Alright here's the third chapter. Hope you enjoy it just as much as the others. Oh, and the new character (that I own) will be in this chapter. Also I do not (I repeat) DO NOT own any other the characters (except mine) that are in this story or chapter. Oh and I had to bump it up to T for future content, but nothing too bad.
Title: The Life of Melee Swordsmen
Chapter 3: The Mysterious Rider
After they said their goodbyes to those at the Melee Castle, who were fixing to leave for their own worlds, they began walking through a huge, lush forest. It was unbelievably dark for it only being dusk. The sun peered through the trees every so often and was sinking lower by the minute. It wasn't that big of a forest because just as they walked in 10 minutes later they were already out. They were at the entrance to a village that had been, by the looks attacked. The houses and other buildings were either on fire or had been reduced to smoldering ash. The place was a horrifying sight.
"Oh, my gosh!" Jun gasped covering her mouth with her hand. "That's horrible."
"Alright calm down. We need to split up and search for survivors," Marth said calmly. We'll meet back here in thirty minutes."
The others nodded and ran in.
Marth searched the west side.
'This must be the slums," he thought as he walked along the street. It was a horrible sight! Animals and humans corpses all over the place. Marth stopped when he heard the whiny of a horse. He listened more carefully and there seemed to be to be a battle taking place. He walked closer to the direction that the noises were coming from with his hand on the hilt his sword, Falchion. He ended up right back at the entrance.
"What?" he questioned.
"Marth!" he heard behind him. He looked back and saw Roy, Jun, and Link running toward him.
"Did you hear those noises too?" Jun asked.
"If noises you mean a horse then yeah," he replied.
"Yeah and the sounds of a fight," Link added.
"Yes, I heard it also," Roy said.
"But when I followed the sounds it lead me here," Link said. "So where are they coming from?"
"Same here," Jun said.
"Me too," Marth and Roy said.
Then out of nowhere a man was sent flying through the village's wall. He got up and ran back out.
"Hey, I think it's coming from out there," Link said.
"No really," Marth said sarcastically.
"Yeah really," Link replied.
"Thanks Link, I don't know what we'd do without you," Marth said with more sarcasm.
"I know. I'm just too good," Link said proudly with a huge grin on his face, his hands on his hips, and chest poked out, triumphantly.
Marth shook his head and started heading for the entrance, but just as he was fixing to step out another man ran by, followed closely by a horse with a cloaked rider holding a sword. The figure leapt from the horse and landed on the man. Roy, Jun, and Link walked up to Marth.
"I give up," the man said.
The man from earlier snuck up behind the cloaked person, raised his sword to them. Marth went to stop the man but Roy got there first.
Roy grabbed his arm.
"That's not fair swordplay," he said.
The cloaked figure looked up before stepping off the bandit. He stood up, pulled out a knife, grabbed the cloaked person, putting a knife to their neck, he pulled down the hood. The figure was a girl, with aquamarine hair, cobalt blue eyes, and a lightly tanned face.
"ah, such a pretty lil thing don'tcha think?" he asked. "It'd be a shame if anything happened to her. Now let him go and nothing'll happen to the girl."
Marth tapped him on the shoulder and punched him in his face.
"How about I punch you and you go to sleep for a while?" Marth asked. The bandit was unconscious. The girl kicked him.
"And that's for the village," she said.
Roy let go of the other one.
"Now, take your friend and leave," he said.
Without hesitation the bandit nodded nervously and ran off with his buddy. The girl took of her cloak. She was wearing a dark blue off the shoulder shirt with silver and sapphire arm bands over the sleeves, a cream colored mini skirt, dark blue fingerless gloves with silver wrist bands, a silver chain belt with sapphire engraved symbols, black and blue sheath, blue shoulder covers with silver design, blue chest plate with silver design, blue thigh high boots, a sapphire heart-shaped pendant with silver wing on a silver choker chain, and a blue cape lined with silver trim.
"So, those guys are responsible for this?" Roy asked.
"Yeah," She nodded before she whistled. The black horse ran up, it had a black leather saddle and the reins were the same but lined with silver.
"That's a really nice horse," Link commented.
"Thanks, his name is Shadow," she replied. "Oh, and I'm Alexis."
Marth walked up.
"It's a pleasure to meet you, Alexis," he said as he bowed and kissed her hand lightly.
"My hero," she said blushing slightly.
"I'm Marth," he said. "That's Roy."
"I'm Link," Link said.
"And I'm Jun," Jun added.
"It's nice to meet you," Alexis said. "Are there any survivors?"
"No," Roy said sadly.
Alexis sadly looked down.
"It's my fault," she said.
"What do you mean?" Jun asked. "How's it your fault?"
"Those bandits you saw. They were after me," she replied. "Well, I guess I should be going."
She mounted her horse and started to leave.
"Wait!" Marth said.
"Yes," she said as she quickly looked back.
"Maybe you could help us," he replied.
"With what?" she asked.
"We need to know if you've seen any dark-looking figures," Link said.
"Well, yeah, I was just attacked by those dark-looking bandits," she said.
Link was baffled.
"Well, other than them," he specified.
"No, but I've heard rumors of a dark warrior that hails from some other dimension," Alexis replied.
She made Shadow walk back over so she could talk to them more comfortably.
"You have? What did he look like?" Link asked.
"Link, she said she heard of the person. So she probably hasn't seen him," Marth said.
"Oh, be quiet, stupid Prince. Oh, yeah, you're not a prince," Link said. "Sorry I forgot."
"Typical," Marth replied.
Roy and Jun sighed heavily.
"I guess this happens a lot?" Alexis asked.
The two nodded.
"Don't worry it doesn't usually last that long?" Roy said. "Is it my turn to stop them or yours?"
"I think it's yours," Jun replied.
"Ok," Roy said, before he went to stop the two.
"So, where are you headed anyway?" Jun asked.
"Uh, I don't know. I guess I'm trying to find my way back home," Alexis said.
"Back home? I thought this village was your home," Jun said thoughtfully.
"It's not, but the people in the village were friendly and excepting of someone like me," Alexis said sadly.
Marth walked over while Roy was still lecturing Link.
"Sorry you had to see that, Lady Alexis," Marth said.
"It's no big deal," she said. "Oh, and thank you for helping me, you didn't have to do that."
"No problem," he said humbly. "Those who are low enough to gamble with ones life don't deserve pity."
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