His quest in search of the pure embracement of peace came to a sudden halt. Traveling for two years by himself, he showed no signs of doubt, only determination was present. The young nomadic boy once had a place he called home. A home where he was loved beyond any measure; at a young age, this boy has proven himself that he too can apply tasks a man can do. It's hard for a young minded individual to pursue an impossible journey of undergoing the embracement of a new life. Kaden was his name, a boy from the village isolated from the rest of the world. Komodo Village it's called, named for its numerous encountering of nearby dragons that roam the realm that they live in.
He traveled far and wide for a new home, stumbling upon the large rocks. The storm grew fierce and severe. Thunder strikes were crashing onto the ground, but yet the boy showed no fear, but grief .He is now a lost soul, with nothing but his empty thoughts, clouding his mind. His conscious had abandoned him as it was taken away by an evil force. During his encounters with terrors, his journey comes to a stop as he takes rest upon the volcanic mountains.
"No home to go to. No one to call a friend or a certain a guardian. "Why do I come across this tragic feeling?" the boy asks himself. "Does it all end here!?" he calls upon himself facing a gruesome creature. *RAAAWWWR* a horrendous roar fills the atmosphere.
He stands there with no weapon to defend himself with. The beast connects its eyes to the boys, as he gets pushed to the edge. It lifts its sharp and deadly claws; the boy closed his eyes to endure the life risking strike. The beast's claw knocks the boy from the high-in-the-sky magma mountain.
He falls and stumbles upon numbers of trees and rocks. A rock slide occurs as he tumbles down the ashy mountain. Alas, the sound of thunder ceases, the rubble comes to a halt as it hits the ground.
"(A…Am…Am I dead?)" The boy thought. "(Is this the feeling of my last breath? "(… Nothing but the dirt that is toppled on you?)". He remains there with every unanswered question roaming through his mind. But will they always be unanswered? Or will he remain there in a stagnant state and left for dead. Does all this have a meaning or is it just the cruelty of the boy's fate
Three Years Later:
"ZZZ….." His eyes opened. The glimpse of the morning sunrise catch the top right of his left eye. He quickly rises upward to see and feel himself in bandages. His abdomen, his forehead, and his shoulders were all covered.
He grabs his neck for support as he feels an enormous amount of pain in the area. He then takes a look at the hand he used to ease the pain, He notices an unusual symbol, with a meaning he doesn't know on the palm on his hand. He looks onto the other hand and sees the similar symbol.
"…" he tries to open his mouth, but can't seem to respond to anything. The pain grows tremendously as he attempts to push himself off the bed. "Argh!" he feels the pain increase as he stands on both feet.
He begins to feel dizzy. "(Shouldn't I have died!?)" he thought to himself. His vision began to blur as he fell on the wooden wall. He picks himself back up. "You're quite strong for a wounded patient" a rugged voice grabbed his attention,
"…." He stills to pick himself up, "Now I know you can't speak. But somehow your brain is able to command your limbs to move". The man climbs through his window avoiding chair in his path,
"Half your brain has been shut down, so you're lacking certain needs to fulfill and maintain your bodily functions" he helps him up. "You're not from around this realm are you?" he shifts his head to a brainstorming position, "I haven't seen you or those clothes before". Kaden shook his head in disagreement,
"Really?" he helps him over to a large map. "This is the map of realms. It shows each and every realm throughout the universe . Surely, your realm should be acquainted with one of these displayed here" he waves his hand among the picture of each region shown. Kaden eyed the map with much strength as possible,
"…" he shook his head. "Nothing? Seems to be a side effect of the coma" the man comments. "Oh I'm Waldorf. I'm a teacher for the Guild of Ravens." He explained. "…." He tries to open his mouth to talk,
"Nice to meet you too" Waldorf takes him to the bed. "….Ka-den" he tries to talk. "Huh" he grabs his attention with such amazement. "Ka-den….m…my name i…s is Ka-den". "Kaden!" he smiled. "…." he remained quiet.
"Say no more" he began. "Looks like it's best to find you something to eat after three years of sleep" he smiled. He helped Kaden up out of the bed. Waldorf opens the door to the kitchen, "Here has a seat!". "...Huh" Kaden tries to sit up. A man in an apron notices the duo talking, "Ah here he is" he greets. "You've finally came to try out my famous Deviled Horseshoe Steak" he pats Waldorf on the back. "Not yet my good friend". But we do have to feed this poor individual right here". The experienced chef gazed upon the innocent soul supporting his wounds,
"Hmm..." he thinks. "What is your name?" he asks. "He doesn't talk much. All the injuries he had endured caused him to be in a three year coma!" Waldorf explained. "Are serious!?", "Yea...I'm surprised you haven't noticed. He's been in that room the entire time!".
"Interesting...I'm surprised he's recovering so fast " the chef mentioned.
"..." Kaden tries to take in what they're saying. "Not to worry. I shall give him my famous steak. And I'll make him talk more than ever before!" his confidence grew.
Kaden tries to remember the incident while the other two set off to prepare the meal. Nothing has ever struck him mind harder than that near-death occurrence that took place on Mt. Atlas. The beast of a billion fangs that attacked him in plain. "Kaden...Kaden?" a voice called,
"..." he turns to the chef. "Be ready in a sec ". Just have to add my beautiful finishing touches." he peeked his head back into the kitchen. Kaden, the curious one turns his head to the window, and looks at the people. He stands up,
"..." he watches them come by. The bandages on his abdomen sent messages to his brain of a certain calling. "Argh!" he jerked in pain.
"Here we are" he approached him with such delight. "My famous Deviled Horseshoe Steak is ready for digestion".
Kaden gazes at the plate with his mouth actually drooling for the delightful taste that would soon enter the taste buds of his mouth. His eyes lit up with such crystal-like reflection, *SPLASH* He stuffed his face right in the steak. *Chew chew chew swallow swallow gulp*. The food being flung into his mouth, he never gave that steak a chance to breathe.
"Whoa! Whoa! Such appetite on his one yea?",
"Hmhm" Waldorf crossed his arms to smile. "(This young man should be an honorary Raven)" he thought to himself gazing upon Kaden's appearance. "(His body type seems heavy, he recovers quite fast for an unconscious individual. And the fire in his eyes, he seems more than just a Raven...but)" he opened his eyes revealing a devilish smile, "(We must see what he's really capable of)".
He gave out a small laugh unnoticeably, as Kaden munched down the remaining scraps of food left on the plate. *BUUUUURRRRP!* he covered his mouth in fullness,
"How was it?" he slapped his back. "...N...N-Nice" he wipes his mouth. "Thanks Chef. Come we must change your appearance, if you want to fit around here" he commented.
"Are you feeling any better?" he asked. Kaden stood on his two feet, "(Amazing)". Kaden began jumping on his tip-toes and wiggling around to gain back the feeling again.
"I'll take that as a yes" he smiled walking him towards the door. "Allow me to show you to your house. The villagers decided to have build you a house until you full recovery." he walked him out of the kitchen and onto the village ground.
The duo step foot onto the forest mountain village; Dragoon Root Village. The grassy mountain top ranged village isolated from the rest of the rival villages, was anonymous to the human minds. "The people in this unknown village are quite fond of you Kaden. We've been waiting for your awakening from sometime now" he breathes in the fresh air. "How long has this pl-ace been here?" he asked almost completing his sentence,
"Wow you recover a lot faster than I thought" he acknowledges the recovery of Kaden. "For centuries now. This village has been our protector ever since its found blessed it with all his energy.". Kaden looked interested "Tell me what were you doing on the volcano?". The question couldn't be answered, his head up to the skies was the only response he had. "Can't say huh?" he began,
"I see...". "Come allow me to show you to our village!" he walks him down the path out of the deep forest area.
Inside the gates of Dragoon Root Village Square,
"Here we are, Welcome to the Town Square. Where all of your much needed materials await to be bought by loyal hunters of our generation" he introduces the town to the one young male, who recovered from a three year coma. "(Three years)" Kaden thought to himself,
"Something you need on your missions?" he begins and points over to the shop to his right. "Marlon's Raven Shop is the beneficial store for Ravens who go on missions". he explained. Kaden looked odd, "Oh!"
"You have no idea what a Raven is do you?" he asked. Kaden shooked his head. "No matter" he showed him down further walking past fellow villagers. "A Raven is an experienced Drinosaur Monster Demon Slayer who go on missions or requests asked by our villagers or outsiders. We have a school not too far from here that teach and train our children to become Ravens and provide a large income and support for our village" he stops to look at Kaden.
"You, I believe, have the abilities to subdue our Raven Hunters. Who knows eh? Who knows". Kaden looked downward to absorb the conversation, "(What was I doing at that volcano? Something's not right here.)". Kaden does some deep thinking, "Hey you okay? You've been quiet our whole time walking. When someone with your recovering skill, heals so fast, they usually want to brag about it. But no you, tend to be like it's no big deal. ..." he paused,
Kaden smiled, "Interesting. I'm quite curious to examine your tactics much further...Hey!" he popped in the middle of his own sentence. "How about you become a Raven?! It would be the best experience you've ever endured, not to mention you'll be training on a 24/7 daily basis", he tries to butter him with all the things he could possibly think of. "(S-Sounds desperate)" he thought to himself. "I-don't know really..." Kaden responded.
"Trust me it would be a chance for you get to know fellow villagers who watched you in your coma" he continuously tried to. Kaden stuck his head to the sky, "...Okay" he responded.
"Splendid...wait right here!" he darted forward ahead of him. "(...Weird...)" he began to think. "(Where is the volcano from here?) he looked outward out of village grounds. The large mountain he gazes upon, catches the sight of his eyes. He walks closer to it,
"(Not a volcano but...looks familiar)". He walks down from the grassy hill over to the entering gates of the village, "(...)" he begins to think harder. Knowing that he will surely be stopped by any villager that notices him, he uses his stealth skills to climb onto the bars of the gate. The guard sleeps near the lookout tower not far from where Kaden's position is. "(...Not too long now)" he falls onto the grassy ground. His eyes returned to the large mountain ahead of the village, he follows the pathway down the grassy mountain.
"(Strange...)" he thought to himself. "(A young man who has been in a coma for three years...shouldn't be able to feel comfortable as I am now.)" he realized, sprinting down the soon to be rocky mountain. "(Does this...mean anything?)" he jumps downward to evade the longway to the soil grounds.
As he stepped onto the ground with his dark brown leather medieval boots. The fog surrounded his sight, it kicked up over his head, preventing him from seeing onward. "(...Nothing...I see nothing)" he takes little steps forward.
*Eagle Call*
Its head shifting towards Kaden without him knowing. It flew off the branch it had landed on. Kaden the unsure wonder lurking through Demon Prairie Fields, alone with nothing but curiosity that clouds his mind. He walks onward,
*Ferocious Snarling* he stops . He hears nothing but, *Snarling gets louder*. The sound of an unknown presence. "W-Who's out there" he tries to complete the sentence. "...",
"...YOU?...YOU'RE NOT FROM AROUND HERE ARE YOU?" the sound spoke out to him. "(...Who...)". "What's that of a concern to you?" he asked calming his paranoia. "YOUR CLOTHES...THEY ARE NOT OF RAVEN CASUALTIES" it circles around the no-fear-wonder Kaden. "Yeah you're right..." he began. He gave a small but cocky smirk, "I'm not from around here...To be honest I don't know where I'm from" he felt too confident. "But I do know where you're going!" he gazed upon the demon wolf.
"...*HOWL*...FEEL THE POWER OF AKUMA RAGE!" the ferocious wolf charged from behind. Kaden dove to his right side out of the way,
"(I...barely dodged that...)" he caught his breath. "YOU'RE FAST...BUT IT SEEMS LIKE THE WAY YOU'RE SUPPORTING YOURSELF" it analyzed. "YOU'RE GOING TO SLOW YOURSELF DOWN!" it laughed with such vicious Saber-Tooth Tiger-like teeth. Kaden picked himself up,
"Hmph...let's see..." he prepared for another incoming attack. The two circled around watching each other's movements. The wolf struck again, but Kaden reacted too late. It grappled its teeth into his arm. "ARGH" Kaden fell backwards trying to get the deadly demon off him. Blood began to gush out, fighting for his life, he pounded the dog numerous times. Then finally turned and smashed it to the ground with a sharp rock. He bashed and bashed, the demon squirmed left and right trying to break free,
"RAAH!...GET OFF OF ME!" he lashed out its inferno flames, blowing Kaden away. *THUD!*. His arm continuously bled out, nothing but determination on his mind. "Come on" he struggled standing up. He pointed to the wounded demon,
"YOU'RE QUITE THE CLEVER ONE" it spat out blood. Kaden took note of that, "(This isn't any no ordinary demon...looks to me that this is a low class one)" he stood straight,
"YOU...DON'T SEEM AFRAID!?" it grew frustrated. "WHY AREN'T YOU TREMBLING AT YOUR FEET?!" it asked with indescribable rage. The young brave male stood up with his bleeding arm. His heart pumping with excitement, his head towards the ground looking at his balled fist.
"Come at me..." he said without stutter. *Whash!* His focus returned back to the terrifying demon. "You can't kill me..." he began,
"...When you're already dead by my hands!". He charged, "RAAAAAAAAAAAH" it also charged at full speed. The two of them gained speed as they prepare themselves for Round 2.
It jumped for his neck, for the vital organ. Kaden shifted his weight to the right, dodging the killer attack. *Whoosh!* He swayed with such quickness, and grappled both his hands onto the neck of the demon.
"HOW!?" it yelled. "You left your guard open" he hesitated to end it already just to make the last comment. He said it with such confidence and coolness, *CRACK* the bones were severed, and the demon's head drooped down the shoulder of the victor. It eyes turned pale, the soul of the demon was defeated by a hero with such talent.
"(...I never knew I recovered so fast)" he looked at his black fingerless gloves. The blood centered to the palm of the glove, he looked upward to person scouting him from a distance. His eyes began to go out to the blurriness, he felt the wooziness surrounding his brain. He fell backwards and hit the ground with nothing but the blood on his arm.
"..." the person hiding in the darkness with his chrome eyes, analyzing the injured Kaden. "...He's...alive!?" he says vanishing into the shadows.