Chapter 4
Life!
Ocean was heard at the distance. 'What's going?', thought Fox. Hang on. That monster destroyed
our boat.... I last saw Falco and Bill coming down with me. Am I dead?
Fox opened his eyes and looked around. He was on a beach, he was a little soaked. The sky was
orange and purple which meant it was getting late. Am I back home?
Fox got up slowely and looked behind him. He found a large, metal gate in front of him. Behind
the gates, were large concrete buildings with lit windows. "Where am I?" said Fox to himself.
Suddenly, it all came to him. The accident, the monster, his friends, him almost drowning.
He ran around the beach looking for signs of his friends. "Now I remember!" he said to himself again.
"I was going underneath the water! Oh, I hope the others are okay!"
Fox turned and saw an open gate. He ran in through the gate and was within the lit up streets.
Fox looked around at the tall buildings and was amazed. He had never seen these kinds of buildings
ever in his life. "Wow!" Fox said in amazement.
Something was odd though. The streets were empty. No one was walking on the side walks. No
cars were driving on the streets. It was like a large ghost town.
Fox heard footsteps behind him. He turned around and saw nothing. He paused for a moment,
then resumed his exploration. Fox kept walking through the dark streets. And yet again, he heard
another noise behind him.
He turned and again, nothing there. "Hello?" he yelled in the alleyways. There was no reply.
He shivered and continued walking. "It's really spooky out here," said Fox to himself. "Where
am I?"
He kept walking and walking until he felt as though he was being followed. He didn't want to
look back fearing what would be there. Instead, he just increased the speed of his walking a little.
He still felt like he was being followed. He increased his speed again.
He still felt followed. Now, he started to run. He heard loud footsteps behind him. Tears
started to come in Fox's eyes. He kept running until he reached a dead end.
He looked around for another way. He turned around and was prepared to face whatever was
awaiting for him. He looked and saw no one there. "Wha...?" said Fox as he was drying his tears.
Fox started to laugh in relief as he slumped himself on a wall. He closed his eyes for a few
minutes. Suddenly, he felt something grab hold of him. Fox's eyes shot open and looked around to
see who it was that was restraining him. No one was there yet again.
Fox looked down and was shocked at what he saw. Large arms that were made of the wall's bricks
were holding him against the wall. The arms were attached to the wall itself. Fox tried to break
loose and cried at the same time. "HELP!" he yelled with tears flowing down his cheeks. "HELP ME!
SOMEONE!"
He heard a growl from the end of the alleyway. Fox started to shake and cry even more as he
saw what was approaching. Strange creatures with long claws and gray skin started to enter the alley.
They had no mouthes whatsoever, deep, yellow eyes, long horns, and their feet were coming from the
ground but could walk as though they had feet there. There were about ten of them coming.
"NO, PLEASE!" bawled Fox as he kept struggling loose. "HELP! PLEASE!"
The monsters came in closer and closer and drooled as they came. They came so close, Fox
felt them breathe on him. Fox closed his eyes and saw his life flash before his eyes. 'Mom....
dad!' Fox thought. 'I'll never see them....'
Fox struggled out of the monsters grip with every last bit of his strength. He failed again.
The monsters kept coming nearer still drooling even more. "What's...the point...?" Fox said to
himself sadly. "I'm going to die...anyway...."
More tears ran down Fox's eyes as he stopped struggling, ready for his death. He closed his
eyes and bawled. Suddenly, he heard a loud noise. He looked up and in front of him, was a bright
light. He touched it, paused, noticed the monsters cowering to the alleyway entrace, and saw his
hands sinking into the light.
He was amazed by the light. Then, he felt something within the light. He grabbed it and
pulled it out. "Woah!" he said as he pulled out the object.
A short sword was within his hand, the hilt was composed with colors of red and gold, the
blade was welded with several different pieces of metal in a strange pattern. At the end of the
hilt, was an orange gemstone. Fox looked at it with great astonishment. Then, he noticed he was
freed from the wall's grip. He wiped the tears from his eyes and looked at the monsters that were
coming back from whence they coward.
Fox put both hands on the blade's hilt and got ready. He was going to attack the enemy.
He started to charge at the monsters screaming, "Go away whatever you are!"
He approached the first monster. He made an uppercut and cut the monster in half. "One down!"
Fox said.
Then, he had already been surrounded. He could hear them growling and drooling. The one
behind him ran toward him. He heard this and slashed his sword through the monster like water and
saw the monster disintergrate. He looked and saw he was still surrounded.
This time, by more and more than the last group before he killed the other two. "I won't be
able to take them all out," Fox said.
At that moment, a large ring of fire spreaded around Fox and he saw a tall person jump down
in front of him. The figure was wearing a long black, leather trench coat; his arms were spread out
as he landed, his hair was dark brown. Fox could easily tell it was a man. The fire which circled
them took out most of the creatures while some either escaped with their lives, or were trapped
within the fiery circle. The figure got up and turned around at Fox.
Fox saw he was a fifteen year boy. His eyes were a mix of brown and green and looked innocent
at first glance. Fox and the boy looked at each other for a few minutes. Then, the boy said: "So,
you weild the Light Short Sword."
Fox looked at his sword and looked back at the boy with an angry glance. "You want it?" Fox
said angrily. "You'll have to fight me for it!"
The boy turned around and saw the creatures drawing near to them. The boy snapped his fingers,
and a white flame engulfed his right hand. He spun his hand around and after circling it around,
a large, circular symbol with strange writings and smaller symbols appeared. The flame dissapeared
and he stuck both hands through the symbol. The symbol spun around and started to glow green.
Then, in his hand, was a double-bladed sword. It had a long hilt with both sides ending with
a large blade. The blades were with a mixture of silver and brown, strange writings and runes
appeared on the blade. The boy spun the double-bladed sword around and started doing strange techniques
with it. He stopped and looked around at the creatures.
He looked toward the nearest monster and slashed his sword through the monster as it turned
to dust. He turned around, spun his sword in mid-air, and down slashed the monster. He circled the
blade again, this time, he jumped in the air, and let the blade fall. The monsters got to the
blade like a magnet. However, since the blade was still spinning, the monsters were slashed instantly.
The boy grabbed the spinning swords hilt, landed on his feet, and threw something in the air.
At that moment, the fire around them dissapeared. No more creatures were present. The boy turned
around and looked at Fox again who was shocked at what happened. "How...how did you do that?" said
Fox astonished.
The boy kept a serious expression. "My name is Ray," said the boy, "I am here to aid you in
your quest."
"What are you talking about?" said Fox confused. "What 'quest' are you talking about?"
Ray just stood there as if he didn't hear anything.
"What were those...those monsters?" Fox said frightened. "Well?"
Ray was silent.
"TELL ME!"
Ray took out a card from his pocket and chanted the words: "Wind of Sleep."
He pointed a finger at Fox. After that, pink fume and gusts of wind surrounded Fox. Fox
began to get tired. "What's going...on...?" Fox said tiredly.
Fox dropped to the floor sleeping.
Life!
Ocean was heard at the distance. 'What's going?', thought Fox. Hang on. That monster destroyed
our boat.... I last saw Falco and Bill coming down with me. Am I dead?
Fox opened his eyes and looked around. He was on a beach, he was a little soaked. The sky was
orange and purple which meant it was getting late. Am I back home?
Fox got up slowely and looked behind him. He found a large, metal gate in front of him. Behind
the gates, were large concrete buildings with lit windows. "Where am I?" said Fox to himself.
Suddenly, it all came to him. The accident, the monster, his friends, him almost drowning.
He ran around the beach looking for signs of his friends. "Now I remember!" he said to himself again.
"I was going underneath the water! Oh, I hope the others are okay!"
Fox turned and saw an open gate. He ran in through the gate and was within the lit up streets.
Fox looked around at the tall buildings and was amazed. He had never seen these kinds of buildings
ever in his life. "Wow!" Fox said in amazement.
Something was odd though. The streets were empty. No one was walking on the side walks. No
cars were driving on the streets. It was like a large ghost town.
Fox heard footsteps behind him. He turned around and saw nothing. He paused for a moment,
then resumed his exploration. Fox kept walking through the dark streets. And yet again, he heard
another noise behind him.
He turned and again, nothing there. "Hello?" he yelled in the alleyways. There was no reply.
He shivered and continued walking. "It's really spooky out here," said Fox to himself. "Where
am I?"
He kept walking and walking until he felt as though he was being followed. He didn't want to
look back fearing what would be there. Instead, he just increased the speed of his walking a little.
He still felt like he was being followed. He increased his speed again.
He still felt followed. Now, he started to run. He heard loud footsteps behind him. Tears
started to come in Fox's eyes. He kept running until he reached a dead end.
He looked around for another way. He turned around and was prepared to face whatever was
awaiting for him. He looked and saw no one there. "Wha...?" said Fox as he was drying his tears.
Fox started to laugh in relief as he slumped himself on a wall. He closed his eyes for a few
minutes. Suddenly, he felt something grab hold of him. Fox's eyes shot open and looked around to
see who it was that was restraining him. No one was there yet again.
Fox looked down and was shocked at what he saw. Large arms that were made of the wall's bricks
were holding him against the wall. The arms were attached to the wall itself. Fox tried to break
loose and cried at the same time. "HELP!" he yelled with tears flowing down his cheeks. "HELP ME!
SOMEONE!"
He heard a growl from the end of the alleyway. Fox started to shake and cry even more as he
saw what was approaching. Strange creatures with long claws and gray skin started to enter the alley.
They had no mouthes whatsoever, deep, yellow eyes, long horns, and their feet were coming from the
ground but could walk as though they had feet there. There were about ten of them coming.
"NO, PLEASE!" bawled Fox as he kept struggling loose. "HELP! PLEASE!"
The monsters came in closer and closer and drooled as they came. They came so close, Fox
felt them breathe on him. Fox closed his eyes and saw his life flash before his eyes. 'Mom....
dad!' Fox thought. 'I'll never see them....'
Fox struggled out of the monsters grip with every last bit of his strength. He failed again.
The monsters kept coming nearer still drooling even more. "What's...the point...?" Fox said to
himself sadly. "I'm going to die...anyway...."
More tears ran down Fox's eyes as he stopped struggling, ready for his death. He closed his
eyes and bawled. Suddenly, he heard a loud noise. He looked up and in front of him, was a bright
light. He touched it, paused, noticed the monsters cowering to the alleyway entrace, and saw his
hands sinking into the light.
He was amazed by the light. Then, he felt something within the light. He grabbed it and
pulled it out. "Woah!" he said as he pulled out the object.
A short sword was within his hand, the hilt was composed with colors of red and gold, the
blade was welded with several different pieces of metal in a strange pattern. At the end of the
hilt, was an orange gemstone. Fox looked at it with great astonishment. Then, he noticed he was
freed from the wall's grip. He wiped the tears from his eyes and looked at the monsters that were
coming back from whence they coward.
Fox put both hands on the blade's hilt and got ready. He was going to attack the enemy.
He started to charge at the monsters screaming, "Go away whatever you are!"
He approached the first monster. He made an uppercut and cut the monster in half. "One down!"
Fox said.
Then, he had already been surrounded. He could hear them growling and drooling. The one
behind him ran toward him. He heard this and slashed his sword through the monster like water and
saw the monster disintergrate. He looked and saw he was still surrounded.
This time, by more and more than the last group before he killed the other two. "I won't be
able to take them all out," Fox said.
At that moment, a large ring of fire spreaded around Fox and he saw a tall person jump down
in front of him. The figure was wearing a long black, leather trench coat; his arms were spread out
as he landed, his hair was dark brown. Fox could easily tell it was a man. The fire which circled
them took out most of the creatures while some either escaped with their lives, or were trapped
within the fiery circle. The figure got up and turned around at Fox.
Fox saw he was a fifteen year boy. His eyes were a mix of brown and green and looked innocent
at first glance. Fox and the boy looked at each other for a few minutes. Then, the boy said: "So,
you weild the Light Short Sword."
Fox looked at his sword and looked back at the boy with an angry glance. "You want it?" Fox
said angrily. "You'll have to fight me for it!"
The boy turned around and saw the creatures drawing near to them. The boy snapped his fingers,
and a white flame engulfed his right hand. He spun his hand around and after circling it around,
a large, circular symbol with strange writings and smaller symbols appeared. The flame dissapeared
and he stuck both hands through the symbol. The symbol spun around and started to glow green.
Then, in his hand, was a double-bladed sword. It had a long hilt with both sides ending with
a large blade. The blades were with a mixture of silver and brown, strange writings and runes
appeared on the blade. The boy spun the double-bladed sword around and started doing strange techniques
with it. He stopped and looked around at the creatures.
He looked toward the nearest monster and slashed his sword through the monster as it turned
to dust. He turned around, spun his sword in mid-air, and down slashed the monster. He circled the
blade again, this time, he jumped in the air, and let the blade fall. The monsters got to the
blade like a magnet. However, since the blade was still spinning, the monsters were slashed instantly.
The boy grabbed the spinning swords hilt, landed on his feet, and threw something in the air.
At that moment, the fire around them dissapeared. No more creatures were present. The boy turned
around and looked at Fox again who was shocked at what happened. "How...how did you do that?" said
Fox astonished.
The boy kept a serious expression. "My name is Ray," said the boy, "I am here to aid you in
your quest."
"What are you talking about?" said Fox confused. "What 'quest' are you talking about?"
Ray just stood there as if he didn't hear anything.
"What were those...those monsters?" Fox said frightened. "Well?"
Ray was silent.
"TELL ME!"
Ray took out a card from his pocket and chanted the words: "Wind of Sleep."
He pointed a finger at Fox. After that, pink fume and gusts of wind surrounded Fox. Fox
began to get tired. "What's going...on...?" Fox said tiredly.
Fox dropped to the floor sleeping.