A Vagrant's Tale
Chapter 1 – Numb to the Effect
"James?" A tall soldier carrying a broad sword walked in his quarters and dropped the blade at the door. James sat on the edge of his bed staring off in his own world. "James?" The soldier rushed over to him and shook him. James quickly snapped out of the trance and looked up at the man dressed in the suit of armor. "Saul? Aren't you supposed to be on the hunt with the rest of the regiment?" Saul removed his helmet and revealed his tan skin and long black hair.
"They reported me back here and told me to report to the VKP meeting room. They might have thought about my request for the riskbreakers and let me in." James smiled and stood up. "Yeah, you can say that but I'm in." Saul quickly raised his right eyebrow and looked at his friend. "And what proof do you have?" James quickly pulled out a wallet of old leather and a badge and a piece of paper attached to it "Damn, you really made it." Saul took off his breastplate and turned back looking at James. "Man, I though you were playing when you said you wanted to be like him, but...man."
James smiled and put the wallet away. "I've got my first mission tonight. I supposed to do recon at a castle not far from here." Saul let out a sigh and smirked. "Yeah, we've been hearing rumors about that castle for days. I guess there is going to be a war between the neighboring nations." Saul slowly took off his metal leggings and turned back to James.
"What?" James saw Saul look at him with a funny face. "Is it the bishop's castle?" James nodded and saw Saul quickly remove the rest of his armor and rush to his uniform and weapon. "Saul, what's going on?" Saul quickly grabbed his cloak and Rapier. "The army of the cardinal is coming and they're recruiting all the soldiers here for that battle tonight." Saul put his sword away and grabbed a small dagger. "I'm going to the town until he quiets down here. If they find me they might persecute me like the rest." Saul started to rush to door but a rush of darkness ran over his body. James felt the same thing and reached for his Scimitar beside his feet. "Saul, come down." James stopped his reach and walked to the door.
"Tell me about the boy." Merlose started to get irritated waiting for an answer from Watson. "What difference does it make? The boy was issued to you because we want this to last longer than the others." Watson looked around his huge office and saw Merlose standing a great distance from his desk. "What does the boy know about Riot?" Watson's eyes twitched at those words and he placed both his hands on the desk. "The boy is an essential part of finding Riot before the church does. That's all you need to know."
Watson jumped back seeing a sword close to his face. His chair dropped him and Merlose walked to the side of the desk. "Tell me about James's whereabouts and his past. He's the only riskbreaker that hasn't reach the age of an adult. And he's the only one that passed all the test that most people die trying to complete." Watson scrambled to his feet and saw Merlose put the sword away. Watson wiped the pile of sweat from his face and started to wet his throat.
"The boy was found naked at the institute's gate one day. That's all. The boy had no memory of his past. The only thing he remembers was Riot teaching him skills that Riskbreakers only learn." Merlose looked at Watson's face and saw the truth coming through. "What about this sister that's on his profile?" Watson took a deep breath and sighed. "His sister was a daughter of one of the riskbreakers here. The girl, Beth, told us that she knew him from an event when he was ten. The boy was given to them on a stormy night by a bishop. The family took him in and Riot knew the kid from that riskbreaker."
Merlose turned her back and started for the door. "I suggest you to hold back on your movements through the academy. The cardinal's dogs are taking many of the experience. The church needs more men to fuel their cause." Merlose stopped and put her hood over her head. "I'm going to see James. The boy's past crossed with Riots. There has to be something he knows about him."
James quickly backed up seeing three knights with a gold cross on their chest. "Hereby the church and the cardinal's request, you, James Marcue have been inducted into the Lord's army." James backed up to his sword and grabbed it. "I'm not part of the academy and that automatically makes me numb to your order." Saul quickly passed the soldiers, but he dropped something on his way out. "Damn it!" Two of the soldiers raced after him and quickly pinned Saul to the ground.
"You see, the cardinal's orders have no but in it. You are going to be a vital part of this army and you will have no say in it, boy." James saw the man reach for his army but he dodged it and kneed him in the stomach. He twirled his sword and stabbed through the man's armor. "And may grace for you." James pulled his sword out and ran outside seeing to the two men on top of Saul." James ran to the two and knocked them to the ground. He grabbed one of the men and threw him into the other. "Go to Beth's home and stay there until tonight. Head to Arcadia and stay there I send word for you." Saul nodded and ran off in the other direction of the dorm hall. "Heretic!" James tuned seeing the man in his room limping towards him. "Heretic! A blasphemer of the lord!" James walked to the man and kicked him across the face. "Hush." James walked back into his room and dressed himself in black with a black cloak and he grabbed his sword from the ground. James looked into the small pool of water in the wash dish and saw his hair drooping on both sides. He quickly pulled his dagger and pulled his hair. He cut the ends of it and tied some back while he let the other strands more on their own. James turned around and rubbed his face. "Riot?" One of the soldiers looked up at him and started to shake violently looking at James's face and his hair. "You're the son of the devil. The one that has the power of darkness! The devil!" James put on a slight smirk and continued to the garden.
Chapter 1 – Numb to the Effect
"James?" A tall soldier carrying a broad sword walked in his quarters and dropped the blade at the door. James sat on the edge of his bed staring off in his own world. "James?" The soldier rushed over to him and shook him. James quickly snapped out of the trance and looked up at the man dressed in the suit of armor. "Saul? Aren't you supposed to be on the hunt with the rest of the regiment?" Saul removed his helmet and revealed his tan skin and long black hair.
"They reported me back here and told me to report to the VKP meeting room. They might have thought about my request for the riskbreakers and let me in." James smiled and stood up. "Yeah, you can say that but I'm in." Saul quickly raised his right eyebrow and looked at his friend. "And what proof do you have?" James quickly pulled out a wallet of old leather and a badge and a piece of paper attached to it "Damn, you really made it." Saul took off his breastplate and turned back looking at James. "Man, I though you were playing when you said you wanted to be like him, but...man."
James smiled and put the wallet away. "I've got my first mission tonight. I supposed to do recon at a castle not far from here." Saul let out a sigh and smirked. "Yeah, we've been hearing rumors about that castle for days. I guess there is going to be a war between the neighboring nations." Saul slowly took off his metal leggings and turned back to James.
"What?" James saw Saul look at him with a funny face. "Is it the bishop's castle?" James nodded and saw Saul quickly remove the rest of his armor and rush to his uniform and weapon. "Saul, what's going on?" Saul quickly grabbed his cloak and Rapier. "The army of the cardinal is coming and they're recruiting all the soldiers here for that battle tonight." Saul put his sword away and grabbed a small dagger. "I'm going to the town until he quiets down here. If they find me they might persecute me like the rest." Saul started to rush to door but a rush of darkness ran over his body. James felt the same thing and reached for his Scimitar beside his feet. "Saul, come down." James stopped his reach and walked to the door.
"Tell me about the boy." Merlose started to get irritated waiting for an answer from Watson. "What difference does it make? The boy was issued to you because we want this to last longer than the others." Watson looked around his huge office and saw Merlose standing a great distance from his desk. "What does the boy know about Riot?" Watson's eyes twitched at those words and he placed both his hands on the desk. "The boy is an essential part of finding Riot before the church does. That's all you need to know."
Watson jumped back seeing a sword close to his face. His chair dropped him and Merlose walked to the side of the desk. "Tell me about James's whereabouts and his past. He's the only riskbreaker that hasn't reach the age of an adult. And he's the only one that passed all the test that most people die trying to complete." Watson scrambled to his feet and saw Merlose put the sword away. Watson wiped the pile of sweat from his face and started to wet his throat.
"The boy was found naked at the institute's gate one day. That's all. The boy had no memory of his past. The only thing he remembers was Riot teaching him skills that Riskbreakers only learn." Merlose looked at Watson's face and saw the truth coming through. "What about this sister that's on his profile?" Watson took a deep breath and sighed. "His sister was a daughter of one of the riskbreakers here. The girl, Beth, told us that she knew him from an event when he was ten. The boy was given to them on a stormy night by a bishop. The family took him in and Riot knew the kid from that riskbreaker."
Merlose turned her back and started for the door. "I suggest you to hold back on your movements through the academy. The cardinal's dogs are taking many of the experience. The church needs more men to fuel their cause." Merlose stopped and put her hood over her head. "I'm going to see James. The boy's past crossed with Riots. There has to be something he knows about him."
James quickly backed up seeing three knights with a gold cross on their chest. "Hereby the church and the cardinal's request, you, James Marcue have been inducted into the Lord's army." James backed up to his sword and grabbed it. "I'm not part of the academy and that automatically makes me numb to your order." Saul quickly passed the soldiers, but he dropped something on his way out. "Damn it!" Two of the soldiers raced after him and quickly pinned Saul to the ground.
"You see, the cardinal's orders have no but in it. You are going to be a vital part of this army and you will have no say in it, boy." James saw the man reach for his army but he dodged it and kneed him in the stomach. He twirled his sword and stabbed through the man's armor. "And may grace for you." James pulled his sword out and ran outside seeing to the two men on top of Saul." James ran to the two and knocked them to the ground. He grabbed one of the men and threw him into the other. "Go to Beth's home and stay there until tonight. Head to Arcadia and stay there I send word for you." Saul nodded and ran off in the other direction of the dorm hall. "Heretic!" James tuned seeing the man in his room limping towards him. "Heretic! A blasphemer of the lord!" James walked to the man and kicked him across the face. "Hush." James walked back into his room and dressed himself in black with a black cloak and he grabbed his sword from the ground. James looked into the small pool of water in the wash dish and saw his hair drooping on both sides. He quickly pulled his dagger and pulled his hair. He cut the ends of it and tied some back while he let the other strands more on their own. James turned around and rubbed his face. "Riot?" One of the soldiers looked up at him and started to shake violently looking at James's face and his hair. "You're the son of the devil. The one that has the power of darkness! The devil!" James put on a slight smirk and continued to the garden.