In a war torn village with flames dancing on the roofs and walls of building, screams, corpses, ash, and smoke filled this place.
"Mom, dad!" Said a voice in a burning building.
'A survivor? I need to leave before men arrive to gather corpses.' Thought Lee.
'Aw screw it, I'm going to save him, at least I can say I did one good thing in my life.' Thought Lee putting his stuff down before rushing into the burning building.
Vincent's Pov.
"Mom, dad!" I screamed as I watched them burn when beam fell on them, trapping them.
A figure appeared before me, in the smoke it looked like an angel, demon and a beast all at the same time.
Smoke finally filled my lungs as everything began to fade to black.
General Pov "Damn it, why the hell did I do this?" Said Lee outloud holding a boy and dodging falling debris before finally making it outside. Lee slings the boy over his shoulder and begins dragging his bag heading out of the village.
Vincent's Pov
I awoke next to a campfire, I saw a boy about 7 years old about the same age as me, sitting on a log reading a book. His brown hair was covered in ash and his silver tail sitting in his lap, his clothes were torn and dirty with a few bloodstains.
I began crying realizing what happened, my parents died in front of me, but I was spared from the same fate.
"Stuff it, Crying and Panic bring forth nothing, but despair and failure." the boy said looking up from his book.
"The only 5 things that matter in this world, and they are knowledge, strength, money, respect, and a weapon." He continued putting his book down.
"And also I'm sure your parents wouldn't want you to cry, they would want you to prosper, to succeed, and to live." He said before going back to his book.
I could help, but stare in awe, I wiped my tears away because I knew he was right, staring into the fire, thinking about what's going to happen next, watching embers float into the sky.
"My name is Lee." He said looking at me.
"M-mines Vincent." I said with difficulty.
"You have two choice's you can ether stick with me or leave" Said Lee holding his hand out.
I thought for a moment and decided to take his hand.
Over the course of that month he taught me to hunt, fish, scavenge, and to kill.
He forced me to exercise and to read his books in my spare time, so I would be stronger and smarter then I was before.
Then one day as we were hunting a ursa, we found a villa hidden in the woods near a thriving town.
General Pov
"Think we should check it out?" Vincent asked.
"Were take a look, lets try not to get caught." Lee replied, as they both sneaked towards the villa.
When they reach the villa the took a peek into the window seeing 3 Armored men, one was holding by the throat a fanus boy that was around the same age as us, while the other two were desecrating a dead women.
"Ok, we saw nothing, lets leave." Said Lee.
"No, I think we should save him." Said Vincent.
"Theirs no reason to risk are necks to save him." Argued Lee.
"Then why did you save me?" Vincent argued back.
Lee stares at Vincent with a look that is both annoyed and amused.
"Fine, but he's your responsibility." Said Lee digging into his bag pulling out two beaten and battered guns handing Vincent one.
Lee shots the man holding the boy in the side of the head as Vincent flanks to another window to get a better shot at the other two men.
The two men go for their weapons and get into cover only to get shot by Vincent.
Maxwells Pov
I watched in horror as my mother and farther were killed by these men, one of them grabs my throat and slam me up against the wall and listened as they spoe about selling me in the black market.
I watch as the other two defile my mother, I felt powerless to stop them wishing for them to die and disappear, I got my wish just a few moments later.
The man holding me lose's apart of his head and drops me causing me to fall to the ground, I see the other two grab their weapons and flip a coffee table for cover only for them to fall over after two quick bang's.
I stare at my saviors for a few moments before I spoke.
"I am Maxwell of the noble Valentine family" I Said.
Vincents Pov
"I am Maxwell of the noble Valentine family" said the Raccoon boy fanus.
Lee looks at him for a moment.
"Most people would cry with just happened." Said Lee amused.
"I am a noble, Crying would just sully my family name." Said Maxwell.
"I'm starting to like this guy. But don't you think." Said Lee before he blasts a door, blood seeping from under the door after Lee blasts it.
"That you should bury your parents?" Lee continued like nothing happened.
"Yes, I should. I'll go get some shovels." Said Maxwell after he regathered his wits.
"I never said I would help you dig the hole, Vincent you can help him, I'm going to make sure were alone." Said Lee going to check the house.
"Very well." I said dragging the bodies outside.
"I've Introduced my self, it's only polite that you do the same." Said Maxwell returning with shovels.
"Vincent" I said as I began digging a hole.
"The building is clear, hopefully them gun shots didn't alert anything dangerous." Said Lee.
"How much ammo we have left?" I asked hoping we have enough to survive another firefight.
"What ever was left in your clip, half in mine and one full one." Said Lee.
"You two seem to know what your doing." Said Maxwell.
"Yeah, your going to learn how to do every thing we can do cause your apart of the family now." Said Lee
"Welcome to the family." I said.
Hello readers hoped you enjoyed reading.
This first chapter basically shows how Lee met Maxwell and Vincent and will not be any part be related to the Adventures of Lee, as this is the story before that one,
The next chapter, Red sand and Yellow sun.
Keep a eye out on references made in each story.