Sorry for the long wait but here is chapter 5. This chapter was written a while ago but with school and all it's been hard to find time to put it up. Forgive me and don't pelt me with rocks. Thank you. Now it's time to get to chapter 5.
Chapter 5- Colonial Nightmare
After almost 2 months of traveling on foot our heroes finally made it to the colonies.
"We've got to find a place to rest." Said Sueng Mina who hadn't had a good nights rest in so long. No one had. They walked until they found shelter in an abandoned cabin.
"Lets get some rest and then we'll go and get supplies," said Xianghua. They all tried their best to get comfortable on the cold wooden floor but to no avail. " Maybe we should go now. Umm… Yun Sung and Raphael get some firewood. Mitsurugi go get some food. Kilik and Link look for potions and medicines."
"Only because you asked so nicely" said a sarcastic Raphael.
"I'm sorry but how can I stay civil in such conditions"
" You're a warrior get used to it" the guys left to carry out their orders.
"Okay let us go and talk to the locals and see what they know"
With that Mina, Taki, Talim, Xianghua and Lyric went into the village asking for Soul Edge but to no benefit.
"This is hopeless," complained Mina
"There has to be a hint somewhere," said Xianghua trying to sound hopeful
Lyric took out here piece of Soul Edge " I could feel it vibrating. There must be a dark presence here." They walked a little bit further and saw 2 men guarding cage pure steel. There was only a tiny cut in the door of the prison.
"What are you guarding?" asked Xianghua
" It is none of your business," answered one guard.
"We'll your quite the rude one" The girls turned to see Raphael and the other boys enter the clearing, empty-handed Xianghua noticed.
Lyric pulled out the shard "Do you know anything about this."
Then a demonic voice came from inside the cage. "Soul Edge"
"Prepare for battle" Lyric ordered. Banging noises came from the cage then the steel door was ripped off and a man or maybe a demon came bounding out of the prison swinging the door in his monstrous claw. He swung killing the guard who spoke earlier the other running fast out of the clearing. The smile upon his face after killing the guard was disturbing. Yun Sung was first to attack and charged at it. The man was quick however and swung Yun into a tree. The man then turned at lyric his eyes vacant of all thoughts and again he spoke. " Soul Edge" he came bounding towards her she unsheathed her sword and it was glowing immensely "Awww" he screamed backing away and then falling to the ground.
"What happened?" said Mina who like everyone else was confused
"The darkness that consumed him was shattered by the light," Lyric answered as she walked towards the man. "Who is he"?
"It can't be. We killed him." Said Xianghua very much confused was she right in believing what she had seen that fateful day.
"Well obviously you didn't" said Yun Sung getting up from off the tree
"But we saw him fall into the abyss" said Kilik in shock and amazement.
" Look no need to dwell on the past. Nightmare is obviously here and very much alive" said Raphael
"Okay so he's alive but how did he let such weak fighters take him captive," said Talim Questioning his presence here.
"Help me" an almost human voice passed through the man's lips. Lyric took out her ocarina and began to play the song of Eternal Light. There was a change in the man's expression. His expression was less wild and he looked more and more like a man rather than a demon. His once blood red hair became a flowing mane of blond tresses and his right eye turned green however his left eye, his many scars and the demonic claw remained unchanged.
"Thank You" His voice was dramatically changed from the demon like one it was before and was a lot more human.
" Who is Nightmare?" asked Link
"He was the last wielder of Soul Edge," said Xianghua eyes downcast.
Lyric down upon the man they called Nightmare, he looked so inverted and torn she took pity on him. "What is your name?"
"Have you heard Nightmare?"
"No what were you called before you were taken by the sword"
"I do not deserve to be called by my Christian name. I have murdered countless because I was to weak … to be taken over by a sword"
" Thank you for the little story but I did not ask for it. I wanted to know your name I'll be my own judge on whether or not to use it or not"
"My name is Siegfried Schtauffen"
"There we go. Now what stirred your inner demon?"
"I heard Soul Edge calling to me"
"It was Lyric's shard." Said Xianghua
"Yes well when one is close enough I can sense it and it calls to me"
"You can sense the shards," said Yun Sung
"Yes"
"So we should be on our way we've found what we needed. A shard hunter." Lyric said
"We can't go yet there's a shard here"
" Are you that dense Yun Sung if there was a shard here Siegfried would have been on a rampage a long time ago?"
Before the two began another argument link jumped in "Yes lets get headed towards the next shard"
"Are you in Siegfried" asked Lyric
"I'm in your debt."
"Good now do you sense anything"
"Yes there is a piece in the country of France"
"Wow you can pinpoint the country and everything this journey should be over quick." Exclaimed Talim
"Yes now all we need is a vessel," Mitsurugi who had been quiet throughout the whole ordeal said.
Now our heroes were heading to the coast to find a ship that will take them to Raphael's home country France.
End of chapter 5
Thank you all my reviewers I appreciate all of your suggestions and comments. I know in my past chapters I've had a few grammatical errors sorry for that but mistakes do occur. I'd like to hear what you guys want to see happen in the next chapters. All Ideas are welcome. Also I'd like to hear what you think about my original character Lyric. Again Thank you so much I haven't been feeling my best and it makes me happy to know people are reading my story.
Inuken