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Shattered Dimensions
Prologue, Entering a Parallel Dimension Part 1 (Dimension 1)
Dimension 1
Zhianwuo's POV
Roask's Empire
Two days before The Tournament
I approached Arnold. He had our "guest" with him. I knew that he would find the outfit and job offer waiting for him intriguing enough for us to lure him into our trap.
I whispered into Arnold's ear, "It is time." Arnold nodded. He opened the door and motioned for our guest to enter.
"I have some business to take care of. I will join shortly. For now the guards will watch the door," he said. He then followed me. We travelled to the outskirts of the city. One of Yakone's water-made clones was waiting for us. There were two small pressure plates on the ground in front of the door. I placed each foot on them. I then, at will, increased my mass. In turn, I my mass became great enough to press the plates into the ground, which opened the door.
"Do not let anyone enter," I told the clone. It nodded. Arnold and I entered the chamber and my mass then returned to normal. The door closed behind them. As it sealed shut, torches on the wall automatically lit up, revealing stairs that descended downward into darkness. Arnold and I then descended down the stairs.
"So, what do I got to do?" Arnold asked.
"I will be sending you through a portal into a parallel dimension. Which, as far as I can tell, is identical to this one minus one fact," I explained.
"What's that?" he asked.
"My master's empire does not exist. I shall send you back about three hundred years. You will then set it up. Make sure to keep it invisible from the rest of the world. Once it is set up, I will come back for you. So be ready to return in about ten years. Take this drug," I said, handing Arnold a syringe, "This will brainwash them into being blindly loyal to Roask's family. This you will set up as nothing more than a myth. That is until my master appears to lead them." What no one but me knows is that they will also be loyal to me. At this point we were at the bottom of the stairs. We stood in front of a large door. I pressed a hidden panel and the door opened. We entered the chamber. There was an archway against the wall. This is where the portal will be formed. I began the ritual to open the portal.
Roask's POV
Two hours after Arnold's return
"I trust everything was a success," I said to Zhianwuo, who approached my throne.
"Yes master. Everything went according to plan," he said. I nodded.
"Then it is time," I said, "fetch me Talon." Zhianwuo nodded.
"Yes master."
Linea's POV
I watched, hidden in a corner, as Zhianwuo left. I had to warn Jake, because if my hunch is correct, they're going to kill him. I rushed down to the room he was staying in. It was hard to try to act calm and walk slowly, as to not get noticed. I now stood in front of his door. I took a deep breath and entered the room, swiftly closing the door behind me, interrupting whatever they were doing. They both now looked at me.
"You have to leave now," I said, trying to keep calm.
"Why?" Li Mai asked. I took a step towards them.
"He's coming to kill you," I said.
"Who's coming to kill who?" Roask said, standing right behind me. A shiver went down my spine, my body tensed up, and my eyes grew wide.
"What are you talking about? No one here is hostile towards one another," he said putting his hands on my shoulders. I was still frozen in place.
"All I am here to do is to invite Jake to some pre-tournament activities," he said calmly. Someone else walked into the room.
"Everything is ready for you. Please follow us," the mysterious person said. It was Zhianwuo, the creepy bastard.
"What if I refuse?" Jake asked. I could see he did not trust them.
"I wish you hadn't said that," Roask said. Just then a shadowy figure grabbed Jake. And Zhianwuo grabbed Li Mai. The figure overpowered Jake and led him to the door.
"Prepare him," Zhianwuo said to the figure leading him out the door.
"Jake!" Li Mai called out.
"He can't help you now," Zhianwuo said. He motioned for the figure to stop, which it did.
"Don't worry lover boy. We'll take good care of her," Zhianwuo said.
Jake's POV
One hour later
I was led into a small room. On the wall there was an archway with what looked to be a miniature worm hole in it. Zhianwuo then entered the room.
"Prepare to go into an alternate dimension!" Zhianwuo cackled.
"You're insane!" I shouted.
"Yes, but at least I can get the job done," Zhianwuo said, returning to a calm state. He approached me.
"By the way you'll be needing your drug," he said, placing the grey, square container in my back pocket. He smiled, stuck me with a needle and injected the drug into me, and then pushed me into the worm hole.
Nobody's POV
Si Wong Desert
A figure stood out on a sand dune looking towards the north. The figure wore a long, tan shirt and long, tan pants. They were tied to the figure at the wrists, ankles, neck, and waist. The figure wore low-cut, tan shoes. The figure wore a tan, cloth mask that only revealed the eyes of the figure. The eyes looked as though they could be either feminine or masculine. The rest of the body was covered in cloth that was made to look like gauss wrap. The figure stared of into the distance. There was something that didn't seem right to the figure. After a few moments of standing as still as a statue, the figure made its way south. The figure could barely make out the shape of a village up ahead. The figured stopped a fourth of the way to the village. The ground began to shake. The figure took a more stable stance.
A giant stone structure erupted from the ground between the figure and the village. It was in the shape of a fist. A blue liquid flowed within the stone structure in almost a spider web like pattern. The fist then opened, the fingers spread out. The strangest part was what looked to be a closed eye in the center of the palm of the hand. The eye slowly opened. The retina appeared to be a swirl of black and white. The arm seemed to slowly move into an angle towards the figure. The figure started the back up. The arm now went into free fall, hitting hard on the sand. The arm lifted up and the figure was gone.
Roask's POV
Roask's Empire
Northern Earth Kingdom
"Let me go you bastard!" Li Mai screamed as I walked into the room.
"I'm afraid I cannot do that. You see, this is for your own protection," I calmly said. She struggled against the chains that bound her wrists together above her head. Her ankles were also bound together and to the floor.
"What the hell are you talking about?" she continued to scream.
"If I let my assistant take you, you'd probably share the same fate as him. And we don't want that. Or he might have given you to the Doctor to cut open to see how you work," I explained. I got closer to remove the chains. But she misunderstood my intentions and tried to lunge at me.
"Calm down, I'm trying to remove your chains," I said. She calmed down a bit, but was still very cautious. I couldn't blame her. As I finished, I began to leave. I stopped in the doorway.
"I'd love to stay and chat, but I have a few things to take care of," I said, and left. She must feel like she is going through hell right now. As much as I'd love to stay and study her, I had some work to attend to. As I closed the door, I could see her staring at me, worriedly. I locked the door. It was time and I didn't want to be late.
Zhianwuo's POV
My master walked into the room. He nodded to me. I reopened the portal.
"Once we go through, there is no way back until the conditions are met," I said.
"I know," Roask replied.
"After you; the portal will close once I am through," I said. My master took a deep breath. He then stepped through the portal. I smiled under my mask. This will be fun. I then stepped through the portal, closing it.
Next chapter will introduce the characters from raptorhunter18's Shattered Timelines. So check his story out if you haven't already. There will also be some interactions between characters from both dimensions. Some of which are "one-sided".