Requiem of Demons

Storm · 07-30-2006, 02:12 PM

The world of Karara has been a place of peace for many centuries. The nations and civilisations have lived in harmony with eachother as a calmness after the Great Kararihan War, where legions of beasts and demons rose to the skies, raiding the nations and turning them into pits of fire. Innocent lives had gone, some of the strong being converted into demonic forms. All hope seemed lost, until the great armies rose forth to combat the evil. After the wars, which themselves lasted over decades; ceased. Good had combated the evil. Time came to replenish the world to it's former glory.

Now, in the current years, the world is almost back to what it once was. Many areas have modern technology, and there are technologically advanced cities in some areas. A huge crack has appeared on one of the large continents, Aisania. Some think nothing of this, but the steam coming from it, and the size of the crack has made some fear the worst. Scientists have studied the great scripts of the ancient wars of demons. This is the first sign.

Warriors from all over the world are beginning journies for their own personal reasons, but are to become of terms to what is happening to the plannet once again.

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Keiran rose from his bed. His night had been a little restless and he had had a late night of drinking and partying from his pre-voyage party. He rose one of his hands over his sweaty forehead, rubbing his puffy eyes as he regained his eyesight in the mirror. He smirked, combing through his blonde hair with his fingers, undoing the plaits of mess which had formed in his natural locks.

"You look like a complete mess this morning old friend," he said, manovering over the fallen bedsheets to the bathroom, scratching his left butt-cheek as he plundered towards the jacuzzi bath in only his white briefs in the most un-royal way. He never thought of himself as a prince. He felt much more intune with the so-called "commoners". As for all, they are the ones you can have a great party while getting completely lashed with. He turned the tap, slipping off his underwear before pointing his toe into the warm, bubbly water. As he slid into the tub, he pressed the button to make all the bubbles appear.

An hour passed as he finally emerged from the water, clean-shaven and looking more like the 18-year old prince everyone knew. After slipping on his armour and tunic, he continued through the hallways to his father. The expedition would be long and arduos. The same trek his father had done to prove himself worthy of the throne. Armed only with knowlege, weapons, armour and steed, he would set off to travel the world through each settlement and over the derelict lands. The voyage he had been longing for. Not to prove that he was worthy of kinghood, but to travel the world outside the kingdom of Scaleptina.

Aerif · 07-31-2006, 05:29 AM

Delilah looked out from the wide window of her private office. As usual the city of Ionite was covered in a thick layer of smog and smoke. She looked down from the sky and stared at the ground from her 23rd Floor Office. Heights didn't bother her but everytime she looked down at the ground of Ionite City she felt frightened that she would be victim to a crime that she had seen from her office window.

She had made it a rule never to touch the ground in Ionite City just in case she was mugged or shot or tag-faced or one of the more hideous things she had seen happened to her. So many of the buildings where connected by linking walkways to protect there influentials and scientists from harm.

She remembered an ancient text she had read at just 9 stating that 'if there was ever to be an Industrial Atma then it would have shameful crime and chaos every day'. At just 9 years old she had no idea that Atma was a mis-translation of Ultima or Ultimate and she had thought that this 'Industrial Atma' was still to come and she would be safe from this 'chaos'. But at 9 years old her father had protected her from the cruel sites that could be seen from the windows of any of the offices and had always made sure that the windows where always covered.

She tried to shake the image of her dead father out of her head and went to her desk to continue translating the ancient scripts that lay there.

Boco · 07-31-2006, 05:55 AM

Walz, slowly opened his eyes. He just woke up. He tried to get up, but he couldn't stand in his own feet so he fell down. He tried to remember what happened. Memories of the previous night...yeah, he was in the pub...there was a fight...about what? He couldn't remember. Headache. "Oh, no. That's the only thong I need now", he thought. "Where am I?" He looked out from the window. "Right, this is Titania, I came here last night", he slowly started to remember things. He reached Titania, a city in the north, yesterday. He booked a room in the inn, to spend the night, then he went to the pub. He ordered a beer. Then he was told, that he was too young for a beer. He started screaming. Then, there was a fight. Was it his fault? He still couldn't remember that.

"I have to leave this place. I will go buy some food. But I need money", said to himself. Walz was used to talk to himself, because most of the times he was alone. He put his hand into his pocket. Inside, there were a few coins. "Not enough money. I've ran out, again. I'm going to still the food, and ran away from this place. Then I will head southern. But if they catch me? I'll fight", he whispered again. Walz was confident of his fighting skills.

"He grabbed the chair, next to his bed, and tried to stand in his feet. His head, made him feel that it would explode. "I need some tea, or coffee."

Walz, opened the door of his small and dirty room, and decided to go for a walk. It was cold outside. He didn't mind, though. He had faced worst situations than this. He reached the pub. He opened the door and walked in.
"Huh, you again?" said someone. Probably he was here last night. Walz didn't pay attention to that.
"What do you want kid?" asked the barman.
"A coffee, please", Walz replied.
"Coffee, huh? Show me your money."
Walz, put all the money he had, out of his pockets.
"Here you go, kid".
He gave him a cup of coffee. The coffee was cold and bitter, but Walz, drunk it all, at once. Then he got out of the pub, and headed back to the inn. "Tonight, I'll leave from this place..."

cetra_aeris · 07-31-2006, 11:04 AM

(OOC: I'm not quite sure.. but what type of money do we use.. gil, yin, dollars? just curious..^_^)

Lynn sighed as she walked into the town of Caribia. Her pale blue gaze moved over the smal crowds of people here and there. She rolled her left shoulder, moving the small sack she had hanging there. She put on a smile and walked into the crowd, slowly easing her way past towards the Inn.

After a few push and shoves, and the ocassional smart remark, She stood in front of the Inn. She looked up at the sign and shook her head as she walked into the poorly named "Moglet Inn". The room was dimly lit and there were a few people sitting at the tables. She ignored their glances and went straight to the counter. There was a man in say his mid to upper 20s standing behind. She leaned on the counter, ppputting one arm in front of her. She smiled kindly and asked, "Where can a tired traveling lady find a place to stay?" She almost wanted to puke as she saw his eyes widen and he gave her a yellow tooth grin. He llooked her over and she kept up her placid smile. "You can stay right here, ma'am. Just 100 for one night." Lynn sighed and put on a saddned expression. "Well, I guess I'll just have to sleep outside again..." She looked up at him using the saddest face she could manage. She almost messed it up as she saw his face change. He reached under the counter and grabbed out a key holding it out in front. "I'll only do this once. It's on the house tonight, but you get yourself a nice paying job before you stay anymore." She smiled and whisked the key from his hand and was already at the stairs when he finished his sentence. She had a broad smile on her face as she said in a praticed tone, "Oh, thank you so much! Such a kind man!" And with that she rushed herself up the stairs and to the room number on the key.

She sighed with relief as she fell backwards onto the bed, dropping her back carelessly to the floor. "I can't believe how many times those idiots will fall for that trick!" She giggled and looked around. "Might as well make the most of mmy time..." She laughed once more as she walked around the room, looking at things here and there that might have some value. She turned away from most items and tossed a few things into her bag before walking into the bathroom. She almost jumped for joy when she saw the tub. She quickly shed all her clothes and turned on the water to the perfect temperture. She slipped in, pulling out her ribbon and dropping it to the floor. She switched the water off, and lay there for a few moments, dozing off ocassionaly. With reluctance, she began to move and wash her body. She scrubbed vigorasly at her hair with the shampoo. It had been too long since she had had a proper bath. She dunked her head under and scrubbed off the bubbly mess. She retuned to the surface and repeated the same procedure with the conditioner.

She now lay, clean and dressed, on the bed. Arms outstretched, and hair still wet and down, she drifted off into a peaceful slumber.

Storm · 08-01-2006, 04:53 AM

Keiran made his way to the throne room, where his father sat.

"I did tell you not to over-do the partying last night," he sighed, looking at his slightly hungover son. "This won't exactly be an easy voyage, and you really must be in best condition. Not only that, but Scaleptina's impression to the outside world is in your hands. We do not want to give the impression that my kingdom is run by drunkard monarchs."

Kieran scratched the back of his head. He knew he'd be in for a big lecture from his father. The king was worried afterall, with Kieran not being the most responsable person in the world.

"I'll be fine," Kieran replied. "If I get into trouble, I still have Archatita to help me."

"You cannot depend on your dragon for not making a complete mockery of yourself and the kingdom," King Arthur was getting aggitated. "I really need to hope that my son is actually fit to be heir to the throne. You DO understand how stressful this is to me?!"

He paused, looking at his son with a faint trace of dispair.

"If you fail on this voyage... Scaleptina will have to find a new rular once I get too frail. I want you to succeed from me. I... I don't want to loose you, Kieran."

Kieran had never seen his father in this state before.He always seemed to be a strong person. Kieran knew this was an important quest, but never this important. Fear even began to penetrate the young and carefree prince. He placed a hand upon his father's shoulder.

"You can count on me. I will spread the glory of this kingdom and succeed in proving myself as a worthy heir to the throne."

King Arthur rose, taking a bow to his son. Kieran bowed back, and made his way to the balcony to the mass of crowds outside. At sight of the prince, the crowds began cheering. The sight of his friends and the whole community with high faith in expectations in him sent adrenaline into his body, making his veins pulsate with the energetic blood.

"I will succeed! I shall spread the Kingdom of Scaleptina's glory! I shall return fit to be the new rular!"

He grabbed his spear from behind his back, steping backwards 11 steps before running out from the window, leaping onto the central city statue of the ancient dragoon and dragon. The excitement had got the better of him, as he slipped up off the statue. His stomach hit against the cold, hard ground, as he sat up, dazed. He could just see his father's image in one of the castle's windows. He seemed to ba shaking his head in embaressment. Kieran stood up, tripping a little, before running off to the outskirts of the castle, where the dragon stables were. The crowds remained cheering, though a single spectator shrouded in a black robe stood and watched in silence.

Archatita was waiting for him. She placed her large, gentle head onto his shoulder. Her white pearly scales shimmering as the light from outside the stables reflected off them. Archatita had been his companion from birth. At the same time his mother had given birth to him, Architita was born from his father's dragon, Azulita. Both Kieran's mother and Architita's mother died shortly after birth, which although a sad moment, made prince and dragon's souls come closer together. Kieran stepped from the stable, Archatita following. She raised her neck, as Keiran lifted his leg over and slid down to the top of her back. From the corner of Kieran's eye, a figure appeared to be meditating by a tree. They paused out of curiosity.

Iudicium · 08-01-2006, 08:12 AM

Clyde was packing his bag, he had to prepare for the long journey that faced him. He knew he would find his parents, but did not know how long he would be searching. He sighed as he packed his last pair of socks, he had always felt safe in the secluded town of Hydronia. He took one last look around his dorm room, picked up his bag said farewell to his room mate and best friend Cliff.
"See you around Cliff." Clyde said as he gave a high five to Cliff, he did not like long farewells. "Look after the school."

"The place isn't gonna be the same without you, and remember to learn as much Martial Arts as you can in other countries." Cliff said as he hugged Clyde.

"Get off!" Clyde chuckled as he pushed him away, "Take it easy."

As Clyde walked through the corridors the younger students said good bye to Clyde. He started to blush, he had no idea he was so popular. And when he finally reached the exit he saw the Leader of the Hydronian Martial Arts School, he immediately bowed to his master.

"Sensai, thank you for seeing me off." Clyde said with pride.

"Clyde, you are like my son and I want to make sure you're going to be safe" The Master said with concern.

"Sensai, I'm old enough to look after myself." Clyde replied with annoyance.

"I know, after all you have recieved the title 'The Legend'. Please... take pride in that name and never forget how you are." The Master reached into his robe and took out a small bag. "Here, there is enough gold to get you on your feet. And please... take care my son."

Clyde started to feel emotional and hugged the Master. He immediately remembered that nobody may touch the Master unless you are training. Clyde was about to apologise.

"It's OK. Oh and you must take the ferry to Marazonia, from there you're on your own." The Mater said, "Now go!"

Clyde bowed one last time and walked north to the pier of Hydronia so that he can get the ferry to Marazonia.

Omega OwA · 08-01-2006, 04:36 PM

Tai stuffed up his bag with the belongings he needed and headed out his room. He looked out of his window and saw the Delphius guards take in three people that had found the Underwater City of Delphius. Tai quickly jumped out of his room and hid his bag in a small area where no one could find it and ran towards the guards.
He soon caught up with the guards. "Tairaka, let us be. We have to do this." said one of them as they dragged the three strangers in a small old bag. "Do you even know what these people want?" Tai asked them, but they didn't answer. "Aargh...!!!!!" He swung out his sword and sliced one of the guards. It hit the armour on the guard's head and he flung to the ground. Just then, a few more guards came running down the path.
They took Tai away as the other guard got up and continued to the Delphius torture chamber.
Tai let the guards take him to the Palace but he had a ferious look on his face as he heard the screams inside the chamber.
The guards went into the main room of the Palace where the Emperor of Delphius sat and threw Tai to the ground. The Emperor was an very old man with a long white beard and bushy brows with a bit scrawny figure.
"Your exellency." said them all and bowed down presenting Tai. The emperor was not surprised and sighed. "What is it?" he asked.
"I think you already know....." Tai said, a bit disrespectfully. The Emperor rubbed his temples, his eyes closed with a serious look on his face.
"Tairaka," he said, eyes still closed. "You know what happened fifteen years ago." Tai looked away as the emperor finally opened his eyes. "We can't bear to let anything like that happen again. If it did, it would mean the end of Delphius. Now this should seem like a favor to you since your parents......were killed." "Even if they killed my parents, you think I enjoy the torture of innocent people?! How do you even know if their a threat?" Tai spoke aloud. "It is whats best. Now you should know, I hate to displease you since your mother was my sister. You are apart of this royalty. Yet you refuse to live in the palace and almost never agree with my decisions. I just don't know what to do with you...."
"I will never agree to be apart of your family. If this is how you will treat outsiders, innocent people, Fine. I'm leaving this city for good!!!!!!"
Tai swung his sword at the guards in anger and dashed out of the Palace.
He slided up and took his bag of belongings and headed for the Gates.
"So you finally decided to leave....."
Said a mysterious voice. "What do you want.....Etain?" Tai asked. "Well considering I'am The Great Hermit in these parts, I was thinking of leaving myself and becoming a storyteller. I feel the need to leave the title of Great Hermit."
Etain was an old man in his 60's. Although he was old, he kept a massive amount of strength.
"Well I have nothing special to give. I just want to...travel to parts of Karara I've never seen. I'm tired of hiding from the outside world."
Tai said. "Hmph. Well I can see a great path ahead of you. But no matter. You'll meet up with me in your travels..." and Etain vanished.
Tai paused for a few moments, but then got up and looked out at the vast wide ocean. The used his abilities of water to make a path up to solid ground.

Myo · 08-02-2006, 08:44 AM

Tesco walks down the street one a small town. "I wonder where I am?" Tesco says to himself. He sees a small pub and goes inside. He orders a small drink and goes over to an empty table. He starts drinking it when a few men come over to his table and stand behind him. "Can I help you gentlemen?" Tesco says to them without looking back.

"Yeah your at our table. Now move or there's gonna be trouble" The tallest one says.
Tesco thinks for a minute and says "Well i'm sorry, but I was here first. So i guess i'll take the trouble" Tesco says and keeps drinking.
"Why you..." The guy says and smashes a chair over Tesco. Tesco goes flying over to the side.

"Now that wasn't very nice" Tesco says brushing himself off. He then reaches back behind him and pulls out his sword. "Now you could have said please" Tesco says and walk over to the men. He then throws his sword in the air and the men look up at it. "Made you look" Tesco then pulls out his two guns and shoots the three men in the head. The sword then falls back down. As soon as the men fall on the ground, Tesco catches his sword. He walks past the bodies and puts his sword and guns back and pays the bartender for the damage. He then walks outside again and begins walking again.

Iudicium · 08-03-2006, 09:01 AM

Clyde had made it to the piers after a few hours, the weather was extremly hot, much hotter than usual. He had spotted a store and decided to get a drink. "One mineral water please." Clyde pulled out his bag of gold coins a handed the cashier a few coins. "Keep the change."

Clyde guzzled his drink and looked for the ticket booth. He had spotted it a few metres away. "One ticket to Marazonia please." Yet again Clyde took out his bag of coins and handed quite a few coins to the elderly man.

"The ferry's gonna come in about an hour, so you'll have to wait kid."

Clyde sighed and sat on a bench. "An hour!" He grunted. Clyde had noticed two men looking towards him when he bought his ferry ticket. One of the men walked over too him.

"Hey, kid! Give me your money!"

Clyde instantly jumped up and punched the man in the face, but the guy's friend saw it and ran towards them. Because there was two of them Clyde used his double team technique, this technique creates two of him so that he could fight multiple enemies easily but it uses a lot of spiritual energy.

"What the hell!?" The man shouted in shock. He was starting to panic so he took a swing at one of the Clydes. When Clyde fell to the floor he had completely ran out of spiritual energy because of the heat, therefore making Clyde to become one again. The man ran over to Clyde and stole his bag of gold.

"Crap!" Clyde yelled becaus he could not stop them let alone stand. "I've let my Sensai down!"

The man from the ticket booth went over to Clyde and took him inside. "You handled that situation well, I've seen many stand up to them but none have lived to tell the tale." The man helped Clyde onto a chair. "You can wait here until the ferry comes."

"Thanks..." Clyde struggled to say. He then closed his eyes and fell asleep.

Myo · 08-03-2006, 09:42 AM

Tesco wandered into another town. He heard there was a ferry going somewheres. Tesco decides to wait for the next ferry to take him to another place. He looked around and found the area. He finds the ticket booth. "Well this looks like the place. Guess i'll go buy a ticket" Tesco goes up to the booth and sees a guy sleeping in a chair. "Hello? Hey wake up. I need to buy a ticket."

Tesco waits until finally he goes around the booth and knocks the guy in the head. "Hey wake up already!" Another man suddenly appears and says.
"Sorry for the wait, but I had to go...Hey leave him alone" He rushes over to Tesco and pulls him away.
"Wait who're you. Wait don't tell me your the ticket guy"
"Yes I am and your beating up someone who helped me"
"Whoops sorry. I thought he was you. I need a ticket"

"Well too bad, you were beating him up. Actually, I will sell you a ticket, if you do me a favor. This guys money was stolen from him. If you get it back, i'll give you your ticket."
"Fine. What do they look like?" Tesco says to the guy and he tells Tesco what they look like. "Now to get this task done" Tesco runs off and starts after the guys. He asks around town and finally finds out from some kid where they are.

Tesco opens the door to an old building and sees a couple of men counting gold pieces. "Hey I think you need to return that money." Tesco says to the guys
"Who the hell are you? And the hell are you thinking coming into our territory?" The first guy says to Tesco.
"Names Tesco Ironbullet" Tesco says then he pulls out his two guns. "Now get ready for some real Iron bullets" Tesco says and shots the guys in the head. he walks past their dead bodies and grabs the gold and puts it in a bag.

Tesco then runs back to the booth and gives the man the gold. "Now can I have my ticket?" Tesco says to the man. The man looks shocked and gives Tesco his ticket
"Who are you?" The man says to Tesco.
"My name is Tesco ironbullet" Tesco says and heads to the ferry.

Storm · 08-03-2006, 12:29 PM

The clouds were beginning to turn from white puffballs on a blue sky to greyish strands on lilac, as Kieran rode on Architita's back across the sky. They had left Scaleptina an hour ago, and were heading further towards Mt Soldor, the lone volcano of the Scaleptinian Kingdom. Apart from Scaleptina, the large city of the region, the only settlements on this region were small villages, hamlets and farms. The closest was a further 1 and a half hours away, the village of Dracon.

"The village of Drakon," Kieran began, talking to Archatita, "It's so much smaller than Scaleptina, but it has a huge history. There have been many eruptions of Mt Soldor since when the village first started. Infact, it existed back in the days when the Great War happened. It got destroyed,but built again. Through the eruptions of this volcano, the village has been destroyed and rebuilt." He stoped as he saw the peak of the volcano emerge from the clouds. It was still many hundreds of miles away, but this natural beauty and hazard had such an immense size that it looked down on the rest of the moutains, both snow-topped and of rocky summit. The natural landscapes of the Kingdom were so beautiful, and it was the first time Kieran had seen the beauty so properly. Mountains, rivers, lakes and forests; all in the region his father looked after,and what he, Kieran would be caring for in the future.

A small area of cultivated land became visable. "This must be the great historical village..." Architita began to decend.

Omega OwA · 08-03-2006, 02:22 PM

Tai walked around the grassy area he was on and looked around.
"I don't even have a map....." He continued in a direction without even knowing where he was going.
It soon got dark and he did not know if he was going anywhere at all. "I guess I should make camp here. Its getting dark." He looked around himself and saw some trees. He cut several down with his sword and took the leaves of other trees and made a small tent out of it.
He crawled inside and lay on the floor. His stomach growled as he looked out. "Good thing I grought all this food in here. Wonder how long it will last."
He took out a few pieces of raw meat and set it beside him. Setting up some logs infront of him, he cast a fire spell and the wood caught fire.
Tai stuck the meat onto his sword and cooked it up. After finishing his small dinner, Tai took out a pouch of water and took a few sips. He whisped away the fire and lay back down.Listening to the crickets sing and the owls hoot, he finally fell asleep.

Tai woke up the next morning and stretched out a bit. He went outside his small tent and took a deep breath of the fresh morning air. He took out a a piece of bread from a loaf and started to eat. He thought a bit about how he was going to keep traveling like this. "I guess I should be looking for a town or city nearby first. I can get a map there and buy some more clothes or armour."
Tai put everything up and knocked down the small tent, throwing it back with the trees, just to not look so suspicious.
He had walked many miles and it had been nearly a week by now and soon could see a town in the distance.
"Finally." with this new temptation, he ran fast to get to some civilization. As he finally reached the area, he saw a gate up ahead. "This is a city, not a town...." as he aproached, the guards up front blocked the way.
"speak your buisness here." said one of them. "I'am a traveler. I seek only some shelter for a few days and to replenish my belongings."
Tai told them. They both nodded to eachother and searched Tai. Once they finished, the guards opened up the gates. "We will need to take your weapons from you. You will be given them back once you leave. But otherwise, Please enjoy your time here in Nepthana." said the other guard.
Tai nodded and entered the town.
"Hmm...." Tai looked around