The Dark Trials

Chapter 1: A Surprising Encounter.

This chapter will be focused on Wizz.His monologues/inner thoughts will be between [ ].

[Charioteer]-- Hey,where were we going again?

[Wizz]---For crying out loud,to Lier's Rock.It's the fifth time you ask,are you drunk or something?If yes then please get off the horse.

[Charioteer]--I'm not drunk you old wrinkly hag,I'm just scared of what we'll see there and it's making me dizzy.

[Wizz]---Well,then God hope things won't look that bad.

[ As stupid and annoying as he may be,I understand his fear.Lier's Rock is a mercenary city built around the legendary Lier's Rock,a place where a lot of betrayals and backstabbings took place.Everybody in the city is a blood thirsty mercenary,which made it a very avoided area,with the King trying his best to keep the city in some relative order and harmony.]

[Charioteer]--And why are we going there?What point is there in visiting it when it got blasted to smitherines by that Dark Meteorite?

[Wizz]---That's exactly why,you fool.We need to check for any lucky survivors and to examine the soil for any dark matter we could salvage.

[Yeah.Apparently the city,as all mercenary cities,was home to a dark meddler,Hektor,the highest ranking dark meddler on the planet,really close to becoming a Master Dark Meddler.]

[Charioteer]--And why do they always put Dark Meddlers in Mercenary Towns?Can't they just live in normal towns like normal people?

[Wizz]---How many times do I have to explain this to you?...First off,Dark Meddlers are in no way normal,Im sure you already know why.And second off,it's because of the Dark Meteorites that seem to strike wherever a Dark Meddler is.It's as if the Gods hate them.That's why they are only allowed to live in mercenary cities,so if one gets struck by a Meteorite,the collateral casualties will be nothing but lowly mercenaries.

[Charioteer]--You think Hektor survived?It's the 12 th time a Meteorite strikes him this month.

[Wizz]---He's almost a Master Meddler,im sure he managed to either escape or protect himself...although,the city got hit pretty late in the night,so if he was sleeping,the chances of him surviving this are really low.

[It's true.For reasons unknown to us,the higher the rank and capabilities of a Dark Meddler,the more the Gods try to strike them with Dark Meteorites.]

[Wizz]---Let's just hope we find someone there to rescue.

[Charioteer]--Someone?Doesn't everything get obliterated by meteorites?

*Wizz hits the charioteer on the head*

[Wizz]---How in the hel did you even get this job when you don't know the basics of the things you are supposed to deal with?

Whatever.Apparently,a blast from a dark meteorite will completely flatten all buildings and structures of a city,but people of pure soul always end up unscaved.In other words,people who never had any ill thoughts or never done anything evil,will not get blasted to bits.This is another reason why Dark Meddlers are to always live in Mercenary Towns,so innocent people won't have their homes destroyed and end up with horrifying traumas.

[Charioteer]--Hmm.I suppose you're right.Also,why is it that you have such a short beard when you're such and old man?

[An angry Wizz]---Boy im going to kick you off this wagon if you keep asking me anymore dumb questi-

[One of the crew members]--HEADS UP EVERYBODY!WE REACHED LIER'S ROCK!KEEP YOUR EYES OPEN FOR ANY SURVIVORS!

[Charioteer]--Well,end of the line.

[Wizz]---*sighs*Unfortunately...

[Right after I got off the wagon, I started to look for survivors or patches of dark matter I could salvage.

[Rescue Troop]--Hey old man.Why do you keep collecting Dark Matter when you're not a Dark Meddler?What're ye,selling it?

[Wizz]---Of course not you fool.Even tough I might look tall,bulky and strong,im still quite clumsy when it comes to things other than wizchemy,so I often go to mercenary towns and ask a Meddler to turn it into something I could use,like food,tools,or fuel.

[Rescue Troop]--But you're a wizchemist.Can't you just turn a bowl of water into a King Styled dinner?

[Wizz]---Of course I can,but that would require too much energy.I would collapse and be unable t0 move for a while if I tried that.Who do you think I am,Merlin?

[Charioteer]--Nah.Merlin had a much longr beard.

[Wizz]---SHUT YOUR MOUTH,BOY!*wizz throws a rock at the boy*

[As I looked for more rocks to throw at that little pest,I suddenly notice some movement under the rubble.]

[Wizz]---*shouting* HEY!There's something moving over here!

[As the help gathered and dug through the rubble,they finally reached the seeming survivor...and it left us all in shock.]

[Rescue Troop]-No way!

[Wizchemist]-Impossible!

[Charioteer]-I must be hallucinating.I need a drink.

[Wizz]---*jaw dropping*A....baby...how?

[As I picked the baby up,I noticed something behind his ear]

[Wizz]---Wait a second...no...this is the mark of the Dark Meddlers!But he's still just an infant!How?Who was the Dark Meddler of this town?

[Rescue Team Leader]--Hektor.

[Wizz]---Hektor?i know he's the highest ranking Meddler and that he's quite the rebellious one,but I can't believe that he...

Defied...The Vow of the Dark Meddlers...

///End of Chapter 1///

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