Charlie: Yeah, to everyone who thinks this is cliché… it's meant to be.
Thanks for all the support guys, and I'm pretty sure the Red Cross also appreciates it.
Anyways, on with the show; time for the book of Eternity.
Oh and here's a Character List for the Eternity Series:
Good:
Nikolas Vazarah – Tsar of The Eternal City
Christopher Vazarah – Eldest Son of Nikolas, the Tsarevich, Heir to The Eternal City
Callista Vazarah – The Eternal Princess, Grand Duchess of The Eternal City, Sister of Christopher
Hiro Sciron – Childhood friend of the Vazarahs. Orphaned at a young age. Very powerful fighter.
Eunomia Sciron – Hiro's sister. Powerful sorceress with powers over nature and time.
Serena Mousai – Fiancée of the Tsarevich. The future Tsarina. No fighting abilities whatsoever.
Patric Pan – Silent Warrior from the Island of Eternal Storms. Nobody knows who he is or where he comes from. We just know he's badass and should've been named Peter.
Evil:
Overlord Troy – Ruler of the Island of Storms. Plans to take over the world in progress. Has control over the Dragons of Doom
Berserker Jerry – Rogue general who deserted The Eternal City. Joined forces with the Overlord of the Island of Storms after promised glory, land and riches.
Eriene Ivana Discordia – Mysterious assassin from the Island of Eternal Storms.
Eternal Quest I:
OMFGWTF!
"Okay… can somebody tell me what the heck is going on?" Fiora asked nursing a finger that one of the shamans had cut. "And why did I have to sign that thing in blood."
"We're in an alternate dimension." Jessica said calmly. "And that was to make sure the physics of this world doesn't kill you."
"…You lost me."
"Okay, I really don't have time to explain." Kevin said, handing both Dart and Fiora some bandages. "But the basic thing is, we're here to break a prophecy, and you're in an alternate dimension."
"…I can see how that is SO much more descriptive." Fiora said, getting rather annoyed.
"…Samantha's stuck in a near death condition, we're here to break that. This is an alternate dimension, and you just saved your life." Clide tried, coming over.
"That STILL didn't make sense." Fiora said. "And who the hell are you?"
"Name's Clide." The shaman said. "That man over there is Clive."
Fiora looked over to an identical looking man looking at a piece of paper.
"Twins?"
"Yep." Clide said. "Anyways, just tag along with us for now okay? It's a very complicated story, and you really had to be there to believe it. But for now, staying with us is the only way that will guarantee your survival."
"How can we trust you?" Fiora asked.
"Because we're with them." Jessica said pointing to herself, Jaffar and Lowen.
Dart looked at the three and then back to Fiora. "Yeah, I think we can trust them. I mean, if LOWEN'S in this there's no possible way this could be a trap."
"Yeah! Wait… HEY!" Lowen huffed indignantly. "Are you implying something you pirate!"
"I haven't been a bloody pirate since you guys dragged me into the mountains. But yes, I am implying something." Dart smirked.
Lowen growled and was about to hurl himself at Dart, that is until Jessica stepped in between the two and smacked them both on the head.
"Alright, you two can kill yourself later. We have bigger problems right now."
"Like what?" Dart growled.
Jessica pointed around her. For the first time, Dart noticed that he was on an open field with no sign of civilization anywhere in sight.
"Like finding food, water and shelter before we die?"
Dart an Lowen growled again but they both backed down. Jessica sighed and walked over to where Clide and Clive were brainstorming.
"What's up?"
The twins looked up and pointed at a map they were looking at. "Don't ask us where we got this."
"I won't. Where are we?"
Clide looked around and pointed near the Eastern end of the largest continent, just a few inches below a large yellow space marked "The Desert of Winds."
"Looks like we just missed the desert by a few miles." He said. "The nearest city should be the caital, southwest of us. I think that is a very good place to start."
Jessica nodded.
The group soon gathered and made their way, with the twins taking turns navigating. After nearly a day's marching, the group finally saw lights in the distance.
"We're here!" Clive shouted after seeing the city lights. The rest of the group was too tired to mirror his enthusiasm, but the mood definitely rose a bit. They headed towards the source of light.
At the gates, the group easily blended in with every other generic traveler, and since the guards never do anything, they got in pretty easily.
"Nice town." Jessica marveled.
The Eternal City was indeed a very beautiful town. It was a castle city, walled. Very ornate buildings and bustled with lights and activity.
Suddenly, a deep voice came out of nowhere.
As our heroes ventured into the Eternal City, people began looking at them curiously, as if they were animals at a zoo. One little boy even poked Lowen in the leg.
Jessica looked up. "Who the hell was that."
I am the narrator.
"You sound like Charlie on crack." Jessica growled. Lowen and Fiora chuckled and nodded in agreement.
SILENCE! I am the author! AS I was saying, people were looking at our heroes strange.
"You still sound funny." Fiora said. "Charlie doesn't normally talk in that deep announcer voice. Plus we still have no idea where you're coming from."
All right…that's it. As our heroes constantly bitched with the narrator, one of the villagers reported strange outsiders to the Tsar. Tsar Nikolas Vazarah, intrigued by the prospect of visitors from outside the world, sent troops to apprehend our heroes. So while Fiora and Jessica continually bitched with the omniscient voice, much to the more self-preserving males' dismay, our heroes soon found themselves surrounded by Imperial Guardsmen, all sporting energy rifles.
"… I hate you Charlie." Jessica grumbled as the lead guardsmen ordered her arms into the air.
"You know…you two could've just kept your BIG mouth shut." Dart grumbled "And we would be in an inn sleeping already."
"Yeah… but NOOOOOOOOOO. You two HAD to argue with the Omniscient One." Kevin added.
"Yeah, isn't a name meaning "The All Seeing, All Knowing, All Powerful One" enough to make you girls scared!" Clide groaned as the guardsmen handcuffed the group.
"But NOOO. You women and your female 'intuition' had to take the most 'logical' course of action and BITCH at a person who could make our lives miserable." Clive finished.
Anyways, our heroes were all cuffed, for none of the guardsmen wanted to risk strange outsiders from another world pulling out uber weapons and putting the hurt onto them. So as prisoners, they were paraded before the populace of the Eternal City and into the Eternal Castle were the Tsar of Eternia awaited them. Tsar Nikolas was appalled at how his guests were treated and immediately ordered the handcuffs off. The guardsmen however, kept their eye on the girls, for they saw them yelling at… well, nobody in particular since I the omniscient one have no physical being. Fiora and Jessica were much perturbed.
Tsar Nikolas was seated on the diamond throne, looking at the outsiders. He has heard of outside dimentions, but never thought visitors from such places would ever visit his land. But from the looks of the garmets and hair color of these visitors, he knew that they were from another land. He stood up and addressed them.
"Greetings my friends. Please pardon my guards. They are rather…brusque. I would like to welcome you to the Land of Eternia. I am Tsar Nikolas Vazarah."
"Your highness." Clide and Clive said in unison as the entire group fell to their knees.
"Oh come on." Nikolas said. "No need for such greetings. Now, there's no need to hide it. I know you are from another dimention."
"That is correct my lord." Clide said, getting up to his feet. "We come from a land known as Elibe. We're here on the Eternal Quest."
"Ahh yes…the Dragons of Doom have been rather active recently. Unfortunately, you've picked a very bad time to embark on this quest."
"My lord?"
"You see, the Land of Eternia or as your people call it The Eternal Lands have been gripped by an evil overlord who has taken over the Isle of Storms. All communications to and from Sunnus Settlement on the Isle have been cut. Plus… the overlord has some sort of control over the five Dragons of Doom. Retrieving their gems will be hard, and surviving the journey to the Mountain of Eternal Destruction will be nothing short of impossible."
"Is there nothing we can do?" Kevin asked. "We must get back to our time as soon as possible."
"Ahh, well, time you have." Nikolas relaxed. "You see, a year in Eternia is but five minutes in your dimension. But for now, we must prepare you for your quest. Unfortunately, my troops are wide spread, however, I will have my son and his friend accompany you. They have knowledge of this land."
"We are eternally grateful my lord." The twins and Kevin bowed.
Upon accepting his offer, our heroes were invited to stay at the castle. They were assigned to a wing in one of the main towers, with each of them getting their own rooms. After settling in, the Tsar invited them to dinner to introduce them to his son and his friend.
Fiora looked at herself in the mirror. She was wearing a light blue gown. As expected, it was strapless. Looking apprehensively at her appearance and the amount of skin her outfit showed, Fiora tried to pull at it, succeeding only in nearly suffocating herself. She sighed and decided to leave her dress alone. Looking at a device the Eternians call a clock, she noticed it was almost time for dinner. So she quickly walked to her door and opened it.
Outside, she found Dart, waiting for her. She had to admit, he looked pretty charming, fidgeting in his rather stiff suit.
"Err…hello." Dart fumbled when he saw Fiora. He could've sworn she wasn't this pretty.
"Hey there… you look charming." Fiora giggled. For some reason, ever since the first night when the pirate tried to get her to sleep on the ground, she had enjoyed watching him sweat. He's changed quite a bit in the tree days at Silent Springs though. It was almost as if he was losing his pirate talk and attitude and acting like… well, Wil. Fiora had no idea why she suddenly equated Dart with Wil.
Shrugging this thought off, the girl took Dart's arm and walked with him to the banquet hall. The hall itself was a large room, with one long table in the middle. Fiora and Dart were the last to arrive. The quickly apologized and took their seats. At the head of the table sat the Tsar in glorious robes of Velvet. To his right, where the Queen would normally sit sat a young girl with long dark hair and soft brown eyes. She wore a splendid white gown. To the Tsar's left sat a young man with a tuft of black hair. He wore glasses, and had an arrogant air about him. Next to the man, was a rather handsome and well built young man with shoulder length black hair. His eyes and features were kind and benevolent, but he had the haunted look of an orphan. Seated next to him was a girl, extremely beautiful and breathtaking, with a warm and loving air about her.
The Tsar waited for his guests to be seated before getting up and introducing the company present.
"My friends, before we begin, I would like to introduce you to my daughter at my right. My wife passed away three years ago, but her memory and image lives on in our daughter. This is Grand Duchess Callista. To my left is my son Christopher. He will be the Tsar after my death. Next to him is his friend Hiro Sciron and his sister Eunomia Sciron. They're both powerful fighters and my son is an excellent archer. They will assist you in your journey."
At this point, Jessica suddenly started laughing, much to the amazement and embarrassment of her friends. Jaffar and Lowen who were the two closest to her tried to subdue her with little success.
"Is there something funny Lady Jessica?" The Tsarevich asked, standing up and narrowing his eyes.
"Your friend's name… Hero! What kind of name is that!" Jessica said bluntly.
"It's HIRO, with an I, and I do not appreciate you laughing at my friend's name." Chris said. "Please cease."
"Oh and what are you going to do to me short stuff?" Jessica said between laughs.
Chris growled and snapped his fingers. Immediately, twenty guards filled the palace and had beam rifles at the ready.
"Chris!" Nikolas said and banished the guards. "I'm sure Jessica meant no disrespect."
"Yeah, and my name is kinda lame." Hiro laughed along.
"And he refuses to change it." Eunomia added. "He deserves to be laughed at."
"What! But from a midget like her!"
"You ain't no Shaquille O'Neal either buddy." Callista poked at her brother. "So just keep your mouth shut.
Chris grumbled and stayed silent, his sister winning him over. Tsar Nikolas had a good chuckle and waved his arms for everyone to sit down.
"I'm sorry if my friend offended you my lord." Clide quickly apologized. "She is ignorant of this dimension."
"Don't worry about it." Nikolas laughed it off. "Hiro doesn't mind. He's a nice guy. My son's a bit hotheaded at times. Don't worry, you'll get along with them."
So, as things settled, dinner began and light conversation about life and other things floated around. Yes, Tsars and Duchesses are still normal people who live normal lives. Anyways, Chris and Hiro decided that their sisters would NOT go on the journey. Hiro didn't want Eunomia to go because he was overprotective. Chris didn't want Callista to go because he knew that Hiro and his sister were secretly dating. Of course he approved, but he just didn't want to walk in on his best friend and his baby sister. That would just be awkward. Anyways, during the middle of the dinner, which is right about now, another girl with long wavy hair dressed in pink entered and immediately the Tsarevich went about three shades of pink. Our heroes of course noticed this. Kevin, the twins, Lowen, Jaffar, Dart and Fiora all had the common sense to hold their tongues. Jessica however…
"OH MY GOD! IT'S THE GIRLFRIEND! AHAHAHA!"
The Tsarevich was not pleased. Unfortunately, the new girl didn't make things any better as she went up to him and kissed him on the cheek before taking a seat next to Callista.
Nikolas chuckled and stood again. "This my friends is Serena Mousai. She is my son's Fiancée. They are to marry in three month's time. If you my friends would like to stay until then, you'd be welcome to the wedding."
"Oh no my lord." Clide answered again. He and his brothers were now the official representatives to the Tsar. "We couldn't impose."
"Nonsense." Nikolas said. "The more the merrier."
"If our journey doesn't go as planned… the wedding might have to be postponed." Chris grumbled.
"Journey? What journey?" Serena screeched. "CHRIS ARE YOU GONNA GO OFF AGAIN AND LEAVE ME HERE ALL BY MY LONESOME!"
"No Serena, I just have to help these people go on an Eternal Quest.
Serena glared at the group, her eyes finally falling on Fiora.
"OH, and I'm pretty sure you and that teal haired Siren over there will have LOTS of adventuring to do."
"WHAT!" Chris and Fiora cried in unison.
"Serena, I barely even know that girl!"
"Mi lady, I assure you I have no interest in your fiancée. I am quite taken by someone else."
Fiora suddenly put her hand to her mouth, forgetting that she DIDN'T have anyone else. She hoped Serena wouldn't call her buff.
"Oh yeah? What's his name?"
Fiora groaned. Being a Pegasus Knight, she barely knew any males very well. Hell, right now, the only guy she's talked to for more than two minutes on a subject other than wars or strategy is Dart and even then…it was over who would sleep on the ground…
"I'm sitting next to him… his name's Dart." Fiora said flushing.
In unison, Jessica, Lowen, Jaffar, Kevin, Clide, and Clive along with Dart ALL turned towards her with their jaws dropped.
"WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!"
Fiora stood there flushing, giving them a look. Serena wasn't fooled.
"Oh really. I'm sure since you're quite taken by him, you two won't mind sharing a kiss eh?"
At this point I am under going multiple seizures.
Jessica glanced up to the ceiling. "SHUT UP CHARLIE! THIS ISN'T ABOUT YOU!"
Out of nowhere, a pie flies out and smacks Jessica in the face, ruining her dress. Fear the power of the author.
Meanwhile, Serena was still staring down Dart and Fiora. Fiora looked at Dart apologetically and leaned in. Just before their lips touched. Hiro spoke up.
"Come now, don't make them do this in public, it's embarrassing." He said, saving Fiora and Dart. "Come on Serena, I'll be there. I'll keep Chris in line."
"Don't worry Serena." Callista said. "My brother won't cheat. Plus Hiro'll be there, so you can rest assured." Although in reality, she was worried about Hiro. The young lad has been known to attract women by the dozens, although he was a tad thick and couldn't tell the difference between flirting and tripping over a rock. He always wondered why girls tripped so much around him.
Well, Hiro saved Dart and Fiora from embarrassing themselves, but inside Fiora, an inner battle was raging between her feelings. For some reason, she actually felt like she wanted to kiss Dart. So by and by the night passed, and everyone began to turn in. However, in the darkness of the night, two meetings took place. One in a bedroom, and the other in a secret attic. Let us follow both shall we?
Fiora tossed in her sleep. She couldn't stop thinking about the pirate sleeping a few doors over. Sighing, she got up and wrapped a robe over her night gown and moved the the window. Outside, the Eternal City was still bustling in lights. The city that never sleeps. Fiora was amazed at the gadgets these people had, from lightning in those little bulbs that produce light, to the rifles that shoot amazing distances at such a fast rate, to the clocks on the walls. And she was sure that there were so much more things left to see. Sighing, she tried to go back to sleep, but just couldn't. Finally, she decided to take matters into her own hands. Moving silently, she tip toed out her room and walked two doors over. Standing in front of the wooden oak door, her hands hovered over the knob. She took a deep breath and twisted it, going into the room.
Dart was inside, sleeping soundly. Fiora walked inside a few paces and stopped. She watched Dart's chest rise and fall with the blanket. She stood there and sighed, then turned to go. Just before she got to the door, she heard the bed creak.
"Did you want something?" A male voice asked.
Fiora turned and flushed. "Oh uhm, I uhh…couldn't sleep and uhm, was wondering was in here."
Dart looked confused. "Weren't you the one who kicked me to this room because you like the color of the one next to it?"
"Oh right." Fiora said. She couldn't understand for the life of her why she was so flustered. "I just…forgot."
"You…forgot." Dart looked skeptical. "Right…"
There was a long awkward silence before Fiora fidgeted and moved forward.
"Hey, sorry about earlier today." She muttered. "I was just… hoping she wouldn't call my bluff."
"Don't worry about it." Dart yawned. "That Serena was a bit off her rocker too."
"Heh, yeah…" Fiora smiled. "Like I would want to touch her Fiancée."
"I dunno… rich and famous… I mean… any girl wo-"
"Finish that and die."
Dart laughed and backed off. "I'm just kidding, calm down."
More awkward silence passed and Fiora went to sit on the edge of Dart's bed.
"Well, at least we won't have to fight about who sleeps on the ground anymore." Dart said.
"Heh…yeah. But aren't we leaving tomorrow?" Fiora asked.
"True, but hey, maybe after the quest is finished we'll stay for the wedding… a few more nights won't hurt before we go back and argue again."
"True."
Even more awkward silence passed. As they sat there in silence, Fiora made the fatal mistake of catching Dart's eyes.
"Why…why did you name me?" Dart asked as he gazed into Fiora's mesmerizing eyes. "You could've named anyone you wanted…but why me?"
"I just…don't talk to men about things other than business often… hell, you were one of the first…"
"What? Our bed assignment arguments?"
"Lame as it is, yes."
"Heh, well, good thing Hiro saved us… hope you're not too disappointed." Dart joked.
Fiora laughed. "Heh, just a tad…!" She brought her hands to her mouth again. 'Stupid…UGH'
Dart and Fiora sat there, staring at each other. Their heads came slightly closer together as if attracted by little lip magnets, or string…or some other attraction thingy.
"What does that mean?" Dart asked in a whisper.
"I don't know… " Fiora whispered back. "It just means I was a bit disappointed."
"That you didn't get to kiss me?"
"Yeah…"
Their heads came closer still. Fiora's head began to spin. Who knew three days was enough for anything to develop, but then again, the man was kinda cute. And after he lost his little pirateness from being stuck in the frozen mountains for a few days, he was very charming.
Before either Dart of Fiora could get another word out, their lips were sealed together at the seams as they fell back onto the bed locked in a gentle lip lock. Darts arms came up and wound itself into Fiora's thick hair.
And so, as I turn their brain into mush, let us give the lovely couple some privacy and move to the second secret meeting. This was between our lovely Eternian Females. Yes, we have the Grand Duchess, the Tsarevich's Fiancée…and erm…the orphan girl?Eunomia glared up at the ceiling and shook her fist. "HEY! WATCH IT BUB!"
Fine, the lovely and sweet Eunomia, better!"Much, thankies!"
Anyways, the girls were up plotting…so go plot.
Serena, Eunomia and Callista were gathered in their secret spot. Nobody but them knew about this secret attic and the girls have used it as their secret base for years. Of course, once Serena and Chris got engaged, Callista and Eunomia would often threaten Serena with bodily harm if she ever showed Chris the place. And once Callista and Hiro had their fling going, Eunomia put her foot down and cast a time freeze spell on the door, causing any unauthorized person who touched the door to freeze until she dispelled him or her.
But today, they were discussion the journey that was about to leave the Eternal City.
"It's not fair!" Eunomia was screeching. "I'm WAY faster and better than Hiro yet he still treats me like a little kid."
"Yeah, and Chris is such an ass!" Callista cried.
"No he's not, you're just sore because he's overprotective." Serena said.
"And you're just on his side because you're marrying him." Callista snapped back. "Gee, he can't see his best friend making out with his sister yet I have to see my best friend make out with my brother?"
"Point taken." Eunomia said trying to keep any fights from starting. "So the thing is, what do we do now?"
"I'll tell you what we do." Serena said. "We kill all the women and then go ourselves."
"Right, that won't be good." Eunomia said. "Lets not get jealous here."
"Oh you're just bitter because you have no one to be jealous over." Serena snapped.
"LADIES!" Callista cried. "Lets focus shall we? Eunomia has guys throwing themselves at her, lets not get into this argument."
"Fine…" Serena huffed. "But what do we do?"
"Easy." Eunomia said. "We disguise ourselves and sneak on board the wagons. Lord Nikolas is offering them a contingent of around ten troops. They're not gonna notice three extra soldiers."
"That's great, but uhm… where are we gonna get uniforms?" Callista asked.
"Promise not to tell your father this?" Eunomia asked.
"Yeah, what is it?"
"Well… when my brother and I were children, we'd nick clothes from the royal guards all the time." Eunomia said producing three sets of guardsmen clothes.
"Awesome!" Serena cried. "Then it's settled, we get up early tomorrow and sneak on board?"
"Yes." Callista said. "Oh and nobody finds out about this…until we're twenty miles outside of town."
"Deal."
The girls all shook hands and each took turns going downstairs, staying as silent as they could be.
So, the devious ladies have their own plot. Yes, meanwhile, on the Isle of Eternal Storms, Lord Troy and his buddy Jerry were watching the whole exchange on tape. Needless to say they were quite perturbed. Next to them was a rather enchanting assassin girl. She had long black hair and her tight outfit left VERY little to the imagination.
"So…" Troy grumbled. "The Tsar thinks he can pull this off eh? Tricking those outsiders as well."
"What do you mean?" Jerry asked.
"The Eternal Quest will not only resurrect whoever the outsiders wanted to save, but also be the downfall of us."
"Ahh, well we can't have that happen now?"
"Indeed no." Troy said. "Ivana."
The girl stepped forward and smacked Troy upside the head. "NEVER call me by that name."
"Sorry Eriene, or do you prefer Lady Discordia?"
"I'd prefer it if you kept your mouth shut."
"Sorry, geez. Anyways, you up for a job?"
"Sure, who is it this time?"
"The Tsarevich and buddies the Sciron siblings along with the outsiders."
Eriene flinched visibly, something that Troy and Jerry didn't miss. The latter groaned.
"Give me a break Eri, he broke up with you years ago."
Eriene growled. "I'm just imagining ways to kill him."
"Excellent. Soon, the Eternal Tsar will fall, AND I SHALL TAKE OVER ALL ETERNIA! MUAHAHAHAHA!"
As Troy continued his evil laughter…Troy looked up. "Who the HELL are you?"
I am the omniscient one, silence! As I was say-"How did you find us?" Jerry asked.
Gee, does the word omniscient not mean anything in this world! Silence! Anyways, the evil villains have sent their assassin Eriene Ivana Discordia out to murder the Royal Heirs and the Outsiders. Will our heroes survive? Will they resurrect Samantha? Will Chris EVER get married! And who is it that has had a past with Eriene! Will I ever stop asking questions?
Who knows? Stay tuned for The Eternal Quest II: Oh God We're Screwed
Charlie: Yes… indeed. Anyways, this will go on for a bit. Sorry for the wait again, my last few weeks have been up Shit's Creek without a paddle.
Okay, as for reviewer responses, yes, it is official, has blacklisted them. I got a freaking e-mail warning me about them. So I'm really sorry guys, I really want to do them, but I know there are people on this site who really don't like me, and unfortunately, the people who don't like me are the ones who would be childish enough to report this just to piss me off.
Anyways, to all reviewers, I really appreciate your support. I wish I could show my appreciation more, but yeah, puts up way to many rules.
So I hope you'll enjoy this. Yes, it's supposed to be cliché, I'm making fun of clichés. And Dart x Fiora! Yay! Credit to Kate for giving the random idea in like… May. Ahahaha.
Well, until later, thanks everyone!
