Authors Notes: I re-read the Black Era Saga and decided I should rewrite it into a damn good story. The plot was good but the story it self was really written bad and I wanted to change a lot of parts that I didn't like, and really it's a completely different story except for the basic, basic story line and the characters. (I added a lot more characters from the anime and added a lot more speech and romance.) Hopefully this one does turn out a lot better then the last one. Reviews and flames always welcomed. Enjoy.
400 Years ago…
Terror and screams surrounded his ears, looking around at the fire and destruction. His steel sword was red from his enemy's blood, his gray shirt and white skin drenched with the thick liquid he had grown used to seeing. He watched as the Tiger slowly walked on through the fire, doing what it was created to do. He looked around, the bodies of his friends, allies, and enemies all laid there, still and lifeless. He drove his sword into the ground, knelt to his knees, and cried. He looked up, watching as a young boy, his face and soul seeming innocent walked over towards him. The boy laughed and picked up the sword the man drove into the ground. The boy drove it through the mans heart and left it there.
The small boy turned around, looking at his Organoid. He walked over towards the Tiger, now resting, waiting for its master to arrive. He jumped onto the cockpit and took one last look at the Zodian city he had destroyed, and the thousands of bodies, lying there motionless. The green grass, which was always so beautiful here, was now entirely red. He looked back at his Organoid, and smiled. "Phantom, time now to finish this." His voice was soft with a tone of innocence. He watched as the Organoid merged with the deadly Zoid. The child got into the cockpit and laughed as the Tiger gave of its massive roar, something that sent chills down the spines of even the bravest men. The Zoid ran, sending trembles of fear into the ground, searching for its final victims. He looked at a picture he had in the cockpit, the only person who he loved in this life, and the only person who loved him. He felt a tear slowly fall down his face, looking at the little girls smile, her blond hair and red eyes gleaming in the sunlight. He looked at the sky now, dark, cold. Full of dust and terror, fear that the Grim Reaper was near them, fear of a death of a race that hated him. A race that hated life, and a race that needed to die, all races needed to die, all life needed to fall within the grasp of the Devil, showing them the chaos they had created with the most precious gift God could give. He took another look at the picture, before watching his Zoid fire its charged particle cannon at a few Dibisions and Sabertiger's. They were gone, just like everyone else who tried to stop them.
The last standing city of the Zodians watched as more wounded people came to them in need of help and medical treatment. There were 2 Zoids causing this chaos and destruction. The Death Sauer and the Tiger, one created by Zoids Eve, the other created by one man. They knew there race would die, nothing in their power could stop that. But they did have a plan, something that was bleak and distant but for now it's all they could do.
Three men stood there, looking down from a balcony on top of a building in the last city.
"What are we supposed to do, the Death Sauer and Tiger still are out there, killing everything they see. You know eventually they will be coming for us." The first man, a short stubby man with black hair said, leaning his forearms on the rail of the balcony.
"We need to have Zoids Eve destroy them." The second man, short and thin with blond hair and a small beard said looking at the fire on the horizon.
The third man, a tall, tanned skin person nodded. "Each of are fortresses have pods in them, we can put the children in them keeping them secret and alive until someone finds them."
"You know there chances of living in that frozen state is near impossible. They most likely wont remember anything and we are also going to have to get a leader for them to take charge."
The other two men nodded, listening to the sounds of explosions coming in from the distance.
The third man looked around, staring at the blond haired girl and boy, the Tiger killed their parents when it attacked one of the outlying cities. He knew the boy fairly well, his name was Drake. A very tall and well-built young man, Drake had saved his life when the Death Sauer had attacked his unit. "Drake can lead them."
The other two men looked at him, then stared at the boy and agreed. He had the size and power of a leader, and they knew he had incredible skills with a weapon and Zoid.
"Very well." The third man said, turning towards Drake. "You along with the rest of the surviving children will be frozen within pods, each of you will also have a Organoid in a pod next to you." He turned his head, looking at the men. "You gather the children, Ill go to Zoids Eve and have her destroy the Tiger and Death Sauer."
Both men nodded, and took the girl and Drake away.
Ryan, the dark skinned man watched as they ran off. He turned and looked back out at the fires and smoke covering their world called Zi. He remembered this when it had first begun, the Death Sauer was born, created by Zoids Eve and began to destroy all life, wiping out the ancient race called the Zodians. He also remembered when one man spent nearly 3 years building a Zoid that could stop that monster, but in the end the Tiger had become a monster itself. Both ravaged the planet, destroying everything it came into contact with. He also knew why this had all started, the Death Sauer created to help them defeat a strong enemy from another world, it did as it was created to do, but it also killed the men and women it was supposed to help as well. The Tiger suffered a similar fate, created to help, ended up killing the people it was supposed to help. He lifted his head, looking at the vague shapes of the two moons, nearly impossible to make out with all of the dust and smoke covering the planet. He turned and walked out, he had to go to Zoids Eve, hoping to reach her before the Death Sauer or Tiger reached the city. He knew that didn't leave him much time.
The Tiger and Death Sauer stood there, staring at each other. Jason, the young boy piloting the Tiger looked at the Zoid that had cause the creation of the Tiger. He smiled, ready to fight that Zoid to the death. The Tiger was at least fives times more powerful then the Death Sauer, and the skills Jason had as a pilot made it unbeatable. He watched as the Death Sauer began to charge up its particle cannon. He drew up the shield on the Tiger and waited for it to fire. Jason watched as the beam crashed into the shield, spreading off of it, not even budging the deadly Zoid. He waited for the beam to stop firing, and when it did he watched as the Death Sauer took a few steps back. "This is the Zoid that was created by Zoids Eve Phantom, how pathetic." He targeted the Death Sauer, using its hybrid cannons he fired at it, watching as the shots not even pierce the shield of the Death Sauer, Jason laughed. "Well Phantom, looks like were going to have to try a little harder." He began to charge the particle cannons in the Zoids mouth and under its neck, both cannons were the most powerful weapon on Zi, even stronger then the Death Sauer's. He fired both, watching them rip right through the Death Sauer's shield and piercing its chest and neck. The Death Sauer fell, burning out its power core from the immense attack. He walked up to the burnt hull of the Zoid, staring at its now concrete gray color. He fired the hybrid cannons at the Zoids head, shattering it into pieces. The Tiger turned and left the remains of the Death Sauer behind, he sat back in the cockpit, letting the Tiger go wherever it desired. He smiled, thinking about what he would do after he killed everyone on the planet, but he also thought about his life without the Tiger or Phantom at his side. And what it would be like if none of this ever happened. He picked the picture up, looking at the girl he fell in love with and gave him the only reason to live. Jason's mother had died at his birth, and his father spent his life working on the Tiger, he had few friends and except for Drake and Alice he had nothing, and he knew he would have killed himself years ago. He had two new things come into his life now, a Organoid and a Zoid. And he was paying back all of the suffering life had put him through, and ending all the life that made him suffer. He looked as the Tiger stopped near an old city, deserted long before the war started, and the chaos began. He got out of the cockpit, Phantom came up behind him after coming out of the Zoid. He looked at a Command Wolf lying there. "Somebody is here." Jason said, looking at the Organoid. He started running towards the doors of the city, for some reason he had a feeling about this place, something that made him shiver in a type of fear he had never felt before.
Ryan looked at the glowing figure, the beautiful woman who was Zoids Eve stood there, listening to the begging man.
"You must destroy the Death Sauer and Tiger, if you don't we will die, are entire race and planet will die." He said, speaking with a tone of fear.
"Je ne peux pas détruire que j'ai créé, mais ouvrir votre esprit et vous trouverez l'action faite." Zoids Eve replied, speaking in the old Zodian language.
Ryan looked at her, trying to understand exactly what she said. "Then destroy the Tiger, that was not your creation." He said, hoping she would listen to him.
"Tout Zoids est ma création, toute vie sur Zi est ma création. Je ne peux pas détruire n'importe quel de mes enfants."
Ryan lowered his head, begging her over and over. "Please there must be something you can do, we do not have the ability to stop this monster. Please, are entire race begs you."
Zoids Eve looked at the crying man, raising her glowing hand she created an amulet.
Ryan watched as the black and orange stone began to form, and watching as some type of shadow formed around it. It was all over within a few seconds. He watched as the glowing figure handed him the amulet.
"Le pouvoir des mensonges de Tigre dans l'amulette que vous tenez. Le Zoid n'est pas détruit, ce n'est pas mort. Mais il ne travaillera pas untill l'Oeil du Tigre est détruit." She turned around, a glittering trail of light followed her as she did.
"What about the Death Sauer?" Ryan asked, putting the crystal into his pocket.
"Il slumbers." Zoid Eve said, merging with the statue she had come from.
Ryan got up and ran out, not noticing the boy who was hiding in the shadows.
Jason walked into the room where he had seen the man talking to the supernatural creature. Jason walked to the statue and saw as it began to glow. He stepped back, trying to understand what it was. But he knew, he knew it was Zoids Eve.
"Pourquoi avoir vous m'êtes réveillé encore." A glowing beam of light said.
Jason was amazed at the voice, it was sweet and soft, much like that of the girl he loved. He also had a hard time understanding what she said, he didn't speak the old version of the language. But he did the best he could. "I ask you to lend me some of your powers." He said, wondering if she would agree.
"Quels pouvoirs font-ils vous souhaitez pour l'enfant."
Jason sat there, translating it in his head slowly. "Whatever power you feel a mortal should be granted." He said, bowing his head towards the now clear figure.
"Ton fait pourquoi désire le pouvoir."
"To help in the completion of my dreams." Jason said, still bowing.
Zoids Eve raised her hand over Jason's head. There was a massive flash, and Jason closed his eyes waiting for it to subside. When it did he saw the glowing figure gone, and the statue remaining. He did feel different then before, though not sure why. He walked out, meeting with Phantom outside of the city. He saw the Command Wolf gone, but then he looked as the Tiger laid there on the ground, not moving or growling. Just lying there on the cold ground. Jason wasn't sure why at first, but remembered what he had over heard the man saying. He kicked a rock on the ground, rage was flowing through him. One of his two friends was now gone until he could find that stone. "Come Phantom." He said, commanding the light gray Organoid to follow him. He walked, trying to come up with a idea, but not sure what he could do except wait.
Drake looked down at his little sister, she was scared and nervous. He was to. He put his massive arm around her small body, trying to comfort her. He gently put his hand down her soft hair, feeling how cold she was. He also felt her shivering, she was full of fear. He also looked at the ribbon in her hair, her friend had given it to her. "Don't worry Alice, this will be over soon enough." He said, doing what ever he could to comfort her, it was a hard time for the planet, he looked over to the east, watching a small glowing ball start to come up. It was the sun, but could hardly be seen with all of the smoke around.
Ryan walked to the other two men. "The Tiger is stopped and the Death Sauer is destroyed." He said, a slight hint of cheerfulness came about in his voice.
One of the men shook his head. "Doesn't matter, are race is dead anyways. What few survivors you see here are all that's left."
"The Empire on the far continent is still intact, we can use the pods there." The other man said.
Ryan pulled out the Tigers Eye, staring at it. "You take half the children to the Imperial lands, you take the other half to the Republic lands. Ill hide this."
Both men nodded and ran down the stairs, knowing what they had to do.
The day had gone by, Ryan finally found a spot to hide the stone, hoping nobody would ever find it. He turned around, running from the spot as fast as he could, hoping the two men had completed their job. He stopped at the cliff, and looked down. He knew what would happen if that Zoid was brought back, the same with the Death Sauer. He looked up at the sky, finally starting to clear as the sun started to set, the two moons rising over the horizon. He stared back down the cliff and smiled, stepping off he felt as the wind rushed down his face and body, feeling the impact of the crashing, ending his life, making sure no man ever found the crystal.
Jason watched as the man put Phantom in the green pod. When it sealed up, heard it fill with water, followed by a massive hissing sound.
"Your turn kid." The man said, setting up the other pod for Jason.
Jason smiled and stepped onto the platform, watching as the green glass began to surround him, water started pouring in from the bottom, slowly working its way to his head, he held his breath as he felt a rush of cold air fill in the water, freezing it along with Jason, putting him in a deep sleep.
The man smiled and walked out of the room, hoping these children would bring back the ancient race that was all but dead. Hoping that everything that had done wasn't in vain, he himself would be dead by the time they were freed, it would most likely be centuries before they were freed, maybe even longer.
15 Years ago…
Two men looked at the pods within the ancient ruins, trying to understand what exactly what they were. "Hey Tom, should we try and open them."
"Why not, might be something useful?" Tom said, walking over to a small control pad. He pushed the button, watching both pods slowly crack open.
"Oh God." Tom said, stepping away as a boy and Organoid came out.
Jason slowly got up, his hands trembling from the icy prison he had been in. He looked over, his Organoid Phantom was lying on the ground. He then looked at the two men and smiled. "I guess I should thank you." Jason hadn't forgotten a thing since he was frozen, everything was still fresh and clear in his mind. He laughed, and it scared the two men. "Phantom, kill those two."
The two men heard what the kid said and started running, but the quick Organoid took both of them down, killing each of them quickly and painless.
Jason walked over to his Organoid and began to pet its head gently. Looking around, he tried to figure out how long he had been in that pod for, but nothing gave him a clue. "Come Phantom." He walked a bit through the old fortress used during the war, during the time that was known as the Black Era. He found another pod, it was alone unlike Jason's was. Walking over to his he pushed the button, watching it slowly crack open a huge man came out. Jason instantly knew it was Drake. The towering man stood up, shaking just like Jason had. He went to help the man up, he was one of the few people who had treated him kindly in his life. He took Drake by the hand and helped him up. Then, he watched as Drake fainted. "Hey Drake, are you ok?"
Drake woke up a few minutes later, looking at Jason he got up. When he finally got up he gave a slight bow.
Jason looked at him, stunned. But he knew why, for some reason he knew exactly why. Zoids Eve had granted what he wanted, the powers of the creator herself were his. He smiled, looking back as Drake began to follow him. He also remembered what he had to do, he had to find the stone Zoids Eve had created, when he did his Zoid would be free and he could continue his dream. The death of life in the universe, a complete genocide to a galaxy that had no desire to live, had no will to keep going, had no respect for those superior to them all.