So it seems someone guessed the right language! Chinese. Though I messed up on Hangse, which should be actually hongse. I blame that on the translator via my laptop. That piece of crap. Anyway. Hangse/hongse is red. Lanse, or Lan se, is blue. And Luse, or Lu se, is green. Looking back, that was very difficult. But we still have a winner, Finalpower. But along with this win, I am opening up a contest/challenge. Check out below the story for more information.
This chapter feature a few of the introductions. Here is to hoping this chapter is longer than my others.
This chapter is strictly Luse…
Living in the kingdom of Luse wasn't all it was cracked up to be. The king was young and cocky. He always wanted to outshine the other kingdoms; Hangse and Lanse. But it wasn't that he was doing it solely for himself. No, this was all for his late dad.
Though Luke knew this, he felt young King Donald was only leading his kingdom to death.
"Such arrogance," Luke would think.
Luke walked down the barren street of his city. The sights were a reminder of just how bad this place was. The street itself was nothing more than mere dirt, which was abnormal for any major city of a kingdom. The windows and doors were falling off their hinges, while the walls of the buildings weren't much better. All the houses bared their national colour, green from the mold growing on their outsides.
He felt sick to his stomach seeing this sight. How horrid could one get? Donald had neglected his people, focusing only on his capital and army. It was a wonder the other kingdoms didn't try to take over the smaller towns and cities along the kingdom's border. It would help those kingdoms grow and take down Luse. Then again, it would be claiming something this nasty.
He sighed at this thought and realized no one was going to help his broken city. Especially not some stuck up child king and is snooty aristocrats. The only people who could help were the citizens themselves. They had to fight for survival, but by what means could they do so?
Luke finally arrived to his destination, the only house in his city that still stood without any damage. He slowly opened the heavy front door to be automatically welcomed by a man in a black suit.
"Well home, Master Luke," the old man said.
"Thank you, Kyle," said Luke, strolling past the man.
Kyle was nothing than a mere butler, though Luke still admired his dedication.
Kyle's grey hair was neatly styled back, matching the rest of his neat appearance. It made Luke feel a bit lowly in his style. He wasn't wearing his common clothes, but instead commoners clothing so to blend in. Last thing Luke wanted to do was give away his presence. His trips were a secret. Luke's messy black hair was particularly messy this evening.
"Where were you, Master Luke? Dressed in such attire, I would say it couldn't be that fancy," questioned Kyle.
Kyle knew of Luke's escapades through the city, trying to figure out ways to help. Luke knew he could keep his secret.
"The normal," replied Luke. "Is father home?"
Kyle shook is head. Luke was glad his dad wouldn't find out about his travels quiet yet, but was sort of upset about his dad's lack of presence.
Luke's dad was a good man, as good as one could be in the present situation. The thing he valued most was family, though he had work to do, so there was some stuff lacking.
Luke shuffled up the stairs to go change.
"I will inform you when he arrives," called out Kyle.
"Make sure that you do," said Luke.
"Also, Sirs Drake and Alexander are to come over later," added Kyle.
Luke just waved his hand, showing he understood.
Never take crap from anybody. That was Maya's and her group's motto. If she lived by that, nothing would ever faze her.
"Hurry up!" a large boy called out.
She nodded and picked up her speed. If she didn't, she would surely be caught.
"Maya!" another boy, not much younger, snapped.
Maya and her friends were being chased, though the cause of this chase was their fault. Not that they would admit it. No! It was the king's fault. Her small village was poor and food was at a minimum because of him. It was his fault they had to steal some simple bread… And fruit… And some blankets… And a hat.
With a quick, unexpected turn, Maya and her friends lost the merchant who had been chasing them.
"The nerve of that guy, calling us thieves," laughed the young boy.
"Well, we did take this stuff without paying," said the older boy. "Some would call that stealing and us thieves."
A girl suddenly appeared next to Maya. The girl quickly leaned on to the older boy, hanging on his free arm.
"But the king led us to this Ryder," she whined.
She smiled and pressed her chest up against his arm.
"Stupid Leila," thought Maya.
Maya plopped down on the ground and grabbed a piece of the bread. She chomped down on it. Soon Eric followed in suit. Leila and Ryder leaned up against the wall and each grabbed an apple. While Chris, another boy who was with them and Maya's cousin, sat on the other side of Maya. He ate an orange.
Eric only copied Maya because she showed him who was boss one time. With a simple punch to the face, he now seems to look up to her for her strength. It can get annoying, but is still flattering to Maya.
Maya looked at the hat in Ryder's hand.
"Why that stupid thing?" she asked.
Ryder looked at where she was gesturing and placed the cap on his head.
"Because I like it," he simply said. "Besides I look rather dashing in it, huh?"
He let out a chuckle with that last word. Leila of course faked a laugh. She was only there to flirt with Ryder and everyone knew that. Eric looked over at Maya, who had a slight smirk on her face, as for a sign at what to do next. He soon started to laugh with the others.
This was Maya's group, her real family. Even though they had there ups and downs, a lot of downs, they remained together.
Melvin was the best. That was the only thing that mattered to him. People call him rude, annoying, eccentric, all of these things and more. Though it doesn't faze him. He makes sure it doesn't.
Melvin was the richest and most proud person in the town. People didn't seem to like that. Though they might, if they understood business like he did.
"Melvin!" snapped a voice.
Melvin looked up to se a big man standing in front of him. The man was anything but intimidating to Melvin. The man was is step-dad, Dirk. Dirk had to be the only person who would dare yell at Melvin, but that still didn't intimidate Melvin; just irritate him.
"What?" Melvin asked with a sarcastic snap.
"You were dazing off. What if someone walked in to the tavern?" asked Dirk. "You need to be ready to serve them.
Melvin knew better than to answer back, or it would keep Dirk around longer. So Melvin just stayed quiet and secretly rolled his eyes. With lack or anything, conversation, eye contact, etc., Dirk left the boy behind the counter.
Melvin leaned his elbows on to the counter and placed his head in his hands.
"This is not the best," he muttered.
No one was around. It must have been one of the off days. Suddenly the door to the tavern burst open with a little boy walking briskly through it. Melvin sighed, knowing what was coming next.
"Mel! Mel!" the boy shrieked at the older boy.
"What is it Albert?" asked Melvin.
Albert was a 7-year old boy who worked for Melvin. Albert helped Melvin collect data and figure out what was going on. He was like Melvin's free spy. It didn't bother Albert he wasn't paid as he idolized Melvin and was willing to do anything for him.
"There was a thief group that stole from one of your shops," panted Albert.
The poor young boy ran to Melvin.
"Did they catch anyone?" asked Melvin, a bit more concerned now, though only about his stuff.
Albert shook his head.
"Do they know who it was?" he asked another question.
"The merchant heard one of them scream out… 'Maya'," answered Albert.
Maya? Melvin knew no Maya… But he was going to find out.
Vera stood up on the wall, looking at the forest on the other side. The memories still haunted her. The screaming. The howls. So many terrifying memories that she couldn't shake.
She let out a sigh and climbed back down the wall. She wasn't supposed to be up there, but no one cared. No one patrolled the wall anymore, so they didn't catch her up there.
At the base of the wall, she found a boy sitting against it. He was dead asleep, snoring loud enough to wake a fossil. She kicked his leg hard.
"Wake up, Kale! You lazy-" she cursed.
The boy spazzed out as he awoke with a sudden pain. He quickly stood up, but stood with a limp as his right leg still hurt.
"Why did you do that?" he asked.
"You were asleep," she replied, shrugging her shoulders.
"Anyway, want to go to my place?" asked Kale.
Kale was Vera's only friend, though he wasn't always. But she was abandoned by those close to her after the event. Kale was the only one who remained.
"Not really," Vera answered simply.
Kale huffed. He wished for his old friend back, but knew that would never come true.
"How about we go the town square?" suggested Kale.
Vera stopped, looking ahead of her. Kale knew that would get her. That was his favourite place.
"Fine," she said.
They continued on. A sulking expression on Vera and a slight smile on her friend.
So Luke… he belongs to the creative Dynasty56. I have a storyline planned for him as a good guy. I already know how I plan to end his story. So happy!
Maya is owned by the one and only Ali-Aislin-Yuki-Li. I don't know what I want to do with her yet, just that she will be interacting a lot with Melvin. Her and Melvin are in the same village, obviously.
Melvin is owned by the angsty 2Lax4U. ;) Thank you for giving me the inspiration. I feel like I have something for Melvin. Quick question for you 2Lax4U, can I put Melvin in a relationship later on in the story? He won't get it right away, but I feel like I may have someone for him.
And finally, Vera is owned by the winner Finalpower. I already have her storyline planned out too. Anyone gonna guess what the event was that scarred Vera? No guessing from you Finalpower. ;) I plan on expanding it, though that will be later. Sorry, not in the special chapter. But I have plans for that.
So the only storyline I feel like I am having problems with is Maya's. Any suggestions?
So now that contest… I plan on doing a introduction video-type opening for all of the submissions, plus Sierra, Hannah, and William. I need a theme song that will fit that story. That is where you come in. I want you, the readers, to submit them. It can be any song and any style (English, Nightcore, Japanese, Chinese, Etc.). I will pick the best song submitted after chapter 6.
Hangse will be in the next chapter, followed by Lanse. I was planning on having Hangse this chapter, but I don't have all the spaces filled. I need one more for for Hangse, a boy. If anyone wants to submit, you know the drill. I also have a spot open for Lanse; a boy. If you want to submit another character, go ahead. Just submit them in a new pm, separate of your previous submission, labeled with the appropriate information.
Spaces open: Psychic, poison, ghost, and water.
Edit: Sorry if I didn't make this clear, but the theme song is for the story, not the character.
Answer Reviews:
~Dynasty56: Thank you for guessing, but not German.
~ 68: I am planning a romance meeting in the 7th or 8th chapter. It will be a longer chapter and a majority of the chapter will be focused on the romantic encounter. I am sorry I couldn't do it this chapter; I wanted to get the introductions out of the way and gather inspiration.
~2Lax4U: Did you also do a dance when you read your character? I imagine your dance to either be a lot of jumping with spastic arm or complete thrashing. :)
~Ali-Aislin-Yuki-Li: Sorry, not Gaelic. And thank you for the compliment. I already know how much problems William is going to bring. I feel like he will be comedic relief at first and then move into something more serious.
~Finalpower: You already know this, but… WINNER! Winner~ Winner~ Winner~
Edit: Sorry if I didn't make this clear, but the theme song is for the story, not the character.