This is my first story on Fanfiction. Any and all reviews are appreciated, as are follows and favorites. I will try to stay as close to the actual information from Brave Frontier, except where ordinary monster units are concerned.

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The boy ran hard, his feet pounding roughly on the hard rock of Atharva Mine as he zigzagged, rolled, and jumped continuously to avoid being fried by bolts of lightning. In front of him was a small flock of Thunderbirds, who were taking turns to pelt him with blasts of thunder. The boy snarled angrily, irritated at being toyed with, and before any of the birds could react he had leapt forward, sword in hand, and slashed straight through the closest Thunderbird.

"C-Caaaaww..." The creature gave one last cry before dissolving into nothing. The other creatures spun around in surprise, but he was already moving, his blade slicing through the air in a series of dizzying swings.

"Don't... ever..." With every word. the boy cut through another Thunderbird, even as lightning bolts flashed across his vision, inches from his skin.

"...UNDERESTIMATE ME!" The boy caught another lightning bolt on the metal blade of his sword and used the recoil from the impact to launch him through the last three monsters at once.

In the brief silence that followed, the boy caught his breath and examined the new gashes in his outfit, an old martial arts outfit from his father's teenage days. The lightning surrounding the blade faded to static, but he noticed an object lying on the ground. Leaning down to pick it up, he saw it was a strange stone. He held it up to his sword, then shut his eyes in surprise as the stone lit up with a bright flash. When it faded, he saw the blade had changed shape, and the stone was now embedded in the center of the hilt. He held up the blade, testing its weight, and felt a strange wave of energy coursing through him.

"Huh. Not bad, eh?" A sound from up ahead caught his attention, and he looked up to see a group of Succubi (plural for Succubus) and Empusa approaching him, claws at the ready.

"Alright. I dunno what this gem can do, but let's find out." To the approaching monsters, he shouted, "Come on! I'll take all of you down!" He began running forward, and as he leapt into the air to do a downward slash the gem flashed once. An aura of lightning energy surrounded the blade, and as he brought it down onto the Empusa a series of lightning bolts erupted from the blade, striking all the surrounding monsters and killing them instantly.

The boy looked at the gem again, then brought the sword back up to a fighting stance as yet more Empusa flooded the tunnel, all after the source of his newfound power.

After another hour, the boy could feel the hint of a breeze tickling his skin and steadily growing stronger. He glanced up from the dissolving body of his last opponent, and sure enough, he could vaguely spot a light through the series of stalactites. The exit was near.

He quickly picked up the pace, then stopped in suprise as five monsters appeared out of the darkness. Two Cerberus, two Cyclops, and a Vampire stood directly between the boy and the exit. He grunted once, then picked up his sword.

"Alright. I'm not turning back after wandering who knows how many hours in here, so this is your last chance to surrender. Any takers?" He leered menacingly at the monsters. They glanced at each other, confused by the strange tone of voice he was using. Most of the time, their prey either snarled, whimpered, or ran. But if this boy wanted to fight, that was fine with them. They charged all at once, but only the Vampire noticed the stance the boy was holding and the wide grin on his face.

And by then, it was too late for any of them.

Ten minutes later, a boy with smoking, half-torn clothes and a giant sword with a gem in its center exited the cave that led from the Arthava Miner's Town to the capital. He had many injuries, but none were life-threatening, and most of them would be gone with a good night's sleep.

The sky was dark blue, with the clouds threatening to hide the midnight moon from view. He climbed up the highest tree in sight, his fingers easily gripping the thick branches, and looked out. Before him was an endless forest, with a small cluster of lights at the edge of his vision. To get to the capitol, where those lights were, he would have to get through the vast forest and through the desert. The journey would be several days at best, assuming he didn't get lost.

A huge grin broke out on his face, and he shivered with excitement. He stood up, balancing precariously on the largest of the branches, took a deep breath, and shouted out into the night:

"MY NAME IS EZE! I WILL BECOME THE GREATEST HERO THIS WORLD HAS EVER KNOWN!"

Unbeknownst to him, a redheaded knight in Agni had just made the same vow as he prepared to fight the greatest warrior his country had ever known- a female of the Lava order. In another part of the same forest he was in, a greenhaired boy would soon discover a mysterious lance, and just that morning a girl in Sama had argued with her father over the possesion of her birthright.

The rise of the Six Heroes had begun.

In the capitol, a yellowhaired girl dressed in impressive armor twitched slightly and glanced up from her location in the center of an arena. Her opponent took the break to collapse onto the ground, and, within a second, was unconcious. A referee dressed in bright black and yellow robes put a hand to the warrior's neck, then nodded and held up a gold flag as the stadium erupted

"Strange..." muttered the girl to herself as the referee held up her hand to the cheers of the audience. "What was then feeling just now? A premonition of things to come...? It felt... as if a force of unexplainable power had declared a challenge to me...?"

The referee whispered to her, "If you want my opinion, just focus on the match!"

TO BE CONTINUED...

Aaand yeah, that's the first chapter, technically the prologue. This is going to cover all of Eze's evolutionary journey. If I made a mistake, let me know!

The next chapter will be longer, and it won't just be Eze talking to himself like a TV show character! Instead, Zegar will be joining in!