Chapter 1 the GateKeeper
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Chapter 1 the GateKeeper
during ancient times in a dimension where magic, sorcery and Monsters of all shapes and sizes existed, there was a group of Heroes that stood apart from any hero or story ever created these Heroes would save the world countless times and in their final battle, only one of these Heroes would survive. with the world finally at peace the time for Heroes was gone. with only one of those Heroes surviving he decides to take a New Journey, a journey that I helped create, a journey that can change a world and its story. you are probably wondering who's really telling the story hello you can refer to me as the GateKeeper and this is how I helped to create a brand-new story and how it affected another story creating a chain of events that is unique and entertaining but I am rambling let's start why don't we. as the gatekeeper clears his voice and gets comfy in his chair he takes a sip from his tea and opens the large book on his lap then he starts to begin.
in a wooden house that is old and decrepit thunder and lightning and heavy rainfall shroud the small dwelling inside you can hear a man pacing back and forth, back and forth, then he starts to speak,
damn it how long is it going to take I only sent ember out yesterday he should have been back by now.
then the man takes a drag on his pipe and then a deep breath and inhales the medicinal herbs that are carried by smoke into his lungs, as the medicinal herbs calm his nerves he sits down right by the fireplace and Stokes it and then the dim dwelling of a house lights up revealing the man. he's a mostly older gentleman with broad shoulders and long red hair that reaches to a little bit past his shoulders, he has a beer just as long, his blue eyes sparkle like gemstones and they radiate power behind them he's wearing a blue traveling cloak with a dark blue scarf his hat is a classic wizard's hat that is light blue with dark blue trimmings after the man finishes stoking the fire, the man gets up and starts walking across the room toward a freshly stocked pile of dry wood before he can bend down to grab the wood a knock on the door that sounds more like a pecking sound alerts the man.
ah, finally I was waiting all day for you. the man walks across the room in opens the door as he does then immediately a large bird flies in, then the bird lands on a stand that look like it was meant for him. the bird appears to be a large Hawk like bird unlike a hawk its feathers are made of flames he's sporting a matching wizard hat that looks identical to the old man's but smaller, the bird peers to be biting down on a long old wooden pipe like he plans on smoking it
sorry being a phoenix and flying through a thunderstorm like this tends to slow one down and that I couldn't get a proper smoke in slowed me down, even more,
then the old man speaks up have you said goodbye to all our acquaintances.
yeah, I don't understand why you didn't go yourself.
it is because if I did they would have probably locked me in some godforsaken Tower or something to prevent me from leaving.
like that would work the bird said tiredly.
one can never be too careful I always say now we need to get going. I just got here least let me get a good smoking in Ember said sadly.
you can do it when we get there I'm pretty sure our friend wouldn't mind
as the 2 exit the small dwelling the old man turns around and Taps the door twice the house starts to shrink rapidly and forms into a small cube which the old man promptly picks up and puts in his pocket then he turns around and as he reaches out his hands seem to slip into some type of portal and as he pulls his hand out he appears to be grasping a long wooden staff with a blue gem at the top the old man turns to Ember,
are you ready to go,
just hurry up I want to get out of this rain Ember squawks out with annoyance
then the old man Narrows his eyes at Ember, why you so impatient we both know this rain has no effect on you so why are you in a rush to leave All of a sudden, especially when it took me a while to convince you that we should leave
then Ember sweat drops and flies back a bit nervous, the old man steps forward and before he can say anything a large amount of footsteps and clanging of metal starts to approach.
the old man looks back to the bird, what did you do the old man says with annoyance in his voice.
hey, it's nothing, it's just they tried holding me hostage so you will return and so I promptly burn down their Castle, no one was killed, I think. Ember says like he did absolutely nothing wrong
the old man just Psyed and said then we better get going before they show up i swear every Century I spend with you I lose a brain cell.
then you must be pretty stupid Ember says with a chuckle.
why you, the old man says before being cut off by somebody screaming, there they are.
well, we better get going then Ember says with a smirk.
this is not over the old man says as he finishes that sentence he then Whispers to himself greater Dimension shift, then as a bright magical Circle surrounds them they quickly vanish from the area.
instead of a rainy clearing where the house once stood they appear within a room. The room seems like a small mansion living room a fireplace crackling with blue and black flames but giving the room a nice orange glow instead of a Blue on Black glow like a normal fire would
the room is decorated very fancy like there is a old wooden clock in the left corner ticking away the clock, it has over 1000 different hands each pointing to different numbers that represent the time. there is a steaming hot pot of tea resting on a coffee table between two red chairs that are coated with red and gold silk with finely carved brown Oakwood that makes up the chair.
the floor is it tile base floor each tile swirls with different patterns but makes it look like you are stepping on different isolated galaxies the patterns are constantly moving and shifting.
the old man unfazed by his surroundings start walking toward the chairs as he got closer to the chairs a voice permeates from one of the chairs.
I was wondering when you were coming. The Voice had a slight Echo to it and had a classic British accent giving it the impression that he was speaking to a proper gentleman.
my friend took a lot longer than I expected to say goodbye to some acquaintances the old man says and without looking where the voice came from he sits down in the empty chair and stares at the fire
oh so the king and his court are your acquaintances oh that's funny, aren't they the ones that you allied with for the only reason to stop that man who threatened to destroy that world, calling them acquaintances it's way too polite of a term, I would have gone with assholes personally.
so why have you come here. the old man finally turns to where the voice came from, and finally gazing upon the man and taking in the sight of a strange creature this man is. the man's skin is as white as snow he wears a red Victoria-era Gothic Long trench coat with black large Epaulettes on the shoulders and Large black Folded Cuffs and a red and black striped sun hat with a feather in it. the creature finally turning around to meet his eyes then he noticed, his eyes have a glow like there's some type of light behind them his mouth is connected to his eyes in the shape of a smile with a dark Blackness behind them. as he is sitting down he Twirls his cane in amusement as he knows the question he asked was meaningless, the cane is a black cane with a gold dragon for a handle
you know why I'm here the old man grumbles, totally unfazed of the strange man's appearance. of course, i know I'm omnipotent but people find it rude and annoying when I act like I know everything even when I do know everything,
then Ember finally speaks up you're right it is annoying but what's more annoying is you wasting our time GateKeeper, the only reason we're here is that we need permission to travel to another dimension completely separate from our own and the only reason we're dealing with you because you guard the Nexus leading to all of the dimensions Ember says with annoyance
the gatekeeper gets up frantically to his feet and stairs down Ember with annoyance, I am not just a guardian I am the manager, I'm the one who maintains your fragile existence that you call reality. I may be a glorified maintenance man but I take my job very seriously and I deserve your respect.
then the old man gets to his feet and pulls a pipe out of thin air and then lights it, then he takes a drag on his pipe and then blowing out a puff of smoke and then speaks. you're right you do deserve our respect GateKeeper and I apologize for my friend's words but he does have a point I'm assuming you already picked out a world for us that would be most suitable.
of course, I did, you can even help out a friend of mine he's a wizard just like you and he needs help making a magical sword for a King name Arthur Ember speaks up, a new world and a job what more can we ask for he says sarcastically
do I happen to know this wizard by any chance the old man looks at him,
then the GateKeeper turns around and looks at him, honestly I don't know you see he's slightly out of time and space that's what makes him special he specializes in space and time Magic the only thing I know about him is what people call him do you know a wizard by the name called Merlin,
no I do not, he says with a shake of his head
ho what a shame I would love to get more information on him, oh well let's get you going why don't we. the gatekeeper Taps his Cane on the ground a doorway with a large metal door phases out from the ground until it's leveled with it.
this will take you to the world I spoke of I'll make sure to put you on Merlin's doorstep good luck the gatekeeper waves his hand and then immediately sits back down to his seat and pours himself another cup of tea.
goodbye and farewell Ember says before flying through and then the old man just steps through without saying anything.
700 years later, on a clear day as the sun went down a familiar figure of an old man with long red hair and a beard wearing a blue traveling robe and a wizards hat is walking on the sidewalk in a housing District it is a good place where families can raise their children. normally in a modern world such as Japan, you would think an old man wearing a Wizards outfit prowling the streets would be an oddity but not in this world this is a world of Heroes and a world of quirks you're probably wondering what a quirk is and that is simple basically it's superpowers, the stuff you only find in comic books is it daily occurrence here, so seeing an old man in a wizards outfit patrolling the streets is not a strange sight but a welcome one because this old man was one of the Heroes that Patrol the area
as the old man Patrol the area he pondered on his travels all across this world and his experience in it and ever since the dawn of quirks he finally could fit in after Magic Died centuries ago People feared it and practically burned anyone who they thought was a witch or a sorcerer but before he could further Ponder that train of thought a whimpering sound caught his attention and with over 3,000 years of experience he could easily tell it was a little girl, he even new how far away she was and the direction.
without batting an eye or even hesitating he started walking towards the girl letting his ears guide him and in a couple of minutes he finally found her in an alleyway behind some trash cans. she was a small girl with dirty blonde hair with short twin pigtails she was wearing a yellow sweater and all across her body were bruises and large bumps, for a man such as himself he could easily tell that the bumps and bruises were from some type of stick or bat.
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as he started stepping toward the girl then she finally noticed him. she put her head up and looked at him, her skin was pale and it looked like she was starting to suffer from a lack of nutrition, her face was covered in bruises she was obviously beaten, her eyes were yellow and slit like a cat, her teeth appeared to have two fangs flanking both sides of her mouth and she looked like she was sobbing for hours.
the old man finally spoke, little one are you all right, he knew that was a stupid question but he was trying to put her mind at ease and have her focus on him and on his words.
but instead of her responding to his words the girl just simply got up and grabbed his leg like it was a lifeline. so he just kneeled down and patted her on the back and comforted her as she cried. the girl cried for another good 30 minutes soaking his cloak with her tears but he didn't mind she finally calms down a little and seeing this he spoke, who did this to you?
then she tries to speak fighting back even more tears and muffled by his robes. my parents, they said I was a monster.
the old man responds in a comforting voice, did they hurt you, he already knew this but he needed confirmation.
tears fell from her eyes again as she nodded her head and in between her sobs she managed to say yes
the old man spoke again, do you know where you live,
hearing this she let go of his leg and stepped back, and fear was present in her eyes, I'm not going back there please don't take me back.
little one I wouldn't dream of it, the old man responds in a comforting voice.
you promise, she said with fear still present in her eyes.
oh, little one I am a hero I would not willingly put a little girl such as yourself in a position that you would not want to be in.
fear now leaving her eyes then why do you want to know?
oh, that's a simple question and it has a simple answer you see little one I need to question your parents about the actions they have done upon you, and don't worry I wouldn't dare put you anywhere near them at the moment.
then he gets up and starts looking around now your house can't be too far, but as he gets up the little girl immediately grabbed his leg again like a lifeline please don't leave me alone, she cried out.
don't worry I do not plan to, the old man put his hands in his mouth and whistled the noise permeating the air, and then a voice came from nearby.
you did not need to whistle that loud, then a large flaming bird with a wizard hat in a pipe in his mouth descended from the skies and landed right next to them the bird grabbed his pipe that was hanging out of his mouth with his wing like it was a hand and spoke. what do you need and who is this little girl as he looked at her.
oh, that's a good question, what is your name little one the old man says with a smile on his face and in a comforting voice.
Toga, she said muffled by her face in his robe.
toga oh that's a pretty name for a little girl such as yourself, the old man thinks to himself if I take this girl to the hospital her parents will be notified and the beating that they have done on her can be pretty easily covered up I may be able to tell these wounds are not natural but an average doctor I don't think so. and her wounds are nothing I can't fix the old man making up his mind he says now toga I'm going to be taking you to my house so we can get you patched up is that okay with you if not I can call an ambulance the old man said with a comforting voice.
toga nods her head without letting go of him the old man picks her up, toga seeing this grabs him by the neck and holds on to him.
hay Ember do you mind opening a portal to our humble abode,
yeah I do not mind, then a large dark portal starts to appear in front of them the little girl not noticing with her eyes buried in his robes the only thing toga notices is the minor change and air pressure for a brief second and a stranged tingling sensation all over her body after ther stranged tingling passes she looks up her eyes widen in a mixture of shock and Wonder
because they are no longer in that alleyway where she hid instead she's in a large living room with a fireplace crackling, there are books lying on the top of the fireplace, and there are two couches in a "U" formation facing the fireplace with a coffee table between the couches in the fireplace and there is a small TV hanging from the top of the fireplace. across from the fireplace is a large staircase leading to the second-floor balcony and the whole house is in a medieval style. after toga takes in the sight of how big his house is she looks up to the old man and says, this is your home.
that's right this is my home now I'm going to take you upstairs so I can treat your wounds and you can get some rest,
okay but I have a question, she said shyly,
oh what is it,
what is your name?
oh my name is Cridarin and my hero's name is Cridarin the Lord of flames.
25 minutes later at the Musutafu Japan Police Department. it was a slow day at the police station for a man called detective tsukauchi he's currently dealing with the most deadly thing in existence, paperwork. after a whole day dealing with his arch-enemy known as paperwork, he finally gets up from his desk and walks over to the breakroom to get another cup of coffee before he was called over by his boss chief Kenji Tsuragamae. chief Tsuragamae is a humanoid man with a dogs head where the normal head would be, his breed appears to be a bloodhound and he was sitting at his desk very patiently waiting for Detective tsukauchi. as he sits down across from his boss Detective tsukauchi he speaks up, what do you need chief.
what I need is very simple there's a case I want you to handle. he says in a serious tone
it has to be very important if your personally asking me, Detective tsukauchi says with a bit of concern.
yes but not in the sense that you think, you see an old friend called in a favor and needs help on a case I want you to help him.
an old friend do I know him, Detective tsukauchi says with a questioning look.
no, you do not, me and him worked together back when I was a Detective way before when you were here. also there's something you need to know his power is very unusual I expect you not to pry into it,
what do you mean not to pry into it? he says curiously,
it is exactly what it means, that you must understand my friend has secrets that he wishes not to tell anyone and like you keep all- might secrets I keep his, normally I would do it myself but I am not a detective anymore I am the chief of police and with this case, your quirk is mostly suited for it I hope you understand the situation.
I understand I will not pry into his life but I would like to know who this man is at least and what's the case I'm on.
of course you can, the man is an underground hero so I doubt you know of him but his hero name is Cridarin the Lord of flames,
surprisingly I have heard of him, the detective says.
oh, have you now?
yes, the old flame hero that wears a Wizard's outfit and Patrols the Musutafu area
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yes, that's him, so you met him.
no I didn't but I have heard from Eraserhead according to him he is a really old hero he does a great job protecting people but before the Press can even questioned him he disappears.
yep that's him alright, he really doesn't have the patience for the Press and I don't blame him, but now on to the matter of the case you see he requested information on a young girl named toga that he found on the streets. she was beaten up pretty badly he thinks the wounds that she sustained were done by either something like a bat or a stick with a round surface. when she was questioned she said her parents did this to her and called her a monster. so since her injuries weren't life-threatening Cridarin took her to his home and then called me and ask if I can send over any information about the girl,
I assume this is that information. as detective tsukauchi picks up the folder in front of him.
yes indeed it is everything's in there including the address where Cridarin lives,
okay but I have one question though, why did you put me on this case we have multiple other detectives that are qualified for this case.
chief Tsuragamae just Psy's, it's because the people we're dealing with are in High Society and they have a lot of power and influence so if we can get a confession out of them or catch them in a lie we will have grounds for keeping that girl safe and away from her parents until the investigation is done
and plus my friend requested you pacifically when I told him I personally wouldn't be able to help him,
what really why did he do that? the detective says in Surprise.
my friend has an uncanny skill when it comes to investigations like for example he can tell when somebody's lying extremely accurately he also can tell if somebody has negative or bad intentions.
how's that possible is it his quirk or something,
no you see this man has multiple medical degrees and four of them are in psychology including criminal psychology he's a very intelligent individual and maybe on par with Mr Nezu In The Raw intelligence category, I guess what I'm trying to say is just by meeting somebody once he can Easley tell if the person trustworthy and he doesn't even need to talk to that individual to find out if that person is trustworthy
but I never met him before so how did he find out I was trustworthy,
that's true but you have been on TV more than one time and apparently, it is enough for him to figure out that you're trustworthy or not. well at least trustworthy enough for you to help him with this case now if there is nothing else I think you should be going he is expecting you.
yes sir, as Detective Tsukauchi leaves the police station and enters his car to drive towards where Cridarin lives questions fill his mind about this strange man that is a old friend of the chief, even more, knowing him enough for the chief to keep secrets for him and without even speaking to me or seeing me in person he's able to figure out that I'm trustworthy enough to work with him, he is a strange man indeed
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