Hey all, this is Spinster here with his first fantasy fic for the metal fight fandom. I hope you all enjoy this story as it unfolds and stick with it until the end. Rates and reviews are always welcome, good to get some feedback on what I need to do better and whatnot.

Before we start, I'll say this disclaimer now so I don't have to repeat it, I do not own beyblade. And I do not own the lyrics to Feeder's "Children Of The Sun" The lyrics belong to Feeder.

And now our tale begins...

Standing in an open space
Surrounded by views as you escape
You find a place...

Night had fallen for some time, with rain rocketing to the ground with speed. Lightning struck violently in the sky, almost threatening to explode.

Crack!

The sound of broken twigs was echoing through the forest as men ran in the shadows of the trees, desperately trying to avoid something, or someone. These people hoped they had got away, breathing huge sighs of relief as they reached the end of the forest. But their relief dramatically changed to fear when lightning struck again, but this time, the object they had been running from suddenly appeared.

"It's... it's him!" shrieked one of the men, panicking as he sought for an exit, only to land hard on his backside. A man with a black hooded cloak stood before the men, the darkness of the night prevented his face from being seen. The hooded man just stood there, taking his time, watching as the men stood quaking in their boots in fear. He then lifted his cloak gently to his side, then in a flash, grabbed knives from seemingly out of nowhere and hurled them across the forest at a rapid pace. Many were impaled upon impact, others were cut.

"After the hooded bastard!" shouted their leader, bellowing to rally his troops. "Cut his head off and put it on a spear!" his henchmen drew their swords and began their charge, but the man eerily just stood there, calm and cool as a cucumber.

The first henchman took a swing, but the hooded man reached out and grabbed his hand before the blow could connect. Then a painful crunching noise emanated as the hooded man twisted the henchman's arm violently, snapping the bone completely off. The henchman fell to the ground in pain, writhing and screaming in agony as two more henchmen tried to flank the hooded man. This time the hooded man unsheathed two shining silver blades, looking as if they were brand new. The hooded man spun on the spot with his arms outstretched, imitating a whirlwind as he quickly dispatched the flanking henchmen. After a few more where outmatched and overpowered, the leader stood, fearing his inevitable end. The hooded man sighed, took a deep breath, then rapidly revealed a crossbow and fired rapidly. Three shots was all it took, and the leader slumped to the ground, dead in a pool of his own blood.

Backed up against a tree was a young, frightened girl, who was afraid of this hooded man as he approached her. She thought he would kill her, but instead, the hooded man crouched to her level.

"It's alright, I'm not going to hurt you" he said softly and reassuringly to the young girl as he slowly flipped his hood back from off his face to reveal shining silver hair, almost as shiny as the dual blades he had. "Come with me, your mother is expecting you" he spoke gently again as he slowly got to his feet and lead the girl out of the forest.

"Wh-what's your name?" the young girl asked

"I go by many names in this city. The bane of thieves, the blade of the night, the bounty hunter, the warrior of might and the Eagle's Captain"

"Eagle's Captain? Does that mean you're-"

"That's right, young girl. I am the mercenary, Tsubasa Otori!"

"Excellent job, Tsubasa. You brought the girl back, safe and unharmed" said the mercenary leader, who also had silver hair, but way shorter and less shinier that Tsubasa's.

"Thanks, Captain Hyoma. I was just doing what I could in a situation like this, and I was true to my word, was I not?" Tsubasa replied, sitting down casually on a sturdy wooden seat, which creaked lightly when he sat on it.

"Your always a man of your word, Tsubasa" Hyoma smiled at the silver haired teen as he paced his way about the room, before chucking Tsubasa a bag full of gold. "Take this for your work, you've earned it" he smiled as Tsubasa counted the gold with surprise on his face.

"200 gold? I ain't complaining but normally it's 100, why is it so high this time?" Tsubasa asked, normally Hyoma didn't hand out this much money to the mercenaries unless it was really high priority jobs.

"The little girl that you saved is the daughter of the highest nobles in the city, she is the heir of vast fortune. That's why you got a bigger pay, bigger pay for bigger jobs is the way around here. Say, I've got another assignment for you" Hyoma smiled again, observing Tsubasa's shocked face. Normally Hyoma would give it another week before offering him another assignment.. "There are four youngster's that need bodyguarding, this is a very important assignment"

"Very important?" Tsubasa scoffed, standing up quickly from his seat with a half scowl on his face. "I'm a mercenary, not a babysitter!"

"It may seem like babysitting, but trust me when I say that this mission is important. It's more important that all the gold in this kingdom combined" Hyoma spoke, defending his case. He smiled as he noticed Tsubasa backing down.

"I ain't gonna like this one bit, but if it's that important, then I'll do it. Who are these "Youngster's" I'm supposedly babysitting?" Tsubasa asked, scowl disappearing, but the anger had not left the features on his face.

"That's what I like to hear, Tsubasa. The four you have been entrusted to protect are from Vlarenenthine. Their names are Yuu Tendo, Yuki Misuzawa, Kenta Yumiya and Titi, Yuki doesn't really count as a kid, being fourteen an all, he's a smart boy, he'll take over most of this "Babysitting" job of yours. I'll tell you more details via the magic crystal balls once you leave the city. You must head to Clarifine"

"Very well, Captain Hyoma. I will see to it that it's done" Tsubasa begrudgingly spoke as he stood from the seat and headed outside. "Babysitting kids to Clarifine" he scoffed to himself quietly. "What's next, the Demon's of the Moon are not a myth but true?"

Tsubasa made his way through the maze that was the headquarters of the mercenaries and made his way towards the courtyard. There, he saw the four boys he had been ordered to protect. Slowly shaking his head, Tsubasa trudged over the the four.

"I take it your the four I've been entrusted to protect" Tsubasa spoke, his tiredness and frustration staining his voice.

"Yes we are" said the tallest one with his oddly round spectacles, he appeared to wearing an apprentice mage robe, which was blue with black trims across it. "I am Yuki, the blonde one is Yuu, he's the over the top happy go lucky sort. The green haired boy is Kenta, he's similar to Yuu, only less painfully upbeat. And the purple haired kid is Titi, he doesn't seem to talk a lot, but when he does, it's really loud"

"Hello there!" Yuu shouted happily as he approached Tsubasa and rapidly shook his hand. "I'm Yuu, this is going to be an adventure! So much fun to be had!"

"Uh... Yeah, an adventure, yay" Tsubasa spoke sarcastically, though Yuu did not notice the sarcasm as he was too wrapped up in his happiness. "I take it someone must have brought you four youngster's to this place then"

"I did that task for them" came a woman's voice, it's owner then appeared out of nowhere. She had short, slightly spiked blue hair and wore leather rangers armour, which looked rough and battle worn. "You must be, Tsubasa. You look rather clean to be a mercenary, don't you?"

"Well I tend to look after my stuff around here, battered armour is about as useful as a chain mail made of butter" Tsubasa remarked, just hoping to get a move on swiftly before he killed someone.

"You seem to be full of strange analogies as well, but I guess you'll do. My name is Hikaru Hasama, glad to make your acquaintance" she smiled as he stuck her hand out, expecting Tsubasa to shake it. Instead, Tsubasa just stared at her hand blankly and then back at her.

"I don't have time for niceties, let's get a more on, before I kick someone in the face!" Tsubasa growled as he stomped his way out of the headquarters, with Hikaru and the others in tow.

"Geez, this guy isn't a very happy one is he?" Yuu spoke, half skipping to keep up with the rest of them. "You know what this guy needs?" he asked Kenta. "He needs-"

"Some peace and quiet before he finds some rope and ties you to the nearest tree by your ankles!" Tsubasa interrupted Yuu mid speech.

"Oh come now, Tsubasa" Hikaru added herself to the conversation. "Lighten up will you? Their only kids"

"That's precisely the problem, I'm babysitting kids! I'm a mercenary, not a freaking babysitter!" Tsubasa spat in anger, glaring daggers directly as Hikaru, before continuing onwards. "I suggest if you don't want any casualties, then keep up"

"Well he's a jolly good mercenary ain't he?" Hikaru scoffed at Tsubasa's behaviour, before looking at Yuu, who looked upset at Tsubasa's remark. "Don't worry Yuu, he'll soften to us eventually. We just gotta find out how"

"And open him up like an egg!" Kenta remarked, cause Yuu to let out a slight chuckle.

"Hey, you guys, keep up will ya!" Tsubasa shouted over his shoulder, refusing to look at them. "Sooner I get out of this mess, the better" he sighed to himself as he pressed onwards with his mission...

And that's the end of chapter one folks, be sure to read chapter two, when the gang travel the lands of Geklok to reach Clarifine. And a powerful mage investagates the group.

See you all in the next chapter!