Disclaimer: The Tales of Series is property of Namco and one of the characters belongs to Dan Antonucci. The Setting and most characters are mine.
Tales of Antea
-Prologue
More than 500 centuries past, Men on Antea were the most powerful. Their strength lies in their power to create. Temples that reached the heavens and carts that soar through the sky are some examples of what Man had accomplished.
However, their most powerful creations were the Automata, a race of beings of steel and lightning. But one day Man nearly went to extinction when their own creations turned on their former masters. The resulting war between the 2 lasted for more than 10 years but on the 10th year, something extrodinary happened.
Over the wartorn lands, lights from the heavens poured down on the scarred earth, spreading to all the 4 corners of our world. When the lights have covered the cities of Men, almost all of Men's power had washed away and the Automata had finally fallen. Man had won the battle, but it costed their main source of power. But a new source has taken it's place. It seemed as if the gods gave pity to their loss and gave them something that could be just as strong, the power of Magic.
Many years have past since "The Purification". The power of Magic had spawned new races of creatures, some docile, some hostile, but all races had gained strength from the magic that now courses throughout the planet's veins.
However, even though Nature had gained back much land, the steel cities of the past still stand and the Automata lied still on the earth, waiting for their time to rise again. And when they do, a hero shall rise and do battle against the iron fist of the Automata with one such fist.
-Prophet's Tale 5500 B.A.
- Chp 1
(-In Darkness)
' .Where am I?'
We must Evacuate!
' .Voices?'
Hurry ..., we have not much time!
' .Who are they?'
Dad!
It s alright son, you ll be safe here.
*BOOOM*
'Or .Who .am .I?'
;-
"Look, I think he's waking up!" said a young voice.
The boy with short brown hair opens his dark brown eyes to see someone looming over him, a young girl. She looks about 10 years old, with blond hair and pigtails, light blue eyes,and wearing a pink dress with white lace around the edges.
"Hello sleepy head!" the girl said smiling.
"Huh?" the boy looks on curiously as he sits up. He sees that he is on a couch under white sheets with his right side still covered, and his left showing no shirt with a few bandages around the stomach area. He looks around to see the room is a bit small with not much decor. It makes it him feel somewhat at ease, not exactly scared or worried.
"Who...Are you?" the boy asked curiously.
The girl giggled, "My names Tania, but everyone calls me Tilly!"
"What's your name mister?"
"Uhh..." Then he held his left hand as he felt a small headache coursing through his head as something flashed.
;-
(Flashback)
A red light continued to flash as the boy and someone wearing a lab coat were running down a metal hallway.
"Hurry Davis, we have not much time!"
(End Flashback)
;-
The headache then disappeared.
"I think...It's Davis."
The girl tilted her head in confusion, "You think?"
"How could you not know your name?"
"Tania, you know better than that." said a new female voice.
Both Davis and the girl turned to see a new person in the doorway. She was an older woman about 18 with red hair down to her shoulders. She's wearing a light green dress with an apron worn on top. She's also wearing a brown headband around her head. She holds a small bucket with a towel slightly hanging from the side.
"I'm so sorry about that." The woman said apologetically, "She hasn't learned proper manners yet."
She went up to Davis, and kneels down.
"You were out of it for a while when we found you." She said, "But you've must have hit your head if you lost your memory."
"Found Me?" Davis asked, "...Just... Who are you?"
"And where am I?"
The woman gave out a small gasp, "My apologies." She said, "My name is Jenii."
"And you already met my little sister."
She motioned to the little girl, who gave out a wave.
"As where you are, your in Akuma-Giri, our village."
"Do you remember anything about your home?"
Davis closed his eyes and tried to find some memory, but none came up.
He shakes his head.
"I see..." Jenii said, "But you are still alive, praise the gods."
'Praise the Gods?' Davis thought.
But another thought crossed his mind.
"How..Did you find me?"
Jenii stood up and put her hand to her chin.
"Well..."
;-
(-Flashback-)
The scene changes to a small flower-filled clearing in a massive forest. Tilly and Jenii were busy picking flowers for the town's botanist.
Tilly walked over to the forest edge when she spotted something sitting next to a tree, so she went next to the object.
"Jenii!" She called out, "I found something!"
Jenii heard this, "What is it?" She asked as she went over, seeing her sister point at the object. It looked like a raggedy cloak covering something, but Jenii gasped as she saw a human hand showing from the bottom edge.
Jenii lowered herself to whoever it was, "Hello?" She asked as she moved a bit of the cloak away, "Are you alright?"
She removed the cloaked head area revealing young man with short brown hair caked with dirt and grime. His face looked pretty pristine even with some dirt covering parts of his face. She moved more of the cloak to reveal a white shirt stained with blood from various cuts and bruises on his body.
"Oh My!" Tamera gasped as she saw the condition of this person, "He needs help!"
She pulled his shoulder over her own, carrying him to a nearby village just outside of the forest.
(-End Flashback-)
;-
"And that's how it went." Jenii said, "While you slept, the doctor patched up some of your wounds but he couldn't remove that armor around your arm."
"Armor?" Davis asked.
He looked to see his right side still covered by the sheet. He removed it to finally see his arm. Like Jenii said, It's covered with an armored gauntlet and sleeve. It's a dull yellow color with what looked like slightly redish bolts, 3 on the hand like a triangle and 2 on both sides of the Elbow. The shoulder is also covered by a simple yellowish piece of metal, also with 2 on both sides. The hand looks more or less like a metallic claw. He turned his hand over to see it also covered, only with small gold rings covering the palm.
Davis then clenches his hand into a fist and releases it. Every motion the arm makes is executed effortlessly like the armor isn't weighing it down.
"You see," Jenii said, "We couldn't remove the armor, for we fear that we may cause more harm to you then good."
Davis moved his arm a few more times.
"It feels alright." Davis said.
"Well that's good," Jenii said but then something crossed her mind, "Can you wait there for a minute, I need to get something."
She then leaves the room, leaving Davis and Tilly alone.
Davis looked at the little girl, "Do you know where she went?"
The girl just smiled, "She's gonna get you some new clothes!"
"Wha..?" He asked.
"You were quite a mess, you were!" She exclaimed, "You looked like you've been hit by a treant!"
'A Treant?' Davis thought.
Davis then realises that, other then his armored arm and the sheet, He didn't have any other clothes.
After about a minute, he was finally decent, wearing a zipped up orange and brown, short-sleeved jacket trimmed in white, A pair of black pants and finally a pair of grey sneakers.
"Oh my." said Jenii in awe, "I never thought that those cloths would ever be worn again."
Davis looked towards her confused, "Whys that?"
"Those were passed down from father to child for many years." She said, "Even after all those years, the power in the threads make it never age a day."
"I'm just surprised that they fit you so well."
Davis turned to look into a mirror, it showed a young man with chocolate brown hair with eyes to match.
"Um.." Davis hummed, "Do I really look nice?"
Jenii giggled, "Of course. I think you look handsome in that."
Davis smiled, "Thanks Jenii..That means alot."
Then Jenii realised something, "Oh I almost forgot." She said as she ran into another room, after about a minute, she came back out with a roll of bandages.
"You need to wrap you arm with this." She said, "People might get the wrong idea if they see it."
Davis looked down at his armored arm, "I guess it would."
When Davis stepped outside, only one word can describe what he sees...Quaint. It was like any village, houses, farms with crops the works.
'This is...nice.' Davis thought, as he walked around town.
As he walked around, he saw many things that peaked his interest. People living out their daily lives, shopping, farmers taking care of crops, children playing with some kind of ball, blacksmiths making armor and weapons.
'Akuma-Giri' Davis thought, 'So this is what a town is like...'
'Wait, Why did I just think that?'
(RING RING RING)
Everyone then suddenly looked up at what looks like a bell tower with a man ringing the heck out of a small bell.
"THERE COMING!" the man shouted, "They're headin' this way!"
'They?' Davis thought as he stood their as the crown ran by him.
"What are you doing!" shouted a female voice.
Davis looked to see Jenii running towards him, "We have to get inside!"
"What for?" Davis asked over the crowd, "What's happening!"
"No time!" she shouted as she grabbed his hand, "Follow me!"
They ran through back to her house, slamming the door shut. Tilly was petrified with fear, hiding under the table.
"They're here?" she asked shakily, "But I thought..."
"Yes, I know." Jenii said in a whisper, "What're they doing here now, we already payed them a while ago."
"Who's they?" Davis asked also in whisper, "Why's everyone afraid of them?"
The 2 girls were silent, looking at him like he's crazy.
"You mean..." Jenii said, "You don't know about the.."
Then all 3 heard something, gears whirling, steam venting, heavy footsteps that seem to shake the earth beneath them.
"They're here.." Tilly said slowly.
Davis, Jenii and tilly then snuck up to a window where the curtains parted slightly, but enough to see what caused such fear in the heart of the village.
;-
There were 2 creatures in the middle of the street, they look like large steel spheres with bulky arms and equally large steel legs, 4 pipes on their backs emitting black smoke, but the most disturbing thing about them was their faces, which look like a demonic knights helmet with red eyes that can peirce through a man's soul.
"Who or what are they?" Davis asked in a whisper.
"They're the Repo Men." Jenii answered, "The Automata's tax collectors.
The word "Automata" somehow triggered something in Davis's head, like he heard something like that before...
"The Auto...mata?" Davis asked slowly
"Yes." Jenii said, remembering his amnesia, "They are nothing but demons."
"Demons made of Steel and Thunder from long ago."
"They despise all life, whether it be monsters, nature even children."
;-
Then suddenly 3 figures came from the other side of the street. One was a man, about 40 ish wearing a white buttoned shirt with suspenders. His face is very full with a large orange beard with bits of white hanging down his chin, which other then his eyebrows is the only hair on his head.
The 2 other men both wear some pretty rusty armor, almost looking home-made.
One man looks really skinny as with his head, He has a thin moustache across his upper lip. Their is also a sword hanging on his hip.
The other man looked the exact opposite, as he was short and stout, he has a helmet that looks as if it could slide off any minute. His weapon was a long spear, which is on his back.
;-
"That's Mayor Dirk." Jenii said, "And the 2 others are Adecor and Boccos, the mayor's allies and friends."
"So.."They heard from the mayor, who had a very deep voice, "What business does the Repo Men have with our small town. We've already paid your tribute this month."
For facing 2 large monsters, the mayor kept his cool, as if he didn't fear death.
;-
"Tribute?" Davis asked in a whisper.
"Yes," Jenii replied, "Our town and many others made a deal with them..."
Davis was confused at this, "What kind of deal?"
Jenii looked down and replied, "That if we paid their tribute once a month, they would leave us be."
"But we already paid them this month, so why now?"
;-
"Silence human." said one of the demons as it's eyes flared. It's voice was monotone sounding as if it was talking through a microphone.
"Our business doesn't involve your petty goods."
The mayor raised an eyebrow, "Then what?"
"What could the Automata want with our town?"
The first machine grabbed the mayor by the throut. Adecor and Boccos then started to reach for their weapons...
"No." said the Mayor, "Withdraw your blades."
The duo just griminced and retracted their hands.
"Intelligent decision." Said the robot as he looked back at the mayor, "We recieved word about a human within this cesspool of a town, has something that belongs to us."
"I have no idea what you mean." said the Mayor calmly, "We cannot use your technology, your leader prohibits it."
The creature's grip tightened, "Do not try to lie you waste of carbon."
"A young male was seen heading towards here...a young male with the Nano Arm."
That name then made Davis look down at his bandaged covered arm, 'Nano...Arm?' he thought.
The mayor raised an eyebrow again, "The Nano Arm? Never heard of it."
The grip grew even tighter, now Dirk is showing some discomfort.
"I warn you to not lie to us." said the 1st creature, "It is a weapon far beyond your understanding."
"It looks similar to your humans inferior arm armor, but is permanently attached to this human."
"Hmm." hummed the mayor, "I'm sorry, but we saw nothing like that here."
The machine's eyes then start to glow red. Then suddenly he tossed the mayor to a stand.
"Mayor!" shouted the duo knights as they rush towards their fallen leader. Adecor turned towards the monsters, "I say." said the thin knight, "Why does thou do such a horrendous act!"
"Simple organic." Said the machine, "He know what we speak."
"And for trying to hide the human from the Repo Men, We will...Ex-ter-min-a-te."
You can practicly hear the gasps of everyone in the village. But some are more angry then others.
Adecor stood up and pulled out his sword, "I say you shall never lay your evil claws on our home!"
Boccos then stood also as he draws his spear from behind, "As the knights of Akuma-giri, We shall be victorious!"
"Try to." said the machine, "If you can."
Adecor then held his sword arm back, the blade glowed a bluish energy. "I say Demon Blade!"
He swiped his sword in an upward arch, sending a blue shockwave from his sword. The wave then slammed into one of the robots, causing a small explosion.
;-
"What was that?" Davis asked.
"Each town is named after a signature arte used by it's founders." answered Jenii "Ours is the Demon Blade."
"Wow." Davis said in awe and looked forward to the dust cloud. The dust settled showing the 2 machines still standing with the one only a scorch mark on it's armor.
"Pathetic." It said.
"Well." Boccos said, "How about this, Sonic Thrust!"
With his spear tipped forward, he launched himself like a rocket. The other robot just stepped forward and smacked the spear tip into the ground, causing Boccos to polevault over them and into a window.
"Nothing but scared rats with their useless Artes." Said the second robot finally.
"Boccos!" said Adecor, "I say you shall pay for that!"
He then charged over with his sword held high. When he got close, he slashed a few times then, "I say Demon Blade!" Another explosion occured, but Adecor then got flung out of the cloud and into a wall.
"Like I said." Said the voice showing that the 2 still unharmed, "Useless."
The second robot walked over to Adecor, picking him up by his head. The first one walked over to the window Boccos crashed into, reached inside, and pulled out fallen warrior by his collar.
"Before we exterminate this cesspool." Said the first robot, extending a blade from it's other hand.
"We will show all what happens to those who defy us." said the second also pulling out a blade.
"WAIT!" shouted a voice.
The 2 machines turned around, to see Davis standing a few feet away. His legs were shaking abit.
"Let them go!" he ordered.
"Another annoyance." Said the first robot as it tossed Boccos aside and actually ran over with it's blade drawn.
'What am I thinking?' He screamed in his head, 'I can't fight!'
He tries to move out of the way, but his feet won't move.
'Come On!' He screamed, 'Move!'
The blade flew true, but Davis raised his bandaged arm in petty defense...
Clang!
The blade tip made impact, and the pressure shredded the bandage, showing the yellow arm.
"Target found." said the robot, pulling back it's blade, "Now to claim what is ours."
The demonic robot then thusted it's other hand to grab Davis...
But as if by reflex, he jumps to the side, then finally slashes down with his arm. The claws actually dug right into the steel plates, causing a 4 tears, sparking wildly.
"Shall I assist?" said the second Robot.
"Negative." Said the first, "I will not fail."
It then thrown a fist, which almost hits Davis, but he jumps back in time.
But then the blade arm swiped down, but Davis shielded himself with his arm. The impact pushed him back a few feet.
'What now?' He asked himself, 'I can't get close to it now!'
But then he remembered something.
;-
(-Flashback-)
Adecor then held his sword arm back, the blade glowed a bluish energy. "I say Demon Blade!"
He swiped his sword in an upward arch, sending a blue shockwave from his sword.
(-End Flashback-)
;-
'What if...'
He raised his arm up high like knight's sword. The arm glimmered gold in the light, but the glimmer started to change, from yellow to a purple energy.
"All to easy." The robot stated, rushing towards him.
"This is it." Davis said, "I hope this works."
Words entered his mind, telling him the name...
"NANO BLADE!"
He swiped upward, and a shockwave of purple energy, much bigger the Adecor's, surged across the ground.
The robot saw this, then sheilding itself with it's arms.
But the blade of energy wasn't stopped as it went right through it. All was still for a second until...
"Unbelievable." It said. Then it fell into 2 halves, which exploded when it hit the ground.
Davis just stood their in the same position. But then he fell on his butt, exhausted.
"Wow." he said, "It takes alot out of ya doesn't it?"
Suddenly he was in the grip of the second robot. "Let me go!" he shouted as he squirmed.
"You must come to the Stronghold." the machine stated, "You will be punished."
"No!" he shouted, he tried to move, but it just wont give.
'It over.' He thought, 'It can't be...but.'
"RELEASE HIM!"
"Huh?" Davis and the robot looked up on one of the roofs. In the sunlight, all that was seen is a sillouette of someone. The mystery man jumps off, swinging down his weapon, which looked pretty big.
The weapon smashes through the robot's arm, making it fall to the ground. Davis then used all his might to force open the hand. He was on the ground on all fours, still tired from his battle and from his struggle.
"You okay?" asked a voice.
Davis looked back up to see a very odd looking young man. Yellow tinted skin, a very wide set of eyes with a very bushy monobrow ontop, and most odd, he lacked a chin. He was cladded in what looks like armor, with the chest plate, the shoulders, the gauntlets and a Helmet but was abit banged up. In his hand looks like a large lance, but the end is bent in different places.
"Uh." Davis started, "just alittle tired but I think I'm.."
"Say Ah!" he said.
"Huh?" Davis asked.
"Eat this!" Then the young man shoved some kind of gummy thing in Davis's mouth.
Davis swallows the whole thing, and started to shout, "Why'd you do tha.."
But then he felt his energy starts to return to him, All the fatigue just vanished.
"What was..?" He asked the young man, but got pushed away as the one armed robot charging past them.
"Oops sorry." the guy says as he got off the ground.
"That's alright." Davis says, "I forgot about him too."
The yellow kid turns towards the robot, with his bendy lance forward.
"Evil robot of planet Putridiy!" he shouts, "Prepare to be terminated!"
"Solar Scum!" He charges over to the robot, with his lance behind him. He then grabbed with both hands as the lance started to glow a slight bluish color.
"Take this, Big Swing!" He shouts as he swings his lance like a baseball bat, sending the robot back a few more feet, with a huge dent on it's chest.
"You little brat." It said in a menacing tone, "You shall pay for that assault."
"Huh?" The young man just stood there. He reached in his pocket to pull out a few coins, "Is this enough?" he asks innocently.
Davis's jaw just dropped, Did he really mean that? Who is this guy?
"You dare make a mockery of me!" The robot actually shouted for the first time, "Prepare for Extermination!"
It then started to go on a warpath, charging straight at the young man. And did the guy do anything, no, he just stood their with a confused look on his face.
"Spirits of Wind, make my arrow true! Zepharrow!"
An arrow surrounded by swirling green energy shot from above, piercing the shoulder of the rampaging robot.
"What Now!" it shouted as everyone looked back at the rooftops, showing a young lady with a bow. She had green-tinted eyes that shined in the sunlight, reddish brown hair that was braided in a small ponytail that reached down to her sholders in the back. Her skin is abit dark like she has been out into the sun. Her outfit is basicly a leather tanktop cut just above the naval, and a pair of leather shorts. and finally has a braided band around her head make of different colored strands.
"Ed!" she shouted, "I thought I told you not to run off!"
"But Tammy." He whined.
"It's Tamera!" the girl shouted, "Now help me with this piece of junk."
She looks over to Davis, "Hey you!"
Davis jumped abit from this, "M-Me..?"
"Yeah you!" she shouted as he jumps down to the ground, "Make yourself useful and help out already!"
"Uhhh.." 'This girl's scary.' thought Davis, 'Better do what she says.'
"A-alright." He says, running towards the robot.
All 3 warriors line up infront of the robot, "You humans.." It said, "Don't believe you can stop an Automata!"
"Oh.." said the girl now known as Tamera, "Shut Up already!"
"Death to the Robot Mutant!" added the young man, called Ed.
'These two are crazy!' Davis thought, 'But I should help though.'
The robot then started to turn red, steam started to pour from it's vents. "I shall boil you down to oil!" it shouted, preparing another strike.
"HIYAHH!" Ed swung his bendy lance, making it stop breifly.
"Zepharrow!" Tamera shot another arrow through the Robot, but it still stood.
"I...Will..Not...Be..DEFEATED!" It roars.
"NANO BLADE!" Davis shouts, as another huge purple blade of energy cuts through the being like the last one.
"I...Failed...Master..." It then fell to pieces like it's partner.
Tamera walked up to the pile, "Huh, Piece of junk" she says as she kicked it.
She turns around to see Ed bouncing up and down infront of Davis, who just looked down, "You are so Cooooool!" he exclaims, "When you did that thing, and that other thing and the lights and the.."
"ED!" Tamera shouts.
"Yes Tammy?" Ed asked shakly.
"Ed its.."She starts, "Oh never mind."
"What's with this kid." She looked closely only to see his eyes glaze over. She then poked him abit, which caused him to fall over in a heap.
Ed's eyes bugged out a bit, "OH NOOOO!" He shouts, "HIS BRAIN LEFT HIS HEAD!"
"No you
idiot, He's just conked out" Tamera says rudely, "He used too much energy with that attack, that's all."
Ed immediatly calmed down after that "Oh."
"So what now?" he asks.
"I dunno." Tamera says simply, "Whatever the Mayor wants, I guess."
Thank you for reading, Please R&R, and no flames please.