Snow fell upon the frigid ground of the dark and array forest. The sun had long disappeared for the night and only the moon shined brightly upon its wintery surface.
Settle and quiet footsteps could be heard crunching through the snowy ground as a man walked through the quiet forest. He was tall, his blue eyes wore a stoic and tired look from a long day of hunting. He carried a bow and a few arrows in his right hand and rested a sword on his belt near his left hip. His name, John Stoke...
He walked forward with his expression never changing until a gust of wind brushed against his body, his black hair flowing from the cold air before falling lightly back down. His body halting after the sound of silence flooded the air once more.
"You can come out now!" He yelled in a calm yet serious voice.
"My my~? So the rumors are true of your keen senses hehe~." A mysterious figure said slightly chuckling from the darkness of the forest. The figure then proceeded to reveal himself ever so slightly from within the darkness. His attire slowly being uncloaked by the light of the moon as he walked slowly towards John. Sporting a look elegance and terror as he wore a fine fitted suit with silver armor upon the shoulders of the coat. Though it was the figures crazed and maniacal smile that sent shivers down anyone's spine...
"Hmph. State your business Wolf" John retorted with a serious and dead eye look to the figure known as Wolf.
"Aw why so serious John? Did you not miss me? I'm offended almost heh-" Wolf said smiling, his red eyes glistening from the shine of the bright moon.
John sighed in annoyance and asked his question once more, implementing a more direct and serious tone this time. "What is your business, Wolf?" His posture changing slightly in preparing for anything next.
Wolf grinned at Johns stance noticing John's readiness for his next action. "Hehe~! So quick to assuming John. What now you don't trust me either...? You break an old friend's heart~ Tho the thought of our blades crossing heh, it overwhelms me with joy you still want to dance with me~!" John's tone only darkens at the mischievous man known as Wolf
Wolf then sighed before frowning and tell John as his reasoning for finding John. "The king request your presence... He says something of going to war-" John stopped red eyed man cutting him off with a resounding "No."
"I- I'm sorry but you don't have a choice in this matter. The king himself is requesting your presence-"
John responded once more with the same answer.
"No, you and the king can royally piss off." John then turned his back to Wolf and begin to steadily walk forward in the direction he was originally going.
Wolf stood in shock for a sec before looking at the ground and smiling manically. "Ha- hehe- hahaHAHAHA! I was hoping you'd resist it makes my job so much more fun~!!"
Fwusshhhh!
Wolf blitzed towards John with lightning speeds, his body becoming a blur to the human eye before appearing behind John's back, his sword in hand and his stance ready to pierce John through the back.
Swoooshh! Clink!!
"Heh! Just as I thought! You haven't lost your edge in the slightest-"
"Guuhhh!?"
Wolf was cut off by trying to dodge a counter swing from John's blade. Wolf then leaped backwards trying to gain distance between him and John, but it was no use as John has already closed the gap before Wolf could notice.
"C-crap!? H-hes going to- to- kill me!?"
Wolf thought, his thoughts being scrambled by the impending doom coming towards him. "RAAHHHH!!" He yelled as a golden aura exploded around Wolf knocking back John with a shockwave.
"Tch, already resorting to magic huh...?" John scoffed at his newfound enemies aura bursting with vigor as he jumped backwards preparing his blade for incoming attacks.
"HehehHAHA!!! This feeling! I haven't felt this way in years! The exhilaration I get from my blood flowing PUMPING through my veins like this!" Wolfs body would begin to explode with magical energy as her let out his laughter of excitement even more.
Shink!
Wolf pulls a smaller knife like blade out from its sheath on his right hip. "Well then John hehe~, shall we dance again?" Silence formed in the air as the two stared each other down, a gust of wind echoed through the snowy, dark, and cold forest valley before it disappeared completely.
BWOOOSH! Cliiink!!! Tink! Bang!
Both combatants rushed forward with superhuman speeds. Their speed and clash so powerful it causes shock waves throughout the forest. The snow blowing away like dust clouds as they clash their blades. Explosions could be felt and heard from outside the forest causing animals to flee the surrounding area.
Clank! Sheeeeeeink! Whooosh! Bam!
The fighters clash once more but get in a blade struggle only for John to break the settle struggle with swift parry and kick to Wolfs torso. Wolfs body being thrown into the ground by the impact causing a crater to form from the force.
"Gah-! Cough heh heh... Is this really everything the great John Stoke has to offer!? Honestly I'm disappointed now. Well if this is your best then I guess there's no use in holding back..."
Wolf began to float into the air as his golden aura gleamed bright enough to shine like another sun. Wolf smiled brightly as his figured became only a silhouette. His smile and eyes seemingly glowing from energy that has embodied him.
"HeHeHAHAHA!...Light magic... Solar! RAY!"
Crack! Rrrrrumble! Boom!
The ground began to quake and shake as the once stone quiet forest was rumbling with a violent shaking. Craters forming as the earth begins to be lifted into the air. The wind and snow being blown away as Wolf charges his body full of magical power into a single attack.
John stands tall spreading his legs and readying his stance into his magical attack. He forms a fist as blue flames lightly form around his fist. His aura seemed calm at first until it burst with immense pressure pushing back Wolfs lights gleaming aura before John confines his aura to be as thin a sheet of paper. Wrapping around him and his glowing fist he looks up deep into Wolfs glowing eyes.
"Fire Magic... Burning-"
"HAHAHA! Is that your so-called famous attack! Its as pathetic as your current state! Honestly, I thought you'd be way stronger since our last scuttle John but, in the end, your weak! There's no way a weakling like you could get the favor of the king OVER MEEE! That is why I'LL KILL YOU HERE AND NOWWWW!"
Fwooom! Bussshhhhhhhhh!
Wolf launched his attack which resembled a massive ball of light, with its brightness enough to be seen from the moon within space. John closed his eyes and with a stead face unleashed his own attack.
"BREAKER!!!"
Ding! KABOOOOMMM!!!
John unleashed his attack with a loud boom, his aura bursting from his fist and his flames engulfing the entire forest in a forward direction.
The cloud of debris settles as what's left in the wake is the massive molten crater from John's flames and Wolf slowly falling from the sky. In agony he coughs up blood and drool as his body is missing the right side of his torso.
"You haven't learned to never underestimate your opponent still."
"Gwaaagh-!"
Wolfs body completely falls into the crater the two created and coughs up even more blood, his eyes practically popping out of his head as he yells in pain.
"So your still alive... I guess that healing magic of yours is pretty useful sometimes huh...? I don't have the patience for you right now. It's cold and I didn't catch a damn thing from hunting. So... you and the damn king CAN PISS OFF!"
Grabs. FWOOOOSSHHHH!! BOOOM!!
John grabbed Wolf by the leg and had tossed him into the direction of the capital of the kingdom. "Hmph, jack ass." John looked as Wolf becomes nothing more than a spec in the cold, dark, and frigid sky.
The snow had seemingly disappeared alongside the parts of the forest John and Wolf had fought in. The air seemed fresher, and a settle breeze brushed throughout the tattered land. It was then John began to walk in his original direction back to what he calls "home."
"Ah shit, Merry heard if not felt everything going on... Uh- yeah... I can hear it now. That woman really can be the scariest thing known to man kind. If I don't get home fast she's going to be pissed- huh-"
"Waaaahhh! Waahhh!"
"O-O... WHERE THE HELL DID YOU COME FROM!?"
John had looked down only to see an odd-looking baby crying just a few feet in front of him. John looked at it with complete surprise before immediately being on guard and trying to assess the area for who the care giver of the child is. But to no avail there was no one here. It was nothing more than a cold and battered ruminants of a forest. The normally calm and stoic natured man was at a lost and had no idea of how to deal with this type of situation.
He looked at the baby once more, taking a second glance to see if it was at all harmed or hurt but instead he had noticed many unsightly features upon its body.
"Pointy ears..? Are you some sort of elven child- OW!?"
John however was cut off by the child biting his hand pointing out his sharp teeth.
"Hehehe!"
"Damnit you brat!? Quit that! That isn't funny in the slightest!" John slightly irritated picked the wrapped up child and tried scold it however, this only seemed to make the baby giggle more.
"You damn brat... laughing at the expense of my suffering is cruel you know. Huh- What is this?"
John had noticed a lump on the rear end of the wrapped baby and began to fiddle with the cloth to see what was hidden. It wasn't long thought before he was yet again surprised to find another strange feature on the child as it had a long uncanny black tail.
"Hmmm... Pointy ears, sharp teeth, and a very unfamiliar tail. Just What the hell are you kid?
John had looked long and hard at the child before slowly placing it on the ground. He was going to continue walking but then he had looked at it just one more time, only to find the baby's golden eyed gaze staring straight back at him. In that moment for whatever reason no matter how much he didn't want to he decided to grab the baby carry it with him to his home...
Fwoooooshhh! BOOOM!
Far off in the distance, and within the great capital of the kingdom a loud crash is heard in the direction of the kingdoms castle.
"W-What was that!?"
"Over there!"
"UH-!? I-is that the 2nd Commander!?"
A man's body would be visibly seen as he violently had crashed through the walls of the kingdoms castle and into the kings hall. The nearby guards within the area had quickly rushed to the scene
"How did he even get here like this!? Guh- you fools! What are you doing!? Go get the healers QUICK!- huh- wha WHAAA- oof!"
The man would burst away the surrounding guards with his golden aura and quickly spring to action filling the room with a violent golden light while yelling out in the great hall of the throne room.
"RAAAHHHHH!!! God damn you JOHN! I SWEAR I'LL KILL YOU! How dare you hold back your true strength from me!? Our battle could have been far more enjoyable you damned BASTARD!-"
"THATS ENOUGH WOLF!" A stern and serious toned voice says from behind the enraged man known as Wolf.
Wolf quickly calmed down with great displeasure as he turned to face the one who called out to him.
"Guh-!? Tch... My Lord..."
Wolfs displeasure would grow even further as he would now be the one with a serious expression. Upon turning around and facing his King he would wear a deadly glare that would pierce through anyone's soul. But the king however was not having it as he sat upon the throne his posture was one of annoyed and seriousness as his own stern gaze was far greater that that of the lowly light user before him...
"Hmph... I should have known you'd fail; you are too weak for that fool..." The king said his tone one of disappointment and annoyance."
"My- Lord. He is far above the last time we dueled it is as if his power can infinitely grow, but please give me a second chance and I'll-"
"NO"
The king froze Wolfs words with his own as he stood up to gaze upon the broken and tattered throne room.
"You've failed in your mission, your only task was to bring him back and instead you may have just pissed off one of the strongest men in the kingdom. Not only have you done that, but you've made a mockery of yourself and a disaster of MY throne room. You're lucky you're even standing."
The king's look was heavy, shadowing over the whole room, those in it could be seen nervously shaking of it. Wolf stood stern but uneasy as he too was caught in the pressure of the king's powerful stare.
"M-My king I-"
"You're DISMISSED..."
The king spoke with his stern and demanding voice, as his eyes pierced straight through the commands soul. His tone even more so annoyed by the stubbornness of the fool Infront of him.
"Uh- grrr... as you wish my lord." Wolf says as he turns away from his king. A visible irritation growing on his face. As wolfs figure disappears in the dark halls of the castle the kings gaze lightens as he sighs in relief and stress he sits back upon his throne in exhaustion.
"Damn it John... How long do you plan to be gone? Don't you sense it too... That feeling... That power... A war is upon us... For a god is coming...