Okay so this is my first ever fan fic, and I hope guys read and maybe send me some tips and suggestions. I have only played the first bloody roar and so I thought it would be a good Idea to base it on an independent character instead of the BR ones. So enjoy.
Chapter 1: Broken Homeland
"Pull the reins harder Fai" came the voice from the stable.
Fai turned to acknowledge, but thought better of it as the horse underneath him took a particularly frightening leap. Fai clutched the neck of the animal and wished with all his might that his fathers riding lessons would end early today. He was wishing this so hard in fact that he was unprepared for the sudden turn the horse took to dodge an oncoming tree. He looked up just in time to see the ground rushing up to meet him.
"No, No, No!," Fai's father yelled stalking out into the yard "Fai Xenta, how many times do I have to tell you always keep your eyes forward"
"Sorry dad" Fai responded picking himself off the ground.
"It's okay son, but how will you ever lead the villagers if you can't ride a horse?"
"Well maybe I could just learn to run very fast"
"Ha Ha" Fai's dad clutched his stomach at this "The son of the clan leader going to council on foot" he now looked at his son in earnest "Would you seriously bring such shame upon the mighty Draconis Clan."
"No sir." Fai answered looking at the dust still on his shoes.
"Well then," Fai's dad said picking him up "You will just have to try harder tomorrow"
"Okay" Fai responded with a deep sigh.
Even though Fai was fourteen years old, it amazed him that his father could toss him about with one hand. Even as they walked together back towards the village of Dalian where they lived, his father picked him up and set him on his shoulder.
"Come son, the fishermen should be getting back soon and we can help them stretch their nets to dry."
"Oh boy dad!" Fai scrambled down from his dad's shoulder and took off in front of him. If their was anything that could help him forget about horses it was looking at all the interesting things the anglers had brought in.
Fai's father watched his son run towards the village with a smile on his face. The wind played through the stable yard bringing him the smells of horses and freshly churned soil.
"My child." he said to no one in particular "You have yet to learn the real destiny that awaits you."
Turning to gather the saddle off the horse, he caught a whiff of another scent.
"Yes Shoji, what is it?" He asked without turning.
"Sorry to disturb you my lord Liau, but a band of warriors have been spotted walking towards the main gate." The scout said stepping from the sparse vegetation that grew around the stable.
"What kind of warriors, it is too early for the great council"
"No sir I fear that in response of our refusal to fund their war, the Thanos clan is coming to make us reconsider"
"Listen Shoji!" Liau retorted anger rising in his voice "Clan Draconis shall never back something as evil as slaughtering villagers."
"SIR!" Shoji snapped to attention "What do you suggest then."
"We must prepare." Liau said tossing aside the saddle. "Evacuate the villagers to the ships and prepare for battle"
"Yes Sir." Shoji responded melting back into the foliage.
Fai was at the beach trying to decide whether the pretty shell on the beach was worth fighting the crab within it to get it, when he heard the first alarm bells. The bells, which hung in the towers that flanked the main gate, had only been rung once before in his lifetime. A fire had spread out of control once long ago, and had threatened to destroy everything. Amazingly enough it merely burnt through two houses before it mysteriously stopped. Even stranger, Fai had sworn he had seen a serpentine shape moving within the smoke. However when he mentioned this to his father he merely laughed and said it was the great dragon that protected their village. Fai wondered if he would get to catch a glimpse of this great dragon again now that the bells once again tolled.
"Hurry to the ships!" cried a guard as he ran through the streets "Everyone get to the ships."
At this, many of the people began to gather whatever they could and run for the docks. Most of the time the docks where filled with traders and fishermen, but as the cold season was setting in, only a handful of traders lay tied to their moorings. One ship that stood out however was a large steamship that dwarfed most of the sailing ships around it. The traders who owned this ship had been friends of the village for many years and spent most of their time tied to the village's docks.
Although Fai had lived in Dalian all his life, he could not remember ever talking to the sailors who lived aboard the steamship crackshell as she was called. However, he could not resist the surge of people who pushed him towards the steamer now. The multitude of villagers pushed him right out onto the docks and straight up the gangplank, where armed sailors helped escort the people to the below decks.
Glancing about, trying to find someone he recognizes, Fai realized that only elderly men, children, and women where aboard. The men had lined up on the docks armed with spears, swords, and even a couple of rifles. They were all saying good bye to the ones on the boat. Seeing that he was with the wrong crowd, Fai began to press towards the gangplank. As he did so though, a huge hand clamped down on his shoulder.
"Alas no lad, yer father gave me strict instructions to keep ya with me." Fai turned towards the bearded face of the captain of the crackshell.
"What are you doing the men are on the beach" Fai protested, prying vainly against the iron grip of the captain.
"And so they are, but you are not gonna be there with 'em"
Therefore, all Fai could do was look on as the men lined up in the courtyard facing the main gate. To his surprise, he could see his father standing on the walls of the gate.
Liau stood proudly atop the gate walls and surveyed the troop marching towards him. He heard the sounds of the steamship starting up and turned around for one last glimpse towards his son.
"Keep him safe." Liau nodded towards the crackshell.
"Aren't you even going to have the decency to look upon your killer Liau Xenta," said a booming voice from below.
Liau whipped around and looked down on the leader of the troops, a tall blonde man that had no place in the foothills of China.
"Belvarius, long has my clan heard of your madness, so you are behind the peasant murders."
"Please, please, you give them too much credit" Belvarius smiled "Murder suggests that they actually fought back, massacre is a much proper term."
"Well whatever you call it, it shall be avenged today." Liau said, his eyes beginning to take on a burning red glow.
"Strong words from a village with only one zoetrope" Belvarius turned towards one of his troops. "Xofar, take care of him"
The cloaked swordsman to his right suddenly burst out of his cloak in a mass of oily wings and jagged spikes. Liau watched as the imp raced towards him at breakneck speed. Opening his mouth a gout of flame arced towards the now surprised imp. Unable to change its suicide course the imp flew straight into the six-foot pillar of flame that launched from Liau. Bones cracking and skin melting the imp was ash before it had covered half the distance to Liau. Wiping himself off Liau once again locked his gaze on Belvarius.
"I'm afraid it's going to take more than that to kill me." Liau growled as his face began to elongate and scales formed beneath his skin. "Now let's see how you fare against someone who actually fights back!"
Arching his head towards the sky, Liau screamed a piercing roar that shook the foundations of the gate he stood on. Arms stretched and hardened, Legs thickened, hands and feet grew talons of steel, and from his back two wings erupted from beneath his skin.
The troop took several steps back and gazed at the full form dragon that perched on the gate of Dalian.
Fai swelled with pride when his father had killed the monster, but he now stood awestruck at the great hulking dragon his father had become. The villagers around him cowered, hiding their faces, all except for the captain who kept a strong grip on Fai. The deck shifted under him and as he looked wildly about, he realized that the ship was leaving the harbor.
"Wait! What are you doing?" Fai asked the captain. "Who's going to evacuate father and the men?"
"Hush now lad" the grip tightened "Your old man can care for himself; he'll tell us when everything is safe"
Nodding, Fai turned back towards the now retreating village.
Liau let out another blast of dragon's fire aimed directly at Belvarius. The other cloaked figures scattered or were incinerated. When he felt he had finished the job he let the flames die. There where a troop of twenty or more men once stood, now was a melted crater. The dirt had reached such extreme temperatures that it had turned to glass towards the middle of the crater. Liau jumped up with surprise. There, in the middle of the crater, standing unharmed on the melted glass stood Belvarius.
"That was quiet impressive," Belvarius said, dusting off his cloak "But the time for heroics is over, make your peace."
At this Belvarius's body began to contort, and Liau watched as one by one the quivering form before broke every bone in its own body. Amidst the screams of agony, Belvarius's fingers snapped and grew into foot long talons. His legs broke and splintered, before reversing themselves into animalistic hindquarters. The worse part of the transformation was Belvarius's face. Instead of the long sleek snout of a dragon, his face split in half and reformed into the grinning visage of a horned skull. The lower jaw snapped off and grew into a set of crushing jaws. The top of Belvarius's skull exploded in two places where horns grew and pointed forward. When the transformation finally completed itself, a Demon stood before the gates of Dalian.
"BEHOLD!" Belvarius roared. "THE ULTIMATE POWER."
Letting out a cross between a roar and a scream, Belvarius launched himself off the ground straight at Liau. The speed in which he reached the top of the gate surprised Liau, and he was caught off guard. As the two of them crashed backwards off the gates the men of the village scattered.
Fai stood gripping the railing as he watched his father and some other beast crash into the courtyard of his village. The battle was fierce, gouts of flame where countered with a weird green energy. The last thing Fai witnessed before the ship carried him out of sight of land was an uppercut by his father had knocked the monster into the docks.
Well what did you people think, please give me some helpful criticisms; sorry the action took so long to come out, it will be better as the story progresses. Please Respond