Champion Siyou Chapter 1
"Many footsteps, so little distance. Why does this seem like my life?" Siyou said to himself.
The eyes of the warrior raged with fire, not an evil desire but the hatred of his breed. This man called Siyou was now a Champion apointed to be the protector of all the lands and water, sort of like a master the secondary step to becoming a god... This was Siyou's state. He was appointed this for his heroic actions a while ago... Thirty years to be exact. But Siyou left his own city in digrace. The king had cheated him out of the war of the Masters. The champions in his home city were ripped apart and slain on the spot, the inocent people were slain for nothing. This is why his eyes raged...
Siyou's crown hair swaying in the night air, his sword in it case and the blue armor on him clanged as if pushed. His helmet with the imprints of God's face. His naked face and his white tunic were bare no stain on his face of tunic... This was a cold night he had to go find some shelter he suddenly noticed a cave...
Siyou went into the cave nearby and looked around to find a big Yilphir! Yilphirs are creatures that have a giants features but have the sight of a bat, they look around with sonar and always have either a big blunt weapon or a pickaxe! Siyou walks up to him and asks the Yilphir if he knew where he could find a town of Herkinels. Herkinels were the mages of the world they posessed the powers of all of the magic and they were about five feet average. The Yilphir in frustration hit him with a club in the stomach, this blow went through his armor and he noticed he his armor had come off! Showing his cotton tunic! Flying throught the air going about 25 KMH. Siyou hits a pointed rock. Blood spews from his gut. His eyes go blank. Suddenly a bright light fills the room! Then everything goes blank.
Siyou awakens to the sound of a festival. Gets up and starts toward the doorway of the tower but falls. His side is in great pain and he falls...So he rests for the day. He has fallen into a coma. He later awakens. The year was 1906 A.W. (After War) now 1921 A.W. Lots has changed. Much is the same, he is back.
Siyou gets dressed and goes outside and sees a festival is going on and walks towards it. He sees statues of the Earth being made of diamond.He walked over to the globe and layed a finger on it, suddenly he felt something that was harsh and soft... The soul of a mortal! He looked around but only to see nothing, was this a dream? What was going on? He looked to his right but his head wouldn't move! He was trapped in the globe! He fought with all his might but couldn't do anything. Suddenly the shape of a horrifing face appeared and said; "So Herkinels you have pleased me greatly by bringing the most valuable prize. The soul of a fighter!"
A voice that seemed from a distance called back; "My lord this soul was a misled one, he is not good enough for you let us dispel him from the sphere of sacrfice."
The face replied; "As you wish, but I grow weiry of being in here with no souls to feast on, if you bring me not a sacrifice worth my time. I shall terminate all of your kind!"
Siyou suddenly felt as if he were being sucked into a portal... He was back where he was and all the Herkinels were staring at him with an angry face. One called but couldn't be seen; "You miserable jerk! You make us have to work harder now! We'll have to sacrifice someone to the Master Olpride!"
Everybody continuosly chanted; "Get out of town or we'll have you drown!"
Siyou just stood there with his armor and sword still on him. Withdrawed his sword with great ease and said; "Listen I didn't mean to offend you. But if you guys need help with him I'll gladly do my best to dispose of him!"
The crowd stopped chanting and the voice came again; "No magic will work on him not even weapons! What do you plan to do punch him?"
Everybody laughed at the smart jester. Then everyone stopped; "Listen we don't really like it when people put their noses in our business but if you have a problem with him from the past or something be our guest... Cause you won't be able to move without the right spells learned!"
Siyou looked down at the ground and thought to himself. If I can learn the spells then maybe I can stop him! But if I fail my fight shall be in vain and all hopes of me being able to help will be a laugh. But if I sit here and do nothing. Then what will happen?! Will everybody be tormented by this selfish being? Will someone come along with the right stuff? Will I be able to despose of Master Olpride? Well only one way my father would say; 'You never know the true out come of something until you have the guts to try it!' Ya those were the good old days with mom and dad always being there for me. "I'll learn what I can only if you teach me."
The crowd stared in amazement, they treated him harshly but yet the man in front of them was different some how... He was none other than a hero! The crowd moved out of the way as if someone was coming. A mage taller than him by maybe two centimeters taller said; "We have searched far and wide, your name is Siyou is it not?"
Siyou was amazed! He just nodded his head since he was in shock. The mage looked him in the eyes and said; "Okay then! We will teach you but we must keep this training private from the master, for if he found out he would kill us all... Then maybe the world!"
Siyou knew this wouldn't be an easy task! Suddenly Siyou heard a scream come from the sphere, this scream was none other than the soul he had felt before he was sucked into the sphere! He turned around and jumped in. It was a young female and she was in the hand of the master, before the master saw him he was pulled out by the magic of the Herkinel. Siyou knew that was twice he had gone in there the third maybe the charm. He knew his luck was running out but he didn't know where to go from now. So he turned around and asked; "So mage, what is your name?"
The mage replied; "Yoplor, I am the only mage who stands a chance against Master Olpride. So I guess I'll go in there with you when the time comes. Until then I will train you."
Yopler turned about ninty degrees and walked over to what seemed a tavern. Siyou followed to see a group of people performing magic tricks, levitating, and enchanting jewelry. Siyou looked around some more and noticed Yopler walked through a wall, Siyou folowed until his warm lips touched the chilled wall. He knew Yopler had used magic. A few Herkinels walked up to Siyou and tugged on his leg like a sibbling to its mother. Siyou's attention was theirs they looked at him and they licked their lips and walked away from him. Siyou now confused and wondering stood at the wall as if something were going to come out for him. He waited about ten minutes until Yopler came back out and looked at Siyou. Siyou matched his glance, Yopler then walked up to him and said; "Okay I talked with the elder and he says he wants you before you go in and fight the Master, to get yourself a necklace in which will help you indeed. This necklace will give you the power to move. You need movement cause that way you will save yourself an extra twenty-three years of life. I know your breed doesn't live that long, you are, Ghredi, right? Well anyways, the lands this necklace is in, is none other than the lands of Jobnerm. Four hundred miles North East from here."
Siyou stood there thinking, well if I had a horse it would be an easy five day journey! But since it's on foot, I might have to buy some camping material and a pack in which to keep food and some other goods with. Siyou then said; "Would you guys have a horse or maybe even a pack in which I could put some supplies or food in?"
Yopler then replied with a casual vioce; "Well, I was figuring you'd say that, so... I called the stable boy and he said he'd give you the best horse in all the lands, but only if you are sucessful will you be able to keep the horse, now for the pack, how big do you figure you want it?"
Siyou wasn't sure if he could do this now! Too much presure is on me! I can't do this if they won't even help me! Siyou was about to mention when Yopler said; "Well you won't be alone I'll be riding with you. Siyou looked at him and said; "No, I wish to go alone, for it was my fault your people have to barren this curse. But I was curious..."
Yopler inturupted him and said; "We best be going if we wish to get there in less than a week. Plus we need to buy camping materials."
Siyou left the building in disgust, he was angered by the inturuption. He was going to ask the ultimate question that plagued him ever since he layed eyes on the globe. Why was the globe there?! Why was it ALL his fault? What was this necklace's power? Why did it consist of so much power? How was Master Olpride created? Why didn't the Herkinels have enough power to take on the Master? This was none other than another con, he had been in a situation like this before! But then why was he shaking? Why had he been worried when suddenly he cracked a smile. Maybe it is all true. He headed to a store and bought some supplies, three peices of bread, a tent, a sleeping bag, he also bought a lamp in case he might have to use it, and finally he bought a flask full of water. He was now set. He got on his horse but Yopler stopped him and handed him a pouch, and said; "If you ever need a friend sprinkle this on the ground, you'll have yourself a skeletal warrior who will have the name Eckil. He will help anyone and fight all who apose him. Good luck. Oh yeah please come back with the necklace."
Siyou hopped on his horse and rode off his armor clanking against his body he thought to himself, if I don't come back it's not my problem, but if I do go back I not only can get rewarded but maybe even rule their kingdom!
Yopler walked up to the elder and said; "All has come to an agreement sir, this warrior named Siyou will get the necklace and defeat Master Olpride. Our chances of our victory has become quite good, but I'm not sure if Siyou is to be trusted that is why I gave him the skeleton Eckil who will pose as an ally. He will not regret the reward we shall give him!
Siyou now tired from riding for about three hours after he waoke, so he sat on a grassy patch. He looked down the rode some more, he moaned a moan of pain and suffering. He knew the horse had no sattle and he could have bought one but he was broke. He took out a piece of bread and ripped a piece off and stuck the bigger half back into the pack. He looked around him and saw the mountains were extordinary from this view if only he could just sit here and look at them. He vowed to come back here after he was finished with his mission. Siyou finished the peice and was still hungry and he went to go take another piece of bred from the pack when he felt the grass it was gone. He withdrawed his sword and turned around. It was an ocesir! Ocesirs have the face of a fly and the body of a cat, but the tail of an eel. They were common in these parts he saw the ocesir was about to devour his stuff! He swung his sword at it just to miss the ocesir swung its tail at Siyou and connected. In great danger, Siyou stood there waiting, not even geting fazed! The armor he was wearing was resistant to any electricity attacks! The tail made the connect to him armor. Siyou looked at the creature that was now getting eletricuted and realized, his stuff was in its paw!! His stuff was also getting fazed! Siyou now angered swung and cut the tail off quickly. Luckily the ocesir withdrawed his attack! With one mighty swipe the ocesir just to finish it off he connected with a blow that made his armor get stained with blood. He knew his blue armor and the creature's red blood did not match!
Siyou now after the confront was angry, the ocesir not only destroyed his supplies but hurt him mentally. He didn't think he could even kill another ocesir again! He rode in pain or not. He was mad and he couldn't feel a sword go into his leg if he wanted. He came across a a that sign said: 'Refebin 320 miles'. He gasped in great astonishment.
It had been forty-eight hours since he left! He looked and saw a distant person coming toward him, along with three other horses. The person was being chased! He looked at the figure it was a Oklar. Oklars was the new name for humans meaning; 'Unrespectful' This was given to the humans for what they had done those years back. It was as clear as day when he was only twelve years old, the humans had declared war against all of the other types of breed for they thought of only them being the only perfect ones. But they were wrong, they came up with such a poor battle stradegy that the war was called; 'Old unwised Oklars'. Siyou laughed but stopped after he realized he was being chased by hooded figures. One on his right has a hand axe. The other figure had a flail with a spiked ball on the end! Siyou withdrawed his sword and said a prayer to God; "Dear God let this battle be a quick and forgiving one."
He looked back at the Oklar, just a boy at the age of twenty maybe... It was hard to tell. He signaled the boy to come near him the stopped and got off, seeing Siyou might be helping him. Siyou put his sword to the boys neck the hooded figures stopped. Siyou hadn't slit his neck yet, but they didn't know what he was doing. Siyou figured all was gonna go his way. The figures dismounted and said; "Hand us the boy samurai."
Siyou laughed and said; "Only if you pay some gold to me then will I let him go... But if you really don't care for him then I'll just move my sword."
The figures started digging in their pouches for the most gold they could find. three pieces. Siyou spit on the ground, they knew it wasn'y enough! They emptied thier pouches with twenty pieces of gold for the two of them, and said; "Take this and escape with your life or we'll have to kill ya."
The one with the flail looked at Siyou. Then the gold and threw it on the ground. He won't get such a deal from me, he's worth less dead than alive, oh well! We'll just be ripped off five pieces! Siyou let the boy go and darted for the figure with the flail. The figure was ready, and in advance threw the flail with a might toss. Siyou jumping out of the way while the figure saw his life fade before his eyes when he saw a sword go into his head. The figure with the hand axe ran at his opponent suddenly revealing his identity. It was a fojim. A really common breed around these parts in fact they were all bounty hunters at one point in time some of them stopped hunting, but others loved the challenge. They looked pretty normal except they all had no heart! Without that they thrived on darkness for blood. Only a Fojim knows how it works.
The Fojim fell to the ground leting go of his axe, as the axe fell it executed the Fojim with mighty ease. Siyou picked the gold up along with the axe and noticed something was missing, the boy! The boy had gotten back onto his horse and ran off, Siyou knew that the boy would be dead in five minutes without his protection! So he mounted his horse and ran after the boy. He knew the boy went off the road and into the field he was visible by all means! He was like a speck on a white piece of paper! He suddenly waited about three seconds the boy started coming back with great haste. He had a throng of Ocesirs behind him. Siyou chanted a spell he learned when he was in school and cast, ojin. Ojin was a fury spell that made all of the Ocesirs confused and start going in circles. The boy came within five yards of Siyou and said; "Sir, I don't know what you did but it wasn't cool. You nearly killed me!"
Siyou igored his coment and said; "Get going kid! They're going to be really mad like bees and the person who hit thier nest! Go! Go! Go!"
The boy without hesation ran off towards Wilman forest! Siyou ran with the kid knowing he didn't even stand a chance without the supplies and he didn't want to summon the skeletal warrior. So he went as fast as a bullet towards the forest. The boy looked back as Siyou suspected he'd do, all humans are too curious! Siyou kept on riding until he noticed the kid was chanting a spell and he was right in front so Siyou ran to his left and dodged, in a second or so he would have been Ocesir meat for the boy fired a blast of water fiz. This spell allowed anyone or anything with electricity to kill itself! It was a mighty masacre and Siyou looked at it in great fear, for that spell works great on lightning resistant armor!
They manage to catch a breather from what just happened and Siyou looked at the boy with a great smile across his face. He hadn't had this much fun since he was forced into a blacksmith arguement. The blacksmiths ended up teaming and trying to fight off the annoying ten year old. He was slick, and he was vicious. Siyou knew this boy reminded him of nobody but himself. The boy sat in the grass next to the forest next to Siyou, he was also smiling and said; "Mister I can't believe I pulled that spell off! I was just saying what I heard some Herkinel say. Wow, he tought me that in one minute!"
The boy laughed a laugh of surprise. Siyou now starting to wipe the blood of the Oceser's fight a little while ago. He asked the boy; "Ya got a cloth I could have?"
The boy looked at him and said; "Wait a second, didn't you try to kill me?"
Siyou now knowing his element of surpirse was out of line knew he may be able to trick the boy. So Siyou said calmly; "Listen I only did that to get thier attention. I would have killed you."
A sudden weight felt heavy on Siyou's chest and he knew it was his dishonesty that did this. He knew he was lying but maybe he may get this boy to help him on his way to recieve the necklace. Siyou asked the boy; "Would you want to help me on a quest that was given to me?"
The boy looked back at him and said; "How do I know you won't turn me in Mister...?"
Siyou replied; "The name's Champion Siyou, maybe soon to be exchampion Siyou."
The boy knew what he was coming up against and was starting to stutter; "I..I ha...Had no idea, name's... Felghi."
Felghi. A thief and not only just a thief but a very trustworthy person except if you threaten him. He had a short knife, a pouch of what seems to be sand and then Felghi had one more item a pack of supplies. This boy named Felghi had a weird and different twist that made him different from eveyone, he had a scar, not like a normal scar... Felghi claims it was from his early childhood but nobody knows for sure this scar was in the shape of a rose, it was on the back of his neck, Siyou had noticed it when they were camping using Felghi's supplies and Siyou was grateful and split his earning with the boy ten and ninty.The boy may have gotten most of it but he deserved it for not only giving Siyou a battle to remember, but for showing Siyou he was powerful than any other Oklar he had met. He wasn't exactly what he thought they would be like. Siyou during that night explained that he was from a different continent but he couldn't remember from that coma he was in... He remebered only a dream. A dream that seemed more than real but more than true. The dream was a man was harvesting his crops in the winter, he knew they might not grow until one day all of the snow melted and the crops some how began to grow... But then a group of jealous farmers of different kinds of breeds came along and killed his crops the farmer didn't seem to mind though... In fact he ended up weeping so much the crops regrew and guarded his house with great protection from the farmers.
Siyou had no clue what it meant but the farmer feed ing the plants then the plants protecting him was not only a deal but a might sacrifse on both sides for the benefit of not only great for them but great for all. Siyou didn't know why this was his dream but he was bound to find out.
