Another story type thing.

~~~~~~~Ch. 1: The town of peace~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

A boy who looked to be around ten years old was awakened by the sound of thumping. It seemed to be coming from the roof at first, but as he began to wake up he realized it was coming from the door. He sat up. "Who's there?" he asked, wondering who could possibly be knocking on his door at this hour.

"Edgar! Are you awake in there?" A familiar voice asked.

"Yeah," Edgar said as he sat up and rubbed his eyes.

"Then hurry up and get your stuff ready, we have to leave soon."

"But why?" Edgar asked. It seemed far too early in the morning to be traveling.

"Because if we don't go now, we won't make it to Lumen by nightfall and I really don't want to watch you get eaten by monsters."

Edgar sighed. He had heard the rumors of the monster that roamed these lands at night. Even with the power that he had, he would be no match for them. He got up and packed his stuff.

Edgar looked over at Crudelitas, the demonic sword that had fused itself to his soul. It didn't really make much sense to leave it behind, especially when it was possible that they could encounter monsters. He added it to his pack.

Within minutes he had packed everything he needed to travel and checked out of the inn where he had been spending the night. As he walked outside, he noticed his travel companion. She was an oddly dressed girl and seemed to be only a few years only than he was now. The strange thing was, she always kept her face hidden and refused to give him her name.

The two set off that morning on a rather boring and uneventful trip to the small town of Lumen. There hadn't been any monsters, and Edgar's travel companion rarely spoke. When they arrived in Lumen, he noticed that it was already pretty late. The girl suddenly tossed a small pouch of money at him.

"Go find an inn or something," she said simply.

Edgar knew better than to ask questions, so he took the money and went to find the nearest place where he could spend the night. After walking around for a bit, he noticed a large building with a sign he didn't recognize. There was a large man standing outside. The man noticed Edgar instantly.

"Say, what's a young'un like you doing out this late? Haven't you heard about the serial killer who roams the streets at night?"

Edgar didn't respond. He wondered for a moment if this man was crazy.

"Not from around here, are you?" the man assumed since Edgar didn't respond. "Well, if you are a traveler, then welcome to Lumen, once known as the town of peace. If you're looking for a place to stay, there's a few rooms available in the tavern."

"Tavern?" Edgar asked.

"That'd be this ol' building right here." The man said, pointing to the building behind him.

Edgar thanked the man and walked inside. The first thing he saw was a group of rowdy men beating on eachother. They seemed to be intoxicated. It was then that Edgar realized exactly what sort of building he had walked into. He was about to leave when someone approached him.

"What's a kid like you doing in a place like this?" The person asked.

Edgar decided that this person of ambiguous gender was likely also intoxicated, but he felt the need to reply. "I'm just looking for a place to stay is all," he said in a childish voice.

The person immediately assumed the worst and helped Edgar rent a room upstairs. Edgar took the room key and ran up the stairs, glad to get away from the bar. He walked into his room, locked the door, set down his stuff, and collapsed on the bed. He was curious why the girl had led him here, to this small town in the middle of nowhere. What business could she possibly have out here?

Edgar remembered what the man before had said about a serial killer. He hoped that the girl would be alright out there all alone.

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So, this has nothing to do with the roleplay or anything, just a story. Also, the main character and his friend are characters from a game. The town and events are completely fictional.

Ok

Yeah, I was bored.

Will it be continued?

Probably. I just need to make up the next piece.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Ch. 2: The Chase ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Edgar had been asleep for almost ten minutes when he was woken up by a loud knock at his door. Something about this seemed familiar, but at the same time something felt off. He could hear a voice inside his head telling him not to answer it. That's rude though. he thought. The knocking grew louder.

"Come on kid, I know you're in there." A voice on the other side of the door said. He recognized it as the person of unknown gender from the bar downstairs. Still, the voice told him to not answer the door.

He looked over at the doorknob. It began to shake violently. Clearly the person on the other side desperately wanted in. Then out of nowhere the shaking stopped. Everything was silent. Edgar could hear a faint breeze blowing through a window he hadn't noticed before.

A curved metal blade suddenly shot through the door. There was blood running down the blade that dripped onto the floor. Edgar instinctively rolled out of his bed and onto the floor. He watched from around the corner of the bed as the blade was pulled out of the door, leaving a small slit. He focused his attention on it, trying to see what was going on outside, however, it appeared that the person on the other side of the door had the same idea.

An eye was visible through the slit, and it seemed to be looking around the room. It stopped on Edgar and he froze up. Whoever was out there now knew he was inside. The eye moved away from the slit and suddenly there was a loud noise as if something heavy had just hit the door.

Edgar crawled over to his pack and got out his own sword when he remembered the open window. He had two options, fight or flee. The noise grew louder and Edgar could tell the door wouldn't hold much longer. With his sword in hand, he made his way to the window. He would have to jump, and as this was the second floor, it was a long way down.

Out of the corner of his eye, Edgar saw someone familiar. They quickly vanished behind a building. Edgar wondered why they seemed to be staying out of sight, and then he realized that they probably knew what he had been thinking this whole time.

The door gave. There was a snap as it flew from its hinges and across the room. Edgar turned to see the person who had helped him back in the bar, the person of ambiguous gender. They were gripping a curved metal sword and had blood-lust in their eyes.

Edgar didn't need much more encouragement than that. He leaped from the window, taking care to roll when he hit the ground. He looked up to see the furious serial killer standing at the window staring down at him. Edgar quickly took off, running behind the building he had seen the other person run behind.

There was an open alleyway and he sprinted down it, not wanting to slow down out of fear. He wasn't sure how far behind him the killer was, or if they were even following him, but he wasn't about to stop. The alley opened up to a street with many shops. Having no idea which way the person had gone, Edgar turned left and followed the street until it suddenly stopped at a large gatehouse.

Edgar had to catch his breath for a moment and was hardly able to think of what he should do now.

"Are you tired? What a shame. I was hoping hunting you would be alittle more fun then this."

Edgar turned around to see the killer standing directly behind him. The steel blade glinted in the moonlight.

Dundundunnnnnn

The end.

And then Shakespeare descended from the rafters and killed them all.

Yes.

"TO BE OR NOT TO BE!"

Lol.

*lightning* "DIE MACBETH!"

All joking aside, the story is not really over.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Ch. 3: Amaterasu ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Edgar suddenly found himself standing infront of the crumbling ruins of an ancient temple. Though it sat in a clear, the surrounding trees were far too thick and close together for him to see through. Where the heck am I? He was a little freaked out. No's no time for daydreaming! I'm about to be killed!

Despite various attempts to wake himself up, the temple wouldn't disappear. Seeing no other way, he ventured inside. The first thing he noticed about the temple was that it seemed to have been uninhabited for centuries, though he couldn't shake the feeling that he was being watched. The second thing he noticed was the carving of swirls with rays shooting off in every direction that seemed to represent the sun.

He made his way down the remains of a spiral staircase, making sure to look out for anything that could be a trap. He wasn't a idiot. He knew places like this were filled with treasure and traps to protect that treasure, and he still wasn't entirely sure whether or not he was dreaming so he didn't want to take any chances.

As he walked down a rather well-maintained corridor he noticed that one brick on the floor seemed to shift under his weight. The was a noise from above and he looked up, only to be greeted by a fresh corpse suspended in the air by needle-like spikes. The corridor wasn't too tall and the spikes seemed to be moving steadily downward. Of course, Edgar was the height of a ten year old child, so he had more time that the person who now made their home on the ceiling had.

He sprinted down the hallway as fast as his legs would carry him. He wasn't exactly trying to end up as decoration for the next passerby to see. Unfortunately for him, the corridor seemed endless and, though there were no other traps, he doubted he could continue running for much longer.

Suddenly, the floor beneath him gave out and he fell down to the floor below. It took him a moment to regain his senses. The fall had left him dazed, though the spikes didn't seem to be able to reach down this far. As Edgar got to his feet he heard voices and quickly hid behind the nearest thing he could find, a large wolf statue.

"It's just weird ya know, I mean why are we being sent to this old abandoned dump anyways. Everything valuable's probably already been taken."

"One should not question the orders of the Queen."

"I know, I know. I just think, maybe... maybe she's starting to lose it."

"You should watch you tongue!"

Edgar peered around the statue and caught sight of the two. They were wearing blue uniforms and wielding a spear and a large shield. The uniforms bore an odd crest. It appeared to be the outline of a star inside a large serpent that seemed to be eating its own tail.

As the tow walked past, something like a shadow leapt out and silently killed one of them. The other, completely oblivious, just kept walking. The shadow killed them as well before fleeing down a corridor. To Edgar, it almost seemed like the shadow of a person. He didn't want to encounter any more soldiers, and not getting in the way of that thing also seemed like a good idea. Due to the labyrinth-like structure of the temple, it seemed the best way to avoid the shadow was to stay behind it. And that's exactly what Edgar did.

The further he progressed, the more corpses he began to notice. They were all soldiers, and he began to wonder what they were doing in a place like this. The really odd thing was the way they seemed to indicate traps, as if the soldiers had fallen victim to them. If he hadn't seen that thing back in the hall he would have thought they were.

It was at this point that Edgar snapped out of his thoughts long enough to notice that he was on a rickety bridge. It crossed a pit that looked bottomless and he immediately took a step back. Shortly after realizing his situation he noticed the shadowy figure that stood at the end of the bridge. It must have noticed that he was following him.

The shadow drew a sword that was also shrouded in darkness and, with one quick swing, sliced the ropes that held the bridge up. The bridge swung back and gravity pulled Edgar into the dark chasm. After falling for some time, he hit the bottom. Something was there to break his fall, he was just glad it wasn't spikes.

The room he found himself in was pitch black, and Edgar could hear the sound of insects crawling around. Then suddenly, a torch burst into flames, illuminating the whole room. Edgar looked in awe at the large shrine which housed an alter, likely used for prayer. There were also many statues of wolves, although perhaps they were all the same wolf.

"What business do you have in the temple of Amaterasu?" A voice boomed from out of nowhere.

"Amaterasu?" Edgar asked. "As in the sun goddess?"

"That is correct. This very temple was built to honor Okami Amaterasu and it is a holy place. What business do you have here?"

"I... Well, I don't really know. I just kinda... ended up here."

"I see. And it would seem that the temple's guardian has deemed you worthy. Very well. Approach the alter."

Edgar carefully walked towards the shrine. As he got close to the alter he noticed that it housed a very peculiar orb. Before he could reach it however, the spirit of a large white wolf appeared before him. It howled and there was a bright flash of light. It took a moment for Edgar's eyes to adjust to blackness of night.

"What was that, did your life just flash before your eyes?" A mocking voice asked. Edgar didn't need any further reminder of his current situation.

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Now he's gonna die.

OOOOOOOh snap. Sun goddess wrath time.

I'm pretty sure the only reason I wrote that chapter is because I played a ton of Okami that day.

Kay.