Hero’s Party
Ding~ ding~ ding~
“Everyone up!”
My first day here didn’t go too well, I woke up to loud sounds which are still ringing in my head, the head instructors (changed from coach) shouting and the stinging pain on my butt…
Since it was my first time there I tried my best to get up as fast as I can, but when I arrived I was the last one they were waiting for, (wow, they’re full of energy) I thought to myself..
“Ragriel! Why were you late?!”
The head instructor asked,
“I’m sorry sir, I didn’t know it was gonna be this early” (the sun wasn’t even up yet)
“Punish Ragriel to 5 swings from a paddle, since it’s your first time, it won’t be that much”
Slam~!
*back to the present*
The head instructor is a very tall man, I didn’t think he would be standing in front of a class room…
“Alright, since it’s Ragriel’s first time here, can someone please explain what we’re going to be doing?”
A boy with blue hair, black eyes and a scar across his forehead raised his hands
“Morning lessons, sir!”
“Good, Caleb, you may sit”
“Since it’s Ragriel’s first lesson, let me back track on what we’e learned this past week”
From the date of 954, the people lived in peace, there were no major wars or any calamity disasters, with the “Holy Empire” as the reigning power house, led by the Lionheart family, the king, Leon Lionheart, and crown prince Mitz Lionheart…
It was an empire with a population of five million people, an amount no one can contend against, the people loved the Lionheart family, they were full of compassion and love for their people, not one bad rumor was circling around the family except for one, the 5th prince, Ezenhard, he was called the worst prince, devil in sheeps clothing, witch, monster and many more names, compared to the Lionheart family, he was hideous, his face was covered in scars from the burns he suffered when he was eight years old…
Because of this, people wondered why such a person is in the Lionheart family, he was still loved by his family until he couldn’t take it any longer..
He started experimenting on animals, then monsters, until finally… on humans…
He was caught by a castle guard which quickly reported him to the king..
“Your excellency, the 5th prince Ezenhard, I saw him experimenting on human subjects…”
“What?!”
The king was furious
“Stop spouting such nonsense! He may look like that but his heart is filled with kindness!”
“Behead this man now!”
“Your excellency, I am not lying! I can prove it if you send some men with me!”
“Fine, just this once, if you are exposed of your lies, behead him right in the spot he’s standing..”
The king sent five royal guards with the man to the underground dungeon of the 5th princes estate, everything was normal except there were no servants..
The guards reached the bottom floor of the dungeon and an old wooden door stands between them and the 5th prince..
Creak~
The door opens, and everyone was shocked, there was blood everywhere and mangled bodies, the servants were now found but their bodies were scattered all over the floor, there was a man in the back cutting a mans torso in…
It was the 5th prince..
“He has gone crazy! Take him into custody now! Show the king!”
They all rushed to detain the 5th prince, until he inserted a purple crystal in the man..
“Finally, it is finished! My life’s work! HAHAHAHA!”
The guards were at arms length with the prince until they all tumbled…
As they look at their feet rotting human hands and arms are holding onto them, the corpses started moving, the 5th prince was still laughing maniacally…
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“Now go! Go and feast on those that had wronged me!”
Crunch~
Argh~
The guards were trampled and eaten by the moving corpses..
Shwick~
Shplitch~
“Get off me!”
“Arghh, help me!”
The sound of fighting could be heard from the kings room,
“What is going on outside?”
The king asked his chamberlain
“I don’t know your highness, let me go and check”
Shwing~
The chamberlain pulls out a sword and opens the door..
Clang~
Crshk~
The royal guards guarding the kings room were fighting something that looks like moving corpses..
“What are those?”
The chamberlain said while flabbergasted, he didn’t have that long to think as one was charging right at him…
Woosh~
The chamberlains sword as swift as the wind, cut the corpses head right off..
Thud~
The chamberlain called out to the guards
“Everyone! Regroup right outside the kings quarters! We have a better chance with the wall behind us!”
He managed to help rebuild the guards formation which was broken from the panic, they looked as if they were winning, until some corpses were still standing back up…
“How are they still moving? This one has lost his legs, the other his arms, these monsters seem unkillable!”
The chamberlain looks around and unto the one he has killed earlier, he noticed that the ones with their heads chopped off or destroyed don’t get back up..
“Aim for their heads! It doesn’t matter if you crush it or slice it off! Just get rid of their heads!”
The guards started pushing back the endless amount of corpses coming at them, it seemed like there was no hope until fighting was heard from the other side of the sea of monsters..
It was reinforcements! The rest of the castle and royal guards were there, the corpses were now entrapped in the middle of two highly experienced groups..
Slash~
After the last one was killed, they regrouped and counted their losses..
The castle has lost 1/3rd of their guards, a very big amount considering there was a total of 1,500 guards in the castle..
They first secured the castle after resting for an hour, they tended to their wounded and grouped up the dead..
“Head chamberlain! Where is the king?”
A soldier wearing plate armor with golden stripes..
“Do not worry head captain, the king is safe”
“Of course, why did I even worry, the retired head captain is by his side at all times…”
They set up defenses outside the castle, slowly securing a way for the people to get to safety..
The princes and princesses are all safe and sound except for one.. the 5th prince, no one knows where he is, everyone slowly forgot about him since there were more important matters to work on..
After about a week of fighting the capital was once again secure..
Over half the population has succumbed to the sudden rage of corpses rising up after death..
They thought it was fine for now..
A black shadow with a purple crystal glowing in his chest was staring at the people while hanging from a tower…
“FoOd”
The shadow then disperses into thin air..
After that incident, monsters started to become more violent, they were now in groups where you would never even see in a normal monster herd..
All kinds of different monsters are grouping up even though they were supposed to be rivals..
Their main focus, the human race..
Because of this, the crown prince Mitz, unlocked his potential as a hero and was blessed with the talents,
Adept, which makes gaining power and learning new skills two times as easier,
Metal working, makes your blacksmithing skills progress incredibly fast,
Sword Emperor, makes your sword talents thrice as good compare to others,
And Hero, the power to vanquish evil.. as they saw what the talent “Hero” does, no one yet knows what it can be used for, after this the crown prince Mitz, trained and conquered multiple dungeons and regions overrun by monsters, he lead the expedition force with his party,
Mitz, the hero
Angela, the priest
Michael, the tank
Rokus, the assassin
And Namora, the mage
They were the strongest people from each kingdom they were from..
Because of this, the human race were now on the offensive against the monsters, they fought and fought until some went extinct, as the got closer to the edge of the continent, the monsters kept getting stronger..
One monster, the World Serpent, which ruled the seas, was incredibly strong, they fought for a very long time until they had vanquished the beast, on the sacrifice of Rokus, the party’s assassin..
At this point the party has had it’s first death, they mourned for a short time and continued the journey to the end..
They finally reached a place, at the end of the continent, a country, which was one called as the most beautiful place in Earth, corrupted, brought to its knees..
There was not a single plant alive near the country’s vicinity, the rare flowers only seen in that country, gone..
The country Florra, is no longer..
“This must be the place”
Mitz spoke, breaking the silence..
“Oh come on Mitz, can’t I even mourn for my country?”
“Shut up Namora, we have a mission to fulfill”
“I wasn’t talking to you Michael, you stupid dunce!”
“Stop fighting!”
The party quieted down on the command of Angela, the party’s priest..
“After this, our journey has finished huh?”
“We went through so many, glad there won’t be anymore after this”
The expedition force consisting of the continents strongest men, 120 body strong, reduced to 40..
“We’ve had many sacrifices, but this’ll be the last..”
The expedition force lit up, their expressions brightened, their morale raised, on the thought of finally ending the war..
They fought through the army of monsters from the front gate until the castle, they lost another 12 men from the vicious fight on the way..
They gladly sacrificed their lives to let the rest through, the thought of finally ending the journey must’ve been large… and sad for everyone..
“Fighting together for 14 years straight really gets you goin’ huh?”
“We’ve met so much people this past decade, we’ve lost friends and gained some along the way..”
“We’re finally here, the last one we have to face..”
The doors opened and a human sized monster with a crystallized body and purple glow radiating from his chest was seen sitting on the throne..
Huuu~
The monster let out a breathe
Tzwing~!
Shlitch~
The monster moved so fast it seemed like it was teleporting…
Two men died with a hole in their stomach..
The priests and mages started buffing their comrades and the tanks and swordsmen started running in..
After about an hour of fighting…
Clang~
Thud~
The amount of people were dwindling..
All of them were now tired, even the monster was wheezing for air…
Michael is now dead and Namora has lost her arm..
Only 13 people were left from the 28 that entered..
This was the hardest fight they’ve had until now…
The buffs were wearing off and the mana of the priests and mages were running out, the fighters were getting tired from fatigue..
But it wasn’t just them.. the monster which seemed unbeatable at first is now gravely wounded and just as tired as them..
This sparked hope in everyone the monster they all fought so hard for seems killable, everyone started fighting back fiercer than they ever did..
They all worked on getting it down on it’s knees for Mitz’s strongest attack to hit,
“One more… just one more!”
They hit the monster with it once, at the sacrifice of Michael to hold it down, they managed to take away it’s left arm..
“I don’t think losing our best tank was worth that!”
Clang~
Thwick~
Boom~!
Magic and swords were clashing against the monster’s body, it was getting whittled down by the amount of force it’s body is getting hit by..
The beast was brought down one knee from a slice from a dark greatsword, which was two times a mans size..
It was Dariel, the expedition force’s strongest man..
They met him along the way while saving a city from a flock of wiverns, he joined the expedition force to avenge his family, which he lost from the initial monster attack a few years back..
He managed to get a hit on the monster which was as fast as dragons and the best assassin.. he sliced through it’s body by two inches and waited for Mitz’s final strike..
“Finally..”
“Crescent Strike!”
Shwick~
Boom~!
“Finally, it has ended..”
The smoke died down showing the body of the monster cut in half..
They shouted in joy, glad they have survived the whole ordeal..
All of them were severely injured but managed to get back home..
The 120 original members and the 55 others who joined along the way were treated as heroes, to forever go down in history..
Mitz, the hero, was finally the king.. Manora headed the tower of magic and Angela became the saint of the church..
Only one man they all owed their lives to was not there.. no one knows where he went or what he is doing.. they all know he was the strongest and it was because of him they’ve won..
They elected a statue of him at the middle of the country’s capital..
“Dariel the Berserk”