Hello everyone! I'd like to welcome you all to my newest fanfiction! I've been working on this for awhile and hope you all enjoy it! I took concepts from two animes, The Seven Deadly Sins and Akame Ga Kill. If you've seen either of them, you might notice some similarities! So I hope you all enjoy chapter 1! I'm not 100% sure on the update date, but I think this'll be once every two weeks!
In a time long ago a kingdom known as Hetalion was under attack from forces stronger than they could have ever imagined. But thank fully a secret order was created to protect the kingdom. This secret order was controlled by the king himself. This order was a band of handpicked assassins who were known The Shadow Soldiers, or The SS for short. They were made up six very different, very unique, very deadly people, all with their own special abilities. Their existence was kept a secret from the general public, but they knew of them from rumors started from who knows where. Stories were soon spread about them, tales of mass murders, stories of people just vanishing into thin air, and various other such rumors were spread far and wide through the kingdom and others as well.
They were indeed a force to be reckoned with, though no one actually knew WHAT they looked like because they struck at night and stuck to the shadows. No names were ever known, no one was even sure how many their were. But soon the kingdom came to an era of peace and their was no need for them anymore, so they disbanded and for ten long years, they've never seen each other.
Now you might be wondering where this story is going, right? Well this takes place after those ten years I just mentioned. In a small town off in the country, inside a small pub called, The Dragon's Den. Inside this pub, sitting at the bar was a young man. He had slicked back blonde hair, eyes as blue as the sky, and he was dressed in a white long sleeved shirt, a dark brown vest, and black pants. He was looking down at his drink and sighed a bit.
"Hey now, why so glum chum?" Standing at the bar was an older man with light brown hair tied in a low ponytail, forest green eyes, and a big bright smile on his face. He was currently cleaning a cup with a rag and trying to make some conversation. "You look a bit down ya know." He chuckles lightly.
He glanced up at the barkeep. "Well...it's nothing really. I'm just trying to think through some things is all, nothing to concern yourself about..." He shakes his head and took a slow sip from his mug. It was a good drink and he wipes the corner of his mouth. "...may I ask a question...?" He kept his head down, staring at his reflection in the liquid.
He smiles and nods, setting down the cup he was cleaning and the rag. "Sure thing! Now go on ahead and ask. As a barkeep I am here for information and secret keeping~" He winks and grins, giving off a light chuckle. "Now what's on your mind."
"Well...I am on a very...special mission you see...and I must ask...have you ever heard of..." He clears his throat and leans over a bit to whisper. "The Shadow Soldiers?"
His eyes went wide and he looks at him. "The...Shadow Soldiers...?" He taps his chin. "Hey! Everyone! This guy here wants to know about The Shadow Soldiers! Anyone know anything!" He calls out for all to hear.
The poor man turns around and blinks a few times, a light blush on his cheeks from embarrassment as everyone started to laugh and bang their hands on the table, fall over laughing, etc.
"The SS?! Oh boy! You've been reading to many fairy tales kid! Hahahah! They don't exist!" One man shook his head.
"Oh yeah, they were just a tall tale! Even if they DID exist, who would want to go seeking out a bunch of murderers?" Another man shook his head and took a sip from his mug.
The barkeep chuckles and pat his shoulder. "No information huh? Well if you stay after I close up I'll help you out." He smiles and winks.
The man looks up at him and nods. "Thanks you sir." He clears his throat and held out his hand. "My name is Ludwig, and I thank you so much for this."
"The name's Henry, I'm glad I could help you out. Nice to meet you Ludwig." He grips his hand and gives it a nice firm shake.
So a few hours afters after that, Henry starts to close up shop, closing and locking the door, putting up chairs on tables, picking up any trash. Soon he sat down next to Ludwig and took a deep breath.
"Alright...so you're looking for The SS now are ya? Tell me, why do you need to find them?" He chuckles lightly and smiles, looking at him.
Ludwig took a deep breath and nodded. "Alright...well you see, they're needed once more...I live in the capital...and things aren't going great..."
Henry tilts his head, still a bit confused. "What? What do you mean they're not going great?" He scratches the top of his head. "Like what exactly is going on over there?"
"Well...you see...their seems to be some sort of...corruption going on in the castle...taxes being raised through the roof, people disappearing in the middle of the night and never coming back, people being forced in the military, it's just all gone to hell..."
Henry nods slowly and rubs his chin. "So it's true...I've heard rumors of such things happening..." He hums softly and leans back. "So...why in search of The SS. How do you know they even exist?"
"Well...I've heard plenty of stories and rumors. My father even told me he had a glimpse of them...though it was dark and they were running away from something, but he knows their were six of them and that they're real. I know if I can find them, they can help the kingdom go back to the way it was! I don't know HOW but I know they can help! They use to work for the Kingdom, right? So they must know how to help! Or...something..." He rubs his head and sighs heavily.
Henry chuckles lightly and rubs his back. "So...you're on a mission to find The SS to try and help the empire, huh? A group of ex assassins coming back together to try and set right everything they protected all those years ago..." He rubs his chin and hummed. "I don't see the down side to that." He grins and laughs.
Ludwig blinks and looks at him. "Really? You think they'll help...? Even after all these years?" He had a look of hope in his eyes.
"Oh yeaaahhhh! I'm sure they'll be all for it! So you say their are six, huh?" He winks and chuckles.
Ludwig blinks and nods. "Yes. Though I'm not actually sure if that's true, that's just what my father told me..." He rubs his chin and hums.
He slaps his back and laughs. "Well your dear old dad was right! Their are indeed six of us! Man I haven't seen any of 'em in so long!"
Ludwig grunts a bit and looks confused. "Wait...'us'? You mean you're...you're one of them?!" He stood up, his eyes wide and surprised at the news.
Henry blinks and nods. "Oh yeah! For sure! Though back in the day I wasn't called Henry. We had nicknames, which I thought were cool. I was known as Draco!" He grins and winks.
"Wait...Draco...? Why is that?" He tilts his head a bit confused.
"Well...you see...as a Shadow Soldier, we each had a special ability of such or weapon or whatever about us. Meaning, we weren't normal. I for instance actually have a dragon friend." He chuckles and winks.
His eyes went wide. "What...? You can't! Dragons have been extinct for hundreds of years!" He couldn't possibly have a dragon! Dragons were hunted to extinction long ago.
Henry shook his head and his finger. "Nuh uh uh~! That's what they want you to think. But I can't tell you to much. He smiles and sets his index finger and thumb in his mouth then whistles.
Then from the ceiling, something woke up that was sleeping on the beams and spread its wings and flew down, landing on his head. It was small red dragon, no bigger than 10-inches long, who roared, though it sounded adorable. He blinks and tilted his head. He had mostly red scales with beige colored ones on his stomach and lower jaw. His wingers were folded on his back and he had a small horn sticking out where his nose is.
Ludwig tilted his head, a bit confused. "That's a dragon...? It's so small." He moved a little closer and tried to poke it. The little guy growls and snaps his jaw at his finger, making him jerk it back.
"Please don't try and like poke him and stuff. He's not good around strangers. Of course he's small! I can't have a full grown dragon in my pub! That would drive away business! Besides, he NEEDS to be small! His name is Argon. He's a sweet little guy~" He rubs the top of the dragon's head who smiles and wags his tail.
Before Ludwig could say anything, the door was kicked in by a man wearing a heavy suit of armor, a big smirk on his face and spiky brown hair.
Argon quickly burrowed his way under Henry's hair to hide himself as Henry smiles and waves. "Sorry sir, but we're closed for the day. If you want a drink you'll have to come by tomorrow."
"Save it. I don't have time for this." He took out a sheet of brown paper with Henry's face drawn on it. "This is you, isn't it?" It said WANTED over the top of the paper and had a reward on the bottom if returned to the kingdom's capital, dead or alive.
Henry blinks a few times. "Well...that is ME but...why am I on a wanted poster...? What did I do!"
The man snorts and starts to laugh. "What haven't you done? You're wanted by the King himself! This morning wanted posters were given to each Divine Guard, six posters each. Who might these six people be? The six people known know as The Shadow Soldiers. That's right, your identities are know longer a secret! You're ALL wanted by the kingdom! Dead or alive!" He grins.
Henry blinks a few times. "Really? So you mean to tell ME that all my ex companions are now going to be hunted down and either captured or killed for no real reason?"
"No real reason? You've all killed thousands of people in your vicious reign! It's now time that you paid for your sins! You're going to be hunted down by every Divine Guard their is! So give up NOW or else!" He stomps his foot and growls.
Henry scratches his head and chuckles lightly. "Really? Vicious reign? We worked for the kingdom you know, but after all that it's turned on us huh? Well...we kinda saw this coming." He smiles. "It was nice living a normal life while it lasted~" He winks and chuckles lightly. "Alright Argon...I think it's time we have a little fuuuun~" Argon pokes his head out from his hair.
Ludwig blinks and shook his head. "He-hey! Come on! This doesn't need to get violent!" He stood between the two.
"Oh shut up! You're all going down! And I am going to be the one who ends you! I am of the newly formed royal guard! We were formed about eight years ago! We're known as the Divine Guards!"
Henry tilts his head a bit, looking confused. "Divine...Guards? You keep saying that but I don't know what that is...do you Argon?" Argon blinks a few times and moves to his shoulder and shook his head.
Ludwig cleared his throat. "I can help with that. You see, the Divine Guards are a special elite force hand picked by the king himself. They are suppose to protect the kingdom and the king, but now a days they're just bullies who like to mess with the people of the kingdom."
The spiky haired man rolled his eyes. "Whatever! I'm just here to take on this...Draco guy! You know that little dragon of yours will fetch a fine price~" He grins and rubs his chin. "Once I kill you both I'll just take him to earn some extra money."
Henry chuckles lightly and held out his hand towards Argon who climbed on it. He was slightly bigger then Henry's hand but fit perfectly in it. "Draco...haven't been called that in a real long time...I promised myself I'd lead a nice normal life...but it seems I'm being forced out of retirement...alright Argon. Looks like we're going back to business." He chuckles. "Now why don't we take this outside? More room that way. You best stay in here Ludwig, where it's safe."
Ludwig looks a bit confused as he looked at Henry. "But...I can help you know! Don't count me out!"
The guard snorts and turns around. "Alright lets go." He walks outside and Henry follows him. Ludwig stays inside, but watched from the open door.
Outside, about a hundred other knights were surrounding them. Henry whistles and chuckles. "Brought some back up huh? Now I'm gonna go out on a limb here and say you don't know to much about me and why I earned the name Draco."
"No, but I'm sure with this many Knights here, we can take you down!" He grins. "Ready men!" He yells and they all cheer and raised their swords.
Henry smirks and starts to laugh. "Oh boy...this isn't gonna be pretty for you all..." He lifts up Argon by his tail and leans his head back.
They all look on being confused and blinks, staring at him. "What...are you?"
Henry opens his mouth and drops Argon in his mouth and swallows.
"GAH! EW!" All the guards made gagging noises and covered their mouths. Ludwig gags a bit and groans, he honestly did not see that coming.
"What the hell?! Did you think you could protect him in your stomach?! Ew! That was gross! come on!" The Divine Guard shakes his head in disgust.
Henry smirks. "Now lets go." A bright light was coming from Henry's chest, in the shape of a dragon. It blinded everyone and soon Henry starts to grow bigger, red scales started to cover his body, dragon wings spread out of his back, beige scales covered his stomach and lower jaw. His eyes shining an emerald green.
When the light disappear they all looked up. thirty feet tall, a bit round in the belly, dark red scales covered the body with beige ones located on the stomach and lower jaw. He had spikes going along his spine and down to the tip of his tail, a horn sticking up where his nose is, and two bull-like horns coming off the head. He wore a furred loin cloth and wrist cuffs. He had a war hammer that had a handle made out of a hard thick wood, the head was made of steel, and on one side of the head was a hammer and on the other side it looked like the blade of an axe. He let out a cloud of steam from his nostrils.
The air was silent as they all stared up at the dragon humanoid creature. Ludwig was amazed and now understood how he managed to get his nickname.
He grinned. "You all look surprised!" He spoke in a loud deep voice. "Now do you understand? The powers of a Shadow Soldier are great! Don't go underestimating any one of us!" He laughs and smirks. "Now...how about I give you have seconds to leave, or ELSE!"
The Divine Guards gulped and growled. "Don't...don't worry! We can take him! Lets go!" CHARGE!"
The knights all cheer and charg forward. Henry shook his head and spread his wings and took off into the air, causing a hard gust of wind to knock them back. He laughs as he flies around and inhales deeply before letting out a stream of fire, from his mouth.
Ludwig's eyes went wide as he slammed the door shut. He took a deep breath, leaning against it. He couldn't believe what he saw...this was the power of one of The Shadow Soldiers...he could heard screams coming from the knights were being burned alive.
"Hahah!" He drops down to the ground, causing it to shake as well as landing on a few knights, crushing them to death. "I will give you all to the count of five to leave this place!"
The guard grit his teeth. "FIRE YOUR ARROWS!"
Some of the knights took out bows and arrows and started to fire them at Henry. He inhales deeply and releases a stream of fire, burning up the arrows. "ONE!" He starts to count.
"Come on! Attack his legs!" He points forward.
They charge, swords raised, ready to cut and hack at his legs. Henry spreads his wings and jumps up into the air. "TWO!" He folds his wings and drops down on the ground, crushing more knights with his rear end. "THREE!"
"This guy is...unbeatable..." He grits his teeth. What could he do?! He was huge, strong, and merciless! Their was only one thing he could do. "RETREAT! RETREAT NOW!"
The knights took no time in running away. Once he was sure they were all heading out he was about to run but was caught in Henry's grasp and picked up. He gulps and struggled in his grasp.
"Now I have one more question..."
He was shaking and his teeth chattering.
Ludwig took a few deep breath and slowly opens the door. Henry was dusting himself off, his little dragon propped on his shoulder. "Okay! So, it seems our adventure starts here buddy. First, we have to find out leader." He winks. "Lets get going!"
Ludwig blinks and nods, slowly stepping out of the pub. Henry's clothes looked good as new, not torn or anything. "Right...lets go!"
Henry grins and put a CLOSED sign on the door. He turns on his heels and points forward. "Alright! We're off to find THE SHADOW SOLDIERS!"
"Ah...since it's a bit late, shouldn't we get some rest...?" Ludwig asked, sweatdropping a bit.
Henry blinks and chuckles a bit nervously. "Er...right! First sleep! THEN we head out! First thing in the morning!" Henry grins and puffs out his chest.
Ludwig nodded and smiled lightly. "Yes sir!"
Ludwig: Germany
Henry: Male!Hungary