The Unknown Warrior by DragonOpal :)
Author's note: Hello, reader, I hope you enjoy the story you are about to read, I worked hard on it. I tried my best to add all elements of fiction in this story, so that all types of readers might enjoy it. In this story, I would say, has some humor, fantasy, drama, romance, friendships, general, and lots of adventure. (I'm not so good with humor, but I did my best) I would love reviews (that includes criticisms), please. But, please no rude comments. Thank you. :)
Disclaimer: I do not own any of the Soul Calibur characters, Namco Bandai Games Inc. does. I own Alexa and several other OC characters. Enjoy! :)
The life couldn't be any crueler.
So thought Alexa as her face was plastered on the wall of the hallway. "Next time you stick your nose something where it doesn't belong, we'll break it off." Her aggressors left, leaving Alexa gasping against the wall. Crimson blood flowed for a cut on her forehead, flowed off her forehead and dripped down her nose.
Well, I guess that what happens when your friend can't keep his mouth shut… Mike is going to owe me big time when this whole thing is blows over. And I can tell that not going to be anytime soon.
Alexa brushed herself off and headed down the hall to Physics class. She was already late, so she didn't walk in a hurry. Besides, she already knew everything there was to know about the lecture today anyways; they didn't call her a whiz kid for nothing.
Yeah, some genius I am, apparently I don't have enough smarts to keep myself out of trouble. I'm no genius; I just happen to be lucky enough to have a scientist for a mother and a doctor for a father…uh…this is getting aggravating. O well, I'm sure my troubles will continue at the end of the day, I'll worry about it then.
When the final bell rang, sure enough the guys were shoving Mike around in the hall. Alexa walked over to them, grabbed one of the two boys by the back of his shirt and pulled him away. "What wrong with the lot of you! We're in high school and you two are acting like a bunch of middle schoolers! Knock it off!" The bigger of the two, throw a punch at her and she dodged it, backing up into the lockers. A crowd soon gathered around them, for a fight was surely imminent. The big guy throw another blow at her and she again ducked, but this time Alexa grabbed his arm, twisted it behind his back, and kicked him into his partner, in which, they both went sprawling to the ground. Alexa smiled, "And to think I learned that from a videogame, man, you must be a bunch of sissies if that worked on you." They growled at her, leaping up. Alexa grabbed Mike off the floor and they made a run for it through a gap in the crowd, the two guys at their heels like wild dogs.
After losing the bullies, Mike stopped Alexa before she went home to say something about owing her.
"Yeah, I figured you'd say something like that." Alexa turned to head home.
"Hey, Alexa, have ever considered taking some fighting lessons, like boxing. You where really great back there."
Alexa turned back to Mike, "Nope, why?"
"Why not? It would be so cool if you could, no one would bother us again. You might even be able to teach those guys a lesson."
"I'm not the combating type, I'm not courageous enough. Besides, I can be a bit of a coward sometimes. And I'm proud of it too. I'll live longer that way… Well, anyways, I've got to get home. See you around." Alexa waved and started to jog home. "I don't think you're a coward." She heard him say as she turned a corner.
When she arrived home, Alexa went down to the basement to see what her mother was doing. The basement was where her mother did her many scientific experiments, when she was able to work at home. In the past six months, her mother had been working on a project and tonight her mother was suppose to complete it. Her mother asked her to help, and she was very pleased to, finally getting the chance to put her aptitude to use and to see this experiment.
When Alexa entered the basement, the room was not like it usually was; it was damp and rather spooky. There were no lights, except for one that hung over a table in the middle of the room. All of the furniture was moved to the walls and a large white box stood on the opposite wall. Alexa felt a presence behind her, and she turned around ready to flee, but it was just her mother.
"Mom, you startled me!"
She smiled, "Sorry, honey." Her mother walked pasted her and went over to the box and opened it.
"Honey, could you stand over there please." She pointed over to the head of the table.
"Sure." Alexa did as she was told, excitement in ever inch of her mind. From the box, her mother, then, pulled out something that made Alexa's excitement vanish. Her mother that pulled out a weapon, but not just any weapon, a huge sword. It was hideous, part metal and part tech, a huge electronic eye. But it wasn't the look that unnerved her, but the feeling she got from the sword. It felt unnatural to her. Her mother went to the table and set it gently down, Alexa backed up a little afraid it might jump at her.
"What you think?" Her mother asked smiling. "Its…ugly…" Her mother smiled, "It is at that, but that doesn't matter now does it. Remember, sweet daughter, never judge a book by its cover."
Sweet daughter? Not that it's a bad thing that my mother called me that, but… something doesn't feel right and when did she start calling me that anyways and why did she have to say it like that. Like there was something else to the words. She is acting very weird.
Alexa swallowed,
"Mother, what is this thing, anyways?"
"It's a sword, my sweet daughter. In fact, a Peacemaker's Sword."
"A Peacemaker's Sword?"
"Yes, you see…" Her mother pulled something from her pocket and showed it to Alexa. It was a tip of a sword. "Some archeologists found this sword tip in Europe nine months back and a place that was once called, Ostrheinsburg. They sent it to our labs to study and what we found was astounding and our government decided to fund the recreation of the old weapon."
"What was so amazing about this weapon?"
"The piece of the weapon," she again referred to the fragment, "Is immersed in radiation. It's so radioactive that it seems to have the capability to shuck the energy of living things."
"And your HOLDING IT in your hand! With out protection? Mother!"
"It's alright, it weak. It can't hurt anything, besides, it won't hurt me anyways."
"But I always thought you knew it was better safe then sorry."
"I do know, that's why I'm not letting you tough it. Now may I continue?" Alexa nodded. "Our government is planning on using this sword for peace purposes. I'm don't have all the details in their plan, but all I know what it is destined to bring peace to all the world." "And you really believe that bull?" "Yes… besides it told me so."
Wait a minute, did I just hear my mother say "it told me"?
Before Alexa could question her mother, she placed the tip of the old sword on the table where the tip of the new weapon was to be. Once done, the tip lit up, red as cherries, and it attached itself to the new weapon. The newly formed weapon seemed to shimmer to life.
"Alright, that seems to be it." Alexa's mother said with satisfaction. "I'll move it tomorrow morning." She moved over to Alexa "I'm going up stairs to make dinner. Could you clean up a little down here for me? O and lets not tell your father about this ok. I want to surprise him."
Before Alexa could have the chance to answer, her mother gone, leaving her with the bizarre weapon. Alexa tensely moved around the room, picking up papers and trash of the floor. After awhile, She suddenly started to feel pulses coming from the Peacemaker's Sword and she could have sworn it was calling her.
Ok… Alexa relax your just tired… or crazy… either way, this is not happening. Your being paranoid, everything fine.
But it still didn't matter, she did not like the weapon and the sooner it was out of the house the better. That thing could not be good news.