I'd like to start today by saying...

HOLY. EPIC. MEEP!

Jin's skill tree is AWESOME!...(or it would be if I could figure out that "continuous dodge" thing...)

Oh well. A NOTE! PLEASE READ THIS!

After this chapter, I WILL NEED HELP WITH HIGHER LEVEL DUNGEONS IF I'M TO CONTINUE THIS STORY! (North American server: IGN: kidfigi. Contact me if you think you can help. That will be determined by how much lag I have when I play with you.)

On with the story! Tori?

Tori:*wearing directors outfit* *nods* ROLL FILM!

~(? pov)~

Darkness.

"Am I, dreaming?"

"No. You are not."

The most soothing, yet most powerful voice I've ever heard, answered.

"Then, where am I?"

"You are here to train for the road ahead."

"Then, what road is that?"

"This road will test you, if you do not pay attention while I teach, Kevin."

"..."

"Ask, and I will tell you what you can understand, or that you cannot understand."

"O-okay. I- er... what should I call you?"

"I have been called many things. Councilor. Lord. Creator. You may call me master, or something of the sort, while I teach you here."

"A-alright then. The only other thing I want to know is, what am I to be trained as?"

"When you are finished, ready for your path, when you depart on your road, you are to call yourself,"

A bright light appeared, revealing the most beautiful being, more beautiful than that, talking to me.

"Trueblade."(1)

"Yes, Sensei."(2)

"I must warn you, however. Once you've departed, I can no longer be of assistance on your path. I cannot control the world you will go to like I can your world. I created it, but gave my power over it to six others. The one I gave the most power to has become tyrannical. You are to assist in ending his reign. You will find many companions who will prove to be able to help you when you're in need of it. Now. Let us begin!"

A flash of light and the broadsword I'd purchased a few weeks ago appeared in my left hand, and an exact duplicate in my right.

A sudden thought occurred to me.

"What about Earth? What happens there? What will become of me in that world?"

"You will, in fact already have, disappeared from Earth."

"I see."

"Do not worry. Your best friends have been transported to the world you're to be sent to."

"Then, let's start!"

Sensei smiled at my enthusiasm. "Let's."

~(Skyler's pov)~

I look at the clock. It's three A.M.

I get dressed and head out the door, figuring I wouldn't be able to get back to sleep.

Arme may not be the best cook around, but she makes one heck of a good cherry pie! I could smell it from the moment I stepped out my door!

I stand at the entrance to the kitchen almost in shock.

Arme was unconscious, timer going off, saying that the pie was done.

I lay Arme down on a bench and get the pie out of the oven.

Now that I think about it, why was Arme up in the middle of the night?

'Looks like I'll find out.' Arme started moving, waking up.

"Urm... huh?" She snapped awake.

"If I hadn't been up, the pie would've burned. Why're you up so early anyway?"

Arme turned red. I figured I could guess.

"I have a guess, or would you like to start talking first?"

She was turning a darker shade of red every few seconds.

"Okay. I'll venture a guess. You like a guy, someone perhaps who gave or is giving you a place to stay, and you want to thank him?"

She nodded yes.

By now I was smirking, "Would this person's name, perhaps, start with an 'R'?"

She looked down, becoming even darker red.

I got a good chuckle out of that, "Got it."

"You won't tell, will you?"

"Nah, but I will say one thing."

"And what's that?"

I grin, "Good luck. Although, I don't think he'd like to find you out here in the middle of the night. Go to bed." dear Lord I feel like I'm talking to my non-existant daughter...

"Okay... What about you?"

"Meh, I'll probably stay up. I can't sleep. Maybe go train."

"Ah. Okay then, goodnight." Arme headed up the stairs and, hopefully, back to bed.

'I think I'll go work on focusing my energy...'

~(Zero's pov)~

Master has been training me. I fight creatures two, three, four times my own size. Yet they seem to fall faster the larger they are, or the faster they come at me.

Grandark. The sword given to me. It directs my attacks. Sometimes I'll attack an enemy I didn't know existed.

"It's to compromise your skill until you are able to detect them yourself." master would say.

I've still not been told what my purpose is in this world. So I just go with it.

~(Mari's pov)~

Sieghart found two things in his wanderings today. The first he was overjoyed to find as his gladius. The sword he holds in an odd reverse-grip that I could never understand.

The second was a boy. He seemed about my age. He had shoulder length brown hair, some of which was pulled into a ponytail, and wore a long-sleeved shirt, and black jeans.

The jeans were simple- plain black jeans. The shirt was a bit odd in my book. It had a tan torso, but sleeves a shade darker than his hair.

He also wore a ring on his right ring finger, a small device on his right wrist, and a black leather band on his left wrist, along with a necklace that I couldn't make any sense of.

It was a regular piece of fabric, having no magical qualities, a regular clasp, five chain links that altogether were about an inch long, a ring connected to the chain, and two pieces of metal that seemed to fit into each other. They were both the same shape, being somewhat shaped like a "T". The larger having an indent for the smaller.(3)

Another oddity about him, was that he was unconscious. He didn't seem to have any intention of waking up either. But at the same time, even though it's been several hours, I haven't heard his stomach growl in hunger, or found an irregularity in his breathing or heartbeat.

He also didn't have a scratch on him. Another oddity.

Also, he didn't have any sort of weapon, making me think he is, or was, a magic user of some kind. What his speciality was, however, we would need to wait until he awoke.

He also had some sort of clip on one of his belt loops. Attached to this, was a small pouch that contained a device that didn't seem to do anything. Other than that, I can't find anything out about him. His skin color is that of my own, and I don't open someone's eyes, so I don't know about that yet. Personal problem with eyes.(4)

Oh well. We'll find out soon enough.

~(End of chapter)~

A/N: 1) Fire Emblem, Trueblade is the highest class of swordsman possible.

2) Sensei is Japanese for "Master" "Teacher", or other things of the like.

3) My cross necklace.

4) This "device" is a cell phone.

Kevin: I've finally appeared in my own story. o_O Bet'cha didn't see that coming, did'ja?

Skyler: I did. But then again, I'm the first original character you came up with, so it's only natural that I would.

Kevin: *chuckling*

Skyler: What?

Kevin: You, weren't, the first I came up with. That was Tori. Then you, then I got the idea for Roy, then I decided on putting Briana in here. Gabby and myself were spur-of-the-moment ideas.

Skyler: *face-faults*

Kevin: Ha ha. Sayonara!

Skyler: *eye twitches*... bye...