Ch.1 The Twin Orbs

As they dug through the sand looking for treasure, gloom came over them, for today was the last day they would allow on the bench, with permission. The flooding would began soon, as the hard rains would come down the mountains of their border and fell down tunnels that lead to undersea with the ends clog with sand would be burst open lifting sand and the treasures inside, which would be washed up on shore to be found and sold by the local villager to the people on the other side of the mountains. The place they were digging they've dug many times before, because it was here they found their greatest treasures. Two glass orbs, as first seemed normal but as went back to the village the orbs glowed.

The one William had glowed red; the one Jett had glowed black. William's hair was wild and grew in every direction but in his face, he wears a red cloth he found when he was 10 for a bandana, Jett pushed, combed, and bonded his hair back since he was 5 and by 15 his hair was growing straight back showing face fully where a scar that started at his hairline above left eye, came down over his eye and ended in the middle of his cheek. They both had dark brown hair, but Jett's almost looked black, both bright blue, though Jett, except when he was digging, wore small half-square glasses than hid his eyes slightly. They wore raggedy clothes when digging; William favored blue cotton pants with leather patches as his knees, back of calves, and over his bottom, he also wore light chest armor over simple padding. Jett wore black cotton pants, with a fine dark blue shirt, and a light jacket with a hood that looks like a cape when down.

The two of them were heading up the stairs in the cliff that protect them from The Flooding, going back to the village. "Nothing", scowled William, "Nothing at all." Jett also disapproved sighed, "I thought for sure we find another one today." William had just reached the top and was heading to The Cloth Shack where proper clothes were stored during digging, "We've all ready confirmed that the orbs can sense one another." Jett following, "And yet, the orbs seem to be sense another one, other than ours." William and Jett finish changing and continue home, "Oh well, that was the last we could dig this year, and besides what would we do another one" William griped with a case of sour grapes, "I have one, you have one. End of story" "Artemis might like one," Jett stated.

Artemis was one of the girls of the village that helped with the digging. Since they were young William liked Artemis, though she was the only girl that wasn't crushing on him, and when they thirteen Artemis was attacked by a monster and William and Jett saved her but Jett was the one push out of way, the original of his scar, so from then on Artemis and Jett were together. William felt no resentment for his twin, in fact Jett didn't seem to notice Artemis's attention, but didn't stop sharp remakes. "Artemis would like anything from you." William said quickly. "Uh?" replied Jett.

"Jett! William! Heeey!" Yelled a small woman running up the hill to the cliff, it was Artemis. She was only 5'1" while William and Jett were over 5'10". She jumped to kiss William on the check, and then Jett, he didn't seem to notice. "The Oldest is looking for you two." "Grandfather?" questioned William "What does he want us for," sighed Jett.

"He wants to tell a story"

"We've all ready hear all of Grandfather's stories"

"He says it's one he has never told before."

William jumped in, "A new story!"

"Yeah!"

"Come on Jett, let's go!"

Jett sighed, "Why me?"

William, Jett, and Artemis started to head to the village, "Please tell you can fight, Artemis."

"Of course I can," Artemis stated as she pulled out her grandmother's bow, "how do you think I got up here?"

William pulled out his narrow broad sword and Jett his rapier. "It's pretty simple when you can attack," stated William, "and if you can hit more than once do it!"

"More or less," confirmed Jett.

The trio traveled down the hill taking on the monsters that got in their way, the village was not far only a few minutes travel, but as the village into view, something big jumped out onto the path they were walking.

It was an over sized Devil Dog, with red fur and bloody teeth, with the blood of small victims, "Stay still," shouted Jett, "Devil Dogs don't attack human unprovoked." Artemis was trembling for it was a Big Devil Dog that attacked her when she thirteen, seven years ago. "That only applies to the ones that are smaller than them," William reminded Jett. He grabbed Artemis, "Artemis, listen to me," Artemis seemed response, "you need to be brave, me and Jett can't beat it by ourselves. We need your help." Artemis heard he well for she wiped her fear away and replaced it with a battle ready attitude.

All three of them stood their ground, as the Big Devil Dog attacked by sweeping it's big claws, sometimes pouncing, or taking a big bite out of one of them, but in the end the trio won.

"That wasn't too hard," claimed Artemis. "You did well," marked William. "Come on, grandfather's waiting for us," stated Jett. And the three of them continued on.

TO BE CONTINUED

Notes: For who see this in game form

There are two kinds of combat systems

The first combat system is real time, free roam, and menu command system, like in FF-XII, with a choose between Attack and Addition Attack

When you uses Add. Attack the real stops allowing no distraction performing the attack

The second is the same the original LoD, but is only used in "boss" fights

This is set so the dreaded task of level grinding isn't completely annoying, while keeping the needed for a player in boss fights

Seriously, in FF-XII all you do is set gambits to heal low HP and attack the enemy, great for random encounterments, BORING for powerful boss battle, on last boss a set the gambits and read a book, this is not a lie, this is the turth