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Post by Black Seraphim Zero on Apr 23, 2007 18:35:29 GMT -5
O.o Wow.... I take offense to the obsidian thing, though. Kinda seems like plagirism from me... Both main characters from our stories have obsidian armour.
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Post by Xenos Infinity on Apr 24, 2007 7:20:52 GMT -5
sorry about that. it's actually based on a ring I have in real life and the Obsidian items from Runescape. next chapter is coming on thursday because I have the day off school and my friend (Sam, who I put in as the water Elemental) is coming over for the day and he's helping me with the chapter.
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Post by Black Seraphim Zero on Apr 24, 2007 17:45:05 GMT -5
O.o Yay! Well, go ahead and use the obsidian thing, it's ok.
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Post by Xenos Infinity on Apr 25, 2007 11:02:12 GMT -5
note to readers: I now have a full character list except for the Earth Lord and I've sent the candidate a message. he hasn't replied yet so I'm going to try again in case he deleted it >_>
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Post by Xenos Infinity on Apr 28, 2007 4:16:31 GMT -5
Chapter 4: First Blood
I grimaced, then stepped through the wall. The first thing I noticed was the red-armoured figure ahead of me. The second thing was that the Hub had been blasted almost to pieces. "Ah, Chaos. I've been waiting for you." Fire's voice was unnerving: quiet and calm, almost like a snake's hissing. Immediately, another voice answered. Not my own, but one I knew well enough. "Myst's successor, I believe? You look weaker in person than in that picture." I span to the left and smiled. "Good to see you could make it, Sam. Nice kit."
And indeed it was. Sam had never been physically strong (and not exactly the sharpest tool in the box) but the armour he was wearing was solid ice, probably around three inches thick. It must have weighed at least half a ton, if not more. His weapon was more familiar-looking: a double-bladed axe, albeit a transparent one with what looked like water inside the head. "Hey, it's not like I'd want to miss it. I always wondered what it would be like to have magic." He grinned at me, then dashed forwards and swung his axe straight into the scaly armour of the Fire Lord. It bounced off (I later learned that this was because the armour was made of Dragon scales and was highly resistant to most attacks) but the Elemental flew backwards into a wall and swore loudly. I unsheathed my new sword and leapt at the red figure, swinging it downwards at his body. I didn't realize my mistake until something slammed into my back moments later. A mirage? Not a bad trick. I suppose I'll have to think of a way to match that if he keeps it up. Sam, meanwhile, was fending off a hail of blows from the Fire Lord's ruby-encrusted sword. Apparently he was being hit with magic as well, because as I ran over to help a glob of magma shot over Sam's head and hit me in the chest, knocking me over. "You want to play hardball? THEN HAVE THIS!" I muttered a spell under my breath and shot into the air, landing upside-down on the roof of the temple. It seemed the Elemental had not seen that trick before, so I was safe for a moment. I took the opportunity to test a spell which Xenos had told me my sword now carried: a Shapeshifting spell. The weapon instantly metamorphosed into a huge Katana-like weapon: long and thin with a slight curve to the blade. Even though it was now almost two metres in length it was still unusually light, so I gripped it in one hand and jumped back down.
Straight onto the Fire Lord.
His helmet fell off as I landed, so I decided it would be a good idea to check who he was. To my amazement, I knew him. "What... but... how... WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?!"
The now-unmasked being smirked at me. "You never did bother to check who you were fighting before you started, did you?" I gaped. The boy before me was from my own school. Indeed he was in several of my lessons. His name was Tom, and he had always had a strange fascination with fire and fire-related things. I didn't want to fight him but I now knew there was no choice. "So, when did you get in here?" "About two minutes after you, but through a different hole." With that, he lunged forwards with his weapon. I grinned and stepped backwards: he overbalanced and fell to the floor again. "You're not very good at this fighting thing, are you?" He roared and moved his hand as if he were throwing something. A ball of fire shot out, catching me by surprise and slamming into my face. It hurt, but not enough to stop me retaliating. The spell I sent back was one I didn't understand; I had picked it totally at random and released it instantly. As it hit, purple beams of light shot from the floor and ceiling, trapping him in a cage of vine-like crystals. He spat at me, then cursed loudly. "Hey, Sam. you done fighting that clone yet?" He turned and frowned at me, then slashed his axe across the chest of the being he was fighting. It flashed, then transformed into what appeared to be a fireball with eyes. He pointed at it and a sphere of ice lanced into the creature, dissipating it instantly. "Hmf. Next time, tell me which one is real before tieing them up."
We both turned towards the trapped Fire Elemental, gathering magic around our weapons. Sam leapt at him and struck once with his axe, tearing a huge gash in the scaly armour. I grinned.
"Basic finishing technique... TYPHOON SABER!" My sword changed again: this time forming into what appeared to be a stream of water with a hilt. I felt my power guiding me, then slashed three times. Left. Right. Up. The Elemental screamed, then glowed and seemed to melt into the floor.
"Something isn't right. We can't have killed him that quickly." I frowned. "I agree, Sam. Hang on a moment..." I gathered magic, then sent a bolt of energy through the roof. We both jumped out of the resulting hole and watched as the figure flew into the distance. "Heh. One fight down, God knows how many left to go."
I floated down to the ground, followed by Sam. "Let's get going. We have an appointment back at my new home."
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Post by Xenos Infinity on Apr 30, 2007 13:31:23 GMT -5
Chapter 5: Premonition
What? Where am I? Is this Allandria?
Everything was white. I had no idea what had happened, as Sam was missing. But then, so was the floor. I stared around myself, hoping to find something normal. Surprisingly, instead of its deep black colour, my armor was a shimmering white with golden shoulder pads, kneepads and boots. My sword had disappeared and been replaced by a long, silver staff. At its tip was a golden disc, framed by two entwined snakes and inscribed with Runes I did not recognise.
From behind me came a quiet chuckle. I span in the air. "Who are you? Where am I?" "Lord of Chaos... Do not be concerned with my identity yet. You will not meet me for several moons in either of our worlds."
The entity floated closer to me. To my amazement it appeared to be an Angel, or something very like one. Its (or His, as I somehow felt it should be) body shone a deep black, like Ebony wood or the Obsidian armor I wore.
"My name, if you must know, is Zero. And as for where you are... I do not know."
I blinked. The being grinned at me. "Don't worry. You are not going insane. This phenomenon has been caused by the barrier between our worlds wearing thin. I come from another dimension to you." "So I will meet you in reality at some time in the future?" "Yes. And possibly some others of my race." I smiled and held out my hand. After a moment, he took it. "Until we meet again." "You should know one more thing before I leave you to your thoughts. I have seen the world you reside in currently once before. There is a prophecy you should know of which none now remember." "Please, go on." "It is this: When Light and Shadow meet as one, Incant thus, and let the fight be won: Res of Corios , exsisto existo ex umbra. An socius ex a recedentia flung universitas dico vos. Veneficus quod Technology opportunus ut unus vis : suffragium nos!"
With that, he shone and disappeared.
My eyes snapped open. It was nighttime, and I was at the campsite we had made the previous evening so we had somewhere to rest on our journey.
"Just a dream? But... it seemed so real..."
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Post by Black Seraphim Zero on Apr 30, 2007 23:37:52 GMT -5
Something I didn't notice at the beginning: You didn't describe the characters as a proper introduction. For example, what does Jon look like? Also, Zero's body is pale white, but his armour is black. Just to let you know. Keep up the good work!
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Post by Xenos Infinity on May 1, 2007 12:18:12 GMT -5
ehm, I can get up a picture of me if you like >_>
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Post by yogurtfresh on May 3, 2007 12:54:56 GMT -5
O.o Wow.... I take offense to the obsidian thing, though. Kinda seems like plagirism from me... Both main characters from our stories have obsidian armour. it's not plagirism, plagirism is when someone make a movie of a storie without authers permission, or somthing like that, thats just 1 example.
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Post by Black Seraphim Zero on May 3, 2007 20:20:13 GMT -5
Technicalities. -_-
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Post by Xenos Infinity on May 4, 2007 11:14:16 GMT -5
Chapter 6: Any Dream will do?
I groaned as I pulled myself up the hill. Allandria certainly wasn't easy to cross, but Sam couldn't fly and I didn't know how to use the spell properly yet. "Are we there yet?" I smiled, nearly exhausted. We'd been travelling for about three days (at least, I think it was. Time in Allandria flows differently to our own) and were both on the point of collapse. "Yeah. From what Xenos is telling me it's just over this... WHOA!" I stopped, amazed at the sight before me. Sam stepped up behind me and gaped.
A huge, shining city rose out of the plateau at the base of the cliff, surrounded by a glowing barrier of what I assumed was Chaos magic. I grinned as I realised that I was finally approaching my new home. "Let's go. I think they'll be surprised to see us." I drew energy from a plant behind me (it withered and died instantly) then formed a disc of power beneath myself, then stepped forwards onto thin air. I expected to fall straight down onto the rocks below, but instead I hovered in the sky like some sort of bizarre hummingbird. "Hop on, Sam. It's a long way down and I don't want to take too long getting there."
After a brief hesitation he walked onto the circle of light as well. My control of the spell wasn't perfect, but levitation is less difficult than flight and I quickly lowered us down to the base of the shield. As I stepped through it I became aware of another being watching us. I leapt aside, forming a lightning bolt in my hand as an arrow whizzed past me, impaling itself on the ground where I had been moments earlier. The archer blinked in surprise, then cursed loudly as I threw the bolt. He drew a shield from the floor and blocked it, then jumped down in front of me. "Who are you?" "I'm your new leader. I think. This is the Citadel of Chaos, isn't it?" The archer stared at me, then threw back his hood to reveal pointed ears. An elf... So I wasn't imagining Elbern either. Maybe I can get in without needing to fight. "Yes. But can you prove you are a ChaosLord?" I frowned, thinking quickly. "Will this do?" I focussed power onto the barrier behind me, then willed it to become white. It did so instantly and the Elf dropped to one knee. "My Lord, welcome. I apologise for attacking you, but I assumed you were a spy from another realm." "It doesn't matter. Tell me, is there a Sir Elbern here?" The elf stood and nodded. "He's in the Library, my Lord. But he has instructed us to take you to your rooms and for you to wait until he can come there.. We'll go when the next Watch arrives."
After a while, the next soldier appeared. He was obviously surprised to see me and began to draw his weapon, but when I raised my hand in his direction instantly stopped and saluted. I wondered why, so I quickly checked my palm. Instead of being dusty as I had expected, it now had a symbol imprinted on it. The symbol I had seen on the Crystal back at the Temple when I had arrived. A Crest of Chaos. I smiled. "Lead on, friend. I need a rest after all this walking."
It took nearly an hour to reach my new lodgings, as people kept stopping me in the street and wringing my hand as if I were some sort of messiah. But then, I am effectively a god-in-training to these people. As I entered the room and glanced around I immediately realised why I had been asked to stay here for a while. It was incredibly luxurious. All the walls were black, and on the ceiling was painted what seemed to be a map of the night sky. A four-poster bed stood in one corner of the room, and the wall opposite was half-covered by a huge bookshelf. I walked over to it and removed one of the larger books. To my surprise the title was printed in English. Atlass of Allandrea and surroundinge realmes? Sounds almost mediaeval. I smiled happily. "I think I'll try and get some rest. You can go now." The elf acknowledged me with a bow and exited. I flung myself down on the bed, willing my armour to hang itself up. It did so, and I allowed myself to drift into sleep.
I found myself once more in the white room. However, this time there were two other figures there too, fighting each other. One resembled an angel with about twelve wings sprouting from his back and shoulders. The other looked repulsive, horns growing from his head and scales covering his body. A demon? Possibly. Both wielded glowing weapons; The Angel holding a shimmering white staff like the one I had held on my last visit to this place, the Demon swinging a long katana with an almost repellingly dark blade. "Who are they? And why can't I hear them?"
I felt a radiance of power behind me and concentrated on turning round. Behind me was Sam, floating in nothingness with his eyes closed. I grinned. "Get all the rest you need. You deserve it after what we've just been through."
A flash.
I felt a strange tightening round my body, and looked down. My armour had reformed itself somehow. "Curious." Zero appeared. This time I was facing him.
"Greetings, Jon, Lord of Chaos." "How did you know my name... Zero?" "I... have my sources. I am here to tell you that the time draws near... and we are about to meet in only a few months."
"Hmm. I thought you said many moons?"
"My source tells me otherwise... I am corrected."
A slight golden pulse shone above us. I looked up.
"It seems to be some sort of chest..."
"And so it is," said Zero, looking up himself. It floated downwards and stopped between us. Presumably a variant of the spell I had used to get off the cliff earlier.
The chest was much bigger than it was on the inside than it was on the outside. I frowned, then spoke. "That's impossible!"
Or apparently not. Zero flew inside and I followed, trying not to think about the implications of falling into the shining abyss beneath me.
There were black-and-gold hilted, silver-bladed swords, golden spears with black shafts, silver chain whips with black ends, and masses of spellbooks bound in white, black, and all the Elemental colours. Strangely, there were six of each item. Zero picked up a tome, and flipped the pages.
"Amazing! These are all first-class spells, yet I've never heard of them. These are Celestius' tomes indeed." Zero murmured.
"Sorry, whose tome?" I had never heard of this "Celestius". Maybe some sort of God in his world.
"It will be revealed to you later." he answered.
"These weapons will react to your most primarily used element." I didn't know who had said that, but the voice sounded like Xenos. Zero swung a sword, a black flame ripping through the air as it went. "What are these?" "They will react to your element, which is, for you, Chaos. Your element will be the one you want to use- Chaos is disorganized in that way."
Zero grabbed three of each weapon and tome. "The other three are for you and your allies. How many do you have as of now?" "I have one, Sam. Elbern said that Earth and Fire allied with Order, so Water and Wind are on our side. Fire didn't seem too friendly... Wind might come later."
"Take three of each weapon. You may need them."
I took the weapons. Everything shone, then seemed to shatter.
I woke again to a loud knocking. Time to get some answers. I wonder if Sam had the same dream?
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Post by yogurtfresh on May 4, 2007 17:19:24 GMT -5
oooooooh suspense. loving it so far. pu htrae teg ot gniog ouy era nehw?
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Post by Xenos Infinity on May 5, 2007 2:36:08 GMT -5
you'll need to wait until the next chapter for that. which is probably monday.
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Post by Black Seraphim Zero on May 5, 2007 12:29:05 GMT -5
Wah. I still need to know who Wind is.
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Post by yogurtfresh on May 6, 2007 5:26:29 GMT -5
thats pretty cool, and also, my story is just gone got it's first chapter up if you wanna have a look.
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