1 Introduction
Rain poured down in the darkness of the night, to step out into the darkness was to risk getting lost. It was so dark you couldn't see three feet in front of you. That night the city of Metalicana was quiet. Not a soul was on the streets, not even the lowliest of animals.
A small rat scampered out into the street and picked up a piece of soggy bread, wet by the rain. The rat was so hungry it started eating right in the middle of the street. It ignored the sound of horses trotting up through the wet dirt road. Just as the rat finished its meal a horse's hoof came down on it and crushed it instantly. The small rodent let out one last painful squeal before the horse's hoof left it smashed and twitching in the road, dead.
The five horses stopped in front of the palace gates. The riders sat there staring down at the two guards silently. All that could be heard was the patter of rain against their armor. The guards would not permit entry at this hour and turned the five away. What seemed to be the leader of the travelers was not happy. He unsheathed his sword and brought it down on the guard that told him to leave. The soldier's headless body fell to the ground, gushing blood. His piercing ice blue eyes looked to the rider on the right. She looked down at the other guard and sliced him in half with her sword. Her red eyes seemed to be smiling at the two bleeding piles off red flesh. The blue-eyed man smirked and rode on through right up to the main gate.
An old brown haired priest walked up as the five dismounted, "Ah Dark Schneider you made it! I didn't think the men would let you through." The long haired man smirked to himself and said, "It took some painful convincing." In a raspy voice. Geo looked at him oddly then shook off the thought. "Why did you summon me old man." Dark Schneider asked. "Ah yes. Come inside and I shall tell you. 'Tis dreadfully cold out here." He said with a subtle chuckle." Lady Arshes passed by Geo and said "Oh you might want to put some fresh guards out by your main entrance. Those men out there looked dead tired." She said in a joking matter.
Geo led them inside and into the main hall. "Now why are we here." DS ordered. "Ah yes. Yoko! Our guests are here bring the book!" he called. Tia Noto Yoko stuck her head out of a doorway, "Alright father! Hi Rushie!" she waved to Dark Schneider with a grin. DS gave a small and quick grin that only she and Geo saw then Yoko ran off and returned with a large book.
Geo set the book down on a table and opened it to the book marked page. "I assume you have heard about the Lily Gem?" Geo asked. Dark Schneider just stood there thinking. Yoko was now next to him. Abigail looked up, his arms still crossed, "I have. It's the gem that controls life and death is it not?"
"Why yes it is!" Geo said in a now excited tone. "Well it has now been in the living world for a while now." He continued. "How long." DS asked. "Around 15 to 23 years."
"Jesus dad! Talk about waiting for the right time!" Yoko screamed. "Yoko knock it off and go help the princess. Now!" he ordered. Yoko quieted down and left the room. "Will you five please find this Gem?" the priest asked. "Yeah what ever you old crack pot. But it's going to cost you." Dark Schneider said, walking away with his four lords.
Rain poured down in the darkness of the night, to step out into the darkness was to risk getting lost. It was so dark you couldn't see three feet in front of you. That night the city of Metalicana was quiet. Not a soul was on the streets, not even the lowliest of animals.
A small rat scampered out into the street and picked up a piece of soggy bread, wet by the rain. The rat was so hungry it started eating right in the middle of the street. It ignored the sound of horses trotting up through the wet dirt road. Just as the rat finished its meal a horse's hoof came down on it and crushed it instantly. The small rodent let out one last painful squeal before the horse's hoof left it smashed and twitching in the road, dead.
The five horses stopped in front of the palace gates. The riders sat there staring down at the two guards silently. All that could be heard was the patter of rain against their armor. The guards would not permit entry at this hour and turned the five away. What seemed to be the leader of the travelers was not happy. He unsheathed his sword and brought it down on the guard that told him to leave. The soldier's headless body fell to the ground, gushing blood. His piercing ice blue eyes looked to the rider on the right. She looked down at the other guard and sliced him in half with her sword. Her red eyes seemed to be smiling at the two bleeding piles off red flesh. The blue-eyed man smirked and rode on through right up to the main gate.
An old brown haired priest walked up as the five dismounted, "Ah Dark Schneider you made it! I didn't think the men would let you through." The long haired man smirked to himself and said, "It took some painful convincing." In a raspy voice. Geo looked at him oddly then shook off the thought. "Why did you summon me old man." Dark Schneider asked. "Ah yes. Come inside and I shall tell you. 'Tis dreadfully cold out here." He said with a subtle chuckle." Lady Arshes passed by Geo and said "Oh you might want to put some fresh guards out by your main entrance. Those men out there looked dead tired." She said in a joking matter.
Geo led them inside and into the main hall. "Now why are we here." DS ordered. "Ah yes. Yoko! Our guests are here bring the book!" he called. Tia Noto Yoko stuck her head out of a doorway, "Alright father! Hi Rushie!" she waved to Dark Schneider with a grin. DS gave a small and quick grin that only she and Geo saw then Yoko ran off and returned with a large book.
Geo set the book down on a table and opened it to the book marked page. "I assume you have heard about the Lily Gem?" Geo asked. Dark Schneider just stood there thinking. Yoko was now next to him. Abigail looked up, his arms still crossed, "I have. It's the gem that controls life and death is it not?"
"Why yes it is!" Geo said in a now excited tone. "Well it has now been in the living world for a while now." He continued. "How long." DS asked. "Around 15 to 23 years."
"Jesus dad! Talk about waiting for the right time!" Yoko screamed. "Yoko knock it off and go help the princess. Now!" he ordered. Yoko quieted down and left the room. "Will you five please find this Gem?" the priest asked. "Yeah what ever you old crack pot. But it's going to cost you." Dark Schneider said, walking away with his four lords.