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| [Introduction]
After the ritual performed by Dalma and Reden, interspecies, national and civil wars have ended with the result of peace. However; Shakana and her empire remain unaffected by the powerful ritual being as they were attuned to old magic by their ancestors. Yet, they are not powerful to stand up against the rest of the nations. Darku; the red nation's emperor retreats to his secret lair continuing his plot against the world. This time; he sends to Shakana a message of cooperation. Now both Darku and Shakana plot against the world. With Shakana and the Yellow Nation's secret and Darku's secret plot; they will stop at nothing to bring down the council. Dalma and Reden stories are over. But the leader of the blue nation; Foonar, will do whatever it takes to ensure peave and an end to the war. The story is more darker, dramatic and more emotions. |
And as such, he was right. Darku had retreated into his underground network that connects to every major city in his empire. There was one however that goes directly under the mountains of Hiro far east from his capital. Shakana mysteriously received an unlikely invitation to join him. Her servant informed her that he is willing to cooperate to the fullest extent. "So. Darku's back is against the wall eh? His empire cannot hold after this mysterious spell affected the lands. I wonder who it is that done such a magic spell. No matter, if Darku wants my assistance he will have my assistance. I'm surprised he has invited me to join him in his underground lair. Send for my carriage, I wish to get to the nearest entrance of his cave pronto! Maybe I won't kill him after all." she said. MS: A Lone Warrior, a Manticore Anthro named AO was coming from the Far East on a sacred quest to rid the Lands of Evil (A Manticore is a rare beast with a Man's Head, Lion's Body and tail of a Scorpion) AO got his unusaul name from his Mother who was one of the few remaining worshipers of one the Oldest Cults in Hiro The Worship of the Male Force and the Female Force named O and A respecitivly, these twin forces lived in Harmony with all matter in the Universe until the destructive force Negator divided the two forces into a Million pieces and those millions of pieces became all living things AO was almost at Foonar's empire...He knew Foonar even though he had never met him before He looked at a locket around his neck and opened it, it contained a Key "I promise ya Ma." The Manticore said "I will fullfill your dream and bring goodness to the land." From the West came Zebra-kon, the Striped Warrior. His stripes were black and white but otherwise he didn't look much like a zebra at all. He stood on two powerful legs equipped with claws that resembled a raptor dinosaur. But his head was not reptilian, it was more like a jackal or baboon with a mouthful of sharp teeth and an evil glare. Zebra-kon intended to sell his services to the highest bidder. Only two things interested him, money and killing. If he could get paid to kill, then everything in his life was working out fine. When he reached the village of Three Corners, which happened to lie an equal distance from the Red, Yellow, and Blue kingdoms, he visited a scribe and had three letters to be written in three different colored inks. One letter went to Foonar (blue), one to Darku (red), and one to Shakana (yellow). He hired three messengers and sent them on their way with the letters. All the letters were the same: I am Zebra-kon. I'm sure you have heard of me. How much is it worth to you to have me on your side instead of against you? Then Zebra-kon paid for a room at the Three Corners Inn and settled down to wait for a reply. Meanwhile, AO passed through a familiar forest; it was filled with light and calmness. He was unsure where exactly he was in; but one thing was for sure, he felt at peace. After an hour walking he spots a small yet out of place cottage in the middle of the forest. Outside it was a blue wolf maiden. She was nursing a couple newborn pups that were surprisingly human with wolf like appearences. "All Hail." The Blue Wolf said quietly "I feel I have lost my way." AO said "I was looking for the Empire of Foonar." "Than you have not lost your way at all." The Mother Wolf said Zebra-kon read the letter brought to him by Darku's servant. "Tell your master that Zebra-kon accepts his offer. In fact, why don't we just ride back together? You can show me the way." As they rode, Zebra-kon asked Darku's servant many questions and gradually built up a picture in his head of Darku and his Red Kingdom. Although Darku was very ambitious and wished to rule the world, it seemed that his luck lately had not been very good. "Tell me more about this spell that lies on the kingdom," Zebra-kon said. "No one knows who cast it," the servant said. "Or at least if Darku does know who he has not made it public knowledge." "Yes, but what are the effects of the spell? What does it do?" "Its old magic from the old kingdoms. Before human and anthros ever came here. Or so some are lead to believe. It was said that it could stop all wars. Since Shakana's people and Darku are the only known descendants from the old kingdoms, they are unaffected by its effects. Don't know why though." he explained. They journeyed into a forest; burnt and cleared. Looks like Darku had been expanding before the empire crumbled. There was death and destruction across the fields. Fires still raged what felt like months. "My lord wanted to make another grand city here. This place used to be home of the elven ents. I know its strange how tree ents are elvish, but its how they are born actually. Elves submit themselves into these trees during the old wars. Best be careful. There are still more at large." Treading back to AO and the wolf mother; AO asked in which direction he was proceeding. "Continue west then turn south. You'll find the capital city where he hold's a national council. So far there are only clans, and the green and blue nations. My people and the humans had been at war with each other we couldn't spare ourselves to assist the nations. We wouldn't be able to be able to do anything concerning that the yellow and red nations banged down people's doors." she said. From the house, a young human appears; young, with an unkempt hair and a shaved face. (Forced with the environments natural resources of course.) There were a couple scars that were healing at his chin. "Dalma! Who's our new guest?" he asked waving his hand. As they came over the rise, Darku's servant pointed to a village still some distance away. "That is Ebonville, our destination." It doesn't look like much," Zebra-kon said. "Why would Darku make his headquarters there?" "What is there is just an entrance to the tunnels," the servant said. "Darku lives underground now for maximum protection." "Well, I'm no cave-dweller," Zebra-kon said as they entered Ebonville. "Whatever I do for Darku must have some daylight in it." "That's between you and my master Darku. We will take a room at the Inn. The entrance to the tunnels is hidden in the wine cellar." That night Zebra-kon and Darku's servant made their way into the tunnels where they were immediately challenged by a guard, but when he saw that the servant carried Darku's seal, he let them pass. THey arrived in the room with the zebra anthro already sitting. "So. Your an agent I presume?" he asked. Zebra-kon chuckled and smirked. "Maybe. I do my job very well. I am more then just an average assassin." he replied. More then just an average assassin; now this is someone worth hiring. "Well I got a job that's worth paying. My acquaintance and I are working on a very secret project that will combine mines and her's skill. I want you to eliminate any spies that come and go discovering us and our location." "I'm ready to crash if you don't mind." He said "Let me lead you to your room." The Zebra Anthro said As they walked down a great hallway Zebra-kon noticed how luxerious everything was, the paintings, the carpets...Just everything "Curious that an inn in a sleepy little village would be so well-furnished," Zebra-kon said. "That's because Darku meets one of his favorite mistresses here." "He doesn't keep his women in a harem like most warlords do in this part of the world?" "This woman is not ordinary. She is an enchantress. If Darku made her angry then she would cast a bad spell on him. So he is careful to keep her happy. Here is your room. Sleep and rest and think about what I told you. We'll meet again and go over the details." Zebra-kon stretched out on the bed. Like the rest of the inn, it was more comfortable than he expected. Darku and his Red Kingdom seemed to be surprisingly wealthy. Maybe he would have to increase his fee. In the middle of the night a small noise brought him wide awake. Like a flash he was out of bed and grabbing the arm of the little man who was looking in his backpack. "That's private property, friend. Before I kill you, tell me why you are in my room." "I'm just an ordinary thief, Great Warrior! Please don't kill me!" Zebra-kon dragged the man downstairs and tied him to the innkeeper's chair with a note pinned to him: Found this in my room. What is it? Then Zebra-kon returned to his bed and immediately fell back to sleep. Despite her powerful spells; she couldn't dare take on an entire army Darku throws at her. Now all she had to do was escape. The Enchantress looked out the window and saw a large Dinosaur Creature with a saddle and bridle...That was her fathful pet Now she had to get down to him Or he had to get up to her. She gave a low soft whistle and the dinosaur extended its long neck upwards. She stepped out of the window, grabbed hold of its neck, and slid down into the saddle. "Away, Skellaby!" she cried and the dino galloped off down the road with her arms wrapped around its neck. © Copyright 2010 MS, Steve Ellen, Twiga, (known as GROUP). All rights reserved. GROUP has granted Writing.Com, its affiliates and its syndicates non-exclusive rights to display this work. |