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Episode - 1 - The Beginning!
Duel has green hair, an average build, and small, sharp eyes. He looks around. He covers his eyes at the bright green lights around him. He sees a small figure coming towards him. A second later the figure appears right in front of Duelâ??s face. He stumbles backwards, and falls to the ground.
The fairy laughs, â??You must be the new visitor.â?
Looking up at the floating fairy in front of him, he asks, â??Where am I, and what is this visitor you are talking about?â?
â??You are in the land of Junon. You are the visitor. A visitor is a soul that has been born into this world. Arua must have needed you to dosomething.â?
Duel got to his feet and brushes himself off. He walks forward and sits down on the steps. He looks up at the sky. Aruaâ??s fairy looks at Duel for a moment, then flies closer to him.
She asks, â??Is something the matter?â?
Duel replies, â??Whatâ??s your name?â? while still looking into the sky.
â??M-My name!?â? exclaims the fairy.
â??Yes, your name. What is it? You do have one, donâ??t you?â? demands Duel.
Aruaâ??s Fairy answers, â??Yes, I do, you may call me Ray if you want.â?
â??Okay, Ray it is, and you may call me Duel,â? replies Duel.
â??Okay, we got that settled. Now shall I explain how things work in this world?â? asks Ray.
Duel thinks for a minute, then answers, â??Sure, why not.â?
â??Okay, let me begin. You are in the region called Adventurers Plains.There is a small town not too far from this point. You can buy some of your early equipment there. As you may have noticed, you do not have anywhere to carry any of the things that youâ??ll acquire along your journeys. Take this,â? Ray states.
Ray throws something into the air above Duelâ??s head. Duel catches it and examines it in the palm of his hand. It is a small diamond shaped crystal. He then looks up at Ray.
"This may hurt a bit," exclaims Ray.
Duel feels a sharp pain coming from his palm which held the crystal. He looks down at it. There is now a small amount of light coming from around the edges of it. He grabs his wrist with his other hand, clinching his teeth trying not to cry out in pain. There is now more light coming from the crystal. The light shoots up into the air, and he falls to one knee and screams in pain. The light slowly withdraws back into the crystal.
Duel looks down where he once held the crystal, and what is now in his palm. He stands up still holding his wrist, and looks up at Ray.
â??I am sorry for the pain, but everyone goes through it. Now that is what this world calls an 'inventory.' Simple enough? Whatever you acquire will go into it, and you can call anything out just by thinking of it with your mind. This one is already stored with some zulie, the currency in this world, and a wooden sword, the most basic weapon. Now bring out your wooden sword. Just hold out your right hand and call for it with your mind.â?
Duel holds out his right arm with his palm open. All of a sudden a wooden sword appears and he closes his hand around the handle of the sword.
Duel says, â??Wow, it actually works!â?
â??Of course it does, Duel,â? exclaims Ray. â??Now that we have that done, letâ??s continue. To survive in this world you must learn how to hunt. You hunt for drops from monsters, which you fight in this world. You make zulie from those drops. You can go alone, or with friends who you may meet later.â?
Ray points to the ground a few feet away from where Duel is standing, and a monster appears.
Ray says, â??Fight this monster, a jelly bean. Do not be fooled by its appearance. It can be quite difficult to kill.â?
Duel says, â??Youâ??re kidding me about this, that thing cannot be hard to kill.â?
Ray says â??Then kill him, if you think it is that easy.â?
Duel runs up to the jumping jelly bean, which is grinning at him. Duel is angry at the expression on its face. He swings his sword at him. The jelly jumps back evading the attack, then he jumps forward and hits Duel in the chest. The jelly kicks off of his chest and continues jumping around and grinning. Duel falls backwards, stumbling to the ground. The jelly then jumps on him, and continues to jump for several minutes.
Ray flies over to Duel asking, â??Not as easy as you thought, is it?â?
â??He just got lucky,â? yells Duel.
Ray points at the jelly and the jelly moves back a few feet to the ground.
Ray says, â??Now try again."
Duel stands up and strikes at the jelly again. This time he connects, and the jelly runs off.
Ray says, â??Good job. Now you know the basics of surviving in this world.â?
Ray points at Duelâ??s inventory and a small light radiates from it then soon disappears.
Ray says, â??I have given you a few extra supplies and zulie. Now go. I will check in on you with more information about why you are here.â?
Duel replies, â??Thank you Ray, for all the help you have given me.â?
â??Bye for now Duel,â? says Ray. She turns around and disappears from sight. Duel looks around for a few moments, and then begins down the path.
Duel continues to walk the path for several minutes. He finally passes under a rock-like archway. He enters a small town in the region ofAdventurers Plains. He looks around for a bit. There arenâ??t many inhabitants in this town.
He hears someone yell, â??Selling fine training weapons!â?
He walks in the direction of the shout. The person seems somewhat old, and has a foul odor about him.
Duel asks, â??You are selling training weapons?â?
â??Yes, boy, I am,â? answers the old man.
â??Boy? I do have a name you know. The damn least you could do is ask it!â? yells Duel.
The old man begins to laugh, â??You are right, I should have asked for it. I am terribly sorry. What is your name, boy?â? he asks.
â??My name is Duel,â? answers Duel.
â??Thatâ??s a fine name. It seems to suit you just fine, and my name is Ronk. What kind of weapon would you like? I do not have as much as Zant, but my business here is going well,â? says Ronk.
â??I donâ??t really know. This world is still so new to me,â? replies Duel.
Ronk laughs, â??Give it time. Letâ??s try this.â?
Ronk holds out his hand, his palm open towards Duel. A small ray of light appears at the center of his out stretched palm. A spear came out, and Duel grabs it. He holds it in one hand and rests it against his shoulder.
â??How does the bamboo spear feel to you?â? asks Ronk.
Duel swings the spear around as if he was fighting something.
Duel replies, â??Feels okay. Got anything else?â?
â?? I am sorry, I am out of everything else for the time being, but I am sure the weapon seller in Zant will have a much bigger selection,â? says Ronk.
â??How much is this?â? asks Duel.
Ronk answers, â??Two-hundred fifty zulie.â?
Duel holds out his hand and the zulie amount appears. Ronk grabs it from Duel, and says, â??Thank you very much. Hope to see you again someday.â?
Duel walks away from Ronk, and continues to walk around for several minutes. He looks at the scenery in the area and decides to rest for alittle while. He finds a bench and sits down. He lets his head fall back, and he closes his eyes. Several minutes later he hears an odd laugh. He opens his eyes, and he sees that Ray is right in his face with a weird smile. He jumps up, startled at the sight of Ray.
Duel yells, â??Why are you sneaking up on me like that?!â?
â??Just checking up on you. How have you been doing?â? asks Ray.
â??I met the weapon seller in this town,â? answers Duel, taking out his bamboo spear and resting it on his shoulder.
â??He sold me this bamboo spear,â? he continues.
Ray says, â??I see, but you arenâ??t comfortable with it, are you?â?
Duel answers, â??No, but it was the only thing he had left, and it is better than the wooden sword.â?
â??Yes, that may be so. Well, in any case, back to why I came here. Have you talked to Mairard yet?â? she asks, pointing at an old man with along white bread, who is wearing a blue cloak and a hat. Duel looks over at the man.
He says, â??No, I havenâ??t. Do I need to speak with him?â?
Ray replies, â??Yes, you need to speak with him soon."
Ray looks up at the sky, with a shocked face. â??I am off. I am needed elsewhere,â? she states as she disappears.
Duel walks over to the old man. He was stroking his beard and talkingto himself, but Duel couldnâ??t quite tell what he was saying. When Duel got closer, Mairard stopped speaking to himself.
â??Hello, are you Mairard?â? asks Duel.
Mairard replies, â??That I am, boy. What is your name?"
â??Duel. I am new here and I was told to speak with you,â? answers Duel.
â??Ah, ok then,â? says Mairard, as he pulls something from his cloak. "Take this to Warren in Zant. It will allow you to change your job, so that you may live better in this world.â?
Duel grabs the scroll that Mairard reveals. It was tied with some sort of fancy red ribbon. He put it into his inventory.
â??Thank you, sir,â? says Duel.
Mairard replies, â??It is no problem, and may Arua bless you with good fortune.â?
Duel walks out the other side of the town and it disappears in the distance. He pulls out his bamboo spear and continues to walk down the paths, still with no idea of where to go or what to do.
Along the way, he is attacked by several jelly beans and another monster he hasnâ??t seen before. He takes them down now with no problem.
He walks up to a giant flower for a short rest. He looks around, but doesnâ??t see a soul, and feels very alone. Suddenly he flies across thefield several feet. He gets up holding his left arm, which hurt from sliding on the ground. He looks around to see what may have attacked him, but sees nothing. Then he looks at himself and notices he is covered in something that looks like pollen. He looks over at the flower, and watches it. After a while, the flower opens its petals. Ithas a smile on its face, but the smile doesnâ??t look too friendly. The flower leans its head back and then aims it towards Duel, shooting pollen at him. Duel just looks at it. Again, he is hit by the pollen and flies backward, sliding onto the ground and landing on his back.
He gets up, readies his spear, and runs at the flower. The flower yet again shoots another pollen ball. He moves to the side and dodges the ball, getting closer to the flower, and strikes at it with his spear. He continues to dodge the pollen, and after several minutes he finally takes down the flower.
Duel was exhausted after the fight, but he also knew he was getting better. He sits on the ground for a moment to regain some energy.
He gets up and continues walking. He sees what looks like a cave, and suddenly feels that he has gone the wrong way. He turns around and canâ??t see the path he was just on--he sees only green. He looks up andfinds himself standing right in front of a giant jelly bean.
Seconds later, he flies through the air, and smashes into a rock wall. He falls unconscious, and the giant jelly bean again comes closer, raising his wooden bat. The jelly starts to swing at Duel, but his strike is stopped by a small girl with what seems to be an energy shield. Duel remains unconscious.
Edited by KingArthur, 23 July 2010 - 09:32 PM.