Disclaimer: "Cave Story" is owned by Studio Pixel, Nicalis, and NIS America, as well as Daisuke "Pixel" Amaya. I do not own the characters in any way, shape or form. I do however own the original content held within this story. That being said, I hope you all enjoy.
Rise and Fall of Darkness!
The sky is shown to be dreary and dark, as large and mighty storm clouds encompass the very heavens. Wind blows fiercely, and lightning rolls across the sky and strikes down towards the earth. Thunder booms loudly soon afterwards. In the field are shown 4 individuals standing, staring at what seems to be a small glimpse of civilization in the distance.
The first individual is shown to be somewhat of a brute, he is shown wearing a red bandana, his eyes are shown to be resemble that of a reptiles, yellow in color with black slits. He is the most muscular of the 4, on his forehead is shown to be embedded a small black jewel. He is shown to be wearing what's essentially a black jacket made out of some sort of leather. His hands are shown to have large claws, and he is shown wielding a spiked ball and chain as a weapon. He has a long, green tail, resembling that of a rat. On the end of his tail is yet another spiked ball.
The second individual is shown to be a female. She has long, red, flowing hair. Her eyes are shown to be green in color. On her forehead is also a small black jewel. She is shown to be wearing what seems to be a purple kunoichi uniform. Her nails are painted black. On her back, she is shown to be sporting what seems to be a katana.
The third individual is shown to have short short black hair, and blue eyes. He is also shown to have a small black jewel embedded into his forehead. He is sporting a dark green, buttoned shirt. In fact, his entire outfit is green, even his shoes. The only thing that isn't green on him are his white gloves.
The fourth and final individual is shown to have long, white, spiky hair. Like all the other individuals in the group, he is shown to bear a small black jewel on his forehead. He is shown wearing a long, black cape. His entire uniform is black for that matter, with red laces across his shirt and a red outline sleaking it's way throughout the whole uniform.
Thunder booms across the sky once more.
"Brother, are you sure we should be doing this?" Asked the third individual.
"If we are to ever achieve equality, we must obtain it. The dwellers of the surface look down upon us, and for what, by the way we look? They brought this upon themselves." Said the fourth individual.
"Exactly, who do these Surface dwellers think they are treating our people like trash?" Asked the first individual. "They deserved to have some of their heads bashed open if you ask me."
"The Prince is always right you know. We deserve to be respected just as much as any other living thing on this land of rock and water." Said the second individual.
"Exactly." Cried out a fifth voice, this one slightly distorted from the rest of the individuals. A black gaping hole forms in front of the four individuals,
and from the hole rises out a figure wearing nothing more but a dark blue robe, concealing most of his body and especially his face. The figure's hands seem to be extremely pale, almost transparent. In his hands he is shown to be holding what seems to be a dark purple orb, which is shown to be giving off a menacing dark aura. "The four of you, along with the entire Demon clan deserves the respect you and your bretheren yearn for. If you have to show a little agression in order to obtain it..."
"Then so be it." Said the fourth individual. He waves his cape and goes behind the other three individuals. Behind them are shown to be an armor of winged,
humanoid like creatures, men and female alike. They are shown with swords, spears, bows, along with red armor bearing the symbol of the same black jewel embedded on all four individuals foreheads. Some are shown to have horns on their heads, others have tails with spiked tips, some have third eyes on their foreheads, and some have bat like wings on their backsides. All of the soldiers raise their arms into the air and give off some sort of war cry.
Lightning strikes and thunder booms.
"People! For to long, we the Demon clan have been dishonored by the people of the surface. Tonight, we shall take back our honor, and this will be the first step to take into achieving equality!" Shouted out the fourth individual with great authority.
All the soldiers raise their weapons and give off yet another war cry.
"There shall be no more delay, come, onward to civilization!" Yelled out the fourth individual. "CHARGE!"
Most of the soldiers begin to run towards civilization, others rise up into the air and fly towards the small city in the distance. The other three individuals take charge towards the civilization, leading the army. The fifth individual just stays there and watches. The fourth individual then proceeds to fly towards the civilization as well.
The once queit city has now turned into a war zone. It doesn't take long for it to start going aflame. Explosions and screams of agony and pain begin to ring out of the city.
The first individual is shown swinging his ball and chain in circles. He then fires it off to a group of enemy soldiers, impaling them and sending them crashing into a nearby structure, causing it to collapse. He pulls the ball and chain back, and proceeds to shoot a fireball from his mouth, causing the debris to explode and burst into flames.
The second individual is shown running throughout the streets, sword in hand. A group of enemy soldiers with both spears and bows meets her. They throw their spears, shoot their arrows, she dodges them, and slashes them all. All of the enemy soldiers give a pained scream as they fall to the ground, dead.
The third individual is shown charging up an orb of black energy in his hand. The orb is shown to give off a mix of blue and black sparks of electricity as he charges it. He fires the orb to another group of enemy soldiers, and they all scream in agony as they are engulfed in what seems to be black flames.
A look of uneasiness falls on the third individual's face.
The fourth individual is shown to be charging up orbs of black energy very similar to the third individual's in his hands. He pulls his hands back and throws them. The orbs then become waves of energy that proceed to push back another hapless group of soldiers into an abandoned building. The enemy soldiers scream as the building proceeds to explode.
BOOM!
"Keep at it, my bretheren! By tonight, the surface dwellers will wish they had respected us sooner!" Said the fourth individual, powering up another black orb.
"As you wish your majesty." Said a group of the Demon clan soldiers. Male and female alike, they extend their swords up into the sky, and they begin to give off a menacing red aura. They then slam their swords into the ground, causing pillars of red energy to rise from the ground and destroy several more buildings.
In the distance, the fifth individual is shown to be doing nothing but watching the calamity, he caresses his purple orb, and his hidden eyes proceed to glow a menacing white color. "Death...Doom...Chaos...Destruction...This is the only way that these stupid surface dwellers will learn. Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!" Laughed the robed figure as he sinks back into the ground. "And when we're done with them, we'll proceed to do the same with the fools on that floating island!"
The once queit city has now turned into nothing more but a complete and total warzone. Cries of terror, pain, and suffering cry out as more and more of the city goes up in flames. Thunder booms across the sky, and a small glimpse of a silouette is shown. Said silouette resembles a conglomeration of human like skulls, giving off a menacing red glow in their eyes.
Bolts upon bolts of lightning than strike the city all at once, engulfing the already burning city in a large explosion.
A few monthes later...
The four individuals, along with most members of their army are shown to be standing in another open field, all of which are tied up and being held hostage by human soldiers.
"Prince Zazel!" Cried out a voice referring to the fourth individual.
"Narvus" Cried out the same voice, referring to the third individual.
"Mikani" Cried out the same voice referring to the second individual.
"And Alastor." Cried out the same voice referring to the first individual.
"And all other members loyal to the Demon clan, all of you have been gathered here today to stand trial over the various war crimes you have commited the past three monthes." Cried out the same voice, now belonging to an old man wearing a white robe. "Said crimes are murder of various military personnel, and in some cases, civilians. Also the destruction of property and entire cities in your destructive mob and revolution. Do you have anything to say in your defense?"
"If you surface dwellers hadn't scorned us with contempt, than we wouldn't have attacked you! For decades my people have been looked down upon, and we have had it! If you wish to kill us, then your no better off than the rest of us!" Said the fourth individual, now known as Prince Zazel.
"So you plead guilty for your crimes?" Asked the judge.
"I will admit, what we did was far from innocent." Said Prince Zazel. "Guilty."
"Very well. Seeing how you are all willing to take responsibility for your actions, the whole lot of you will not be executed. Instead, the lot of you shall live out the rest of your days within the Underworld!" Cried out the judge.
"The Underworld!" Cried out the third individual, now known as Narvus.
The man simply nods.
A group of priests than proceed to enter the scene, and proceed to chant some weird language. Suddenly, the human soldiers run out of the immediate area. The Demon soldiers, along with the 4 individuals begin to sink into the ground.
"What...What's happening!?" Yelled out the second individual, now known as Mikani.
"I...Can't...Move!" Yelled out the first individual, now known as Alastor.
"May you live out the rest of your days in peace. You will no longer have to be viewed in contempt." Said the man. He and the soldiers than proceed leave.
"Come, we have more to round up."
"Y...You! All we wanted was to be equal! Come back here!" Yelled out Prince Zazel.
The Prince and company then sink completely into the ground, and fall down into a long black void.
We cut to a large skull shaped structure, made of stone, sorrounded by what seems to be patches of black crystal like structures. Inside, we are shown Prince Zazel standing in some sort of balcony, he is shown staring at a large, black, crystal, giving off purple sparks of energy. He stares at the crystal with some sort of intent, what type, cannot be given.
From behind rises the robed figure from the ground.
"How long will it be until it reaches maximum capacity?" Asked the prince.
"Patience my dear prince. The Crystal of Darkness will gain full power sooner or later, and when it does, the dwellers of both the surface and the floating isle will have no choice but to accept you and the rest of the Demon Clan with open arms." Said the robed figure.
"I see." Said Prince Zazel.
"Try not to worry about it too much, your majesty. The time will come, in the meantime, all we can do is wait." Said the robed figure.
"Very well. I bid you ado then, Sage." Said Prince Zazel, walking back into the apparent castle of his.
"Hm hm hm hm hm hm hm hm hm hm." Laughed the robed figure, only known as Sage. His eyes once again glow menacingly white. "And when it does reach full power,
it shall be glorious!" The Sage then proceeds to sink back into the ground and disappears.
Notes: Well, the prologue is done. Don't worry, familiar characters will start showing up more and more around the next chapter. I hope you enjoyed this little intro, and I hope that the rest of this story will be just as enjoyable if not more. I'd love to hear feedback from you guys, so don't be afraid to leave a comment or review. Have a nice day, and see you next chapter!