Dark Earth Part 1: Honorable Father

These segments are going to talk about the Earth in which Anthony is from and to tell a bit of back story about how Anthony became to be the mercenary he is now. I hope you enjoy.

The world we all knew and loved is now just a barren land for monsters to kill and pillage through the lands. Our world government thought it would be a great idea to test out some new weapons which are known as code ravage or ravagers. These ravagers are experiments that in which the government take the genes of human and fuse them with predators of the world such as bears, lions, panthers and other giant beast of that kind. It all went horribly wrong and they start to kill everyone.

These ravagers start to reproduce really quickly since they don't have a define way to reproduce with a animal such as two lions or two bears. This has been going on since I was born eighteen years ago. My father was a scientist that found a miracle in which we can leave this place behind and go to another, but everyone hated this idea as we couldn't handle living in set dimensions that we tried to conquer. My father one day told me with him to an another dimension.

"Come with me son. We will be fine." He is rather a built man with long black hair and blue eyes. He is sword fighter and we train me to use these sword. I'm about eight years old at this point. My birthday is next month so I will be nine soon. We get inside the teleporter he created. The teleporter shines brightly as we get teleported to the another dimension. We landed in a industrial city. My fathers takes me inside in the city. He takes me to the hotel and tells me to relax there for a while he gathers some information.

Sean's POV

My name is Sean Cooper. I'm an inventor of the teleporter. We have made a amazing milestone in human history. I am here in the hyper dimension world once more to check on something and see what I can do for my only son. I have to see how Anna is doing. She works for the goddess here in the city of Lastation. She seems to be off today. She sees me and runs towards to me and gives me a hug.

"Sean! How are you doing today?" Anna stated with a smile

"I'm fine Anna, how you doing?" I kiss her with a smile on my face.

"I'm alright hun. How is our son doing?" I need to lie to her. I can't let her get attach to him for varies reason since we are barely ever here.

"He is fine Anna." She looks at me with a blank face.

"When can I see him?" I got silent for a second.

"When my world isn't in such a dangerous state."

"Why not let him be here where is it safe."

"I need him to be able to fight when I pass on."

"Do you have to have him fight so young Sean?" She asked in a depressed tone.

"Yes Anna, please understand what I'm doing. Now let's enjoy your day off Anna." I let out a smile.

"O OK. Do you have any pictures this time Sean?" I take out some pictures of me and my son.

"Aww he is soo cute!" She looks at the pictures of my son and I. I hand her a picture of my son.

"Here you can have this picture." It's a picture of my little boy holding his first sword.

"Ooo what a cute little swordsman." Anna puts the picture in her purse and takes my hand and we go on our way. She takes me to her house. Compa seems to be visiting. She has rather a big bust for her age, since she is younger than Anna. She is in training just like Anna. She has creamy pink long hair with a hand band with a 'C' on it. Her eyes match her hair. She wears a wool sweater with unattached sleeves. She wears a red plaid skirt, a black choker with a heart, and brown knee socks. She is about thirteen right now.

"O hello Anna! Hi Sean." Compa said with her usual smile. Such young innocence she has.

"Hello Compa. I see that you're studying again."

"Well of course. I need to make sure I can succeed! You wanna study with me?"

"Nah, I wish to spend some time with Sean." Compa giggles.

"O I understand. Please enjoy yourselves. Hey Sean! How is the little boy doing?"

"O he is doing fine. He is training right now."

"That awesome. I'm sure he will be great just like you." I got sadden for some reason.

"I hope one day that he can continue what I am doing right now."

"What do you do again?" Compa is such a air head.

"I travel from this world to my world trying to rebuild my world to its prime."

"O that's amazing Sean!" She seems really excited. "You're such a awesome hero!" Her eyes shine.

"I need no flattering Compa. Let's be going Anna." I take her hand and we go on our way to our day off. I wish I didn't have to hide my son from his own mother, but I need to make sure no scars are created. I guess Compa will be waiting for us to come back.

Anthony's POV

I start to walk around the hotel and notice that the front door is open. I go towards the door and leave with the hotel lady noticing me.

"I can finally see what this city is like." I run around and enjoy the giant city like a amusement park. I run around and notice someone doors is open. I go towards the door and see a young beautiful girl with pink hair. She seems to be reading something. Why the heck is her door open. I try to close her door, but she noticed me and walks towards me.

"Oh! What is a young boy walking around. Please come in!" She takes my hand and gives me some pudding. I eat it with glee.

"Aww your so cute!" She pats my head. I look at her.

"Thanks for the pudding young lady!" I let out a big smile.

"O no problem, but you shouldn't be roaming around the city like that. That is dangerous for little kids." I get a bit mad.

"I can defend myself lady! I can use a sword." I pull out my small sword I got from my father.

"Oh put that away!" I put my sword back.

"How can you use a sword so young?" She asked me.

"Why should I answer if I don't even know your name."

"O I'm sorry, my name is Compa and your name?"

"I'm Anthony! The amazing kid swordsman!" I smile brightly.

"That's awesome. Would you like more pudding?"

"Yes Compa! I would love more please!" She gives me more pudding. I go on munching on the pudding.

"So back to my question, how you use swords so young?"

"My daddy train me to fight since we live where monsters roam."

"That's sound rough." Compa gives me a hug." I push her away and I scream.

"Please don't do that!" Compa looked at me with confusion.

"Why not? Kids love hugs."

"Not me! I don't like hugs from strangers."

"Well why not we become friends then?"

"Why should we?"

"I want to be your friend that's why"

"If you give me more pudding I will think about it." Compa smiles and gives me some more pudding.

"Here you are Anthony! Please enjoy

"Thank you Compa!" We talks a little as I keep eating pudding. She is training to be a nurse for Planeptune. I don't know what that city is or why she is here. She said she is here visiting a friend, but she is with a guy right now. I enjoy my time with her before I decided to go back a few hours later as the sun sets.

"Thank you Compa! I need to go back home now." I go towards the hotel.

"See you later Anthony!" She waves good bye to me. I get back to my room without no one noticing. I lay down on my bed and wait for my dad to return.

Sean's POV

Anna and I enjoy a day out together. I do love her very much, but I need to make sure she doesn't get attach to my son. I need him to save my world from it's demise.

"Thank you Sean for a great day again." She gives me a kiss.

"Anytime darling. I must go back to my hotel now. I'm going to hunt some monsters for material tomorrow."

"Alright. . .be careful alright." She gives me a hug and walks back to her house. I go back to my hotel to check on my son.

"How you doing son?" He looks at me with his brown eyes.

"I'm fine dad. Are we going to fight monsters?"

"You need to stay here Anthony. I will be fighting monsters tomorrow.

"But dad, I can fight to!" He seems rather angry.

"You're not ready yet son. Please understand that son."

"Alright. . ." I tuck him to bed and give him a kiss on the forehead.

"Good night son, I will see you in the morning." He falls asleep as I go on with hunting monsters. A month passes as I fight monsters day and night. I finally get enough money and material to go back. I hand my son a remote device to get us back home. I go to see Anna again after a month of hunting monsters. She is at the goddess's basilicom working right now. I had to ask the guards to let me through just to see Anna. I finally get to see Anna, but I heard that a child is in the endless plains in trouble.

"I'm sorry Anna, but I must go to save the child.

"O I understand Sean." She gives me a kiss.

"Please be careful hunny."

"O I will Anna." I go on my way to the endless plains. I see my son surrounded my monsters as he tries his very best to fight them off. I run in between the monsters.

"You damn monsters!" I slice through one of the monsters as I try my best to fend them off. Some members of the guild come to help. One of them if IF. She has long brown hair and emerald eyes. She wears a black tap top with a over sized blue jacket with many pockets. Her weapon choice is qatars or claws if she buys a new weapon.

"I'm here now! No worries with the wind walker of Gameindustri here!" She slices through the monster behind me. How can such a young girl fight so well. I see my son trying to fight to.

"HI YAH!" He cuts one of the smaller monsters down. We all try our best to fight off the endless horde. I go in front of the giant fenrir as it's claw goes through me.

"AHHGH!" I stab the monster to have it go away. I hold my chest to try to not bleed out.

"Daddy!" My son comes towards me as I fall down.

"Damn it boy, why did you have to go and fight these monsters." I try to get out and fight the fenrir with IF. I know now my time is short as I go on fighting the monster that is taking my life away. Anna. . .I'm sorry that I will not be back this time, but please understand what must be done.

"Hurricane Vortex!" I slice and dice through the monsters as it screams in agony.

"Demon Flame!" The flames of IF's move get's sucks in the hurricane and burns the beast alive. I don't have much time life now. I must take now this beast now. I charge up for one final attack.

"Cosmic Blades!" Swords surround me as I grab each sword and deliver the final as I kick it in the air.

"Dogma's Rage!" My sword glows dark blue and I release a beam of blue flames to cut the beast in half. It finally falls, but I fall with it as I fell to the ground and having death take my away.

Anthony's POV

Dogma's Rage!" As my dad finally takes down the monster before us he falls in defeat. I run towards his now dead body.

"Daddy! Daddy!" I shake his body in hopes he is going to be alive.

"S. . .on , please get to somewhere safe. . .as soon as you can and get back home" He hands me his things and close his eyes as he passes on.

"NO! You can't die!" IF takes my arm and takes me away.

"Come on! We need to get you to the basilicom ASAP!" I try my best to get to him, but to no avail as IF drags me to the basilicom and calls for Noire, the goddess of Lastation.

"What is going on?" Noire stated.

"I need this boy to stay here with you for a while as I get back and gather the bodies of the damn guild members."

"Alright IF. . .I guess I can keep him here for little while or I will send him to the hotel."

"Do what you wish Noire. I must be going back to the endless plains!." IF runs out the door. Noire comes towards and take me back to the hotel. She notice that I'm not even speaking a word.

"This must be really rough you." Noire puts her hand my shoulder. I look at her for a second and then look at the ground as we get to the hotel.

"I'm sorry that I can't watch you, but I need to make sure I get work done. I will be back to check on you later." Noire walks away as I'm left alone. I go to my room and activate the teleporter.

"Dad. . .I will avenge your death." I teleport back to my world, the barren wasteland known as Earth. I see it's day time and all of the mercenaries are sleeping. I need to take up after my dad now. Some kind of birthday I just had. I saw my father die in front of me and I never got to see my mother. I need to man up and fight. I pick my my father's sword.

"Don't worry dad I will everything in my power to bring us happiness!" I see a note from my dad.

In case I pass away, I just want you to know that I don't expect you to go on with the teleporter experiments. You might learn secrets that are too horrible to bear and people will hate us for what we are doing. At the end of everything, I just want to see my little man follow his heart before anything else. I love you son and that will never change regardless of what you do.

"Daddy. . .I will follow my heart." People days later found out that my dad has died and jump for joy upon his death. They also believe that his experiments were too far fetched. I live with my uncle and aunt now and I go to join the mercenaries in my father's place. My family seems to be extremely selfish, but when you live in a world with nothing to go around you tend to be selfish of what you have. People seem to pray that I'm not going to make it, but Zack always makes sure that I come back alive. He is my only friend in this barren world.

I got stronger and stronger as I keep fighting monsters for the next few months. I have even the title' the little burning ace' due to my high skill level. I seem to be more distance from my family as I keep fighting. School isn't much different except the fact we are train to live in a hostile environment or fight monsters. The school system is the same you know from K-12. It's just now school don't teach Math of Science, they teach either survival skills or fighting skills. I hope some day I can find my mother. Don't worry mommy I will find you no matter what it takes

Author's Note: Hello people. I'm having these Dark Earth segments through this story to give some back story. I hope you like them :) Anyways thanks for people who voted on my newest poll question. It's a tie so for between IF. Compa, Falcom, and Hatsumi Sega. It's only been a week though. It will be decided by June or July who will get her own love story. Thanks for reading as always until the next chapter guys :)