Brendan Getsus's Story

The man looked out the huge glass window. His oldest mansion had seen many things. Right now, it overlooked the majestic mountains, as well as the city that was always bustling with life. It was always a pleasure to see the twinkling lights in the distance or the mysterious fog that moved slowly upon the mountains' surfaces, but today there was a new pleasure; a blue solar eclipse. Brendan had woken up quite early, and he was lucky enough to catch it. He ordered one of his servants, a green haired elf with matching eyes to fetch him his telescope. As Brendan gazed upon the beautiful blue light, he had no idea what was about to happen next.....

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The next day...

"open your eyes"

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"Kya of wind, open your eyes!!!" the voice boomed.

Immediately, Kya lifted her eyelids. She lifted herself up off of her back and looked around. There was nobody in the room. Perhaps the voice was simply a dream, and she had awoke from shock. At least, that's what she wanted to believe...
Kya payed attention to her surroundings. She was in some sort of cave. There were candles in the hollow parts of the wall, and paintings with strange symbols all across the rock. Kya looked down, noticing that she had been sleeping on a huge yellow crystal that had a surface just like a tabletop. It was then that Kya saw her blue notebook that was lying on the cave floor. She picked it up and skimmed through the pages. She saw something she had written in red ink. It was titled. "Dear future Kya". She read her handwriting out loud.

" 'Dear Future me, it has been fifty years since you have written this, and you may be just as confused now than you were back then. Fortunately for you, I am writing down some things you need to know. But first, put down this notebook, grab the things you need from the chests, and grab the key. (should be in the form of a crystal).' Chests......"

Kya realized that there were three chests lined up against the wall. She put the notebook on the yellow crystal, and walked over to the chests. She opened the first one, which contained a knapsack. There was also a pouch, which looked like it was to be used as some sort of wallet. Kya opened the second chest, which contained many more items. There was a canteen full of water, some food, (Kya was confused as to how it wasn't rotted) a box full of matches, and a yellow dress. Kya opened the last chest, which was overflowing with gold coins. In the middle of the coins was a blue gem with weird inscriptions all over it. She took the blue gem out of the chest, got the pouch from the first chest, and scooped the coins into the leather bag. She did the same with the rest of the items until everything was organized. After that, Kya changed into the yellow dress. (as she had been sleeping in the same red tank-top and shorts for fifty years)
Kya put the knapsack on her back, grabbed the blue crystal, and snatched the notebook off of the big yellow crystal. Kya wondered around the small space she had been contained in until she saw a wooden ladder right in front of her. She climbed up, until she reached the top, which was blocked off by a flat purple stone. Realizing that the inscriptions on the stone and the blue crystal were the same, she touched the two rocks together, and the purple stone slid across the cave ceiling, revealing daylight from the outside world above her. It took Kya a second for her eyes to adjust to the daylight, but once they did, Kya started to remember where she was. Once she she made it to the top of the ladder, her feet touching the soft green grass of the forest, Kya noticed two yellow shoes that were waiting for her down at the bottom of the ladder. Instead of climbing back down to get them, Kya walked away from her underground chamber, traveling into the unknown.

While she walked, she continued to read her notebook. It said,
'once you are done with that, keep an eye out for other humans. Be cautious, as some are friendly, while others might be dangerous. You might also want to keep an eye out for any kind of fantasy-like people. They will help you with your quest, and one will even tell you where to go. This person will be known as the sage guide.'
Kya lifted her head out of the notebook and looked around. So far, there was nobody in sight. She proceeded to walk through the forest, taking in the gourgeous scenery.

Dante woke up in his bed covered in satin sheets. He yawned and walkd to the window and over looked the city that he and his boss Getsus now controlled."Guards send the zeppelin towards Getsus' mansion." he said as he quickly dressed himself. He walked into the control room and sat in his chair that overlooked the controls. He watched as his zeppelin turned towards a giant old looking mansion that seemedto overlooked the city. He watched as one of hismen walked into the room obviously latefor his shift. "YOU COME HERE" Dante shouted as the late henchman approached and kneeled at his feet. "Why are you late" DAnte snapped angrily. "I'm sorry sir my alarm didn't go off"he said fear very clear in is voice. "you know I don't tolerate tardiness and now you will pay foryour insolance."Dante aid shooting him with a powerful blast of shadow magic sending him flyiing out the window to his death. "tlet thisbe a lesson to all of you do NOT dissapoint me" he said as the zeppelin reached his bosses mansion. He lowered the rope ladder to the roof and quickly made his way to his bosses room and knocked and stood waitig to be allowed in.

Kya
"Yeah- I know where he is." The blue-haired man said.
"Would you like me to take you to him, then?" he asked. "Sure! thanks so much for doing this!" Kya said, a smile on her face.
Without hesitation, Kya started to move onwards. Kya was like a traveling machine, she could never stop her feet from moving.
"So, Mr. Pyrogen, huh?" the man said. "So Connor Pyrogen....that's his name? I didn't even think sages HAD names, at least, i don't remember learning....WAAAHH!!!"
Kya had slipped over a tree root while she was walking backwards to talk to Solomon. Before Kya touched the ground, she placed her hands out behind her, attempting to catch herself. However, instead of falling on her back, a gust of wind blew out of Kya's hands, pushing her forward. After regaining her balance, Kya looked at her palms in shock.
"i don't remember that before.......or do i?.......wait a minute...."
Kya started to see the past clearly now. She remembered her last talk with the sages, how she was shocked when she found out she was one of the four lucid dreamers left standing. It had seemed like yesterday when she had written in the notebook.

Remembering the past, and remembering her sacred power, wind, Kya was filled with a new energy. Testing her powers, Kya blew a huge gust of wind towards the branches of the trees. The leaves flew off the trees like confetti in a parade. "Cool." Kya muttered with a half-smile. She turned back to Solomon, now a determined look on her face. "I don't mean to rush you, mister, but i think we have to hurry and find this Connor guy pretty quickly."
She started to skip ahead, and then stopped in her tracks and looked back at Solomon. "By the way, i have to say that i really like your sword, there. I used to have a sword myself, but i was never really good at using it."

Brendan

Getsus opened the door, curious as to who could be knocking, and smiled maliciously when he saw his assistant, Dante.
"Why hello there, Dante. How's the Zeppelin? I hate to ruin whatever plan you had, coming to my mansion, but I was heading out for a bite to eat. Would you like to join me? It's my birthday celebration. I was so busy, i didn't do a darn thing about my own birthday!"
A half cat-half human lady came up to Brendan and handed him his coat. "Please tell Jason to behave himself while i'm gone." he said to her. She nodded and silently walked away.
"So whadaya say? Dibs on me!" he said to Dante.

Brendan Getsus

Getsus laughed hard and loud. "Dante, my friend, please don't tell me you are worrying about those wild animals trying to stir trouble!" he exclaimed with an arrogant smile. "The army has defeated them once, and if need be, they can defeat them again. Besides, there's no way they're making it past the border. I'll tell you, many have tried, but none have prevailed. It just goes to show you that those who have power have control, and the weak cannot make up for their losses. I should tax those damn creatures for the land i have given them freely, but of course, i am a generous man."

Getsus led Dante outside to his small jet, and the two flew on the aircraft until they reached the restaurant. Getsus walked in with a confident demeanor, looking for a friend. "Henry!" he shouted to the owner, who was talking to other customers at the moment. Brendan walked up to the man, and motioned for Dante to follow.
"It's been a while. This is my assistant, Dante. Can you change my reservation to three, please?" Suddenly, Getsus's phone vibrated. He looked at the text, frowning after reading it. "Never mind. I'll keep my reservation for two. Henry, I have so much to tell you. I know it's CERTAINLY best to tell you. You know what's going on around these parts."

Kya
"The please is mine miss Kya, I am known as Solomon, and guess this is where I depart," the blue-haired man said.
"So long! farewell! auf wiedersehen! adieu!" she said as she waved back to her new friend. It was a little sad to see him go, since he was the first person she could trust after 50 years, but he was a person. Places to be, things to do. This made Kya think of her family back in New York. Back in reality....

Kya turned to the sage guide, who was speaking to her by the time she turned around.
"Ah yes, Kya the air chosen one," he said,"It's nice to finally meet you. I am Connor Pyrogen the sage guide. This young man is Destin the water chosen one. The other two are exploring a bit but we will find them later."

"...Nice to meet you... Kya of Air. " the young man named Destin said, holding his hand out to shake. It was trembling. Kya assumed he was nervous, so she gave a cheerful smile. "Nice to meet you...."
"Destin.."
A tall woman with tan skin and a muscular physique stood before them. She wore bright white robes that gave her an outstanding appearance. Kya had to admit, she was awfully attractive.

In the blink of an eye, the two young adults were embracing, passion both in their eyes. (and even blood in Destin's eyes) Conner was approached the new lady, saying, "Cassidy, De-" but with the flick of her wrist, she made a wall of fire between herself and Destin. Kya backed up, letting the two have their space. She scooted over to Conner, who was observing the two. "well i guess those two are GREAT friends, huh?" She gave an animated wink at Connor, obviously joking about Cassidy and Destin's relationship.
"But all joking aside, without a doubt, she's one of the four. We just have to find one more....earth, right?" Kya took another bite from her apple.

Getsus

"Yes, yes...." the old man started as he took a seat at the table.
"So, there's something i'd like to know. It's bigger than gossip, so i don't expect you to know everything. However if you do know something about the topic, I'd be willing to tell you a special project i'm working on....."
Brendan folded his hands on the table, and looked directly at Hal with glaring eyes.
"So anyway, right before we left, Dante and I were having a word about the....rebels. I'm sure you know what i mean. The ones on the other side of the territory. I just wanted to ask you if you've heard anything new about them. Of course, not all rumors are true, but not all rumors are rumors either....."
A waiter came and handed out water to the table. Brendan took a sip, looking back at Dante, and then at Henry.
"So yes. I suppose that's it. Today I'm not really here for the gossip, Hal, but more for celebration. It was my birthday yesterday, and I barely even remembered it."

"As far as the rebels go all I know is that they have been moving more than usual and getting bolder. Although that is as far as my information has guided me." Then as Getsus mentioned there real reason for coming Henry's smile lit up a bit more. "And as for your birthday I had prepared a special recipe for you. I was going to have it sent to you tomorrow, then I got the notice of your reservation. You special recipe and the information today is free of charge. This is my present to you, granted a day late. But better late than never right?"

Henry made sure to have everything ready for the special recipe and was excited to see what Getsus thought. This was the first time Henry made anything special for Getsus in the 3 years he had been here. "And if you like it I can have it sent to you each year. And for your order sir?" Henry turned to Dante ready to take his order from the menu.

Kya

Although it was cute seeing the two friends reunited, Kya didn't want to spend her whole day seeing them converse.
"Alright....so three of us down, one more to go. Now that i know who everyone is and everything, I think I'm going to go search for the last one of us, whoever they may be. WISH ME LUCK!!!"

In one swift movement, Kya threw the apple in her hands, and using the power of wind as a speed boost, ran quickly off into the forest. She was going so fast, that the fastest runner alive wouldn't be able to keep up with her. Or at least she thought.

As she made her way deeper and deeper into the forest, Kya ran up the trees, doing flips and twirls in midair. She had missed the sensation of flying on a trapeze. Air seemed to be the perfect element for her. However, after a while, Kya started to lose her balance, and after one final trick in mid-air, she fell flat on her face into the woods.

As she picked herself up, she shrieked in pain. As she had heard from the popping sound, her ankle was hurting like it was on fire. She tried to give in to shrieking, but she knew it was the only way she was going to get help. After all, she was alone in the forest. What would get her first, lions, tigers, or bears?

Looking through her knapsack, Kya finally found some bandage. She wrapped up her leg, and tried to get up. She put all her strength on her right leg, the one that didn't hurt. Hopping around, Kya tried to look for any sign of life. As if out of nowhere, she found a sign.

There was a small 'x' marked on a tree. It looked as if it had just been cut into the tree. Someone had been there. Hoping they would come back, Kya sat patiently by the tree.

Getsus

"Why thank you, Henry!" Getsus said, delighted. It was rare that Hal made things for his friends, and a secret recipe was more rare. He tasted it, not knowing what to expect. His dish was more than good; it was extraordinary. Brendan could taste sweet, sour, bitter, salty, all in one spoonful. His cooks at home could never re-create what Hal had prepared for him.

"Henry, this is amazing!!!" Getsus explained. He chuckled, a content smile on his face. His chuckling was quite noticable, but as seconds passed, his laughter faded into confusion. "Wait, Henry....free of charge? for this? I cannot accept this for free, Henry..." Getsus said, sincerely. "Surely, I must pay you for this. If you want anything, my friend, you can have it. Just please, tell me." he said. It was as though Henry and Getsus had traded places. Henry was now the master, and Getsus was the servant.

Kya
The next couple of seconds went by in a blur. Solomon came out of nowhere and asked Kya if she was hurt. Before she could speak, someone or something shot out of the ground beside her. She jumped, but became calm as her eyes identified the thing as a human about her age. Connor and Destin came along, and Connor said, "You must be the famous Ancel."
“The one and only!” the man said, winking and holding his bicep. Kya couldn't help but give a small chuckle.
“I didn’t do that to here did I? I mean ya I might of overdid my entrance there but uh…” the man said, looking down at Kya's injury.
"Oh no no no! It was totally out of my own stupidity! Nothing to worry about sir!" she said with a smile.
As Connor talked to Ancel, Kya turned her attention back to Solomon and answered his questions.
"Yeah, i hurt my ankle while i was running. I guess i've gotten a little over my head with these new wind powers..." she said, scratching the back of her head.
"Anyway, i'm pretty sure it's just sprained. I heard it pop rather than crack. I'm pretty sure i'll be able to walk alright. I know it's been fifty years...but does the IDD still have healers around? Y'know, people who can heal injuries?" she asked, nervous as to what his response would be.

Getsus
Henry had left to go talk to someone, (a woman who looked like she was in a panic) and so Dante and Getsus were left at the table.
"So," Getsus started, "about your question at my house before...."
He took a sip from his drink before he started to talk. "I have some news for you. I have designed something that could possibly be used as a weapon if anything should ever go wrong in the land. You interested?" he asked.

Kya

Kya was puzzled at Connor's words.
"Freedom Fighters? Axcel? What?" She looked around at the group for a moment and then spoke again.
"First of all, they mentioned that they were heading back to some sort of wall....I think they were just patrolling the area....Does anybody know about the supposed 'wall' that is two miles away? Second of all," she looked at Solomon with a bewildered look. "Who's Axcel? Where is his camp?"
Unfortunately, Solomon was gone after she asked this question. She gave a small shrug, but continued to speak.
"Third of all," she looked back at Connor again, "Who on earth are the freedom fighters?"

Getus

Brendan didn't wait for Dante, he continued. "Y'know those creatures i created years ago? Shadow bugs? Unfortunately, about two years ago, they perished for no apparent reason. I guess they couldn't handle the strain of being copied into this dimension for so many years. However, i have discovered a way to regenerate their DNA into other creatures....BIGGER creatures...EXTINCT creatures.." he said, a wicked smile on his face. "I could show you them when we get back to my mansion if you'd like"

Ancel had told Kya that he had changed his mind because of a promise he made to someone just like her. "oh." Kya responded with a light smile. "Can't wait to here it. Your story..." she said, looking out at a river that could just be seen behind the trees. Kya sighed, took off her flats, and threw them behind her. She felt as though she'd rather take the pain in her feet than the uncomfortableness that she felt with her shoes.

"So Ancel," she said after a long period of silence, "Before i race you back to the campsite in the rain, i have one more question for you; Cassidy, I feel like she's the only person among us i haven't talked to. What's she like? She's so mysterious. As soon as I met her and Destin, they were having a dramatic moment or something like they were brother and sister. Nobody explains anything to me. I'm out of the loop...." she said trailing off. "Anyway, thought i'd ask you because i see you've been talking to her a lot recently." She chuckled as she gave him a playful punch on the shoulder.



After lunch, Brendan sat in the comfort of his office. The warm sunlight shined on him through his windows. He was reading the newspaper quietly until one of his lieutenants abruptly burst through the door. "What's the matter, John?" the old man asked, concerned.

"Sir, I've just received news from the men out in the fronteir that two of the leader rebels have been captured. One man and one woman. They are being deported now and will arrive to the prisons on Thursday, where they will be interrogated."
Brendan did not look up at the man at all, but instead continued to read the paper.
"What's the matter sir, aren't you pleased?" the young man asked, inquisitive.
"Yes, naturally," replied Getsus, "but i feel as though there was no reason for these rebels' arrest. I'm not saying to free them, and i'm not saying that their arrest was wrong. In fact, it may collapse the rebels' organization. What i'm trying to say is....sometimes, when you take something away from people, they tend to cause more trouble. Do you know what i mean?"
"Oh yes, yes, sir." the man nodded.
"I want the men in the fronteir to be extra careful out there," Getsus said, pulling a cigar out of his mouth, "you never know what might happen.......out there in the wild."
The lieutenant gave a salute, and left Brendan in his office, where he continued to read the paper.

ANOTHER MESSAGE OF IMPORTANCE
ok, so dimonlord has failed to post or contact me, and so now first command is up for grabs. Just like last time, you can make a new character or move up your existing freedom fighter. I don't know how we're gonna do this with the new Axe illusion, but maybe we'll figure something out with the wall mission almost about to take place. Also, i left something in the ooc :( it's uhhhh........
it's........uhhhh..........
well, let's just say i don't think everyone's gonna like it... ':( be brave and go see for yourselves... people have been saying things about things, and i felt as though i needed to set things straight....as the gm....so.....you can hate me if you want to....i give you all permission.....

And one last thing!!! @RacoonMoon() not forcing you or anything....but i would do backflips if you made Dodge an actual character ^-^ let's just say i know some people with the name Dodge/Dodger and they're all pretty much the best people on the face of the planet :) you don't have to, but if you want to, you should make dodge a character!!! :) jus' sayin!!!! ^-^ teehee