Thantos-Espada
12-11-2007, 11:10 AM
A new world, the story i have been writing up in my spare time.
based on bleach slightly this story its brimming with fight scenes and while its only in the first stages i hope you will give it a read and give me your feedback.
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Prologue-
It’s the aftermath of the Shinjaku war, between the spirit warriors of old. Then men and women who control the elements, and use mystical powers. These people where known as the Silth. Humans born with these powers soon became hated by men, and they where cast out. Some of the silth only wished to make a living and to protect the humans, while others only wanted power for one reason, to kill the human race and capture the thrown of earth. Humans even began to rise up against the silth, great knights and warriors from all over the world travelled the globe in search of their prey, some prevailed and killed silth by the hundred, while others, suffered a much darker fate. The history behind the Silth is unknown, as well as their origin, some Proclaimers say that the first silth fell from the sky in huge spheres of ice and rock, While others say that the silth are demons, sent to earth to devour the human race and its sins.
The humans race follows many religions, and at this time each religion was at war with each other, the silth where caught in the middle of the fighting. The gods gave pity to the silth and during the last Great War between the religions the silth took their chance to strike back at the humans; some of the silth didn’t take part though, because they are what are known as the runners, the runners are a large band of silth warriors who protect humans until their deaths.
This story will follow the path of a group of silth, who have to navigate the world, searching for a way to bring peace. While everyone else, only wishes to destroy each other.
Chapter 1
Alone
Kei was one of the many that where now living off scraps and finding any shelter possible. Another one of the countless millions now Homeless and abandoned. His eye’s widened as he heard a noise behind him, Probably another member of the Koo-Coo clan, a group of homeless kids a lot bigger and stronger than some of the younger ones, who use the younger kids as slaves to find food. Kei quickly stuffed what little putrid mouldy food he could into his mouth, before scurrying down the dirty alleyway, towards a large grate in the wall. He stumbled in his mad panic to get away form who ever was following him, se he tripped he opened his mouth to scream, and the food he was trying to eat, was spat all over the floor. Kei grabbed at is, as a light and a group of shadows appeared at the opposite end of the ally to him. He grabbed a tiny piece of old bread, crammed it into his pocket and dived through the large whole that had been smashed in the grating. People voices where now heard as kais rambled into the large ventilation pipe. “I know he’s round’re Find tha’ little bastard” The large group of children in their late teens, began kicking over bins and smashing windows the wooden batons they had against the wall. Kei shivered in fear as he stuffed down the bread he had salvaged from the floor. He then whipped his mouth, after a good bit of eating he looked through the grating, and couldn’t see anyone; a small sigh of relief escaped his mouth as he popped his head through the hole in the grate and looked left and right. “There ya’ are” Suddenly a large boot smashed down on the back of kei’s head, crushing his face into the concrete ally floor, blood sprayed slightly from his now broken nose as in a desperate panic, he tried to shuffle back into the vent, a trickle of blood following him. H is little heart was beating franticly as the Large group all dropped back down into the ally from the ledge they where sat on. The larger boy crouched down in front of the vent, seeing kei in the dim light of his stick, the was on fire at the one end. The larger kid smashed at the grating, but obviously he was weak from lack of food, and after 2 minuets of frantic bashing he was tired and couldn’t beat the grating anymore. He smiled and stuck his arm through the whole trying to grab Kei and pull him out. “Come ere’ Ya little shit”. Kei simply grabbed the boy’s wrist and in a flash Kei had sunk his teeth into the boy’s hand, as the boy pulled his arm out in pain, his little finger, was ripped from his hand by Kei’s grip. The large boy scurried back against the wall. “Holy shit, what the hell.” The rest of the gang looked at their boss, then started beating the venting, trying to get revenge on Kei.
Suddenly a skinny arm poked its way through the large fan Kei was leaning against, it grabbed Kei's baggy sweater and pulled on it. Kei Leapt in fright, and tried to move away from the arm. But as he moved away from the fan, the kids at the Vent kicked at it again, reminding Kei that he couldn’t move closer to the Exit. The skinny arm pulled back through the Fan. And a strange noise was heard, all the screws holding the fan in place began to twist, and finally they dropped onto the bottom of the vent, in the shadow of the vent, Kei made out a figure about his size and build. The small girl slowly moved into the light still holding out her hand. Kei was still in a fit of terror, he tried moving away from the girl. “Oi’ Brat!” the huge kids where once again trying to beat in the grating in front of the vent. Kei curled up against the wall of the vent, thinking that they where going to get him. Suddenly one of the larger boys grabbed the grating, and yanked it from the bolts holding it to the wall. “We, got you now ya little bastard” the boys began grabbing at kei as they all tried to fit inside the vent, failing due to their size. One of them suddenly grabbed him by the foot, and began pulling him towards the vent opening. Kei kicked out and yelled “No, leave me alone!” suddenly the girl had a grip on his shoulder, and dragged him away from the boys, Kei was still yelling as she pulled him deep into the venting system. Kei panicked, he couldn’t see a thing, it was nearly jet black. “Let me go!” he shouted. Finally the small blonde dropped his sweater and turned round to him, she had a cute face, with large blue eyes, her face was covered with dirty and oil’ the same as her clothes. “Would you shut up, they’ll hear us if your Keep freaking out like a school girl!” she yelled at him, with a sort of temper. Kei simple scurried back away from her. “What do you want!” he shouted at her, the vent making his voice echo. The girl simply crawled after him and pinned him to the floor of the vent, and covered his mouth with her hand. “Just be quiet, or we’ll both be dead” she said quietly, but still with authority in her voice. Kei nodded and she let go of his mouth allowing him to sit up.
Chapter 2
Blood stained
Kei, winced in pain as he touched his nose, and pinched it, squeezing the blood out of his airway. The girl sat and watched him do it, she giggled, some how finding it funny. “What the hell are you laughing at?” asked Kei slightly angry, the girl simply smiled and replied “Your so stupid.” She once again moved over to him, and pulled his hand away from his face. He looked at her slightly surprised as she suddenly grabbed his nose with her thumb and finger and squeezed, Kei yelled as he suddenly tried to escape her grip. “Oh stop struggling you whimp” a gently clicking noise was heard as she pushed the small bit of bone back into place with the rest. She then lets go. “Problem solved” she smiled, her teeth where very white for a street rat. Kei simply touched his nose, and it had stopped bleeding. “T-thanks” he stuttered. The girl pushed her hair behind her ear. “So what’s your name?” she asked Kei looking at him like some sort of lowlife. “Kei, I don’t have a surname” replied Kei. The girl Laughed out loud. “That’s a pretty gunny name, I take it your homeless then?” Kei glared at her “It’s a very cool name, and yeah I’m homeless.” Kei had a very angry look on his face; the girl noticed she had offended him. “I’m sorry; I don’t get to meet many homeless kids…” Kei’s eyes widened. The girl whipped the mud and dirt from her face, revealing a slightly pale yet still cute complexion. Kei looked her up and down “You’re a Whisped?” he asked, looking t her with a slight tilt in his head. The little girl giggled, “Something like that, I’m Eve Dovely” She held out her hand in a very formal greeting. Kei didn’t know what she was trying to do with her hand, so he low fived her, Slapping her hand with his. She pulled her hand back in pain and glared at Kei. “Jesus, that hurt you idiot!” she said rubbing her palm. Kei was now looking kind of worried as he shuffled towards her and held her hand between both of his. “I’m sorry; I didn’t know what you meant when you held you hand out.” Kei gently drew circles in her palm with his finger tip. She giggled because it was tickling her palm, “Don’t worry, I didn’t know the homeless didn’t have manners.” She smiled pulling her hand from his. Kei had a baffled look on his face, “Manners?” he asked.
The young girl smiled, after talking for a few minuets about how different their lives where, the two children looked around and then decided to carry on through the winding ventilation tunnels. Finally they came to another opening that lead back out onto the street, Eve had a quick look outside, before stepping out of the vent. She then waited for Kei to come out. Kei followed and when they both looked around it was one of the old high streets, Dismantled shops and rubble laid all around them, only a few buildings remained standing. “Come on!” shouted Eve already half way down the road, as Kei jogged to catch up to her. The two of them walked along the side of the road that only 50 years ago would have been full of houses and carts, and people selling food and other good from little road side stalls. The now weary stone buildings looked more like broken castle structures than homes. “Where are we go’in?” Said Kei now wondering where Eve was leading him, “Come on we’re nearly there!” she shouts once again running ahead of him. Kei once again jogged to catch up with the girl, as she san round a corner at the end of the road. Kei was fast on her heels as he ran round the corner he slipped, and skidded off the path into the road. “Ow!” he yells standing and kicking the path, for hobbling after Eve. Finally the girl stopped, she looked up at a small but still intact house with a small plum of smoke rising from the chimney. Kei stares in amazement, a house, a real house that wasn’t demolished. Eve took his hand dragging him to the front door. She gave the door a quick knock, and a shuffle inside finally resulted in a young woman, around 28 pushing through the door, and hugging Eve. This took Eve by surprise, as she placed her arms around her Mother, Kei watched, taking in every last detail. Kei didn’t have any parents and for some reason he doesn’t think he ever did, so seeing a mother and daughter, caused him to become a little jealous. “Where we’re you! You’ve had me and your father worried sick!” the mother pull away from Eve, and looks at Kei. She looked at him in a very disgusted way then turned back to the little girl. “You brought a Friend home?” her mother asked holding Eve’s shoulder with one hand. Eve looked down slightly before replying, “Mom this is Kei, He was getting beaten up, so I…” she trailed off from the look on her mothers face, was in total anger. The young lady took a breath as if about to yell at the girl and just as she opened her mouth Kei cut her short. “She saved my life, it’s my fault she went out alone” Kei said as he held Eves hand in his.
Eve’s mother looked at him, for a homeless child to have enough courage to protect a girl he didn’t know, this was very strange. Eve’s mother nodded, before letting them walk past her into the house.
Eve strolled into the living area, a warm fire burned in the wall; And Kei was quite shocked by the flames. Eve kissed her father on the cheek. “Hi daddy” She said sitting down in front of the fire warming her now numb fingers. Kei stood in the Hall was, not knowing what to do, or say, or where to go. Eve’s mother closed the door behind her and walked up to Kei tapping his shoulder. “Please Kei, Sit down with Eve I’ll bring you both some Biscuits” Eve mother smiles as Kei looked at her in amazement, before carefully walking over and sitting in front of the fire next to Eve. Eve’s father looks down at the you boy then lifts the thick book has reading up a little. “You going to introduce your new friend Eve?” Asked her father, while her mother brought in a small plate of biscuits. Eve smiled and looked at her dad, the book covering his face. “This is Kei” she took a biscuit and handed it to Kei, Who just stared at it. “You’re giving me this?” He asked taking it from her Fingers. Kei quickly started to scoff the biscuit down, without a second hesitation. Eve pulled his hands away from his mouth before saying; “You don’t have to eat it so quickly” she smiled whipping the crumbs from his face. After about 30 minuets of learning how to speak properly and manners, Kei was laughing and talking to Eve and her parents as if he had always known them. This was the first time he had, had any friends so it came as a sort of surprise to him to know people where so nice, in the 15 years he had been alive. Not once did some one be nice to him, until he met Eve.
Kei was getting comfortable in the living room, sitting next to Eve’s dad as he told Kei all about the war and his job during it, Kei was totally fascinated.
Chapter 3
Rubble
For the next 2 hours Kei and Eve had went upstairs and had fallen asleep is was Kei’s first time sleeping in a house. The warm bed and cosy covers that made him feel like the luckiest boy ever. They where totally oblivious to what was going on around them, until suddenly Eve’s father burst in through the door and began slamming open the door and yelling. “Quick get out the house, they’re coming back!” Eve seemed to know what he meant by this and within seconds she had slipped a small dress over her head and was running down the stairs. Kei was still totally confused and still dazed when Eve’s father grabbed his arm and lifted him up, carrying him down the stairs. The first floor of the building was a total wreck, Flames burst from the living area, and as the 3 of them left through the door, Kei though he could see the back wall of the building being ripped away. Kei was now fully awake, and as Eve’s father put the boy down, Kei ran over to Eve holding her hand as she hid behind him. There was a scream from the top floor of the building as suddenly Eve’s mother smashed through the window, Engulfed in flame falling 2 stories head first and breaking her neck on the concrete below.
Eve by this time was screaming, and so was her father as he ran back towards the building. He began clutching at his wife’s now tinder body. Yelling at the house in a mumbled sort of language. Kei just hugged Eve holding her face so she could see what was going on, she kicked out and punched at him screaming, trying to get back and help her father. Kei’s eye’s widened as the building collapsed, into a pile of smoking rubble, the whole city skyline was now in flames the small wooden buildings that where still left were being incinerated. Kei stare into the flames as a figure began walking towards them from the rubble of the collapsed house. Eve’s father slowly let go of his wife looking at the teenage girl walking towards him, she was covered with armour, its shiny metallic plates reflecting the orange rage of the flames. Eve’s father picked up a large lump of rock and ran at the girl, Kei lunged at him, still holding eve trying to stop her father from doing anything stupid. The armoured teenager smiled, as the man ran at her, their was a flash. Nearly unseen by the human eye, But Kei saw it, the long metallic gleam of a sword snapped up, as Eve’s father dropped to his knees, and his head rolled further down the rubble. The teenager let out a laugh that sounded more like a scream. The flames began to swirl round her as Kei tried to scurry back. His arms still held Eve to his chest so she didn’t know her father had just been gruesomely killed. Kei struggled to run while still holding Eve all he could hear was her crying. He looked around, another 4 figures where striding amongst the rubble they where all clad in armour. Kei finally picked up a pace as he started running from them. But as he did, Eve pulled her head lose and she just stood in the dirt road in front of the now demolished house. Kei turned “Eve! Come on!” He yelled as the armoured girl walked closer and closer to Eve. Eve turned, and suddenly the tall girl was looking down at her. The Armoured teenager stared at Eve. Her sword slowly slid out of its sheath their was a flash of sparks as the girl in the armour lashed out as Eve. When the sparks had dropped to the floor, Kei was stood in the small gap between the two girls, a large iron railing in his hand the had the teenagers sword in a parry.
The Teenager smiled. “I see you have a lot of speed.” Suddenly her sword began to push Kei’s iron railing to the floor, with what looked like little effort. The ring of people crowded round Kei and Eve. “Who are these children?” asked a large coloured man, he was clothed in robed and a large Scimitar was tyghed to his waist. Kei snarled, now his weapon was on the ground and his hand was pinned under it. Eve cling'd to his arm also cowering from the men and women. “Their not children.” Said the Teenager. Her eye seemed to have a faint glow, only in the left one “Their Silth”.
Suddenly the Group that had formed around the 2 children edged back, except the teenager. “Naomi, Are you sure? They look like normal kids to me”. Said the large coloured man. “I’m positive”. The teenager leant down to Kei. “You didn’t even know, did you?” Kei snarled and tried to lunge at Naomi but his hand was still trapped, She smiled letting go of the rail letting his hand lose. Kei just glared at her. Eve was still quaking and clutching at Kei’s sleeve “K-kei? She killed Dad”. Kei nodded and grabbed Naomi’s throat. Naomi just smiled as Kei squeezed his hardest yet still it didn’t even seem to hurt her. “You’re a brave kid”. Naomi grabbed the boys arm twisting it nearly to the point of snapping.
Kei grit his teeth and fell to his knee next to Eve, Who was still clinging onto him. The group had moved closer again. “Naomi, if their Silth just kill them and let’s move on”. Said the large Asian. Men around the circle began to nod and mumble. Naomi looked at him, her golden eye glinting in the fire light. “What? Kill children? I’m not a monster Jeffar”. Naomi stood up straight and turned her back the Kei and Eve. “If you children are silth, show me your powers”. Kei’s eye’s widened. “We don’t have any powers!” he shouted. Naomi smiled with her back to them. “Then prove it”. She swung around her sword gleaming orange from the flames as it swung at Kei and in a second the iron railing smashed into Naomi’s Knee before her sword his Kei. On the end of the railing was Eve. “Leave Kei alone!” Naomi staggered back a trickle of blood running down her armour. Kei walked up to Naomi grabbing the girl’s hair and pulling her face down onto his kneecap. Suddenly Naomi fell to the floor.
Naomi struggled to stand. The men around them didn’t move as if they either didn’t care or that they knew Naomi wasn’t in danger. Kei crouched next to her. “I have no powers.” Kei then stood up and Naomi grabbed his ankle, “Trust me kid, you do”. Naomi stood and pulled Kei onto his face, Eve then ran at the Armoured girl slamming the large Iron railing into Naomi’s shoulder but it didn’t even move her Naomi’s tough armour took the whole impact. Naomi stood on the back of Kei’s leg before he could stand up forcing him to stay down; also she swung her Sword hand around catching Eve’s head with the hilt and sending her flying back into a pile of rubble. Eve moaned as a few men when to check on her. Naomi stepped down from Kei’s leg allowing him up. Her left eye way now glowing gold. Kei growled as he leapt as Naomi, she simply moved out of the way stabbing the sword into his forearm.
Kei once again yelled as he pulled the blade from his arm yanking it from Naomi’s hand and throwing it to the side. Naomi then noticed, Kei’s eye’s had a green tint that they didn’t have earlier.
The group of soldiers around them also noticed the colour change in Kei’s eyes and began to back off again their eye full of fear. Except Naomi. Kei ran at her his movements seemed blurry as if he was moving just as the speed of human sight. Suddenly his elbow implanted itself in Naomi’s chest armour forcing her to skid back dust rising around her as her armoured boots smashed through rubble under her iron tred. Kei seemed to be hunched over slightly and then Naomi knew. “You are a silth”. She said to him, “Your eyes have changed and you have a heightened reactions and reflexes as well as increased speed”. Kei Simply laughed. “So what? Are you scared?” His attitude seemed different also, more aggressive. Naomi smiled suddenly she knelt down and picked up the railing Eve had used to hit her, she held it like a javelin and launched it at Kei. The railing simply vanished and reappeared behind Kei stuck in the stone wall of a now demolished building and a hole dripping with blood was in Kei’s shoulder. Kei’s vision began to blur. As he began thinking to himself. *What happened? Did she hit me? I didn’t even see it coming.* He fell to his knees.
based on bleach slightly this story its brimming with fight scenes and while its only in the first stages i hope you will give it a read and give me your feedback.
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Prologue-
It’s the aftermath of the Shinjaku war, between the spirit warriors of old. Then men and women who control the elements, and use mystical powers. These people where known as the Silth. Humans born with these powers soon became hated by men, and they where cast out. Some of the silth only wished to make a living and to protect the humans, while others only wanted power for one reason, to kill the human race and capture the thrown of earth. Humans even began to rise up against the silth, great knights and warriors from all over the world travelled the globe in search of their prey, some prevailed and killed silth by the hundred, while others, suffered a much darker fate. The history behind the Silth is unknown, as well as their origin, some Proclaimers say that the first silth fell from the sky in huge spheres of ice and rock, While others say that the silth are demons, sent to earth to devour the human race and its sins.
The humans race follows many religions, and at this time each religion was at war with each other, the silth where caught in the middle of the fighting. The gods gave pity to the silth and during the last Great War between the religions the silth took their chance to strike back at the humans; some of the silth didn’t take part though, because they are what are known as the runners, the runners are a large band of silth warriors who protect humans until their deaths.
This story will follow the path of a group of silth, who have to navigate the world, searching for a way to bring peace. While everyone else, only wishes to destroy each other.
Chapter 1
Alone
Kei was one of the many that where now living off scraps and finding any shelter possible. Another one of the countless millions now Homeless and abandoned. His eye’s widened as he heard a noise behind him, Probably another member of the Koo-Coo clan, a group of homeless kids a lot bigger and stronger than some of the younger ones, who use the younger kids as slaves to find food. Kei quickly stuffed what little putrid mouldy food he could into his mouth, before scurrying down the dirty alleyway, towards a large grate in the wall. He stumbled in his mad panic to get away form who ever was following him, se he tripped he opened his mouth to scream, and the food he was trying to eat, was spat all over the floor. Kei grabbed at is, as a light and a group of shadows appeared at the opposite end of the ally to him. He grabbed a tiny piece of old bread, crammed it into his pocket and dived through the large whole that had been smashed in the grating. People voices where now heard as kais rambled into the large ventilation pipe. “I know he’s round’re Find tha’ little bastard” The large group of children in their late teens, began kicking over bins and smashing windows the wooden batons they had against the wall. Kei shivered in fear as he stuffed down the bread he had salvaged from the floor. He then whipped his mouth, after a good bit of eating he looked through the grating, and couldn’t see anyone; a small sigh of relief escaped his mouth as he popped his head through the hole in the grate and looked left and right. “There ya’ are” Suddenly a large boot smashed down on the back of kei’s head, crushing his face into the concrete ally floor, blood sprayed slightly from his now broken nose as in a desperate panic, he tried to shuffle back into the vent, a trickle of blood following him. H is little heart was beating franticly as the Large group all dropped back down into the ally from the ledge they where sat on. The larger boy crouched down in front of the vent, seeing kei in the dim light of his stick, the was on fire at the one end. The larger kid smashed at the grating, but obviously he was weak from lack of food, and after 2 minuets of frantic bashing he was tired and couldn’t beat the grating anymore. He smiled and stuck his arm through the whole trying to grab Kei and pull him out. “Come ere’ Ya little shit”. Kei simply grabbed the boy’s wrist and in a flash Kei had sunk his teeth into the boy’s hand, as the boy pulled his arm out in pain, his little finger, was ripped from his hand by Kei’s grip. The large boy scurried back against the wall. “Holy shit, what the hell.” The rest of the gang looked at their boss, then started beating the venting, trying to get revenge on Kei.
Suddenly a skinny arm poked its way through the large fan Kei was leaning against, it grabbed Kei's baggy sweater and pulled on it. Kei Leapt in fright, and tried to move away from the arm. But as he moved away from the fan, the kids at the Vent kicked at it again, reminding Kei that he couldn’t move closer to the Exit. The skinny arm pulled back through the Fan. And a strange noise was heard, all the screws holding the fan in place began to twist, and finally they dropped onto the bottom of the vent, in the shadow of the vent, Kei made out a figure about his size and build. The small girl slowly moved into the light still holding out her hand. Kei was still in a fit of terror, he tried moving away from the girl. “Oi’ Brat!” the huge kids where once again trying to beat in the grating in front of the vent. Kei curled up against the wall of the vent, thinking that they where going to get him. Suddenly one of the larger boys grabbed the grating, and yanked it from the bolts holding it to the wall. “We, got you now ya little bastard” the boys began grabbing at kei as they all tried to fit inside the vent, failing due to their size. One of them suddenly grabbed him by the foot, and began pulling him towards the vent opening. Kei kicked out and yelled “No, leave me alone!” suddenly the girl had a grip on his shoulder, and dragged him away from the boys, Kei was still yelling as she pulled him deep into the venting system. Kei panicked, he couldn’t see a thing, it was nearly jet black. “Let me go!” he shouted. Finally the small blonde dropped his sweater and turned round to him, she had a cute face, with large blue eyes, her face was covered with dirty and oil’ the same as her clothes. “Would you shut up, they’ll hear us if your Keep freaking out like a school girl!” she yelled at him, with a sort of temper. Kei simple scurried back away from her. “What do you want!” he shouted at her, the vent making his voice echo. The girl simply crawled after him and pinned him to the floor of the vent, and covered his mouth with her hand. “Just be quiet, or we’ll both be dead” she said quietly, but still with authority in her voice. Kei nodded and she let go of his mouth allowing him to sit up.
Chapter 2
Blood stained
Kei, winced in pain as he touched his nose, and pinched it, squeezing the blood out of his airway. The girl sat and watched him do it, she giggled, some how finding it funny. “What the hell are you laughing at?” asked Kei slightly angry, the girl simply smiled and replied “Your so stupid.” She once again moved over to him, and pulled his hand away from his face. He looked at her slightly surprised as she suddenly grabbed his nose with her thumb and finger and squeezed, Kei yelled as he suddenly tried to escape her grip. “Oh stop struggling you whimp” a gently clicking noise was heard as she pushed the small bit of bone back into place with the rest. She then lets go. “Problem solved” she smiled, her teeth where very white for a street rat. Kei simply touched his nose, and it had stopped bleeding. “T-thanks” he stuttered. The girl pushed her hair behind her ear. “So what’s your name?” she asked Kei looking at him like some sort of lowlife. “Kei, I don’t have a surname” replied Kei. The girl Laughed out loud. “That’s a pretty gunny name, I take it your homeless then?” Kei glared at her “It’s a very cool name, and yeah I’m homeless.” Kei had a very angry look on his face; the girl noticed she had offended him. “I’m sorry; I don’t get to meet many homeless kids…” Kei’s eyes widened. The girl whipped the mud and dirt from her face, revealing a slightly pale yet still cute complexion. Kei looked her up and down “You’re a Whisped?” he asked, looking t her with a slight tilt in his head. The little girl giggled, “Something like that, I’m Eve Dovely” She held out her hand in a very formal greeting. Kei didn’t know what she was trying to do with her hand, so he low fived her, Slapping her hand with his. She pulled her hand back in pain and glared at Kei. “Jesus, that hurt you idiot!” she said rubbing her palm. Kei was now looking kind of worried as he shuffled towards her and held her hand between both of his. “I’m sorry; I didn’t know what you meant when you held you hand out.” Kei gently drew circles in her palm with his finger tip. She giggled because it was tickling her palm, “Don’t worry, I didn’t know the homeless didn’t have manners.” She smiled pulling her hand from his. Kei had a baffled look on his face, “Manners?” he asked.
The young girl smiled, after talking for a few minuets about how different their lives where, the two children looked around and then decided to carry on through the winding ventilation tunnels. Finally they came to another opening that lead back out onto the street, Eve had a quick look outside, before stepping out of the vent. She then waited for Kei to come out. Kei followed and when they both looked around it was one of the old high streets, Dismantled shops and rubble laid all around them, only a few buildings remained standing. “Come on!” shouted Eve already half way down the road, as Kei jogged to catch up to her. The two of them walked along the side of the road that only 50 years ago would have been full of houses and carts, and people selling food and other good from little road side stalls. The now weary stone buildings looked more like broken castle structures than homes. “Where are we go’in?” Said Kei now wondering where Eve was leading him, “Come on we’re nearly there!” she shouts once again running ahead of him. Kei once again jogged to catch up with the girl, as she san round a corner at the end of the road. Kei was fast on her heels as he ran round the corner he slipped, and skidded off the path into the road. “Ow!” he yells standing and kicking the path, for hobbling after Eve. Finally the girl stopped, she looked up at a small but still intact house with a small plum of smoke rising from the chimney. Kei stares in amazement, a house, a real house that wasn’t demolished. Eve took his hand dragging him to the front door. She gave the door a quick knock, and a shuffle inside finally resulted in a young woman, around 28 pushing through the door, and hugging Eve. This took Eve by surprise, as she placed her arms around her Mother, Kei watched, taking in every last detail. Kei didn’t have any parents and for some reason he doesn’t think he ever did, so seeing a mother and daughter, caused him to become a little jealous. “Where we’re you! You’ve had me and your father worried sick!” the mother pull away from Eve, and looks at Kei. She looked at him in a very disgusted way then turned back to the little girl. “You brought a Friend home?” her mother asked holding Eve’s shoulder with one hand. Eve looked down slightly before replying, “Mom this is Kei, He was getting beaten up, so I…” she trailed off from the look on her mothers face, was in total anger. The young lady took a breath as if about to yell at the girl and just as she opened her mouth Kei cut her short. “She saved my life, it’s my fault she went out alone” Kei said as he held Eves hand in his.
Eve’s mother looked at him, for a homeless child to have enough courage to protect a girl he didn’t know, this was very strange. Eve’s mother nodded, before letting them walk past her into the house.
Eve strolled into the living area, a warm fire burned in the wall; And Kei was quite shocked by the flames. Eve kissed her father on the cheek. “Hi daddy” She said sitting down in front of the fire warming her now numb fingers. Kei stood in the Hall was, not knowing what to do, or say, or where to go. Eve’s mother closed the door behind her and walked up to Kei tapping his shoulder. “Please Kei, Sit down with Eve I’ll bring you both some Biscuits” Eve mother smiles as Kei looked at her in amazement, before carefully walking over and sitting in front of the fire next to Eve. Eve’s father looks down at the you boy then lifts the thick book has reading up a little. “You going to introduce your new friend Eve?” Asked her father, while her mother brought in a small plate of biscuits. Eve smiled and looked at her dad, the book covering his face. “This is Kei” she took a biscuit and handed it to Kei, Who just stared at it. “You’re giving me this?” He asked taking it from her Fingers. Kei quickly started to scoff the biscuit down, without a second hesitation. Eve pulled his hands away from his mouth before saying; “You don’t have to eat it so quickly” she smiled whipping the crumbs from his face. After about 30 minuets of learning how to speak properly and manners, Kei was laughing and talking to Eve and her parents as if he had always known them. This was the first time he had, had any friends so it came as a sort of surprise to him to know people where so nice, in the 15 years he had been alive. Not once did some one be nice to him, until he met Eve.
Kei was getting comfortable in the living room, sitting next to Eve’s dad as he told Kei all about the war and his job during it, Kei was totally fascinated.
Chapter 3
Rubble
For the next 2 hours Kei and Eve had went upstairs and had fallen asleep is was Kei’s first time sleeping in a house. The warm bed and cosy covers that made him feel like the luckiest boy ever. They where totally oblivious to what was going on around them, until suddenly Eve’s father burst in through the door and began slamming open the door and yelling. “Quick get out the house, they’re coming back!” Eve seemed to know what he meant by this and within seconds she had slipped a small dress over her head and was running down the stairs. Kei was still totally confused and still dazed when Eve’s father grabbed his arm and lifted him up, carrying him down the stairs. The first floor of the building was a total wreck, Flames burst from the living area, and as the 3 of them left through the door, Kei though he could see the back wall of the building being ripped away. Kei was now fully awake, and as Eve’s father put the boy down, Kei ran over to Eve holding her hand as she hid behind him. There was a scream from the top floor of the building as suddenly Eve’s mother smashed through the window, Engulfed in flame falling 2 stories head first and breaking her neck on the concrete below.
Eve by this time was screaming, and so was her father as he ran back towards the building. He began clutching at his wife’s now tinder body. Yelling at the house in a mumbled sort of language. Kei just hugged Eve holding her face so she could see what was going on, she kicked out and punched at him screaming, trying to get back and help her father. Kei’s eye’s widened as the building collapsed, into a pile of smoking rubble, the whole city skyline was now in flames the small wooden buildings that where still left were being incinerated. Kei stare into the flames as a figure began walking towards them from the rubble of the collapsed house. Eve’s father slowly let go of his wife looking at the teenage girl walking towards him, she was covered with armour, its shiny metallic plates reflecting the orange rage of the flames. Eve’s father picked up a large lump of rock and ran at the girl, Kei lunged at him, still holding eve trying to stop her father from doing anything stupid. The armoured teenager smiled, as the man ran at her, their was a flash. Nearly unseen by the human eye, But Kei saw it, the long metallic gleam of a sword snapped up, as Eve’s father dropped to his knees, and his head rolled further down the rubble. The teenager let out a laugh that sounded more like a scream. The flames began to swirl round her as Kei tried to scurry back. His arms still held Eve to his chest so she didn’t know her father had just been gruesomely killed. Kei struggled to run while still holding Eve all he could hear was her crying. He looked around, another 4 figures where striding amongst the rubble they where all clad in armour. Kei finally picked up a pace as he started running from them. But as he did, Eve pulled her head lose and she just stood in the dirt road in front of the now demolished house. Kei turned “Eve! Come on!” He yelled as the armoured girl walked closer and closer to Eve. Eve turned, and suddenly the tall girl was looking down at her. The Armoured teenager stared at Eve. Her sword slowly slid out of its sheath their was a flash of sparks as the girl in the armour lashed out as Eve. When the sparks had dropped to the floor, Kei was stood in the small gap between the two girls, a large iron railing in his hand the had the teenagers sword in a parry.
The Teenager smiled. “I see you have a lot of speed.” Suddenly her sword began to push Kei’s iron railing to the floor, with what looked like little effort. The ring of people crowded round Kei and Eve. “Who are these children?” asked a large coloured man, he was clothed in robed and a large Scimitar was tyghed to his waist. Kei snarled, now his weapon was on the ground and his hand was pinned under it. Eve cling'd to his arm also cowering from the men and women. “Their not children.” Said the Teenager. Her eye seemed to have a faint glow, only in the left one “Their Silth”.
Suddenly the Group that had formed around the 2 children edged back, except the teenager. “Naomi, Are you sure? They look like normal kids to me”. Said the large coloured man. “I’m positive”. The teenager leant down to Kei. “You didn’t even know, did you?” Kei snarled and tried to lunge at Naomi but his hand was still trapped, She smiled letting go of the rail letting his hand lose. Kei just glared at her. Eve was still quaking and clutching at Kei’s sleeve “K-kei? She killed Dad”. Kei nodded and grabbed Naomi’s throat. Naomi just smiled as Kei squeezed his hardest yet still it didn’t even seem to hurt her. “You’re a brave kid”. Naomi grabbed the boys arm twisting it nearly to the point of snapping.
Kei grit his teeth and fell to his knee next to Eve, Who was still clinging onto him. The group had moved closer again. “Naomi, if their Silth just kill them and let’s move on”. Said the large Asian. Men around the circle began to nod and mumble. Naomi looked at him, her golden eye glinting in the fire light. “What? Kill children? I’m not a monster Jeffar”. Naomi stood up straight and turned her back the Kei and Eve. “If you children are silth, show me your powers”. Kei’s eye’s widened. “We don’t have any powers!” he shouted. Naomi smiled with her back to them. “Then prove it”. She swung around her sword gleaming orange from the flames as it swung at Kei and in a second the iron railing smashed into Naomi’s Knee before her sword his Kei. On the end of the railing was Eve. “Leave Kei alone!” Naomi staggered back a trickle of blood running down her armour. Kei walked up to Naomi grabbing the girl’s hair and pulling her face down onto his kneecap. Suddenly Naomi fell to the floor.
Naomi struggled to stand. The men around them didn’t move as if they either didn’t care or that they knew Naomi wasn’t in danger. Kei crouched next to her. “I have no powers.” Kei then stood up and Naomi grabbed his ankle, “Trust me kid, you do”. Naomi stood and pulled Kei onto his face, Eve then ran at the Armoured girl slamming the large Iron railing into Naomi’s shoulder but it didn’t even move her Naomi’s tough armour took the whole impact. Naomi stood on the back of Kei’s leg before he could stand up forcing him to stay down; also she swung her Sword hand around catching Eve’s head with the hilt and sending her flying back into a pile of rubble. Eve moaned as a few men when to check on her. Naomi stepped down from Kei’s leg allowing him up. Her left eye way now glowing gold. Kei growled as he leapt as Naomi, she simply moved out of the way stabbing the sword into his forearm.
Kei once again yelled as he pulled the blade from his arm yanking it from Naomi’s hand and throwing it to the side. Naomi then noticed, Kei’s eye’s had a green tint that they didn’t have earlier.
The group of soldiers around them also noticed the colour change in Kei’s eyes and began to back off again their eye full of fear. Except Naomi. Kei ran at her his movements seemed blurry as if he was moving just as the speed of human sight. Suddenly his elbow implanted itself in Naomi’s chest armour forcing her to skid back dust rising around her as her armoured boots smashed through rubble under her iron tred. Kei seemed to be hunched over slightly and then Naomi knew. “You are a silth”. She said to him, “Your eyes have changed and you have a heightened reactions and reflexes as well as increased speed”. Kei Simply laughed. “So what? Are you scared?” His attitude seemed different also, more aggressive. Naomi smiled suddenly she knelt down and picked up the railing Eve had used to hit her, she held it like a javelin and launched it at Kei. The railing simply vanished and reappeared behind Kei stuck in the stone wall of a now demolished building and a hole dripping with blood was in Kei’s shoulder. Kei’s vision began to blur. As he began thinking to himself. *What happened? Did she hit me? I didn’t even see it coming.* He fell to his knees.