The Death
It was a normal night in the city that never sleeps, young Amarant was sitting on the mat watching Henry and Danny spar. Amarant had always admired Danny, he was like an older brother to him. He was like that to everyone. Since moving in he'd found a new family. He would never find any one who could replace his mother, no one could, she was a star all her own. He smiled, he thought, I may never find anyone like mom but I found something more, I hope she's happy where she is... He had everything, sisters and brothers, and even a better father. Every single thing was perfect and he hoped that it would stay that way.
He watch Danny use a fire spell then a cure on him self. He raised a brow, double cast, another type of skill he had learned. His master had taught them how to use skills in there field. Danny raised his Sword and swung at Henry, he missed. Danny was the most skilled with a weapon that any of them. He nodded, learning from Danny's errors. Just then Lani came in she put her hands on her hips and glared. She looked over at Amarant and sighed, she mouthed the words, 'Tell them to stop.' He nodded, again, and got up. He swung his massive fist in the middle of them, which ended the battle very fast. She smiled and told them it was another lecture.
Down stairs in the living room Master crimson gathered all the kids for his job lecture, he told or taught them useful skills, hints, or information in that area. He nodded when every one was seated.
"Every one present? Good, today's lecture is on jobs and what you can do. All of you know that your fighters and that you have a different type of skill, so I'll go into detail on what it is. I'll start with the basic, a black mage is a person who specializes in the dark arts of magic. A white mage is a healer, a red mage is an attacker and healer. A knight, depending on where you come from is one of three kinds, lancer, swordsmen, or axmen. Lancers or Burmecia's Dragon knights, are the only ones who use polyarms, Swordsmen come from all around and Axmen come from a long dead era.
Now Thieves are a tricky bunch who will trick you in a heart beat, blue mages are known in the art of monster magic. Ninjas are either on the side of pure combat, and training or a higher form of thief. Paladins are heavenly guardians who protect and cure. Monks are curers of demons and evil creatures."
He looked at the bunch to see if they were getting it.
"I am a Ninja. I only use Katanas, it's a long thin easy to use sword."
After an hour of lecture, all of them went on their way. Amarant looked at his claws. He smirked at the irony, here he was a demi- demon and the job he chose was a monk. He looked at his master, something was wrong. Crimson narrowed his eyes, something was going to happened, something bad. He walked to his side.
"Stay inside, Amarant."
He walked to the door, when he opened it a younger man was there. He raised his sword to eye level, he was up to something.
"Yer the 'Great Vadanear', are you not?"
He raised his head," I use to be, but not any more. That was a long time ago."
"So yer backing down from this fight. You have it coming, you know."
"I see no need to battle any more, go home."
The red haired man bitterly laughed," I think not, I have no home. I am a man with no name. I shall destroy you."
When he rushed forward, Crimson rolled his eyes. He quickly drew his katana and crouched down.
"Some can't wait for death, they have to antagonize it."
With that a battle by the water in sewed. The mysterious man raised his sword above his head, yelling as he did, as he was bringing it down Crimson expertly blocked it with one swift move. Static filled the air every time the swords clashed, loud sounds could be heard far way. Crimson smirked, oh he's good, he thought, but not good enough. I'll show him was it means to fight the best. Their eyes locked on each other. The red haired man charged a Shock attack. Crimson knew what was coming. He raised his head and grinned.
"I summon the great wind of the north, the fog of the south and the barrier of the east and west. Protect me. Gitra, watra, Mistra Veilra!"
A veil of mist surrounded them. He younger male didn't know what to do. He heard the older man laugh. It was like he was all around him.
"Confusing isn't it? You can't win."
He looked away. When he did he could see the water and in it was the one and only Crimson, he raised his sword again and grinned.
"That was a nice trick, old man, but the fun end here!"
Crimson already knew he had been found out. He moved to raise his sword before the other man could. The result of this was a draw of weapons, in which there could be no winner, and there wasn't. The second Crimson drew his katana so did the young man. They rushed each other head on.
Then it was over... Both were struck down, they finished the battle at that same moment. The young man died first, his wound was much worst that Crimsons. Before the young man died he smiled.
"I...guess...you were right....I couldn't....win..."
He closed his eyes, exhaled deeply, then went limp. Crimson could barely move worst of all his body was numb, pain coursed through his body. He slowly closed his eyes, a wave of sleepiness started to wrap around him. He softly breathed in and out, his breath slowing as he came closer to death. Lani and the others ran out, Lani already crying. She fell to her knees and propped her fathers head on her lap, stroking his hair as she did. Her tears landed on his faded black shirt.
"Dad? What happened? Are you alright?"
He softly smiled and looked up at her.
"No more tears, you've done enough crying. I...I love you Lani, my Lani...My shining star..."
"Dad, no, you're okay...Your gonna be okay. Danny can make you better...Right...RIGHT!"
Danny looked away when she turned to him. Tears were already sliding down his face. She turned to see all the others crying, all of them except Amarant. His look was rigged, he turned so she couldn't see his face.
"Lani I want... you to be a good girl...Danny, take care of the others...I- "
He sighed, and then closed his eyes. Lani's eyes widened with fear. She softly shook him. When no response came she shook him harder.
"Dad? No... You can't leave me now...I don't have anyone I'm...I'm all alone...Dad...DAD...DAAAAAAAAAAAADDDDDDDDD!!!!!!!!!!"
She broke down in to sobbing as Danny helped her up Amarant softly walked over to her.
"You don't care do you, red... You just don't CARE!"
When she ran off, he turned his head and was about to go away, but something stopped him. Crimson gave a soft cough.
"Master Crimson, but how-"
"Listen to me boy, I'm dying and I only have a little time left... I want you to take care of Lani for me... I-"
"You can't leave now, 'great Vadanear' my-"
"You'll always be like that, I know...I won't leave for good, and there is never a forever... I love you all... good bye..."
When he passed Amarant bowed his head, then looked to the sky. He stood and yelled in rage. He yelled until he felt good, he yelled at everything and nothing. He screamed until he couldn't no more, and when that happened he sighed and let out one last sob. No more crying, he thought.
"I promise, I'll protect your star."
A soft mist covered the town that night, no star could be seen in the sky. Perhaps it was better this way, or maybe the sky was in morning to...
It was a normal night in the city that never sleeps, young Amarant was sitting on the mat watching Henry and Danny spar. Amarant had always admired Danny, he was like an older brother to him. He was like that to everyone. Since moving in he'd found a new family. He would never find any one who could replace his mother, no one could, she was a star all her own. He smiled, he thought, I may never find anyone like mom but I found something more, I hope she's happy where she is... He had everything, sisters and brothers, and even a better father. Every single thing was perfect and he hoped that it would stay that way.
He watch Danny use a fire spell then a cure on him self. He raised a brow, double cast, another type of skill he had learned. His master had taught them how to use skills in there field. Danny raised his Sword and swung at Henry, he missed. Danny was the most skilled with a weapon that any of them. He nodded, learning from Danny's errors. Just then Lani came in she put her hands on her hips and glared. She looked over at Amarant and sighed, she mouthed the words, 'Tell them to stop.' He nodded, again, and got up. He swung his massive fist in the middle of them, which ended the battle very fast. She smiled and told them it was another lecture.
Down stairs in the living room Master crimson gathered all the kids for his job lecture, he told or taught them useful skills, hints, or information in that area. He nodded when every one was seated.
"Every one present? Good, today's lecture is on jobs and what you can do. All of you know that your fighters and that you have a different type of skill, so I'll go into detail on what it is. I'll start with the basic, a black mage is a person who specializes in the dark arts of magic. A white mage is a healer, a red mage is an attacker and healer. A knight, depending on where you come from is one of three kinds, lancer, swordsmen, or axmen. Lancers or Burmecia's Dragon knights, are the only ones who use polyarms, Swordsmen come from all around and Axmen come from a long dead era.
Now Thieves are a tricky bunch who will trick you in a heart beat, blue mages are known in the art of monster magic. Ninjas are either on the side of pure combat, and training or a higher form of thief. Paladins are heavenly guardians who protect and cure. Monks are curers of demons and evil creatures."
He looked at the bunch to see if they were getting it.
"I am a Ninja. I only use Katanas, it's a long thin easy to use sword."
After an hour of lecture, all of them went on their way. Amarant looked at his claws. He smirked at the irony, here he was a demi- demon and the job he chose was a monk. He looked at his master, something was wrong. Crimson narrowed his eyes, something was going to happened, something bad. He walked to his side.
"Stay inside, Amarant."
He walked to the door, when he opened it a younger man was there. He raised his sword to eye level, he was up to something.
"Yer the 'Great Vadanear', are you not?"
He raised his head," I use to be, but not any more. That was a long time ago."
"So yer backing down from this fight. You have it coming, you know."
"I see no need to battle any more, go home."
The red haired man bitterly laughed," I think not, I have no home. I am a man with no name. I shall destroy you."
When he rushed forward, Crimson rolled his eyes. He quickly drew his katana and crouched down.
"Some can't wait for death, they have to antagonize it."
With that a battle by the water in sewed. The mysterious man raised his sword above his head, yelling as he did, as he was bringing it down Crimson expertly blocked it with one swift move. Static filled the air every time the swords clashed, loud sounds could be heard far way. Crimson smirked, oh he's good, he thought, but not good enough. I'll show him was it means to fight the best. Their eyes locked on each other. The red haired man charged a Shock attack. Crimson knew what was coming. He raised his head and grinned.
"I summon the great wind of the north, the fog of the south and the barrier of the east and west. Protect me. Gitra, watra, Mistra Veilra!"
A veil of mist surrounded them. He younger male didn't know what to do. He heard the older man laugh. It was like he was all around him.
"Confusing isn't it? You can't win."
He looked away. When he did he could see the water and in it was the one and only Crimson, he raised his sword again and grinned.
"That was a nice trick, old man, but the fun end here!"
Crimson already knew he had been found out. He moved to raise his sword before the other man could. The result of this was a draw of weapons, in which there could be no winner, and there wasn't. The second Crimson drew his katana so did the young man. They rushed each other head on.
Then it was over... Both were struck down, they finished the battle at that same moment. The young man died first, his wound was much worst that Crimsons. Before the young man died he smiled.
"I...guess...you were right....I couldn't....win..."
He closed his eyes, exhaled deeply, then went limp. Crimson could barely move worst of all his body was numb, pain coursed through his body. He slowly closed his eyes, a wave of sleepiness started to wrap around him. He softly breathed in and out, his breath slowing as he came closer to death. Lani and the others ran out, Lani already crying. She fell to her knees and propped her fathers head on her lap, stroking his hair as she did. Her tears landed on his faded black shirt.
"Dad? What happened? Are you alright?"
He softly smiled and looked up at her.
"No more tears, you've done enough crying. I...I love you Lani, my Lani...My shining star..."
"Dad, no, you're okay...Your gonna be okay. Danny can make you better...Right...RIGHT!"
Danny looked away when she turned to him. Tears were already sliding down his face. She turned to see all the others crying, all of them except Amarant. His look was rigged, he turned so she couldn't see his face.
"Lani I want... you to be a good girl...Danny, take care of the others...I- "
He sighed, and then closed his eyes. Lani's eyes widened with fear. She softly shook him. When no response came she shook him harder.
"Dad? No... You can't leave me now...I don't have anyone I'm...I'm all alone...Dad...DAD...DAAAAAAAAAAAADDDDDDDDD!!!!!!!!!!"
She broke down in to sobbing as Danny helped her up Amarant softly walked over to her.
"You don't care do you, red... You just don't CARE!"
When she ran off, he turned his head and was about to go away, but something stopped him. Crimson gave a soft cough.
"Master Crimson, but how-"
"Listen to me boy, I'm dying and I only have a little time left... I want you to take care of Lani for me... I-"
"You can't leave now, 'great Vadanear' my-"
"You'll always be like that, I know...I won't leave for good, and there is never a forever... I love you all... good bye..."
When he passed Amarant bowed his head, then looked to the sky. He stood and yelled in rage. He yelled until he felt good, he yelled at everything and nothing. He screamed until he couldn't no more, and when that happened he sighed and let out one last sob. No more crying, he thought.
"I promise, I'll protect your star."
A soft mist covered the town that night, no star could be seen in the sky. Perhaps it was better this way, or maybe the sky was in morning to...