Dark Age Legends

[Haraldur]

//Aminaga, why the Star Wars copying?//

Tesla followed Zeros'. The locket around his neck was throbbing slightly, which worried him.

[Trent]

"Idiot!" Zion charged at Aminaga. He pulled Eternity Weapon back, slashing at the back upon coming in range.

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Aura watched the darkness flow from Tsu. Then, the two swordsmen charged at each other.

"Despair Force... Ignite! じきーしい、いきます！" The darkness around Tsu focused to the blade as he leaped into the air, turning many, many flips, and then slashing down toward Aura.

"Eclipse Blade!" Aura's blades were surounded by a white light, and she swung upwards with all her might toward Tsu.

The two warriors passed by each other, and then, suspense.

[Aminaga]

"You shall pay for that one!" shouted Aminaga in his fury! He then began to charge up his Blade of Champion, however, he knew that Zion was not worth it, and decided to save it for Mavas. "I am sorry. Let's save it for who we're really after. What is your name again?"

//Aminaga, why the Star Wars copying?//

//Heh. It'll make sense to you when it gets later into the story...//

[Zeros']

Zeros' stopped in the air with a gentle flap of his black wings above the battle, observing the fighters below.

Hmm... Zion is already here fighting... He though, spotting Zion among the warriors. He looked at Aminaga, feeling the pure rage. He has great power, but his actions are clouded and fueled by rage. He looked at Ven and Mavas, noticing their similar aura's and the last part of his sentence.

Brother's... hmm... He mused silently to himself. He then looked at Marshal. He is one of them... interesting He thought. He then noticed the ground freeze and icicles start to rain.

[Xorlak]

Ven deflected a shard of ice with his blade, severing it in two.

Mavas began to slowly float downwards, a mist emanating around him from the remains of his attack.  He paused for a moment, then singled out Zeros' with a glance.

Excellent...  Most excellent...

"I shall take my leave now gentlemen.  'Till we meet again!"

The ruby around his neck flashed a bright crimson and a pillar of light shot southward... he was gone...

Ven charged the mist and slashed it with his blade as it thinned.

"BLAST IT!!  So close... I told you to leave me alone!"

He clenched his fist angrily at Aminaga and the gathered warriors in general, but then calmed down, saying in a more forgiving tone:

"You wouldn't understand..."

The silver knight sheathed his sword on his back and walked towards his discarded black cloak.

[Aminaga]

"Please tell me. I have a feeling I will..." said Aminaga. I have once have an enemy like you almost a decade ago. "Please. I know what this is like. I am just wanting to help you..."

[Haraldur]

"I suggest you be quiet," The Great Prophet said in a grumpy and impatient tone. "Let us just get on with what we are doing."

Tesla said,"Actually, what are you all doing?"

//I mean this, what is actually happening? I have not a clue. Why are we in this spot? Where are we travelling to? Is there method to this confusion of relationships?//

[Dude Man]

Duilin hovered in the air next to Zeros', flapping his wings. "This must be it, Zeros'." He looked at Ven "It seems to be comeing from him."

He then looks at Aminaga 'A warrior clouded in a battle of rage. Seems much simular to me.'

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Marshal steped foward "Excuse me..." He said to Aminaga "But by my first impression of you, it seems that you might need some help to." He said not trying to sound offensive.

[Zeros']

Zeros' nodded.

"Yes..." he said. He looked at each warrior in turn from his position in the air. He noticed the Mavas character leave and decided this was a good time to show himself.

Without waiting for an anwser, he used his superior speed and ghosted (a term for when one seems to disappear from sight and reppear almost an instant) right behind where Ven was walking.

His trench coat flared out behind him from the sudden movement and ruffled as he reappeared. The dirt flared and swirled. The grass around flattened as a sudden wind came over it.

"Hello there," he said, being polite.

[Trent]

"I am Zion Ultima," he said. "You are...?"

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More suspense.

Then, Aura collapsed on the ground. Tsu turned his head to look, and then left the ring as the commentators announced the winner.

[Aminaga]

"My name is Aminaga Ragtunos." said Aminaga. "I have ventured many lands, and apparently, my travels have brought me here, Zion Ultima." He then said to Marshal "And who are you?"

[Dude Man]

"I am Marshal Royle. I am a warrior of a group known as the Blue Minotaur, we specalize in the summoning of creatures for the help of man kind. I have herd stories of people such as yourselves who have had something to do with stopping the near end of the world five years ago..."

Duilin landed down on the ground. "Zion, long time no see." He nodded

"Ah, another winged man." Marshal said. He then spotted Rink, cluching to Duilin's arm "And, and an imp as it so appears!"

"It's okay, he's solitatary." Duilin responded "His name is Rink, I'm Duilin."

"Yeah, it stunk down in hell." Rink said, as he jumps down to the ground. He dusts himself off. "So, what the devil is goin' on here?"

[Haraldur]

Nikola Tesla said, "My name is Nikola Tesla."

The Great Prophet said, "People just call me Prophet."

[Xorlak]

Ven stopped in his tracks as the dust swirled around him.  He turned and looked the man in the eye.  He appeared human, except for the wings... but he obviously was not.  Not with that kind of an aura...

He nodded his head in return.

"Hello."

It was obvious his little battle was attracting much attention.  Probably best to tell them...  He began with a sigh.

"My name is Ven Hyul.  The man who attacked me... Mavas... is not what you think."

He turned and picked up his discarded cloak, removing a concealed canteen from it.  He took a drink before continuing.

"The pendant around his neck bears a curse.  While it grants him great power, it also makes him insane...  It is tainted with evil...  It is impossible to remove by anyone except by him, for anyone who touches it will also become afflicted by the curse, or so I've heard..."

He threw the black cloak over his silver armor and began to fasten it.

"I've heard of another similar pendant... the Kelvos...  one with a blue gem that blocks the curse, which is what I've been seeking for the past few months... None of you would have happened to know anything about that now, would you?"

It was worth a shot, since they looked like a pretty well diversified group of warriors.

[Zeros']

Zeros' scratched his chin thoughtfully, pondering the man's question.

"I'm not too sure. Even as well versed in my travels of this planet over the centuries (Zeros' never reveals his age), I've heard many legends from other angel's and demon's that come from above and below to...hunt for me. I overheard a group of angel's talking about the pendent you talk about, the Kelvos," he said looking up to the sky.

"They didn't say the location of it, only that it was forge by a mystical being from Asgard - which is the plane above - and sent down to earth to counter the pendent that the demon's in Niffliem forged, the one with the red gem. Neither of them were supposed to fall into human hands," he said contemplatively.

"Each grant a special power. The one with the red gem grants the user great power, but makes them insane. It is said that only the demon's born from the flesh of Niffliem could control the state of insaneness that the red gem grants in order to harness the power properly. And the red gem does indeed inflict the curse on the person who touches it, but that curse cannot be removed, or so I've heard.

"The Kelvos is the opposite of the red gemmed necklace. The Kelvos will block the user from any curse as you said. It will also allow the user to control any emotion that they feel, which mean combining the two, that person would be a force to reckon with. I am sorry to say, Ven that I have heard of both, but have seen neither in the face of battle," he said. He tilted his head down and stared Ven directly in the eye.

"Now, I have a question for you: have you heard of a man named Draven or his Crimson Empire? Any imformation would be extremely helpful to myself and my companion, Duilin and Rink" he said, gesturing towards Duilin and Rink's position.