Chains of Dragons (No LSU's)
U If you only have two Spec Abil, you can add more as we go.
Reply With QuoteOOO! OOO! OOOO! I forgot!!!! We all have something called the Pendragon Seal on our weapons. It allows us to absorb the energy from attacks that are the same type as our Innate and use them to recharge our energy. They also will change our attacks to the element used against us.
EXample: I use a Fire ball against Nabooru23 (Ice Innate) the Pendragon Seal won't stop him from being damaged, but when he attacks, it will feel to me like his weapon is on fire. Get it? If you have any more Questions, do not hesitate to ask!
Name: Denisu "Saké" Wamiyazen
Race: Human
Sex: Male
Age: 17
Innate: Light
Appearence: I have a pic
Personality: Sarcastic, but only in good fun. Cares about his friends and family to the breaking point.
Weapon: Dragon Sword
Special Abilities: Photon Blast (high concentrated beam of photon particles), Lightforce Sword (focuses powers into sword and hurtles it at enemies, destroys shadows and darkness), Draconian Revival (Pure Energy goes into sword and with a slash, can heal any and all illness and revive those close to death)
Name: Keiryuujin (Light Dragon King)
Sex: Male
Innate: Light
Appearence: I have a pic for this one as well
Personality: Clam, collective and wise. Almost the opposite of his Pendant Bearer.
Saké and Keiryuujin
Part I: Secret Evil. Mystic Pendants, Powerful Weapons
Saké
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"HiYA!" A teenager slashed down with a kendo bamboo sword at his opponent. A clash of bamboo and the teen was forced backwards from his opponent. Spikey redish-brown hair stuck out of his head, hazel eyes flashed with excitement. A vest and sleeveless shirt were already drenched in sweat. Fingerless gloves with a shrine's symbol allowed him to keep his grip on the bamboo through his sweaty palms. Baggy pants and boots finished out the rest of his outfit.
This was Denisu Wamiyazen, or "Saké" as he was called by everyone else in town. Son of the Shrine's Priest, Leion, and second-in-line to become the high priest. The temple, however, was more of a dojo that taught martial arts for self defense and the old magic of long ago.
"Denisu," Pokira, Saké's main mentor and teacher, said. "How can you expect to hit your opponent when you continue to shout before attacking? Plan your moves, and read your opponent's, then you may strike." Pokira was as much of a friend to Saké as a mentor, but never called him by his nickname, out of respect for such a promising pupil. Currently they were sparing and practicing Saké's favorite exersize, sword fighting.
"You tell me that all the time Pokira, but I never listen do I?" Saké replied as he raised his kendo stick again.
Pokira was taller than Saké and had long white hair that most of the women in town loved. He did have natural beauty, but Pokira's real passion was the martial arts and teaching the next generation. When he would train, many of the women would woo and sigh at him as he practiced in the early mornings. Pokira wore a simple shrine shirt and pants with some sandles, according to him it made for easier movement when practicing.
"No you never do."
Saké dashed and jumped into the air over Pokira, kendo sword raised to strike. Pokira stepped to the left once and Saké crashed into the ground with a thud.
"You never do Denisu."
The younger swordsman pulled his head out from the ground and shook his head. "Blast it. Okay, one more round!"
"Denisu, I have already spared with you for three hours. If you go any longer you may faint from exhaustion." Pokira warned.
"Nonesense, I'm fine." Saké tried to rush Pokira again, but tripped and fell on his face. "Ooookay. Maybe we can take a break....."
Pokira had a sweatdrop as he sighed.
* * *
Leon Wamiyazen sat in his study, going over some important matters that had just come up concerning the shrine. It was not easy being the priest, many came to him for guidence in important matters, but Leon needed some guidence of his own. The shrine was being pressured to stop teaching some of the magic abilities that had been around for thousands of generations and be replaced with scientific knowlege, such a thing Leon and many others were against.
Oreintal ornaments decorated his study. Swords, drawings, plants, and even small sculptures. There was one item seperated from the rest. Inside a glass container, sitting on a tripod holder, was a small pendant. Made from many white crystals, there was a golden image of a dragon curled around the top of the crystals, its wings folded. Every few minutes it would pulsate a small amount of light.
There was a knock at Leion's door. "Yes?"
"It is Pokira, Lord Leon."
The door slid open and there was Pokira still in his sparing clothes.
"Pokira, you know better than to be formal with me." Leon said with some humor, as he greeted his old friend. "Come in, come in. I take it Saké gave you another workout today?"
Pokira took a seat on the floor as Leon did as well.
"Hey dad." Saké stuck his head in. He had a clean set of clothes on and a sandwich in one hand. "I'm headin' to the forest for a bit, okay?"
"Just don't let the Pack give you too much trouble."
"They won't. Be back in a while!" Saké disappeared from the hallway.
Pokira watched as Saké left. "Are you sure you should let the Feline Demi-Humans around him. He is the next priest after you, after all."
"He will be fine, Saké did become friends with them when he was young, so they trust him more than anyone else." The Pack was a term given to the small tribe of Cat-like Demi-Humans that lived in the forests outside of town. Saké went to visit them atleast once a day. One time when he was sick and couldn't go they came to him, some of the townspeople didn't take kindly to them, but Leon let them stay in the temple with his son. "He reminds me so much of Alicia. So happy and care-free."
Alicia was Leon's wife. There was a picture of her on his desk in his study, also in the picture was him, smiling, and Saké, barely three-years-old, holding onto his mother's gown.
"I know, don't forget, I was there when you and Alicia were wed." Pokira commented.
"And I won't Pokira, you can be asured. After Alicia's death, the only thing that had kept me in high spirits was Saké and his free-spirit and determination. If I lost him, I don't know what I would do." Leon realized he was getting into too depressing a conversation. "So tell me, how is Saké doing in your classes?"
Pokira smiled a bit. "He is an excellent spellcaster, but his swordsmanship needs more work."
"Even after almost three hours today?"
"He was close to begging me to go spar with him so he could improve on his own techniques. I will admit that he is improving, although slowly."
"Heh, that's my boy. Determined to go all the way and not stop." Leon stated.
"Well, I must get going. The next class starts soon, and I must prepare for it." Pokira stood up, bowed to show his respect and then walked out of Leon's study.
Leon stood up and was aware of his shadow being cast against the door. he turned around and saw the pendant in the glass case glowing, more brightly and feircely than ever before.
"Hmmm. I wonder....."
* * *
Saké was being flagged by several sets of shadows. He jumped from tree trunk to tree trunk as he tried to evade his pursuers. In one hand was his bamboo sword, so he could continue practicing his techniques. Jumping down, he landed in a small clearing and held his sword infront of him. The shadows jumped down as well and then revieled themselves as the feline Demi-Humans known as the Pack back in town.
Each Demi-Human wore clothes similar to what humans would wear but the edges of their pants and shirts were ragged due to their mobile nature. They all had fur and a feline-shapped head, their tails sometimes jutted out from holes they made in their pants. Every hand was decorated with sharp nails, as were their feet.
"Saké, we still couldn't catch you." said one, a female.
"Sorry Catie, but Pokira always tells me never to hold anything back when fighting."
"Can't you let up a litte, kinda spoiles the thrill of the chase." a younger male replied.
Saké was about to reply when something came falling down from the trees.
"Saké! Mi'man!" Another feline Demi-Human appeared, this one landing right on Saké.
"Lynx! You're sitting on me!"
Lynx looked down and saw for sure that he was sitting on Saké. "Sorry dude," Lynx helped Saké stand up.
Lynx was older than the rest of the young members of the Pack, with a coat of grey with black stripes. "Hey, what are you doing here Saké?"
"Practicing my reflexes against your brothers and sisters. Why?"
"There's a convoy of soliders heading into your town. They were all dressed in black and gold armor."
"Armor?"
"Yeah, really weird too, they covered the countryside completely. Strange, huh Saké?"
No answer.
"Saké?!"
Saké was aready gone!
* * *
"Leon!" Pokira said as he almost rushed into the study. "Soliders are here."
"What?! At the shrine?"
"They wish to see you imediatly. They say it is important."
Leon stood and followed Pokira out.
* * *
"We wish to see Lord Wamiyazen, at once!" shouted the current leader of these troops. "If not we will be offered no alternative than to see him forcefully."
Leon appeared from the temple, Pokira by his side. "There will be no forecfull entry in this shrine. Now, what is it you want?"
"Lord Wamiyazen?"
"Yes,"
"We have orders to retrive an item from your shrine and return it to its owner, our master, Lord Garm."
Leon shook his head. "I'm sorry, but I have never heard of this Garm before. Every artifiact is sole property of this shrine and has remained here for thousands of years. And now, if you will excuse us, we have classes to attend to."
"I am afraid we cannot take no for an answer." the troops leader replied. Swords were drawn in the first line of soliders.
"Dad! Hey dad, what's ... going...... on?" Saké pushed his way through the soliders and started making his way up the stairs, kendo sword in hand. He looked back and saw the mass of soliders.
"Grab him!"
"Denisu!"
"Saké!"
Saké's arms were grabbed by two soliders, making him drop his sword.
"Release him!" Leon ordered.
"Give us what we want and you will have your son back."
Saké watched the expression change in his father's eyes, from the calm defiance to defeat.
"Dad, don't let them have anything!"
"Shut up!"
Saké stomped his heel into the foot of the solider on his left, his arm freed, a jab with his elbow and then a whack with the back of his fist sent that one stumbling backwards. Now Saké grabbed the forearm of the solider still holding him and tripped him with his foot, then with a little leverage, tossed the solider into the other one he had just attacked seconds ago. The two soliders landed in a dog-pile, moans of pain emminating from them.
"Get him!" Several soliders rushed Saké and he dove for his kendo sword. A bamboo sword wasn't really effective against the metal swords the soliders had, but he would still fight if he had to.
"Run Denisu!" came a voice from above. Pokira had lept the distance and had his favored weapon unsheathed, the curved tachi sword. Saké's teacher landed between him and the soliders, holding the bunch off as Leon motioned for Saké to hurry. Saké ran up the steps and his father ushered him inside as students of the temple had their weapons at the ready.
* * *
"Saké," his father told him as they neared his study. "There is something that I must give you, for I fear it is what these soliders of Garm are after." Leon threw open the door and he and Saké jumped in before it closed. Leon walked towards the class case and the slightly glowing crystal. "This crystal is actually a pendant that has been the center of all our studies regaurding the shrine and temple. It came into the possesion of your ancestors many of thousands of years ago and it has been our duty to ensure its safety." Leon took it out and it appeared that there was a small string attached to it. "Denisu," it was a rarity that Leon would use Saké's real name so the teen knew this was very important. "You must be careful. This pendant holds unbelieveable powers, powers that not even I know of. You must swear to protect this pendant with your life, for if it should fall into the wrong hands, there is no telling what kind of evil these powers would be able of causing." Leon went and slipped the string over Saké's head and the pendant rested on his chest, just under his collar bone.
Saké held the pendant in his hand and could see the slight glow subside. "I promise father, I will."
Leon smiled. "That's my boy. Now if you will excuse me," Leon went to one of the sword display cases and retrieved one of his most used weapons, an actual bamboo sword. The sword blade was made of metal, not like the kendo swords the students and Saké used most of the time, but the handle and sheath were made of bamboo. "We have some uninvited guests to get rid of."
"All right!" Saké replied. "Count me in dad."
"No Saké, you are still a student and you have more than just your life to worry about now. Protect the pendant first, by staying out of this fight." Without another word, Leon was out the door to the study and on his way.
"Blast it!"
* * *
Karsh, the leader of these troops under Garm, watched the fight as several of his best men were dispatched by fighters with wooden swords! This was humiliating, and he pulled out his sword. "Fine, count on yourself to get the job done."
By now Lord Wamiyazen stood at the front doors and what appeared to be another wooden weapon in his hands. "Stop this! There will be no more fighting on this shrine's ground!" Strangely all fighting ceased.
"Wamiyazen, there is no need for us to force our way into your temple. Just give us what we want and you will be left alone." Karsh stated.
"All the artifacts here, belong to the temple and the students who reside here. There is nothing here for you." Leon replied as he walked down the stairs and reviled his bamboo sword. "Now leave, or I shall be forced to make you leave."
"Your loss," Karsh said with an evil smile. "Electro Jolt!"
Sparks sprang from Karsh's hand and crackled towards Leon. The priest jumped to the side as the thunder attack scorched the steps where he had been. Now he retaliated.
"Uplift!" A section of the stairs under Karsh's feet began to be dislodged from the ground and the warrior jumped back before a section of the stairs had been thrown up into the air and then crashed into the steps again.
"Fire Ball!" Karsh shot a ball of flames at Leon.
"Aquabeam!" Leon retaliated with a beam that sliced right through the Fire Ball.
Unbeknownst to anyone, Saké was watching from behind the openned doors, secretly cheering his father on. Go dad! he thought.
Leon and Karsh clashed their weapons, and forced eachother back.
"Fire Ball!" Karsh attacked again.
Leon countered with the same attack. "Aquabeam!" As the beam of water sliced through the Fire Ball Karsh rushed Leon, his sword raised.
"Dad! Look out!" Saké warned, but it was too late.
Saké watched as Karsh's sword hit his father, clean in the torso. In the afterstroke, Leon fell on his back, blood flowing from his torso. Karsh grinned at the blood on his silver sword.
"Dad! Dad! DAD!" Saké ran past Karsh and straight to his injured father. Gently he raised Leon's head. "Dad," he said comfortly. "Dad, say something."
Leon openned his eyes and Saké could see them start to glaze over. "Denisu," he said weakly. "My son. Protect the pendant, with your life. You swore......to.........it........" Leon's eyes closed and Saké felt his father's body go limp. Saké lowered his head, tears running down his cheeks.
Saké stood up, gripping the kendo bamboo sword in his hand. "You,"
Karsh turned towards Saké.
"You will pay for what you have done." He turned and glared at Karsh with all the hatred in his heart.
Something reflected off of Saké's chest that grabbed Karsh's attention. "That necklace. Heh. Give that necklace to me junior, and we'll leave without anymore incidents."
Saké just glared at Karsh and never moved. "You will pay!" He dashed at Karsh, bamboo sword raised and ready to attack. Karsh didn't use his sword but instead saw through Saké's attack and landed a punch right to his solar plexis.
The wind was knocked out of Saké and he went limp. With a sharp kick, Karsh whacked Saké head over heels onto his stomach, the pendant laying, still attachted to the string around his neck, just past his shoulder. He didn't move.
"Men! Keep them back. While I take care of some important buisness." Karsh had his sword in his hand as he walked towards the TKO'ed Saké.
The white and gold pendant started glowing a bright pure white, and Karsh stopped in his tracks. Then Saké started to stand up, head tilted down. Karsh stepped back in surprise.
"An attack like that should have knocked the senses out of you!"
If Saké was paying attention to Karsh, he didn't show it. The kendo bamboo stick was still clutched in Saké's hand. Finally the teen lifted his head and openned his eyes. There was no reflection, Saké looked possesed.
"You have desicrated our temple, boldy attacked us, and killed my father. I will avange his death with your defeat." Even his voice sounded different.
"Try again if you want junior, but you.....!!" Saké had rushed Karsh and hit him with the kendo stick, sending the general flying into the air.
When Karsh hit the ground, all fighting stopped and Saké stood up, his head facing the earth before him.
"If you do not leave at once, the same fate shall befall you." Saké muttered.
The soliders looked at eachother nervously before running, grabbing their commander, and leaving the temple grounds as well as the town itself. "We give! You win!"
Pokira walked towards Saké, his tachi sheathed.
Saké openned his eyes and they looked back to normal. "Huh?! What happened?"
"Denisu," Pokira started, but Saké was looking around and saw his father.
"Dad! No! DAD!" He fell to his knees beside the body of his father. "No, you can't be...... gone." Saké couldn't help but cry, first his mother had died and now his father had been killed before his very eyes, and there was nothing he could have done to save either. "I'll miss you, dad." Pokira came and rested a hand on Saké's shoulder.
There came a mumbled reply from Leon's body, and Saké stared with disbelief. "I'm....... not dead yet." Leon muttered through his weakened condition. Saké and Pokira fell over in stupidty.
"Dad you're okay!"
"He's too weak for a Heal Spell. Let's get him to the doctor, now!"
* * *
In the hospital, Saké was pacing while Pokira appeared to be meditating in a seat.
"Denisu, if you continue to pace you will wear a hole through the floor." he said.
"I can't help it Pokira." Now Saké paced faster.
"Okay, let's change the subject then. Your swordsmanship has improved more than I thought."
"Huh?!" Saké stopped and looked at Pokira. "What are you talking about?"
"After that man had attacked you, you stood up and finished him with one strike. A feat even your father hasn't been able to acomplish."
"Whadda mean?"
"Don't you remember?"
"No, I don't remember a thing. After I got punched, the wind was knocked out of me and it's all blank after I feel and when I realized I was standing up, sword in hand." Saké replied. Unkowingly he held onto the pendant around his neck.
Pokira saw this. "Denisu, your father gave you that just before he went to fight. Didn't he?"
"Yeah. Why? What's the big deal?"
Pokira searched his clothes for something. "Becuase, your father intrusted me with giving you something if he was unable to. And I believe this cituation counts as such." He handed Saké a faded piece of folded paper with his name on it. He could tell it was in someone else's handwriting. "Now, listen carefully. Go back to the shrine and into your father's study. Open the letter, and follow the instructions."
"But dad's..." Saké almost protested.
"I will wait for your father for when he comes out of surgery. Now go."
* * *
Minutes later Saké was standing in his father's study, looking at the letter in his hands. Dad, what is it that you want me to know about like this? Gently he broke the seal on the letter and started reading:
To Denisu Wamiyazen, son.
If by chance you recieve this letter, there is a good chance that you have the pendant and I am no longer among the land of the living. Don't fear my son, for you have grown strong by now. It was Leon's wish that you recieve the Dragon Pendant when it seemed to be endangered, and you would forever be its protector.
Denisu, you now have a long and difficult road ahead of you. The pendant you now protect is being seeked by dark and terrible forces, I have seen it in my dreams. You must not go unarmed my son. In your father's study, I hope it has not changed, there is a tall and thin cabnet with a slot on the far north wall. Place your pendant inside it, with the golden dragon facing you.
Saké looked around the room and saw the cabnet. Indeed there was a cabnet on the far wall, there was a slot, cut to fit the pendant around his neck. He slipped the string off of his neck and gently placed the pendant in the slot. A perfect fit! His pendant began to glow, the bright light illuminating the room.
Now, you must say the following words and break the seal on the cabnet:
Soul is pure,
Heart is bright
Denstiny sure,
Release the light.
"Soul is pure. Heart is bright. Destiny sure. Release the light!" A flash and the entire study was engulfed by the illuminating glow. Saké covered his eyes against the glare. As the glow subsided, Saké watched as light travled along the area between the doors untill the entire height of the cabnet had been reached. He watched and the pendant was ejected from the cabnet. Saké's fast reflexes managed to catch it before it hit the ground.
With a hiss the cabnet opened and Saké saw a sword inside. The sword was inside a red and black colored sheath, the long handle was carved in the image of a dragon. He continued to read the letter.
Denisu, take the sword, for it is my heirloom to you. The sword is over 4000 years old, and yet, it has not aged one day. Legend says that it is forged from the bones of an ancient dragon, but no one knows for sure. Your pendant and sword hove powers on their own, but together, they have immense possibilities. Take great care when you use them. You must know one thing: there are others out there with pendants and weapons of great power. You must seek them, for they shall be your greatest allies.
I wish I could see you now Denisu. You must have grown handsome. I'm sure the ladies must be hovering over you. Maybe as you are reading this, you have already grown up and raised a family. If you have, then my preminition was wrong, but it may come, if not in your life-time, than in your children's.
Take care Denisu. Follow your heart, trust in others, and never forget what you have been taught.
Love, eternally,
Alicia Wamiyazen
Saké dropped to his knees. The letter wasn't from his father, it was from his mother! Written while she was still alive. "Mom....."
Alicia Wamiyazen had passed away ten years ago, after being diagnosed with a virus that would slowly and painlessly shut down her body. Saké wasn't there when she passed on, and was very sad for months after her funeral.
"So, this," he held the pendant. "Is from dad, and that." he looked at the sword. "Is from mom." After putting the pendant back around his neck he reached for the sheathed sword. There was a strap so the sheath would rest on his shoulder. Saké pulled the sword free from its sheath.
The blade was clean and the metal reflected the light that was slowly dimming from his pendant. He remembered something, something that he promised himslef long ago.
"I will follow my heart, mom. I hope you're looking over me." Saké looked up at the celeing.
* * *
"So he's going?" Leon asked. Two days had passed since the shrine was attacked and Leon had been awake for five hours.
"Yes," Pokira replied, sitting by his friend. "Denisu left at dawn. He told me to give you this." The albino handed Leon a small letter.
Although injured, Leon took and openned it. A smile crossed his face and he laid it down on his lap. There was only one word, PROMISE.
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Well, that's it for my first post for the RPG. Long isn't it. Well...... I had some stuff to put in so sue me!
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