Multiple heroes. Multiple stories. One war.
This will be the first in a series of stories that follow all the heroes, from their past to the in-game quests to the final fight against the Black Mage. This one, Age of Legends, focuses on the "past heroes," meaning Mercedes, Aran, Phantom, Luminous, and Freud. There will be one story for each "category" meaning explorers, Cygnus Knights, Sengoku, etc. It will also have one story for the final fight with the Black Mage.
Mild violence, language, and blood.
he·ro
ˈhi(ə)rō
noun
1. a person who is admired or idealized for courage, outstanding achievements, or noble qualities.
What is a hero?
Is a hero the brave noble warrior who single-handedly vanquishes a great evil?
Is a hero the humble young child who stands up against darkness?
...What is a hero…?
When people looked at us, they only saw the side that was valiant and courageous and powerful. When people looked at us, they only saw the side that was "hero."
But we are no more than normal people, no different. We too succumb to fear and greed and jealousy and so much more. We are no stronger than normal people and oftentimes we too feel that we are too weak and insignificant.
The only difference is that we never gave up.
We never gave up, even while the future looked bleak to everyone else, in that chaos we saw that there would always be a light, always be a hope, and we toiled for that hope.
We may have started low and small and helpless, but we never gave up and worked towards that day when we could make the world a better place, and so that is what we did.
Some may have been more "hero" than others, but they were still heroes.
Hero, through and through, forever in their hearts, they will always be "hero."
Know this, and remember it always:
Anyone can be a hero.
One of the gimmicks here is that the introduction for each story is exactly the same except one different character from each "category" narrates it and puts their own spin on it.
Any feedback and/or suggestions are greatly appreciated :)