Chapter 1
Authors note (Dark-Sephiroth): Yo! As we're taking it in turns, this is my chapter. Rose will continue with chapter two if this gets good response, hope ya like it!
STORY (500 Years later (from prologue))
Soon after Kain exited the lair of the Elder God, everything behind him had crumbled and collapsed. It seemed to the untrained eye that the foul creature who had controlled Nosgoth in corruption for all time was finally buried. His wheel had stopped turning, and soon all Nosgoth would be restored, or at least saved from a doomed fate. But even now, all is not as it seems, deep underground, the chamber had indeed collapsed, but nothing was trapped underneath. Nothing except power cables and data transmitters. Elsewhere the Elder God resurfaced, transmitted by these cables. His plan must be put into action, and Kain's meddling was nothing more than a mere sideline diversion. His future plans actually had nothing to do with the vampire lord. Nosgoth was in no danger, for after all, it was now only a program......... The Elder God knew that Kain was of no further importance. But as said before, nothing is as it seems.
Elsewhere Kain had to plan his next course of action. He knew little that the decay of Nosgoth was a mere illusion, and was driven to be its restorer. Even now he had ideas of how to go about this. Raziel must be restored. He knew little how this would be accomplished, so he had decided that he must find a replacement. There were other Raziels running throughout time, if he could get to the past, perhaps he could find himself one. Of course, there was the matter of making the past Raziel understand what had happened so far, and of getting back into the past to find him. Not to mention, also, the effects it could have on the timeline as a whole. He knew Raziel had accomplished travel to the past through means of a ''Time Streaming device'', but such a contraption was inaccessible to him. There was one in the Sarafan stronghold, but the Reaver, imbued with the element of light, was needed to open the door. Kain withdrew his own Soul Reaver, the physical blade, imbued with Raziels spirit. Perhaps this spirit was the key?
Kain assumed a bat form and made straight for the stronghold. Luckily he had opened all doors that stood in the way long before and he was able to fly straight to his destination. Several guards awaited him as he landed.
''Surrender now demon, and I will give you an easy death!'' Kain drew the Soul Reaver and eyed the guards with a half amused expression. ''I could promise you the same human..........., except, it would be a lie.''
Instantly the guards drew out weapons and lunged at Kain. Kain dodged easily, zipped behind them with his vampiric agility, and slashed a huge arc, slicing savagely into the backs of the guards. There was a blue flash and the men fell dead instantly. Kain was impressed with the new power of the blade, that was a result of Raziels sacrifice. He drained the humans of their blood and continued to the door ahead. This was a huge door, with no handle or lock of any description. Above it was a red stone which needed a projectile imbued with light element to be fired into it. Kain had no such power, so instead he channelled his energy and unleashed a Reaver spell at the door. The stone shattered instantly and huge cracks suddenly appeared in the stonework of the door. Kain fired a few TK's and headed through.
''So, the device which Moebius used to manipulate Raziel is here before me. How ironic it is that I now use this tool to restore the land his master tried to corrupt. Now, how to work the device?''
Kain walked over to the main control panel, and stared at it for a moment. Luckily he had knowledge of such things and managed to set the device to a suitable date. He was about to activate it when a sudden noise halted him.
Kain spun around as a green blast of energy flew past him and struck the stone walls in the background. Instantly he drew the reaver, then leapt to the side as another green blast fired towards him. Kain's eyes moved towards the source of the attacks, then his lip curled into a snarl.
''Janos Audron, the father of all vampires, now a mere pawn of the Hylden.'' Janos, for it was indeed he, flew into the room and hovered above Kain. His eyes were glowing with green fire. ''Foolish vampire, you truly believe that killing the Elder God has earned you salvation? Your fate is still doomed, your pathetic actions have only brought about the restoration of our kind! Soon we shall return, it's only a matter of time!'' ''Ha, ha, ha'' Kain merely laughed back. ''Your return means nothing demon. I know your future and already how to prevent it's successes. You mean to use the vampire Janos to power your foul machines, the future Mass, and return your kind to this land. That future has already been written, your lord will be killed by me and your kind banished yet again.'' ''No, vampire, that future has not been written. Our plans have changed, your victories are nothing. Our kind will return, but we'll have no further need for you. You are no longer our enemy, you are merely an annoyance. You are no longer our concern at all, in fact. Our enemy is of far greater power'' Kain was astonished. ''Greater power?! You don't mean that you are fighting among yourselves do you!?'' Janos merely smiled. ''A good guess vampire, but you have it all completely wrong. The truth is that this world is temporarily being used as a trap for beings of immense power. While these beings are only human, they possess incredible power to manipulate the system. We are done playing around with your kind, vampire, you were only a game to us from the beginning.''
Kain astonishment increased further. Janos's words were nothing like what he had expected. This didn't fit at all.
''Tell me what you mean by this system, demon.'' ''No, enough talk Kain, we have no further use for you and you are in our way. Only death awaits you!''
Suddenly Janos unleashed a green blast that struck Kain full force and sent him flying. He crashed into the wall with a thud, then leapt to his feet and drew the Reaver. Janos's eyes glowed greener than ever, It was then that Kain noticed that the lava red markings on Janos had spread. Half his body was covered with it, It was almost like a virus or disease. Clearly the Hylden were gaining greater control over the host body every minute. Janos hovered high above Kain and suddenly unleashed the green electricity that had earlier decimated Raziel. A blue ward shield sprung around Kain, negating the attack. He threw out his hand and grabbed Janos with his telekinetic power before leaping forth with the Reaver. The force with which he struck forth, knocked Janos from the air. He landed in a crumpled heap on the ground. Kain approached cautiously. The Reaver suddenly became surrounded with green energy.
Janos seemed dead. Kain looked at him for a moment, kicked him once and turned to the control panel for the time streaming device. As he went something rose silently behind him and crept after him. Kain, holding the reaver in one hand, began to adjust the controls.
Suddenly Janos reared up behind him and sent a vortex-like tornado of energy hurtling forward. Kain suddenly vanished. Janos looked around him in confusion, and too late, saw Kain appear behind him, slash him fiercely with the reaver then vanish. He had cast a Dimension reaver spell. As Janos fell a sudden warp gate opened, leading to another time. Kain leapt through with out hesitation and the gate closed behind him.
Janos rose slowly, touched the controls for the device and was suddenly converted into data and he vanished.
Meanwhile Kain was puzzled as to the sudden change to Janos and the true intent of the Hylden. He knew he must find Raziel at once and assumed a bat form. He landed just outside the Sarafan stronghold, It was as good a place as any to begin his search.
Up ahead were some vampire hunters. Hungry after the recent battle, Kain advanced with the soul reaver in hand. Then a voice to his left halted him....A tall, elderly male in his middle years clad in an unusual black and white suit, along with strange black eyepieces approached him ''Ah, Mr Kain we meet at last....
Well that's it, what more can I say, it's up to Rose now. If you liked it, (or didn't) leave a review to tell me why. Thanks for reading!
Authors note (Dark-Sephiroth): Yo! As we're taking it in turns, this is my chapter. Rose will continue with chapter two if this gets good response, hope ya like it!
STORY (500 Years later (from prologue))
Soon after Kain exited the lair of the Elder God, everything behind him had crumbled and collapsed. It seemed to the untrained eye that the foul creature who had controlled Nosgoth in corruption for all time was finally buried. His wheel had stopped turning, and soon all Nosgoth would be restored, or at least saved from a doomed fate. But even now, all is not as it seems, deep underground, the chamber had indeed collapsed, but nothing was trapped underneath. Nothing except power cables and data transmitters. Elsewhere the Elder God resurfaced, transmitted by these cables. His plan must be put into action, and Kain's meddling was nothing more than a mere sideline diversion. His future plans actually had nothing to do with the vampire lord. Nosgoth was in no danger, for after all, it was now only a program......... The Elder God knew that Kain was of no further importance. But as said before, nothing is as it seems.
Elsewhere Kain had to plan his next course of action. He knew little that the decay of Nosgoth was a mere illusion, and was driven to be its restorer. Even now he had ideas of how to go about this. Raziel must be restored. He knew little how this would be accomplished, so he had decided that he must find a replacement. There were other Raziels running throughout time, if he could get to the past, perhaps he could find himself one. Of course, there was the matter of making the past Raziel understand what had happened so far, and of getting back into the past to find him. Not to mention, also, the effects it could have on the timeline as a whole. He knew Raziel had accomplished travel to the past through means of a ''Time Streaming device'', but such a contraption was inaccessible to him. There was one in the Sarafan stronghold, but the Reaver, imbued with the element of light, was needed to open the door. Kain withdrew his own Soul Reaver, the physical blade, imbued with Raziels spirit. Perhaps this spirit was the key?
Kain assumed a bat form and made straight for the stronghold. Luckily he had opened all doors that stood in the way long before and he was able to fly straight to his destination. Several guards awaited him as he landed.
''Surrender now demon, and I will give you an easy death!'' Kain drew the Soul Reaver and eyed the guards with a half amused expression. ''I could promise you the same human..........., except, it would be a lie.''
Instantly the guards drew out weapons and lunged at Kain. Kain dodged easily, zipped behind them with his vampiric agility, and slashed a huge arc, slicing savagely into the backs of the guards. There was a blue flash and the men fell dead instantly. Kain was impressed with the new power of the blade, that was a result of Raziels sacrifice. He drained the humans of their blood and continued to the door ahead. This was a huge door, with no handle or lock of any description. Above it was a red stone which needed a projectile imbued with light element to be fired into it. Kain had no such power, so instead he channelled his energy and unleashed a Reaver spell at the door. The stone shattered instantly and huge cracks suddenly appeared in the stonework of the door. Kain fired a few TK's and headed through.
''So, the device which Moebius used to manipulate Raziel is here before me. How ironic it is that I now use this tool to restore the land his master tried to corrupt. Now, how to work the device?''
Kain walked over to the main control panel, and stared at it for a moment. Luckily he had knowledge of such things and managed to set the device to a suitable date. He was about to activate it when a sudden noise halted him.
Kain spun around as a green blast of energy flew past him and struck the stone walls in the background. Instantly he drew the reaver, then leapt to the side as another green blast fired towards him. Kain's eyes moved towards the source of the attacks, then his lip curled into a snarl.
''Janos Audron, the father of all vampires, now a mere pawn of the Hylden.'' Janos, for it was indeed he, flew into the room and hovered above Kain. His eyes were glowing with green fire. ''Foolish vampire, you truly believe that killing the Elder God has earned you salvation? Your fate is still doomed, your pathetic actions have only brought about the restoration of our kind! Soon we shall return, it's only a matter of time!'' ''Ha, ha, ha'' Kain merely laughed back. ''Your return means nothing demon. I know your future and already how to prevent it's successes. You mean to use the vampire Janos to power your foul machines, the future Mass, and return your kind to this land. That future has already been written, your lord will be killed by me and your kind banished yet again.'' ''No, vampire, that future has not been written. Our plans have changed, your victories are nothing. Our kind will return, but we'll have no further need for you. You are no longer our enemy, you are merely an annoyance. You are no longer our concern at all, in fact. Our enemy is of far greater power'' Kain was astonished. ''Greater power?! You don't mean that you are fighting among yourselves do you!?'' Janos merely smiled. ''A good guess vampire, but you have it all completely wrong. The truth is that this world is temporarily being used as a trap for beings of immense power. While these beings are only human, they possess incredible power to manipulate the system. We are done playing around with your kind, vampire, you were only a game to us from the beginning.''
Kain astonishment increased further. Janos's words were nothing like what he had expected. This didn't fit at all.
''Tell me what you mean by this system, demon.'' ''No, enough talk Kain, we have no further use for you and you are in our way. Only death awaits you!''
Suddenly Janos unleashed a green blast that struck Kain full force and sent him flying. He crashed into the wall with a thud, then leapt to his feet and drew the Reaver. Janos's eyes glowed greener than ever, It was then that Kain noticed that the lava red markings on Janos had spread. Half his body was covered with it, It was almost like a virus or disease. Clearly the Hylden were gaining greater control over the host body every minute. Janos hovered high above Kain and suddenly unleashed the green electricity that had earlier decimated Raziel. A blue ward shield sprung around Kain, negating the attack. He threw out his hand and grabbed Janos with his telekinetic power before leaping forth with the Reaver. The force with which he struck forth, knocked Janos from the air. He landed in a crumpled heap on the ground. Kain approached cautiously. The Reaver suddenly became surrounded with green energy.
Janos seemed dead. Kain looked at him for a moment, kicked him once and turned to the control panel for the time streaming device. As he went something rose silently behind him and crept after him. Kain, holding the reaver in one hand, began to adjust the controls.
Suddenly Janos reared up behind him and sent a vortex-like tornado of energy hurtling forward. Kain suddenly vanished. Janos looked around him in confusion, and too late, saw Kain appear behind him, slash him fiercely with the reaver then vanish. He had cast a Dimension reaver spell. As Janos fell a sudden warp gate opened, leading to another time. Kain leapt through with out hesitation and the gate closed behind him.
Janos rose slowly, touched the controls for the device and was suddenly converted into data and he vanished.
Meanwhile Kain was puzzled as to the sudden change to Janos and the true intent of the Hylden. He knew he must find Raziel at once and assumed a bat form. He landed just outside the Sarafan stronghold, It was as good a place as any to begin his search.
Up ahead were some vampire hunters. Hungry after the recent battle, Kain advanced with the soul reaver in hand. Then a voice to his left halted him....A tall, elderly male in his middle years clad in an unusual black and white suit, along with strange black eyepieces approached him ''Ah, Mr Kain we meet at last....
Well that's it, what more can I say, it's up to Rose now. If you liked it, (or didn't) leave a review to tell me why. Thanks for reading!