《Fates End》 The Beginning 1 Out on a lonely sand hill stood a young boy. Staring out into the Sand dunes as far as the eye could see. The boy kept his gaze mesmerized by the vast land spread out ahead of him. Without any warning he broke his watch on the shifting sands and ran back to his home. "I thought you would be late but you are always on time for dinner." said a brown-haired middle aged woman. Not in her youth anymore but still kept her beauty. "I can always tell its time for dinner by where the sun is." said the young boy. "So knowledgeable at the tender age of 8, has that old beggar been teaching you again?" the "Mother, he''s not a beggar, he is an old adventurer who has sailed seas and crossed the continent, how could you say such a thing?" the boy said with a hint of anger in his voice. "Now now Jaime, he might''ve been the king of a faraway land but now he is just an old man with no money and only lives on the food you¡¯ve been giving him." His mother had said. "It¡¯s a fair trade, I give him food and water, and he teaches me how to hold a sword, shoot a bow, forage for herbs, how to make traps and catch game." the young boy said. "Its like I''m the one who is taking advantage of him." since he was 5 years old Jaime Xandros had lived in the backwater village known as Rashar in the lands of Shar of the southern sands with his only beloved mother. It was a not poor but not wealthy village that they had called home. "Even if you are being taught by him you should not always be beside him, go out and play with the other kids, you are a kid remember, go and have fun while you can." his mother Rosa said. "Did you have fun when you were my age? I thought you told me of how you were already selling in the marketplace when you were 8?" His mother had told him that she had used to live in the capital in the Central Kingdom of Arthan and was a merchants daughter. "I was not happy with it and hoped my son would have the time to play as I didn¡¯t." she said. Jaime had not say that since he was the only boy in the village that had a widow mother and the fact that he was brown hair and golden eyes and tan skin but not as dark as the rest of village who had black hair and black eyes he was often isolated from the rest and sometimes bullied. His mother, himself and the beggar were the only ones that were quite different from the villagers. "I like to learn from old man Sarius, he also tells me of his great adventures he took when he was still a adventurer." Jaime said in hope to appease his mother. "well alright, just don¡¯t believe every story he tells you, more are probably tall tales than what had really happened." "after your done with dinner go say your prayers to the gods and go to bed we have a lot of work to do tomorrow." Rosa said as she cleaned her plate. "ok" Jaime said with no complaint. Jaime finished his meal and went to his room and silently prayed to the gods and went to sleep. His mother still cleaning up after dinner thought to herself. ''I wish he could have joined her new life in this desolate village.'' she thought as she remembered the man who stole her heart, saved her life and had given her a new life to love. Early the next day Jaime was doing his exercise routine old man Sarius had told him would sculpt him into a fine swordsman. Right now he was doing his running and worked up a sweat. when he was done with his exercises he would find Sarius who was usually on his his cottage roof sleeping or staring out into the desert. "your done already huh? I thought it would take you another half hour, looks like your training is showing." Sarius said with no actual enthusiasm in his voice. "I guess your waiting for me to show you some new moves" Sarius said. "I may be old but I''m still a expert rank water swordsman" Sarius had said with pride. The worlds fighters were made up of 4 fighting styles: Fire Style- Offensive based Earth Style-Defensive based Air Style-Speed based Water Style-Balanced the ranks of these styles were: Novice,Soldier,Veteran,Expert,master and Grandmaster In the world of Terra Magic was very rare and magic for combat was about nonexistent all gone from the world when the demons and their allies had invaded their world 3000 years ago. when Elves and Dwarves were commonplace. When the Demon King Hades had set forth to rule the world the Humans, Elves, and Dwarves came together to fight their common enemy. They had Killed Hades, his family and sent the demon coalition back to the Fallen lands where great human kingdoms had been annihilated. The cost was great, humans had lost half their population with countless kingdoms fallen, the elves had 3 great forests where they had lived and protected, 2 had been burned in the fallen lands and were nothing but ash, the elves retreated to their last great forest in the far east where they had become isolated and had never left their sanctuary. The Dwarves had lost many great dwarven kings and were too weak to defend their kingdom from the humans they knew would become greedy overtime and take their land so they had gone underground sealed the exit and never came back. They are only myths legends now. Sarius had taught Jaime the basics and a bit of water style which most mercenaries used. Today was a normal day for Jaime who liked to stick to his routine of Training in the early morning, helping his mother with her livestock and her tailoring which was her profession in the village in the afternoon. He had free time during lunch time and he would either continue his sword practice or see if any villagers needed any help. He wanted to be welcome in the village and thought that by helping the people they would accept them. today he was helping Mrs. Silas with her animals. This story has been taken without authorization. Report any sightings."I''m all done Mrs. Silas ill be heading off now." Jaime said as he cleaned his hands. "thank you young Jaime, its hard for me when the Mr. is out to go to the city to buy medicine for me" Mrs. Silas said. Since Jaime he turned 8 felt something calling him in his home. One day he went to discover what exactly was calling his soul. He had never felt such a thing but he knew whatever it was it got louder everyday. It made his soul ache to find out what it was. He ventured close once and found where it was hidden but his mother had called him and so he left and would try again another time. As he went home he had found that his mother was sleeping and he knew this was the perfect opportunity. Ever so quietly as Sarius had taught him to be treading lightly without making a sound he had gone to the storage room and quietly opened a secret compartment in the house. what came out was a long object that was covered in cloth that made sure no eyes had seen what was underneath. Jaime had untied the string holding the fine cloth and he gazed upon what had made him sneak around his own home. what was underneath was a long scimitar. A curved blade that was etched with runes on the blade and had traces of fire red along the blade.The hilt was laced with red and silver stripes. Jaime gazed upon this awe inspiring sword and wondered how could such a thing be here in possession of his mother. How had she gotten such a thing? He pondered this when a tapping sound was heard at the door. "So you finally found it, He didn¡¯t lie when he said his blood would call it to him." his mother had said as she stood by the door. "Mother I''m sorry, its just I''ve been hearing it telling me to find it for some time now and had to know." Jaime said frantically trying to make his mother understand why he sneaked around. "Your Father had said this would happen when you got older, I didn¡¯t believe him and thought it was just a joke but now..... now I understand what kind of man he was." Rosa said as she looked into the sword as if it held a void. "My father?" Jaime said. Rosa had never told him about his father except that he had saved her life and gave her a new start here in Rashar. If Jaime asked about him she would just change the subject or tell him to do some chores. But now she was talking about father and this mysterious amazing sword. "Jaime I think your old enough to know the truth about me and your father, and how I ended up in this village." Rosa said while Jaime was thirsting for what the answers to all the questions he had about his family. "Let me begin........." Rosa told her life story. Even though she was just a humbles merchants daughter she was said to have the beauty of a god and was sought after by noblemen. One was so distraught and angry when he was refused he had sent his men to kill her family and take her to him. on the day that had happened she was selling wares in the marketplace when a hooded man looked upon her with not lust but of pure love. That man had fought the nobleman''s soldiers and saved Rosa from their claws. Unfortunately he could not save her family from slaughter and was all alone in the world. The Mysterious savior had taken it upon himself to rescue this woman from a fate worse than death and told her he would take her someplace safe. they headed south but after the death of the nobleman''s soldiers the nobleman had told that a man had killed his men and kidnapped his fianc¨¦ and offered 100 gold coins to whoever would get his head and bring her back. The nobleman himself led the manhunt but the mysterious man was cunning and made false trails and evaded many hunters on their journey all while keeping Rosa safe. During their journey Rosa and the mysterious man had been in love with each other and both wanted to start a life out of the kingdom and decided on Shar the Southern lands. When they had reached the border of Arthan and Shar''s kingdom of Barsia the nobleman was already upon them. The mysterious man knew they wouldn¡¯t make it so he went through a narrow pass that went through the border. He told Rosa to head first into Barsia and wait for him. Rosa did not want to part with him but she knew he did this all for her and knew how cunning he was and believed he would come back to her. Before she took off he had given her his sword and said: "This sword will be for our son, when he is old enough the sword will call to him and it will be his" He slapped the butt of her horse and sent her off with a smile while she cried. He knew it was going to be a battle of 1 against an army and he was still smiling. "This sword belongs to you now Jaime. Your father will be smiling with the gods when he sees you with it" his mother said forcing a smile "He said that you need to bind your soul to it with your blood first" as his mother had said he had cut his finger with the long blade and it was too sharp he only need to touch it. As soon as he fed the sword the blood its red streaks glowed hot and runes circling Jaime''s right wrist had been burned into his flesh. It was painful and Jaime let out a cry but as soon as it started it finished and in its place red runes were in his skin. The Beautiful blade had now transformed to a smaller version to fit the 8 year old boy. "He also said that you must give your blade a name and it will come to you" his mother had said. The boy stopped and heard a name in his mind, it echoed every time it was said. the boy held his new sword in his hands looked into it and saw his soul and said: "Fate Bringer" The Beginning 2 A week after I had named Fate Bringer oldman Sarius had been teaching me how to wield my new sword. I learned that if i wanted to conceal Fate Bringer it would understand and transform into a rusty looking sword that no one would want. Mother said it would be safest to conceal it until I was old enough. Sarius had been teaching me about the world we live in. Would you believe the world is bigger than this desert village? The Continent that we live in is called Pansera and at the top of the continent is the Eternal Icelands where it is all large tundras and cold forests. The Northmen live there. Taller and bigger than regular men preferring axes and shields as their main weapons. No true kingdoms but made up of many Jarls that take control of the land. Below the north is the Midlands. The central part of the continent. Very Green filled with forests for wood and land for farms. The Midlands are made up of many kingdoms always fighting in between each other for the sake of land and riches. A common saying in the Midlands is forever we bleed. Kings and lords rule the midlands. To the east are the Majul Sea Empire. A collection of Sea islands that are all controlled by the Majul Emperor Rhiner. Their capital is on the Largest island and have the best navy in the world. Many have tried to conquer the Majul but all have failed on account of their weak navy. They are more interested in Exploration than in the wars of Midland but have much trade in the central kingdoms. To the south of the Midlands is Shar the Southern Sands. A vast desert world that relies upon oasis and trade to thrive. not all parts are desert and yield crops but the majority is. Where we live in Rashar is to the most western part of Shar in the Barsia Kingdom. Shar is vast but ruled by two kingdoms and the other is the Nassan. And to the West that borders both the Midlands and Shar is the West or the Dark plains. The Dark plains are the home of the Rhos, savages and barbarian tribes dominate the the west. They too had invaded in full force on the midlands but were defeated and sent back but they still raid they bordering lands. Home of cannibals,psychos, and rapists is what everyone agrees with when they speak of the dark plains. ¡°hey old man where are the fallen lands? where the demons and other monsters reside?¡± Jaime said out of curiosity ¡°the fallen lands are on another continent, they are situated southwest of shar and across a vast sea.¡± ¡°how did the demons and monster come to be old man?¡± ¡°they say Ios was a mighty god and one day he had gotten corrupted. He became tainted with evil but he had grown in strength enough to fight the rest of the gods with his followers who turned demon. Eventually Odin the God King with his Spear Gungnir had Pierced Ios in the heart and the fallen god had fell from heaven onto the Fallen Continent. From his Corpse he spawned demons,ogres,orcs and lizardmen that had taken destroyed the kingdoms of the continent. Once done they set their sight on Pansera.¡± ¡°Ios will never rise again but he will still spread fear and agony to the hearts of men.¡± ¡°could another god fall and cause that to happen again?¡± ¡°aye lad it could happen but lets not hope it happens in your lifetime.¡± ¡°alright boy i''m done with todays teachings go on home and tell your mother you''re getting passing scores.¡± Sarius said with a half smile. Jaime went on home from the sand dunes but he saw something strange in the setting sun desert. it was a furry little animal a tad bigger than a rooster that was fighting with a sand snake. On closer inspection it looked to be a furry four legged baby with fur as red as the sand and black stripes. The baby had fangs but weren''t strong enough to fight the sand snake and was bleeding from wounds on its torso. The baby was in a losing battle but never gave up, its instincts told it could not outrun the snake and no choice but to fight. He dashed with Fatebringer unsheathed and flanked the snake to surprise it and take it out in one blow. The Snake had been preoccupied with the baby as he already thought it was his next meal and paid no attention to anything else. Jaime leaped from a sand dune and brought a diagonal chop downwards chopping the head off the serpent. He had been accustomed to sand snakes and didn''t fear them anymore more. The serpents head had been thrown to the side and the body had crumpled and fell onto the sand. The furry baby had just stood there watching his wondering if he would do the same to him as he did the snake. Jaime just stood motionless waiting for the furry baby to relax. The furry baby eased as he did not share the sand snake¡¯s fate and whimpered softly realizing the pain of his wounds. Jaime opened a pouch and pulled out some herbs and some armadillo jerky he had saved for a snack. the furry baby eyed him and his eyes could showed curiosity and it won over and he came closer. The furry baby could smell the meat he had not had in days and his mouth watered unconditionally. The baby knew that it was in the hands of a stranger but could not help itself when the stranger had taunted him with the meat. Jaime stuck out the palm of his hand with the meat in the direction of the furry baby. It gave into temptation and lept at the meat with such vigor he had not shown during its fight. While it was eating Jaime had used his other hand to crush up the herbs he had in his pouch and applied them to the furry baby¡¯s wounds. Although the baby knew it was touching its body he felt no need to fight his savior when he had rescued it from death and even gave him food. You might be reading a stolen copy. Visit Royal Road for the authentic version. After the baby had finished all the jerky and all the wounds were treated Jaime stepped back looked back at the little furry thing. He didn''t know if the furry baby had its family somewhere close and didn''t want to stick around. the mother might suspect he did the injuries to her baby and would maul him and feast on his corpse. ¡°its time for me to go home and you go on back to your mother.¡± he didnt expect the little furry baby to understand him but thought he should give a reason anyway. He started to leave but heard the baby whimpering and turned to see it staring at him with big eyes the same color as the sand. every step he got further from the baby it whimpered louder and the whimpering turned into crys. his heart from the sounds of this baby but knew this was a wild animal he was just a village boy who couldn''t possibly tame such a creature. He walked back to the furry baby who had tears in his eyes patted his fluffy head gave it some more meat he thought of saving for later and walked away. He didn''t look back as he heard its whimpers and cries because he knew if he did it would break his heart so he steeled himself to continue home and the cries faded back. ¡°Jaime you missed dinner, I thought you were gonna be going to be helping out Mrs. Silas again but when I checked her house you weren¡¯t there. Where were you?¡± His mother said with concern in her tone. ¡°Im fine mother, its just I was coming back from oldman Sarius¡¯s teachings and encountered a sand snake.¡± Jaime said with sadness oozing from his voice ¡°Goodness!, are you alright Jaime? Those sand snakes poison isn¡¯t deadly but it sure is painful.¡± ¡°I''m ok I wasnt bit.¡± ¡°Im not hungry today, i think ill skip dinner and go straight to bed.¡± Jaime said still keeping his depressed tone. ¡°well alright, i''ll make you a big breakfast then so you won''t be out of energy for your training.¡± Jaime said his prayers to the gods, one for the little furry baby hoping it would survive and find happiness like a naive boy would think this world was full of happy endings. afterwards went to his bed, put FateBringer to the side of his bed incase he ever needed it quickly and went off to sleep thinking about the little furry baby. After midnight still asleep Jaime had heard light footsteps that were hard to hear but oldman Sarius¡¯s teachings taught him to hear the lightest of sounds and detect presences even his sleep. A very precious skill needed for adventuring and camping out in dangerous places. Jaime awoke softly as he could drew FateBringer from its sheath and quietly went to intercept the intruder. The intruder had noticed Jaime and charged him with speed he could not react. He expected him to be slashed and be the end of his life but instead it was a slobbering tongue that got him across his face. No Blade? no wound? Jaime pondered what was this thing and why did it just lick him? He saw that it would not harm him and he went over to light a candle and what he saw was the little furball he saved in the sand dunes. Jaime had screamed earlier when he thought an attack was imminent and it roused his mother from her beauty sleep and she just as he was gaping at the little creature. ¡°A t-t-tiger!?!?¡± Rosa Screamed as she ran to shield her son from the beast she perceived as a threat. ¡°W-What is a t-tiger doing here?!¡± Jaime had been shocked but not terrified and explained it to his mother. ¡°Mom when I told you I fought the sand snake it was actually attacking this little guy. I saved him fed him some jerky and treated his wounds.¡± Jaime said calmly still staring at the baby he now knew was called a tiger. ¡°Looks like it followed me back.¡± Jaime said but could not hide his smile. ¡°Why is a tiger alone in the first place? They usually stay with their mother.¡± The baby tiger looking closely at the two, confused at what they were saying and went closer to Jaime. It pushed his head against his hand asking for a petting. Jaime understood the gesture and gave the baby tiger what it had wanted and purred softly in delight. ¡°looks like he likes you and it seems you are going to have a new companion.¡± Rosa sighed. ¡°You mean I can keep him?¡± Jaime said trying to hold his excitement and happiness. the thought of him having this tiger become his companion had given him a new excitement he had never had in his village life. ¡°Even if I wanted to keep you away that tiger already followed you back to the village and into our house, he could do it again.¡± Rosa said looking at the little rascal that invaded her home. ¡°The name of your sword came to you, what will you name this little guy?¡¯ The tiger baby as if understanding her words looked at the Jaime expecting what his name would be. Jaime looked into the eyes of the tiger cub and said: ¡°Your name will be Kaiser¡± --------------------------------------------------- hah this feels weird writing my own stuff but ill try it and hope to get some views any ideas will be helpful also.