Blades of Death And Life

Blades of Death and Life (Part 48) The tests of Killakata:The Fear Room (III)

2009-05-03T21:12:00.004+08:00

Author's note: And here's the second one.
Author's note 2: For the information of all readers, the next few chapters may seems annoying to you, but you will get to learn more about the characters.

"What? What's happening?"Flame asked.

"The exit's blocked, and there are glass walls surrounding us. How do we get out?"Aurora asked.

"We've got something more important to worry about."Gale said while pointing at the inter-space dimensions.

The inter-space dimensions are shaking uncontrollably.

"Everybody! Watch out!"Staner exclaimed.

There was then a flash of darkness.*

Nobody was to be seen in the room.

To Be Continued...

*Yes, a flash of darkness.

Blades of Death and Life (Part 47) The tests of Killakata:The Fear Room (II)

2009-05-03T17:33:00.004+08:00

Author's note: Examinations are coming soon, but as I promised, two chapters for today.

"Say, why is Gale the only one without anything before him?"Strife asked.

"Because there's a problem with the systems of Killakata."Gale replied.

"Hmm? What do you mean?"Sky queried.

"The systems of Killakata never makes a mistake."Gale answered.

Without a warning, the entire place started to shake. The entire place started to crumble. The door which they entered from was sealed by pieces of the ceiling. The glass walls sank back into the ground.

"Everyone! Hold on to something!"Gale shouted.

Then, as immmediately as it happened, the earthquake stopped.

The interspace dimension closed.

"Something is definitely not right. We should get out of here as soon as possible to investigate."Gale informed everyone.

"Alright! Let me destroy the things blocking the door!"Flame exclaimed energetically.

The entire place started to shake. The glass walls rose once again.

To Be Continued...

Blades of Death and Life (Part 46) The tests of Killakata:The Fear Room (I)

2009-01-07T19:33:00.006+08:00

Author's Note: Sorry for the extremely late post, I got lazy again.
Author's Note 2: You probably have seen this in other stories/comics/mangas/animes/whatever.

The party of seven walked through the door that was just newly opened.

"Congratulations on making it this far! However, this room will not be as easy."said the voice.

"As I expected, this is the renowned test room of the Killakata..."said Gale.

"That's right. This is the final room, the Fear Room."replied the voice.

"The Fear Room? Does it like, show us things that we are most afraid of? Like in those kiddish storybooks?"Flame asked.

"WHAT DID YOU SAY? HOW DARE YOU INSULT THE KILLAKATA'S FINAL ROOM!? YOU'LL SEE TRUE TERROR!"shouted the voice.

Glass walls rose from the ground, seperating the seven, thought they could still see each other.The formation of the glass walls created seven corridors.

In each corridor, an interspace-dimension portal opened up.*

"Hmm, high leveled powers indeed."Gale commented.

From each portal, a certain object appeared, though all of them seemed different from another.

In front of Gale, nothing. Staner, slime. Flame, a giant wind machine. Dragging itself towards Aurora, a zombie. Rushing towards Strife, guards. Slithering towards, River, lizards. Standing before Sky, a demon.

"Huh? Since when was I afraid of demons?"Sky queried.

"The Fear Room not only projects what you fear, but also what you hate."the voice replied.

"Since when did I hate demons?"Sky asked.

Nobody answered, as they were busy with their opponents.(Except Gale, of course.)

"Pesky guards, I've defeated them long ago."Strife commented,

"I-impossible! That was the information we received!"the voice shouted disapprovingly.

"Hmph, then your source must be faulty."Strife replied.

To Be Continued...

*In other words, those summoning portal thingies you see in video games.

Blades of Death and Life (Part 45) The tests of Killakata:The Weather Room

2008-12-04T10:55:00.007+08:00

Author's note: My internet crashed the last few days, so I couldn't update. Well, yeah. Here's the next chapter.

The seven of them entered the door. The door closed.

"Alright. This is the weather room. Different disasters will happen, so let's see how you survive." The voice said.

*Rumbling sounds*

"I think it's...going to rain." Aurora said.

And it did.

The entire room was filled with a tremendous rain.

"Hey! What's going on- glub glub glub." Flame shouted.

"The room is flooding!" Strife exclaimed.

The water level suddenly dropped.An earthquake follows. The floor split into half and magma shoots out. Great heat engulfed the room.

Gale then uses his powers to make wind platforms for everyone to stand on. Pillars of fire rose at great speed.

"Woah!"Flame exclaimed.

Suddenly, a thunderstorm occured. Lightning bolts fell down around the room. One of them hit Staner and he fell straight down.

"Staner got hit! We have to help him."Flame shouted.

"We have to get him! If he falls, he'll hit the magma."Gale stated.

As Staner was close to the wall, he drew out his sword and stabbed the wall, which was wooden.

Gale rushed forward and made another platform for Staner to stand on.

"I thought I was a goner." Staner said with a grin.

The magma flowed back into the ground. The thunderstorm subsided too.

"Well done! You passed the second test!" The voice said.

The door swung open.

"Staner, how did you recover from the hit so fast just now?" Flame asked.

"Before I got hit, I took out my sword and used it to block. I deflected the lightning bolt, but the force still knocked me down."Staner replied.

Blades of Death and Life (Part 44) The tests of Killakata:Trap room

2008-11-26T12:59:00.003+08:00

Author's note: First of all, I'm seriously very sorry for no updates for two months. To tell the truth, I was, well, slacking. Therefore, I'm going to update as-much-chapters-as-I-can for this few days.

As the seven walked through the gate, it closed itself.

"So, a few weaklings decided to pass our tests? You will have to go through five tests. If you pass, you are then worthy to enter the city. If not, your life ends." A loud voice said.

"I'm not weak!"Flame shouted.

"Then prove it. The first test is... the trap room."The voice said.

"I think that he meant that this room is now full of traps?"Strife asked.

"Bingo! Now shut up and clear this room or just get killed by its traps. Your objective, is to get to the door."The voice replied.

"This looks easy, lets just walk to the door. Ok, lets-whoops!"Flame said while taking a step forward. An arrow flew past him, missing his ears by inches.

"This is dangerous. We have to move carefully. Take the wrong step and you will die."Gale said while looking around.

"I think that there should be a specific way of moving through this room."River commented.

"Agreed, but it will be dangerous to just step on any random tile to find out if it triggers a trap."Sky replied.

"Hey, what's that?"Aurora asked while pointing at the wall.

"It's a board with writings on it."Staner said while looking closely at it.

"It says 'NNWWSSESWWWNWNNENNESNWENWNENNESNNEN' What's that supposed to mean?"Flame read the board.

"I think it means NSEW means North, South, East and West."Strife replied.

"Which may mean forward, backwards, move right and move left. There is a red line here, which probably means that the instructions start from the red line."Gale said while looking at the floor.

"We can't possibly remember the entire instruction. It's quite long."Staner commented.

"Each of us can remember just one part of it."Aurora replied.

"Hmm... good idea."Gale said.

"So mine will be NNWWS, Sky will remember SESWW and so on."Gale instructed.

Therefore, the seven followed the instructions and finally was able to go through but they had some injuries.

"Oh impressive! To think that you could pass the first test! The rest will not be so easy. Here's a present for you."The voice said.

A block of metal fell down from nowhere.

"Watch out!"Staner shouted.

The block of metal fell through the floor.

"Are you trying to kill us!?"Flame shouted.

"That's right!"The voice replied.

*Sweatdrops*

The door swung open.

Blades of Death and Life (Part 43) The tests of Killakata:Entrance

2008-09-28T15:41:00.003+08:00

"Hmm, we've reached the gates."Gale said.

"Whoa! It's really huge! How are we going to go in anyway? The gates are shut."Flame exclaimed.

Right after what Flame said, the gates creaked open.

"Oh..ok..."Flame said slowly.

Just when all of them stepped in, the gates slammed shut.

"You have walked into the gates of Killakata. You will have to pass a few tests to go through. If not, just die here. It has nothing to do with us."said a voice.

"Hey...why do we have to go through tests? How would the people from Aegis ask for help from here?"Aurora asked.

"They don't, that's why. The people of Aegis are stronger than you think."Gale replied.

"By the way, tell us more about Sky's past."Aurora asked.

"Well, it's-"Strife said but got cut off.

Gale had secretly kicked Strife's leg. Strife knew what he meant so he shut up.

"What? Tell us!" Flame said.

Sky, River, Strife and Gale pretended not to hear him and walks on.

"Hey! Wait for us!"Flame, Staner and Aurora shouted.

To Be Continued...

Blades of Death and Life (Part 42) The tests of Killakata:Beginning

2008-09-09T21:33:00.002+08:00

"Hey Sky."Strife whispered.

"Yea?"Sky asked.

"Why were you angry when Flame kept talking during dinner that time?"Strife asked.

"Shouldn't I? Isn't it annoying when someone keeps blabbering while you are eating? It's rare for me to eat with many people."Sky answered.

"Ah, I understand. My parents disappeared when I was four. My brother had to take care of me then. He disappeared when I was seven. I had to take care of myself. I was alone until now."Strife replied.

"Hey! The something happened to me last time which was quite similiar to this. My parents disappeared when I was five. I had a little brother which was still a baby. That is all I can remember."Sky said.

"Hey everyone. We've reached the entrance of Killakata." Gale said.

"Hey Gale, why didn't you want to come here last time."Staner asked.

"That's because you had to go through some tests before you can go in there. I'm too lazy to do it that time."Gale replied.

To Be Continued...

Blades of Death and Life (Part 41) Orb

2008-08-23T19:58:00.003+08:00

The seven set off for Killakata.

Halfway through their journey...

"Everyone, let's rest for awhile."Gale said.

"By the way, what is the name of the orb that you have?"Gale asked as he turned to Aurora.

"I'm not sure, but I think that it is called the Orb of Life. My father told me that when he passed the orb to me. I also heard from my mother that the orb is needed as one of the sixteen items needed for summoning a weapon that is said to be so powerful that only one person can use it."Aurora answered.

"What are your parents' names?"Gale asked.

"Sorry, but I cannot answer that."Aurora replied.

"Who's the person that can use it?"River asked due to curiosity.

"I don't know."Aurora answered.

After their rest, the seven continued their journey...

Blades of Death and Life (Part 40) The walk around the town

2008-08-22T18:03:00.005+08:00

The party of seven then split into twos....TWOS!!??

So, Sky paired up with Strife, River with Aurora, Flame with Staner and Gale with...

"Eh?I don't have anyone to pair with and they are already gone.Fine I'll just go myself."Gale said to himself.

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On Sky and Strife's side

"Hey, Sky."Strife said.

"Yea?"Sky replied.

"Are you sure you saw everything ever since you are sealed? I'm just curious."Strife asked.

"Not really. It's as if I "blacked out" for a while...maybe for years, I don't know.When I awoke, I was looking at...myself. Of course, it took me quite a while to realise that I was sealed. Strangely, the memories before I got sealed were very faint."Sky answered.

"I see..."Strife replied.

The seven met up again.

"How's the town?"Gale asked.

"Everyone is friendly."Strife answered.

"Everyone greeted us."Aurora answered.

"There are people who gave us apple."Flame answered.

"Ah, as usual, this town is very friendly. Hmm.. among all the places I went in the world, this is the best town"Gale said to himself.

"You travelled the world!?"Flame asked.

"Yea..I did."Gale replied.

"Anyway, we should go to Killataka, the village of paladins, to report the matter of the undead rising. Be careful, that is one of the places I never went."Gale told everyone.

"Why didn't you go then?"Staner asked.

"I didn't feel like it."Gale answered.

"Weird..."Flame commented.

To Be Continued...

Blades of Death and Life (Part 39) Aegis

2008-08-13T21:40:00.004+08:00

"By the way, how did you know you got sealed?" River asked.

"For the fourteen years I have been watching everything as if I was watching an acting scene.It's as if my soul drifted out but it is floating around.In other words I was kind of watching in the point of view of a spirit. You could say that I was glad when I was released."Sky answered.

"Wow. I never knew you were sealed or anything. It must be boring to wait for fourteen years."Staner commented.

"I got used to it eventually."Sky replied.

"Hey Sky, I'm just curious, but why where you displeased when Flame is with River?"Strife whispered.

"Honestly, I wasn't displeased.My mind's in a mess.The more I look at them, the more I think that they are familiar..."Sky answered.

"Hey hey! Do you want to enter or not?I've been letting this gate open for so long!"A displeased shout was heard.

"Sorry.Let's get going."Gale said.

The gate slowly closed behind them...

"The people in the town are very friendly.I know them all."Gale told the rest of the party.

"All right. We split up in twos for awhile, and meet up here an hour later. Go it?"Gale said again.

"No problem."The rest said in unison.

To Be Continued...

Blades of Death and Life (Part 38) The neutral village

2008-08-07T22:12:00.003+08:00

"You know, we're running away, but where are we now?"Flame asked.

"There's another village up ahead."Aurora pointed out.

"Aaaaahhh more undeads!"Flame screamed.

"No, no. I believe that this is the Aegis village. You can say that it is neutral."Gale said.

"Neutral?"Strife asked.

"Yep. There's the Giragada, the village of undeads, Aegis, the village of humans and Killataka, the village of paladins."Gale replied.

"Hey Gale."Sky said.

"Yeah?"Gale asked.

"What was the name of the village I stayed in before I got sealed?"Sky asked.

"It is Arkasten, the village of shadows."Gale replied.

The party of seven reached the gates of Aegis.

To Be Continued...

Blades of Death and Life (Part 37) A village of Undeads

2008-07-14T18:35:00.002+08:00

All seven of them rushed out.

Before them were...

An entire army of skeletons.

"What the heck?"Flame asked.

"I think...this was a village of undeads to begin with."River commented.

"That's it! We must have landed near the village of Giragada."Gale exclaimed.

"Giradla..what?"Staner asked.

"It's Giragada.It's a village of undeads!"Gale replied.

"So..do we fight?"Strife asked.

"No. There is a variety of them. From skeleton generals to archers to knights and dracolichs."Gale answered.

"So...what do we do now?"Staner asked.

"I know! Run!!!"Flame shouted.

The seven of them all fled...

To be continued...

Blades of Death and Life (Part 36) Weird sounds...

2008-07-14T18:01:00.004+08:00

The party of seven followed the old man into the village.

"..."

"Hmm? Strife, is there anything on your mind?"Aurora asked.

"No, but...why is this place so dark?"Strife replied

"I thought so too..."

"You all should go to sleep first.It's already nighttime."The old man said.

It was night.The frogs in the riverbank nearby are croaking out loud.Even though the trees are bare they amplifies the darkness.

"Hey...what's that sound?"Sky asked.

"Hmm? What sound?"Staner asked back.

"Don't you hear it? The sound of....cracking?"

"Come to think of it...yes."Staner replied.

Sky and Staner woke the others up.The rest of them listened properly and heard it too.

"Crack!"

"Outside!Quick!"Sky shouted.

To be continued....

Blades of Death and Life (Part 35) Friends or Foe? (I)

2008-04-20T21:45:00.005+08:00

"But then...I have a strong feeling of hatred against him, and I don't know why."Sky said, frowning.

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Gale's point of view...

Oh crap! The Banished One is...

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Back to narrator's point of view...

"Calm down, Sky..."River said.

"Eh? What are you people doing here?"An old man suddenly asked.

"Huh? Who are you?"Staner asked.

"I am the chief of a village not far from here. you people seems lost to me.Care to stay for one night?"He asked.

"Fine then."Flame replied.

"Follow me."The old man said.

15 minutes later...

"Yep, we've arrived."The old man told them.

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Strife's point of view...

Something fishy is going on here...

Why the hell would there be a village in an empty open field?

And why is this place so dark?

Blades of Death and Life (Part 34) Collapse of the opposite dimension

2008-04-08T22:22:00.005+08:00

The wall of truth suddenly cracked.

"What the hell?"Flame asked.

Suddenly, someone else appeared.

"Sky...It has been a long time.Meheheh..."He spoke.

"Wha-? Why the hell does this person look like Sky?"Staner exclaimed.

"He certainly does look like Sky, but you can see that his appearance is somewhat different."Gale replied.

"Yes..like the hair colour."River said.

"And the clothes colour too."Strife said.

"Ah... you people are quite observant." The person said grinning.

"Who are you?"Staner asked.

"You will know in the end...but not now. Meheheh."He replied.

"You... look familiar."Sky said with a frown.

"Oh? It seems that you have not remembered the past yet.Well, too bad."He said as he disappeared.

Pieces from the Wall of Truth fell down. It cracked and collapsed.

"This dimension is collapsing!We have to get out of here!"Gale shouted.

All of them ran into the portal.

They were back to Earth.

"To be able to destroy a dimension and not to forget, the Wall of Truth. What power..."Gale said with a frown.

"..."

"Yea?"Gale asked.

"I think..I met this guy before."Sky replied.

"Nah, that can't happen. I mean, you were sealed for fourteen years, weren't you? So there's no way that could happen." Strife remarked.

"Yea..."Gale said quietly.

To be continued...

Blades of Death and Life (Part 33) The Wall of Truth:Strife's Fate

2008-03-02T21:57:00.003+08:00

"Okay...this things are getting more and more weird."Flame said.

Strife stood at a side looking at something.

"It seems that Strife has found his own..."Gale whispered to the rest.

Everyone went to look too.

This...is the fate of Strife.

The Past:

The Boy Was Alone,
With His Brother,
When He Was Very Young.
His Parents Had Disappeared.

He Had To Depend On His Brother.
But One Day,
His Brother Disappeared.

The Present:

You Shall Aid The Banished One,
In Defeating The Banisher,
Preventing him from taking over the world.

The Other Blade You Shall Wield.

To be Continued...

Blades of Death and Life (Part 32) The Wall of Truth:River's Fate

2008-03-02T16:08:00.004+08:00

"Well...what is that supposed to mean?"Sky asked.

"I'm not sure...but I think that you were once...a different person."Gale said.

"Let's go and find the others' fate."Gale told them.

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Gale's point of view....

I couldn't tell him...at least not now...his horrible past...

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Back to narrator's point of view....

"Hey, I found River's fate."Sky exclaimed.

Like before, everyone rushed over.

Written down here is nothing but the truth, so remember the words written.The words written down here is for River.

The Past:

A Friend You Found,
Who You Were With,
Then The Exact Friend You Lost,
At The Very Next Day.

Despite That,
You Remembered Him Always.
Yet You Did Not Know That,
The Item You Lost,
Is Safely With Him.

You Dropped It On The Very Day,
That He Disappeared.

The Present:

But Then,
The Thing You Must Remember,
Is That The Person You Love,
Will Be The One You Misunderstood.
You Will Hate Him,
But You Will Eventually Realise,
That You Have Wronged Him.

You Will Regret What You Have Said,
And Wishes That He Will Come Back.
But He Was There All Along,
Protecting You.

But I Assure You,
You Will Be Happy,
At The End Of The Journey.

To Be Continued.....

Blades of Death and Life (Part 31) The Wall of Truth:Sky's Fate

2008-02-29T15:45:00.005+08:00

"Follow you to where?" Flame asked.

"You will find out when you reach there."Gale said as he walked to a part of the ground which is quite sandy.

Gale used a stick and drew strange words and symbols on the ground.He then took out a weird looking bottle with weird looking greenish blue liquid in it.He let a few drips out of the bottle and then closed it again.Gale stood back as the symbols and words glowed bright red.

Gale stepped back and waited.Ten seconds later, a portal appeared.

"Go in."Gale told them.

Everybody walked into the portal.

Everybody reached their destination.They were in a dimension different from them.Ahead of them was a large wall.

"What is this?"Flame asked.

"A wall.In fact, it is called The Wall of Truth."Gale answered.

"Why is that so?"Aurora asked.

"It has another name which is 'The Wall of Prophecies'.It is named this way as everyone's fate is written on it and what is written will always come true."Gale replied.

"Now, look for your own name and read what is written."Gale told them.

"Well, here is mine."Sky told the rest.

Everybody rushed over to look.

Whatever written here is true, so pay heed to it.The words written in this section is about Sky.

The Past:

Twice Fallen,
Twice Arisen.
Once Pure and Faithful,
Then Corrupted and Betrayed.

Without Control Of Himself,
He Almost Killed Many Of His Own Kind.

The ONE Ordered Someone To Banish Him.
The Someone, Jealous Of Him,Banished Him.
Because Of The Someone's Jealousy, He Not Only Banished Him,
He Even Turned Him Back To When He Was Young.

The Future:

But When The Time Comes, He,
As Refering To The One Who Was Banished,
Will Be The One Of The Those Who Will Save The World,
When The One Who Banished Him Seeks To Take Over The World.

The Blade He Will Wield, Together With Another.
Both Will Prevail Over The Banisher,
And Set Peace To The World.

Even If The Above Words Could Not Be Remembered,
Always Remember This.

Twice Fallen,
Twice Arisen.

To Be Continued....

Blades of Death and Life (Part 30) Control Without Control

2008-02-21T21:59:00.003+08:00

Even though River and Aurora were freed, Sky's eyes were still blood red.

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River's point of view...

Those eyes...I saw them before...Those were Sky's eyes when he was just released from the cyclinder...

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Back to narrator's point of view...

"We have to stop him before...."River told the rest.

"Before he kills us."Strife finished the sentence.

"How do we stop him?"Gale asked.

"Calm him down."Strife answered.

The six of them ran towards Sky and tried to attack him.Unfortunately, he was too fast for them.

Suddenly, Sky pointed his sword at River.Everyone else gasped as they watched.As Sky was about to stab River, he suddenly flinched.Then his eyes slowly turned back to their original colour.

"Arrg..What happened?"Sky asked.

"Sky...You lost control."River replied.

"Oh..sorry."Sky told her.

"It's alright.It's not your fault."River replied.

"Everyone, come with me."Gale told them.

To Be Continued....

Blades of Death and Life (Part 29) The fight to save (V)

2008-02-13T19:56:00.003+08:00

The orb crashed down onto Sky, bringing up clouds of dust.

"Oh my gosh! That spell is known as the orb of destruction.Everything hit by it will be reduced to ashes. So far nothing has ever withstanded it."Gale exclaimed.

As Staner and the rest watched helplessly at the clouds of dust, trying to see if there was any signs of life, something emerged from the clouds of dust.

It was no doubt Sky, except that his wings were wider and his eyes were blood red.The whites around the pupils had turned red and so had the pupils of the eyes.In other words, the entire eye was blood red.

Sky looked as if he was crazy.He dashed towards Glocarous, before giving him a slash on the arm. It seemed that Sky's speed has been doubled.

"This speed...I don't think I can catch up with it."Glocarous thought to himself.

Glocarous jumped out of the crack in the ceiling. Sky crashed through the ceiling and slashed Glocarous's chest.

"I have to run..for now."Glocarous thought.

"It has been fun fighting you...I'll be leaving for now. Haha!"Glocarous said as he disappeared with a flash of light.

The cages that held River and Aurora faded away.

To Be Continued....

Blades of Death and Life (Part 28) The fight to save (IV)

2008-02-13T18:44:00.005+08:00

Glocarous shot a beam of white light.It was so quick that Sky didn't have time to even dodge it.As Sky dashed forward to attack Glocarous, he shot another beam of light.Sky dodged it but the beam of light turned back and hit him.

"No matter how you run, this beam will always turn back and hit you."Glocarous said with a grin.

"Hey Gale.I don't think Glocarous is human."Strife said to Gale.

"What makes you think so?"Gale replied.

"His skin is a little..greyish blue and..who would have this kind of weird name?"Strife answered.

"You've got a point."Gale told him.

Glocarous jumped into the air and suprisingly, he did not drop down. Instead, he floated in the air. Sky spread out his shadow wings and flew up.

Suddenly, Glocarous shot six shards that were oddly coloured. The shards hit Sky's wings and legs, pinning him to the wall.

"It's over.Sky."Glocarous said coldly.

Glocarous raised his hand. In his palms, an orb that was the same colour as the shards appeared.Glocarous then threw it towards Sky.

To Be Continued....

Blades of Death and Life (Part 27) The fight to save (III)

2008-01-26T21:11:00.001+08:00

"If Sky knew his identity now...he would have defeated that man easily."Gale muttered.

"I'm sure you just said something."Strife said with a frown.

"You must be mistaken."Gale replied.

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Sky's point of view.....

I don't know what is going on, but I feel some sort of energy around me...

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Gale's point of view.....

Sigh...It is not time for Sky to know his true identity.....

Maybe I should bring them to the Wall of Truth later....

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Back to narrator's point of view....

"So you think you can defeat me?"That man said.

"It's not polite when you don't tell someone your name when you fight them."Sky replied.

"Ah.My name is Glocarous.You are Sky, aren't you?"He replied.

"Yes."Sky replied.

"Let's start now."Glocarous said with a grin.

To be continued...

Blades of Death and Life (Part 26) The fight to save (II)

2008-01-25T22:20:00.000+08:00

"Ah.Since none of you can defeat me, let me kill both of them."He said.

"No!"Strife said as he tried to stop him.

"Don't bother me.Stand aside as I kill them."He said.

"We must stop him...at all cost."Sky mumbled.

"Strife, Staner, Gale and..Flame...please...protect them.."Sky muttered.

"Sky....what do you mean?"Strife asked.

"I'll take care of him..."Sky replied.

"Are you nuts!?That's suicide!You saw his power!Even the four of us cannot beat him!"Flame exclaimed.

"Even so..one must try...and I must do it alone."Sky replied.

Strife looked at Sky and nodded.

"Let's go..and try to protect them."Strife said.

"Are you sure?"Staner asked.

"I trust Sky.I believe he can do it."Gale told him.

The four of them rushed over to the cages and got ready.

"Sigh..if only Sky knew his true identity..."Gale muttered.

"Did you say something?"Strife asked with a frown.

"Huh?No."Gale replied.

To Be Continued...

Blades of Death and Life (Part 25) The fight to save (I)

2008-01-10T21:03:00.000+08:00

"Bring it on, then."Sky told that man.

"Are you sure?By the looks of you, it wil be quite impossible to defeat me."That man replied.

The man raised his hands.A hole broke in the ceiling and lightning crashed down on the five.

"What the heck?"Staner exclaimed.

That man snapped his fingers.Crimson flames rained down on them.

"Gale, can't you do something?"Flame asked.

"I..can't.I don't know why, but I realised that my powers are sealed temporally."Gale replied.

"I sealed your powers temporally when I was talking to him."That man replied as he turned to Sky.

To Be Continued...

Blades of Death and Life (Part 24) The tower (VIII)

2007-12-23T16:02:00.000+08:00

"We can't possibly defeat an adult minotaur, so we will have to get past it to go on."Gale told them.

"Let's just run past it since the space between his legs are so huge."Staner suggested.

"All right."Sky replied.

The five of them ran past the minotaur and headed straight for the door.Sky pushed the door open and the five saw a large door in front of them."No Entry.Interrogating in progress."was carved on the door.

"Uhh..What do we do?"Flame asked.

"Who cares?Let's just go in and save them."Sky whispered.

Sky walked forward and opened the door with the amulet.The amulet then vanished.

As the five of them walked in, they saw River and Aurora locked up in a cage.When the five of them walked up to the cage, a man wearing a purple robe walked up to River and Aurora.

"Who are you?What do you want?"Strife asked.

"I should be the one asking that question."That man replied.

"We are here to rescue them."Sky told him.

"Really?I'm not going to allow that."That man replied.

"Why?"Staner asked.

"Because, I wanted to take revenge on their fathers but since I can't find their fathers I might as well kill them."That man replied.

"And..if you want them to be freed....you will have to defeat me."That man told them.

To Be Continued....

Blades of Death and Life (Part 23) The tower (VII)

2007-12-11T14:28:00.000+08:00

"Where are we?"Flame asked.

"We are in a labyrinth."Strife replied.

"Right you are, Strife, but since the five of you are my 'special guests', all of you will get to fight my latest killing machine."Slayer's voice was heard.

A gigantic minotaur jumped down from a platform near Slayer.The minotaur's weight smashed the walls of the labyrinth.

"It seems that we don't need to walk our way out of the labyrinth now, since the when the minotaur moves it smashes the walls of the labyrinth."Sky pointed out.

"It won't smash the labyrinth, because you are going to fight it head on!"Slayer shouted.

The walls of the labyrinth sank back into the ground.

To Be Continued....

Blades of Death and Life (Part 22) The tower (VI)

2007-12-08T19:07:00.000+08:00

"We've reached the door that will most likely lead us to a staircase.Does anyone here have the key?"Gale asked.

"Hey Sky, try using the amulet."Staner said.

Sky walked forward and used the amulet to reflect the light that shone in from a crack in the wall of the tower.The relfected light shone on the door and it swung open.

"Nice."Gale commented.

After ascending the stairs for quite a long time, The five of them reached another door.The door opened by itself.The five of them then walked into the room.

"Hey, this room is so empty."Flame commented.

"Don't be too happy.It might be a trap."Gale reminded.

"Hey!There's another door at the end of this room!"Staner exclaimed.

Just after Staner's exclaimation, the door slammed shut.Walls rose from the ground all over the room.

Strife then understood.

They had walked into a labyrinth.

To Be Continued Real Soon..

Blades of Death and Life (Part 21) The tower (V)

2007-12-05T18:25:00.001+08:00

"So..what do we do now?"Flame asked.

"Kill them, of course."Staner replied.

Staner ran forward and attacked one of the creatures. His sword just went through that creature. Staner quickly jumped backwards as that creature lunged forward to strike.

"Umm..so what do we do now?"Flame asked again.

"Err..wait for our death?"Staner replied.

"So what do we do now as we wait for our death?"Flame asked again.

"Can you stop asking that question?"Strife asked.

"It doesn't make sense."Sky muttered.

"What doesn't make sense?"Strife asked.

"We're not supposed to feel gusts of wind in a tower."Sky replied.

"Of course we're not supposed to."Staner told him.

"Then..why do I feel gusts of wind?"Sky asked.

A gigantic tornado suddenly whooshed past them. Strangely, they were unhurt.

"Umm..what just happened?"Staner asked.

"A gigantic tornado just passed by."Sky replied.

"And it didn't hurt anyone?"Staner asked again.

"Obvious."Strife replied.

"Hey. Did anyone notice that those weirdo-creatures are gone?"Flame asked.

"For once, Flame is right."Strife replied.

"The tornado must have swept them away."Staner said.

"Bingo." A voice was heard.

"Who's there?"Flame said out loud.

"Me."A man wearing a grey robe who stood a few metres away from them said.

"Who are you?"Sky asked.

"My name is Gale.I am here to kill Slayer."That man replied.

"So..you're Sky?You have grown a lot."Gale said.

"You mean..you were there when he was young?"Staner asked.

"Yes."Gale replied.

"What is your age?"Strife asked.

"19."Gale replied.

"That's not possible!You're the same age as me!"Sky exclaimed.

"For your information, I drank a potion when I was 19. That potion made me stay at that age unless the effects wear off."Gale said.

"Why hasn't it worn off yet?"Flame asked.

"I don't know."Gale answered.

"Now back to the topic.When you said he had grown a lot, which means you were there when he was young.Does that mean, you also knew his father?"Strife asked.

"Of course.Sky's father was my best friend."Gale replied.

"Do you know his whereabouts?"Sky asked eagerly.

"Sadly, no."Gale replied.

"Why are the four of you here anyway?"Gale asked.

"We're here to save two of our friends."Sky replied.

"I see. I will help you then."Gale said.

"Let's go.We have no more time to lose."Sky told them.

The rest of the minions of Slayer were pretty easy.All they had to do was kill them or just run past.

There was a door at the end.

To be continued...

Blades of Death and Life (Part 20) The tower (IV)

2007-11-23T13:42:00.000+08:00

"That's weird.Did that door just disappear?"Flame asked in curiosity.

"Shut up, Flame.The enemy will hear us."Sky told him.

"I WON'T SHUT UP YOU MORON I WANT TO TALK IT'S MY MOUTH NOT YOURS."Flame shouted out loud.

"Crr.."

Thousands of scorpion like centipedes slithered towards them and surrounded them.

"Nice going, Flame."Staner whispered.

"What?Sky got on my nerves."Flame retorted.

"Does that mean we all have to suffer?"Strife replied.

To Be Continued...

Will the four of them escape?See Part 21 to find out!

Part 21 Coming Soon...

Blades of Death and Life (Part 19) The tower (III)

2007-11-13T21:44:00.000+08:00

"Where is the old man?"Sky asked.

"Hmm...he is not a normal person.He must have been someone else in disguise."Staner replied.

"Can get in now?"Flame asked impatiently.

"Patience, Flame."Strife said silently.

"RIVER IS STUCK INSIDE AND YOU GUYS ARE STILL HAPPILY TALKING?LET ME IN NOW!"Flame shouted.

"Shut up you moron!"Sky replied.

"I SPEAK WHENEVER I WANT TO YOU IDIOT NOW LET ME IN!"Flame shouted again.

"Seriously, shut up."Strife replied.

A huge block of ice appeared on top of Flame's head and fell.Flame then got knocked out.

"Now let's go in."Strife told them.

"What about Flame?"Staner asked.

"Argh...Wait I want to go in!"Flame said loudly.

As they stepped through the door, the door closed and disappeared.

To be continued...

Blades of Death and Life (Part 18) The tower (II)

2007-11-06T21:00:00.000+08:00

"If there is no door, how did Slayer get in?"Flame asked.

"There must be a special way, of course."Staner answered.

"Sky, try using the amulet."Strife told Sky.

"Wait.There are some words on the amulet."Sky replied.

-Use this amulet to open hidden doors and unactivate traps.The amulet itself is also a map.
Old man-

"Wait.There's this marking that looks like the amulet."Staner said as he touched the walls of the tower.

Sky walked over and place the amulet on the marking.The marking shone and a door appeared.The door opened without a sound.

As Sky turned around, the old man was nowhere to be seen....

To Be Continued...

Blades of Death and Life (Part 17) The tower (I)

2007-11-03T18:40:00.000+08:00

"I don't think these things would act by themselves.Someone must have made them do this."Strife said.

"Yea, but the problem is, who is it?"Flame replied.

"It is most likely....Slayer."Sky said silently.

"Who's Slayer?"Flame asked.

"You don't need to know."Strife answered.

"I found a note on the centipede."Staner whispered.

-Thanks for fighting the giant bugs.They were merely there to stall your time.Heheh.
From your friendly enemy, Slayer-

"I knew it was Slayer.."Sky said, frowning.

"Now where do we start to look from?"Flame shouted.

"Wait.There's this circle of rocks that I have never seen before."Staner told them.

As the four of them walked over, a mysterious light shone in the circle.The four of them walked over and they were teleported to a different dimension.Strange words floated above them.

"Say the place you want to go..."A mysterious voice was heard.

"Who are you?"Flame asked.

"My identity is none of your business..."The voice sounded again.

"We would like to go to the place where Slayer is staying."Sky told the voice.

"Very well.All four of you will be teleported there instantly."The voice said again.

The four of them were then teleported back to their original dimension.They looked around.They were teleported into a desert.A tower loomed above them.

"Here is some food for us before we go."Staner said as he gave out some bread.

"C..can you give me some food?"An old man asked as he walked towards them.

"Get lost you old man!"Flame shouted at him.

Sky glared at Flame and then turned to the old man.

"Here's some bread.I'm afraid this is all I have."Sky told him.

"Thank you, young man.You're a kind soul."The old man said.

The old man then gave Sky an amulet.

"Take it.This will help you.I know that you are going into that tower.The amulet will also show you a map.Go now.You don't have much time.May God bless you."The old man told Sky.

"Thank you, old man.I can never thank you enough."Sky thanked the old man.

"It's ok, young man.Now go."The old man said as he gave Sky a push.

As they walked towards the tower, There was no door...

Blades of Death and Life (Part 16) Attack of the Giant Bugs (II)

2007-11-02T17:14:00.000+08:00

"It's acidic!"Flame shouted as the soles of his shoes melted.

Staner did not say anything, he just ran forward to one of the millipede and started attacking it. Flame then started burning the other millipede by throwing fireballs at it. Sky had already stood on top of the centipede's head. The centipede shook its head vigorously and began trashing around. Strife took the chance to fire ice shards at it. Sky was trying to keep his balance on top of the centipede's head. A cry was heard as Staner's target crashed onto the ground.Green liquid flowed out of its veins.

"Too easy."Staner said silently.

"Then come and help me!"Flame called out as he dodged the millipede's attacks.

Sky stabbed the centipede but the blade broke.

"It seems it can't be dealed with normal weapons."Sky shouted to Strife when Strife's ice shards broke when it hit the centipede's hard carapace.

Another ear-splitting cry was heard as the other millipede fell.

"It seems that we can't defeat it with our normal weapons..."Staner whispered.

"Staner, it seems that you have to use the sword your father gave you."Flame told him.

Staner drew out a sword which had strange symbols engraved on it.

"Just this once."Staner whispered to himself.

Staner then ran forward to the centipede and stabbed its head. The centipede have a cry of agony and started to trash around. It gave its final cry before crashing into the ground.

To be continued.....

Blades of Death and Life (Part 15) Attack of the Giant Bugs (I)

2007-11-02T17:05:00.000+08:00

Everybody's focus was fixed on the giant centipede and the dragonflies.The giant centipede made no move but the dragonflies flew down and carried River and Aurora away.

"Put me down!"Aurora screamed.

The centipede then moved towards the rest, along with two giant millipedes which had just emerged from the ground.

"Act quickly, because we don't know what these things are coming from or how many there are."Staner told them.

"You mean these things don't come out usually?"Strife asked.

"Of course not."Flame answered.

"I'm taking the centipede."Sky said silently.

"So am I. Both of you can take the millipedes."Strife said to Flame and Staner.

"All right."Flame and Staner replied.

The centipede struck but it missed.The millipedes began spewing venomous glue-like substance.

To be continued....

Blades of Death and Life (Part 14) Giant Bugs

2007-11-01T18:58:00.000+08:00

"Our house is okay,but its not much."One of them said.

"What are your names?"Aurora asked.

"I'm Flame."The one with the red hair said.

"Staner."The other said.

"I'm Aurora."Aurora told them.

"My name is River."River said as she smiled.

"Sky."Sky said as he nodded.

"Strife here."Strife told them.

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Strife's point of view...

As I walked around the house, I suddenly saw Flame talking to River. Sky was standing further away looking at them, frowning. I didn't know what's happening, but Sky was obviously not pleased....

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Back to narrator's point of view....

Just as they sat down for dinner, Flame ran over and took Sky's seat before Sky could walk towards his seat. And Sky's seat was beside River. Just after sitting down, Flame began talking to River. Sky shook his head and ignored them. Suddenly, when everyone is eating when Flame is talking, Sky spoke.

"Will it take your life just to shut up for a minute?"Sky said with his eyes glaring.

"What's wrong?I have my will to speak."Flame retorted.

Both of them were glaring at each other.Flame then made a move.He threw a punch at Sky.But before the punch reached Sky, Sky had already kicked Flame onto the ground.

"Stop!Sky, what are you doing?"River asked.

Sky gave a sigh before returning to his seat.Everyone finished their dinner quietly.Suddenly, a crash was heard outside the house.

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Sky's point of view...

As I ran out of the house, I thought about the incident that happened just now. Flame was the one who was talking like he was performing, talking about how great he is. If half of it was true, I would have eaten my plate during dinner. Flame was also the one who tried to attack me first, just that I was faster. Can't River see that? It seems that she doesn't understand how I feel.Sigh....

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River's point of view...

I can't believe it. Sky actually attacked one of the people that gave us shelter.Wait...I think I saw something before Sky attacked Flame. Was it Flame trying to punch Sky..?I think I'll forget about this first... But it couldn't be Sky's fault since he was so nice....

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Back to narrator's point of view...

Once they stepped out of the house, they saw a giant centipede and two giant dragonflies beside it.

"What on earth is that?"Flame exclaimed.

Nobody was listening to him. Everybody was looking at the centipede.

To Be Continued....

Blades of Death and Life (Part 13) Shelter

2007-10-31T21:13:00.000+08:00

"Where are you three heading to ?"Aurora asked.

"We don't know.We are going wherever the roads take us."Strife answered.

A low rumble of thunder was heard not far away.

"It's going to rain soon.Let's find shelter."River said.

Before they could find shelter,it rained.

"Wait!There's a house ahead!"Aurora shouted.

When they reached the house,Aurora knocked on the door.Two people opened the door.

"Who are you?And why are you here?"One of them asked.

"We will tell you who we are later.We are here for shelter."River replied.

"All right, you can all come in."Another person said.

To Be Continued Reeeeeaaaaal Soon

Part 14 coming soon

Blades of Death and Life (Part 12) The road

2007-10-24T13:43:00.001+08:00

"Hey,there's a road sign here.Wait...there are wierd markings on it.What could the markings possibly mean?"River asked.

"I don't know,but we still have to read what the sign says."Sky replied

____________________
[This is the road to the ]
[beach.Beware,because ]
[there is something .....]
[.....something terrible ]
[/\'];[=-/;\'{:>:}[>?':_-+{ ]
[___________________ ]

That was the sign.

"What does it mean by 'something terrible'?"River asked.

"It might be a monster."Strife said.

"Well,we won't know until we find out.So let's go on."Sky told them.

The winding road lead them to a beach.Near the beach was a very short cliff.

Suddenly,River spotted a girl and two people on the cliff.

"Come over girl,or we'll kill you."One of them said to the girl who was very near to the edge of the cliff.

"Never!"The girl shouted back.

"Quick!Jump down!I'll catch you."Strife shouted to the girl.

"Huh?Can I trust you?"The girl asked.

Just then,the two people were closing in.The girl turned and saw them running towards her.She jumped down and Strife caught her.

"Thanks.You saved my life."The girl said as she thanked Strife.

"Who are you?And why are them chasing you?"Strife asked her.

"My name is Aurora.Those people are chasing me because their leader wanted the item I took when my entire family was...killed."The girl said.

"What is the item?And what is it for?"River asked in curiousity.

"It is an orb which was passed down through family generations.I don't know what is it for though."Aurora answered.

"Anyway, what are your names?"Aurora asked.

"Strife."Strife answered.

"I'm River.Nice to meet you!"River replied.

"I'm Sky."Sky told her.

To Be Continued....

Part 13 coming soon..

Blades of Death and Life (Part 11) Awaken

2007-10-23T18:00:00.000+08:00

Slayer tried to slash Strife but missed.Sky then shot a beam at Slayer.Slayer took a full hit and got knocked back.From the middle nowhere,a sound of a horn was heard.

"Argh.You guys will all pay next time."Slayer said as he ran off.

"That all?"Strife said with eyebrows raised.

Sky ran to the spot where River lay.

"River,are you awake?"Sky said as he crouched down beside her.

"Sky..?"River said as she slowly opened her eyes.

"How are you feeling?"Sky asked.

"I'm alright.What happened?"River asked.

"You were locked away in a cage and then brought here."Sky replied.

"And you saved me?"River asked again.

"Well...yes but Strife helped too."Sky answered.

"I only helped a bit."Strife told them.

Strife looked at Sky and River talking to each other.They seem to make a pair....

"It's time to go."Sky told them.

"There is a road over there."Strife said as he pointed to a road.

There were strange markings on the road sign .....

To Be Continued...

Part 12 coming soon!

Be Patient.

Blades of Death and Life (Part 10) The Flying Terror's Attack

2007-10-22T22:28:00.000+08:00

The cave was filled with darkness.So dark that you can't see anything.

"I think we need some light here."Strife muttered.

"Yeah,but where do we find it?"Sky asked.

"There."Strife said as he pointed towards the deeper part of the cave.There were torches there.

When they reached the torches,they grabbed the torches from their stands and ventured on.Suddenly,the torches were put out.Sky looked forward and saw a room with torches hanged on its walls.

"Look."Sky said.

"Great.It seems that someone had been waiting for us."Strife told him.

In the middle of the room was a pile of wood.The wood suddenly caught fire and the entire cave was lighted.At the far end of the cave was the griffin with the cage beside it.

But River was not in the cage.

All of a sudden, a scream was heard at the far end of the room.Sky and Strife then saw River.And she was knocked unconscious.By Slayer.

"Save her,before its too late.I'll deal with the griffin."Strife told Sky.

"Right.See you in a few minutes."Sky replied.

Sky rushed over to River and kicked Slayer aside.Sky quickly carried River out of the cave.

"Not so fast!"Slayer shouted.

Slayer threw his blade and it missed Sky by an inch.

'I have to protect this girl....Let me find a place to hide her first..'Sky thought to himself.

Sky hid River in a bush before turning to Slayer.

Meanwhile,Strife was fighting with the griffin.The griffin kept rushing around the room,trying to hit Strife.Whereas Strife kept on slashing the griffin whenever he could.Strife suddenly got thrown off into the air and he landed on the griffin's back.

'Argh.If only...I could reach the griffin's head,and I'll be able to kill it.'Strife thought.

Strife then slowly climbed up the griffin's neck.When he reached its head,Strife sank his blade as deep as he could into the griffin's skull.The griffin then gave a cry of rage and flew around the room madly.Strife managed to jump off the griffin's body.

The griffin lost control and smashed into the wall of the room.The room shook and rocks fell down its ceiling.The rocks hit the griffin and it was smashed by the rocks.

'Heh.My target has been destroyed.I expect Sky fighting with Slayer right now.'Strife thought as he walked out of the cave.

The moment he stepped out of the cave,he saw Sky and Slayer fighting.Strife then rushed forward to join in.

To Be Continued....

Part 11 coming soon.

Blades of Death and Life (Part 9) The Flying Terror

2007-10-22T17:48:00.000+08:00

As they walked into the village,Sky heard some footsteps.

"Shh,did you hear that?"Sky asked.

"Hear what?"Strife asked back.

"Err,nothing.I guess it was just my imagination."Sky replied.

Just then,they heard a loud crash.Sky,Strife and River ran to the spot where the sound came from.They then found out that a cage had been dropped down to the middle of the village.

"A..cage?What is that for?"River asked.

"I don't know,but we're going to find out soon."Sky told her.

"What do you say so?"River asked again.

"Because they are already here."Sky answered.

"Huh?What do you mean by 'they'?River asked.

"Look."Sky said as he pointed at a man with many men behind him.

"Move out and get them!"The man shouted.

"Who are you?And what are you doing here?"Sky asked him.

"Why do you care so much?My name is Slayer and I'm here to capture people.Ha ha ha!"The man laughed.

"Hey,this girl looks really cute.Get her,men!"Slayer said as he pointed at River.

"But you'll have to go throught me first."Sky told him.

"Ha ha?But no man had ever stood in my way.You are a brave guy!Now get lost unless you want me to attack you."The man laughed again.

Sky sped towards Slayer and slashed him.Slayer then spun around and hit Sky.Mean while,Strife was fighting off some of Slayer's men.Suddenly,a scream was heard.Sky turned around and he saw River getting locked up in the cage.

"No!"Sky shouted as he slashed Slayer with all his might.

Slayer stumbled backwards and spat out some blood.

Suddenly,a big shadow floated over the land.Sky looked up and he saw a griffin.The griffin siezed the cage and flew off.

Sky ran towards the griffin and spread out his shadow wings.He then started to chase after the griffin.Strife saw what Sky was doing and he managed to catch up with Sky.

In front of all of them was a cave....

To Be Continued....

Part 10 coming soon!!!

Blades of Death and Life (Part 8) Fight or Flight?

2007-10-21T19:36:00.000+08:00

"It's coming towards us!"River screamed frantically.

"We'll have to fight it then!"Sky shouted.

Just then,Fiersome opened its mouth and spat out fire.Everywhere was on fire.Including the ground.

"We have to stop it!"Strife shouted.

Fiersome spat out another fiery blast.At them.Strife's clothes singed.Sky tried to dodge the attack but still got burn.River was too far away to get hit.

"River,you should stand aside."Sky told her.

"O..ok."River replied.

Strife was already firing his attack.Frozen beams sped towards Fiersome.Fiersome gave a roar of rage as it turned towards Strife.Sky then fired several shadow shards at Fiersome.Fiersome was enraged.Flames erupted from the ground.Meteors also fell on the earth.Everyone stopped to look at the fight.

Firesome spread its majestic wings and took to the skies.

"So it flew?We'll have to fly too."Strife smirked.

Sky spread out shadow wings and Strife spread out frozen wings.Both of them then flew up to the Fiersome with tremedous speed.Sky drew out a blade made of shadow and slashed Fiersome.Strife then stabbed Fiersome in the head with his frozen blade.

Fiersome then gave a roar which caused an earthquake.

Sky then saw a spot on Fiersome's neck which was pale white.He flew over to Fiersome's neck and stabbed it.Fiersome roared and shook Sky and Strife away.It then flew off.

"Wow!Both of you are the only people in history that defeated Firesome!"River said in awe.

"It seems that the war is over.Look,the opponents are running away."Sky told her.

The sky was red as they walked towards the village.....

To Be Continued....

Part 9 coming soon!

Blades of Death and Life (Part 7) A Bloody Battle

2007-10-20T23:01:00.000+08:00

"Smoke?How come?What's going on?"River asked frantically.

"Hmm...it seems that we have to go and investigate."Strife muttered.

Once they reached the village,they saw the cause of the smoke immediately.There was a volcano in the middle of the village.

"A..a volcano!?It wasn't there before!"River said in shock.

Suddenly,there was a shower of swords.

"Oh no!It seems that the summoners and fire mages are here to attack again!"River cried out.

"Attack?Heh.We'll meet them on the battlefield."Strife said,giving a sadistic smile.

Once they reached the battlefield,the entire ground was red.It was so red that nobody could mistake it for fire.It was blood.Corpse of mages were scattered around.The entire battlefield was bloody.Blood.Fog.Corpse.And broken weapons.

Mages and wizards were casting their spells.Some were killed before they could even cast a spell.All of a sudden,a scream of terror was heard.A gigantic beast appeared in the skies.

"Fiersome....so the legend was true."River whispered.

"Legend?What do you mean?"Sky asked.

"Legend said that whenever a battlefield contained 30,000 kilograms of blood,a beast named Fiersome will appear in the sky and stop the battle,killing everyone in its sight."River answered softly.

"What?Kill everyone?We will have to stop it!"Sky shouted.

It wasn't a good shout.The shout alerted Fiersome and it looked at them.To River's horror, Fiersome moved towards them in a great speed.

"Sorry."Sky said.

But it wasn't of any use.

To Be Continued

Part8 coming soon!

Will they make it? Will they flee? Or will they stay and fight? Read Part 8 to find out !

Blades of Death and Life (Part 6) To follow or not to follow?

2007-10-19T21:47:00.000+08:00

The girl blushed when Sky looked at her.Just then,Strife woke up.

"Where is this?"Sky asked.

"I think its the Cave of Freezing.The words on the walls says so."The girl answered.

"So,I heard your name was Sky?"Strife asked.

Sky did not say anything but he nodded.

"What about you?"Sky asked the girl.

"I'm...River."

"I think we should leave this cave and go on a journey."Strife said.

"Good idea.You can choose to follow or not to,River."Sky said.

"Can I go back and see my father?"River pleaded.

"Yes,since we don't even know where we are."Sky said.

As they walked out of the cave,they saw the village from afar.Smoke rose from it...

LOLOL Part 7 coming soon.

Blades of Death and Life (Part 5) Cave

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After being teleported, Strife fainted immediately.Whereas Sky already fainted from the blast.The girl knew who fired the blast.It was fired by her brother.

"Cold.."She thought.

Since it was raining outside the cave, it was really cold.The girl looked around for something to wrap around herself.She could find nothing but......Sky's shadow wings.She hesitated, but thinking that she might freeze in the cave,she wrapped Sky's shadow wings around herself.She then felt a sudden warmth.

3 hours later....

Sky woke up...but the girl didn't.Since Sky just awoke , he was in a confused state.That was why he tried to kill many wizards.Just then,the girl woke up.

"Oh sorry!"The girl apologised as she moved away.

Sky stared at the girl.The girl looked familiar to him...

To Be Continued....

Part 6 coming soon.

Blades of Death and Life (Part 4) The Awakening (II)

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Just after Sky was awakened,all the wizards and mages in that village were informed.

"To all mages and wizards...Sky has been awakened.Go forward and unleash all your skill you have learned."

The entire Temple Of Seals became a battlefield.It was disastrous.The wizards and mages were no match for Sky.

All of a sudden,a girl ran forward to Sky.

"Sky!Please stop!"She shouted.

"Sky...that's my name."Sky thought.

"How did you know...my name."Sky asked.

"My father told me about you.My father is the chief of the village.And..."She replied.

"The chief of the village?The one that sealed me up?"Sky interrupted.

"Yes...and he said that sealing you was the greatest regret of his life."

"Regret?He hated all people with natural powers didn't he?"Sky shouted.

"He didn't...his father did.And he had to listen to his father."

Before Sky could ask anything else,a powerful blast hit him.

"This place is getting disastrous.I have to get us out."Strife thought.

Strife managed to find a teleporter and teleported himself and Sky...but he accidently teleported the girl too.

And they were teleported into a cave.

To be continued.

OMG Thats three parts in a day.

Blades of Death and Life (Part 3) The Awakening (I)

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Fourteen years later......

Through out the fourteen years,Strife had found out that he had powers...the power of Ice.The weird thing was that he didn't even had to learn them....they were natural.

As he had nothing to do at home,Strife decided to go on a journey.

Strife came across the village of the wizards and he decided to go in.As he walked near the gates, a guard shouted.

"Halt!What is your name?"

"Strife..."Strife answered.

"What business do you have here?"The guard asked.

"I'm here to explore this place."

"So..a traveller eh?"The guard questioned.

"Yea..."

"One last important thing.Do you have powers?and are they natural or learned?"

"Yes and its natural."Strife replied

"What the hell ! Its another freak ! Get him !"

"What the..?"

Strife sprinted away as fast as he could as there were several guards after him.Little did he know that the village of wizards hated people with natural powers.

Strife had ran into a forest.

Strangely,the forest seemed to emit a kind of light.A green light.

"Hey where the hell did he go to?"

"I don't know.Let's continue searching"

"Hmm...so the guards are closing in.I better find a place to hide."

Just then,Strife found a trapdoor.There were strange words engraved on it.

"Who cares about the words.I've got myself to save."Strife thought to himself.

Strife then opened the trapdoor and jumped.Down he fell....into a dungeon.Suddenly,he saw a stand ahead in front of him.On the stand was a stone plate.There were words written on the plate.
________________
A boy named Sky was
sealed in the Temple
Of Seals.Press the
switch ahead to free
him. Beware,as a
recent freed person
will be enraged.
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"Who cares about the 'enraged'.Saving a person is more important."Strife thought.

Strife went forward to press the switch.He was then instantly teleported to the Temple Of Seals.
Strife saw a person sealed up in a gigantic glass cylinder.

*Glass Cracks*

Suddenly,a few wizards appeared and were stuck with horror.

*Glass Shatters*

"Oh my..."A wizard shouted.

"Gosh!"Another wizard finished the sentence for him.

"He is freed!"Another screamed.

"I wish I was never born."One cried.

"...."Sky did not say anything.

To Be Continued

Oh by the way.This happened when Strife was 18 and Sky was 19.

LOL I wrote two parts in a day.Fast ? Maybe I will write three..

Blades of Death and Life (Part 2) Strife Past

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Like Sky,Strife was also a child of two very powerful persons.Even thought Strife's family was not as happy as Sky's family, a similar thing happened to Strife family when he was four.His parents also never came back when they went out.

So,his older brother had to raise him up and when he was seven,his brother talked to him.

"I'm going out to buy some food."His brother said.

"Yea whatever."Strife replied.

But...his brother never came back either.So Stirfe had to raise himself up....by stealing...and even burglary.

To be continued....

LOLOLOL ^^

Blades of Death and Life (Part 1) Sky's Past

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Sky was a child of two very powerful persons.Sky's family was a happy one until one day,when he was five,during world war Life and Death 9 , his father spoke to him.

"Son,"his father said gravely,"Your mom and I are going out...We may never come back."

Since he was only five, little did he know that his parents might die.After his parents went out of their house,Sky ran off to play with his friend. They played all the way until evening.

"I need to go home now...Let's play again tomorrow!"His friend said.

"Sure!"Sky replied.

As his friend ran home, she dropped an item...A charm.Sky shouted to his friend but she was too far away.

"I return it to her tomorrow."Sky thought to himself.

But..he never had the chance to.

Sky returned home, and his parents were not back.

"Hey, brother. Where do you think dad and mom are now?" Sky asked his younger brother, who is in the cot, looking at him with curious eyes.

That night,Sky wondered why his parents weren't back yet.Just then,there was a knock on the door.Sky rushed over to the door,thinking that his parents were back and opened the door.Instead of his parents,a man was standing at the door.

"Are you Shadow's son?"The man asked.

"Yes!You know where he i-"Sky asked.

Sky didn't know that the man was from the village of the wizards.Not only was he from that village,he was even the chief of it.The man put Sky to sleep...without Sky knowing.He was then sealed in the Temple Of Seals.

Sky's parents were right.They never came back.

The house was then deserted, but no one else knew there was a baby in the cot.

All the baby knew was he had a brother...

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Special cutscene

Later, in the Temple of Seals...

"Hey chief, you're finally back."

"Of course. I had to travel to the next island just to capture this boy."

"So we have to seal him now?"

"Yes. We'll use the Ultimate seal."

"Yes chief."

A few hours later...

"Chief! It's no use!" The seal doesn't work on him!"

"What? Try again!"

"Yes chief!"

Another few hours later...

"Still no use chief!"

"Tch! Fine! We have no use but to use non-magical seals, we'll use science and the unknown liquid."

Sky was put into a cyclinder and some unknown , oddly coloured liquid that is bluish-reddish colour.

So he was sealed.

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To be continued...

P.S : Sky's parents had natural powers.

Someone help pls.

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Currently I still can't figure out how to post my own template.Whenever I press preview,there's always a problem like "Your template could not be parsed as it is not well-formed. Please make sure all XML elements are closed properly". XML error message: The element type "META" must be terminated by the matching end-tag "".Can anyone find a good and uploadable blog skin? Thanks.

Coming soon

2007-10-11T16:32:00.000+08:00

There MIGHT be a story coming soon.Who knows?