The Masked Hero (Beta story/ Director's Cut)

Chapter 12: Division Coast

Trey: Wait, really?!

Kuro: Yea. You're a lot lighter than you look, y'know.

Getting up from the damp ground of the cave, Trey stumbled towards a light at the end of the cave. With a turn around a corner, it was revealed, the end of the cave. There, infront of him, was Division Coast.

Division Coast was a strange place: Half of it was only sea, and the other was only sand, both streatching out for miles on end. If seen only from the cave exit, it would look like a normal beach, but further inspection showed differently. The sea was a deep blue, covering all of the land left of the cave. The sand dunes, a mixture of white and yellow, moved up and down all about the land to the right of the cave.

Trey: Woah, this is insane. I've only heard of this place in rumours.

Kuro: Same here. It's so strange to see something like this.

Walking out of the cave revealed more of the picture. Crustatians roamed the ground, covering themselves from the beating sun with seaweed and rocks. Seagulls soared high above, accompanied by other birds of prey. The lively sea clashed dramatically against the barren wasteland of the sand dunes. It seemed natural and unnatural both at the same time.

Kuro: So, where do we go now?

Trey: Let me check.......... Oh no.

Kuro: What? What is it?

Trey: We've got to walk North..... for 20 miles.

Kuro: You've got to be kidding me!

Trey: Wish I were.

Kuro: Sigh Alright, let's go then.

They continue to make their way to Castle Oblivion, taking in the sights of the beach, and focus on walking, neither of them really sure what to say. Then, after a while, Kuro asks the question.

Kuro: How much longer have we got?

Trey: ........ 15 miles.

They both groan, the heat beting down harder on them, as it being higher in the sky than earlier, setting off more discomfort. Then, out of the corner of his eye, Trey notices something in the dunes. It makes him stop and look deeper into it.

Trey: Hold up.

Kuro: What? What is it.

Trey walks into the dunes to get a better veiw. At first, it only looks like a blur of figures. Then, focusing more, he sees it completely. A man in a purple cloak was standing infront of a large group of what appeared to be soldiers in black uniforms. They were firing at the man, but the man seemed to be deflecting their shots with ease. He then retaliated with large bursts of energy.

Trey: Kuro, check this out.

Kuro looks upon the scene, just as intruiged as Trey. The man continued to fight against the soldiers with ease, until he noticed him starting to run, and stumbling while doing it. The soldiers continued to fire at him, until, suddenly, he dissapeared. Trey and Kuro could hear the men shouting out frazes like, "Find him." and "We can't let him get away." This all confused them both, and they only stopped watching when the soldiers started to drive off. But, when they turned around, they found a man in a purple cloak standing there, holding a blade to both of them.