Its Up to You
Annie went back upstairs to get her supplies. She put on her eyepatch, and grabbed her dagger. Then she wrote a note to tell everyone where she was going. Finally, Annie left the house, and began to journey towards the enemy castle.
'Irv, I'm coming,' Annie told herself, 'I won't let them lay one hand on you, even if it costs me my life in the process."
* * *
Soon, Annie arrived at the Zeikian's fort. The guards apparently were expecting her, and let her pass without question. She walked through the enemy's base, and headed to the receiving chamber. When she arrived, Annie went inside.
After taking one look at the man on the throne, Annie was shocked. The leader stood at a full nine feet tall, and was in full armor. He had blood red eyes, and coal black hair. His skin was green, and he had horns sticking out of his head. You might say that he looked like a goblin.a very big and muscular goblin.
"Greetings, I am Selthon, heir of Zeikfried, the last great general of the Metal Demons. I have called you here for a very important reason," he said.
Annie yelled, "Before you make any demands, let me see Irving."
Selthon snapped his fingers. In came a pair of guards, each standing at about seven and a half feet tall. They carried the unconscious Irv between them. When they arrived at the center of the chamber, they flung him to the floor.
Annie ran to him. "Irv, are you ok? Speak to me."
"Oooooooooooh, Annie. . ." he moaned, "Where are we? We're not in Boomerang and Zed's place anymore. What happened?"
"You were kidnapped by the Zeikians, to get to me," she told him.
Selthon said, "We need you for a very special reason. You see, you are the child of Boomerang - - the first caller of Lucied - - and Kanon - - descendant of the Sword Magess, who was the second caller of Lucied. The power inside of you is strong, and although you don't know it yet, you have a burning desire. You're desire is the same as that of your parents, to become a strong warrior. Combine that desire with the blood of the Metal Demons and Valerias, you can become a powerful ally in this endeavor. But we don't need you to be wreaking any havoc before we can make our point across. Thus, we kidnapped this young lad whom you've seemed to take a liking to. I know you foolish humans would do anything to save a loved one. So you have no choice but to help us. Either join our ranks, and help create a path of death and destruction, or watch him die."
Annie glared at him. "You beast, you have no honor at all."
"I know I don't," Selthon replied, "We Demons don't have need for any honor. You should listen to your own heart, and the blood of the Metal Demons that flows throughout your veins."
Annie sunk to her knees. She looked at her hands, which were shaking. A quick glance at her right arm showed the scar of her previous injury. Although it was closed now, it was still a reminder of her foreign blood, the blood that bore traces of a demonic ancestry.
"Annie, don't listen to what they say. You are still yourself, even with the knowledge of your past. Remember, your father and his friends gave up the life of destruction, and now use their powers for the good of the village. Don't allow yourself to comply with their plans. You know they won't spare me once they have you under their control," Irv begged.
Selthon bellowed, "Silence human. This girl is a demon, whether she likes it or not. No matter what Rainie and his friends say, they are all part of a demonic circle. One of these days, they'll all regress, and come back to us, begging to be given a chance to kill and destroy you foolish humans, and claim Filgaia once and for all."
Annie got to her feet, and walked towards the demon lord. Selthon began to chuckle, he knew she wouldn't refuse him now. But things didn't go quite as he planned. When Annie was close enough to him, she let out her Eagle Claw technique, knocking him down.
Selthon let out a howl of pain. "You little brat. What did you do that for?"
"I'd never help you," she stated, "No matter what you say, I'm still Anastasia Raven, Merc and Bounty Hunter. Race doesn't matter, what matters is how you feel deep inside. Let's go Irv, I'm sure Uncle Ashley is worried about you."
* * *
They ran through the fort, Annie fighting whatever they came across. When they finally got out of there, they continued running until they were deep in the forest. There, the duo stopped for a breather, concealed by the trees.
"Thank you Annie, you saved my life," Irv commented.
Annie replied, "No sweat, it wasn't that big a deal."
Irv looked her strait in the eye. "But why did you come alone? I know the note said to, but you couldn't be sure of their intentions. What if they would have hurt you?"
"I didn't want to risk you getting killed," Annie told him, "They said to follow the instructions to the letter, or they would do so."
"But what reason is there for you to put my life above yours?" Irv asked.
Annie told him, "Because. . .I love you."
- - - -
Some fluff at the end. Well, I used the name Raven as sort of an assumed last name that Annie took. She was on a job or something, and they needed to know her last name. So she and Kanon thought to use the name Raven, as it sounded like something a Merc would use. It was also a term for Merc in the game Tsungai: Atonement (and if I'm spelling it wrong, sue me).
Annie went back upstairs to get her supplies. She put on her eyepatch, and grabbed her dagger. Then she wrote a note to tell everyone where she was going. Finally, Annie left the house, and began to journey towards the enemy castle.
'Irv, I'm coming,' Annie told herself, 'I won't let them lay one hand on you, even if it costs me my life in the process."
* * *
Soon, Annie arrived at the Zeikian's fort. The guards apparently were expecting her, and let her pass without question. She walked through the enemy's base, and headed to the receiving chamber. When she arrived, Annie went inside.
After taking one look at the man on the throne, Annie was shocked. The leader stood at a full nine feet tall, and was in full armor. He had blood red eyes, and coal black hair. His skin was green, and he had horns sticking out of his head. You might say that he looked like a goblin.a very big and muscular goblin.
"Greetings, I am Selthon, heir of Zeikfried, the last great general of the Metal Demons. I have called you here for a very important reason," he said.
Annie yelled, "Before you make any demands, let me see Irving."
Selthon snapped his fingers. In came a pair of guards, each standing at about seven and a half feet tall. They carried the unconscious Irv between them. When they arrived at the center of the chamber, they flung him to the floor.
Annie ran to him. "Irv, are you ok? Speak to me."
"Oooooooooooh, Annie. . ." he moaned, "Where are we? We're not in Boomerang and Zed's place anymore. What happened?"
"You were kidnapped by the Zeikians, to get to me," she told him.
Selthon said, "We need you for a very special reason. You see, you are the child of Boomerang - - the first caller of Lucied - - and Kanon - - descendant of the Sword Magess, who was the second caller of Lucied. The power inside of you is strong, and although you don't know it yet, you have a burning desire. You're desire is the same as that of your parents, to become a strong warrior. Combine that desire with the blood of the Metal Demons and Valerias, you can become a powerful ally in this endeavor. But we don't need you to be wreaking any havoc before we can make our point across. Thus, we kidnapped this young lad whom you've seemed to take a liking to. I know you foolish humans would do anything to save a loved one. So you have no choice but to help us. Either join our ranks, and help create a path of death and destruction, or watch him die."
Annie glared at him. "You beast, you have no honor at all."
"I know I don't," Selthon replied, "We Demons don't have need for any honor. You should listen to your own heart, and the blood of the Metal Demons that flows throughout your veins."
Annie sunk to her knees. She looked at her hands, which were shaking. A quick glance at her right arm showed the scar of her previous injury. Although it was closed now, it was still a reminder of her foreign blood, the blood that bore traces of a demonic ancestry.
"Annie, don't listen to what they say. You are still yourself, even with the knowledge of your past. Remember, your father and his friends gave up the life of destruction, and now use their powers for the good of the village. Don't allow yourself to comply with their plans. You know they won't spare me once they have you under their control," Irv begged.
Selthon bellowed, "Silence human. This girl is a demon, whether she likes it or not. No matter what Rainie and his friends say, they are all part of a demonic circle. One of these days, they'll all regress, and come back to us, begging to be given a chance to kill and destroy you foolish humans, and claim Filgaia once and for all."
Annie got to her feet, and walked towards the demon lord. Selthon began to chuckle, he knew she wouldn't refuse him now. But things didn't go quite as he planned. When Annie was close enough to him, she let out her Eagle Claw technique, knocking him down.
Selthon let out a howl of pain. "You little brat. What did you do that for?"
"I'd never help you," she stated, "No matter what you say, I'm still Anastasia Raven, Merc and Bounty Hunter. Race doesn't matter, what matters is how you feel deep inside. Let's go Irv, I'm sure Uncle Ashley is worried about you."
* * *
They ran through the fort, Annie fighting whatever they came across. When they finally got out of there, they continued running until they were deep in the forest. There, the duo stopped for a breather, concealed by the trees.
"Thank you Annie, you saved my life," Irv commented.
Annie replied, "No sweat, it wasn't that big a deal."
Irv looked her strait in the eye. "But why did you come alone? I know the note said to, but you couldn't be sure of their intentions. What if they would have hurt you?"
"I didn't want to risk you getting killed," Annie told him, "They said to follow the instructions to the letter, or they would do so."
"But what reason is there for you to put my life above yours?" Irv asked.
Annie told him, "Because. . .I love you."
- - - -
Some fluff at the end. Well, I used the name Raven as sort of an assumed last name that Annie took. She was on a job or something, and they needed to know her last name. So she and Kanon thought to use the name Raven, as it sounded like something a Merc would use. It was also a term for Merc in the game Tsungai: Atonement (and if I'm spelling it wrong, sue me).