A/N Honestly not sure how I want this next part to go. Oh yea before I forget I mainly am just doing this in a flow kinda whatever happens I just go with wherever my mind wants to go with. Well without any more distractions awaaaay we go.. oo something shiny…
I mean uh lets go!
"Kanae…" I mumbled. I can't forget what I saw. Having to see my parents die in front of me, losing my sister. Just to forget all that as if it was no big deal? What was I thinking, how can a person even forget that? I mean it's weird, I didn't even think I had a family for some reason.
"What did you say?" Said a certain young boy with brown hair.
"Nothing…"
"You could talk a little more you know."
In truth I haven't been talking at all really. I'm about ready to leave this village. After remembering what happened to my family, I realized. If I was stronger I could have saved dad, and mom. If I was stronger, I could be out playing with Kanae again. If I was stronger I'd have a home. Esdeath wouldn't of gotten hurt if I was stronger.
*Umf* Oh crap. Should paid attention.
"Hey kid watch where you're fucking going." Said a tall man whom I happened to walked into. Fucking great.
"Hey adult watch where you're fucking standing." I replied. Shit shouldn't of said that but hey, I have fought for months out there. If something starts I can take him. Maybe.
"What did you just say to me?" He started glaring daggers at me. Oops he's going to end up punching me. I giggled slightly.
I leaned up and cupped my hands around my mouth to make a speaker. "I SAID WATCH WHERE YOU'RE FUCKING STANDING, MAYBE IF YOU WEREN'T SO OLD YOU WOULDN'T HAVE COBWEBS IN YOUR EAR."
"Uhhhh Leo…" Tatsumi went to say something but was interrupted when the guy cracked his knuckles.
"I'm going to kick your ass kid."
"Oooo you're thinking of my ass, pervert!" I can't help it, I know this is bad so I'll just knock him down and get out of here.
"Why you fuc.." I interrupted the guy by kicking him in the nuts. I felt a little bad once I felt contact but hey had to shut him up.
"It's rude to cuss to children old man. Well gotta run!" I ran off towards the northern exit of the village after saying that. Pssht I think that was the most fun I've had here. As I got closer to the exit I noticed that Tatsumi was following me. Tch annoying but hey, kids are kids better be nice.
"Leo what are you doing?" He asked, as I stopped at the exit, giving him a chance to catch up.
"Well, I need to leave now. I have somewhere I need to go." I told him, putting on a smile as I said that.
"Why do you have to go?"
"I have people I need to protect so I need to go get stronger. Hey before I leave I shall give you one piece of advice."
He tilted his head like he was curious. After a moment of silence I figured he wasn't going to ask. Sigh well better tell him.
"Get strong. It's the job of the strong to protect the weak. In turn the strong get to keep what they cherish most. Oh and tell the old man thanks for the sword and training!" With that I took off leaving the kid behind along with the village. I have a feeling about that kid. He has a lot of potential, I hope he can reach it.
I was finally alone again, out of that village. "So I follow a slightly golden trail in the snow. Great the voice in my head wants me to follow a piss trail." I said aloud. My body seems to be use to the snow, I mean I'm not cold like I was at first. Snow you did not make a great first impression. Everywhere around me is white as far as the eye can see, the only thing besides snow were hills, snow covered hills.
My mind started to drift towards a certain blue haired girl as I walked the golden trail. Is this what it was like for her? Wandering around in this snow alone? Well if she use to be a hunter, I guess she'd be use to it. Still being alone in this couldn't be good, I mean it's just depressing being able to not see any color, not knowing if you'll see the sun through the snow. I'm getting bummed out thinking about it. I wonder how she's doing, I mean I left her alone in those woods. Maybe she got killed by a danger beast. I shook my head at that thought.
There is no way she could be taken down by one of those things. She's strong I know it, I just held her back that time. I'm sure she's made it to the capital and already kicking some ass. Hell I bet by the time I see her again she'll be a general. "hahaha" letting out a giggle I started to smile. Now that I think about it, she and I are the same. Both of us lost our families due to evil people, we wandered around alone. She also seemed to be about my age. There is a difference though, her belief in the strong surviving and weak dying. That isn't how it's suppose to be. The weak need to be protected by the strong so they have a chance to become strong. "Sigh, I wonder if I could change her mind about that." Hearing a crunching noise near me I snapped out of my thoughts.
I checked behind me, in time to notice a giant white ape. (A/N He hasn't been north and barely heard of it, so he doesn't know what a yeti is.) "Well this doesn't look good."
"Rooooaaaarrr" the beast screamed as if replying to me.
I reached behind my back, gripping the hilt of a broadsword.. Thank god that blacksmith gave me one of his swords. Crouching down I held my sword to my right the blade pointing towards the snow.
I waited for the ape to make the first move. It clasped it's hand together and swung them down at me. I dove to the side dodging the blow by a hair. "I do not have the time for this!" I started to get pissed. I needed to find answers, I need to get to the capital.
Taking a deep breath I held my sword in front of me, while planting a foot into the ground. The ape charged at me. "Let's make this a game of chicken." I smirked pushing off the ground with all the force I could with my feet, launching myself at the ape. I extended the sword out in front of me pointing it at the ape's head. A few moments later the yeti was on the ground face first, the blade stabbing through the back of it's head. A puddle of blood started forming around it.
"FUCK YEA I DID IT!" Okay I know I said didn't have time, but a small victory you know? I walked up to the ape's body and flipped it onto it's back. I pulled my sword out of it's skull and started skinning the ape. Time for some food and a bag.
Shit this tasted disgusting. I know raw meat isn't good, but fuck I'm hungry. One quick attempt don't chew too much. I took a bite out of the food and quickly swallowed it to avoid the taste. "Vomit would taste better than this I swear." After saying that I felt some coming up. I swallowed it before it could get out.
I shivered at the taste, nope definitely not better, but I need to keep the food down. I left the rest of the meat in the snow. No way am I going to bring that with me. I got up and started to follow the golden trail. "Almost there boy."
I stopped in my tracks and looked all around me searching for whoever said that. "Nobody, damn I must be going insane already." I started following the trail again. Am I lonely enough that I'd create a voice in my head?
"Well you got the voice in your head part, but the cause is wrong." Wait I know this voice!
"Other me, thing, in my head."
"..."
"..."
That was so stupid sounding. "I have a name child, you best use that or lose your life."
"Well if you told me your name, maybe I would." I have a fair point, can't say a name without knowing it.
"Ahh I see, it's been so long since we last talked boy, I thought I had given you my name." The voice sounded a little embarrassed.
"Well what is it voice?" I said in an irritated tone. I don't like being snapped at when it's not my fault.
"Nypherius lad."
"Thank you very much, but now what do I do?"
"..."
"..."
Ah silence I see, well rude. I started following the trail again, thinking of all that has happened so far.
"Hey kid now that you're up, mind helping out our village?" Said an older man with dark black hair spiked up. He was in clearly good shape for his age it seemed.
"Why would I help out a village that seems to barely be able to help itself?" I said in an angered tone. Ever since my memory came back to me, I have been a little on the rude side. I don't mean to be just happens.
"You just said the reason yourself now get up and follow me, or I'll carry you to where I want you." I got up and waited for the man to start walking so I could follow him. No way in hell will I be shamed by being carried like an infant. I followed the village. It looked poorly maintained, the houses were decaying, and any patchwork on them just made it worse it seemed. How do these people live like this? I'd be too afraid the house would fall on me.
"We're going to get wood so we can help fix these houses. If you do a good enough job, I'll take you as my apprentice." Apprentice?
"Apprentice for what exactly?"
"To be a blacksmith, that kid you met yesterday, he's already proficient at it." My jaw dropped slightly at that. He's so young though, how could a kid even pay attention enough to learn.
"Get a move on kid, we gotta hurry!" He smiled as he said that. That smile was so misleading, cutting down the trees was the easy part. After we gathered enough wood, we made our way back to his shop in the village.
"So old man, what do we do now? I was curious, we have wood but how will that fix the broken down houses at all?
"Simple time to get the slices we need, and patch up as many houses as possible. It's gonna be a few days till we finish." I groaned and got to work, doing everything he ordered.
It was the longest few days ever, but I got closer to the villagers in a way. It was nice, they took my mind off of the memories that started to take over my thoughts.
"Hey Leo snap out of it!" A voice loud and clear snapped me out of my memories. "You've arrived at the temple."
Looking around I didn't see much, no building was around me. "Arrived at the temple my ass. There's nothing here but snow." I took a deep breath. The snow here fell beautifully, it wasn't like the blizzard that enveloped me before, it's calm and taking it's time. I almost wish I could sit here and watch it for hours on end.
"Look at the ground dumbass."
Complying with the orders I looked down only to see a shadow that shouldn't exist. "What the.." The anomaly itself took my breath away. There is nothing here causing it, just how does it exist.
"Step into the shadow, only then will you start your journey to answers."
"Kinda sick of being told what to do, but fuck it oh well." I stepped onto the shadow, or well attempted to, because my foot landed on nothing, causing me to fall into the shadow. I started to scream as I felt wind pushing against my body. Shit this fall is going to kill me! Losing all thought I closed my eyes trying to make peace with my soon to be death.
I wish I could of at least kissed a girl, or something! I wish I could of at least done something so people would remember me, damnit it.
I was surprised to feel water splash against my body. It wasn't deep as my body would of submerged in it. I rose to my feet and opened my eyes, gasping at my surrounding. The place I was in didn't look real, It was dark, the skies were grey as can be. There was a single building in front of me, It was pitch black but you could clearly see the details in it. The building itself was extraordinarily large, it looked like a monastery. Yet it was flickering from side to side as if it was a flame, a black flame. It's entrance showed nothing but the darkness to come. It was beautiful yet horrifying.
"Welcome to my temple, it was created by the first king himself to keep my powers hidden from the world." Nypherius sounded smug while saying that. "Now Leo be the first human in over a century to step into my temple, and be the first to leave this place alive."
The last part kind of worried me. First to leave alive, what have I gotten into. "Uh.. Okay, but you know… the whole first one to leave alive shit kinda scary asshole." I walked up to the entrance only to be greeted by a familiar voice.
"Leo, is that you?"
A/N Sorry too end this chapter short! I don't mean to, I just didn't know how to start nor end it, so I ended it at this. Now after this chapter maybe one or two more than this arc will be done and we'll go into a new one. If you have any ideas, feel free to pm me them, I'd love to do something you guys like along with my story. Plus it would help motivate me since I'm a little lost at how I want things to go after this arc. Now don't forget to follow and review!
