Post by Causa Mortis on Jun 18, 2006 16:22:07 GMT 1
A forgotten History
The Sun shines on the field and dew touched the leaves. Wind waves trough the trees, while a red bird whistles a tone when it flies over the field. The silence was interrupted by the sound of grass that’s get trampled down. A single horse walks with disciplined steps and gets directed by a horseman. The horseman wears a shiny white armour with a red eagle glance on the front. On the back he had from the same white metal a shield with also a red eagle that reflected in the sun. On his side he got a big white sword which gave a power image.
With conscious steps the horse walks forward with the horseman on his back. The horse got confused by some reflection of light on metal behind the trees. In the opposite direction an other horseman came at a trot towards the white horseman. This man had not such an impressive suit as the white horseman had. He had an armour that was made of peaces of leather and had simple clothing. His long black hair along his face and in a bun. Still this man looks powerful and mighty.
Both of the men got of there horse and they bow to each other a sign of respect and tradition. Tough are both man from an other kind, still each of them use respect and honour. They stood infront of eachother.
Shikyo Rikutsu, the man in the simple clothing, waited until the man in front of him started with talking. De man in white spoke honour full, “How are you and your house, lord Shikyo Rikutsu?” Shikyo responded with a light weight of sarcasm “I am fine, for the time being, as the same for my house.” The man in white looked irritated but held his posture. “And how are you and your house, lord Caelis of Elendar?” Said Shikyo with a big grin. Caelis reacted with the same false grin. “I am fine as the same for my house.”
Both men changed their posture just a little bit. Caelis started with a diplomatic but also threatening voice “Are you and your house surrendering to the elves of Elendar?” “Never!” Yelled Shikyo Rikutsu and there was a browbeating yelling, smashing and a big roar from the woods behind Shikyo.
Shikyo said with the same threatening voice and a pointing finger “Do you and your house surrender to the Iolinku of Rikutsu?” the men called Caelis yelled “Never!” and behind him came cheers and whistling of thousands elves behind him.
Shikyo answered roared “Then its decided, both the houses will fight until the last breath. Let honour wash over our men when blood touches the ground. May the gods help who they choice!”
Both men jumped upon their horses and before Caelis could turn Shikyo Rikutsu yelled “Look to me, Caelis. See the weapon who will destroy you all.” Caelis looked towards Shikyo how he puts his Katana, a very sharp sword, in front of his own middle and the point in front of Shikyo’s face.
The Katana suddenly shined red and glows, then a flash. Now Shikyo wasn’t sitting in is old leather suit but a blood red Samurai suit made out of dragon skin. De helmet had the shape of a Dragonhead and the gloves as deadly claws. Caelis eyes where big and frozen, that suit had a unbelievable worth and meaning. They turned and each of them approached towards their own men and silence fell upon the field. It felt like the world held her breath before the big hit.
One moment it was as peace full, as a cow on a field and the other moment hell broke lose. On one side an army of men with black-red clothing and armours with katana’s and bows.
And on the other side came an Army in green-white with elegant movements over the field, they wore short swords and longbows. Their appearance was diver end, they where thinner build and had long pointy ears without any earlobe, also was their posture more grace full.
The first dead fell trough long sharp ends of the arrows who hit them.
Chapter 1.
Causa Mortis woke up in a shock multiple thoughts played trough his head. “Was this real? Or was it a dream? And why stood Caelis in frond of Father?” His head pounded hard and he needed to recover from his nightmare. Yes, that was it. It was just a simple nightmare.” Lately He had several of this dreams. All of them full of murder and Destruction. Often he saw other men who he didn’t knew, but sometimes he saw his father. One time he even saw his grandfather but then full of youth instead of old and slow. Al the men he saw where from his kind and all of them had raven black hair with Clear green eyes, Exactly the same as Causa and his Father. Often they had also the same chiselled features and some of them even had the same red dragon armour, which his father possessed. The drams had started when he got a sword of Caelis, before Causa left to Elendar. It was a Katana with a red handle who first belonged to his father and even his grandfather. Causa did not know much about the sword only that it was sharper then any sword he ever saw. One time he slipped with practising and with a gliding swift of his sword he cut trough a massive plutonium wall as if he was cutting pie. Of course was The Captain not very happy about this, although he didn’t say so. Causa paid the reparation cost and apologized about the matter, even if the Captain said that Causa didn’t need to and more of friendly words. But Causa knew how expensive the damage was and that the Captain only was kind to Causa because Causa was the foster child of Caelis, The almighty Ares Glorificus and then you can’t punish him and give him a smack on the behind for destroying the wall.
Causa Stood up and walked towards the shower so he could get rid off the sweat. He turned the tap open and tepid water slides over his muscled body. There where still some drips dropping from his eyelids when he stepped out of the shower. He dried him self and stepped in frond of the mirror. He saw himself, studied his body and looked to the changes of the last years. Thin he was only now he had created a muscled body by doing all the training and practising in Elendar. Alendia, the sister of Caelis, was a natural beauty and was very loved by her elven kind, she trained him hard. Also she made him learn to reach his boarders and to expand them, so he became aware of his strengths. He had trained all the Fighting arts and use of weapons until he mastered it and now he could use any weapon as if he was born with it. The beauty of Alendia wasn’t the only part what her kind admired, it was also her warrior arts and elegant speed that made people breathless. The only one who outdid her was her older brother Caelis.
Causa got little sparkling lights in his eyes and a smile was upon his face. After all of the practice and years of training, he got often rewarded with passion from Lady Alendia. That was something he would never forget.
He took his black Tsiruny chest armour from the table, put it on and at once the armour shaped to the body with a silenced thud, it looked like a 2nd skin. Over the armour Causa put on his black t-shirt, He pulled on his black trousers and took his belt. On the belt he put on his sword and his Plasma gun with a silenced click it all fitted. He put on his red boots and his red Thermo jacked with gloves, both of them kept him warm when it was cold but also protected him from the heat. He checked his cabin a last time then pulled up his back with stuff and walked outside.
Causa stepped on a branch and looked around him. The forest was startling every time he stepped outside. The beauty of silver green leaves in a golden garland and solar beams breaking trough the roofs of brown gold branches and trees. Elves walked around in an unnatural and elegant. Causa knew most of them personally. He had a good time with the younger elves with hunting and gambling. By an unknown reason for Causa the older Elves avoided him most of the time or where very standoffish, why they where that way was something he never knew or asked.
In the eyes of the Elves he was on a middle age of 578 years. Caelis told him that the lifetime classification of young to adult was the same in the kind of Causa as that of the Elves. Causa knew about the past of his kind mostly only the traditions and the way of honour that they followed. He noticed that Caelis stood in awe of this traditions and manners. Much of these where similar to those of the Elves with exception that the Elves where originally out of the mysterious woods on an unknown planet for the out world, the planet where Causa now was. Causa’s kind came original from the mountains and the green landscapes in the valleys on the same planet. But everything of his kinds past was now only known by the lips of the Elves. Causa’s kind has been whipped out to one last man Causa himself. By who and how it happened is something Causa did not know and Caelis had never told Causa when he asked about this. Caelis mostly talked around the subject or simply broke down the conversation by telling Causa to concentrate on the future and not to life in the past. Causa gave up after 110 years and stopped asking about this. The only thing from the past he could hold on to was his name. Who he said with much proud: “Causa Mortis last of the Iolindar” and now he was ready to leave Elendar, the City of Elves, where his education and training had ended. Now he got his own battleship with crew and all that suited with his new rank. From now on he was an Official “Centurio” as called in his Alliance. In everyday language it said simply “Captain” but it meant in the Alliance that he would get certain rights and also an own planet under his command, this was more then most people could dream to have. Promotion was always possible when you had the good qualities and expanded your Empire at least when you where in this Alliance. From what kind you where or what job your father had was not important you could achieve anything. One of the “Praefectus”, or Generals, was a grave digger until he joined the Alliance where he promoted fast, by his qualities and smart instinct.
Causa walked more until he reached an open field where a large battleship stood ready, It was at least 250 meter long and 100 meter high. It was completely black whereby the ship stock out with the beautiful woods surrounding the field. He walked with a tight posture towards the ship and with sincere steps he came to the landing spot. The soldiers and personnel jumped so they could stand to attention in a straight disciplined line. Causa looked upon the group and it was clear that the largest part was experienced and most of them where also elves. A single man stepped out of the line, Causa saw trough the clothing that it was an officer, and also it was visible that this man had survived some heavy battles and his appearance made the rest look like newbie’s. The man spoke with a disciplined voice. “Welcome to the Battleship Delenia IV, the ship is ready to leave and your Captainseat is waiting for you, Centurio” Causa answered with much respect. “Then don’t let him wait any longer, take your stuff boys and let this beauty leave out this forest.” As one voice the men said “Yes,sir!” The line broke and everyone started to work. Causa walked up to the steps and one time he looked to the ship and the crew working before he stepped in. “I am going to like this” thought Causa.