Chapter 8: The prophets unveiled
The Dark Scorpion burglars were still out of breath as they were
hiding in the jungle. They barely managed to escape the ambush that
befell them and the amazons.
"Does anyone have any clue what that was all about? Amazons don't
bother anyone, unless of coarse they raided any villages and kidnapped any more little girls. Why were they attack?" asked Chick with confusion.
"I'm not quite sure Chick" responded Don Zaloog the leader. "But for
what ever reason it was, they meant business. Jacob, what happened to
your fairy friend?"
"I don't know. We got separated" said Jacob without much concern on
his face.
"Well, don't you think we should search for her?" asked Meanae to Don.
"I don't know if that's such a good idea, at least not yet" concluded
Cliff, "There were too many monsters about. If we're going to go back,
we need to go with Jacob's shaman powers and try to avoid as many battles
as possible. Jake, do you think you're up to it?"
"Heck no, it's not our problem" said Jacob with a sneer. "Dude, what
is your problem?" asked Chick with irritation building up in him. "Yeah
Jake, Lily is one of your brother's girlfriends. If he finds out that
she's dead, there's no telling what will happen" added in Cliff once
again.
"My almighty brother doesn't need me. Besides, I already sent one of
my sonic birds to deliver the message. He's probably already over there
cleaning house."
"Are you not concerned for the amazons at least? Isn't there a really
pretty amazon girl at Alice's tavern that likes you?" asked Meanae.
"She means nothing to me. And I'll appreciate if you got off my back
about it!" Jacob turned away and stormed into the jungle.
"Don, I think you're going to have to talk to him. That attitude of
his lately has been getting on everyone's nerves" said Cliff to Don.
"Yeah, Gorg don't like mouthy boys!" said Gorg angrily.
"I don't know what is up with him" said Don with a sigh. "I know that we
are not the perfect definition of honorable people, but at least we help
those in need."
"And then we take their stuff!" said Chick with a smile. "Right you are
Chick" said
Don with a smile. "All right team, we'll leave the grouch alone for a
while. Let's go back to the amazon's fortress and see if they still need
help. Once we are done over there, we'll head back to the hideout. If
Jacob wants to come back, he'll know where to find us. He better hope we
let him in..."
Jacob was still stomping through the jungle, as sour as ever. He was
getting tired to being expected to be like his brother. As the days went
on, he couldn't blame for Demetra and Paul leaving. All of his brother's
goody goodness was enough to make a man sick. Jacob didn't want to be a
righteous holy roller like his brother. He wanted to have fun with his
abilities. That's why he joined the Dark Scorpions. They knew how to
have fun. With them, he could be what he really wanted to be. If people
had trouble, they could call his brother. It wasn't his problem. Jacob
heard something to the left of him. Jacob quickly jumped into a bush to
avoid a possible ambush or attack. He spied around and got out a couple
of throwing knives just in case. The rustling got louder and Jacob was
quietly closing in. One thing that Jacob was proud of was that he was
the very best at sneaking around, besides Chick. That's why he was
called "The Sneak". The rustling stopped and Jacob put up his guard
again. He thought he saw the source of the noises. It appeared to be a
tall purple armor man. Jacob got low again and thought to himself. A
man with such armor must have a lot of money and valuable things on hand.
And although he seemed pretty heavily armed, that never stopped a dark
scorpion. They used stealth and brains to overcome problems. Jacob
reached into a pouch and brought out some small soft beads. They
contained a paralyzing powder that takes effect if it's inhaled or eaten.
He smiled and looked up again. The armored man was gone. No way. If
he moved, he would have heard. Jacob stood up. "Where did he go?" he
asked to himself. He heard someone drop behind him. Jacob scrambled
back. It was the armored man and he didn't look to happy. Jacob wanted
to try to talk his way out of it. "Hey man, what's the problem? Why are
you mean mugging? It's not like I wasn't going to mug you or anything."
The armored man continued to stare without emotion.
"What's your problem? Looking for a fight? You better watch out. Don't
you know that I'm Jacob "The Sneak" Jacob taunted. He threw the beads
into the face of the man and then tried to follow up with some punches.
The man, unaffected by the poison grabbed his punches and started to
crush his fists. Jacob tried to scramble away. "Ok, maybe it's better
if you don't know me. Let go." The man obeyed. Jacob pulled away and
rubbed his aching hand. He started to look the man over. He had a
ghostly tone of skin with ice blue eyes. And his armor was a dark raven
color with a raven like bird on his breastplate. "You look funny. Where
are you from?" asked Jacob. "I come from the gap between dimensions
where the flow of time directs your world. I'm known as the Black Luster
Soldier." Jacob was surprised at what he said. He thought that the
chaos soldier was only a myth. He thought back to when he got his
fortune told by an old woman who told him that he was destined to meet
chaos in the near future. He was wondering if this was what she meant.
"What are you doing traveling around here?" "I'm looking for a master to
show me my destiny" "Who's your master?" asked Jacob again. "I don't
know" said the chaos soldier. Jacob thought again for a moment. The
soldier didn't seem to have a clue why he was on the earth. And if the
legends were true, this guy was packing lots of heat. With him on his
side, no one could stop the scorpions. Heck, he could probably overthrow
Don. Jacob decided to have the chaos soldier join him. "Well it so
happens that I'm destined to be your master!" declared Jacob. "It was
shown to me in a dream and I'm a shaman, so me and you could work
together just fine!" "Oh?" said the chaos soldier, still not convinced.
"What you don't believe me? Looks aren't everything you know. I may not
look it, but believe me; I'm worthy to wield your power. I'm the
guardian of these lands." But the legend says that..." "Who cares about
the legend" interrupted Jacob. "It's probably a spelling mistake or
something. So what do you say are you in or out?" The soldier thought
for a moment. "I understand. Please forgive my doubt master." The
soldier bowed to one knee to Jacob. Master? Nice ring to it. No wonder
why my conceded brother loves being called that said Jacob to himself.
Jacob was now the proud master of the Black Luster Soldier the messenger
of Creation. And he had big plans with his new toy.
The Dark Scorpion burglars were still out of breath as they were
hiding in the jungle. They barely managed to escape the ambush that
befell them and the amazons.
"Does anyone have any clue what that was all about? Amazons don't
bother anyone, unless of coarse they raided any villages and kidnapped any more little girls. Why were they attack?" asked Chick with confusion.
"I'm not quite sure Chick" responded Don Zaloog the leader. "But for
what ever reason it was, they meant business. Jacob, what happened to
your fairy friend?"
"I don't know. We got separated" said Jacob without much concern on
his face.
"Well, don't you think we should search for her?" asked Meanae to Don.
"I don't know if that's such a good idea, at least not yet" concluded
Cliff, "There were too many monsters about. If we're going to go back,
we need to go with Jacob's shaman powers and try to avoid as many battles
as possible. Jake, do you think you're up to it?"
"Heck no, it's not our problem" said Jacob with a sneer. "Dude, what
is your problem?" asked Chick with irritation building up in him. "Yeah
Jake, Lily is one of your brother's girlfriends. If he finds out that
she's dead, there's no telling what will happen" added in Cliff once
again.
"My almighty brother doesn't need me. Besides, I already sent one of
my sonic birds to deliver the message. He's probably already over there
cleaning house."
"Are you not concerned for the amazons at least? Isn't there a really
pretty amazon girl at Alice's tavern that likes you?" asked Meanae.
"She means nothing to me. And I'll appreciate if you got off my back
about it!" Jacob turned away and stormed into the jungle.
"Don, I think you're going to have to talk to him. That attitude of
his lately has been getting on everyone's nerves" said Cliff to Don.
"Yeah, Gorg don't like mouthy boys!" said Gorg angrily.
"I don't know what is up with him" said Don with a sigh. "I know that we
are not the perfect definition of honorable people, but at least we help
those in need."
"And then we take their stuff!" said Chick with a smile. "Right you are
Chick" said
Don with a smile. "All right team, we'll leave the grouch alone for a
while. Let's go back to the amazon's fortress and see if they still need
help. Once we are done over there, we'll head back to the hideout. If
Jacob wants to come back, he'll know where to find us. He better hope we
let him in..."
Jacob was still stomping through the jungle, as sour as ever. He was
getting tired to being expected to be like his brother. As the days went
on, he couldn't blame for Demetra and Paul leaving. All of his brother's
goody goodness was enough to make a man sick. Jacob didn't want to be a
righteous holy roller like his brother. He wanted to have fun with his
abilities. That's why he joined the Dark Scorpions. They knew how to
have fun. With them, he could be what he really wanted to be. If people
had trouble, they could call his brother. It wasn't his problem. Jacob
heard something to the left of him. Jacob quickly jumped into a bush to
avoid a possible ambush or attack. He spied around and got out a couple
of throwing knives just in case. The rustling got louder and Jacob was
quietly closing in. One thing that Jacob was proud of was that he was
the very best at sneaking around, besides Chick. That's why he was
called "The Sneak". The rustling stopped and Jacob put up his guard
again. He thought he saw the source of the noises. It appeared to be a
tall purple armor man. Jacob got low again and thought to himself. A
man with such armor must have a lot of money and valuable things on hand.
And although he seemed pretty heavily armed, that never stopped a dark
scorpion. They used stealth and brains to overcome problems. Jacob
reached into a pouch and brought out some small soft beads. They
contained a paralyzing powder that takes effect if it's inhaled or eaten.
He smiled and looked up again. The armored man was gone. No way. If
he moved, he would have heard. Jacob stood up. "Where did he go?" he
asked to himself. He heard someone drop behind him. Jacob scrambled
back. It was the armored man and he didn't look to happy. Jacob wanted
to try to talk his way out of it. "Hey man, what's the problem? Why are
you mean mugging? It's not like I wasn't going to mug you or anything."
The armored man continued to stare without emotion.
"What's your problem? Looking for a fight? You better watch out. Don't
you know that I'm Jacob "The Sneak" Jacob taunted. He threw the beads
into the face of the man and then tried to follow up with some punches.
The man, unaffected by the poison grabbed his punches and started to
crush his fists. Jacob tried to scramble away. "Ok, maybe it's better
if you don't know me. Let go." The man obeyed. Jacob pulled away and
rubbed his aching hand. He started to look the man over. He had a
ghostly tone of skin with ice blue eyes. And his armor was a dark raven
color with a raven like bird on his breastplate. "You look funny. Where
are you from?" asked Jacob. "I come from the gap between dimensions
where the flow of time directs your world. I'm known as the Black Luster
Soldier." Jacob was surprised at what he said. He thought that the
chaos soldier was only a myth. He thought back to when he got his
fortune told by an old woman who told him that he was destined to meet
chaos in the near future. He was wondering if this was what she meant.
"What are you doing traveling around here?" "I'm looking for a master to
show me my destiny" "Who's your master?" asked Jacob again. "I don't
know" said the chaos soldier. Jacob thought again for a moment. The
soldier didn't seem to have a clue why he was on the earth. And if the
legends were true, this guy was packing lots of heat. With him on his
side, no one could stop the scorpions. Heck, he could probably overthrow
Don. Jacob decided to have the chaos soldier join him. "Well it so
happens that I'm destined to be your master!" declared Jacob. "It was
shown to me in a dream and I'm a shaman, so me and you could work
together just fine!" "Oh?" said the chaos soldier, still not convinced.
"What you don't believe me? Looks aren't everything you know. I may not
look it, but believe me; I'm worthy to wield your power. I'm the
guardian of these lands." But the legend says that..." "Who cares about
the legend" interrupted Jacob. "It's probably a spelling mistake or
something. So what do you say are you in or out?" The soldier thought
for a moment. "I understand. Please forgive my doubt master." The
soldier bowed to one knee to Jacob. Master? Nice ring to it. No wonder
why my conceded brother loves being called that said Jacob to himself.
Jacob was now the proud master of the Black Luster Soldier the messenger
of Creation. And he had big plans with his new toy.