The Legend of Xien
Prologue
"Life After Death"
The full moon glowed tauntingly inside the hidden chambers of the majestic master. The crackling sound from the fireplace was the only noise in the room, and the orange yellow glow filled the room with a dim light. A dark figure sat at the edge of the window clutching a book near its heart as it gazed at the white moon. Suddenly the book began to glow a deep crimson red, and the moon reflected it's light showing the power of the master's heart and she grinned.
"The time is near..." she whispered and slowly walked towards her door and grabbed her cloak. She slowly placed the hood over her head and waved her hand at the fireplace so that the fire instantly died out.
The door to the long dark castle hallways flung open as she quietly made her way through to the other side of the ancient building. The walls, made of stone were open every few meters to form a window. Lightning flashed outside to reveal the unknown figure, and then disappeared once more until another bolt crashed down towards the earth. The click clack of her black leather shoes was drowned out by the clashes of lightning and thunder around the castle walls.
She slowly made her way down the long spiral staircase towards the pits of darkness, letting the bottom of her cloak drag silently behind. The uneasy breathing of the mysterious master and the pitter-patter of rodents below were the only sounds in this ancient tower. She slowly pushed open the old wooden dungeon door; the room was dim for dark red candles were the only objects emitting light. Her ruby eyes glowed evilly as she removed her hood. She walked slowly towards a long narrow brown wooden table and gently placed the dark metallic book upon it.
"Oh spirit of Xien, reveal thyself to me..." She began quietly as she closed her eyes and raised her hands slowly into the air.
"I have come here to set you free, free from your binding chains of eternity," She continued as the book began to glow. Wind was flying around the room, and the candle's fire began to flicker.
"I Kadalea, Master of the Dark Arts of Shin, command thee, Xien-sama! Reveal thyself to me!" She finished as her eyes glowed brighter. Gusts of wind blew around her, and her hair flew around wildly. The seal of the book unlocked itself, and the pages of the book turned wildly. The room glowed a bright white, and all the candles flickered red as a blinding gold light flashed around the book. As she repeated the chant louder and louder the gold aura surrounding the book flashed faster and faster and faster like bolts of lightning. Soon a white cloud began to form in front of her, and it faded into a darker and darker color. First it was cloud white, then gray until it finally turned black. As the colors changed, the cloud slowly began to form a human figure. As the wind and flashes of gold began to die down the cloud encasing the mysterious figure began to disappear. Kadalea slowly lowered her hands until everything was back to normal. The room was dim once again, with red candles as the only light source in the room. The metallic book was now open, and standing before it was a tall slim figure dressed in an old fashioned Chinese uniform. His mature face, and other physical features showed him to be about the age of forty to fifty, for his long hair was fading to grayish white. His eyes however reamined untouched, for they were still a deceiving prusian blue. With a low voice he spoke.
"Who has called me here?" He commanded.
"I, Kadalea, Master of the Dark Arts of Shin has called thee, Legend of Xien," Kadalea spoke firmly as she cautiously walked towards him. Xien glanced at Kadalea from the corner of his eye and crossed his arms.
"Where is Clow-san?" Xien asked impatiently.
"He is dead, Xien-sama..." Kadalea said regretfully as she lowered her head in shame.
"Then why have you called me here?!" Xien yelled in rage, taking a step towards her.
"So you shall rule, without Clow-san you can be the Master!" Kadalea reminded. Xien stopped and turned around so his back was to her. He stared deeply into the flame of a candle nearby, and the only sound in the room for the next few moments was the sound of the fire crackling from the carious bloody red candles around the damp dungeon. The flame glowed in his prussian eyes, and for a split second a familiar aura flowed through his body.
"I need a body Kadalea, I cannot walk around like this," Xien spoke quietly breaking the silence.
"I brought one, just for you Xien-sama.." Kadalea grinned evily as she waved her hand. Suddenly a long wooden table rolled into the room where the two Masters were standing. On top of the table a young man, around the age of seventeen or eighteen was chained. The blood was dried, but the stains remained on his shirt. His mouth was also gagged, but he looked frightened for he moaned in fear as his wide eyes stared at the two dark figures before him. His hands quivered in fear as Kadalea slowly ran her long elegant fingers up his cheat, around his neck and through his hair. She laughed slightly when the young man shook his head pleading for her to set him free. Kadalea looked at Xien, who seemed to be pleased with strong appearance of the man. He slowly walked on over towards them, and waved Kadalea aside. She bowed and watched in anticipation as Xien gently placed his hand on the young man's head, forcing a loud cry out of the man. Kadalea laughed once more and leaned towards the man's ear and whispered.
"Don't be afraid... I told you that you'd be a part of something great. You should be honored to be able to sacrifice yourself for Xien-sama..." She laughed and moved back beside Xien. The man whimpered as Xien closed his eyes and began to concentrate. The veins in both men's bodies began to rise, and their pupils were no longer in sight. The flames on the candles surrounding the room began to flicker once more, and the victim began to cry loudly in pain as wind violently blew around the room. Kadalea used her arm to cover her eyes so that none of the dusts blew into her eyes. The room glowed a bright white as dusts particles began to rise up off the floor. The cries of both men were at its peak, and the young victim's body began to shake violently, but the chains on his arms, wrists, waist, and ankles kept him in place. Suddenly it all came to a complete stop, and Xien fell onto the stone floor. Blood slowly began to flow from his forehead and Kadalea watched in awe as his blood flowed across the room. She cautiously crept towards the torture table and peered onto the body of the young man. He lay still, and quiet. She leaned forward to touch his youthful face, but his eyes suddenly opened wide revealing a familiar set of prussian eyes, and she jumped back a little in shock. The room was left silent once more. Suddenly, one at a time the chains binding the youthful character broke themselves free, and he sat up. Kadalea placed a hand on top of her chest and stared at him in disbelief. He looked at her from the corner of his eyes and grinned.
"I am ready..."
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Hey everyone! I know I said that I'd name the fic "Blood and Tears" But I don't know, I kinda
like "The Legend of Xien" better. But I hope that you like the prologue! Because I am so excited
about writing this fic, and I hope that you enjy reading it. Oh and by the way, this story is
practically based on dreams I have. LOL. Well, hope to hear from all of you in your reviews!
Ja ne mato de!
Prologue
"Life After Death"
The full moon glowed tauntingly inside the hidden chambers of the majestic master. The crackling sound from the fireplace was the only noise in the room, and the orange yellow glow filled the room with a dim light. A dark figure sat at the edge of the window clutching a book near its heart as it gazed at the white moon. Suddenly the book began to glow a deep crimson red, and the moon reflected it's light showing the power of the master's heart and she grinned.
"The time is near..." she whispered and slowly walked towards her door and grabbed her cloak. She slowly placed the hood over her head and waved her hand at the fireplace so that the fire instantly died out.
The door to the long dark castle hallways flung open as she quietly made her way through to the other side of the ancient building. The walls, made of stone were open every few meters to form a window. Lightning flashed outside to reveal the unknown figure, and then disappeared once more until another bolt crashed down towards the earth. The click clack of her black leather shoes was drowned out by the clashes of lightning and thunder around the castle walls.
She slowly made her way down the long spiral staircase towards the pits of darkness, letting the bottom of her cloak drag silently behind. The uneasy breathing of the mysterious master and the pitter-patter of rodents below were the only sounds in this ancient tower. She slowly pushed open the old wooden dungeon door; the room was dim for dark red candles were the only objects emitting light. Her ruby eyes glowed evilly as she removed her hood. She walked slowly towards a long narrow brown wooden table and gently placed the dark metallic book upon it.
"Oh spirit of Xien, reveal thyself to me..." She began quietly as she closed her eyes and raised her hands slowly into the air.
"I have come here to set you free, free from your binding chains of eternity," She continued as the book began to glow. Wind was flying around the room, and the candle's fire began to flicker.
"I Kadalea, Master of the Dark Arts of Shin, command thee, Xien-sama! Reveal thyself to me!" She finished as her eyes glowed brighter. Gusts of wind blew around her, and her hair flew around wildly. The seal of the book unlocked itself, and the pages of the book turned wildly. The room glowed a bright white, and all the candles flickered red as a blinding gold light flashed around the book. As she repeated the chant louder and louder the gold aura surrounding the book flashed faster and faster and faster like bolts of lightning. Soon a white cloud began to form in front of her, and it faded into a darker and darker color. First it was cloud white, then gray until it finally turned black. As the colors changed, the cloud slowly began to form a human figure. As the wind and flashes of gold began to die down the cloud encasing the mysterious figure began to disappear. Kadalea slowly lowered her hands until everything was back to normal. The room was dim once again, with red candles as the only light source in the room. The metallic book was now open, and standing before it was a tall slim figure dressed in an old fashioned Chinese uniform. His mature face, and other physical features showed him to be about the age of forty to fifty, for his long hair was fading to grayish white. His eyes however reamined untouched, for they were still a deceiving prusian blue. With a low voice he spoke.
"Who has called me here?" He commanded.
"I, Kadalea, Master of the Dark Arts of Shin has called thee, Legend of Xien," Kadalea spoke firmly as she cautiously walked towards him. Xien glanced at Kadalea from the corner of his eye and crossed his arms.
"Where is Clow-san?" Xien asked impatiently.
"He is dead, Xien-sama..." Kadalea said regretfully as she lowered her head in shame.
"Then why have you called me here?!" Xien yelled in rage, taking a step towards her.
"So you shall rule, without Clow-san you can be the Master!" Kadalea reminded. Xien stopped and turned around so his back was to her. He stared deeply into the flame of a candle nearby, and the only sound in the room for the next few moments was the sound of the fire crackling from the carious bloody red candles around the damp dungeon. The flame glowed in his prussian eyes, and for a split second a familiar aura flowed through his body.
"I need a body Kadalea, I cannot walk around like this," Xien spoke quietly breaking the silence.
"I brought one, just for you Xien-sama.." Kadalea grinned evily as she waved her hand. Suddenly a long wooden table rolled into the room where the two Masters were standing. On top of the table a young man, around the age of seventeen or eighteen was chained. The blood was dried, but the stains remained on his shirt. His mouth was also gagged, but he looked frightened for he moaned in fear as his wide eyes stared at the two dark figures before him. His hands quivered in fear as Kadalea slowly ran her long elegant fingers up his cheat, around his neck and through his hair. She laughed slightly when the young man shook his head pleading for her to set him free. Kadalea looked at Xien, who seemed to be pleased with strong appearance of the man. He slowly walked on over towards them, and waved Kadalea aside. She bowed and watched in anticipation as Xien gently placed his hand on the young man's head, forcing a loud cry out of the man. Kadalea laughed once more and leaned towards the man's ear and whispered.
"Don't be afraid... I told you that you'd be a part of something great. You should be honored to be able to sacrifice yourself for Xien-sama..." She laughed and moved back beside Xien. The man whimpered as Xien closed his eyes and began to concentrate. The veins in both men's bodies began to rise, and their pupils were no longer in sight. The flames on the candles surrounding the room began to flicker once more, and the victim began to cry loudly in pain as wind violently blew around the room. Kadalea used her arm to cover her eyes so that none of the dusts blew into her eyes. The room glowed a bright white as dusts particles began to rise up off the floor. The cries of both men were at its peak, and the young victim's body began to shake violently, but the chains on his arms, wrists, waist, and ankles kept him in place. Suddenly it all came to a complete stop, and Xien fell onto the stone floor. Blood slowly began to flow from his forehead and Kadalea watched in awe as his blood flowed across the room. She cautiously crept towards the torture table and peered onto the body of the young man. He lay still, and quiet. She leaned forward to touch his youthful face, but his eyes suddenly opened wide revealing a familiar set of prussian eyes, and she jumped back a little in shock. The room was left silent once more. Suddenly, one at a time the chains binding the youthful character broke themselves free, and he sat up. Kadalea placed a hand on top of her chest and stared at him in disbelief. He looked at her from the corner of his eyes and grinned.
"I am ready..."
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Hey everyone! I know I said that I'd name the fic "Blood and Tears" But I don't know, I kinda
like "The Legend of Xien" better. But I hope that you like the prologue! Because I am so excited
about writing this fic, and I hope that you enjy reading it. Oh and by the way, this story is
practically based on dreams I have. LOL. Well, hope to hear from all of you in your reviews!
Ja ne mato de!