DISCLAIMER: Sadly I do not own Soul Nomad and the World Eaters, nor their characters, or the words that are said in the game. I'm just making this sad little story and making some twisties to it.

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Prologue

The continent of Prodesto, 525TA. The gruelling war had finally ended, and one man had unified the land. Lord Median the Conqueror. Through only one man, his heroism swept across the world. 535TA, the harmonious empire stood for 10 years, before it crumbled once more. Lord Median and his son passed away, and Prodesto returned to a state of bloody war. 550TA was then that a clarion vesper rang throughout the halls of history. Median's daughter, Layna, had come into her own and had become a true leader. Neighbouring countries formed treaties, and for a moment the world knew peace. But then, in 600TA, the world was darkened by a single malign shadow and its cruel heralds. The violent echoes of agony and murder shattered the land and the shaky alliances were pushed to their limits by the merciless creatures. But human as they were, they fell victim to weakness and temptation. Some cowered and fled, while others pledged allegiance to the beasts. Layna rallied her few remaining comrades for a final confrontation and the venerable warrior queen sacrificed her life to banish the shadow. They both were consumed and the three behemoths were silent.

-800TA-

-Revyas' POV-

200 years had passed since the battle between the hero and the behemoths. Lady Layna would tell us this story when Danette and I were younger; it was a wonder how Layna could have summoned up the courage to take on something so strong and not come back. I would never tire of the story as it had always kept me interested; while Danette would always loudly proclaim that she was bored with the tale already and ask for another story. Of course, Lady Layna was always too tired to try and recall another story for us to hear so Danette eventually stopped asking.

"Wake up already!" A shrilly voice calls out through my bedroom in the early morning, "We need to start training early today...again!"

Sighing, I looked up and none to my surprise I saw the ever threatening face of my childhood friend; Danette. Danette and I grew up together in the Hidden Village, both joining the village shortly after the other and neither of us knowing anything of our past. That was when Lady Layna took us in and cared for us. Ever since we became old enough to train we began to work on becoming town guardians. Today was my eighteenth birthday and nothing would be any different from any other day.

"I'm up already! Jeez Danette, could you yell any louder? You'll wake up the whole village at this rate." I grumbled as I heaved myself off my bed. The village was hidden inside a cave, so anything that was said loud enough could echo off the walls. Unfortunately for everyone that lived here, Danette had a big mouth. As I prepared myself for one of her morning rants, I started to dress in my standard outfit that I always wore. Green shoulder protectors with yellow strings that attached both of them together, a brownish-tan collar around my neck, a yellow trimmed pink bikini top that kept me covered, padded arm sleeves along with gloves that were a pink colour while the sleeves were a spring green. Strapping my belt across my white pants that stopped a bit below the knees and puffed out; also tied at the bottom with red ribbon, as well as my yellow trimmed spring green cloth that was there for some much needed color, I could hear Danette ranting about me getting up to late in the day and not giving them enough practice time. 'Yeesh, practice practice practice! I swear, I think that's about the only thing that girl things about.' I thought to myself as I quickly strapped on my red and yellow heeled sandals that had about an inch to them, put on my earrings and proceeded out of my room with my friend.

"Jeez, you take foreeever getting ready! I think you do that on purpose so that we won't get to become town guardians, don't you!" Danette continued to preach into my ear. Honestly, can't a girl get at least ten minutes of silence in her life? Brushing her green hair out of her purple eyes, she glared at me and I felt what I shall assume was a slap across the back of my head.

"What the hell, Danette!" I seethed at her. My piercing red eyes glaring daggers into hers.

Danette simply gave a huff and stomped her hoof. "I was just making sure you were still alive in there. You didn't even acknowledge that I was talking to you." Some things never change... I watch her brush off her blue tube top/shorts/overalls outfit; honestly I wasn't really sure how to describe the clothing that Danette wore.

Oh! I forgot to mention; Danette, she's a sepp. They are basically demi-humans that are part human and part cow; they have the hoofs and legs of a cow, pointed ears and little horns that come out of their head.

"Besides, you know that we always train early in the mornings!"

"I would if you would stop changing the times that you wake me up! Yesterday you woke me up at two in the morning to train!" I raged, tucking my orange-red hair behind my ears, hands firmly placed at my hips.

"Well, you could use the extra training anyway!" My best friend protested as she dragged me off to the Central Commons of the Village, leaving me to simple hold on for dear life. "Gah! Besides, this is so irritating! I'm old enough now, ya know. We both are! What, you like turned eighteen today right? Honestly, and I've been training forever! I'm totally ready to become a full-fledged Sepp warrior! But Lady Layna still won't make me a town guardian!"

Sighing, I simply shook my head and tried to tune out her yelling, completely sure that she had woken up the rest of the villagers, safe perhaps Lady Layna. Some how she could still sleep through all this girls yelling. Lucky woman..

"Danette, have you ever considered that Lady Layna will decide when the right time for you to become a town guardian is? I mean it's not like she hates us or anything."

Stopping in the Central Commons, she let go of my poor abused arm and looked at me with an annoyed glare. "It's all your fault! You're too weak." Danette protested as she rested her hands on her hips. I shot a quick glare at her, showing that she obviously hit a button best left untouched. "That's why Lady Layna won't take me seriously." Letting out a frustrated groan, she took out her two "blades"; that were currently made out of stick since we had yet to become town guardians, much to Danettes' obvious annoyance. Looking at me with a determined face, I knew that she was going to make today's training session worse than it normally was. "Fine, whatever. She thinks we need more training? Then let's train!"

I quickly took out my "blade" and got in my fighting stance, not prepared to lose against her at all. "Well considering you've been training our butts off for forever, I'd consider this more torture..." I mumbled to myself, Danette obviously not hearing me.

"This'll be our one thousand and eighty-third training session...or wait, lemme think.." Danette took a moment to think over what the number was currently at. She always did have terrible memory. "Maybe it's the one thousand five hundred and forty-second...No...no...the nine hundred and thirty-first? Hmm..."

"I think it's our two thousand three hundred and twenty-seventh session.." I drawled out, hoping to get todays' training done and over with as quickly as possible.

She quickly scoffed at me, "Oh, like you could even remember that! Let's just say it's the thousandth time, okay?" I watched her carefully as she got into her fighting position.

'Yea...and you're one to talk about remembering things..' I thought bitterly as I prepared myself.

A wide smirk on her face, she suddenly shouted out, "Let's see how you handle my Blaze Slash! You better give me all you've got or else I'll make you pay!"

-160 Minutes Later-

At times I always had to admit that Danette could be one person that was hard to handle in both battle and normal terms. Heaving for breath at this point, I took my "blade" away from her neck and helped her back up off the floor. As we dusted ourselves off and recovered what air we had lost, a sudden bell rang throughout the Village.

"! Lady Laynas' summoning bell!" Danette said gleefully, I knowing full well that she was attached to the old woman too much. "She must be awake."

Putting away my wooden sword, I looked around to see some of the villagers going about their daily duties. Brushing the sweat out of my face along with my hair, I looked over to Danette for her to decide what was to be done now.

"Okay, that's it for today's training. I didn't think you'd actually try to kill me...geez.." She said with a slight pout.

'When one has to put up with your loud mouth every day Danette, you have no idea how tempting it is...' The thought briefly entered my mind as I simply just put on a smirk to try and rile her up a bit.

She gave a brief sigh and muttered mostly to herself but loud enough so I could hear, "Maybe you're better than you look. I guess your not a total waste of skin..."

"Jeez Danette, thanks. Glad to know I have your utmost confidence." I shot back at her, though she chose to ignore my statement as she put away her weapons and started towards Lady Laynas' room. As we walked up to her room, a sudden shaking of the earth nearly sent me off my feet while Danette merely jumped.

"Another earthquake.." She mumbled softly, looking around to make sure nothing was broken.

Regaining my composure, I looked over to her with a meak smile. "There's been a lot lately.."

"What are you talking about? There's always been lots of earthquakes. Let's go! I don't wanna be late!" Quickly dragging me through the village to visit Lady Layna.

As we enter Lady Laynas' room, I spot our motherly care taker right in front of us.

She had greying hair that had gold jewellery; like a necklace, here and there. Her tired eyes seemed to me like they were glowing with what I could assume was happiness. Layna wore red and purple robes, practically showing her status in the village though her wisdom and age were actually all that was needed for most of us that lived here.

Kneeling down, we bowed our heads to Lady Layna, or what many of the elders in the village call her, Layna the Venerable. Danette was the first to speak up since we entered the room as I kept my head bowed.

"Sorry to keep you waiting Lady Layna." She spoke softly, though muttered under her breath, "She was being slow again today." I shot a quick glare in Danettes' direction while keeping my head bowed.

"It's been a while Lady Layna." I said, ignoring the urge to completely beat what little sense Danette had in her entire body out. Layna merely smiled.

"Children... It has been ten long years since I brought you here." Layna stated and paused before continuing. "Today, I shall grant you the weapons you will need to watch over our home." Suddenly we saw Danette's head shoot up in excitement, a huge grin on her face.

I held in a heavy sigh at this, 'Just what we need...Danette with an actual weapon...'

"Does that mean... you're finally gonna make us real Town Guardians!" Danette shouted with almost brute force.

"Danette pipe down will ya! We're not all deaf like you." I hissed out under my breath, giving her a disapproving look. This only earned me a fowl look from her in return.

Lady Layna chuckled at the site and nodded, "That is correct. You shall have the power to protect those who cannot protect themselves." Out of no where, Lady Layna summoned her staff out of thin air and with a blinding light, there was now at least seven weapons floating in the air. A book, bow, what looked like a pike to me, a staff, and a axe and sword. The other weapon was a pair of sickle swords, the blades were a green colon and the hilt a purple. "Now, Danette, you must select the weapon best suited to your abilities."

Danette squealed with joy. "You have no idea how long I've been waiting for this!"

'Not long enough...' I thought as she gazed over the weapons.

"Now...which one should I take... They're all so...deadly." A hint of joy in her voice with the last word.

Fighting the urge to hit my palm against my forehead, I sighed inwardly. 'Definitely not long enough.'

Walking over to the weapons, Danette selected the sickle sword and walked back over to me with a grin. "Lady Layna, I choose the sickle sword."

Nodding, she smiled and the weapons disappeared, Lady Layna leaned against her staff. "Ahh, this is called the 'Whisper of Tranquillity'. So long as you carry this, you will bring nothing but good to the world." I couldn't manage to hold in my snicker at that thought and Danette quickly slugged me in the arm for it.

"Ow! Jeez Danette, I was merely joking!" I hissed, but I knew full well that I wasn't joking at the thought of Danette bringing good to the world. I earned a 'Yeah right!' and Layna smiled at our exchange.

"You have chosen well, my dear." Layna spoke softly and then summoned up a single onyx sword, dawned with red jewels and floated with a dark aura. "And for you, Revya...I have only this..."

This puzzled me, but a merely nodded and walked up to the sword as Danette cut in.

"What? I thought we got to choose?" Right then, I grabbed onto the hilt of the sword and suddenly was overcome with a dark power.

-Normal POV-

The sword and Revya were both engulfed in the dark aura that once surround only the sword and Revya gripped onto the sword with all her might, trying to overcome what was happening. Suddenly a voice came out of the blade, a sick twisted laugh that echoed into the room.

"Haaah hahaha! Holy crap, that took forever! Pick up the pace, ya old hag!" The voice demanded roughly, clearly showing it's power it had once held, "So...this is my sacrificial lamb, huh? Heh heh, It's sorta soft around the edges, but it's definitely got potential." Revya's mind panicked for a split moment, but didn't dare open her eyes or even let go of the sword. Danette was struck with awe and Layna stood there calmly. "Two hundred years... Two hundred years I've been waiting for this moment!"

Layna nodded her head and spoke to the voice, as if she knew who it was. "Indeed, it has been many years... Gig." She stopped and gazed back at the sword, seeming to make eye contact with what was in the sword. "I, too, have long awaited this day."

-End of Chapter-

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