Edit: Yes, some of you may have already seen this, but I am re-uploading it with better expectations and because I want to 1) Fix the small errors in this fiction. 2) Add new stuff to make it longer and more interesting, like a tourist trap. And 3) Awesomesauce! :D

This is my first ever story so it may be kind of sketchy. But, I'm open to any kind of criticism and suggestions. ESPECIALLY grammar errors. Enjoy.

In a period of time lived many kingdoms in a era of peace and prosperity. During that time, the land wasn't so divided and everyone was accepted no matter where they came from, as if they were all connected one way or another, like a bridge. With the large population and everyone of the kingdoms continuously inventing something from time to time, a vast amount of wealth was accumulated in a very short time. But everyone knows as actions are made, consequences follows, regardless of time.

Seeds of greed grew under the soils of the kingdom, but was not ready to bloom. It needed a jolt, or a spark of some kind. And that's where things took a turn for the worst. That was a year after the chaos emeralds were discovered, and a certain kingdom made it's move. The kingdom of Ordine and it's chief, Tsukimaru, quickly sent out secret troops to retrieve the chaos emerald and harness it's powers. Unfortunately for them, the other nations found and quickly dispatched of Tsukimaru and his troops and returned the chaos emeralds. Then, something completely unexpected happened. War broke out between Ordine and Fede between the stupidest of things. War dragged the other greed-filled nations right into the feud. Meanwhile, the chaos emeralds, was taken to a powerful fortress for the protection of us all. But over time, their protection breaks away, little by little by the daily attacks of the fortress, especially since they don't have the time to really fix it up.

One day, Tsukimaru sent over half his troops to take down the fortress, and succeeded. The walls broke and the warriors inside were quickly overwhelmed and slaughtered. The troops marched into the treasury to see the Chaos Emeralds nowhere to be found, but only a lone family. They threatened the father to give him the chaos emeralds and the man only replied "The emeralds will never be used by evil. Kill me if you want, but then the chaos emeralds are gone forever, as they aren't even in the fortress." The troops then angrily proceeded to knock him out with a kick to the face.

When he woke up, he found no one, not even his family, in the entire fortress. Only a note attached to his forehead that said 'We took away your family and if you want them not to be hung, or worse, then deliver the seven chaos emeralds to the gates of Ordine in seven days.' Worried about his family, he traveled to the chaos emerald's hiding spot and hid them in his fur, to avoid capture. As he was on his sixth day and nearing the kingdom of Ordine, he saw in a local paper, his wife's head in a bloody basket and his daughter's head in the guillotine. "They lied..."

In rage, he marched towards the entrance of the Ordine and did what hasn't been done ever since the chaos emeralds were first created. The chaos emeralds swirled around him until they all came together in the man's body, giving him a bright, yellow look with the ability to float. He destroyed Ordine and all of it's inhabitants with overwhelming power in a matter of minutes, including Tsukimaru. Just as quickly as he destroyed the kingdom, he disappeared, but the press reported that first-hand demonstration of the emerald's powers, along with the person using it. That drew the kingdoms into total chaos and war, destroying the bridges that connects the country and truly dividing everything up. As for the chaos emeralds, they were never seen again...until...

"Stop this! Have you people gone mad?" Exclaimed the armored echidna, who was deflecting the many attacks of his brethren with his French bayonet.

The chief, sitting in his palanquin behind his warriors, manned by mixed animal slaves he and his kingdom had captured, chuckled with delight. "Mad? Oh no, no, no. We just want you to tell us where are the chaos emeralds." The chief said, giving off a devilish smirk.

This echidna, enraged by what the chief had dribbled out of his mouth, jumped back to a wall and implanted his left fist into it to avoid being impaled while he was speaking. "And you ask me by sending your elite troops after me? You people are all the same! Poisoned by the art of war and corrupted by the riches that come out of it!"

"We need those emeralds to create peace and stop the war!" The chief fumed.

The echidna sheathed his sword and climbed up to the roof of the stone building. He then turned towards the chief and his elite warriors. "Stop the war? Your going to turn everyone into slaves and take their land! That WILL lead to even more violence and hate! The path you are taking will lead to utter chaos and pure, growing hate!" The enraged echidna yelled out.

"Bach! I have had enough of your tom-foolery!" The chief exclaimed, his temper at it's boiling point. "Men, take him down!"

The mass army of echidnas raced towards the armored warrior, with cries of war.

He knew he couldn't handle those warriors all by himself so he jumped up into the air and glided in the opposite direction.

"Damn! The whole city is going to be after me now! I better escape this hellzone before they even have the chance to capture me, or worse."

He was currently doing good, as he was nearing the kingdom limits…until… "Fire!" A exclaim was heard as the gliding echidna was shot right in his left shoulder by a arrow, causing him to lose his flight stance as he dropped like a rock towards the ground.

A thump was heard as the armored echidna dropped to the ground, blood running down his arrow wound with the arrow still inside his shoulder.

"Damn it!" The Echidna exclaimed, taking his right hand and quickly pulls out the arrow and throws it aside, making sure he didn't damage himself anymore. He held his flesh wound and continues to race towards the exit.

"There he is! There's the traitor!"

"Get him! We can't let treasonous seeds sprout inside our kingdom!"

AS the echidna looked back, he saw a mob of warriors in pursuit of him, knowing what they would do to him if they caught him. -Oh crap, this is cutting it close!- The echidna sped up to outrun a possible cause of his death.

-There's the gate! I'm going to make it!- The gates was in sight as the echidna was overjoyed inside his mind as he raced towards the gate. As he was a mere bear-step away from escape and freedom, the gate suddenly dropped down when he was a few feet away from it, the impact of it sends him back a few feet and knocks him over.

-Crap! It's closed! Now do I do? Wait a minute... My grandfather never gave up in his lifetime and he showed me the same thing, overcoming anything that gets in my way so if he can do it, then I can too! My grandfather never gave up and I won't give up either! I'll push myself to do the impossible! I WON'T GIVE UP!-

The echidna looked at the gate and the guard manning while shouting "This gate is not an obstacle!" as he started to climb the gate, with all of his remaining strength that was drained away from running with his bulky armor.

As he was nearing the top, a sudden shot in the leg made him grunt in pain, causing him to lose his grip on the gate and plummet towards the earth. As he faceplanted into the ground, he muttered a few curses as he looked at the arrow stuck inside his leg, wondering where did it come from until his attention was pulled towards the army of echidnas racing right towards him.

"I was so close!" The echidna exclaimed, standing up weakly and staring towards the elite army of the chief, feeling his death is imminent. He unsheathes his bayonet, putting himself into a battle position as he watched the army stop a few yards away from him, splitting up to form a gap in the middle of the two armies.

The wounded echidna watched as a certain palanquin was being carried straight through the gap, until it reached the front, as the Chief stood up, staring the armored echidna dead in the face.

"You are surrounded you traitor! You have no hope of escape! If you tell us where the chaos emeralds are, I assure you, you can spend the rest of your days free in the city. If you refuse my request," The chief squinted at him "…well, you can say goodbye to your life as we take it away from you ... slowly … and painfully."

"I will not give the chaos emeralds to people who want to use it's powers for corrupt and evil purposes chief Tomasuto! I would rather have my head hang in your den than give the emeralds to you!" The echidna boomed, gasping each time he addressed a few words, for he was no match for even a apprentice warrior in his current condition.

The chief echidna looked away for a moment, disappointed at how he couldn't do it the easy way. After a moment's time, the chief turned his head to, by his assumption, the treasonous fiend and roared "Very well! While we will look for the chaos emeralds, your head will be hanging on my den! Ready men! On the count of three, you charge and murder him well! But keep his head intact." As the chief shouted, the soldiers take their position, fixating their eyes onto the single echidna.

-I guess this is the end of the road. In a few seconds, I'll be massacred. I guess this is the perfect time to say my grandpa's little quote I always hear him say. Now what was it again? ...Oh yea!- The echidna, staring death in the face, sits down in folded position, closing his eyes as he is saying his final words while fear built up inside him.

"The servers are the seven chaos."

"One!"

"Chaos is power."

"Two!"

"Power enriched by the heart."

"Three!"

"The controller is the one who unifies the chaos.

"Charge!" The chief shouted, as the soldiers, on cue, charged in, ready to kill the doomed echidna.

The echidna opens his eyes and gives off and gives off a strangely warm smile. "And opens their heart out."

The next moments became a blur to him as he was suddenly enveloped in a bright light, as soldiers were nearing him. As they were mere feet away from him…

After Notes: Yes this is my first story, but I feel I did pretty good for a first chapter, even if it did sound a bit cheesy. And the cliff hanger just added to it's awesome-ness. Of course, I'll have to fill in more words, paragraphs, and descriptive language with a bonus of comedic dialouge. You may have noticed I didn't give the main character a name yet. Well…I SAID TOO MUCH! NO ONE MAY SEE THE WIZARD! *disappears*