The SMACKT Saga Epsiode 5: The Curtain of Shadow On a bright and clear day, when the arena sand was shining from the glare of the sun, the young General Proseefus swung his axe at the combo dummy perfecting his technique. It was beautiful day for battle, and General happened to see a decorated Ice Witch strolling on a near path. “Ah, a challenge!” Proseefus thought to himself. “Oi there, Ice Madame! Fancy a duel?” shouted Proseefus from across the way The Ice Witch looked back and made her way towards the arena. “Good luck” she chuckled This sent a chill down General Proseefus spine, “Does she not know that I am BudSmoke’s lead General?” He asked himself Reluctantly both brawlers signaled for the ready, and the duel began General Proseefus proudly swung his mighty axe, but was too slow to match the blinding speed of the Ice Witch and was blasted back by a Chilling Mist. The mist sent pangs of sharp cold down Proseefus body, and he found himself severely immobilized. This allowed him no defense as the Ice Witch summoned forth a gigantic Freezing Sword which struck Proseefus right through his battle armor, and left him mortally wounded. The General staggered, and then dropped on one knee, “Curse you, you disgusting fiend! How dare you draw the blood of General Proseefus the Barbarian?!” His Barbarian’s Rage skyrocketed beyond his control, and he began to swing wildly and blindly at the Ice Witch while screaming unheard of profanities The Ice Witch quickly blinked to the opposite side of him and then ended the battle by bringing down her staff on the back of the bloodied general’s head. Proseefus had been defeated, and he fell to the floor, eyes offering nothing but black. ~~ The Commotion that was caused by the incident caught the attention of a nearby enemy. An enemy none other than one of the Nine Nexon Dragon Wraiths of Altera. He was the Nexon Wraith known as, Tekonos. Simply speaking this unholy name was known as sin throughout the better parts of Altera, for it was believed that speaking the name could summon him to you, and those who encountered a Nexon Wraith almost never lived to tell the tale. Tekonos spurred back on his Black Dragon, swooping down low over the Lost Temple bridge. There he saw the defeated and bloodied Proseefus lying on the floor. “MUAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA” His voice boomed over the land “BUDSMOKE’S FIRST GENERAL HAS BEEN VANQUISHED, AND NOW I SHALL DISPOSE OF THIS VILE WRETCH FOR THE LAST TIME! NEVER AGAIN WILL YOUR FILTH SPREAD OVER THE LANDS OF NEXON’S REIGN. YOU WILL LEARN THE FATE OF THOSE WHO MEDDLE IN THE ALMIGHTY NEXON’S AFFAIRS!” His voice sounded like a cannon fire. Tekonos touched down on his Black Dragon, and shot forth his palm covered in the Untouchable Armor of the Dragon Wraiths. Black Lightning spewed forth from his hand like liquid fire, and engulfed Proseefus until you could no longer make out his identity. The Black Shadow consumed him, and he melted in to what appeared to be nothing. “Hmph,” Tekonos turned, remounted his Black Dragon, and flew off into the horizon. ~~ When next Proseefus awoke, he was sitting in a tomb of Shadow. He knew this place, for he had studied it in his lessons with Godquiqui in the SMACKT Castle. He was trapped in the Shadow Realm, and all that he could see were dark twisted souls surrounding his encasement of Black Fire. They were what remained of others who were doomed to his fate. And he knew that if he could not escape, he would become one of the Shadow Wretches just like the poor figures he saw writhing around him. General Proseefus the Barbarian sat down, and closed his eyes. “May Godquiqui have mercy on my soul” he whispered. ~~ One month earlier: As Godquiqui descended from the sky carrying with him the weakened Beautiful BudSmoke, the Shadow Rift above them slowly began to draw to a close. However while Godquiqui was attending to their rescued Black Knight, he did not notice the figure a few short seconds later, that also came through the Shadow Rift. The Essence of Shadow BudSmoke, fell through the sky and onto the cold stone of Saint’s Haven’s roads. There it slithered and squirmed, not able to take physical form because of being purged out of the body of Beautiful BudSmoke the Black Knight. An unsuspecting lad walking home from the grocery stand stepped into the murky goop. “Yuck!” he shouted. “What is this?!” He violently shook his leg to free himself from the sticky purplish-black substance, but it only seemed to grab a firmer hold on him. The boy started to panic and shout, “Ahhhh help me!” his nervous shouts turned into frenzied screams. Villagers ran from all over the SMACKT Castle courtyard, only to witness a pure horror. The Shadow Essence had made its way all the way up the poor boy’s leg, and was starting to quickly coat over his entire skin. “AHHHHHH SOMEBODY PLEASE HELP ME!” He burst out of his lungs as if he was choking. The Shadow Essence finally creeped into his mouth and down his throat, bindind and gagging him. The boy could no longer speak, and soon his eyes began to change color as well as his hair. His skin was transformed into a dark sickly color, and his eyes glowed Shadow Purple. All of the motion stopped. The villagers stared silent in shock and horror. They were unable to comprehend what they were seeing, for this was a Dark Magic not witnessed since the Ancient Times. The mother of the boy had heard the commotion, and ran to her transformed son. “Sweetheart! Are you okay! What’s happened to you?!” She exclaimed while crying. The boy burst into a sickly and maniacal laughter, “MUAHAHAHAHAHAHA, AHAHAHAHAHA, ANNAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAA!” he screamed. In one motion, the transformed boy blasted his poor mother back into the crowd and she fell back onto the stone floor unconscious. Then to the amazement of the people, he burst forward into the sky and flew away into the distance, leaving behind a purple trail of light. Shadow BudSmoke had returned, and this time he was on the land of Altera. BadSmokes was born. ~~ None can know the true extent of his evil powers, but it can be said that they are growing, and will continue to grow until he is stopped. BudSmoke the Black Knight, the leader of the SMACKT Army against Nexon, is in the Spirit World. He has left his home in Altera to contact the divine spirit of GuruSmoke, for it is the only way that he will be able to amass a power level great enough to stop Reita the Deceiver. Meanwhile in Altera, BadSmokes is left to reign terror upon the innocent people of the land, and continuing to grow ever more powerful so that he may defeat BudSmoke the Black Knight upon his return from the Spirit World. Godquiqui and the other SMACKT heroes are still frantically searching for a way to rescue one of their most prized generals, Proseefus, from the Shadow Realm. SMACKT is in need of heroes more than ever, for if BadSmokes cannot be stopped, the fate of Dragon Nest and all of Altera could be lost to evil for all eternity. The power of the enemy is growing, and anyone who knows the whereabouts of any of the Seven Dragon Nest Balls is urged to contact Godquiqui, for it may be the only hope for Proseefus. Ultimately, the fate of our beloved Altera, is in your hands ~~
Posted on: Fri, 28 Jun 2013 23:21:07 +0000
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