Chapter One
By Amythest Stone
AN- Yeah, with much work and several other things, um, it's getting up. SORRY!!! *sobs* It takes me time to get things rolling and this is being particularly stubborn. Have fun reading, I can't promise when the next chapter will roll in!
GoldenGoddess- ^_^ My loyal fan! Much thanks! I am really enjoying your story so keep up the good work! Try to make the chapters longer; I finish them in less than thirty seconds, lol! That's no fun *pouts*! Well, loyal one, thank you for the review!
angeleyes99110- I know, aren't we all sad that hes gone? ^_^ Well, read on! Perhaps you'll like this story anyway! ^_~ Thanks for the review! Keep it up!
banana- ^_^ Thank you! It shall be continued! In fact, here it is right now!
angelic-dvl-558- We've all got our oddities. I mean, I am most definitely not an exception. ^_^ Anyway, thanks for the review! Keep it up because reviews make me happy!
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The small, twirling cave was interesting enough to bring anyone out of a bad mood. It had all sorts of things lined around it, though some of it made me a bit nervous. Samurai armor seemed to be a big thing, but then again we were in Japan inside Mount Fuji so why wouldn't it be?
Torches lined the cave walls, already lit which was a bit weird. The curved swords that were attached to all the armors were also a bit frightening. I kept turning because they seemed to be watching me.
"You sure this is the right place, Einstein?" I asked, breaking the silence that had ensued since we had arrived. Jalil glanced back at me.
"Of course, I am," he replied, in his know it all tone. "I know it doesn't look like something we saw in Everworld yet but this is all a guise. As we start to reach the end, you'll see.
I hate it when he's right. It adds to his ego.
We started to get deeper into the mountain, heat growing as we got closer to the volcano's insides. The Samurai armor was now a thing of the past, replaced by curving Japanese writing. Pictures were also there now, showing great battles against many things. Nothing seemed out of the ordinary yet....
"Hey, isn't that Fenrir?" April asked, staring carefully at one of the paintings. We all crowded carefully around staring at it.
"See, what did I tell you?" Jalil said smugly. "Since when is Fenrir a part of Japanese history?"
Score one for him. Damn.
"Well, genius," I muttered. "How did they get here then?"
"The plans, the scrolls," he replied, tracing a finger down Fenrir's nose. "See, watch." He ran a finger down the painting. Underneath his fingers, it let off an unnatural blue glow. "These ARE the plans."
"Oh my God, look at this," David exclaimed beckoning us over. We traipsed over only to see something rather amazing. Engraved upon the stone, we were standing looking exactly like we did when we first came.
"Wow," April whispered, placing a finger on her little figure. From there on it showed everything that had happened to us. Including....
"Dameon." April put a hand over the figure upon the wall.
He was just like he had been several months before hand. Sword out held before him, black cloak swirling around him, his normal shirt and trousers. Slowly, she looked down it coming to the part that more than one of us regretted.
I shook it out of my head. He was gone; it was no use to get weepy over it again. But as I sat there looking at the picture of him, I had to do a lot to control myself. We really wouldn't be where we were if he hadn't helped us.
"So, we've found them, what are we supposed to do?" David asked, nervously. He obviously didn't like reliving that situation. He nearly killed Dameon himself.
"That's what I'm not sure about," Jalil replied, touching the walls carefully. There was definitely more of the cave much more. It was turning anymore, and it continued for as far as I could see. "Athena was incredibly vague about it. I don't exactly know how we would cut out Ka Anor."
"I knew we should've bought that jackhammer at Wal-Mart!" I exclaimed, slapping my forehead. Jalil threw a glare at me. I looked at him innocently, "What?"
"As I was saying, I don't know if we have to use magic, or if we literally are going to have to cut out Ka Anor." He scratched his head, turning to get a better look at the area. "She said that there would be a different part, we would definitely know what part to cut."
We all blinked at him, stupidly. He turned back. "Come on! Start looking!"
I walked off, a bit deeper into the tunnel. All around me the plans for Everworld were sticking out brightly. They weren't just plans though, they were the past. They were a record of what had happened. Every part of our own journey was standing out vividly before my eyes.
I stopped just out of sight of the others, looking around for this obvious piece. Scanning half heartedly, I tried to find it but to no avail. Ah, wait.
I walked a little bit farther and came upon an odd part. It was possible that it was a part to cut. In front of me the stone had turned an ugly black bubbled color instead of the pale sand color it had been before. It had jagged lines, almost as though someone had pasted a piece over original work. On it was a familiar creature that I had seen only once before. Ka Anor. He was surrounded by his little worshippers, all of them flying around him. Beneath him was what was going to happen soon. Destruction of Everworld and all its inhabitants.
I opened my mouth to call someone but was interrupted.
"Guys, come here," April shouted. "I think you better take a look at this....."
We all walked over to her (though I was a bit reluctant to leave my find) looking at the piece that she had found. It was different than the others as well except it flowed nicely with the picture. It was a pure white color, fading from the pale brown that the rest of the scroll was. In it, was another familiar person or creature. Which ever floats your boat.
"Megami," David stated, reaching out and touching the goddess slightly. Her pale face and flowing black hair were just as I remembered them.
She was standing with her hair elegantly pulled back into a loose braid, a pale blue robe covering her body. Her hand was outstretched, resting on a warrior who was kneeling before her. His blonde hair was short shorn, only two small streams of hair falling over his eyes. His head was bowed but his eyes looked up on the goddess.
Who wouldn't?
In the goddess's other hand was a scroll, or maybe several scrolls because it seemed to change. She was holding it out to him as an offering. Above the beautiful picture, were several phrases in a language that I hadn't ever seen before. Frankly, I didn't want to again. It gave me a headache.
"Can you tell what it says?" April asked Jalil, watching him study it. He shook his head and opened his mouth to say something but never got it out.
"It says 'And the Goddess sent a warrior to watch the plans and memories of Everoworld so they would never be forgotten. She sent another to mislead those who looked for them. They would stay under his protection for the rest of time, and never were they to be disturbed. All who enter this cave are begged to turn back for one step further and you shall perish.'" A soft calm voice came from the darkness as someone approached. The person appeared from the darkness slowly, and forebodingly.
His blonde hair was longer now, to his shoulders but his blue eyes blazed exactly like they did in the picture. He was standing holding a sword lazily in his hand, the other hanging limply by his side.
"I advise that you take that advice," he murmured, "for I don't wish to kill you." The blade looked vaguely frightening. It was glowing slightly, ever so slightly in the small darkness of the cave. Glowing...glowing...
"Please." As always, April went first, trying her girlish charms. "We are here for a desperate reason. There is a god called-"
"I know, a god called Ka Anor who is currently eating all the gods of Everworld. If he isn't stopped, Everworld will fall to ruins, forever gone. Everything in it will be gone and these pictures." He made an extravagant motion. "Will be all that's left."
He grinned, rather evilly. "And what makes you think I care?"
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By Amythest Stone
AN- Yeah, with much work and several other things, um, it's getting up. SORRY!!! *sobs* It takes me time to get things rolling and this is being particularly stubborn. Have fun reading, I can't promise when the next chapter will roll in!
GoldenGoddess- ^_^ My loyal fan! Much thanks! I am really enjoying your story so keep up the good work! Try to make the chapters longer; I finish them in less than thirty seconds, lol! That's no fun *pouts*! Well, loyal one, thank you for the review!
angeleyes99110- I know, aren't we all sad that hes gone? ^_^ Well, read on! Perhaps you'll like this story anyway! ^_~ Thanks for the review! Keep it up!
banana- ^_^ Thank you! It shall be continued! In fact, here it is right now!
angelic-dvl-558- We've all got our oddities. I mean, I am most definitely not an exception. ^_^ Anyway, thanks for the review! Keep it up because reviews make me happy!
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The small, twirling cave was interesting enough to bring anyone out of a bad mood. It had all sorts of things lined around it, though some of it made me a bit nervous. Samurai armor seemed to be a big thing, but then again we were in Japan inside Mount Fuji so why wouldn't it be?
Torches lined the cave walls, already lit which was a bit weird. The curved swords that were attached to all the armors were also a bit frightening. I kept turning because they seemed to be watching me.
"You sure this is the right place, Einstein?" I asked, breaking the silence that had ensued since we had arrived. Jalil glanced back at me.
"Of course, I am," he replied, in his know it all tone. "I know it doesn't look like something we saw in Everworld yet but this is all a guise. As we start to reach the end, you'll see.
I hate it when he's right. It adds to his ego.
We started to get deeper into the mountain, heat growing as we got closer to the volcano's insides. The Samurai armor was now a thing of the past, replaced by curving Japanese writing. Pictures were also there now, showing great battles against many things. Nothing seemed out of the ordinary yet....
"Hey, isn't that Fenrir?" April asked, staring carefully at one of the paintings. We all crowded carefully around staring at it.
"See, what did I tell you?" Jalil said smugly. "Since when is Fenrir a part of Japanese history?"
Score one for him. Damn.
"Well, genius," I muttered. "How did they get here then?"
"The plans, the scrolls," he replied, tracing a finger down Fenrir's nose. "See, watch." He ran a finger down the painting. Underneath his fingers, it let off an unnatural blue glow. "These ARE the plans."
"Oh my God, look at this," David exclaimed beckoning us over. We traipsed over only to see something rather amazing. Engraved upon the stone, we were standing looking exactly like we did when we first came.
"Wow," April whispered, placing a finger on her little figure. From there on it showed everything that had happened to us. Including....
"Dameon." April put a hand over the figure upon the wall.
He was just like he had been several months before hand. Sword out held before him, black cloak swirling around him, his normal shirt and trousers. Slowly, she looked down it coming to the part that more than one of us regretted.
I shook it out of my head. He was gone; it was no use to get weepy over it again. But as I sat there looking at the picture of him, I had to do a lot to control myself. We really wouldn't be where we were if he hadn't helped us.
"So, we've found them, what are we supposed to do?" David asked, nervously. He obviously didn't like reliving that situation. He nearly killed Dameon himself.
"That's what I'm not sure about," Jalil replied, touching the walls carefully. There was definitely more of the cave much more. It was turning anymore, and it continued for as far as I could see. "Athena was incredibly vague about it. I don't exactly know how we would cut out Ka Anor."
"I knew we should've bought that jackhammer at Wal-Mart!" I exclaimed, slapping my forehead. Jalil threw a glare at me. I looked at him innocently, "What?"
"As I was saying, I don't know if we have to use magic, or if we literally are going to have to cut out Ka Anor." He scratched his head, turning to get a better look at the area. "She said that there would be a different part, we would definitely know what part to cut."
We all blinked at him, stupidly. He turned back. "Come on! Start looking!"
I walked off, a bit deeper into the tunnel. All around me the plans for Everworld were sticking out brightly. They weren't just plans though, they were the past. They were a record of what had happened. Every part of our own journey was standing out vividly before my eyes.
I stopped just out of sight of the others, looking around for this obvious piece. Scanning half heartedly, I tried to find it but to no avail. Ah, wait.
I walked a little bit farther and came upon an odd part. It was possible that it was a part to cut. In front of me the stone had turned an ugly black bubbled color instead of the pale sand color it had been before. It had jagged lines, almost as though someone had pasted a piece over original work. On it was a familiar creature that I had seen only once before. Ka Anor. He was surrounded by his little worshippers, all of them flying around him. Beneath him was what was going to happen soon. Destruction of Everworld and all its inhabitants.
I opened my mouth to call someone but was interrupted.
"Guys, come here," April shouted. "I think you better take a look at this....."
We all walked over to her (though I was a bit reluctant to leave my find) looking at the piece that she had found. It was different than the others as well except it flowed nicely with the picture. It was a pure white color, fading from the pale brown that the rest of the scroll was. In it, was another familiar person or creature. Which ever floats your boat.
"Megami," David stated, reaching out and touching the goddess slightly. Her pale face and flowing black hair were just as I remembered them.
She was standing with her hair elegantly pulled back into a loose braid, a pale blue robe covering her body. Her hand was outstretched, resting on a warrior who was kneeling before her. His blonde hair was short shorn, only two small streams of hair falling over his eyes. His head was bowed but his eyes looked up on the goddess.
Who wouldn't?
In the goddess's other hand was a scroll, or maybe several scrolls because it seemed to change. She was holding it out to him as an offering. Above the beautiful picture, were several phrases in a language that I hadn't ever seen before. Frankly, I didn't want to again. It gave me a headache.
"Can you tell what it says?" April asked Jalil, watching him study it. He shook his head and opened his mouth to say something but never got it out.
"It says 'And the Goddess sent a warrior to watch the plans and memories of Everoworld so they would never be forgotten. She sent another to mislead those who looked for them. They would stay under his protection for the rest of time, and never were they to be disturbed. All who enter this cave are begged to turn back for one step further and you shall perish.'" A soft calm voice came from the darkness as someone approached. The person appeared from the darkness slowly, and forebodingly.
His blonde hair was longer now, to his shoulders but his blue eyes blazed exactly like they did in the picture. He was standing holding a sword lazily in his hand, the other hanging limply by his side.
"I advise that you take that advice," he murmured, "for I don't wish to kill you." The blade looked vaguely frightening. It was glowing slightly, ever so slightly in the small darkness of the cave. Glowing...glowing...
"Please." As always, April went first, trying her girlish charms. "We are here for a desperate reason. There is a god called-"
"I know, a god called Ka Anor who is currently eating all the gods of Everworld. If he isn't stopped, Everworld will fall to ruins, forever gone. Everything in it will be gone and these pictures." He made an extravagant motion. "Will be all that's left."
He grinned, rather evilly. "And what makes you think I care?"
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