into a story. I'm hoping to get 3 stories done. Please rate the first one when it's done and I will hopefully be posting chapters every 3-7 days. I will write the beginning of the story and if people like it, I could continue.
Pierced Blade
Your heart shatters to pieces, and you lose control...
Chapter One: The start
Pain. Sorrows. Anger. I could feel it all. Burning inside me. Emotions exploding. I look around me, all I see is a pitch dark void, standing in an empty vacuum. A heart starts floating toward me from the distance. But then, it starts cracking. Confused, I look down. Pain in my own chest, bursting with agony. Hot tears roll down my cheeks, torment to every limb. I watch as one half of the heart fills with a black color and the crack grows deeper, I dropped to my knees. It brakes in half and a wave of nausea hits my body. Then blood, red and torrid, trickles down my arms and legs. Finally, I... I....... wake up.
"It was just a dream?" I lay in my bed, awake, sweating in fear. Sitting up I look at my room, I could hardly recognize it. My eyes are blurry and my fingers are numb. I look at my clock and tried to make out the numbers on it. "Fi-ive...thir-irty." I lay back in bed, trying to remember the full dream. "Blood, I knew there was blood." I sigh, memory faint and in pain. The dream was so realistic. I felt every pain, every ache. I closed my eyes, starting to dream again when my cellphone starts ringing. I could hear the metal of the phone vibrating on my desk. I sit up and look at the caller. "Danny."
I sigh and picked it up. "What does he want at, like, 6:00 in the morning." I answer it and said, "What? Dude, it's 6:00 in the morning. Why would you be calling me at this time?"
"Nice way to say hi, Ryudo." He laughed, and then switched to a groan, "I woke up in the middle of the night and I couldn't go to sleep! I'm sooooooooooo bored."
"Sooooooooooo," I mimicked him. "What the hell," I said, "Why would you be calling me? I was sleeping!" We both knew we I was mad but I couldn't help laughing. He started laughing too. My voice calmed and I spoke again, "So, really, why are you calling me?"
Danny paused and said, "I'm at the park but no one else is here! Can you come?"
I paused, "Really, that's what you wanted? You're acting like a 7 year old with A.D.D."
He chuckled, "Puleeeeaaaase?"
I got up and headed to my closet , "15 minutes." I hung up and got up to change my clothes. It was hard for me to move my arms and legs. It felt weird, like my body was submerged in Jell-O. I was able to put on a jacket over a T-shirt before my bodycollapsed. I just laid there for 3 minutes while my body healed. The effect worked incredibly. I had no idea what was going on but I just suddenly felt better. I stood up and finished changing. I walked outside my room into the hallway, The place was pitch black. I ran out to the front door, making sure not to trip over anything. Closing the door, I began walking to the park. The morning dew smelled nice and the breeze was fresh but calm.
Even though I was only 17, I lived alone, my parents died 3 years ago and I inherited the house and a fortune that they left me. No one cared that I lived alone. No one cared.
After a while I got to the park. About to take my first step, A thought flashed through my mind. Something's wrong. I feel like something will happen. I emptied my mind of this thought and proceeded walking. The grass was lush and thick, I couldn't see my own feet. That's when I tripped. Falling, I saw a figure above me, smiling. I quickly put my hands out to catch myself and rolled away. I rolled into a bench and my head hit the corner.
"Oh ****, are you okay?" Danny kneeled beside me checking my head. I looked around me, noticing someone tied a string to the bench and a tree. "I didn't mean for that to happen, but it was your fault." He smiled.
"My fault?" I exclaimed, a bit mad, "You put a tripwire," I got up and sat on the bench, "I'm not bleeding right?"
He shook his head, "No, but you are okay, right?"
"Fine," I said.
"Good, let's walk then."
Chapter 2: The Girl
We walked and talked for half an hour. If someone were to listen to our conversations, they wouldn't understand. We talked like we were the only ones who knew what we were saying. We had so many inside jokes and stories because we were friends for 10 years.
"It's sure is amazing how nice it is today." He said in the middle of the walk. He sighed "Why can't everyday be this peaceful?"
I looked ahead, "Yeah, too bad,"
He looked at me, confused, "Too bad for what Ryudo?"
"Too bad I can't get you back today." I laughed and he smiled. "I want to have a peaceful day." We continued walking. The breeze was the only thing we heard. We got to the end of the walkway and where a new part of town is.
"I haven't really been here before," Danny said, looking around, "They say gunshots are more common around here." I looked around and saw a figure in an alley way between to buildings.
"Hey look," I said to Danny, nudging him to look at the figure.
He looked in the direction I looked, "What?"
I looked closer, walking toward it. "Its a girl crying." Her clothes were torn and she was wearing a dirty red sweater, shredded looking jeans and a girls beanie that looks like it fell in a sewer. "Are you okay ?" I asked, kneeling down beside her, her face buried in her hands. Danny kept a distance, like he was afraid of her.
She looked up, teary eyes and a red face. "I'm okay, thank you." She stood up and I could see she was about my age. She looked at me through her swelled and red eyes. "Its just...." She stopped and turned from me, "Oh nothing, you wouldn't care."
I put my hand on her shoulder. "Why wouldn't I?"
She turned back, and her face seemed to show hope, "Well, most people wouldn't help a girl that seems homeless."
Danny finally cut in, "Wait, you're homeless?"
She looked at him and nodded, then began crying again but harder, "For a year now, I live off of what people give me as they pass by."
Feeling sympathetic, I said, "Umm, I guess you could come to my house and..." She turned to me again. Danny behind her started to get a worried face.
"No, I can't, your just to nice." She stopped crying but still had a sad face. "I can't accept things from a stranger," She looked down.
I looked at her, "My names Ryudo,"
"Vivian."
"Now we're not stranger, so please, I want to help you get a better life." She opened her mouth to protest but I shook my head, "I won't let you die, you should have a better life."
She looked like she was going to cry again, "Thank you," She cried and hugged me. "I promise, I'll try not to be a burden."
I looked to Danny, still trying to comprehend what happened. I was just as confused as he was. She let go and I lead her back to my house, through the park again.
"So Vivian, what happened?" Danny asked.
"My parents abused me, they got drunk and used me as a servant. They hit me for no reason and screamed at me until I cried. When I cried, they hit me harder." She said dismal. "One day I asked them to stop and they couldn't stand me. I couldn't either. So I ran away with little money and only these clothes."
"Wow that's sad," Danny commented, looking straight. "I don't think that I would've been able to do that."
"Not many kids could have. Most would be to scared, others would die. I'm just lucky to have met such a kind person." She grinned at me, I smiled back.
"It's okay, the past is the past. What's now is you're here and you can't go back." I took out my wallet and got a twenty dollar bill. "Danny, could you go to a Wal-Mart or something and get some clothes for Vivian."
Danny took the bill and stared at me and whispered, "Are you sure this is a good idea?" He started biting his lip with nervousness.
"It's okay," I said, "Just meet me back at my house when you get the clothes." He left and I was alone with Vivian. When we got to my house she gazed in awe.
"This is you're house Ryudo?" She looked at it like it was heaven. It was an average home but how she lived in the streets of a messed up neighborhood, I wasn't suprised that she wasn't used to these houses.
"Yeah," I said while opening the front door. "I live here alone."
"Alone?"
I nodded, "Both parents died 3 years ago in a plane crash to a business trip."
"Oh, I'm so sorry," She said with a sad face, "I didn't know."
"It's all right, they lived good lives." We went inside and talked a little, getting to know each other while we waited for Danny. I gave her a tour of the house. She was the same age as me (17), she was very nice and quiet, and a bit shy sometimes. The doorbell ringed about 20 minutes later. Danny gave her clothes and I gave her a towel. She left to take a shower.
"So what happened while I was gone?" Danny asked when she went to the bathroom.
"Nothing much, quick tour, learned she was very nice and shy,"
"Okay."
There was an awkward silence when the bathroom door opened. When she came out, I couldn't stop looking. She looked like a whole new person. Her hair was a reddish-brown color, straight and shining. Her skin was a bit pale, but perfect. She wore new jeans and a short jean jacket with a t-shirt under.
"How do I look?" She said softly as she walked into the living room where we were sitting. Danny was the first to open his mouth but I cut him off.
"Wow, you look.... beautiful." I said smiling. Danny grinned at me and mouthed the words "You like her." I felt my face go red. I looked at Vivian.
"Thank you," She gave a cheerful smile, "This is all thanks to you," She ran over to me and hugged me. I started blushing again. Danny, giving me a thumbs up behind her back. He started mouthing words but I shooed him away.
"Remember, you can stay as long as you need." I said, "I have extra bedrooms open and I wouldn't mind company."
"I'll try my best to help!" She said, happy as ever.
Chapter three: The Darkness
Its been three months since then. Vivian is very helpful with cleaning. I also bought her sets of clothes. We helped each other with chores and sometimes Danny dropped in. It was nice to have someone around.
I enrolled her to the school and even though she's been in the streets for a year, she caught up with amazing speed. It's like her life is back in order. That is, until her birthday.
Her birthday was coming up this week and I wanted to take her out for a treat. "So where do you want to go?" I asked while we were washing dishes.
"I'm not sure," She said, "We could go many places."
"It's your choice, it's your birthday."
"You don't have to take me anywhere."
"I insist, where do you want to go?"
"How about a picnic?"
"Sure, I'll tell Danny."
That day we set off to the same park. We packed lunches and a blanket to lay on. After eating, Danny laid down and napped while Vivian and I sat next to each other bye a tree. That was when I saw a shadowy figure in the distance, sitting on a park bench. It was a man dressed in a robe, black and smooth with a hood on. He was also holding a large case. He seemed to be gesturing me to come.
"Do you see that?" I asked but she was falling asleep. I got up slowly and walked toward the distance when a feeling struck me down. The same feeling in my dream. Pulsing, burning, eating me alive. I got up but the man was gone. I turned back to my friends when a frigid hand rested on my shoulder. I swung my body swiftly and fell back to see the same man behind me.
"Who ar-re y-yy-ou?" I stuttered, not from being afraid but his hand almost froze my arm off.
He didn't respond back. Instead he took off his hood. His face was white and there were shadows under his eyes. His own eyes were black and had a dead feeling to it. He looked young and had blonde, curly hair. He wasn't smiling either. "It doesn't matter who I am," He said, his voice was very nonchalant but also very cold, "because you'll be dead before you can remember." He opened his case and out he pulled a blade, wide that curved inward in the center. "But I guess it's fair to tell you who will kill you, I am Kyzer, of darkness, soul stealer."
"Soul stealer?" I asked, slowly backing away.
"Yes, I steal a persons soul and it powers me up. The more hate, evil, or sorrows in the persons soul, the stronger I become. You just happen to have alot of sorrows and hate in yourself."
I backed away farther, "No, I can't, how can I have alot of hate in myself?" This had to be another dream. I couldn't be real. But no matter what, I couldn't convince myself it was a dream. I knew it was real. "So what's going to happen?"
With the same level-headed voice he said, "Simple, I absorb you, I become stronger and you die." I turned to run but somehow he appeared in front of me. "You can't run." His calm voice filled my
mind, echoing to my every thought. Suddenly, my head felt
like it cracked, searing my mind. Before I knew it, a blow came to my chest and knocked me down. He slammed his foot on top of me, crushing my chest. He swung the hilt of his blade. The metal flashed before my eyes, shining across my sight. It was swinging toward me. But suddenly it stopped. A hand grabbed the hilt of the sword. It was yanked out of the hands of Kyzer. I turned to see the person who took the sword. My eyes widened to see that Danny was that person. He held it up and pointed it at the man.
"Who the hell are you?" He asked, taunting him by half-thrust the sword. Danny was serious. I've never seen him like this but I was too afraid to notice. I saw that the blade was shaking. Though he was trying to be the hero, I could tell he was deathly afraid. It was sad to see him like this but I was in no position to help. Though it was only his foot placed on me, it felt like I swallowed a grenade and it set off.
I looked up to see the man named Kyzer was in no hurry at all. He was just as calm as ever. In his nonchalant voice he spoke, "Are you sure you want to do that child? You may get hurt playing with sharp things." He raised his hand and opened it all the way so his palm showed. From his palm, pulses of dark energy shot out. They were rapid and constant. Danny had no chance of dodging. He got blasted into a tree, dropping the twisted sword. The shock woke up Vivian. She looked around dazed, when she got her eyes on me. We both looked in each others eyes, despair cried in hers.
"Who is this?" The man asked looking at her. "Another of your friends? Another bother." He grabbed the dropped sword, removing his foot off of me. "Move," he said to me, "and both friends die in a matter of seconds." That shattered my thoughts. If I do anything they die, and if I don't do anything they die.
He walked toward her, analyzing her from afar. "A regular human, not much." He flicked his wrist up.
"Please no!" I cried, almost moving until I remembered what he said.
"You have seen me, you may not live." He said looking at Vivian, ignoring me, "Plus, the more souls, the more powerful I get. You have alot of sad times and hate to your parents as well." The pulses were charging up.
“NOOOOOO!” I screamed, running toward them as fast I could. I tackled him away from her, making him lose his concentration for the pulses. I grabbed the blade and stabbed his hand. After he hit the floor, Kaizer grabbed the sword back and transported on another part of the field.
“You little brat,” He said, still calm but voice a bit louder, “You managed to scratch me,” He wiped off the blood on his arm and raised his sword, “If you wanted to die so bad then why didn’t you attack me sooner.” He disappeared. Out of nowhere he appeared above me. I rolled away but he grasped my neck. He lifted me high into the air. “I am going to kill you, you insignificant child." I was almost out of breathe but it didn’t matter. He was going to end it. He pulled his arm back and stabbed my chest.
Chapter 4: Overtaken
...Your humanity decreases, until the darkness swallows you whole
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Notes from author
The name Ryu means Darkness or dragon
The name Kyzer means the king
Thank you to some friends for giving me a couple ideas (you know who you are)
Thank you a kid in my math class for telling me to make it a story (initials: SJ)
and thank you me for not giving up on this one. (yet)
