Long Lost but Never Forgotten

Hey Sup again, hope you liked the first three chapters. Thanks to Dark savior, silent thunder, Acid Guy, The Big Fisch, Lady Arwen, and .. and..and I can't remember any more. Sorry if I missed you but well if you're reading this it a thanks in itself because if I didn't get reviews I wouldn't be writing. This chapter is a little over due I know but I didn't want to use up all my ideas and loose interest in the story because I WANNA KEEP WRITING. This is the coolest site ever and well the more reviews I get, the more ill write and be inspired by you, the fans. Thanks again see you at the bottom.

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Markus got of the boat, said goodbye to Thomas, and walked onto the dock surveying his surroundings. The Nexus district of Nexus was always an incredibly busy place. The streets where crowded with people and merchants trying to selling anything from exotic weapons to loaves of bread. It was hard to hear yourself think there was so much commotion. On top of all the noise there were buildings stacked on top of one another maybe 10 or 11 levels into the air. Most of the buildings in Nexus were left behind from the first age that had beautiful architecture and sculpting on the outside. Markus knew that the inside would be even more elaborate.

Markus walked up the dock ramp which was crowded with boxes of spices and goods from all over the Realm and towards the tallest building which he knew to be the Guild Hall to get some food. As Markus walked up to the upper levels of the building he passed through one of the most retched area in the Nexus district. To his left there were brothels with women offering what they had to get the taxes paid, but Markus was not interested in the failing seductive comments thrown from the pig pen. To his right, there were the worst merchants of all. These merchants peddled drugs to both the low and high levels of society. A person wouldn't even imagine what kind of people buy hallucinogens and other drugs.

Just then Markus noticed someone he knew walking up to one of the drug dealers. The guy's name was Elyk. He was one of the best thieves Markus knew, besides himself. He wore a black cloak to comment his baggy black clothes and black boots. He had dark hair that was spiked backwards sort of like he got stuck in an air tunnel or something. This was a new hairstyle from Elyk's old loose one. He used to let his hair hand down over his eyes. Elyk's cloak blew back as he walked forward. Markus saw a double edged Daiklaive hanging down from his belt.(A DaiKlaive is a REALY big sword about 5 feet long from handle to blade and about a half a foot wide. Think the Buster sword from FF7 except a lot more elaborate and fancy.) "Hmm, a new weapon?" Markus thought noticing the blade that looked as if it were actually 2 swords connected to each other.

Markus decided he had to save Elyk from himself and started to walk up close to him. Markus faked an accidental bump meanwhile feeling around Elyk's pockets for any money he had. Markus found it and palmed it. Markus walked away from Elyk quickly so that he couldn't have time to recognize him.

"God, some people in this town" Elyk said fishing around in his pocket as he gave the merchant a smirk. Elyk looked through all his pockets (all 15 of them, 11 hidden) to find his money but he couldn't. "God I could have sworn it was in this one as he opened his front pocket and looked in it. Hey.What the FUCK?!?!" Elyk saw a piece of paper in his pocket and opened it up. He read it aloud. "I'm only saving you from yourself." The merchant started to laugh and then turned around to go back in his shop. Meanwhile, Elyk looked around rapidly to see who stole his money but no one could be seen. Elyk glanced at his note again and noticed that at the bottom there was some more writing that said -Markus. "Markus, Markus. Where do I know that name from? Markus, Markus, hmmmm." Elyk's eyes brightened with excitement as he said aloud "MARKUS!"

Meanwhile, Markus continued to walk to the upper stories of the Guild Hall and finally got to a merchant and asked for some rice. The merchant gave it to him and Markus handed her a gold rock only a little bigger than a grain of sand.

"Hey wait a second!" The woman said "What's the deal? I want Jade (Realms form of currency) for my rice not sand!"

A man from behind Markus stepped forward and took the spec from the women. "I'll gladly pay you for the rice and take this off your hands. Has anyone got an idea how much this is worth?" He said as a crowd started to gather around them starring at the golden spec. The man was wearing a long red robe with black fringes and had a hood that covered his eyes. Markus could tell the man was pretty skinny even though it was hard to see his true appearance under his robe. "We'll I'm no money changer but I'd say that this is worth 10 bags of rice at least. It's a chuck of pure Orichalcum."(A very rare metal that is used to craft magical weapons and armor along with other stuff)

Markus, not wanting attention to be drawn to him, began to walk away.

"WAIT!" The man said walking away from the merchant with the Orichalcum in his hand. The merchant leaped up from her position and grabbed it out of the man's hand. The man continued to walk towards Markus. Markus walked to the bottom of the guild hall. Markus took a side street into an ally where he found at least 15 thugs holding spiked clubs and knives sitting on steps and the street.

The thugs noticed Markus and stood up they had dyed hair and tattered clothes. The thugs closed in around Markus and Markus heard the occasional chuckle.

"I do not want to hurt you!" Markus proclaimed. "Go away and no harm will come to you."

"Yes we know." One thug said. "But, it is definite that no harm will come to us!"

Just then a flash of light emitted from the entrance to the alleyway and the thugs behind Markus lying on the ground and their burring ashes lifted up into the sky as a breeze sent them spiraling upward.

"Here! This way!" Markus recognized the voice and saw the man from the rice merchant standing with his arm extended with his palm out. The men in front of Markus charged forward but hit what seemed to be an invisible wall. They pounded on the wall and more thugs joined them. "Hurry I can't keep this up for long!" The man said.

Markus ran out as fast as he could out of the ally and the two men ran to a safer alley. The man with Markus removed his hood to reveal a man that Markus recognized with a tattoo on his forehead of a circle with the top half filled in. "TASTA?! How the hell are you doing little brother?!" Markus said with excitement in his voice. "When did you become a warrior of the sun?"(Solar Exalted)

"You were gone for a while and I didn't know what happened to you. I started to study the arts of magic and I guess the Unconquered sun chose me because of my knowledge. You have already seen my powers as a mage and I have a lot more to show you." Tasta said.

"Who told you about all of our history?" Markus asked.

"I did." Someone said to the side and Markus turned to see a figure emerged from the crowd and turn down into the alley.

"Catte-brei!"(Pronounced "Kat te bray") Markus said as he unsheathed his sword.

"Well, well, if it isn't Markus Swiftblade." Catte-brei said as she walked forward. Catte-brei was a medium height skinny woman. Her beauty would make you faint if it wasn't for her attitude.

"Wait, what's going on here?" Tasta said with a stunned look on his face.

"Don't you remember little brother? Catte-Brei and I have always been rivals." Markus said to Tasta. "So, have all my friends become Solars or are you and Tasta it?" Markus said to Catte-brei.

"Hey Catte-brei you wouldn't believe this but guess who just stole.my. money." Elyk said as he walked into the ally way. "O. well I see you already met." He said noticing that they both had their swords drawn and were walking in circles. "Come on guys. What are you gonna get out of this."

"He's going to get death and I'm going to get victory." Catte-brei said while keeping both eyes locked with Markus's.

"Ha, we will see about that." Markus said as he contemplated the best way to kill the younger exalted. "You know I can kill you easily so just put your sword away and we'll continue this once you stronger."

"YOU INSULT ME! I am the one who's gonna win this." Catte-brei charged forward but stopped short as an arrow whizzed in-between her and Markus right before their swords clashed.

Both Markus and Catte-brei stumbled backwards with surprise. As a man fell from the rooftop spinning and landed, crouched, with one hand on the ground and the other holding and bow with golden streaks and blue and green gems in it.

"Stop this." The man who Markus knew to be another of his old friends, Garian said. "You two are fools, constantly arguing and fighting like a bunch of animals."

"AAAHHH. I am not an animal and shall not take such an insult from the likes of you." Catte-brei said as she started to charge at Garian.

Garian knocked an arrow and had his bow pointing at Catte-brei and before anyone knew what happened, Catte-brei had five arrows in the ground, side by side, at her feet.

"Don't make me laugh, Catte-brei. You would be dead before you took a step. And as for you" Garian said looking at Markus " I heard about your little rampage on house Tepet and all I have to say about that is that it was stupid, unwise, involved no strategy whatsoever and WAS FUCKING AWESOME!" Markus and Garian both laughed and gave each-other a friendly hug.

"Its been almost 96 years since I saw you last." Garian said.

Markus hardly remembered that he had been gone that long. "I'm sorry for doing this, but. I need your help. You already know of the stunt I pulled and that has cause me to drag 2 houses right behind me. They are probably working with the Guild to place a bounty on my head. What's that" Markus said with surprise when he heard the sound of a something in the distance.

"Damn you Markus. Its just like you to drag us into something and what do you mean, 'What's that!' I didn't hear anything." Catte-brei said angrily.

"He's right I hear it too." Garian said with a focused look on his face. "It. It sounds like.. the flapping of wings." Garian turned to Markus with eyes wide. "IT CAN'T BE! It's. It's. It's back!"

Markus turned to Tasta and yelled "Get ready to go on the defensive!"

"W..whhy, what's going on." Tasta stuttered as he looked down on the ground and saw a shadow that was the size and shape of a giant dragon. Tasta looked up to see Elyk slowly fading into the shadows, Markus and Garian knoching arrows, and Catte-brei just staring up in the air with two throwing axes drawn that where glowing yellow. Tasta looked further up and saw what seemed to be the size and shape of a dragon but glittering gold, white, blue, and many other colors and was completely made from the five magical materials (Orichalcum, Jade, Soulsteel, Starmetal, and Moonsilver)

Markus looked up to see the machine floating directly over them and open its mouth as it pulled back its head. A bright yellow ball that was small at first grew bigger and bigger inside the machines mouth. Suddenly it brought its head forward and let the bright light fire down into the small congested alley and before it got to below the rooftops of the buildings it grew and grew until the buildings around the beast which was no longer visible were being disintegrated by the blast.

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Will the newly united group of friends die before they can sit down and have a drink? Will Markus and friends be able to withstand the beam of light that is disintegrating all the buildings around them? Are Catte-brei and Markus enemies? All these questions and more will be answered in the next chapter of WARRIOR OF THE SUN(insert weird anime song here)

LOL I had to do that. Well that's it for chapter 4 sorry it took so long to finish but I don't want to burn out and not be able to write anymore. Hell, I almost did it this time. Thanks to all my R&Rers and plz plz R&R again.

Credits:

Acid Guy- Catte-brei SilentThunder- Tasta The Big Fisch- Elyk(Kyle backwards=Elyk I promise you'll get more action next chapter.) DarkSavior21- Garian Bile