Archaios and Cine

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The Great land of peace and prosperity shines its radiant glory for the Gods to see. The land was pure; trees and plants of all sorts were there. Rivers and healthy animals surround the city that bathed in the land’s riches. On the outskirts, farmers lived a happy life raising their sheep and cows. The Gods have given this land everything that it has been considered pure paradise. In exchange, the country should not commit blood shed or commit a crime against each other. Or else a great curse will befall all its inhabitants and the land will be destroyed. The land stuck well on its creed and has endured for centuries. There was no bloodshed until two soldiers who came from the neighboring countries of east and west arrived. Tired and exhausted, they crave for food. They were immediately given food once they arrived at the central city; the humble people in the city always tend to the travelers. The two fought over on who will receive an extra large piece of meat from the finest young lamb and a cup of exotic wine. Blinded by hunger, they stabbed each other with their swords and the land that was once sacred plunged into utter chaos. As the drops of blood of hate touched the ground, a powerful earthquake shook the city. It continued endlessly until all there rivers and tress were destroyed. The land broke its creed and a curse took action in destroying the great paradise. Through that chaos Archaios was born for the west and Cine for the east.

The story of the two soldiers and the destruction of the great land brought hate to the two factions. The two blamed and accused each other for their soldier’s mistake and arrogance. Overtime the two committed terrorist acts onto each other. Sometimes innocent people travelling to both sides had been executed on site. In just months a war broke out and it seemed endless; the land of paradise was their battlefield.

Archaios is given a gift to be the perfect soldier. Cine is gifted with the power to heal stab wounds and even more injuries. Archaios is famous in the west for his successful skirmishes that can drive the west army towards the east to victory but Cine’s power keep the soldiers from dying. With these two existing the two armies are still fighting without any advantage over the other. Archaios then ponder why do soldiers he fatally wounded keep coming back. Tired from the war, he visits the east in disguise. There he learns the secret in why the soldiers he keep slaying keeps coming back. Hiding in the distance he sees the beautiful maiden. The maiden miraculously heals the severest wounds. Cine with her soft hands touches the wound and close it shut. Her soft and beautiful smile boosts the morale of the army. Her very existence is enough itself to bring hope for the east. Archaios admiring the beauty of the maiden from a far wants a closer look and plots to stab his right arm and pretend to be a victim of the war. He proceeds to his plan and act out on the scene.

“Oh my right arm! Somebody please, help me with my wound!” One townsman shouted Cine’s name and hurriedly accompanied the disguised Archaios.

The townsman accompanied him to the shack were Cine healed all the wounded. “Where did you get that wound?” the man asked.

“I was merely crossing the center land...”

“The Center Land!” the townsman interrupted, “Why would you cross such a dangerous place? Our war goes on there!” the townsman looked doubtful and ready to draw a knife at Archaios face.

Archaios cleverly thought of an answer, “I’m a simple historian from Athens researching the land of paradise when a skirmish of a small battalion surprisingly erupted. A flying sword pierced my right arm.”

The man is still doubtful but Cine who was listening to the conversation interrupted and with her power, healed the wound of Archaios. He was stunned and awed at the beauty of her powers. They then looked at each other as if they had known each other for a long time.

Cine then said, “You better be careful in crossing battlefields. Consider yourself lucky the sword didn’t fly into your head and decapitated you. Those kinds I cannot heal.”

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