Aerauro67
That God of Yellow Foxes
- Joined
- Oct 28, 2012
- Location
- Twilight Palace
This is the first story I have ever written. I've shared this story on numerous other places, and now is my time to tell it here. Here's a bit of backstory to it. This story is non-professional and is fan-based kinda off of The Legend of Zelda. Now the thing is, the main character is a girl, not a boy. The rest will be explained within the story itself. Every now and then, I'll post a new chapter once I finish drafting, typing, and editing it. So with that, enjoy! Leave comments about the story below...
First chapter is posted below...
First chapter is posted below...
Ch. 1—The Shadow’s Omen
There once was a place in an unknown world known as Kynami, an area of many forms of peoples. They each have claimed their homes in different parts of Kynami, to match their adaptability. Such of which can be able to survive heat, live in water, and resist the cold. The land was ruled under a legacy, started by a hero known as Katon, who had slain an evil wizard whose name cannot be mentioned by the ordinary people. That, of which, is where this story becomes a tail spans through ages.
One may know about the few species that live upon the land of Kynami. As of which, only the humans have seen upon themselves and nothing else. But this story is towards not being a human, but a creature spoken as a Minishen. The Minishen are creatures that live in the forest. They contain all the human aspects and appear to look like humans. The thing that separates the humans from the Minishen, though, is that the Minishen are much smaller than the humans. Apparently, Minishen can be as tall as up to six inches. In addition, it is rumored that the Minishen can be magical creatures, even though no one has ever seen them or spotted their so-called magic.
Now, our hero, who is a Minishen, begins the quest in a nightmare. The horrid dream begins with our protagonist running from a shadow that appears to be chasing the young Minishen.
Suddenly, with a small stumble, the Minishen is stopped in the tracks, as the shadow approaches the young Minishen. With a scream, the Minishen awakes with a fright knowing that none of this has actually happened. The Minishen then releases a sigh of relief.
The Minishen tries to recall what has happened the day before, only to remember the usual routine of everyday business and being called by her name from the prince of the forest. She remembers that faint greeting of “Good morning, Elvin Clover!” as she prepares herself for the dawn of a new day. As she walks down the steps of her small home, Elvin notices a letter at her front door, which has the Minishen symbol imprinted on it. Elvin knows that it must be from Prince Raspon, who is the leader of the Minishen Forest. As Elvin opens it up, she reads it, stating:
“Greetings, Elvin Clover!
You may remember from yesterday how I said hello to you as you we’re walking home. Well, it turns out, the moment I met you, there was something about you I could not resist. I think it’s time to change you from an ordinary Minishen into someone else. Meet me by the entrance of the Minishen Palace as soon as possible today. From there, I’ll give you something that you may need in order to become a proper young Minishen.
~Prince Raspon”
That was the moment Elvin realized that this could be the day that would change her life. As she was filled with excitement, she rushed out of the door in her joy. But she soon had come to a stop just before opening the door, as it was being blocked by what she would expect to be another acorn from the tree she resides in. Luckily for her, Elvin knew another way out that would be more complicated: her back window. Climbing up the steps of her two-roomed house towards the bedroom, she remembers to take her pouch in case of any other importance. She opens up the hatch to the back exit of her home and climbs out to the braches. Suddenly, Elvin hears a familiar sound. It was the sound of the spiders that lurk in the attic of Elvin’s tree, and Elvin knew that someday she would remove them from there.
Elvin then continues to carefully climb down the branches of the tree, weary of what could happen for any false moves. Reaching the last branch, a sudden shout causes the young Minishen to stumble and fall down with a crash. After coming to her senses, Elvin sees three other Minishen boys that are staring at her, laughing. Elvin recalls who the three pranksters are, as their names were Levon, Horden, and Davin.
“What’s the matter, Elvin? Can’t climb down a tree on your own?” said Levon.
“She still may need some extra practice at the training center.” said Horden.
“It’s too bad she doesn’t have cat-like reflexes like us.” said Davin.
Elvin promptly got to her feet saying, “Will you three please just go away already? You’re really getting me onto my bad side!”
“Oh, sorry, Elvin. We never knew you we’re so sensitive.” Levon said sarcastically.
“It’s not our fault you’re so emotional!” said Davin.
“Are you three going to continue to laugh at me or do you have other businesses to attend to?” Elvin demanded. She knew the group of bullies quite well and she sensed that today they were in no rush to harass Elvin.
“You’re right! We do have other things to do today.” Levon remarked, “Come on, boys, let’s get out of here before Little Miss Hot Head tries to kill us!”
Just like that, the three boys off and about with their other businesses. Elvin was scrolling through that last statement about how they called her a hot head. It was true. Elvin was the only Minishen in the forest to have red hair. She looked at herself, reminded of her look. She was at the regular height of an average Minishen and had pointed ears like any other Minishen. Her green eyes sparkled like no one else’s, and had her red hair controlled in a narrowly braided style. She wore a plain lavender dress that matched her rank as a Minishen, and always had a pair of red and green gloves embedded with the Minishen symbol.
As she recovered onto her feet, Elvin made her way through the market places of the forest. She soon made her arrival up to the entrance of the Minishen Palace, where the prince had been waiting there for her the entire time. As Elvin approached Raspor, she was to be quickly greeted by him, as well as a quick shake of the hand.
“Welcome, Elvin! I have been waiting for you! What has taken you so long?” he said.
“Would you mind taking a guess?” Elvin said. She also would have known that Raspor had been familiarized with the three bullies of the forest.
“Oh, I won’t need to. I saw them putting that acorn at your front door, all right. They ran away just as I was delivering this letter to you.” he answered. “But you can’t just get mad at them. Besides, it’s your lucky day after all. You have been the one to appeal to me without even trying. I was pretty much head-over-heels for you. But it’s not about love that I’ve summoned you here.”
“Then what is it about? There are no options.” Elvin questioned. But she already knew what it was about, thanks to her knowledge of being a Minishen.
“You can say it’s an initiation. You could say it isn’t. But I will tell you it is a step up as a Minishen.” Raspor responded “Follow me.”
They started towards the entrance of the palace and made their way to the throne room. Elvin had never seen the inside of the Minishen Palace before, mainly because she was never one to be requested to the palace. As she walks through the palace, she notices how amusing the architecture of the palace’s interior is.
Everywhere she looked there were marble columns that squeezed the carpeting in a straight line, as if it were a directional instruction guide to lead one to the main throne. Most of the walls were made of solid gold, which somehow appealed deeply to Elvin. Red carpeting took the two the whole way toward the throne.
Raspon and Elvin entered the throne room. Like all the other rooms, the walls were solid gold with marble columns that bordered the area. Up on the ceiling was a large chandelier that lit up the sanctuary. What stood ahead of them was a throne made of a substance known as Minishite, material that is rarely found. Humans or other larger species who found the mineral could only find a small quantity of it. The rest of the room looked like a sanctuary, exceeding the fact there were no rows to be seated upon.
As Raspon took his place upon the throne, the servant had arrived out with what was an iron-smelted blade and scabbard on a glass plate. Elvin kneeled down to knowingly accept her faith to become a new Minishen. Raspon then had given his speech to Elvin.
“Elvin Clover! Under the order of the Minishen who have spoken up their voices towards you, you have been accepted towards evolving from who you are now into a more active member of our tribe. Do you accept?”
Elvin replied, “I accept!”
Raspon then continued, “Then I grant to you this sword of the Minishen. Use it wisely, as you are now the guardian of the forest we Minishen live in.”
The servant laid down the sword in front of Elvin. As she thoroughly equipped it, she was filled with excitement. With it, she finally knew how much of a Minishen scout she had become. The problem was: how does she use it? She had heard of other Minishen who had used blades before, but she was never taught the ways of using it. The look on her face showed how confused Elvin was.
Raspon came towards Elvin saying, “You may be confused on how to use the blade. Most Minishen who have wielded a sword for the first time generally tend to not know any such thing on the basics of swordplay.”
“So, where can I learn how to use a sword?” Elvin asked.
“Follow me to the combat training room. You’ll surely understand there.” Raspon replied. They made their way outside of the throne to a lower level area of the palace. When they got there, Elvin found herself in a room full of training dummies, traps, and lots and lots of different weapons. The room also had some sort of building block climbing mountain, which narrowly seemed quite confusing to her. Then she notices that above it was a catwalk like area, which she was guessing it was for something parkourish.
Elvin stepped forward and was greeted by the instructor. The instructor was a large, muscular Minishen with battle scars on his face and body. He was the size of the average Minishen, and judging by his appearance, he’s been in many recent wars. By his side was a sword larger than Elvin’s brand new one. For some reason, he looked intimidating to Elvin.
“Welcome to the training center, recruit!” he said, “Here you shall learn all the basics of being a Minishen scout! Let’s get started.”
Before she stepped forward, Raspon stopped her quickly. Elvin was confused. She knew that she was waiting for this moment, but was wrong? Raspon stepped forward to speak to Elvin.
“You’re not properly in uniform for this kind of stuff, Elvin.” Raspon said. “You’ll need one of these.”
He then pulled out a pair garments and offered them to Elvin. The garments consisted of a black felt undershirt, covered in a nice green overcoat. The sleeves of the overcoat were embedded with the Minishen symbol. With the garments came a pair of green-and-black shorts and brown boots. On top of it all was a nice green hooded jacket, which Raspon said to use for when in the cold, but Elvin found another opportunity for it as well.
She stepped into the changing room across the gap on the other side of the training room. When she stepped out, her appearance had completely changed. The garments had fit her like a glove, and her sword fit neatly on her back, where she found it easier to wield it. She fastened the hood around her neck in a fine fashion, knowing when to use it. As a final touch, Elvin let her hair loose, and down came a cascade of rich, red hair that reached down to her shoulder blades. Raspon looked at her in astonishment, and left the room for Elvin and her training to commence.
Elvin stepped forward onto the ring in the center, where she learned throughout the day how to use the sword. She sliced her way through dummies and targets, perfecting the use of her new blade. She even, later in that day, learned about acrobatics during her training. She was learning how to properly climb ledges, walk along small walkways, and use ropes.
At the end of the training, Elvin decided to go freestyle by practicing her technique of using the hood as a gliding tool. When she jumped off a ledge, she would find an opportunity to pull the sleeves of the hood, releasing the jacket hood into a parachute that would ease the fall. The technique for settling this type of mechanism was properly a hidden technique passed down to her secretly. No one has ever been able to reveal it.
When Elvin was done with her training, she was released and told to return whenever she needed extensive training. As Elvin passed through the market town of the forest, she bumped into the three tricksters that always had been bullying her. Elvin made sudden eye-contact with Levon, knowing some kind of brawl would break out. Levon stepped forward with a grin.
“Look who it is, boys, Elvin Clover. What are you doing around here?” Levon said with a note of smug.
“Oh, I just got back from my…initiation, if you haven’t noticed.” Elvin responded with a bit of swagger. She gleamed out the new Elvin Clover within her in order to prove a point.
“Hmm…is that a sword I see there?” Levon noticed. He always loved blades, as for a fact that he grew up with them.
“You noticed?” Elvin showed it off.
“I see. Well, I hope you’ve been properly trained with it.” Levon said. Suddenly, he runs up and disarms Elvin, swiping the blade from her grasp and observing it. “We don’t want to see anyone hurt in this forest now, don’t we?”
Elvin recovers from Levon’s snatch movement. Clearly, Levon is impressed by the blade Raspon had given Elvin, as he gleams it and gives it a few test swings. Elvin took her sword back when Levon wasn’t expecting it.
“Well, clearly, I have been. Now, before you cause any harm, I best be going. Don’t want any more rascals in this forest now, don’t we?” Elvin said walking home.
She managed to remove the acorn blocking her front door. When Elvin opened the door, she started hearing the sounds of spiders again. It began to irritate her until the point of losing her mind. But then, Elvin realized that she owned a sword. She stared at the blade, recalling all the skills and tactics she learned that day. Elvin was filled with courage, knowing that the nonsense would end.
Elvin climbed up to her bedroom floor and opened up the attic door, which was in the corner. She entered it and climbed the spiral staircase, drawing her blade forward in a protective stance. Climbing forward, the sounds of the spiders got louder and louder. When she reached the top of the staircase, she found three giant black spiders in her pentagon-shaped attic.
The spiders looked at Elvin with a hostile manor. Suddenly, they lunged forward, but Elvin wasn’t afraid of them. Elvin charged forward with her blade gripped firmly in her hands. The three spiders readied their fangs at Elvin, showing much harm. Elvin jumped forth and slashed one of the spiders in the back. The spider screeched in pain as it bled green ooze and collapsing. When Elvin reached the floor, the spider was dead.
The other two spiders lunged forward in order to cause retaliation on Elvin for the death of their brethren, but Elvin was already swinging her blade at them. She sliced at one of the insects legs, which were cut off in seconds. The spider collapsed and Elvin performed a finishing blow on the crippled bug, killing it instantly.
The last spider was in no hurry to bite off Elvin’s head. Elvin went up for the kill on it, but the spider was too smart for her, using its front legs, which were very strong, to fend off all of Elvin’s sword strikes. Elvin was soon aggravated by this defensive maneuver, but she knew that the spider must be eliminated. She then rolled to the side of the beastly spider and sliced its side. But this was not enough to stop the creature, so Elvin slid underneath its belly and arose with a stab on the other side of the spider. The spider yelped, but was not dead. Elvin then decided to go for the head since it was vulnerable. She raced up the spiders back and went for a finishing blow on its head. Successfully, Elvin stabbed the spider as the blade went through its head and out. Finally, it collapsed with a shriek of pain as it slowly died. Elvin pulled the blade out of the head of the spider, cleaning the ooze of the spider off her sword.
She walked away from the attic to the staircase as the dead spiders began to decay away. Climbing down the staircase, Elvin felt quite exhausted. So she decided eat a little something and have a little sleep. She crept up into her bed, putting her sword at her side, and instantly fell into a deep sleep…
Later that night, Elvin woke up. She noticed it was still dark outside, but she had a serious superstition. What she decided to do was look out her window, so Elvin took a peek outside to see a horrible sight. The entire forest area was burning, with houses aflame, other Minishen screaming and running around like crazy, and worse, horrid shadow-like creatures flying around tormenting the small Minishen. Elvin was in deep shock to see such a thing to happen.
Alerted by this, Elvin took her sword and ran out the door. She felt like she was prepared for anything, so she charged forth to strike at the evil shadows that were wrecking the village. One of the shadows came up to challenge Elvin, giving off a terrible look that would give off fear. Without any thought about it, Elvin jumped and gave the shadow a slash with her sword, causing the shadow to ripple. Elvin thought she had killed it, but to her surprise, the shadow looked as if Elvin’s sword had done nothing to it. The shadow counterattacked with a swipe of its hand, which had severely hurt Elvin. Elvin felt so much pain of the strike, that she had the urge to retreat, for she couldn’t do anything to the shadow while it could hurt Elvin.
The only thing Elvin could do is run. She escaped the shadow before it could try to strike her again. Elvin decided to go to Raspon, since he could probably know a thing about why the shadows are attacking. Along the way, many screaming Minishen were running around, some bumping into Elvin, slowing her down. Some of the shadows swooped down to attack the Minishen, but Elvin couldn’t help them.
When Elvin escaped the crowd, she was greeted by some shadows, which were hungry for Elvin’s blood. Elvin couldn’t move because she knew that if she did, they would strike her, causing more pain and setback to Elvin. But Elvin knew that the shadows weren’t apart of the real world, so she rolled passed one of the shadows and ran her way to the palace. The one thing was that the shadows were chasing Elvin all the way to the palace, as they wanted her dead. Elvin then gave herself an extra push of speed in order to escape the shadows.
Elvin reached the front of the palace, and the shadows turned around, leaving Elvin alone. As Elvin raced to the entrance, she saw Raspon, who looked like he was in a panic. Elvin ran up to Raspon and was gasping for air.
“Elvin! Thank goodness you’re here.” Raspon said “I’ve been waiting for you. The shadows are trying to turn the forest into a corrupted wasteland!”
“Yeah, I can see that. Why are they doing this?” Elvin asked.
“The curse of the evil wizard has returned.” Raspon responded “He’s resurrected and is trying to turn Kynami under his own will. He sent these shadows all across Kynami to destroy all the regions and transform them into corrupted wastelands, where he can walk into them and enslave everyone. If he corrupts all of Kynami, he’ll transform us all into spirits that the shadows will all feed off of.”
“Is there any way we can stop him?” Elvin asked.
“There is one way, but you must do it.” Raspon said “As a Minishen scout, you are able to explore all of Kynami. There are eight temples throughout Kynami, each which are the core holding the condition each land is in. You must go to each temple and purify them of the curse and Kynami will be normal again. Each of the temples are filled with puzzles, traps, and foes that will try to destroy you. But I believe you can cure them all.”
"Eight temples? How am I supposed to do all that?” Elvin said
“Don’t worry, Elvin. You can do it. One of them is in the outside area of the forest, not too far from here. Head there, and defeat whatever evil is in there. That way, the forest will be cleansed of evil for such an amount of time.”
“Okay, I’ll do that.” Elvin replied. Right away, she ran straight towards the exit of the forest, but Raspon stopped her before she could exit the front of the palace.
“You can’t just go out there with just a sword, Elvin.” Raspon stated “You’re going to need to defend yourself from the evil outside there. The best way to do that is with a shield. Take this wooden Minishen shield, and head for the Forest Temple.”
Raspon held out a round wooden shield engraved with the Minishen symbol. Elvin took the shield and equipped it in her right arm.
“Now go! You must save the forest!” Raspon commanded.
Elvin nodded and ran outside the palace entrance. She saw that the shadows were starting to leave, since they had already accomplished their goal of corrupting the Minishen forest. But Elvin couldn’t stay; she had to go straight for the Forest Temple. Elvin faired goodbye to her beloved home and ran outside of the village area of the forest, heading towards the outside area of the forest…
There once was a place in an unknown world known as Kynami, an area of many forms of peoples. They each have claimed their homes in different parts of Kynami, to match their adaptability. Such of which can be able to survive heat, live in water, and resist the cold. The land was ruled under a legacy, started by a hero known as Katon, who had slain an evil wizard whose name cannot be mentioned by the ordinary people. That, of which, is where this story becomes a tail spans through ages.
One may know about the few species that live upon the land of Kynami. As of which, only the humans have seen upon themselves and nothing else. But this story is towards not being a human, but a creature spoken as a Minishen. The Minishen are creatures that live in the forest. They contain all the human aspects and appear to look like humans. The thing that separates the humans from the Minishen, though, is that the Minishen are much smaller than the humans. Apparently, Minishen can be as tall as up to six inches. In addition, it is rumored that the Minishen can be magical creatures, even though no one has ever seen them or spotted their so-called magic.
Now, our hero, who is a Minishen, begins the quest in a nightmare. The horrid dream begins with our protagonist running from a shadow that appears to be chasing the young Minishen.
Suddenly, with a small stumble, the Minishen is stopped in the tracks, as the shadow approaches the young Minishen. With a scream, the Minishen awakes with a fright knowing that none of this has actually happened. The Minishen then releases a sigh of relief.
The Minishen tries to recall what has happened the day before, only to remember the usual routine of everyday business and being called by her name from the prince of the forest. She remembers that faint greeting of “Good morning, Elvin Clover!” as she prepares herself for the dawn of a new day. As she walks down the steps of her small home, Elvin notices a letter at her front door, which has the Minishen symbol imprinted on it. Elvin knows that it must be from Prince Raspon, who is the leader of the Minishen Forest. As Elvin opens it up, she reads it, stating:
“Greetings, Elvin Clover!
You may remember from yesterday how I said hello to you as you we’re walking home. Well, it turns out, the moment I met you, there was something about you I could not resist. I think it’s time to change you from an ordinary Minishen into someone else. Meet me by the entrance of the Minishen Palace as soon as possible today. From there, I’ll give you something that you may need in order to become a proper young Minishen.
~Prince Raspon”
That was the moment Elvin realized that this could be the day that would change her life. As she was filled with excitement, she rushed out of the door in her joy. But she soon had come to a stop just before opening the door, as it was being blocked by what she would expect to be another acorn from the tree she resides in. Luckily for her, Elvin knew another way out that would be more complicated: her back window. Climbing up the steps of her two-roomed house towards the bedroom, she remembers to take her pouch in case of any other importance. She opens up the hatch to the back exit of her home and climbs out to the braches. Suddenly, Elvin hears a familiar sound. It was the sound of the spiders that lurk in the attic of Elvin’s tree, and Elvin knew that someday she would remove them from there.
Elvin then continues to carefully climb down the branches of the tree, weary of what could happen for any false moves. Reaching the last branch, a sudden shout causes the young Minishen to stumble and fall down with a crash. After coming to her senses, Elvin sees three other Minishen boys that are staring at her, laughing. Elvin recalls who the three pranksters are, as their names were Levon, Horden, and Davin.
“What’s the matter, Elvin? Can’t climb down a tree on your own?” said Levon.
“She still may need some extra practice at the training center.” said Horden.
“It’s too bad she doesn’t have cat-like reflexes like us.” said Davin.
Elvin promptly got to her feet saying, “Will you three please just go away already? You’re really getting me onto my bad side!”
“Oh, sorry, Elvin. We never knew you we’re so sensitive.” Levon said sarcastically.
“It’s not our fault you’re so emotional!” said Davin.
“Are you three going to continue to laugh at me or do you have other businesses to attend to?” Elvin demanded. She knew the group of bullies quite well and she sensed that today they were in no rush to harass Elvin.
“You’re right! We do have other things to do today.” Levon remarked, “Come on, boys, let’s get out of here before Little Miss Hot Head tries to kill us!”
Just like that, the three boys off and about with their other businesses. Elvin was scrolling through that last statement about how they called her a hot head. It was true. Elvin was the only Minishen in the forest to have red hair. She looked at herself, reminded of her look. She was at the regular height of an average Minishen and had pointed ears like any other Minishen. Her green eyes sparkled like no one else’s, and had her red hair controlled in a narrowly braided style. She wore a plain lavender dress that matched her rank as a Minishen, and always had a pair of red and green gloves embedded with the Minishen symbol.
As she recovered onto her feet, Elvin made her way through the market places of the forest. She soon made her arrival up to the entrance of the Minishen Palace, where the prince had been waiting there for her the entire time. As Elvin approached Raspor, she was to be quickly greeted by him, as well as a quick shake of the hand.
“Welcome, Elvin! I have been waiting for you! What has taken you so long?” he said.
“Would you mind taking a guess?” Elvin said. She also would have known that Raspor had been familiarized with the three bullies of the forest.
“Oh, I won’t need to. I saw them putting that acorn at your front door, all right. They ran away just as I was delivering this letter to you.” he answered. “But you can’t just get mad at them. Besides, it’s your lucky day after all. You have been the one to appeal to me without even trying. I was pretty much head-over-heels for you. But it’s not about love that I’ve summoned you here.”
“Then what is it about? There are no options.” Elvin questioned. But she already knew what it was about, thanks to her knowledge of being a Minishen.
“You can say it’s an initiation. You could say it isn’t. But I will tell you it is a step up as a Minishen.” Raspor responded “Follow me.”
They started towards the entrance of the palace and made their way to the throne room. Elvin had never seen the inside of the Minishen Palace before, mainly because she was never one to be requested to the palace. As she walks through the palace, she notices how amusing the architecture of the palace’s interior is.
Everywhere she looked there were marble columns that squeezed the carpeting in a straight line, as if it were a directional instruction guide to lead one to the main throne. Most of the walls were made of solid gold, which somehow appealed deeply to Elvin. Red carpeting took the two the whole way toward the throne.
Raspon and Elvin entered the throne room. Like all the other rooms, the walls were solid gold with marble columns that bordered the area. Up on the ceiling was a large chandelier that lit up the sanctuary. What stood ahead of them was a throne made of a substance known as Minishite, material that is rarely found. Humans or other larger species who found the mineral could only find a small quantity of it. The rest of the room looked like a sanctuary, exceeding the fact there were no rows to be seated upon.
As Raspon took his place upon the throne, the servant had arrived out with what was an iron-smelted blade and scabbard on a glass plate. Elvin kneeled down to knowingly accept her faith to become a new Minishen. Raspon then had given his speech to Elvin.
“Elvin Clover! Under the order of the Minishen who have spoken up their voices towards you, you have been accepted towards evolving from who you are now into a more active member of our tribe. Do you accept?”
Elvin replied, “I accept!”
Raspon then continued, “Then I grant to you this sword of the Minishen. Use it wisely, as you are now the guardian of the forest we Minishen live in.”
The servant laid down the sword in front of Elvin. As she thoroughly equipped it, she was filled with excitement. With it, she finally knew how much of a Minishen scout she had become. The problem was: how does she use it? She had heard of other Minishen who had used blades before, but she was never taught the ways of using it. The look on her face showed how confused Elvin was.
Raspon came towards Elvin saying, “You may be confused on how to use the blade. Most Minishen who have wielded a sword for the first time generally tend to not know any such thing on the basics of swordplay.”
“So, where can I learn how to use a sword?” Elvin asked.
“Follow me to the combat training room. You’ll surely understand there.” Raspon replied. They made their way outside of the throne to a lower level area of the palace. When they got there, Elvin found herself in a room full of training dummies, traps, and lots and lots of different weapons. The room also had some sort of building block climbing mountain, which narrowly seemed quite confusing to her. Then she notices that above it was a catwalk like area, which she was guessing it was for something parkourish.
Elvin stepped forward and was greeted by the instructor. The instructor was a large, muscular Minishen with battle scars on his face and body. He was the size of the average Minishen, and judging by his appearance, he’s been in many recent wars. By his side was a sword larger than Elvin’s brand new one. For some reason, he looked intimidating to Elvin.
“Welcome to the training center, recruit!” he said, “Here you shall learn all the basics of being a Minishen scout! Let’s get started.”
Before she stepped forward, Raspon stopped her quickly. Elvin was confused. She knew that she was waiting for this moment, but was wrong? Raspon stepped forward to speak to Elvin.
“You’re not properly in uniform for this kind of stuff, Elvin.” Raspon said. “You’ll need one of these.”
He then pulled out a pair garments and offered them to Elvin. The garments consisted of a black felt undershirt, covered in a nice green overcoat. The sleeves of the overcoat were embedded with the Minishen symbol. With the garments came a pair of green-and-black shorts and brown boots. On top of it all was a nice green hooded jacket, which Raspon said to use for when in the cold, but Elvin found another opportunity for it as well.
She stepped into the changing room across the gap on the other side of the training room. When she stepped out, her appearance had completely changed. The garments had fit her like a glove, and her sword fit neatly on her back, where she found it easier to wield it. She fastened the hood around her neck in a fine fashion, knowing when to use it. As a final touch, Elvin let her hair loose, and down came a cascade of rich, red hair that reached down to her shoulder blades. Raspon looked at her in astonishment, and left the room for Elvin and her training to commence.
Elvin stepped forward onto the ring in the center, where she learned throughout the day how to use the sword. She sliced her way through dummies and targets, perfecting the use of her new blade. She even, later in that day, learned about acrobatics during her training. She was learning how to properly climb ledges, walk along small walkways, and use ropes.
At the end of the training, Elvin decided to go freestyle by practicing her technique of using the hood as a gliding tool. When she jumped off a ledge, she would find an opportunity to pull the sleeves of the hood, releasing the jacket hood into a parachute that would ease the fall. The technique for settling this type of mechanism was properly a hidden technique passed down to her secretly. No one has ever been able to reveal it.
When Elvin was done with her training, she was released and told to return whenever she needed extensive training. As Elvin passed through the market town of the forest, she bumped into the three tricksters that always had been bullying her. Elvin made sudden eye-contact with Levon, knowing some kind of brawl would break out. Levon stepped forward with a grin.
“Look who it is, boys, Elvin Clover. What are you doing around here?” Levon said with a note of smug.
“Oh, I just got back from my…initiation, if you haven’t noticed.” Elvin responded with a bit of swagger. She gleamed out the new Elvin Clover within her in order to prove a point.
“Hmm…is that a sword I see there?” Levon noticed. He always loved blades, as for a fact that he grew up with them.
“You noticed?” Elvin showed it off.
“I see. Well, I hope you’ve been properly trained with it.” Levon said. Suddenly, he runs up and disarms Elvin, swiping the blade from her grasp and observing it. “We don’t want to see anyone hurt in this forest now, don’t we?”
Elvin recovers from Levon’s snatch movement. Clearly, Levon is impressed by the blade Raspon had given Elvin, as he gleams it and gives it a few test swings. Elvin took her sword back when Levon wasn’t expecting it.
“Well, clearly, I have been. Now, before you cause any harm, I best be going. Don’t want any more rascals in this forest now, don’t we?” Elvin said walking home.
She managed to remove the acorn blocking her front door. When Elvin opened the door, she started hearing the sounds of spiders again. It began to irritate her until the point of losing her mind. But then, Elvin realized that she owned a sword. She stared at the blade, recalling all the skills and tactics she learned that day. Elvin was filled with courage, knowing that the nonsense would end.
Elvin climbed up to her bedroom floor and opened up the attic door, which was in the corner. She entered it and climbed the spiral staircase, drawing her blade forward in a protective stance. Climbing forward, the sounds of the spiders got louder and louder. When she reached the top of the staircase, she found three giant black spiders in her pentagon-shaped attic.
The spiders looked at Elvin with a hostile manor. Suddenly, they lunged forward, but Elvin wasn’t afraid of them. Elvin charged forward with her blade gripped firmly in her hands. The three spiders readied their fangs at Elvin, showing much harm. Elvin jumped forth and slashed one of the spiders in the back. The spider screeched in pain as it bled green ooze and collapsing. When Elvin reached the floor, the spider was dead.
The other two spiders lunged forward in order to cause retaliation on Elvin for the death of their brethren, but Elvin was already swinging her blade at them. She sliced at one of the insects legs, which were cut off in seconds. The spider collapsed and Elvin performed a finishing blow on the crippled bug, killing it instantly.
The last spider was in no hurry to bite off Elvin’s head. Elvin went up for the kill on it, but the spider was too smart for her, using its front legs, which were very strong, to fend off all of Elvin’s sword strikes. Elvin was soon aggravated by this defensive maneuver, but she knew that the spider must be eliminated. She then rolled to the side of the beastly spider and sliced its side. But this was not enough to stop the creature, so Elvin slid underneath its belly and arose with a stab on the other side of the spider. The spider yelped, but was not dead. Elvin then decided to go for the head since it was vulnerable. She raced up the spiders back and went for a finishing blow on its head. Successfully, Elvin stabbed the spider as the blade went through its head and out. Finally, it collapsed with a shriek of pain as it slowly died. Elvin pulled the blade out of the head of the spider, cleaning the ooze of the spider off her sword.
She walked away from the attic to the staircase as the dead spiders began to decay away. Climbing down the staircase, Elvin felt quite exhausted. So she decided eat a little something and have a little sleep. She crept up into her bed, putting her sword at her side, and instantly fell into a deep sleep…
Later that night, Elvin woke up. She noticed it was still dark outside, but she had a serious superstition. What she decided to do was look out her window, so Elvin took a peek outside to see a horrible sight. The entire forest area was burning, with houses aflame, other Minishen screaming and running around like crazy, and worse, horrid shadow-like creatures flying around tormenting the small Minishen. Elvin was in deep shock to see such a thing to happen.
Alerted by this, Elvin took her sword and ran out the door. She felt like she was prepared for anything, so she charged forth to strike at the evil shadows that were wrecking the village. One of the shadows came up to challenge Elvin, giving off a terrible look that would give off fear. Without any thought about it, Elvin jumped and gave the shadow a slash with her sword, causing the shadow to ripple. Elvin thought she had killed it, but to her surprise, the shadow looked as if Elvin’s sword had done nothing to it. The shadow counterattacked with a swipe of its hand, which had severely hurt Elvin. Elvin felt so much pain of the strike, that she had the urge to retreat, for she couldn’t do anything to the shadow while it could hurt Elvin.
The only thing Elvin could do is run. She escaped the shadow before it could try to strike her again. Elvin decided to go to Raspon, since he could probably know a thing about why the shadows are attacking. Along the way, many screaming Minishen were running around, some bumping into Elvin, slowing her down. Some of the shadows swooped down to attack the Minishen, but Elvin couldn’t help them.
When Elvin escaped the crowd, she was greeted by some shadows, which were hungry for Elvin’s blood. Elvin couldn’t move because she knew that if she did, they would strike her, causing more pain and setback to Elvin. But Elvin knew that the shadows weren’t apart of the real world, so she rolled passed one of the shadows and ran her way to the palace. The one thing was that the shadows were chasing Elvin all the way to the palace, as they wanted her dead. Elvin then gave herself an extra push of speed in order to escape the shadows.
Elvin reached the front of the palace, and the shadows turned around, leaving Elvin alone. As Elvin raced to the entrance, she saw Raspon, who looked like he was in a panic. Elvin ran up to Raspon and was gasping for air.
“Elvin! Thank goodness you’re here.” Raspon said “I’ve been waiting for you. The shadows are trying to turn the forest into a corrupted wasteland!”
“Yeah, I can see that. Why are they doing this?” Elvin asked.
“The curse of the evil wizard has returned.” Raspon responded “He’s resurrected and is trying to turn Kynami under his own will. He sent these shadows all across Kynami to destroy all the regions and transform them into corrupted wastelands, where he can walk into them and enslave everyone. If he corrupts all of Kynami, he’ll transform us all into spirits that the shadows will all feed off of.”
“Is there any way we can stop him?” Elvin asked.
“There is one way, but you must do it.” Raspon said “As a Minishen scout, you are able to explore all of Kynami. There are eight temples throughout Kynami, each which are the core holding the condition each land is in. You must go to each temple and purify them of the curse and Kynami will be normal again. Each of the temples are filled with puzzles, traps, and foes that will try to destroy you. But I believe you can cure them all.”
"Eight temples? How am I supposed to do all that?” Elvin said
“Don’t worry, Elvin. You can do it. One of them is in the outside area of the forest, not too far from here. Head there, and defeat whatever evil is in there. That way, the forest will be cleansed of evil for such an amount of time.”
“Okay, I’ll do that.” Elvin replied. Right away, she ran straight towards the exit of the forest, but Raspon stopped her before she could exit the front of the palace.
“You can’t just go out there with just a sword, Elvin.” Raspon stated “You’re going to need to defend yourself from the evil outside there. The best way to do that is with a shield. Take this wooden Minishen shield, and head for the Forest Temple.”
Raspon held out a round wooden shield engraved with the Minishen symbol. Elvin took the shield and equipped it in her right arm.
“Now go! You must save the forest!” Raspon commanded.
Elvin nodded and ran outside the palace entrance. She saw that the shadows were starting to leave, since they had already accomplished their goal of corrupting the Minishen forest. But Elvin couldn’t stay; she had to go straight for the Forest Temple. Elvin faired goodbye to her beloved home and ran outside of the village area of the forest, heading towards the outside area of the forest…
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