Final Stand
It all seemed so peaceful. The sun had disappeared under the veil of night,
and the sea was a dazzling brilliance of blue. The world of Vana'diel was a marvel
to behold. Players roamed freely, gaining experience, traveling to distant lands,
fighting monsters, making gil, and just having a good time. But these days started
to come to an end as the sky grew darker and darker with each passing day. The
world of Vana'diel would never be the same.
"Do you see that, Hitomo?" a Hume Warrior asked a Tarutaru White
Mage.
"I do, Drel." responded Hitomo, gazing up at the sky. "Something is just not
right. The sky has never been this black, and it is well into the afternoon."
Both players walked outside from the west gate of Southern San d'Oria.
They walked down the trail, further into West Ronfaure. No sooner did they leave
the safety of San d'Oria they heard a cry for help. Running to the where the noise
was from, they stumbled upon a fleeing Mithra Black Mage. She looked at them
and panicked.
"You have to get outa here!" she cried. "You are too low leveled!"
"But we are both at level thirty, why would we flee from here?"
But she continued to run for San d'Oria. After she fled there were other
cries for help further down the path. And like last time the two ran to find out
what was going on. When they arrived, they found several player corpses. Hitomo
started casting Raise on them while Drel looked around. Soon Drel vanished while
Hitomo was still reviving most of the fallen players.
Some of the dead players were between levels twenty to sixty. There were
Mages of every kind, and a few Warriors and Monks. When they woke, they all
said the same thing.
"There is a monster in this region, we must get outa here before it comes
back!"
"Before what comes back." said Hitomo to a Mithra red mage.
"There was a Shadow Dragon here not too long ago. It killed everyone in its
path and the slain players can't go to their home point for some reason." responded
the Red Mage.
Then a shout came from Drel, even further down the path. The Red Mage
and Hitomo ran to where Drel was, but he was found in the middle of the path. He
had fallen. As Hitomo ran toward Drel to revive him, a giant black dragon jumped
from the sky, in between Hitomo and Drel. It roared with intense fury, and the
Mithra and Hitomo both cast Dia on it. The magical energies reflected of the
Shadow Dragon, and it attacked the Red Mage. She was slain instantly by its
charge, and it started to come for Hitomo. Hitomo grasped his staff hard, facing
bravely against the beast. But as it drew closer, he couldn't help but stare in
complete fear.
But from the tree tops a voice rang out.
"Stop beast!" it shouted.
From the trees fell a player, heavily armored and wielded a Save the Queen
long sword and an Espadon bastard sword at the same time. His armor was of the
Iron Musketeer's class. He was an Elvaan Paladin Ninja. Diving from the trees he
slashed at the Shadow Dragon. It stopped its charge and looked back at the
attacker. They gave each other a stare of destructive hate.
"Start reviving those players, mage." he said.
Hitomo obeyed and ran for Drel. The dragon then attacked and the mystery
player countered. After Hitomo revived everyone safely, he and Drel ran for the
player. When they arrived the dragon had been slain, but the player was on the
brink of death. Hitomo healed him with his healing magic. The Elvaan then began
to walk away, but was stopped by Drel's voice.
"What was that Shadow Dragon doing here? They do not belong here, they
are only found in the Xarcabard area." he said.
The Elvaan turned around. He gazed at Drel and Hitomo's curious faces.
"It was no normal Shadow Dragon." he said. "It was a hacker's Shadow
Dragon."
"But hackers are nullified in Vana'diel." remarked Hitomo. "It would be
impossible for a hacker to exist here."
"But every system has a loop hole." continued the player. "The hacker who
controlled this monster is a very powerful one. You will be hearing much more of
his works."
"But if a hacker can make a monster and send it here, beginners and noobs
won't be able to progress." said Drel.
"That is his idea." said the Elvaan. "He wants only powerful players to exist.
He thinks of Vana'diel as more of a game then we make it to be. He enjoys the
misery of other players, so he hacked into Vana'diel. But he has a weakness. That
dragon was not created by him, but manipulated by him. And he has made it so
that if a player falls to one of his monsters, they cannot go back to Home Point."
"So he is like an advanced Beastmaster?" asked Hitomo.
"That would be his Sub Job. But his true class is a Dark Paladin."
"Figures." said Drel.
"He also has the ability to fight other players, and other players can fight
him." continued the player. "So even a hacker like him has his limitations."
"Before you go, what is your name?" asked Hitomo.
"My name is Darithal." said the player. "And the hackers name is Drium. If
his plans come into effect, you may see more of me."
And with that Darithal used Tonko: Ni to fade away into the shadows. With
a hacker on the loose and powerful monsters all about, playing in Vana'diel may
never be the same again.
To be continued...
(Please send me a review on this story. If the reviews are good I may continue this
story with a shocking ending in mind. But you have to review this story!)
It all seemed so peaceful. The sun had disappeared under the veil of night,
and the sea was a dazzling brilliance of blue. The world of Vana'diel was a marvel
to behold. Players roamed freely, gaining experience, traveling to distant lands,
fighting monsters, making gil, and just having a good time. But these days started
to come to an end as the sky grew darker and darker with each passing day. The
world of Vana'diel would never be the same.
"Do you see that, Hitomo?" a Hume Warrior asked a Tarutaru White
Mage.
"I do, Drel." responded Hitomo, gazing up at the sky. "Something is just not
right. The sky has never been this black, and it is well into the afternoon."
Both players walked outside from the west gate of Southern San d'Oria.
They walked down the trail, further into West Ronfaure. No sooner did they leave
the safety of San d'Oria they heard a cry for help. Running to the where the noise
was from, they stumbled upon a fleeing Mithra Black Mage. She looked at them
and panicked.
"You have to get outa here!" she cried. "You are too low leveled!"
"But we are both at level thirty, why would we flee from here?"
But she continued to run for San d'Oria. After she fled there were other
cries for help further down the path. And like last time the two ran to find out
what was going on. When they arrived, they found several player corpses. Hitomo
started casting Raise on them while Drel looked around. Soon Drel vanished while
Hitomo was still reviving most of the fallen players.
Some of the dead players were between levels twenty to sixty. There were
Mages of every kind, and a few Warriors and Monks. When they woke, they all
said the same thing.
"There is a monster in this region, we must get outa here before it comes
back!"
"Before what comes back." said Hitomo to a Mithra red mage.
"There was a Shadow Dragon here not too long ago. It killed everyone in its
path and the slain players can't go to their home point for some reason." responded
the Red Mage.
Then a shout came from Drel, even further down the path. The Red Mage
and Hitomo ran to where Drel was, but he was found in the middle of the path. He
had fallen. As Hitomo ran toward Drel to revive him, a giant black dragon jumped
from the sky, in between Hitomo and Drel. It roared with intense fury, and the
Mithra and Hitomo both cast Dia on it. The magical energies reflected of the
Shadow Dragon, and it attacked the Red Mage. She was slain instantly by its
charge, and it started to come for Hitomo. Hitomo grasped his staff hard, facing
bravely against the beast. But as it drew closer, he couldn't help but stare in
complete fear.
But from the tree tops a voice rang out.
"Stop beast!" it shouted.
From the trees fell a player, heavily armored and wielded a Save the Queen
long sword and an Espadon bastard sword at the same time. His armor was of the
Iron Musketeer's class. He was an Elvaan Paladin Ninja. Diving from the trees he
slashed at the Shadow Dragon. It stopped its charge and looked back at the
attacker. They gave each other a stare of destructive hate.
"Start reviving those players, mage." he said.
Hitomo obeyed and ran for Drel. The dragon then attacked and the mystery
player countered. After Hitomo revived everyone safely, he and Drel ran for the
player. When they arrived the dragon had been slain, but the player was on the
brink of death. Hitomo healed him with his healing magic. The Elvaan then began
to walk away, but was stopped by Drel's voice.
"What was that Shadow Dragon doing here? They do not belong here, they
are only found in the Xarcabard area." he said.
The Elvaan turned around. He gazed at Drel and Hitomo's curious faces.
"It was no normal Shadow Dragon." he said. "It was a hacker's Shadow
Dragon."
"But hackers are nullified in Vana'diel." remarked Hitomo. "It would be
impossible for a hacker to exist here."
"But every system has a loop hole." continued the player. "The hacker who
controlled this monster is a very powerful one. You will be hearing much more of
his works."
"But if a hacker can make a monster and send it here, beginners and noobs
won't be able to progress." said Drel.
"That is his idea." said the Elvaan. "He wants only powerful players to exist.
He thinks of Vana'diel as more of a game then we make it to be. He enjoys the
misery of other players, so he hacked into Vana'diel. But he has a weakness. That
dragon was not created by him, but manipulated by him. And he has made it so
that if a player falls to one of his monsters, they cannot go back to Home Point."
"So he is like an advanced Beastmaster?" asked Hitomo.
"That would be his Sub Job. But his true class is a Dark Paladin."
"Figures." said Drel.
"He also has the ability to fight other players, and other players can fight
him." continued the player. "So even a hacker like him has his limitations."
"Before you go, what is your name?" asked Hitomo.
"My name is Darithal." said the player. "And the hackers name is Drium. If
his plans come into effect, you may see more of me."
And with that Darithal used Tonko: Ni to fade away into the shadows. With
a hacker on the loose and powerful monsters all about, playing in Vana'diel may
never be the same again.
To be continued...
(Please send me a review on this story. If the reviews are good I may continue this
story with a shocking ending in mind. But you have to review this story!)