Chapter 2 - Runefaust
It was the day after the king's death. Ellis and Sir Astral planned a funeral for this day. Every peasent, farmer, shopkeeper, guard, and force member were there. Only two archers were left on the top of the castle.
"We are here today to honour our late king." Ellis started. Jaha looked around.
"Look there, Chester." Jaha said.
"Where?" Chester asked while looking around.
"What are those guys doing?" Jaha asked.
"I dunno, but, we need to find out." Chester said and he and Jaha went over to the two guys hiding in a bush.
"Is it ready?" One of the two asked.
"Shhhh!!! I'm working on it." The other awnsered.
"Hurry up! I have a feeling that Runefaust will have difficulty taking this city." The first one said.
"Why would it be difficult?" The second one asked.
"Because the king's army defeated Zeon." The first one replied.
"Ah....But, they're king defeated Zeon. His army helped. The king is dead. There's no worry." The second one said with a smile. Then, a spear went flying into each of them.
"Ha! You two boys have some questions to awnser." Chester said running up to them. Jaha came up behind him.
"We have...No words for the likes of you." The first one said and took out the spear in him.
"Runefaust will destroy everyone!" The second one said and also took out his spear. Jaha pointed his axe at the first one.
"Tell us who killed the king!" Jaha yelled.
"Have a nice death.......Fools!" They both said and stabbed themselves in the head with Chester's spears.
"Blast! So close." Chester said.
"Runefaust........Isn't that the same city that the archer warned us about?" Jaha asked.
"I dunno...But-" Chester started.
"Force! You had better come have a look at this!" A archer yelled. The force hurried up.
Kaster was in his room reading the paper he took from his fathers corpse.
"Dear Kaster
I know that I haven't been around for you that much. And I apologize for it.
And just to show you I'm sorry, look in my room. In my closet there's a
piece of wood there. Break the wood, and take the sword that's in it.
Jaha and Slade have agreed to teach you. I hope to see you a great
swordsmen. I'm so sorry, Kaster.
-Bowie
P.S. Don't tell your mom."
Kaster ran into his fathers room and took the piece of wood.
"It's about time I got a sword." He said while wiping the tears from his eyes. He took it, and ran into his room.
"Now then......How to open it.......I got it!" Kaster said happily and ran to the window. He dropped the block of wood out of the window and started running out the castle.
"What's the matter?" Sarah asked. The archer pointed.
"How long have they been there?" Chester asked.
"About half an hour." The archer replied.
"I can't see! Show me what's going on!" Jaha said. May, another centaur, lifted him up on her saddle. Jaha saw the biggest army he's ever seen sitting at the edge of the forest.
"Oooohhh......Not good." Jaha said.
Then a man in a mask got on top of a boulder and looked at the force.
"Halt! Who goes there?" Chester asked. "I've always wanted to do that." Chester told Sarah. Sarah rolled her eyes.
"My name is Darksol." The masked man said.
"Darksol?!" Sarah asked.
"Yes. Now then, if you'll open the gate, I have a gift for the queen. For it is dark times indeed." Darksol said.
"A gift? Oooohhh!" Most of the force said. Chester, Sarah, Slade, Peter, Jaha, Kazin, May, and Kiwi didn't like the idea. The other twenty force members opened the gate.
Kaster went running out on the streets. He went to his new sword.
"Wow! It looks neat!" Kaster said and started swinging it around. Then he saw a army coming at him. Darksol leading the way. It looked as though he was giving the queen a gift. Until a archer from his army shot a peasent.
"Runefaust army attack!" Darksol said and everyone went running towards the nearest person.
"I knew we shouldn't have opened the gate." Chester said.
"Hurry! We have to go save the queen!" Sarah said and the force ran down the castle.
Darksol was going towards the queen.
"I have a present for you, your highness. A arrow for you." Darksol told the queen with a snicker.
"Arrow.....You!...You killed my husband!" Ellis screamed.
"Yes. And you will be next." Darksol said. Then he got his bow out and shot at the queen. But, as the arrow was heading to her, May shot it with a arrow of her own.
"Blast it all!" Darksol said while looking left. "The Shining Force. I tell you that this is the end. Enjoy your death." Darksol said and started charging them.
"Get ready.....Attack!" Sarah said and they charged Darksol. But, then Darksol held his hand up and archers shot at the force. Many were killed. Sarah went throughout the force healing as she went along.
Kaster was in a corner crying. He was also very angry.
"That masked moron killed daddy! I will get him!" Kaster said and charged Darksol.
"AUGH!" Screamed a force member before falling in front of the queen.
"And now, your highness, it's your turn." Darksol said as he lifted his sword up.
"Ellis!" Sarah screamed as she fought a Demon.
Darksol lifted up his sword and brought it down in a fury.
"Clank!" Went the sword as it hit another one. Darksol followed the sword to a little body. It was Kaster.
"Kaster?!" Ellis said very suprised.
"Don't worry, mom. This ugly man won't hurt you. I'm here." Kaster said with a gleam in his eye.
"Kid, kid, kid. You need not worry about your mom. She's going to be taken care of just fine. I'll just slit her throat, and then I'll kill you, son of Bowie." Darksol said and walked towards Ellis. But Kaster screamed and cut Darksol across the stomach.
"Ow! You little!" Darksol said angrily and cut Kaster across the chest. Kaster fell over in pain. Then Darksol went towards the queen and cut her across the throat. Ellis fell over.
"There. Now I have no need for you puny Granseal scum. I will dispose of you all!" Darksol said and charged a innocent old lady.
"Stop!" A old voice yelled out. Darksol look around and saw Sir Astral.
"You will do no more harm to this city." Astral said.
"Astral? You betrayed us! And for that, you won't come out alive either!" Darksol said. But Sir Astral cast a spell and Darksol screamed in terror.
"Go back to Runefaust you creature of the devil!" Astral said.
"Alright. You win, old friend. Runefaust! Retreat!" Darksol said and he and his army left.
"Astral, what did Darksol mean by 'You betrayed us'?" Chester asked.
"Nevermind that. Look towards the queen." Astral said and ran to the queen. She was alive.
"Kaster......Where's Kaster?" Ellis asked.
"He's alright. It wasn't a deep cut." Sarah said as she healed Kaster.
"He thought that he got rid of me, eh? Well, isn't he in for a suprise?" Darksol said and turned back towards Granseal.
"Ready? Fire!" He yelled out and catapults and archers launced rocks and arrows at the city.
"Look!" Chester said and pointed to the sky. It looked as though a meteor shower was coming down.
"Those are rocks and boulders from Runefaust! Flee!" Sir Astral said. Boulders bombarded the entire town, wiping out many. Ellis was paralized after she was hit with one of the boulders.
"You must get Kaster out of here! Hurry!" Ellis said.
"Your majesty....." Kazin started.
"We can't." Peter finished.
"I'm not asking you. I'm not telling you. I'm ordering you! Run! Go to Rune!" Ellis yelled.
Sarah tried healing Ellis, but it did no good.
"Now!" Ellis screamed.
"Mommy....I.....Won't......Let...........Them....." Kaster said. Then Chester put him on his saddle.
"Let's get out of here!" Chester said and they ran off. Kaster looked back only to see his mom get hit and buried by more boulders.
"Mommy!" He screamed and held his arms out as if to hug her. As the remainder of the force escaped, some were shot by arrows, others were hit by boulders.
"We're almost out! Hurry!" Peter said. Then, Darksol stepped in the way.
"Going somewhere?" He asked with a smirk on his face.
"Get lost, creep." Slade said.
"Harsh words for a rodent." Darksol said. He charged Chester. "This out to teach you to stay out of my way!" Darksol said as he lifted his sword.
Suddenly, he stopped and dropped his sword. He looked down and found a arrow stuck in his chest. He looked around and saw that May shot him.
"I won't let you escape!" He yelled. The force ran past him and started towards the shipyard. But, Darksol cast a spell, and many demons ran into May.
"Aaaaahhhhh!" She screamed and fell over.
"May!" Chester said and stopped.
"Chester, there's nothing more we can do. We must get out of here." Jaha said. Chester just nodded and they started running. When they got to the shipyard, which was about a mile away from the city, they saw it on fire and they heard screaming.
"Man. This is the second time that's happend!" Jaha said.
"Let's go. Ellis is right. Rune." Sarah said as they got to the boat.
It was the day after the king's death. Ellis and Sir Astral planned a funeral for this day. Every peasent, farmer, shopkeeper, guard, and force member were there. Only two archers were left on the top of the castle.
"We are here today to honour our late king." Ellis started. Jaha looked around.
"Look there, Chester." Jaha said.
"Where?" Chester asked while looking around.
"What are those guys doing?" Jaha asked.
"I dunno, but, we need to find out." Chester said and he and Jaha went over to the two guys hiding in a bush.
"Is it ready?" One of the two asked.
"Shhhh!!! I'm working on it." The other awnsered.
"Hurry up! I have a feeling that Runefaust will have difficulty taking this city." The first one said.
"Why would it be difficult?" The second one asked.
"Because the king's army defeated Zeon." The first one replied.
"Ah....But, they're king defeated Zeon. His army helped. The king is dead. There's no worry." The second one said with a smile. Then, a spear went flying into each of them.
"Ha! You two boys have some questions to awnser." Chester said running up to them. Jaha came up behind him.
"We have...No words for the likes of you." The first one said and took out the spear in him.
"Runefaust will destroy everyone!" The second one said and also took out his spear. Jaha pointed his axe at the first one.
"Tell us who killed the king!" Jaha yelled.
"Have a nice death.......Fools!" They both said and stabbed themselves in the head with Chester's spears.
"Blast! So close." Chester said.
"Runefaust........Isn't that the same city that the archer warned us about?" Jaha asked.
"I dunno...But-" Chester started.
"Force! You had better come have a look at this!" A archer yelled. The force hurried up.
Kaster was in his room reading the paper he took from his fathers corpse.
"Dear Kaster
I know that I haven't been around for you that much. And I apologize for it.
And just to show you I'm sorry, look in my room. In my closet there's a
piece of wood there. Break the wood, and take the sword that's in it.
Jaha and Slade have agreed to teach you. I hope to see you a great
swordsmen. I'm so sorry, Kaster.
-Bowie
P.S. Don't tell your mom."
Kaster ran into his fathers room and took the piece of wood.
"It's about time I got a sword." He said while wiping the tears from his eyes. He took it, and ran into his room.
"Now then......How to open it.......I got it!" Kaster said happily and ran to the window. He dropped the block of wood out of the window and started running out the castle.
"What's the matter?" Sarah asked. The archer pointed.
"How long have they been there?" Chester asked.
"About half an hour." The archer replied.
"I can't see! Show me what's going on!" Jaha said. May, another centaur, lifted him up on her saddle. Jaha saw the biggest army he's ever seen sitting at the edge of the forest.
"Oooohhh......Not good." Jaha said.
Then a man in a mask got on top of a boulder and looked at the force.
"Halt! Who goes there?" Chester asked. "I've always wanted to do that." Chester told Sarah. Sarah rolled her eyes.
"My name is Darksol." The masked man said.
"Darksol?!" Sarah asked.
"Yes. Now then, if you'll open the gate, I have a gift for the queen. For it is dark times indeed." Darksol said.
"A gift? Oooohhh!" Most of the force said. Chester, Sarah, Slade, Peter, Jaha, Kazin, May, and Kiwi didn't like the idea. The other twenty force members opened the gate.
Kaster went running out on the streets. He went to his new sword.
"Wow! It looks neat!" Kaster said and started swinging it around. Then he saw a army coming at him. Darksol leading the way. It looked as though he was giving the queen a gift. Until a archer from his army shot a peasent.
"Runefaust army attack!" Darksol said and everyone went running towards the nearest person.
"I knew we shouldn't have opened the gate." Chester said.
"Hurry! We have to go save the queen!" Sarah said and the force ran down the castle.
Darksol was going towards the queen.
"I have a present for you, your highness. A arrow for you." Darksol told the queen with a snicker.
"Arrow.....You!...You killed my husband!" Ellis screamed.
"Yes. And you will be next." Darksol said. Then he got his bow out and shot at the queen. But, as the arrow was heading to her, May shot it with a arrow of her own.
"Blast it all!" Darksol said while looking left. "The Shining Force. I tell you that this is the end. Enjoy your death." Darksol said and started charging them.
"Get ready.....Attack!" Sarah said and they charged Darksol. But, then Darksol held his hand up and archers shot at the force. Many were killed. Sarah went throughout the force healing as she went along.
Kaster was in a corner crying. He was also very angry.
"That masked moron killed daddy! I will get him!" Kaster said and charged Darksol.
"AUGH!" Screamed a force member before falling in front of the queen.
"And now, your highness, it's your turn." Darksol said as he lifted his sword up.
"Ellis!" Sarah screamed as she fought a Demon.
Darksol lifted up his sword and brought it down in a fury.
"Clank!" Went the sword as it hit another one. Darksol followed the sword to a little body. It was Kaster.
"Kaster?!" Ellis said very suprised.
"Don't worry, mom. This ugly man won't hurt you. I'm here." Kaster said with a gleam in his eye.
"Kid, kid, kid. You need not worry about your mom. She's going to be taken care of just fine. I'll just slit her throat, and then I'll kill you, son of Bowie." Darksol said and walked towards Ellis. But Kaster screamed and cut Darksol across the stomach.
"Ow! You little!" Darksol said angrily and cut Kaster across the chest. Kaster fell over in pain. Then Darksol went towards the queen and cut her across the throat. Ellis fell over.
"There. Now I have no need for you puny Granseal scum. I will dispose of you all!" Darksol said and charged a innocent old lady.
"Stop!" A old voice yelled out. Darksol look around and saw Sir Astral.
"You will do no more harm to this city." Astral said.
"Astral? You betrayed us! And for that, you won't come out alive either!" Darksol said. But Sir Astral cast a spell and Darksol screamed in terror.
"Go back to Runefaust you creature of the devil!" Astral said.
"Alright. You win, old friend. Runefaust! Retreat!" Darksol said and he and his army left.
"Astral, what did Darksol mean by 'You betrayed us'?" Chester asked.
"Nevermind that. Look towards the queen." Astral said and ran to the queen. She was alive.
"Kaster......Where's Kaster?" Ellis asked.
"He's alright. It wasn't a deep cut." Sarah said as she healed Kaster.
"He thought that he got rid of me, eh? Well, isn't he in for a suprise?" Darksol said and turned back towards Granseal.
"Ready? Fire!" He yelled out and catapults and archers launced rocks and arrows at the city.
"Look!" Chester said and pointed to the sky. It looked as though a meteor shower was coming down.
"Those are rocks and boulders from Runefaust! Flee!" Sir Astral said. Boulders bombarded the entire town, wiping out many. Ellis was paralized after she was hit with one of the boulders.
"You must get Kaster out of here! Hurry!" Ellis said.
"Your majesty....." Kazin started.
"We can't." Peter finished.
"I'm not asking you. I'm not telling you. I'm ordering you! Run! Go to Rune!" Ellis yelled.
Sarah tried healing Ellis, but it did no good.
"Now!" Ellis screamed.
"Mommy....I.....Won't......Let...........Them....." Kaster said. Then Chester put him on his saddle.
"Let's get out of here!" Chester said and they ran off. Kaster looked back only to see his mom get hit and buried by more boulders.
"Mommy!" He screamed and held his arms out as if to hug her. As the remainder of the force escaped, some were shot by arrows, others were hit by boulders.
"We're almost out! Hurry!" Peter said. Then, Darksol stepped in the way.
"Going somewhere?" He asked with a smirk on his face.
"Get lost, creep." Slade said.
"Harsh words for a rodent." Darksol said. He charged Chester. "This out to teach you to stay out of my way!" Darksol said as he lifted his sword.
Suddenly, he stopped and dropped his sword. He looked down and found a arrow stuck in his chest. He looked around and saw that May shot him.
"I won't let you escape!" He yelled. The force ran past him and started towards the shipyard. But, Darksol cast a spell, and many demons ran into May.
"Aaaaahhhhh!" She screamed and fell over.
"May!" Chester said and stopped.
"Chester, there's nothing more we can do. We must get out of here." Jaha said. Chester just nodded and they started running. When they got to the shipyard, which was about a mile away from the city, they saw it on fire and they heard screaming.
"Man. This is the second time that's happend!" Jaha said.
"Let's go. Ellis is right. Rune." Sarah said as they got to the boat.