Arms and Clovers
Chapter 1 Seeking Help
By: Major144
Disclaimer: I don't own anything this is just a story for fun.
There was a far off magical land know as MÄR Heaven that was going through a chaotic crisis. MÄR Heaven was rich in magic and the people of the land used an assortment of mystical objects know as ÄRM. All had been good, until a powerful rogue group of people called the Chess Pieces launched a massive invasion of MÄR Heaven. Lead by a terrible and powerful magic user named Phantom the Chess nearly conquered all of MÄR Haven.
A group of brave warriors known as the Cross Guard was formed to oppose the Chess. The Chess were impressed by the Cross Guard's forces so they challenged their top fighters in a series of tournament fights they called the War Games, where the best fighters of both sides would go against each other. After many battles with both sides taking many casualties Phantom faced off against the leader of the Cross Guard, a man by the name of Danna Toramizu. The two had a fierce battle that resulted in the two killing each other. The Chess took the body of Phantom saying their leader and their group would rise again before retreating and the Cross Guard took their leader and buried him. The Cross Guard also managed to get their hands on Phantom's most dangerous ÄRM and locked it away.
That had been roughly six years ago and in that time Phantom had risen back from the dead due to having a powerful curse on him that made him a zombie. The surviving Chess grew stronger as well as recruit more members to their cause. Then they struck with a vengeance taking MÄR Haven by storm and a good percent of the land was taken over by the Chess.
The only place that had not fallen under the Chess was the Southern Content. There reside the kingdom of Lestava and the island nation kingdom of Caldia. Both kingdoms were homes to powerful warriors and mages that had managed to keep the Chess at bay, but it was becoming increasingly difficult to protect and maintain both kingdoms and action needed to be taken if the Cross Guard and the people of MÄR Haven ever wanted to stop the Chess and restore peace to their land.
In the Lestava Castle a important meeting was taking place to decide the best course of action for MÄR Haven. Attending the meeting was the only surviving royal of the Lestava royal family Princess Snow.
Snow was a 14 year old girl with short dark hair who wore red and white shoes, pink stockings, red shorts, a pink long sleeve shirt with white sleeves over a red top, a little snowman necklace, and a big pink bow.
The other people attending the meeting were Snow's dog man servant named Edward, a young Cross Guard member named Alviss who was 16 and his companion Belle, a 16 year old witch from Caldea named Dorothy, and a old man who served as the current second-in-command Cross Guard named Gaira.
Edward was a short yellow dog man that wore glasses, blue shorts with suspenders that connected to a red dog collar around his neck, and wore a red stocking hat on his head.
Alviss had black hair with a bluish tint, blue eyes, a pale-toned skin complexion and twin upside down peach-colored triangles beneath his left eye. He wore a white shirt with blue stripes on the shoulders down the arms, with zippers, black pants which had a totem-like chain on the left side, and white shoes with metals studs on them.
Belle was a tiny fairy with light blue hair, dark blue eyes, wings, and dressed in a purple leotard.
Dorothy had pale skin, red eyes, and long pink hair tied in two braided pigtails, each of which have two dark purple jewels in them. She wore a black cap with a ball on the end of it that matches her dress in coloration. The dress goes down a bit past her knees, which had short puffed sleeves, a large bow on the lower back, and one slit on her left side that goes up to her hip. Dorothy's dress wrapped tightly around her torso, around her neck she had a white collar that had a mail coach tie with a dark purple jewel on it. In addition to her dress, she wore black boots that go up to below her knees and black gloves that reach up to her elbows and are held in place on her middle fingers and by metal bracelets on her wrists.
Gaira was a muscular man with grey hair and a mustache dressed in a black outfit with white straps going around it.
Snow and the others were going over recent battles and deciding the best course of action. It was then that Alviss came up with a solution to their plight.
"I'm afraid that despite all our best efforts the Chess will eventually overrun us, our best course of action is to go to another land and seek help." Said Alviss.
"You got a place in mind?" Asked Snow.
"I've done some research in the castle library and I found documents talking about a nation home to a large group of powerful mages. It is called the Clover Kingdom." Said Alviss.
"The Clover Kingdom? Yes I remember hearing stories of the royals of the past traveling there using Dimensional ÄRMs to do business and research." Said Gaira.
"You think the people of the Clover Kingdom can help us?" Asked Edward.
"Yes, I'm sure we can find some form of aid there, especially if Princess Snow is the one asking. We also need to warn the people there of the Chess. Once they conquer all of MÄR Haven they'll set their sights on the rest of the world." Said Alviss.
"That's true. I'm curious about the magic over in the Clover Kingdom." Said Dorothy.
"Maybe their magic can help with some of the curse problems we have." Said Edward.
"Alright it's decided, I will go to the Clover Kingdom and ask for aid as well as warn them of the threat of the Chess. Edward, Alviss, Belle, and Dorothy will accompany. I leave the castle and the army in your care Gaira." Said Snow.
Gaira bowed his head in acknowledgement.
"So how do we get there?" Asked Edward.
Alviss held up his righthand indicating a ring on it with the image of a clown face sticking out it's tongue. It was a powerful Dimensional ÄRM called Gatekeeper Clown that would get Snow and the others to the Clover Kingdom. Snow and the other packed some belongings and weapons before Alviss activated the ÄRM.
A creepy cross-eyed clown wearing a red cloak appeared.
"Time to travel! Let's see how many get to!" Said the clown as he pulled out a dice and rolled it across the ground.
Alviss and the others watched with baited breath as the dice rolled across the ground and came up with a five. Snow and all her companions would get to travel to the Clover Kingdom. A large grey gate appeared with a image of the clown on top of it. The gate opened and Alviss walked through it with the others following him. The gate then closed and vanished along with the clown.
Gaira prayed for the group's safety and success. The results of their mission would decide the fate of MÄR Haven and possibly the world.
To be continued.