Scattered Shards
Chapter One: The Dream and The Nightmare
Sir Frederick Schtauffen was one of the most famous and known heroes that came from my homeland. He was pretty much the savior that protected my entire homeland from disaster. After he did that…he met a wonderful women named Margaret…both of them fell deeply in love with each other and then he left for nine whole months…again. He left for a long journey…leaving Margaret wondering…about his return and about her un born child she was bearing for him. Those long nine months…she pondered about her new child…everyday she wished for his return because she wanted to tell him so badly but…she knew she had to wait for nine months for Frederick's return. She waited, waited and waited for him…hour's felt like days passing by slowly, clouds would pass by so slowly…that she would sometimes imagine them being her unborn child, Frederick and herself being together…has one. She would write letter's to Frederick…telling him about her day but she never revealed to him about her unborn child.
She would write to him…
" Frederick, my love...oh so I dear for your return. I want to feel your warmth near me but I cannot…I have a secret to tell you, but I don't know if you'll be happy about the news or not. I love you with all of my heart but…Frederick…I wish you in your journey good luck…I wish you well. When you come back Frederick…I will reveal what will change our lives forever…
Goodbye…my love…
Your Beloved,
Margaret"
Frederick would always send out letter's to Margaret saying about what she was talking about but…like always the answer was…"I will reveal what will change our lives forever…" Frederick wondered…what she meant about changing their lives forever. He held the letters close to his heart…when he would read each letter he would be lost in thoughts sometimes…his men would wonder what would be wrong with him but…he never told them because this was something that he wanted to keep to himself. Days past by…not knowing what those words meant, in his heart he knew that he would get a huge surprise back home…he knew it was not something bad but…a miracle. While reading the letters his beloved gave him, he picked up a small shattered mirror…he looked at it and he saw…a man…he didn't see himself but saw a man that looked exactly like him. He thought why he saw another man in the shattered mirror but he knew he would see him soon…one day. One night, after having a good time with his friends…Frederick decided to go to bed early. He did that because he knew that tomorrow would be the day…the day that he would reunite with Margaret and he would finally hold her with his two arms wrapped around her body. He wanted it to be day already because he wanted to go back home…home to the place where he truly desire's happiness. He eagerly started to close his eyes because he wanted the night to go by fast, fast as the wind takes its broken leaves only leaving nothing but air. When he finally fell in a deep sleep, he dreamt about something. HE didn't dream about something good but…something bad. He had a dream about a man that looked really familiar to him…he saw the man that he saw in the shattered mirror. He dreamt that when he was asleep…that same guy sneaked in through the camp…sneaked in without anybody noticing and his men too. He saw that the man came closer and closer to him…every step sounded like a heartbeat that was loud enough to wake up the owl's that looked over the camp. Then he heard him say…
"YOU…WILL…DIE"
The man held his sword has high as he can and then he cut through Frederick's head.
Then by dreaming about this Frederick woke up from his nightmare…all sweaty and really scared. He went outside his tent and started to walk around the camp. He notice that he was the only one awake and the rest of the men were asleep. He felt like if a dark presence was following him…following everywhere he went. He wondered if he should fall asleep or not but then when he stared up…at the sky…where all the stars were. He closed his eyes tightly but then…out of nowhere…a dark shadow appeared him front of him. It told Frederick this…
"Frederick, ha ha ha ha…you'll shall die soon but…you will be killed by someone you raised…someone who you dearly cared for…by your son…"
Then the shadowy figure disappeared in the shadows of the tree's. Frederick extended his arm out and told him…
"What do you mean? My son…who are you…"
But it was too late…because the dark figure disappeared in a blink…Frederick was…afraid because he did not understand what he meant about being killed…by his son. Then the dark of the night was disappearing…Frederick could see that the sun was raising up in the heavens…he knew it was the day to go back home…go back to his beloved…Margaret. He did not know what just happen but he did know that he would finally go home…but right after he left…he did not notice that he was standing on top of a tablet…bearing the words…
"Who shall who ever stands in this tablet…should shall have the powers of a dark demon named Nightmare. The child of the human who stood on this tablet should be half human and half demon…he shall be the chosen one to hold Soul Calibur has his master and control his powers…This will only work, if you kill the person who stood in the tablet of Nightmare's, you must kill them to gain the power of the oh so powerful one…the only way to break the curse of Nightmare is by destroying Soul Calibur but you'll have to find Excalibur to do that so…" Frederick did not know about this but…one thing that was in his mind was that he would soon reunite with Margaret…
To be continue…
Next Chapter: The Day
Quote:
There is only one happiness in life,
to love and be loved.