Chapter 1 the only choice to make
A/n: I have no idea why, Or what I was thinking when doing this. But...I want to get this from my brain. So you know my routine on how I do my work and how it's for fun and blah blah. Let's just get started. I'll be going by the main story plot since I'm watching as I go, If you want me to add something down the road that's on your mind, then by all means go right ahead and ask away, I will do my best to get it into the story. And I know that many of you will not like how I portray this series, But I'll do my best in my own way.
Sorry in advance, On with the story. P.s I'll try my best with this summary.
Halkeginia, A world where magic ruled over everything. A place where many kingdoms have come and gone, A world where the poor and rich were split into two factions. Those that had magic were nobles, And those that did not were commoners. For eons, Magic has changed in many different forms. The origin of magic was during the age of fire.
Those who had powerful souls were the gods, The rulers of the age of fire. With their souls, They created many things, From cities to fortresses and such, With an iron fist they ruled the land they walked with ease.
That is...until their time came to an end...
Thus the age of dark was born.
The age of dark, An age where humans would become the next gods. An age where humans ruled the lands instead of gods. In a last and final gift to humanity and to prolong their existence, Seath the Scaleless, Who was known as the grandfather of sorcery wrote down all of the many magical spells he had made, As well as many historical books of the many kingdoms and other soul users that came and gone, Just in case the age of fire would come to a close one day sooner than expected...
So that they wouldn't be forgotten.
However in the age of dark, As the years went on. The humans never did learn all that Seath had wrote down. The advance magic spells of the gods that were supposed to be a gift, Were hidden away and never to be spoken of. The magic arts of the humans ancient ancestors that one family has kept secret from the world for many generations as a means to protect their world from others ever finding out about it.
Not only that, But the books that told of the age of fire that the gods were known heavily for, Were all wiped clean of the other gods, As well as other soul users and only had Seath and his basic magic replaced in every single book.
And over the years, Age of man never knew of their ancestors existence and in turn, Never harnessed the gifts that were rightfully theirs.
They were fully forgotten from existence...
-Drangleic, Drangleic castle court room-
A large oval table with a huge hole in the core was in the center of the room, Each chair had a powerful individual of the Drangleic family. In the high chair was the current king of Drangleic, And in the core of the table were his two sons, Both of their ankles and wrists chained to the floor.
The king of Drangleic tapped his fingers on his high chair as he had a stern expression plastered on his face.
"How dare the both of you..." The Drangleic King said "How dare the both of you agree to such a thing! I should have you both hanged for this betrayal!".
"You consider this a betrayal, Father?" The older son said.
The king just hardened his glare at his eldest son "Vendrick, This act that you and your young brother Aldia have committed is ABSOLUTELY deemed a betrayal! The both of you have fallen from grace and have become obsessed with the book of Soul Arts. Furthermore, You used said book to go after the Souls of the Ancient lords long since past".
The young boy known as Aldia spoke up:
"But father! The way of soul arts was part of Seath's writings . It even says-".
"Silence!" The King said "The gods did not want humans to walk the same path as them!".
"No! They made the soul arts book a part of our history, So that man may one day become the next gods of this age!" Vendrick argued "The day this family found Seath's writings was the day that you robbed humans for our ancestors! Our family has kept the advanced forms of magic, While the rest of the world got the basic elements! You stole the peoples heritage away from the rest of the world!".
The king then stood up from his chair. "Enough Vendrick!" He said "This family is doing the age of man a favor and protecting itself from ever harnessing this destructive power! I told the both of you about how chaotic the spells of the gods were time and again. But here you both stand before me...I have failed as a parent to you both, And in turn you both have made a stain on this family!".
Aldia sighed.
"Father...you didn't fail as a parent. You failed as a king..." He said.
The king of Drangleic looked at Aldia with wide eyes, He then shouted at his son. "FAILED AS A KING!? The both of you failed as my children when you learned how to control the power of your soul! You helped your brother Vendrick in the way of Soul Arts! And also went all over Halkeginia looking for the powerful souls that the book of soul arts had the locations of within it. You were able to obtain three powerful souls, Two of them being great souls! And one the soul of a dragon. You used soul arts to bind the souls into your only future heirs, Vendrick! And that is something I shall not let slide" the king said.
Vendrick glared at his father as he snapped back "My children shall own what is rightfully theirs! They have every right to know about the soul arts at least! You can't take away their heritage!" He said. The Drangleic King smiled a bit.
"Oh? Can I now?" The king said "Have you forgotten that I rule this castle? And whatever I say goes. Vendrick, From this day, You, Aldia, And your wife are banished from the Drangleic family! You have sided against us, And shall no longer take the throne!".
"Fine with us" Vendrick and Aldia said until the kind raised his index finger.
"I'm not done" he said "For binding your children with the souls of our ancestors, You shall hand them over and we shall extract their souls using soul steal".
This caused Vendrick to snap. "YOU CAN'T DO THAT! IF THEIR SOULS ARE REMOVED THEY WILL DIE!". "This is the price that you have to pay when you defy the Drangleic family, Vendrick. I will be generous though, As your father I shall give you and your wife one minute to be with your children. After that, I shall take them away and the three of you shall be off to wherever you end up. This court is over".
The chains binding Vendrick and Aldia were released around there ankles as they walked out of the courtroom of the castle. Aldia was pondering as his brother was quiet as he thought about his children.
"Nashandra will not be happy about this..." Aldia said. Vendrick glanced over at his brother.
"We have to find a way to get around this" Vendrick said as he took a deep breath "I refuse to hand over my children to him!".
-the bedroom-
Nashandra was walking back and forth as she awaited to hear what the verdict was for her husband and her brother in law. She kept walking back and forth as she held a baby in her arms, Gently rocking it back and forth.
The baby cooed and reached out to touch it's mothers face. Nashandra smiled at her child as she poked it's cheeks. "Now now" Nashandra said "You know that if I give you attention, Then your brothers will want some too".
The baby just kept cooing for it's mother as she kissed it's head before hearing one of her other children crying, Nashandra placed her child down in it's crib as she went over to her other children.
"Oh, Eli. Whatever is the matter?" She said as she held her son up to her chest. Eli kept crying as Nashandra rocked him back and forth.
"Shhh, Mothers here now. You don't have to cry anymore Eli-".
That's when the door opened as Vendrick and Aldia came inside, Nashandra turned to the door. "Darling, Aldia. They finished the court trial" she asked. Vendrick nodded as he walked over to his wife, He looked at his son Eli who was still crying as he placed his hand over his face.
"Eli...don't cry..." Vendrick said sadly in his tone as he walked over to his other children, In the large crib were two other baby boys. Each one named after the ancient ones of old, Vendrick picked up his eldest son and held him high.
"Sinh, My child...I am so sorry that I won't be able to see you or your brothers grow up in this world". This quickly got Nashandra's attention. "Vendrick...what are you saying? What do you mean that you won't be able to see Sinh or any of our children grow up?" She asked. Vendrick turned to his wife as he placed Sinh back into the crib as he gently rubbed his other son Gwyn on the forehead.
"My father has decided to banish us from Drangleic".
"That doesn't actually surprise me. I'm actually surprised that he-".
"But we're not getting our children. They are to be taken away and have their souls taken out...".
Nashandra's eyes grew wide in horror as she increased her grip on her son Eli.
"NO! NEVER!" She yelled "I won't hand my children over! I'm their mother! Why would they-".
"It's because of what we did" Aldia said "When we bonded their souls with the ancient ones souls...they don't want their heirs owning such power".
Nashandra glared at Aldia, "So their so afraid that our children shall wield the souls of our ancestors that their willing to kill them!? This is going too far!" She then turned to her husband "Vendrick please tell me that you found a way around this? Please!?".
Vendrick sighed in defeat as he unfortunately shook his head at her "I've been thinking some way around this" he said "And don't have a single thing to counter against this...".
"But!? W-we could go into hiding somewhere with someone we know" Nashandra said frantically "I'm friends with some nobles that might-".
"It wouldn't work, They'd hunt us down to the bitter end to get our children and kill us if given the chance. There has to be a way to keep our children safe so that my family can never find them" Vendrick said as he was trying to think up new ideas. Aldia then snapped his fingers.
"Wait a minute!" He said "I think that theirs an old magic spell that Seath wrote down that might help us. It's our only shot, But it could help. Come with me, We need to get to the hidden chamber room". Vendrick and Nashandra looked at each other as they then got their children and followed him.
-hidden chamber room-
The three made there way undetected by the other family members as they walked into the hidden chamber room that was in the basement library. Aldia had found this place when he was younger, And has made it his personal spot before his father found out. They made there way to the center of the library as Aldia walked over to a stack of books and pulled one out and looked over it.
"It is said that over the years when he was still alive, Seath traveled the world to teach the new children in the age of fire the way of soul arts and other magic. He made a way to travel from different places or new worlds with a spell that he had created when he was traveling. Ah! Here it is, The alternative universe spell" Aldia said as he took a deep breath and focused his mind.
His body began to glow as he held out his right hand outward. That's when a huge blue portal came forth, Aldia turned to Vendrick and Nashandra. "We have to make this quick, Theirs not much time on our hands".
Vendrick nodded at his brother as he looked at Nashandra who was hesitating. Vendrick kissed her head to reassure her as he walked over to the portal, Nashandra then glanced at her son Gwyn who was reaching out to the portal out of curiosity. She held her son as she followed her husband and Aldia into the portal.
-New Jersey, 2000, Midnight-
The three walked out the other side of the portal as they found themselves an unfamiliar area. The place was full of many houses, All in a row as a dead end was in front of them. Nashandra looked at her surroundings as she held her son close to her chest.
"Where are we? This doesn't look like where in Halkeginia" she said. Aldia walked forward as he took one of his nephews from Vendrick's grip. "No, Where not" Aldia said "We're in a different dimension, An alternative world that is different from our own. This is where we'll leave the children".
"What!? Are you insane!? I won't leave my children here!" Nashandra said. Vendrick then walked forward as he looked at the houses and picked one of them as he walked over to it. Nashandra and Aldia watched him.
"Nashandra...we don't have that much of a choice. This is the only way to protect our children and keep them safe. We have to do this".
Nashandra glanced at Gwyn who was looking at the area that he was in still in curiousness. Nashandra kissed her child as she followed Vendrick to the house that he stopped at. Vendrick placed Shinh on the front porch near the door as Aldia placed Eli next to him, Nashandra leaned down to place Gwyn next to his brothers. Aldia then leaned down and tapped his finger on their heads, Each child quickly falling asleep.
"In time, They'll forget about us. What they truly are, What their power is within them...it's for the best" Aldia said.
"For the best..." Vendrick said bitterly "This shouldn't have to end like this! We shouldn't have to put our children into hiding from our own family". Aldia glanced at his brother. "Believe me, I hate this just as much as the two of you. But what would you have? Our family hunting us down looking for them? Or keeping them safe?".
Nashandra looked at her three little boys "Can't we stay with them? I mean we're banished after all" she said.
"We can't...this place isn't like ours. We wouldn't be welcome here" Aldia said "Vendrick, Nashandra...if the two of you have any final words to say, Now is the best time to do so".
Vendrick and Nashandra nodded as they both leaned to their sleeping children. Vendrick smiled at his sons "Be safe, And well protected. I'm sorry, But I hope that the three of you can forgive your father for this".
"I wish we could see you again, But...but I just want you three to know. That your mother loves you very much".
Aldia then made the portal appear again, "We have to go, Our minute is near it's end". The two then walked off the porch as Vendrick stopped halfway and turned around and knocked on the door loudly, He then quickly walked back to the portal as the three walked into it as it closed behind them.
As they left, The sound of the door that Vendrick had knocked on opened up.
"Ahhh...who wakes up somebody at 12:45 in the morning?" A woman said as she looked outside only to see that nobody was there. "Jeez, Don't knock and then leave...I swear-". She quickly held her tongue when she saw the three baby boys at the doorstep. The woman quickly picked up the children and brought them inside.
"Richard! Richard wake up!" The woman yelled "I have something to show you!". There was a sound upstairs and a door opened as a man who was tying up his robe came downstairs. "God Jill! Why do you have to yell in the middle of the night? I mean don't you know-".
Richard stopped talking as Jill held the babies in her arms.
"Richard" she said happily "We finally have children! Three beautiful baby boys were outside our doorstep". Richard walked over to his wife as he held Eli in his arms.
"Oh thank god" Richard said "We're finally going to have a family like we promised". He then looked the small cloth that had his name on it.
"Eli, That's a cute name for a boy".
"Hun? What about these two? They don't have a tag on their cloth that gives their names?" Jill said.
"They don't? Well that's odd".
"What should we name them?".
Richard then thought about it for a bit until he came up with an answer. "We'll name this one Blake, And the other one Kyan". Jill smiled at her husband "Naming one after your grandfather I see?".
"Hey, Blake is a good name for a boy" Richard said proudly "Come on, Let's get these kids into bed". The two then walked upstairs as they took their new sons with with them.
-meanwhile back at Drangleic castle-
Aldia, Nashandra, And Vendrick all came out of the portal as it closed up. Nashandra was silent as well as Vendrick. Aldia sighed in response.
"I know that you didn't like what we had to do, But It was for the good of their safety that we had to resort to this".
Vendrick and Nashandra just remained quiet as they walked past Aldia. Aldia turned his head to where the portal was and closed his eyes.
"Be safe, I know you three will have a better life in your new home".
A/n: I know...I know that this summary isn't the best, It's been eating at me all night and today like crazy. This is not what all of you wanted I know. And I'm sorry, But I can't get this idea out of my head. I'll do my best to make changes as I write.
Now I know what you'll ask:
1- why the hell are you even writing this?
2- why aren't you working on Asterisk War: Nightingales
3-why are you screwing up the Dark Souls lore like this? You can't just change it into something like this?!
4- what the fuck am I reading?
I'm sorry, But I want to get this story and ideas out of my head. I apologize but I know that's not good enough. But I want to do this...
