The Next Generation
Disclaimer: I do not own Maplestory, any NPC's, the Black Mage, the five heroes, the skills or any of the stuff Nexon owns. I only own my OC's and the story. Hope you guys like it read and review! (Nothing mean though)
Prologue
"Behind you!"
The handsome blond teen whirled around twirling his cane. "Blason Fantome!"
A giant symbol resembling a playing card flashed in front of monsters face and shattered. The giant horned bull like beast fell to the ground, incapacitated. The teen let out a sigh and stood up straight, adjusting his blue Raven Persona hat.
"Nice kill, but I'd expect something a little flashier from the Master Thief Phantom."
A beautiful blond girl with kind, blue eyes and pointed ears stepped out of the shadows."
"Thanks for the warning Merc, but I could've handled that myself." replied Phantom.
"Yeah right," the girl said sarcastically, rolling her eyes. "And that's Queen Mercedes, ruler of the elves and master of the dual bowguns to you."
"Whatever, come on lets meet with the others."
They walked through the darkened halls of the Temple of Time, swiftly but warily. Giant shattered stone pillars lay across the ground littered with the giant armored bodies of the Oblivion Guardians. "It used to be so peaceful here" thought Phantom. "Now the Black Mage has turned it into a wasteland."
Not much was known of the Black Mage's past but now he was the enemy of all the good citizens of Maple. The Black Mage rose up in power by using his dark spells to conquer much of Maple World, and recruited many followers to use them to do his dirty work. The Black Mage's ultimate goal was total domination over the entire world.
Slowly the air filled with the sounds of people whispering.
"Merc we're almost there," Phantom whispered excitedly, "let's hurry!"
They jogged into a clearing with a giant doorway. It was easily 20 meters tall and it glowed dark purple with all the dark energy. "Hey guys, finally decided to show up?" remarked a light skinned boy with sand brown hair. "We all thought you got lost."
"Shut up Freud," retorted Phantom. "We ran into Lyka so we had a bit of a delay."
"Well at least I can ha-"
"Guys stop arguing," scolded a tanned teenage girl, with a snow white ponytail. "We can't waste time bickering while we have a job to do!"
The two boys stopped arguing and looked around sheepishly. "Yes I agree with Aran," said a deep female voice inside their minds. "Defeating the Black Mage is of utmost importance."
"Thanks Afrien," said a pale boy with blue-gray hair. "Let's all get our gear ready."
As Phantom got his equipment and potions ready he pondered his thoughts. "Gee, it seems just yesterday, we all were just meeting each other to fight the Black Mage." Really,that wasn't all that long ago. When the Black Mage rose up in power and started taking over Maple World, Empress Aria and the leaders of Maple decided to assemble a team of extraordinary heroes to defeat the Black Mage. The first of these heroes was Freud the dragon master. Freud's spirit pact with Afrien, the queen of onyx dragons made him the most powerful person in Maple World. The second hero was Aran the master of the polearm. Her speed and skill with the normally slow and clumsy weapon went unmatched throughout the warriors of Maple. The third was Mercedes, queen of the elves. She invented her own unique weapons, the dual bowguns, which shoot faster and harder than a regular crossbow. Plus, they can be reloaded automatically. The fourth, Luminous the light magic adept, uses powerful light magic to banish even the darkest evil. "And then there's me" finished Phantom.
Master thief Phantom was honored among wealthy merchants and thieves alike for never getting caught when stealing valuables. He deliberately left traces when stealing, and even then people did not even know who he was. But while trying to steal the great gem Skaia from Empress Aria, he fell in love with her. When he heard they were gathering heroes to fight the Black Mage, he decided to join the fight to protect Aria. To fight, Phantom uses his cane and a deck of enchanted playing cards to execute deadly attacks.
Now the 5 heroes are standing before a door. This door will lead them to the Black Mage, and their destinies. Freud interrupted his thoughts. "Okay everyone gather around! Afrien and I came up with a plan. Instead of rushing him all at once, we can split into teams and go one team at a time."
"Why is this any better than rushing him?" asked Luminous.
"Well by the time the last team goes in, the Black Mage will be weakened enough so Afrien and I can cast a spell. The spell won't be powerful enough to destroy the Black Mage, but it will hopefully seal him away forever." Freud explained.
"Okay I got that, but what are the teams?" Inquired Aran.
"I was thinking that you and Mercedes can go in first and Phantom, Luminous and I can go in last."
"Sounds like a plan. Let's go Mercedes."
Minutes later, Freud announced to the other two that it was time to go in. Phantom adjusted his hat once more and they walked through the door side by side. The scene they walked into was not a pleasant one. Mercedes lay injured on the floor behind a pillar with Aran standing over her, batting away orbs of dark energy. "Cover me!" Freud yelled while jumping onto Afriens back.
"Mwaaahahaha! Even your reinforcements shall not defeat me!" roared a deep voice. Phantom whipped his head around toward the source of the voice. The Black Mage wore a dark cloak inscribed with various magic symbols. His hood was pulled over his head so that only his glowing eyes could be seen. The Black Mage raised his wrinkled gray hand and shot another orb of dark energy toward Aran. Phantom jumped in front of her and twirled his cane. "Carte Mille!"
A spiral of cards flew out of the cane and pushed the shadowy orb away and into the wall. As the Black Mage let out a fresh barrage of orbs, Phantom heard Afrien's voice inside his head. "Come to us! Freud and I are ready to cast the spell."
Phantom jumped and ducked, making his way toward Afrien. Afrien and Freud fought fiercely, casting spell after spell in rapid succession. As Phantom neared Afrien, Freud yelled for Phantom to cast a shield around them so they could cast the spell. "Holy magic shell!"
A transparent yellow shield appeared around Freud, Afrien and Phantom, dissipating all black energy spheres that made contact with the sphere. "HA! You puny heroes think that shell will hold? Take this!" the Black Mage screamed, raising his free hand to cast a new spell.
A giant pitch black laser shot out of his hand and collided with Phantom's shell. KRRK! A crack spread across the shell. "Freud hurry it up!" Phantom screamed, holding his hands against the shell. "I can't hold it much longer!"
"Okay um how did it start again…?" The boy pursed his lips trying to remember "Oh yes I remember now! O holy gods of Maple heed my plea. This evil man has laid waste upon the great lands of the world…"
Phantom screwed his eyes shut with the strain as pieces of the shell started breaking off and falling to the ground.
"So I call upon the powers of Afrien the onyx dragon to add to mine and seal this man for eternity!"
CRASH! The shell shattered, just as Freud finished his spell. A blinding white light flew out of Freud's staff and surrounded the Black Mage. "NOOOOOOOOOO I was so close!" roared the Black Mage. "but I won't be going down without ALL OF YOU!"
The Black Mage screamed, and a ray of dark energy pulsed out of the Black Mage. Suddenly Phantom's head felt like it was exploding from the inside out. All 5 heroes doubled over, clutching their heads and screamed in agony. One final pulse pumped out of the Black Mage before he exploded in a burst of evil energy. Slowly, piece by piece, the temple started collapsing right onto the 7 individuals and buried them all for eternity.
TO BE CONTINUED
_Authors Notes
Sorry for common spelling and grammar mistakes but again this is my first story. Plz review for any pointers or anything you guys want me to know. Thanks for reading my prologue and I guarantee the next chapter will be apart of the story. Have fun Fan-fictioners!
