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BATTLE! CHRONICLES Chap.2 Castle Stronghold
I traversed the jungle leading up to the castle. Images of the past events raced through my mind. My soul shudders at the fact that I may have to face off With Reptal. I looked around that jungle for something to take my mind off of things. All I saw was the Small amount of wildlife, The Bing-bugs. Maybe I should explain those. Bing-Bugs are large-ish Insects with eyeballs about the size of my fist, and a small beak-like stick. Their wings protrude out of a small black body, and have six short legs. But they have one feature that allows almost any body to recognize, Their High-pitched, annoying noise. Let me try to recreate it... BING! Now imagining that noise, imagine two, or ten, or a hundred, or how 'bout the entire colony! But I digress...
For a while I stared blankly at the artifact in my hand. What was this thing? It's kinda like some weird-ass dagger. What’s more, about 2 hours earlier, when I deflected Reptal's black-death beam, it's been glowing. Not brilliantly, but enough to notice. Also, it only glows while I touch it. Strange...
I finally reached my destination, Castle Stronghold, The castle of the elusive Reptak. Nobody's seen the interior and has come out again. It is also said to be the home of a fierce monster and filled with traps galore. How the hell do I make it through this? At this point I made a quick observation, something was wheeling around the premises. Upon closer inspection, it was a Machina; a Tread-Dragon class at that.
A Tread-Dragon is kinda like a cybernetic Dragon. Obvious traits are their large, oil barrel-like arms and their set of tank-treads. I tried to get a closer look, but he spotted me.
"Great, a local," he said in a deep, gruff voice, "I need your Help. I need to get in that there castle."
Trying to sound as manly as possible, I said, "Who are you and why have you come here?"
"Ok, for future reference, drop the manly tone. Its pretty obvious you are trying to intimidate me, with the fact that you are sticking your chest out so much so that it looks like your nipples are tied to the fender of an 18-Wheeler going 80MPH." he said. "But in the answer to your question, my name is Tredarg, and I'm out here for research purposes. Now who are you?"
...Wow, colorful vocab...
"I'm Reptoil." I said.
"Good, we've exchanged pleasantries, now open up the damn castle." Tredarg said.
"Hold on, why exactly do you need to get in THIS castle?" I said.
"Long story." Tredarg said.
"I like long stories so start talking." I said.
"Fine," He said, "as you may know, I own a weapon shop back home. It's critically acclaimed due to my genius weapon designs and their pure power. Unfortunately, I've hit hard times. I need to release a new weapon, and I have the perfect idea. Something nobody has thought of before, Cascade power. And who knows about cascade power move than the great Reptak!"
...Pause a moment, let me explain. Cascade power is the driving force of all life within the cosmos. In your world, you would call it ATP, or just energy for that matter, but true cascade power is an arcane force. That power embodies your body's power in the form of visible orbs and waves. It’s a form of magic only the truly gifted can perform.
"And you expect people to buy into that? Who in the known world has truly envisioned the power being used?" I said.
"Think outside of the freakin' box." he said, "If I can figure out how to use it, I could be selling my weapons all over Second Haven!"
"Ok, you do that," I said doubtingly, "but I don't know how to open these doors, I thought it would come to me."
"Well I ain't got time for this, if you figure out how to get in come see me at the Machina docks, you seem like a nice kid." he said leaving.
As Tredarg left, I saw a note crumple under the door. I silently grabbed it. It read:
"The artifact is the Key -Reptak"
It's a key? That’s all fine and dandy but a key is only good if it has a lock. A quick look at the door and I see no keyhole, just a picture of a sword stabbed into a pedestal. I looked closer at the sword depicted on the wall, It's hilt looked exactly like the artifact, to the smallest detail. I looked around and behind me was a pedestal with a small nick in it. A keyhole.
I pressed the artifact into the hole and a brilliant light emanated from the artifact then a large orb appeared and slammed itself into the door and then, all fell silent.
I ran over and with all my might tried to push the heavy door open. It didn't budge. then, I saw another note appear under the crack of the door. It read:
"Pull"
A facepalm later I pulled open the door, opening Castle Stronghold.
I traversed the jungle leading up to the castle. Images of the past events raced through my mind. My soul shudders at the fact that I may have to face off With Reptal. I looked around that jungle for something to take my mind off of things. All I saw was the Small amount of wildlife, The Bing-bugs. Maybe I should explain those. Bing-Bugs are large-ish Insects with eyeballs about the size of my fist, and a small beak-like stick. Their wings protrude out of a small black body, and have six short legs. But they have one feature that allows almost any body to recognize, Their High-pitched, annoying noise. Let me try to recreate it... BING! Now imagining that noise, imagine two, or ten, or a hundred, or how 'bout the entire colony! But I digress...
For a while I stared blankly at the artifact in my hand. What was this thing? It's kinda like some weird-ass dagger. What’s more, about 2 hours earlier, when I deflected Reptal's black-death beam, it's been glowing. Not brilliantly, but enough to notice. Also, it only glows while I touch it. Strange...
I finally reached my destination, Castle Stronghold, The castle of the elusive Reptak. Nobody's seen the interior and has come out again. It is also said to be the home of a fierce monster and filled with traps galore. How the hell do I make it through this? At this point I made a quick observation, something was wheeling around the premises. Upon closer inspection, it was a Machina; a Tread-Dragon class at that.
A Tread-Dragon is kinda like a cybernetic Dragon. Obvious traits are their large, oil barrel-like arms and their set of tank-treads. I tried to get a closer look, but he spotted me.
"Great, a local," he said in a deep, gruff voice, "I need your Help. I need to get in that there castle."
Trying to sound as manly as possible, I said, "Who are you and why have you come here?"
"Ok, for future reference, drop the manly tone. Its pretty obvious you are trying to intimidate me, with the fact that you are sticking your chest out so much so that it looks like your nipples are tied to the fender of an 18-Wheeler going 80MPH." he said. "But in the answer to your question, my name is Tredarg, and I'm out here for research purposes. Now who are you?"
...Wow, colorful vocab...
"I'm Reptoil." I said.
"Good, we've exchanged pleasantries, now open up the damn castle." Tredarg said.
"Hold on, why exactly do you need to get in THIS castle?" I said.
"Long story." Tredarg said.
"I like long stories so start talking." I said.
"Fine," He said, "as you may know, I own a weapon shop back home. It's critically acclaimed due to my genius weapon designs and their pure power. Unfortunately, I've hit hard times. I need to release a new weapon, and I have the perfect idea. Something nobody has thought of before, Cascade power. And who knows about cascade power move than the great Reptak!"
...Pause a moment, let me explain. Cascade power is the driving force of all life within the cosmos. In your world, you would call it ATP, or just energy for that matter, but true cascade power is an arcane force. That power embodies your body's power in the form of visible orbs and waves. It’s a form of magic only the truly gifted can perform.
"And you expect people to buy into that? Who in the known world has truly envisioned the power being used?" I said.
"Think outside of the freakin' box." he said, "If I can figure out how to use it, I could be selling my weapons all over Second Haven!"
"Ok, you do that," I said doubtingly, "but I don't know how to open these doors, I thought it would come to me."
"Well I ain't got time for this, if you figure out how to get in come see me at the Machina docks, you seem like a nice kid." he said leaving.
As Tredarg left, I saw a note crumple under the door. I silently grabbed it. It read:
"The artifact is the Key -Reptak"
It's a key? That’s all fine and dandy but a key is only good if it has a lock. A quick look at the door and I see no keyhole, just a picture of a sword stabbed into a pedestal. I looked closer at the sword depicted on the wall, It's hilt looked exactly like the artifact, to the smallest detail. I looked around and behind me was a pedestal with a small nick in it. A keyhole.
I pressed the artifact into the hole and a brilliant light emanated from the artifact then a large orb appeared and slammed itself into the door and then, all fell silent.
I ran over and with all my might tried to push the heavy door open. It didn't budge. then, I saw another note appear under the crack of the door. It read:
"Pull"
A facepalm later I pulled open the door, opening Castle Stronghold.
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This is the 2nd chapter of my story BATTLE! CHRONICLES. A story in which Young Reptoil Discovers the power of the universe, The cascade crystals, and writes of them in his diary.
Keep this in mind, It is written in the view of the Main Character, Reptoil, and may have spelling errors. this is due to the fact that it is roughly translated from the Reptillion language and and he cant comprehend the English Language's phonetic spellings. no, I am not just lazy.
Keep this in mind, It is written in the view of the Main Character, Reptoil, and may have spelling errors. this is due to the fact that it is roughly translated from the Reptillion language and and he cant comprehend the English Language's phonetic spellings. no, I am not just lazy.
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I liked it. I don't know if I am actually suppose to think this, but the "Pull" makes me laugh. Such a... how to put it... intelligent race(lack of better term) and such a simple word.
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