burdenedsouls
11-18-2011, 11:44 AM
Shadow Beings
Chapter 1: The beginning of the end
It is a time of civil war and misery, the Isyan government has been pushing its people into poverty and pestilence, when finally, one village had enough. For years the small town of Roumen, a major shipping corner for the entire empire, had been plotting a revolution, and recruiting members to fight and support. Humans and elves alike joined forces under one banner, a banner of hope for the rest of the people of Isya, the banner, of the Rozgreez Raiders, named for their leader, Damian Rozgreez.
Four years into the war, the rebels are winning, after a recent battle with the Isyan legion at the ruins of Alberstol, three of the best soldiers of the Rozgreez Raiders met after finishing off the survivors of the latest battle. "well that was easier than I thought it would be." said Kaizar, a warrior of true strength, a big burly man, with short brown hair, and blue eyes. "what about you Ayvon?" he asked Ayvon, an assassin of great cunning and agility, a short, lightweight man, with long black hair that naturally fell back, and golden eyes "yeah it wasn't too bad, could've been easier if you weren't screaming and flailing like an ape." he smirked playfully at Kaizar, who was now steaming with frustration at Ayvons smoothness, "well at least I fight the enemy face to face, instead of bounding around like a jackrabbit everywhere I go." he scoffed back at Ayvon "hey wait a second, where's Tamia?" Kaizar said looking across the battlefield, "I swear she was with us just a few minutes ago, where could she have gone?" "maybe she's already heading back to camp?" Ayvon said as he stood up, "maybe we should head back and see if she's there?" "alright then, I just hope she's ok." Ayvon said as they both turned and started walking back to their camp
When Ayvon and Kaizar return to their camp, they see it burning, "a legion counter-attack?" asked Kaizar, "no, couldn't be, our scouts would've spotted them and stopped them before they even got close, this must be something worse, lets go." about half way to the camp, they spot a wounded soldier, limping and tumbling around, scrounging to get away. Kaizar and Ayvon approach the man, "hey are you ok? what happened in there?" Kaizar asked the man who was now frantic yet pail due to his injuries, "I don't know, it just attacked us out of nowhere, swallowed.... IT GOT MY FRIEND!" the man screamed, "what was it?" "it was like a shadow that came to life, came up right in front of me, swallowed my friend whole" tears now in his eyes as they began to fade. "don't worry we'll find your friend and make sure he's safe" said Kaizar "tha... thank you" as the soldier breathed his last breath. "onward I guess?" Ayvon remarked "yeah, lets get this thing, whatever it is" Kaizar said as he closed the dead soldiers eyes, both of them stood and readied their weapons, "alright lets go" Ayvon said as he dashed forward and jumped the wall into the camp "show off" Kaizar thought to himself.
When the two got into the camp they saw nothing but chaos and destruction, but not the monster that caused it. As they walked farther into the camp the sky began to darken, and the ground fades to a shade of red darker than blood. "what sort of black magic is this?" Kaizar sounded worried, "I'm not sure, but it can't be good". as they walk closer to the center of the camp they see more and more dead bodies, mutilated past the point of recognition, when they reach the center of the camp, they discover the source of this chaos and carnage, a massive beast, black as night, with a long slender body, with thick, muscular arms, ending in hands with claws, dripping with blood, and a face with no eyes, and sharp teeth gleaming with fresh blood. "well, I think we found our monster. do you have any idea how to kill it?" Kaizar asked Ayvon "well, it can't be much different then a few black bears around here, just hack and slash and avoid getting hit" Ayvon instructed. Kaizar rushes at the beast, while Ayvon circles around behind it, Kaizars blade clashes into the beasts raised arm, stopping immediately, while Ayvon leaps into the air and rakes into its back with his claws, he then swipes again at the creatures back, but this time the blades stick. then the beast reaches back and grabs Ayvon and throws him over his head down to the ground in front of it. then picks up Kaizar and bends back to slam him into the ground behind it, it then rushes at the dazed Kaizar, and stands over him about to deliver a killing blow, it raises its arm, when out of no where an arrow shrouded in power slices right through the beasts arm. "TAMIA!!" shouts Ayvon, as he looks off to his left at the archer who just severed the creatures arm, she was small, light and gorgeous, with short silver hair, and green eyes, "miss me?" she says playfully at them both, "well its about time you showed up" Ayvon said, "where were you?" "just trying to figure out what the hell happened here, but I guess I found out, didn't I?". When Kaizar comes to his senses and sees the freshly severed arm and scrambles away from it, "oh you're up, what did I tell you about not getting hit?" teased Ayvon, "hey it wasn't my fault, my blade stuck" he stood up and grabbed his sword, then he walked over to the beast, who was still alive but not moving, "blasted demon" he said as he cut its head off, finally ending the beast.
"So how many survived?" Ayvon asked Tamia, "not many, a few soldiers were able to get away after it first attacked, I was checking on a patrol that had just come back when it happened, I told them to run out into the forest and hide, and I said the same thing to anyone else I came across, then I saw the sky turning dark when I got close, so I figured this is where it all was happening, then I found you guys" Tamia said as she helped Ayvon to his feet, "we should probably go find any survivors, if there are any left" suggested Kaizar, "tell them we killed whatever it was" "I agree, and maybe after all this is cleaned up, we can figure out what this was" Ayvon said as he looked over the beast one more time.
To be continued
Chapter 1: The beginning of the end
It is a time of civil war and misery, the Isyan government has been pushing its people into poverty and pestilence, when finally, one village had enough. For years the small town of Roumen, a major shipping corner for the entire empire, had been plotting a revolution, and recruiting members to fight and support. Humans and elves alike joined forces under one banner, a banner of hope for the rest of the people of Isya, the banner, of the Rozgreez Raiders, named for their leader, Damian Rozgreez.
Four years into the war, the rebels are winning, after a recent battle with the Isyan legion at the ruins of Alberstol, three of the best soldiers of the Rozgreez Raiders met after finishing off the survivors of the latest battle. "well that was easier than I thought it would be." said Kaizar, a warrior of true strength, a big burly man, with short brown hair, and blue eyes. "what about you Ayvon?" he asked Ayvon, an assassin of great cunning and agility, a short, lightweight man, with long black hair that naturally fell back, and golden eyes "yeah it wasn't too bad, could've been easier if you weren't screaming and flailing like an ape." he smirked playfully at Kaizar, who was now steaming with frustration at Ayvons smoothness, "well at least I fight the enemy face to face, instead of bounding around like a jackrabbit everywhere I go." he scoffed back at Ayvon "hey wait a second, where's Tamia?" Kaizar said looking across the battlefield, "I swear she was with us just a few minutes ago, where could she have gone?" "maybe she's already heading back to camp?" Ayvon said as he stood up, "maybe we should head back and see if she's there?" "alright then, I just hope she's ok." Ayvon said as they both turned and started walking back to their camp
When Ayvon and Kaizar return to their camp, they see it burning, "a legion counter-attack?" asked Kaizar, "no, couldn't be, our scouts would've spotted them and stopped them before they even got close, this must be something worse, lets go." about half way to the camp, they spot a wounded soldier, limping and tumbling around, scrounging to get away. Kaizar and Ayvon approach the man, "hey are you ok? what happened in there?" Kaizar asked the man who was now frantic yet pail due to his injuries, "I don't know, it just attacked us out of nowhere, swallowed.... IT GOT MY FRIEND!" the man screamed, "what was it?" "it was like a shadow that came to life, came up right in front of me, swallowed my friend whole" tears now in his eyes as they began to fade. "don't worry we'll find your friend and make sure he's safe" said Kaizar "tha... thank you" as the soldier breathed his last breath. "onward I guess?" Ayvon remarked "yeah, lets get this thing, whatever it is" Kaizar said as he closed the dead soldiers eyes, both of them stood and readied their weapons, "alright lets go" Ayvon said as he dashed forward and jumped the wall into the camp "show off" Kaizar thought to himself.
When the two got into the camp they saw nothing but chaos and destruction, but not the monster that caused it. As they walked farther into the camp the sky began to darken, and the ground fades to a shade of red darker than blood. "what sort of black magic is this?" Kaizar sounded worried, "I'm not sure, but it can't be good". as they walk closer to the center of the camp they see more and more dead bodies, mutilated past the point of recognition, when they reach the center of the camp, they discover the source of this chaos and carnage, a massive beast, black as night, with a long slender body, with thick, muscular arms, ending in hands with claws, dripping with blood, and a face with no eyes, and sharp teeth gleaming with fresh blood. "well, I think we found our monster. do you have any idea how to kill it?" Kaizar asked Ayvon "well, it can't be much different then a few black bears around here, just hack and slash and avoid getting hit" Ayvon instructed. Kaizar rushes at the beast, while Ayvon circles around behind it, Kaizars blade clashes into the beasts raised arm, stopping immediately, while Ayvon leaps into the air and rakes into its back with his claws, he then swipes again at the creatures back, but this time the blades stick. then the beast reaches back and grabs Ayvon and throws him over his head down to the ground in front of it. then picks up Kaizar and bends back to slam him into the ground behind it, it then rushes at the dazed Kaizar, and stands over him about to deliver a killing blow, it raises its arm, when out of no where an arrow shrouded in power slices right through the beasts arm. "TAMIA!!" shouts Ayvon, as he looks off to his left at the archer who just severed the creatures arm, she was small, light and gorgeous, with short silver hair, and green eyes, "miss me?" she says playfully at them both, "well its about time you showed up" Ayvon said, "where were you?" "just trying to figure out what the hell happened here, but I guess I found out, didn't I?". When Kaizar comes to his senses and sees the freshly severed arm and scrambles away from it, "oh you're up, what did I tell you about not getting hit?" teased Ayvon, "hey it wasn't my fault, my blade stuck" he stood up and grabbed his sword, then he walked over to the beast, who was still alive but not moving, "blasted demon" he said as he cut its head off, finally ending the beast.
"So how many survived?" Ayvon asked Tamia, "not many, a few soldiers were able to get away after it first attacked, I was checking on a patrol that had just come back when it happened, I told them to run out into the forest and hide, and I said the same thing to anyone else I came across, then I saw the sky turning dark when I got close, so I figured this is where it all was happening, then I found you guys" Tamia said as she helped Ayvon to his feet, "we should probably go find any survivors, if there are any left" suggested Kaizar, "tell them we killed whatever it was" "I agree, and maybe after all this is cleaned up, we can figure out what this was" Ayvon said as he looked over the beast one more time.
To be continued