*A/N: I'm editing the first few chappies to make it a bit better. So here's
the edited version of ch. 1! Enjoy! *
Chapter One: New Life
My face didn't show any emotion when I saw my family being slaughtered by a masked man. It seemed to last forever, the sounds of screams disabled my ability to move, or even cry. I was stuck in the secret closet underneath the stairs until there was no more screaming. Almost broke out of the trance of shock, I heard his footsteps come close to where I was hiding-but luckily I could hear the daily sirens of cops, which scared him away.
Making sure that he was truly gone, I came out of my hiding place and listened carefully to make sure I was the only living creature in the house. When I felt it was safe, I quietly walked up the stairs listening for any strange sounds. Luckily he didn't come back so I rushed to my room and grabbed the biggest bag I could find. I stuffed it with as much clothes as possible, my stuffed penguin, and all of my cash, which added up to at least $200.
When I was finished, I sneaked down the stairs again, listening carefully to make sure he didn't come back. I then walked into the kitchen, the place where I saw the murderer from the window. 'I warned them!' I thought as I kicked myself mentally. 'Oh well, too late now. I only wish that I could've at least saved my cats.' I then noticed a bloody path that led to the living room. I followed the path to find the living room carpet soaked with blood and as I was noticing the squishiness of it, something caught my eye.
I looked up to find my mom, dad, and my two cats all hung up on the wall with their eyes burnt out. Trying not to let the scene bother me, I went up to them and paid my respects before bolting out the door. 'I just need to get away.' I thought as I rushed to my friend, J.J.'s house. As I was about to come to the street that her house is on, a sudden tingling began to surge throughout my body as if it all went numb and is now just gaining it's feeling back. I soon began to feel as if I was fading away to nothing. Before I truly was faded I saw an angel, but she had a crooked halo, and out of the mass of silver waves I thought I saw two devil horns sticking out. I could hear her calling out my name, but I couldn't speak at all. Then, with a thump I was in a field that had all sorts of strange plants and flowers.
"Hmm." I said as I looked around, "guess I'm not in Misawa anymore. But if I'm not in Japan." I saw my bag drop in the corner of my eye. I turned and started walking in the general direction.
"Then where am I?" I finished my sentence as I noticed a very tall man with green hair that was spiked at the top and long at the bottom. 'Jeez, talk about David Bowie fanatic.' I thought as I walked closer.
As I got closer I saw that he had a purple teardrop under his right eye and two small purple triangles at the corner of each eye. As I continued walking towards him, he bent down and picked up my bag. My eyes were then drawn to his right arm, which was completely mechanical. I gazed at it and thought 'Dude, I would sure like to know the story behind that one.' He raised his head up and seemed to be examining me. When I came up to him, I suddenly felt extremely short and had to step back a bit in order to see his face properly.
"Is this yours?" he gestured with the bag to signify what he was asking me about.
"Yeah, It's mine. Can I have it now?" I asked him as he was still studying me. 'This guy really is weird.' I thought.
"What's your name?" he asked, lo9oking at me as if I wasn't supposed to exist or something.
"Namia Mako. Hey, are you gonna keep my bag or can I have it back now?" I said, still waiting for him to hand my bag over so I could move on and explore.
"Namia Huh? Well I think that you should come with me." He said as he started to grin a bit.
"Why? And since I'm asking questions, where in God's name are we?" I said dramatically.
"Ah. You must be from the Mystic Moon. Hmm. You might be a different Namia. Then again."
"What the hell are you talking about! And I don't think there could be another Namia cuz I'm the only Namia in Misawa. At least, I think so. Besides, you still haven't given my bag back or answered any of my questions! So, can you please do one or the other? Please?" I said in a huff.
"Okay then," he said in a calm voice, "you are on Gaea and you have to come with me-"
"May I ask why? I don't have to come with anyone y'know!" I cut in.
"Because," he gritted his teeth. I could tell I was getting on his nerves, "you hold the key to Gaea's power and if you unlock it for us then we'll be able to rule all of Gaea."
"Who is 'we'?" I asked, looking skeptical of this whole Idea.
"The Zaibach Dragon Slayers." he said simply.
"Ah. I see. Well I don't think I could be that Namia, but we can always find out." I said, sighing. 'Yup, this guy's a loony.' I thought in the back of my head.
"Well there is a certain test I could do so we don't have to waste precious time at the Vione." He said while getting closer to me.
"What kind of a test and what and where is this 'Vione' thing?" I asked with a hint of tension mixed with sarcasm in my voice.
"A true form test." He whispered in my ear. Before I had a chance to protest I felt and very strange and familiar tingling sensation course its way throughout my body. Unlike the time when I faded away to this place, it felt as if I was changing in appearance and form. Then it stopped as suddenly as it started and I realized that I was enclosed in his body. When I tried to struggle I realize that I couldn't get out of his grasp. Eventually he let me go and just held my shoulders.
"Okay, now that was weird. What the hell did you do?" I said to him as I regained my awareness.
"I told you already! And now you shall come with me because you are the one that we were looking for. Lets fly!" he said as he pulled down his tunic thing and grew jet-black wings from his back.
"Whoa, now I know that I really did have too many Mountain Dews last night. And what the hell do you mean by flying? I can't fly! You gotta be crazy if you think that I can fly? And I swear that I'm hallucinating and I'm just passed out in the middle of the road about to be hit by an 8-ton truck. So if you don't mind, I'm gonna wake up now." I shouted at him, trying to wake up, but not succeeding at all.
"I can tell that this is going to be a long day." he sighed as he watched me trying to wake myself up.
"Damn it!" I said when I finally gave it up. "Okay then, I'll come with you as long as you tell me your name."
"Certainly, it's Folken Fanel, or Strategeos. Oh, and just to let you know, you do have wings and a sword, as well as silver-blue hair." Folken pointed out.
I looked around me and noticed the items and then glared at him. "I knew that, I was just testing you."
"Whatever, lets just go." And then we took off into the sky.
As we were flying in the sky I suddenly got dizzy and my wings faded just as I was away from Folken by a few feet. I began to drop down to the ground, but luckily I was caught by Folken and decided to black out due to all of the stress I was put under.
Chapter One: New Life
My face didn't show any emotion when I saw my family being slaughtered by a masked man. It seemed to last forever, the sounds of screams disabled my ability to move, or even cry. I was stuck in the secret closet underneath the stairs until there was no more screaming. Almost broke out of the trance of shock, I heard his footsteps come close to where I was hiding-but luckily I could hear the daily sirens of cops, which scared him away.
Making sure that he was truly gone, I came out of my hiding place and listened carefully to make sure I was the only living creature in the house. When I felt it was safe, I quietly walked up the stairs listening for any strange sounds. Luckily he didn't come back so I rushed to my room and grabbed the biggest bag I could find. I stuffed it with as much clothes as possible, my stuffed penguin, and all of my cash, which added up to at least $200.
When I was finished, I sneaked down the stairs again, listening carefully to make sure he didn't come back. I then walked into the kitchen, the place where I saw the murderer from the window. 'I warned them!' I thought as I kicked myself mentally. 'Oh well, too late now. I only wish that I could've at least saved my cats.' I then noticed a bloody path that led to the living room. I followed the path to find the living room carpet soaked with blood and as I was noticing the squishiness of it, something caught my eye.
I looked up to find my mom, dad, and my two cats all hung up on the wall with their eyes burnt out. Trying not to let the scene bother me, I went up to them and paid my respects before bolting out the door. 'I just need to get away.' I thought as I rushed to my friend, J.J.'s house. As I was about to come to the street that her house is on, a sudden tingling began to surge throughout my body as if it all went numb and is now just gaining it's feeling back. I soon began to feel as if I was fading away to nothing. Before I truly was faded I saw an angel, but she had a crooked halo, and out of the mass of silver waves I thought I saw two devil horns sticking out. I could hear her calling out my name, but I couldn't speak at all. Then, with a thump I was in a field that had all sorts of strange plants and flowers.
"Hmm." I said as I looked around, "guess I'm not in Misawa anymore. But if I'm not in Japan." I saw my bag drop in the corner of my eye. I turned and started walking in the general direction.
"Then where am I?" I finished my sentence as I noticed a very tall man with green hair that was spiked at the top and long at the bottom. 'Jeez, talk about David Bowie fanatic.' I thought as I walked closer.
As I got closer I saw that he had a purple teardrop under his right eye and two small purple triangles at the corner of each eye. As I continued walking towards him, he bent down and picked up my bag. My eyes were then drawn to his right arm, which was completely mechanical. I gazed at it and thought 'Dude, I would sure like to know the story behind that one.' He raised his head up and seemed to be examining me. When I came up to him, I suddenly felt extremely short and had to step back a bit in order to see his face properly.
"Is this yours?" he gestured with the bag to signify what he was asking me about.
"Yeah, It's mine. Can I have it now?" I asked him as he was still studying me. 'This guy really is weird.' I thought.
"What's your name?" he asked, lo9oking at me as if I wasn't supposed to exist or something.
"Namia Mako. Hey, are you gonna keep my bag or can I have it back now?" I said, still waiting for him to hand my bag over so I could move on and explore.
"Namia Huh? Well I think that you should come with me." He said as he started to grin a bit.
"Why? And since I'm asking questions, where in God's name are we?" I said dramatically.
"Ah. You must be from the Mystic Moon. Hmm. You might be a different Namia. Then again."
"What the hell are you talking about! And I don't think there could be another Namia cuz I'm the only Namia in Misawa. At least, I think so. Besides, you still haven't given my bag back or answered any of my questions! So, can you please do one or the other? Please?" I said in a huff.
"Okay then," he said in a calm voice, "you are on Gaea and you have to come with me-"
"May I ask why? I don't have to come with anyone y'know!" I cut in.
"Because," he gritted his teeth. I could tell I was getting on his nerves, "you hold the key to Gaea's power and if you unlock it for us then we'll be able to rule all of Gaea."
"Who is 'we'?" I asked, looking skeptical of this whole Idea.
"The Zaibach Dragon Slayers." he said simply.
"Ah. I see. Well I don't think I could be that Namia, but we can always find out." I said, sighing. 'Yup, this guy's a loony.' I thought in the back of my head.
"Well there is a certain test I could do so we don't have to waste precious time at the Vione." He said while getting closer to me.
"What kind of a test and what and where is this 'Vione' thing?" I asked with a hint of tension mixed with sarcasm in my voice.
"A true form test." He whispered in my ear. Before I had a chance to protest I felt and very strange and familiar tingling sensation course its way throughout my body. Unlike the time when I faded away to this place, it felt as if I was changing in appearance and form. Then it stopped as suddenly as it started and I realized that I was enclosed in his body. When I tried to struggle I realize that I couldn't get out of his grasp. Eventually he let me go and just held my shoulders.
"Okay, now that was weird. What the hell did you do?" I said to him as I regained my awareness.
"I told you already! And now you shall come with me because you are the one that we were looking for. Lets fly!" he said as he pulled down his tunic thing and grew jet-black wings from his back.
"Whoa, now I know that I really did have too many Mountain Dews last night. And what the hell do you mean by flying? I can't fly! You gotta be crazy if you think that I can fly? And I swear that I'm hallucinating and I'm just passed out in the middle of the road about to be hit by an 8-ton truck. So if you don't mind, I'm gonna wake up now." I shouted at him, trying to wake up, but not succeeding at all.
"I can tell that this is going to be a long day." he sighed as he watched me trying to wake myself up.
"Damn it!" I said when I finally gave it up. "Okay then, I'll come with you as long as you tell me your name."
"Certainly, it's Folken Fanel, or Strategeos. Oh, and just to let you know, you do have wings and a sword, as well as silver-blue hair." Folken pointed out.
I looked around me and noticed the items and then glared at him. "I knew that, I was just testing you."
"Whatever, lets just go." And then we took off into the sky.
As we were flying in the sky I suddenly got dizzy and my wings faded just as I was away from Folken by a few feet. I began to drop down to the ground, but luckily I was caught by Folken and decided to black out due to all of the stress I was put under.