Ch. 1
A Cursed Birthday
The sun was shining as a boy, and a man and woman were walking along the beach. The boy was about six years old, with somewhat shaggy brown hair and green eyes. "Come on mommy, daddy, try and catch me!" he called as he ran ahead.
"I'll get you Max!" the man with black shaggy hair and green eyes said as he ran after the boy. He ran up, caught Max, and held him in his arms in the air. "Gotcha!" the man said, laughing with his son.
"Now, now boys, settle down," the woman with long brown hair similar to Max's, and blue eyes, joked as she walked up. She bent down to Max as he was set down on the ground. "Now Max, we have a present for you," she said as she handed Max a small gift box. "Happy birthday Max."
Max opened it, revealing a yellow and blue sea-shell-star charm. "Wow! My very own sea star charm! Thanks mom and ad! This is the best present ever!" he grinned as he put the note that was in the box in his pocket.
"Now keep this charm from getting broken, okay Ma-"the man started before staring out to sea at a ship.
"Wow, the trader ships are here early this year, aren't they dad?" Max asked eagerly.
The man continued to stare. "Honey, get Max back to the house now!" he said to her before getting shot in the shoulder.
"Dad!" Max called before a row-boat came onto shore, the pirates in it knocking Max out, before carrying him by the scruff of his neck back to their ship.
A few hours later
Max was in the middle of a black circle with an insignia in it, in a cave. A pirate with a black robe and red eyes appeared outside the circle, holding a silver pendant.
"Today, we take revenge against this boy's father, by cursing his son for eternity!" he yelled to the other pirates in front of him.
"But I didn't do anything!" Max cried tears falling from his face as the black-robed man tossed the pendant into the circle, causing the blackness to swirl around Max.
"No, but your father did," the man said, turning to address the other pirates. "This curse will turn to the boy into a monster! One that can change into any human or beast! Along with the power to give himself advancements! But at a cost, the more he uses these powers, the more the curse will torture him, eventually killing him! Making our revenge complete!"
"No!" Max yelled as the blackness shot to his body, burning his shirt and leaving a curse mark on his chest. Then it shot up to his face and started turning his green eyes silver. He cried out in pain until he passed out.
A couple hours later, Max woke up alone in the cave. He tried to remember what happened. He remembered, but couldn't remember his parents' faces, along with anything that happened before that day. He reached into his pocket to find his charm and the note. The note read:
'Dear Max, we love you with all our hearts. May this charm bring you good luck in the future. Love Mommy and Daddy.'
Max's eyes welled with tears as he burst out crying, realizing he was alone in the world at the moment…..
Hey guys, how'd you like it? This is basically an prologue somewhat to the following chapters. If you did like it though, please submit a review about it. and if you didn't like it, well tough noodles. Anyways, Thanks for reading!
-Drifterdhp