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"I fight for my friends." - Normal Speech
'Huh?' - Thoughts
/Goddess help us./ - Old Speech
Tales of the Walkers, Book 1: Tellius
by demonhelper007
Prologue: A Old Life, Gone
The sun was beating down on the inhabitants of a work camp. While the guards were focusing on their surroundings, one of them was hitting the prisoners with a whip. In the trees nearby, a young man with curly brown hair, brown eyes and clothes that were different from the others took aim with a rifle and fired, killing the man instantly .
Voice: My name is Lee, and I am a freedom fighter.
The young man looked into his rifle again and took another shot at a swordsman. Like his comrade, he died in a instant.
Lee: As close as I can figure it, the year is 648 B.C.E. and I'm fighting for my life. But it wasn't always like this. I had a life once, a job.
The scene fades to Earth, 2018 as the same young man, now looking clean, is working as a private investigator along with another man who looked a lot like him. "We'll accept the case, Chief Oswalt. We'll find the person.", said the man, hanging up the phone. He then looked at his partner and said, "We got another one, Tyrone." The man, Tyrone, looked at Lee with a bored look. "Another Missing Persons case? Can't we, for once, catch a break? Maybe bust a crime ring or something.", said Tyrone, loading a Glock 19 and a Remington 590.
"You know why we have to do this, big brother. Our budget is nearly in the shitter. If we don't do this case, we lose our jobs. The Chief's paying big bucks for this one, and I'll be damned if we pass this one up.", said Lee, loading his Colt M1911 and a M14 sniper rifle.
Lee: Even though we can't stand each other, we were the best in the field. Sykes and Sykes, Private Eyes for hire. Together, we drove to a small cabin in the wilderness of Michigan to begin the case.
The scene then fades to the two brothers getting out of the Jeep to look around. "I've got a bad feeling about this.", said Lee. "You ain't kidding. Even I'm getting chills down my spine.", said Tyrone. They began to walk to the cabin, pulling out their sidearms just in case.
Lee: It seems that our missing person, an archaeologist, had came to this place to translate and study his latest find: Lehran's Medallion, The Fire Emblem. Made from an unknown type of bronze and an sapphire jewel in the center, the medallion was said to contain a very powerful and ancient goddess from a time where humans and beasts coexisted together. A goddess that was said to have washed away that world and paved the way for the modern world. It was never meant for mortals like us. The medallion awoke something ancient in the woods.
The two brothers looked at the documents that talked about the medallion, which was encased in a plexiglass box. "What the hell was this guy doing? The desk is a complete mess.", said Lee, looking at the desk. "I don't know, but it has something to do with this thing the prof. was working on.", said Tyrone. "Maybe. Just looking at that thing makes my skin crawl.", said Lee. "And it should.", said a voice behind them. The two brought up their sidearms and aimed them at the stranger. When they got a good look at the person, they were amazed at how old the teen looked.
The young man looked 18 with dark emerald green hair, red eyes, a strange tattoo on his forehead and was wearing black robes. "Don't move. Identify yourself.", said Lee, aiming his Colt at the teen. "Be at peace, you two. I am Soren, the guardian of that medallion behind you. If you're looking for the man who took it from its holy resting place, he's dead. Killed by the sentinels who guard the entrance.", said Soren. The two men were sadden at this turn of events. "Then that means we're out of the job. Your sentinels killed our last chance to pay off our debts.", said Tyrone.
"I apologize for that. If you're mercenaries, then you're free to accept a new job, right?", asked Soren. The two brothers nodded. "Then I have a job for you. You see, I'm actually from before this time. From the time of Ashunera, the goddess sealed in the medallion. I am a Branded, a half-breed as you like to call it. Half dragon, half human.", said Soren. Tyrone had a disbeliving look while Lee, on the other hand, went pale.
"A Branded? A mix between Laguz and Beorc? All my years, I've never believed it to be true. But it is. You're Soren of the Greil Mercenaries!", exclaimed Lee. Soren had a puzzeled look on his face at what Lee said. "How do you know that?", asked Soren. "There were two video games with you in it. But... Wait a tick. Did you influence the making of those games?", asked Lee. Soren simply nodded. "What the hell? Tyrone, could I speak with you for a bit?", asked Lee, pulling on his ear and dragging him to another room.
As soon as they sat down, Tyrone looked at his brother in eye. "Okay, Lee. What do we do now?", asked Tyrone. "Well, you said you wanted something interesting. Here's your big chance. And, it's not like we any ties to this world anymore after mom died.", said Lee. Then he grew somber and said, "Remember, we promised her, on her deathbed, that we would look after each other. We're all we got left. I'm ready to do this. The question is: are you?" Tyrone only took a few seconds to think, before he said, "Smoke 'em if ya got 'em."
"Wise choice.", said a voice from the doorway, revealed to be Soren. "Know that since you accepted the deal, you will deage to your teenage years, 16 for you and 18 for your brother, and you will be sent to Nevassa, three years after the Mad King's War. When you get there, find my younger self and give him this letter. After that, you may do as you wish. Any questions?", said Soren. "Yeah, one. Will we be able to take our weapons with us?", asked Tyrone. "I would advise against it, but if you wish to do so, then I won't stop you.", said Soren.
Lee: After accepting the deal, we gathered all our supplies from the jeep, put there in case we lost our job, and went through a portal that took us to a ruined castle. There, we instantly hid from a group of soldiers who were searching the area for something, or someone.
As they hid in the rocks, sidearms out, they overheard some of the soldiers talking. "Find anything?", asked one soldier. "Not yet, sir. No.", said the other. "Someone's gotta be here. Keep looking.", ordered the first soldier. "Sir!", said the second one before leaving. After a while, the two brothers looked on as several of the soldiers captured a young woman with brown eyes and long silver hair.
"Look. Silver hair.", said the leader. "If it's the fortune teller, we'll be heroes.", said his second in command. "Without her, the Dawn Brigade is nothing. The General's going to love this. Bind her.", said the leader. "Yes, sir.", said a soldier, getting out some rope. "Listen up, lass. If you don't want to get hurt, don't struggle.", said the leader. Suddenly, the second in command had his throat sliced by a young man with green hair, brown eyes and was armed with a curved dagger.
As soon as the soldiers surrounded them, Tyrone finally took aim. "Now?", asked Tyrone. Lee, taking aim, said, "Open fire." Immediatly, shots rang out, taking out a couple of soldiers and their leader. Putting aside their sidearms, Lee and Tyrone took out a katana and hatchet respectivly. "Take 'em out!", yelled Lee. Charging at them, Tyrone flung his hatchet at a soldier's head, killing him instantly. Retriving it, he then hacked another one's arm off and slit his throat. Lee, on the other hand, dodged a lance before running him through. After taking them out, they banded together as more and more soldiers converge on their location.
Micaiah.", said the man. "Sothe.", said the young woman, Micaiah. Covering our eyes, Micaiah launched a light spell and blinded the soldiers. Taking advantage of it, the four warriors fled to the safety of the woods. After getting a fair distance away from the ruins, Sothe and Micaiah turned to their rescuers. "I don't know who you are or why you two are here, but you have my thanks. I'm Micaiah, and this is Sothe.", said Micaiah.
"Pleased to meet you, Micaiah. The name's Lee, and this is my big brother Darrell. But you can call him Tyrone. Everyone does.", said Lee.
Lee: It was there that we began an adventure that would change our lives forever...
To Be Continued...