Kingdoms Fall

Chapter 12: Stronger Together

Narrator's POV Chapter 12: "Stronger Together"

Although the young warriors paths were merging together in unexpected ways, the gods, the ones who made them, wanted to speed up the process... So in the blink of an eye, Danguzo and Loiko were removed from their training of emotions, Beda was removed from the supreme general's office, Jdon Baruma and his delicious bowl of hot steaming noodles were separated from each other, and Amilena, Zokoso, Benji, and Kazumo were removed from the Vesh base they'd found in the north of Kishi... They all then were transported onto a large stone that was peculiar because of the designs that were carved into it's limestone surface. All eight of them stood on the edges of the stone, unable to move or speak. In the middle, a tall woman appeared, who was about seven feet tall; her hair was long, curly, and the color of the sun; it moved as if it had a mind of its own; her skin was a golden caramel color, a beautiful shade that none of the warriors had seen except Loiko; she wore a white dress that matched the color of her milky eyes; she didn't wear any shoes, and you could see that her toes as well as her fingernails were white as if she'd painted them that way. "My children, I am your true mother, Xu'qweya, wife of Vel'dair, the maker of the earth's sun and the father of Raa, guardian of that ball of fire," she says. Her voice was strong, and she spoke with authority, so none of the warriors questioned who she was in their minds as they could not speak; they knew that she was who she said she was. "Some of you know and some of you do not, but there is one who calls himself Oradashi, the God of Death. He has sent demons to this world who look like normal human teenagers like you; they have two abilities like you as well, but they do not have the markings that all of you have on your left wrist, which is the day you were born. If any of you were still wondering what those six numbers meant, these demons, as well as spiritual ones, have been sent to trick you, get close to you, and ultimately eradicate you." She says, then she pauses for a second before continuing. "I'm pretty sure all of you have seen the Vesh technology, their weapons and vehicles; it's like nothing you've ever seen, and that's because the new Vesh emperor is from the future and he's come to the past for the scroll of two hearts, which he believes will make him into something that is more than human... Which is true, and you must stop him; if you all succeed, your true names shall be revealed to you in due time... You all have wondered why we didn't give you names, but the truth is you were all given names, but you are now being given the opportunity to earn those names; these are the names that you will be called by in the heavens; also, this is your new sensei," she says, waving a hand in Loiko's direction, who was now able to move again. He then stepped away from the edge of the limestone circle and into the middle with Xu'qweya, who disappeared after giving a motherly look to all of her children. When she was gone, everyone could move and speak again, but no one did except Loiko. "Brothers and sisters in spirit, I am Loiko Mada; one of you has already met me and has started their training, and before we start preparing for what's to come, I think we should all get acquainted, get each other's names and abilities, and whatnot." He says, gesturing for them all to come closer to the middle of the stone circle. Everyone comes closer to the center of the circle, and Loiko, leading the way, sits down first in the Lotus position. Danguzo is the first to join him in the lotus position on the stone surface. "My name is Danguzo Zhidima; my bow is called "The Reapers Bow." It can shoot through anything as far as I've seen, and I can teleport, but I'm still learning to master that." He says, Zokoso sits as well and says  "My name is Zokoso Aragami, I can't feel pain and I heal pretty quickly, my father Gorego said I would one day lead the warriors of no womb to victory over Kishi's enemies, I guess this is the beginning...", next Amilena sat down right next to Zokoso, "Hey, everyone my name is Amilena Naki, I can persuade people to do almost anything and I can shape shift into any animal I can think of, but mostly I just turn into a red wolf.", after her Beda sits down saying "I wanna say first, I'm glad that I'm not the only lady here, thank the Gods, no offense guys, my name is Beda Kozico and I can fly and I can turn oxygen into carbon dioxide and I can do the opposite as well.", Kazumo sits down next, "My name is Kazumo Asaki, I have enhanced touch and hearing, and I can kind of turn into a ghost, or phantom and walk through walls and stuff.", he says, next Jdon sits, "The names Jdon Baruma, I can turn invisible and I can turn my skin into bubblegum basically." He says, Next, Benji sits down. "I am Benji Aragami; I can kind of see the future some times, and I can move things with my mind." He says, "What are your abilities, sensei?" Amilena asks. Loiko looks at her and says, "I'm really fast, and I can turn my hands into really strong diamonds, stronger than the ones found on this beautiful planet." "Ages?" Loiko asks, "Eighteen." Zokoso says, "Me too." Benji responds, "I'm eighteen as well." Amilena shares, "Sixteen." Jdon answers, "I'm sixteen too." Beda says, "Me too." Kazumo says, and Danguzo says last, "I'm eighteen." After all the I'tioshon got acquainted with each other's ages and names, they then all got familiar with each other's background and personality. Loiko Mada, now officially their sensei, explained to them how they could and would have to master an ancient fighting style called the lotus style, but first their sensei explained to them that they would have to master their emotions if they wanted to even begin mastering the lotus style. Then suddenly Loiko stands up while all the others are still sitting down, and he says, "Do any of you know what we're on right now?" No one responds. Some look down at the stone and the weirdly foreign but familiar-looking designs on it; they have no clue what it is. "Well, remember this, because I won't tell you again... No time may take your youth; your strength is barely used, yet still your might will rule." he says, the stone that was in the shape of a circle in the earth shifted and turned slightly, then it began to drop slowly through the ground, and once it finally stopped the warriors could see a small beautiful fountain, made of the same stone they sat on, it was the same stone the whole place was made out of, there was the same weird drawings and designs all over the place that were identical to the ones found on the stone they sat on, there were old, dangerous looking weapons hanging almost everywhere, the most weird of all were the tiny animals walking, running around the place, some were even playing in the fountain, they were about as small as new born kittens, some looked like cats others looked like dogs, lions, or foxes, but some were colored untraditionally or uncommonly, like one little animal looked just like a kitten but it had blue fur with white stripes and white eyes, and fog would come from it's mouth like water evaporating or how your breath would show when it's really cold outside. "What the." Amilena says Kazumo said, "Woah..." in amazement of the little creatures. "Nice blades." Zokoso says, being the first one to stand up and step off the stone that lowered them down to the place. "This is where we will train, learn, and grow, and of course today you'll meet your companions." Loiko says, smiling, for all to see, he was referring to the creatures, which were called chareebs; all of them have abilities that are natural elements in nature or the world, like water, air, or the cold and fire.