The Beginning of an epic,
A story of the ages,
The Japanese legend,
brought back and recreated,
continued for another chapter
for American audiences.
The Holy Grail returns
Another war is waiting to begin
The battle of kings shall resume again
And a winner will rise
above the rest
In a grand battle that will cost many lives
Oh Muses, oh daughters of Mnemosyne,
Smile upon my work with thy divine knowledge
Inspire me with thy words to tell of this tale
The tale of Gabriel Vitali, the high school student,
Thrown violently into the melee with no warning
His tale shall begin in the one place he thought safe
Chapter 0 (Prologue), Despair (Ver 2. updated)
Day one, Thursday
Whiz whiz, BANG BANG!
Those sounds, so comical sounding when in fiction, rang in a deafening symphony in my ears. There was nothing cute about this scene though, and my life was in genuine danger. Right now I was protected under a solid concrete staircase, but that cover wouldn't hold for too long, as left and right, solid structures of the school that I had loved crumbled in fantastic explosions. The reverberations from the first one still rang in my head, even though I had already witnessed dozens zoom past my eyes. How I was not dead... I could never tell.
"You have nowhere to run now!"
The familiar voice rang out, as a gilded blade flashed above my head, obliterating whatever was left of the roof. Now, back against the only wall that remained, I was completely exposed to the outside. And there he stood, the golden boy, with his shimmering armor perfectly matching his golden hair and eyes. An aura of importance radiating from every spare inch of his existence. His shadow loomed large like a deadly scarecrow, amplified through the cold and harsh light thrown from the moonlight. What a contrast to the miserable form that I took in front of him.
"Just give up already!"
Give up… there wasn't much else left for me was there? Letting all strength out of my body, I slid down onto the cold brick floor. The school crest, miraculously unbroken, seemed to glow faintly beneath my feet. But what was that worth now? Oh, my life sucked. But why had it fallen apart like this? It had been so promising for most of the 18 years that I had been alive. I had dreams and ambitions, and was almost at the end of my school career, and at the doorstep of college and beyond. Dreams… to become...
...I want to live...
Golden boots clinked as their glittering reflection crossed my vision. Looking up, I saw the face of the very person that I despised. His figure drastically changed to that heroic and almost divine power. But his features remained painfully recognizable. Portals of light floated just behind him, like lethal halos, filled with blades that I had never seen, but somehow understood as legendary. I managed to force some words out of my lips, overcoming the sheer weight of fear, despair, and twisted awe that had shut me up until then,
"Charlie… why…"
But his reply hadn't changed,
"You know why Gabe, we've been through this too many times. And I'm going to end it"
To be Continued: Chapter 1 - Saber
This Chapter has been reconstructed with more detail, so that I can draw in more fans.
