Chapter one. Welcome to Fang



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Fang. A town made famous by its creature-infested dungeon. From his hilltop castle, Baron Sukumvit, designed his labyrinth of horrors. When it was built, He issued an annual challenge to all heroes brave, or foolish enough, to wager their souls. As a prize, survivors would be rewarded in riches beyond their wildest dreams. While some adventurers get ready for battle on the eve of their quest, others, less experienced, walk foolishly into battle.

*Cut to street. We see a knight walking down the road, pushing a wheelbarrow full of weapons. He looks confident and obviously has no idea of what he is going up against. Cut to dungeon. We see the knight again. He is walking down a tunnel, but is not looking where he is going, and steps on a pressure plate, activating a trap. The knight looks up in horror as crossbow bolts fly out of the walls in all directions. The knight panics and runs. Fortunately, he escapes being hit and leans against a wall, sighing with relief. Then he gasps as the wall spins, sending the knight into a new chamber. As he walks down the new tunnel, he fails to see an Imp approaching him from behind. The Imp is chuckling and brandishing a dagger. The knight cries out as the Imp attacks from behind. The Imp runs and the knight chases it down a tunnel. They disappear into the shadows. Then we hear the Imp scream and a sword clattering to the floor. Seconds later, the knight emerges, being chased by a huge T-Rex-like creature. The knight jumps into a chasm to escape, screaming as he falls. In the pit, the knight dusts himself off, then smiles as he sees a single pig come out of the shadows. However, his smile fades as he notices several sticks of lit dynamite strapped to the pig's back. Before he can move, the pig explodes. The poor man survives the blast, but when he looks up, he sees an army of Skeleton Warriors advancing on him. It is all too much and the knight screams in terror. Cut to bar. Chaindog and Red Lotus are about to leave. The door creaks open, revealing the knight. He looks at the two, then collapses, dead. He has a range of weapons including an axe and sword lodged in his back. Chaindog calmly reaches down, pulling a large, bloodstained battleaxe out of the knight's back. He stares at it, then turns to Red Lotus and shrugs.*

Meanwhile, back in Fang, townsfolk wait patiently in the taverns, hoping that maybe, just maybe a champion will arise, who can conquer the perilous depths of Deathtrap Dungeon.





Our story begins with Ash, Brock and Misty wandering through a forest, completely lost.

"I'm hungry" Ash whined. "I haven't eaten a proper meal for a week".

"Neither have we Ash, so quit complaining".

"Oh stop arguing you two" Brock said. "Look, we're out of the woods. There's a town just over there." Ash grinned.

" I'll bet there's another gym leader just waiting to give me my next badge".

"Strange though" Brock replied. "This town doesn't appear on my map anywhere."

"So what?" Ash cried. "Let's just get there as quick as we can."

They ran down towards the town, stopping to look at the sign at the boarder of the town. The name read Fang. Underneath it, someone had used a knife to etch the legend, "abandon hope all who enter this town of lost souls".



End of part one.

Coming soon: chapter 2, "the tournament"