Beyond Midnight

Chapter III - Keeper Of The Word

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"Before me, before you, before any of us there was The Word. It was the start of existance. Imagine that, a simple word holding that much power. That's what magic is, a echo of that Word. The power left behind that Word gave birth to us, the creatures that inhabit this planet. The path the Word traveled is known today as The Mana Network, a series of 'lines' that contain immense power, all starting at a single point and traveling across the planet, keeping the flow of magic in balance."

Memories Of Nobody

~Sin Takai

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    'Bzzzzzt~! Bzzzzzt~! Bzzzzzzzzt~!' was heard through Niros' room early that morning. 'Bzzzzzzzt~!'

   "GOD DAMN ALARM!" Niros yelled as he attempted to cover his head with the pillow in order to muffle the sounds made by the phone's vibration. 'Bzzzzzzt~! Bzzzzzzt~! Answer already" a voice coming from the phone yelled, letting out a chipmunk like laughter afterwards.

   Niros sat up and stared at the phone, dumbstruck (something like this: O_O; ... ), wondering if it was his immagination acting up 'Bzzzt~! Answer Niros~ Hehehehe~!' the phone said.

   The male sat up and reached towards the vibrating phone "That's right~ Now open it and press the little green button~" the phone laughed. Niros listened to it, oppening the phone and pressing the 'Answer' button. That moment a small creature, about the size of his thumb popped out of the phone's screen. It looked like a jester that you could have seen at a king's court in the Middle Ages.

   "Heya~ I'm The Joker~ The guardian spirit sent by th--" the small entity commented but he was suddenly whacked by a book that Niros was holding. "OI! Don't do that! It hurts!" The Joker commented. "Sorry..." Niros mumbled as he gazed at the small creature with still amazement. "As I was saying before you went balistic with your book. I m The Joker, The guardian spirit sent by the S.C.C.M. That's short for The Supreme Court and Council Of Magic. I'll be the one to tell you where to go and what to do when you're in a official match." the Joker said as Niros continued staring at it

   "Are you paying attention kiddo~?" the small creature asked as Niros shook his head, still staring at the entity. "You'll get use to me eventually~ Oh! And another thing~" Joker laughed as he was cut off by a feminine scream coming from Artemis' room. "Oh~ I guess she already found out."

   Niros stood up and rushed into Aremis' room as he gazed at creature, about the same size as Joker, only much fatter and dressed in red. It had a long, white beard. Artemis was sitting in a corner, waving a empty bottle of wine at it "STAY AWAY FROM MEEE!" she yelled "I'm Santa~ Your guardian spirit~ Don't be afraid~! Ho Ho Ho~" once again, Niros stood dumbstruck, gazing at the miniature Santa, blinking. Joker was on Niros' shoulder, laughing "The energy your body spilled found it's way to your friend here, with a little help from your brother's blast it got activated. And we all know what happens when you use magic, no matter how basic, during the Spark Wars." Joker laughed. "Niiiirrrrooooosssss~! HELP MEE! " Artemis yelled at the male as she threw the bottle of wine at Santa, the small creature jumping and avoiding it. "Wait, the council never told me anything about that" Santa commented as he sighed "Actually they did Nick, but you were too drunk to remember anything~" Joker commented and laughed.

   "Calm down Artemis. It's more or less friendly." Niros sighed as he gazed at his friend. "But still, I have to admit it's pretty F'd up that she has Santa as her guardian." Niros added, shifting his gaze at Joker. "We are beings brought into existance by the belief. Not strong enough to be Gods  but not weak enough to not count." Joker explained. "I am the in a strange and twisted way The Spirit Of Luck and Nick here is The Spirit Of Hope" Joker moved to Niros' ear and whispered so he wouldn't be overheard "and of Drinking apparently." Niros let out a small laugh as he gazed at the terrefied Artemis, tilting his head "I guess it would be a good time to tell you that I'm not really human either." Niros said as he shrugged when Artemis mumbled with a shaking voice "What do you mean 'not human' ?"