Twenty Ways to Die
By: John and Matt
Prologue
(alter later) Beautiful flowers of just about any color you could imagine were just now stemming from lush green grass and the sky above had not even a speck of white. It was all so tranquil and flawless that one could only see it that way and no other.
That thought was shattered though when the two approaching forces spotted one another and charged. One side, a large group of men wore all red armor and seemed to burn every thing they ran across leaving the ground bare and desolate. Meanwhile, the other army wore all blue and did equal damage, from those not in the battle it looked like they were drowning all the green and sweeping them away like a wave.
Then, where they met, the sound of war cries and charging faded into echoes, replaced by the more violent clashing of metal upon metal. The flowers were crushed beneath heavy boots, and the grass became stained with blood, the once peaceful world that was the field, in an instant, became the very embodiment of chaos.
Yet amongst the turmoil and carnage walked two boys, they wore no armor, only gray cloaks, and seemed to approach one another untouched by either sword or body. Not a fleck of blood fell upon their young faces and as if guided by the gods themselves the warriors before them parted, seeming to just forget they were even there.
It didn't take long for them to get through the cluttered army and meet at the center, one dragging what looked like a giant knife and the other glowing the softest of emerald.
Then, without so much as a cry or blink, the entire army was swept away, and the two boys who met, were gone.
After what had become known as the Divine Judgment, when the two greatest forces of the world were swept away without a trace a new power came to take over. Their rise was fast, and with the speed of a swallow the entire world found them selves ruled by their hand.
Nothing groundbreaking is known about this new form of government nor of how they managed it come to power so fast. So without even an official name the villagers and smaller kingdoms dub it, Dark Sun. The ruler, though never being physically present, has managed to bring about a wide range of prosperity. It made peace everlasting and with such tranquility came the promise of eternal protection. The young could grow old without fear of attackers, and the elderly could live any way they wished.
It was an over all Utopia, but at the same time there lay, like any government, its shifty choices and secrets. The Watchers Doctrine was one of these shifty actions for it was a law that states any person who witnesses another engaging in unexplainable activities, is to be reported, regardless of age, sex, or affiliation, to a state official.
None knew just what they were suppose to report however so they continue their life and all that comes with it, leaving the doctrine as just a way to watch over others and ensure continuous care. At the cost of such neglect, the people of the world suddenly became ignorant and unaware of forces at which have come to exist.
These forces reside within a small group of individuals, and though each is different in their own way, they still have the immense power to destroy. These individuals had no choice in their power for it came without desire. Just as the coloring of leaves and a sudden chill approach with the seasons, as does changes within the body. So without any reason other then the predetermining nature of the world these people have come to gain abilities unlike any on the world.
There are those with the power who choose to fight, while others choose to rule, some wish to rid them selves of their powers, and then there's the few who above all else, wish only to have peace.
It is peace that two boys seek. The very two who, with but a flick of their hands, erased the two largest kingdoms from the world.
They still search for it now, only with the Dark Sun growing stronger, and their influence upon others developing, the world has suddenly closed in around them. With just a single continent left to explore the two must find peace.
But with the stage for battle set, and all the pawns stretched out before it, finding peace, true peace, will become the most difficult task.