When Marcus refused to work the human droped the sword and drew his whip.
Ki was a dark person, his history was filled with death and killing. He was known as the dark genocide. he was one of the two super powers in the factory because a cat demon worked in the other building with all of the faries and other creatures of light. If this demon ever were to fight Ki it would destroy the whold factory. Neither one of the two demon would be able to control them selves it would be 100% instinct. Ki was half shadow demon halk wolf demon. So in turn his bare chest show'd dark and demonic markings and he also had ears which he kept down and a tail. Just as the whip came down Ki flinched. He had no clue why he didn't even flinch when he was whiped. When the whip came up agani Ki just let him self go. He jumped infront of it and took it with his bare chest since the humans would not allow him to ware his trench coat or shirt. "Oh are you offering to take his punishment?" The human said. ki nodded and glared scareing the human who whiped him in the face and walked away. "Stupid animal." the human said. Ki's markings glowed as he picked Marcus up with large shadow hands. The wound on Marc's body was disapated at once. "Thanx bud, my name is Marcus." Marc said with a smile. "Well my name is Ki but it doesn't matter. I couldn't let him whip you you can't be more then, 14 years old." Ki said bluntly. "Thats right I am almost 15." Marcus said with pride. "Well I'm almost 120." Ki said with no emotion at all. "Well, I have a thought, lets get out of here." Ki stoped and looked at the boy. "My small friend, we've tried, we all have and failed. There is no way out." he said and walked away. "Well i can help think of a plan... just let me get to know the creatures here and see what they got. Gimmie a chance." Marcus said with a smile. Ki stoped walking and looked at the ground. "Kid I can't put my tail on it but there is something about you, alright all of us in the dark building will help, your job in the factory is food service so convince the foks in the light building to do the same and we'll do it." Ki said and walked to his sleeping quarters. A mat on the ground.
After a while in the factory Marcus did finally get to know every one and what they could do. He orginized a group to lead every one else in the factory. Marcus learned much in the meetings old fail strategy plans, new ones, and weaknesses in the building structure. He learned some things in the light building about who in the human family would be easiest to target and what shift they had. But one thing he heard really cought his attention. He was talking to the light demon andfound out what would happen if Ki and her were to meet. True the two were friends, they had done so over letters that Marcus would take to each other. But Lena ,the light demon, if ever met with Ki would lose all control just as Ki had told him. But what Ki failed to mention was that the clash of their two powers would be so emense it would cause a huge explosion. "Big enough to take out one of these walls?" Marcus asked Luna, "Yeah if we were close enough to it." She replied. Her words were buzzing around in Marcus head all night and when he told Ki, Ki got excited. "This planb of yours is starting to come together my friend." Ki said softly as he usualy does when he talks.
The next day at the meeting Marcus explained his plan to the group. "Okay so Thug, you'll do your anger thing to get them in here, just start smashing any thing and every thing. Then when Bob and Sora come in Noras and pillis will fall from the roof and feed upon their dark energy. It'll kill them and it'll give the two their power back. Once thoes two are out of the way Myst will make a think layer of fog and Ki will add a little extra darkness to the night so we can all make our way to the light building, we'll make our way past the unconcious guards, the lights will take care of them, and you will all wait in the back room. Terra have you goten a response from your brogon friends?" He asked the large dragon sticking her head through the window who after a moment of thinking responded with a nod. "Good, the room next to the one your in will be where Luna is waiting and Ki will go in and when the wall explodes I'll try and get Luna out of there so Ki can get control. Then Ki will wait at the door of the factory and you will alll make it to the dragons and the cariges. Thorg and Thug will have to run for it because Dragons can't carry your weight so head straight for the woods. You will be followed by some trolls and a couple of unicors. Also one hundered fairies will follow. Just go home. Luna will ride the first dragon out and then we will take Jake and ride him bare back, just me and Ki that is. Do you all know your plans?" He said with a stern voice. Every one nodded and with a smile set off to bed. "It's very smart Marcus, tomorow night we will be free." Ki said before setting off to his bed.
The day of all the creatures worked happily, which baffled the humans. evem Ki seemed to be wareing a better expresion on his face. That night the guards were taken out and the rest fell into play. Everything went off with out a hitch untill the fight with Ki and Luna. Ki entered the room and looked around for her. "Luna it's me Ki, I was hopeing to meet you in person." he said quietly. A loud roar of a tiger screamed across the the room and Kis eyes went compleatly black as he transformed into a wolf. The tiger of light ran head first into Kis side but he jumped and avoided the attack. But it didn't stop there. The fight continued with light flashes and screaming. the the two in their normal forms stood hands griped togeth next to a wall. The light from Lunas hands flashed as the purple mist around Kis hands did the same. There was an explosion and Marcus rushed in directing creaturesd out of the building untill only three were left. Luna, Ki, and Marcus remaind behind as only two dragons were left outside. Through the smoke Marcus could see slashes of light and blasts of darkness then Marcus gasped as he saw the glint of a sword and a scream from Luna meant that was it. "No." Marcus wispered. "it wasn't suposed to happen like this." he said softly as Ki screamed in anger. Marcus ran forward as hesaw Ki crying over the light demons dead body a sword right through her head. "I was her friend And I killed her." Marcus shook his head as the body disappered into particals of light. "it's alright friend she was well beyond her years. You couldn't control your self, it was natrual instinct." He said patting ki gently on the back. The dragon waiting for Luna left as Ki and Marcus clambored onto the last dragon alone. Ki droped the fog as they left. Arrows were firing at them but none came close to hitting them in their high altitude.
For the next 7 years the three travled together becomeing closer and closer learning each others streangths and weaknesses and learning to guard the other weaknesses. Marcus over the years had become obssesed with revenge on Slade. It was this same obssesion that had driven Marcus insane. Ki was the last stronghold for him not dieing fighting a Slade that was never there. ki stood by him as countless time Slade had appered to Marcus laughing that horrid wicked laugh. Ki stood in a battle ready stance as he looked into nothing and Marcus looked into the eyes of his villages killer. DeathClaw was getting wiser and smarter then ever. He had a real mouth on him too. Infact the extra bottle that Marcus had taken of potion from Old Mr.Hagens house he used on Ki so they all could share thoughts. None of them new how it worked but this is where our story begins. In the forest on a trip to destroy an evil king and Slay Slade if posible on the way. we leave our heros in these woods.
 Protector of the States · Thu Sep 01, 2005 @ 01:01am · 2 Comments |
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