Roze's corner: Hello all ^_^ Hope your new year has started off well and you guys are all in good health and have happy blessings all around. The story I am about to write is based off the seven sins that we know of and focuses on the five heroes and the ds, friends and allies are all included. Some of these will be crack parings and what not but I am trying to focus on the aspect of what they would feel being the only ones to stand up to the Black Mage in that time period. So without adieu, please enjoy...
A/N: Hello to all again and I hope the weather is blessed for you guys! I want to thank all you guys for helping me get back my writing spirit when I couldnt find it :). You're the best ^_^! Disclaimers time! Today we have the wise magician Grendel! If you please :)
Grendel: Young Rose does not own/ is not the owner of Maplestory, just the storyline.
Overview: They dared to face him, took the burden upon their shoulders and fought back against the take over of the world. But divided, they were still individuals who felt love, exuded hate, treasures, seek revenge, took pride in their rank, wanted company. And despite the world depending on them, they needed to first figure out how to depend on themselves and each other.
The Grandeur Illusion
"My liege, another town has lost its foot hold."
"WHAT!?" My voice made the room tremble along with the peon in front of me.
"I am… I am sorry."
Thrumming my nails on the arm rest of my throne, my anger boiled at this news. "Do you know who or what is the source of this?"
"Ummm…"
Narrowing my eyes, I shot a ball of dark energy out and I laughed when it slammed into his stomach. The cracking of bones reached my ears and when he spat out blood I could have danced with joy… Could have. "You're fucking useless. Find out what is going on and don't bring your disgusting face around me until you have 'useful' information.' The doors opened and the ignorant fool actually did something right for once and took off before my pity expired. "Stupid fucks." I had no time to deal with incompetent fools who could not do the simplest tasks. They were the reason why the world was slowly being drained of life. Humans have no clue on how to treat anything with kindness; they run rampant with their idiocracy ruining the quality of true life. It is this reason that I gave up my peaceful life in the search of power… It is the reason why I search for ultimate truth… So that I may become king and set this world right. Rising from my chair, I levitated down the steps and over to the wall to floor window that looked over what was soon to be my kingdom. "Glorious." Though I chose not to reside within the boundaries of the mortal world, we were close on the magical borders that ebbed through the land and watched day by day as the state of mankind deteriorated in masses. It sickened me… And yet… "I am still trapped in a shell of a mortal man's body." Yes, despite my power I still inhabited a former shell of what I was in. That would all change soon hopefully.
"Master, we have found him."
"Good, send him in." Going back to my throne, I saw a man being forced in with shackles rendering his arms and legs useless. Tossed in front of the steps, Orchid and her brother cackled before slamming the doors shut to my throne. A long time ago that would have bothered me… And somewhere deep in this retched shell it still does. "Stand up." He did not listen and I thought he was either dead, mute, or passed out. "I said stand."
"Fool."
He had a death wish… Raising my hand, I heard the wheeze of breath escape as I forced him onto his feet. "Are you the mage they speak of called Freud?"
"I know nothing."
Growling, my patience was already thin as a thread and this man was putting his life in jeopardy. "Answer me!" Silence greeted my ears… "Fool… Why do you play stupid? You are only putting your own life in jeopardy." This man was not stupid; I could sense the strong magical forces around him that were said to be the ones of those who bonded with an Onyx Dragon. So why would he not speak to save his own life? "Do you not value your safety?"
"Why should I? There is none to be had with you alive."
With those words my patience that was already thin snapped. "I gave you a chance, now you will suffer." Raising my hand, I watched with mild interest as the young fool struggled to take a breath without begging. "I admire your strength… If you would have answered earlier I might have considered making you an understudy."
"I would never join you… I rather die first."
"Consider it done." That blank look never left his face even as I snapped his neck. Draining his essence into me, my anger still did not subside. 'How dare he defy me? I had the strongest warriors on their knees when brought before me and yet he didn't bash an eyelash!' I didn't realize I had broken my arm rest until a familiar red river ran down my arm. "Shit." Watching it flow down my arm, it brought me back to the day I cast off the side of me that dominated my life…
"Vieren this isn't going to work! People are too blind to see the true value of the work we are doing."
Sighing, the middle age man turned to the younger occupant who was causing a headache to form. "I am telling you that one day it will pay off in the long run. For now we are still growing in numbers and our research is not fully complete."
"Not fully complete!? Were the protectors of light dammit! Forget about the research for now! What are we going to do about these heathens destroying all that we work for?"
Again he sighed at the young man's frustration. 'Whoever in their right mind thought it was a good idea to make a child a Transcendence of Light, is completely out their ethereal minds.' "Listen, I understand your frustration…"
"No you don't! You side with those pitiful excuses of flesh sacks wandering around aimlessly hindering us at any chance!"
Glaring at the deity, Vieren arose from the chair he was on. "Listen child; do not take me as a fool. I understand the possibility that our small organization may never grow to more than a few members but those few members will be the key in saving the light. You do not need an army to do what one man can do."
Glaring at the elder man, the young man excused himself from the study.
Watching his retreating back, Vieren picked up the papers and began to organize them. 'I have a feeling he will be nothing but trouble…'
After that I gave up that part of me in favor of true power. I do not know what happened to the light nor do I care, all that matter was that I was the most powerful being and my dream becoming true. Power was the only way to achieve what you want. In times of strife you must be ambitious and I was only being held back by those fools who only saw the good in helping others.
"My liege, are you okay?!"
My trance was broken when Arkarium rushed to my side to treat my wound. "I am fine." I waited until he had finished healing my shallow wound to arise from my seat.
"I see that he apparently was not the one you seek."
Glancing at the dead body, I loomed over it, those blank eyes infuriating me even in death. "Remove him from my room."
"As you wish."
Turning away from them, I went back to the window that let me oversee my future kingdom. "Soon these fools will bow down to their king."I do not regret the path I have chosen in order to create a better world. In the end power is the only thing that can bring this change to life. My want to obtain power has pushed boundaries one may not even dare consider. But if this is what greed brings me, than I will gladly dive into the depths of hell just to obtain that power.
A/N: And thats a wrap for greed! Cheers to the first part of the story being complete! ^_^ Next round will be the gender bent versions so look out for them!
