The Great Void- Chapter 1: Snowdown Railgun
Kevin was glad his shift was over. Guarding the east entrance to the temple's underground vaults all day was an easy job.
but standing there, for hours on end, in the biting cold, just wasn't his fancy. He nodded as his cousin, Alexander Andellmere, walked out to take his shift guarding the vault's entrance. "I've had more entertainment watching a bird." Alex said, looking out into the snow covered feild. "If you see your brother George lets have a little talk, alright?" he said, going back to idling when Kevin nodded and headed into the temple.
George was is a great mood as he strolled down the halls. Having just been named a third class wizard, while a low rank, he was finaly done with novices training - not only that but he was allowed to study in the vaults. He smiled at Sorceress Erica, one of his teachers,
on his way down the hall. He stopped when he realised he had no idea where we has going. "What to do...what to do..." he said quietly,
looking about. "You can come visit your brother once in a great while, that's why." Kevin said, walking around the corner and getting George into a headlock.
"So what's my little brother up to, hmm?" he said as George freed himself. George grinned. "I've been named a third class wizard"
he said with a proud expression on his face, his hands at his waists. "That's good to hear! I'm sure your cousin Alex would like to hear all about how you screwed up and somehow got the rank anyways." Kevin's smile crew when George scowled. He ran down the hall before George could say anymore, twords the door leading back outside.
When the two came out Alex greeted them with a shiver and a bow. "Greetings cousins, as unamused as the rest of us I presume?" He pulled his halberd down looking at the gathered mounds of snow, "...cold." Alex turned to George. "How can you be so happy to be out in this cold weather?" he said. George's face brightened up even more, not having to wait before explaing why he was so happy After telling Alex the same he told Kevin, his mood settled down. "So have you two heard about the vaults being sealed off"
Alex and Kevin nodded quietly, intent on learning any information the wizard had got his hands on. "It seems at the exact same time they got word the Railman Empire was coming to the temple to pay us a little visit the High Wizard, Rekaens, decided to close off the vaults."
Kevin frowned. "I hear that the High Wizard is siding with the Northern Alliance. They're at war with the Railman Empire right now"
Just then a servant ran up to the group. "Wizard Andellmere. They're holding a meeting right now in the main hall. All wizards, no matter what rank, are obligated to attend." George smiled to his brothers. "I must be off...Good luck with your guard"
Summoner Canas Renvall was the last into the room as the doors closed. The High Wizard stood at the alter, commanding the quiet mummbling to cease. "Let us not waste time with small talk, shall we?" he said in a deep voice. Renvall nodded his agreement as the crowd around him murmurred their agreement. "As you all know, the Railman Empire is making their way for a little...visit." He frowned. "They come to take our palace as their base." the crowd stood silent, fearing that gasping would hinder their devoted attention. "These scum are ruthless. They detest magic, yet they are using wizards to destroy magic beings everywhere. They plan to start a new era, one without magi,.one where we don't exist." Renvall looked at him, a shocked expression on his face as he accidentally blurted out "The Northern Alliance!"
"During the last war the Northern and Southern continents were seperated. That path is now open again, and the empire wishs a base closer to their enemy - our home..." There was a shattering sound as an arrow flew through the stainglass windows and peirced the high wizard's head from the back of his skull. He fell down with the arrow pertuding between his eyes. Canas ran straight for the high wizard as George ran out of the hall, straight for the other two Andellmere's. Canas kneeled down, realising there was nothing he could do, when he noticed runes now glowing on the alter. They read "Destroy the vaults, or they prophecies they'll read - Escape through the tunnels or perish like me." Canas quickly erased the letters with a spell. "He knew he was going to die...what are held in the prophecies ?" Canas didn't have to wonder..."They want to lead us into thegreat void...a landdevoid of magic..."
The man stummbled backwards, holding his shield which had a huge gash from the halberd. His head was suddenly cleaved off, Kevin standing behind the falling body. Alex and Kevin were behond confused. The temple was being overrun by the attacks, and at the same time wizards were turning on other wizards within the temple. George ran out as Alex's halberd was pulled free from the chest of a fallen attack. "We're under attack! It's the Railman Empire!" he yelled to his brother and cousin. The nodded and ran into the temple with George. "What's going on!" Kevin said, seathing his sword. George frowned. "The Railman Empire has assassinated the High Wizard. Obviously many of our wizards have turned on us to join these pigs..." They turned down a set of stairs, spiraling down into the basement area - the vaults. Alex closed a door shut as the others ran in. "They don't know their way around the castle, and those damned traitors will be too busy to come down here just yet..."
A small, glowing animal ran out from behind a book shelf and twords the three Andellmeres. It suddenly dissapeared as Renvall walked out from the shadows. "Where are your loyalties! The temple, or the empire?" Kevin pounded his chest, indicating that he fought for the temple, of which's emblum was on his armor. Renvall relaxed. "I'm Summoner Canas Renvall. And you all...?" George shot the summoner a glare. "We could have been the enemy...we would have killed you. You should have attacked us while our guard was down." He frowned and walked away, further into the vaults. Kevin shook his head. "We're the vault's guards. I'm Kevin, this here is Alex...and that was George."
Kevin looked around, puzzled. "We have to escape...but how?" Renvall smiled. "I know how to open the door to a tunnel that should lead us safely away from here. We have to destroy this temple, first. We can't let them take this as their base. These vaults alone are full of prophecies that could drasticly turn the war to their side..." A young woman walked in from around the corner, George standing behind her with his arms folded. "I've found her lurking around the vaults, reading prophecies"
Kevin bowed. She was short, and small. Her brown hair was cut oddly short, yet she was clad formally. "Sorry I'm late. Got in a bet of a mess on the way here." Kevin grinned. "Hello, Merialis...I guess we can't have our--" he looked at the faces staring at him and his face redend. "..discussion." Merialis looked nervously around, then forced herself to speak. "I know I'm just a novice but I've been reading the prophecies..." she looked at George as if the wizard was about to scold her for going into the vaults without the proper rank, but he only smiled. "We have to destroy this temple"
Two wizards, with hats also identical to those of a jester, seemed to masterialize out of the darkness. Merialis ran back, deeper into the vaults and away from the wizards, while Kevin and Alex brandished their weapons. The wizard on the right speaks with a high voice, "Hello there kiddies! Let's play a game!" Two knives slipped down from his sleeves, into his hands. He pulled them above his head. Canas and George started to chant something. "Magic? Why... why... why! Y'know, from where I come from we fought with knives. Well not really." The wizard on right tossed his knives, the other wizard seemed to toss his hands as well but with nothing to toss. The knives flew through the wizards as if light was thrown at them, yet they both fell down in crippling pain.
Deeper in the vaults, away from the fighting, Merialis drew a large pentagram on the ground with her fingers. It flashed white breifly, then began to glow red. She looked up and ran to the door to the tunnels - sealed off. "What to use...what to use..." her face lit up when she got an idea. She drew another, smaller, pentagram on the door with her index finger. It flashed red and with only a three second delay, in which Merialis was already behind a bookcase, there was an explosion and the door shattered into splitters. She shouted out, forgetting there was a battle in progress. "The tunnel is open!"
The two wizards, fixed on Canas and George, didn't realise that Kevin was coming at them. He ducked down and then thrusted his sword up into one's belly and under their rib-cages. His sword exploded through the wizard's chest, bone and blood spraying everywhere. In a flash of light the wizard's body vanished, the other wizard remained. "Hey, why did you kill my doppelgang-- oops! ta-ta for now!" The wizard bowed with his hat and then vanished. Alexander already had George and Canas up, each had an army around his shoulders, and helping them limp twords the tunnel entrance. "Don't worry...it must have been an illusion..." he said as they met up with Kevin and Merialis. Kevin nodded as he took Merialis's hand and moved through the entrance. "Why use your energy hurting someone physicaly when you can destroy their mind?" Kevin simply said as they all walked into the dark depths of a passage that had been blocked off for thousands of years.
End Chapter 1
Cast:
Kevin Andellmere(Quatre12, Star Strife)
George Andellmere(JacobM)
Alexander Andellmere(Painemare)
Merilais Shu(Shu)
Canas Renvall(RoboCloud)
Notes: This is based off of a random AIM RP. Expect more of why the war is going of and characters from the Railman Empire and the Northern Alliance introduced. Visit for more information.
