Night of the Decendents

[kingdomkeylight]

Silent Avera: wait a sec you seem familiar.

Thelastknight: Didnt you us to post in the main WSA thread while it was still up(died do to unimportant Drama and Ving getting tired of spam).

[Lectori Salutem]

Very good chapter Max! Nice action^^

[TheLastKnight]

Max told me during school that the next chapter is soon to come!

[Zero]

This is a pretty good story.

[kingdomkeylight]

yaaaaaaaaaaa next chapter cant wait to see it.

[Diastyl]

Wow.....!

This is a totally awesome fanfic!

Keep updating!

[Max/souleater]

“What was that? Come on, you’ll need to speak up.”

“Where... are the others?” I asked as I opened my eyes. Everything was all blurry, and beside me sat a figure of a man with what seemed like spiky blond hair and a red coat.

“Haha, they’re fine. They’re both walking around and using the bathroom for themselves now,” the man said to me. Things were getting a little clearer now. The man wore sunglasses, and he had a grin on his face as he looked at me.

“Who are you?” I asked him, realizing I was somewhere totally new.

“I’m Vash, leader of The White Sword Alliance. Nice to make your acquaintance,”

“The WSA? So am I in the WSA headquarters?”

“Why yes you are Max, leader of The Decendents of Fianna,” Vash said with a satisfied smile.

“How do you know who I am?”

“Your friends Watchman and K.B. They told me all about your mission and what happened with that Lloyd character. LightKey told me you killed him.”

“Yeah... Wait, LightKey...”

“LightKey, the most talented mage we’ve got here in the WSA. He was out in the forest collecting shards for Mistril’s, and walked in on that little tea party you three were having with Lloyd. He saved your asses you know. If he hadn’t been expecting a customer that evening, you probably wouldn’t be here right now.

“Wait, so LightKey is a member of WSA... That explains the strength he showed at the fight...” I said trying to sit up. I couldn’t though, I felt like I had no strength at all.

“Don’t be in a rush to recover, you’ll be no good if you re-open any of your wounds,” Vash said.

“I heard WSA was the best when it came to the guilds in Ryvieria, and now I’ve seen one of it’s members in battle with my own eyes.”

“Yeah, I guess we have developed a reputation along the road, but it seems you have too. At age fourteen a boy and a couple of his friends start a guild to protect their kingdom. No one really has high hopes for them, and before you know it everyone raves about their work, and the King even acknowledges them.”

“Haha, well they say you can do anything if you put your mind to it... Its rough though, juggling all of the guild stuff, school, and training to become stronger.”

“That certainly is an overhaul,” Vash said as he pushed his shades up with his finger. “But you manage, and I admire you for that. Well, I’m going to head down to The Decendents of Fianna H.Q. and let them know you’ve finally woken up. You should probably hang out here a few more days until you’re fully recovered.” Vash stood up, and headed out of the room.

I don’t know how long I’d laid there. I looked over at the window every now and then, trying to look outside. It went from midday to sunset pretty fast. It was really boring in that room, not much to look at, couldn’t do anything. I tried going back to sleep, and I heard a knock on the door.

“Come in.”

“Max!” It was F.K. She came running towards me and gave me a big hug. “Its been more than two weeks, you’ve had us all worried sick!”

“Two weeks?! I’ve been asleep for that long?!”

“Yeah, we almost didn’t know if you were going to make it. The others woke up about six days ago, and they’re returning to the guild tomorrow.” She said with a sad expression.

“What’s the matter?”

“Well, it’s just been hard getting by without you three. I mean, with our leader and two of our valuable fighters out, it’s been a struggle. We did manage to get another member though, he specializes in gathering intelligence, recon basically,” F.K. explained, now sitting where Vash sat earlier.

“Recon huh?”

“Yeah, he’s pretty good at it too. He somehow gathers info from all throughout Ryvieria. He can bring us intel on what’s going on in the castle, what other guilds are saying, almost anything. We always know what’s going on,” she said with a slight smile, “But we still needed more in the strength department, so Jared ended up hiring a mercenary for us.”

“A mercenary?”

“Yes, and you wouldn’t believe it, but he actually managed to hire... The Exile Blade.” F.K. said with a pause.

“The Exile Blade?!”

Maybe you don’t understand my surprise when I heard her tell me that they had actually hired The Exile Blade. He was a sword for hire, and word was he would take any job. Rumor has it that he had killed fourteen men single-handedly using only a wooden sword... when he was ten.

“Yeah, I don’t know how Jared knew him, he just gave me a serious look and told me not to ask questions, and before you know it, BAM! Exile Blade is practically live with us at headquarters. But, he’s been very helpful. He only makes us pay a weekly fee since we need him so often, he never complains about any job, and believe it or not... he’s actually an all around nice guy, despite the scary stories.”

“Hahaha, the legendary Exile Blade, with all the stories of his many fights and bloody past, he’s just one of the guys. Who knew?” I said as we laughed together. “So, what’s everybody at the guild doing right now?”

“... Max...” F.K. muttered under her breath.

“What? What is it?”

“Well... The King ordered all guilds to focus on training their members, and ordered the townsfolk not to send work in to the guilds until further notice.”

“But that doesn’t make any sense... Why would he make an order like that? The guilds are for the purpose of helping the people, and now we can’t even do that, it just doesn’t-”

“There are more important things at hand right now Max! Don’t you realize what’s going on?” F.K. asked standing up.

“No, I don’t. Why don’t you inform me.”

“Max... We’re at war.”

I couldn’t believe what she had just said. Why hadn’t that occurred to me. I should have at least thought of the possibility, I mean, Aeria basically kidnapping our people do to some land dispute, and then what reason would Aeria have not to be pissed that we killed one of their extremely skilled warriors. Their past feuds wouldn’t help the matter much either. No matter how much sense it made now though, I was still surprised to hear that war had broken out.

“So the King...”

“Yes,” F.K. said, “He’s trying to get all of the guilds to build up their strength before the fighting begins. The knights are also in training at the moment. As for the townspeople, it isn’t as if all of their problems just went away. They’re having to cope without us for the time being.”

I laid my head back again and closed my eyes. We were at war. Mass destruction, mass killing, all about to knock on our doors and we’re all just going to invite them in. “So... Everyone is training right now?”

“Yes,” F.K. said, “Vash has been helpful too, letting us use their training grounds and train with the WSA. Everyone is waiting for you guys to come back too. Hurry and get better, okay?”
I didn’t answer her. I just laid there, thinking about the day the bloodshed would begin. Did we stand a chance? I guess I’d find out soon enough.

“I’ll see you when you come back, okay.” F.K. turned and left the room.

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“So, you’re leaving us then?” Vash asked me with a smile.

“Yeah,” I answered, “Its time for me to head back to H.Q. and take care of my responsibilities.”

“Alright then. You take care of yourself then, and if you ever need anything else, just give me a holler.”

Four more days passed since my visit from F.K., and Vash finally approved my leave. I asked him before, but he didn’t think I could make it back by myself in one piece, so he didn’t want to risk it. Watchman and K.B. headed back together a few days ago, and they came and saw me before they left. I also talked to LightKey again, and it turned out he actually had an audience with the King to report all that he’d seen.

As I walked down the streets, I got strange stares from people. It didn’t take long until I realized it was probably from the bandages going all down my left arm, all of the cuts and bruises, and my split lip. I also took into consideration how many of them knew I was at the core of the battle that, in the end, initiated the war.

As I approached the guild, En, Zelfar, and K.B. all came walking out together.

“You’re finally back,” En said to me as he gave a rare smile and continued on.

“Haha, En is short as ever,” Zelfar said to me as he shook my hand and patted my shoulder, “Glad to see you’re alive Captain!”

K.B. came down and saw me as well. “Well, we showed our might to Aeria, even if it took all three of us to beat one of their men. Lets teach them to leave our kingdom alone.”

“Yeah,” I answered him as we smiled at each other. The three of them continued down the road as I entered the guild, surprised not to see F.K. at her desk as usual. Instead, someone I had never seen before was sitting at the desk talking to Jared.

“Hey,” I said as I approached the two.

“Look who’s back,” Jared said as he gestured me over to them. Meet our newest member, Sponge Cola.”

“How do you do sir?” Sponge Cola asked as he held his hand out to me.

“Um... Is that your real name?” I asked him.

“Yes. Or maybe not. Sometimes writers like to use pennames, but if I were to do that, I wouldn’t tell anyone, that would completely defeat the purpose. But, I will have you know, that you and the whole guild have my complete devotion, and I will keep you updated on everything going on.”

“Haha, I appreciate that... Sponge...” I told him as I shook his hand, then he busily got to work writing as he spoke with Jared.

“Hey Jared,” I interrupted as he was speaking with Sponge.

“What is it man?”

“Where’s F.K.?”

“She said she was heading back to the WSA today to ask LightKey to help train her in her magic. He’s been helping her with it a lot lately.”

“Hmm... She never mentioned that before. Alright then, thanks.”

I walked over toward the couch, but before I got there I noticed Wathman was sleeping. He was still showing from that beating we took like I was. I kind of wanted to wake him up and talk to him, but I decided not to.

I began to walk up the stairs to my room, and just as I was heading up a man with Spiky Black hair came walking down and bumped into me.

“Oh, sorry,” he said as he held a hand out. “Name’s John, you?”

“I’m Max,” I answered as I scanned him over. This must have been The Exile Blade. He had a huge sword on his back, matching red shirt and cloak, and those black pants that traveled down to red and black shoes. “So, you’re our new mercenary, The Exile Blade?”

“And you must be Max! Everyone talks about you so much, I was wondering when I’d finally get to meet you. And call me John, I didn’t ask for a fancy nickname, you know.”

“Ha, but it sure looks like you’ve got yourself one,” I said to him. “How long you sticking around with us?”

“As long as the money keeps comin in, then as long as you guys need me,” He said with a smirk. “Now if you’ll excuse me, I haven’t had lunch yet. Or do you...”

“No, I’m not hungry,” I answered as he smiled and walked away.

I finally made it upstairs, and I went into my room. I walked across what felt like an unfamiliar floor as I went toward my bed for the first time in weeks. Laying on my bed was a new uniform, probably because my old one was annihilated by Lloyd. Lloyd. ‘What would Lloyd be doing if he was alive right now’ started going through my head. I mean, did a guy like that have a family, friends, a room like the one I was standing in right now. How many more Lloyd’s would be going through my head after the war, all of those dead people who would never again see friendly faces welcoming them back after a long time. Someone may be thinking the same thing about me here real soon.

I looked at my new uniform.

(It’s as if nothing ever happened if I put this on. No wear and tear from the battle I was lucky to survive. No blood that has left my body and never plans to return. This clean, new uniform, is like erasing a memory.)

I sat the neatly folded black uniform down on my dresser, and then sat down on my bed. Now, our story was finally about to begin.

New Characters

Vash- Ving: Leader of the White Sword Alliance, he always worked toward whatever was best for everybody. A strong leader with a keen sense of mind, all of his companions looked up to him. Back in the days of the old rpg, he was the only Clan Leader to stick with the alliance with DOF until the very end. He recruited Max on a short temporary basis showing an odd interest in him after DOF's fall, and he wouldnt take no for an answer.

Sponge Cola- Sponge Cola: The Decendents' informant, he gathers intel on whats going on in and out of the castle and each guild, always knowing whats going on and where loyalty's lie. Back in the days of the khi rpg, he would come out with a regular "Cola Report," in which he gave information on what each clan was talking about and working toward at the time, also updating who was loyal to the alliance with DOF. He was known as "DOF's clan spy," and he only gave the Cola Report to a select few.

John a.k.a. The Exile Blade- Chaos (formerly known as Way to Twilight): Stories and rumors spread among the people of his past battles. He has black hair, brown eyes, and he is about 5'11 1/2, this 16 year old prodigy is actually very laid back and fun to hang out with. He wields a huge sword he only uses in a big brawl, and fights with his fists the rest of the time. He is a sucker for a good story.

[Chaos]

damm that was epc i was so cool damm maxie bro you can write some amazing stuff lol
that war sounds interesting can't wait till it happens

[Traskix]

That was intense and awesome! and WtT is in it too!! cant wait for the next one Max ^^

[Max/souleater]

thanks guys^^ and i'll try to make sure the next one is posted waaaay sooner than this one wasXD

[Lanydx reborn]

Preety good but you got some stuff from Dot Kack.

[kingdomkeylight]

Lanydx: Not to be rud but what do you see that copies dot hack I have all four games and I do not see a simularity well unless your taking about that mimicing garbage second serious.

yaaaaaaaaaaaaa I was mentioned again. LOL nice chapter as usual and can't wait to see the next instalment.

[Max/souleater]

Originally Posted by Lanydx reborn

Preety good but you got some stuff from Dot Kack.

If you read the beginning, i explained this was based off of our old khi rpg clans, and my old clan was called The Decendents of Fiana. Other than that, I have taken nothing from either the games or the anime

[khfreak17]

intensity!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! woah! i kept reding too fast. i wanted to see wat was going to happen! DX but im good! epic chappy!

[Lanydx reborn]

Very good. Can't wait to see what's next.