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Monake was a brave warrior outlawed from his town, for a great curse was bestowed upon him. This curse was the curse of a wound. This was no known wound. This wound was an abrasion of darkness. This is how he received it.

There was another small town, filled with the many burdens of poor trade, and not enough wealth. This town was known as Nuchep.

In Nuchep, the earth was sucked dry of its minerals and moisture. Nuchep had one small spring in the town, but its water was impure meaning that the water would be boiled to be healthy.

In this town lived a frail family of 6 children, one adulterant, and two adults. This was Monake's family.

Being of a coming age of eighteen, he was forced to join the Nuchepan Army. He had fought in many wars, but none were as great as the war with the town of Anema.

Anema was also a prosperous city, but it was prosperous not for honesty, or pure land, but for hatred and robbery. Anema was lead by a cruel leader known as Noma. He was an evil emperor known for his dark magics that he had practiced.

The Nuchepan army had fought and lost, leaving its warriors scarred and scared. But none of them were as damaged as Monake.

Monake had fought the hardest, slaying the foul magician's creatures one by one until Noma struck him down with a green light. This green light formed into a green scar. This scar was to slowly but surely possess all of Monake's body. Monake was to become a part of Noma's army.

With this, villagers of Nuchep grew frightened of Monake. His smaller siblings would no longer hug him with the same warmth they did when he was younger himself. Eventually the town banned him from the city. Leaving him and him alone to travel relentlessly from town to town, seeking comfort and food. How he longed for his mother's touch and his father's proudness. If only he could feel that once more………