Dueling Fate

Chapter One - Old Memories

  Disclaimer: The entirety of this was developed and hand written by Kazuto Kadzuki. This is just an edited version for readers online as the hand written story will likely never be published. Some characters may be recognizable to you due to inspiration from them and/or using a modified version of them to avoid copyright. Also, several scenes within this story may have been inspired by scenes found in games and/or shows. I hope you enjoy and I sincerely apologize if you take offence from any references you may find within this story.  

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"Hey dad, is it alright if I head out for a little while?" A young boy of the age of ten asked his father.

"Just be back before supper and don't do anything stupid." The father replied, giving a thumbs up.

It was close to nightfall and the air was chilly. The moon shined brightly in the distance giving off a somewhat majestic appearance over the trees that surrounded the small town known as "Luminous Moon". It was quite a fitting name.

"It's a little chilly. I better put on a scarf." The boy said, reaching for a grey colored scarf resting on a nearby chair.

With that, he left his home and dashed off into the woods. The young boy was meeting with a good friend of his. They had met one day while exploring as little children. Knowing they lived in different places, they promised to meet every seven days. Some days they could talk and play for hours and some days just a few minutes. The place they both decided to use as a meet up location was a clearing in the woods that had a small pond with a large stone in the middle. It was somewhat deep within the woods.

By now the little boy had reached the meeting location. Seeing that his friend wasn't there, he decided to sit on a nearby stone and wait. After a few minutes the boy's vision was cut off by two hands covering his eye's.

"Guess who?" A familiar voice asked him.

"Shinoa?" The boy replied with a smile, turning to see his friend.

It was a girl just a year younger than. She had light purple hair, warm hazel eyes, and a happy expression. She was just absolutly cute and adorable to him.

"That's right Halflight!" Shinoa exclaimed, giving Halflight a warm hug.

The two children now known as Halflight and Shinoa played and talked until the sky grew dark and the stars began to appear. Soon, they had to bid eachother farewell and head home.

"Before you leave, I have a present for you!" Shinoa tolf Halflight.

"Huh?! Really?!" Halflight questioned with a face curiosity.

"Mhm! Just close your eyes!" Shinoa said, promting Halflight to shut his eyes.

After Halflight had shut his eye's, he wondered what he gift would be, but also feeling a slight guilt for not having a gift for Shinoa. After a second or two, Halflight felt a cold, metllic strand wrap around his neck along with a metallic object placed in his right hand.

"You can open your eyes." Shinoa said.

Halflight did so and immediatly looked down to see a silver necklace around his next with a depiction of a crescent moon on the end. In his right hand he held a dagger, blade still sheathed in it's scabbard.

"Huh?! How did you get this?" Halflight questioned Shinoa as he carefully drew the dagger from it's scabbard. The blade read "Halflight".

"That's a secret!" Shinoa replied with a smile. "Just know that I want you to stay safe and come back to me ya hear?"

"Loud and clear!" Halflight replied, trying to mimic an army commander's voice. Earning a giggle from Shinoa.

"Get home safe!" Shinoa said, giving Halflight a final hug.

"You too!" He replied, hugging her back. "Next time, I'll bring you some presents!"

With that, they bid eachother farewell and left for home.

As Halflight was three-quarters of the way home, a smoke began to rise in he distance, it's direction from Luminous Moon. The smoke was thick and the shade of black.

"Don't tell me thats a demon siege!" Halflight thought as he began sprinting.

Halflight drew his new dagger from his belt, unready for what laid ahead. Pain stung his legs with every step he took. Before he knew it, he had made it back to town... or atleast whats left of it. Many buildings were on fire and people were running about trying to avoid being slaughtered by the unholy creatures known as "demons".

"Dad..." Halflight though.

Halflight began to run in the direction of his house, attempting to keep out of the sights of demons. When he had made it back to his home, he had found the door kicked in along with agonizing screams of pain emanating from within. As Halflight slowly entered he found his father being cleaved open by a sword wielding demon. The scene was horrific. It was absolutely...