The Quest For The Sword [Updated : 05 / 05 / 2007]

[Brandon]

This is a role play that has been going on between me and some friends, and it involves my character and the one he loves with all his heart, and she has fallen very ill and ended up in a deep magical coma. The only way to save the life of the woman he loves is to find the legendary Shikan Sword of Protection.

Carlos started out on the quest alone, he knew it was going to be very dangerous and yet he did not seem to care about his own life, the only thing that mattered was the life of his love, Lady Venom. He would go through hell and back to save her life, and Carlos picked up a magical Katina from an elven tribe along the way, which has some powers but not a ton of them, and would help him along the way.

He felt he was all alone in this, but he met up with a curious and very pretty young girl, with a very kind heart named Arella and they became close friends in a very short time. They set out together on this quest and have faced many difficulties so far....

They have fought magical ninja assassins, evil beings from another dimension and limitless power.....they have fought their inner and outer demons, and they have even faced ancient magical traps.

Carlos and Arella had wandered into a very ancient forest, it was mystically enchanted so that anyone with powers like a saiya-jin or demon would not be able to use their powers properly without the training of an ancient master or an empath.

Carlos and Arella seemed to enjoy this short break from their adventure and were having fun, and yet Carlos knew that this was the only time they would have that was peaceful, and he decided to go off on his own, not wanting to get arella harmed.

Carlos had heard rumors of an ancient and dark powered cavern system near the forest, which was hidden by magical spells and guarded by wolves. Carlos managed to find this cavern entrance and wandered into them, however he was not prepared for what lay inside the cave. The cavern was so dark that no light could be seen or escape it short of the sun itself, and so Carlos stumbled around in the cavern, feeling the wall and attempting to find his way around.

He soon saw a light....a glowing cube, which he figured was odd, so he attempted to get around it but once he moved the cube engulfed him and began to shrink. He was in a grave situation, so he immediately started powering up his aura, which the cube trap drained away quickly as he did and he pounded away at the cube, which caused it to grow only slightly enough o give him space.

He would not last long at this rate and would surely perish, he calmed himself quickly and he sat down in a cross legged state and used his aura to keep the cube back, as he quickly ascended to a plain that was slightly above the real world but just below the astral plain of existence.

He was beginning to weaken and was surely doomed after 2 days of being trapped, his life force nd energy were diminished to almost nothing. He wandered the plain and hoped Arella would find him, she was his only hope, and although he did not want to get her involved, he had no choice, and knew the even he needed help sometimes.......

Carlos wandered around until he was captured by some demons of the plain he was on, and they were mean little devils, they even poked and prodded Carlos as they put him in a cage and drained away his power even more, and his life or soul.

Things looked bleak for our hero and just then that is when Arella showed up,and although she did not like fighting, she was not going to let anything happen to her dear friend, and she quickly destroyed the demons and rescued Carlos.

After Arella had found Carlos in the cavern and gotten him out of the trap, they fell through the ground into another area of the cavern, one that looked man made, it had corridors and magical torches that lit themselves.

Carlos was in dire need of medical attention and was dieing, and Arella knew the only way to save him was to use her powers, even though she was not a high level empath or anything of the sort, she used a new technique she had been working on and healed most of Carlos's wounds and the rest she used her empathic powers to heal and that meant transferring alot of his pain to herself.

Once he had awoke and realized what happened, he quickly healed Arella with his own life energy, it wasn't much but it was enough to get her off her feet and back to normal, or mostly normal.

They wandered the cavern corridor for hours till they came to a cross path and they chose to go left, which lead them to a long set of stairs going downward, but not before they had to face several zombies. The battle was short lived and the zombies were taken out, but it was exhausting and the two decided to rest fora bit.

[Brandon]

Okay, here we are again! The continued adventure of Arella and Carlos! They looked to be in a hell of a big mess, and alhtough the caverns of darkness as it was labeled are dangerous and scary, these two can face anything togetehr!

They walked down these stairs for what appeared to be hours and finally reached a strange room, the room appeared empty except for an altar and a floating item of some sort. Around the altar were 4 statues of ugly and mean looking Gargoyles, and it appeared to be harmless, but looks can be decieving!

Before they had a chance to react, the room sealed itself and the 4 Gargoyles sprung to life and Carlos pushed Arella back against the wall ot keep her from danger. Carlos managed to take out 2 of the 4 Gargoyles with his magical sword, but at the cost of his ribs being damaged by their tails and he was dripping blood, it looked bad for him, but he was determined, and yet he could feel himself changing.

Carlos was determined to protect Arella no matter what, and he managed to get his power up a litlte but it was not his saiya-jin power, it was something darker, it was his demonic side. Arella could see him changing and rather than see her friend change into something that was not his nature, she choseto fight, even though she didnt like to fight.

She used her inner power to summon a magical energy styled attack, which resembled a sword, and this drained the Gargoyles strength and yet Arella did not have the strength to bring the sword down on the gargoyles. She pleaded for Carlos to snap out of his rage and help her, that she did not want to lose him, and somehow, her tears managedto reach him. Carlos held Arellas hand and lent her his strength, and together they destroyed the gargoyles, but afterward, Carlos fell to the ground, in fact he collapsed from exhaustion and damage.

The item on the altar lowered and sat there, it appeared to be an elixir of some sort, but Arella did not know that, she used her empathic powers to heal Carlos and transfer that to herself, of course this caused her to be in the shape Carlos was. Carlos awoke and quickly realised what had happened, he grabbed the elixir and gave it to Arella, she awoke and they embraced ina hug.

The next thing they know, a bright and warm light erupted from the shrine/ altar and took the form of a beautiful angel girl. The angel spoke to them both and gave them the option to leave the caverns and go back to the forest away from all this danger and trouble. Carlos could not do this, because he had a promiseto keep, he would save the girl he loved, but he asked the angel to take Arella out of the caverns and did not know the angel was speaking ot Arella in her head.

Arella decided that if Carlos was not going to leave and give up, then neither was she, and so she told hte angel no, and the angel gave them both a sweet smile and warned them that those wtih a dark heart are suseptible to the swords dark nature, but htose with a pure heart and no guilt in them are the ones to unlock the great power of the sword.

The angel opened the way to tem and Arella and Carlos began again on their adventure, unaware of what may lie ahead of them, travelling upward on a spiral stairway.

and that is where it paused!

what will happen to our adventurers?!

find out next time!

[Brandon]

It is coming to a close very soon, our heroes came toanother puzzle in the pathways of these dark caverns and they were in grave danger once more. They found themselves facing a knight and some demonic statues, and Arella seemed to freeze in her place and Carlos used his magic sword to fight off the knight but only to have the sword shatter.

This caused the knight to back away and Arella soon found herself once agian fighting to help her dear freind, and she took up the fight, her powers were ablet o defeat the demonic warrirs, but not hte knight. Carlos was badly wounded by teh knight and Arella could feel his wounds since she was an empathic being, and it was happening agian, Carlos was beginning to turn into a demonic force, his demon blood was taking over.

Carlos lunged forward, the knight was no match for his new demonic force, and as the knight swung his sword around it seemed that Carlos had enough power now to literally grab it between his hands and snap it in two. The next thing that happened was Carlos pounding the knight into a powder and very messy substance, ther was nothing left of the knight in mere seconds, and the sounds coming from carlos were no longer a peaceful sound...

Arella backed awayto the wall and was very scared, she was also very saddened by what was going on, she felt that this was all her fault and that she was nothing but a burden to him. Carlos had turned to her and soon lunged for her but seieng her sadened face nad her tears he stopped and as she closed her eyes lettign the tears out, Carlos caught one of her tears and soon fell to his knees growling and shaking, he was fighting this demonic power of his, and somehow this little girl was helping him do that...

Once he had returned to normal he sat against the wall and Arella helaed his wounds but she had a sad heart, and she felt like she was nothing but trouble for him. When Carlos heard she was leaving he could not blame her or stop her, he became a sad pathetic site as he had seemed to have given up now,a nd was jsut sitting there agianst the wall.

Arella had her own agenda, she decided that if Carlos was unwilling to continue and find the sword himself, that she would find it for him and so she went off down the corridor on her own. That was a mistake she would soon regret though, as she tripped going down some stairs and hit her head, she was drawn intao dream world and was soon under attack.

Carlos soon snapped out of his self pity and had a new fire to protect and help arella, so he went after her, and when he found her unconscious he held her not knowng what to do.

In the dream world arella waas in grave danger facing the garudians of that world and they saw her as a devil and a threat to all existance. The affects she took in teh dream world were affecting her body as well and soon Carlos was begging and praying for her to just wake up and be okay, but that was nto enough and soon he found himself in the dream world pulled in by arella.

Carlos could see that she needed him now more than ever and altholugh the dragon creature of this dream world told Carlos to back off and that they had to destroy arella, he was not going to listen. Carlos seemed to gain great power from this tradgedy, just as goku did when freiza killed krillin, and his power rose and soon he found himself fighting the demon dragon thing.

Arella also seemed to change, as she watched her friend battle for her own sake and she was not even herself, she was like a new born more or less. Soon she found her power erupting and as the dragon called upon re -in forcements, Carlos could not handle them all and Arella took up her powers, but they were darker and mroe evolved as she attacked them and soon overcame them.

Carlos told arella to stop and the dragon backed away and so did the rest of the creatures, they were hurt both in pride and in spirit, and Carlos hugged and embraced arella and they both soon returned to the real world,t hogh the afects of this fight would soon take its toll on Carlos....

[Brandon]

Things have not gone well for our hero and his friend Arella, in the midst of this maze and its magical trickery, they have gotten separated in this labrynth of tunnels somehow...and now Carlos will face a very big challenge...taht may leave him scarred for life....and now... "The Quest For The Sword" : Part 4

(04/27/07 - 01:26:43 )
[PIC]
Carlos
What I have been clinging to
is a hopeless scream in my heart
: Carlos had gotten all turned around in this maze of a labrynth and it was still foggy, but as eh approached a clearing, he could almost make out a figure walking toward him, and he thought perhaps it might be Arella, whom he had somehow lost in this mess of a maze, but it was soon revealed as torches lit up in a square and empty room with no exits but the one the figure came from that it was his brother Trey, whom had been consumed by hatred and evil long ago by the entity known as Dark Force, his demon side had consumed him...

(04/27/07 - 01:32:26 )
[PIC]
Carlos
What I have been clinging to
is a hopeless scream in my heart
: Trey had on a simple black japanese anime styled uniform, with gold trim outline, and his hair was short and spiked, but was a tinted red color and his eyes were the color of a hot fire burning bright, but with a dark tint to them, like a black flame really, he grinned at his brother a sly grin as he stopped and took his hands from his pockets "Hello Carlos, dear brother" and Carlos had a somewhat shocked appearance to his face, his blonde hair flowing around to a mysterious wind, his face a bit dirty from the constant battle he had been on on this quest to save the girl he loved, he drew his sword and shook off the feeling of eeriness Nii...san...why cant we just...be a family and get along, let me pass so i can save the woman i love

(04/27/07 - 01:35:05 )
[PIC]
Carlos
What I have been clinging to
is a hopeless scream in my heart
: suddenly his sword flew from his hands and stuck in the wall this was obviously one of the tests he had to face before he could obtain the sacred sword...Trey had a smug look upon is face now as he lunged forward, his demonic power was surging from him and Carlos barely caught it as he flared out his aura and flung his right arm forward in a massive punch, the two collided and a shockwave was sent out ward bouncing into the walls which seem to absorb it but not too much, the wall chipped still

(04/27/07 - 01:37:34 )
[PIC]
Carlos
What I have been clinging to
is a hopeless scream in my heart
: Trey backed up a moment and then quickly ran forward, he slung his left arm forward in a massive and powerful thrust of a punch, which Carlos slid sideways and brought his arm up to block it and then quickly thrust his free arm forward toward Trey and his smug face, but Trey grabbed the free arm with his own and they stood there a moment staring each other down each determined and each having their own reasons for this battle

(04/27/07 - 01:42:48 )
[PIC]
Carlos
What I have been clinging to
is a hopeless scream in my heart
: their power was massive enough to cause lightning to strike all around them in the tiny room and Trey grinned almost having fun of this "what is this? you have changed, this is different from the last time somehow...what has happened? " as he looked at Carlos, whose eyes were glowing slightly and a symbol was glowing on his forehead, that of his demonic power "ah, i see, you are using your demonic power, this is good, very good isn't it?" as his eyes became a bit wider toward Carlos but in a psychotic sort of way, and then he kneed Carlos in the gut and spun around to kick him back against the wall "this is great, keep using your true power! you are steadily going to become just like me! wont that be nice?" Carlos then screamed and let out a large burst of ki and pushed himself up from the wall and landed a perfect punch to the center of Trey's chest and Trey had also landed a punch to Carlos face, which sent him back a bit, spitting out blood from his mouth as he screamed din pain

(04/27/07 - 01:50:44 )
[PIC]
Carlos
What I have been clinging to
is a hopeless scream in my heart
: Carlos stood up slowly and was a bit shaky as his clothes were torn and tattered and Trey stood there and finally he produced a sword similar to what Carlos had that was stuck in the wall and he stood there staring down Carlos and it was almost like an old fashion duel...Carlos was sure he was doomed but just then his sword flew from the wall and to his hand as Trey lunged forward and Carlos brought the sword up to meet Trey's blow and they crossed swords staring each other dead in the eyes and then Trey grinned as he spoke "I can feel it, your power, you are just like me, you are demon and evil, cant you feel it? you are my little brother after all" as the symbol on Carlos forehead had faded somewhat but was still there glowing, and he had a determined but sad look as looked at his brother and spoke why? why do you feel like you have to destroy everything and kill innocent people?the symbol was glowing below their feet as they battled as well, there is no reason for me to be fighting you, lets fight together for this world, if i can do it then there is no reason why you cannot do it as welland Trey had an almost believing look on his face as Carlos spoke those words

(04/27/07 - 01:55:03 )
[PIC]
Carlos
What I have been clinging to
is a hopeless scream in my heart
: Trey gave a small hmph kin of sound as their powers were erupting and causing the room to almost want to collapse, and even some torches flickered out, and this was a massive battle "for the sake of this world eh? there is no reason for me to protect it...NOT A SINGLE REASON!" as he then jumped back a little and lunged forward as Carlos fell forward and then gave him a massive uppercut to the bottom of his jaw, making him scream out and spit some blood once more, Carlos jumped into the air and quickly regained himself pulling his sword upward to gaurd as Trey lunged forward and crossed his sword in an uppercut fashion and the sword BROKE and then shattered into pieces, which caused him to have wide eyes and as hocked look on his face, as Trey said his name

(04/27/07 - 02:02:30 )
[PIC]
Carlos
What I have been clinging to
is a hopeless scream in my heart
: Trey then began to pummel Carlos, he kneed him in the gut "have you ever been betrayed by comrades you trusted?!" then he elbowed him in the back and kicked him upward and then grabbed him by the head "have you ever had to kneel at the feet of someone you hated and beg for your life?!" and then he pounded him downward into the floor and stood beside him as he kicked him against the wall, leaving a small imprint Carlos then fell to his knees almost about to fall to the ground as Trey stopped him and lifted his head to his own " of course you haven't, you have had a good life, loved ones, a mild and uninteresting existence, and that is why i left, to be alone! to kill without worry! to embrace my demonic powers!" as he then brought his elbow down and into the back of Carlos's neck sending him crashing to the ground..and then afterward kicking him over so that he was staring up at Trey."but now i am regretting letting you live hat life, i should have captured you and taken you into the darkness with me" as he stepped on Carlos head and he almost seemed to be letting out emotion at all of this...sure it was hate but it was still emotion......"this world is hell, a world where we must fight each other, and where each of us hurt?! if that is not hell then tell me, what is hell?" as a few tears dropped from Trey, yes tears, it had been a while since he shed any..."yes the day of being brothers again is here again, be tainted by evil my brother! join me!" as he lifted Carlos up by the head and surged evil power throughout Carlos entire body, Carlos let out a painful agonizing scream...

(04/27/07 - 03:09:09 )
[PIC]
Carlos
What I have been clinging to
is a hopeless scream in my heart
: Carlos was in so much pain,a nd he was on the edge of giving in, he could feel the power surging in him and his eyes were becoming less filled with love and life and more with a glow of insanity and no emotion...the power from all of this was beginning to shake the catacombs they were in and caused much rocks to fall from the ceiling as it threatened to collapse in on them, bursts of energy in lightning form shot forth from this surging of power that was going through Carlos and was probably all that was holding up the room they were in...who knew how long it would be until the whole place came down..and just as the darkness surrounded his very soul and essence, a dim light appeared and lit up the darkness, and from the light emerged the form of his love, the girl he was on this quest for, her long hair flowing around her perfect curves and large boobs, she was almost all naked, and she told him not to give up, she called his name and told him that they were always connected...no matter what...then his eyes snapped open and became the same caring eyes they were before, the ones arella knew him for, and he could almost see Arella and Lady Venom there with him...and that gave him strength to go on...

(04/27/07 - 04:14:41 )
[PIC]
Carlos
What I have been clinging to
is a hopeless scream in my heart
: he let out a powerful burst of energy which literally caused Trey to fall backward and release him, he then glared at Trey and after gave a small smile of happiness Brother....you saved my life in the past many times...I am still a child compared to most of our family...adn even to yourself...I cannot imagine the hell you have seen, and whether these people are worth protecting or not..I still do not know about them yet...but brother...there is this girl i love and a girl i like...one of them is always in pain and crying...that is why i want to protect her at all costs...he said this with deep emotion and thought in his voice..he meant every word of it...he cared deeply for Arella and he was deeply in love with Lady Venom...I just want them to have a smiling face...I want to give both of them happiness...therefore...this world is not hell...and i will be d**ned before i let you turn it into a hell! he balled up his fists in anger and determination as he said this and his hair went all spiked up and his power had spiked...he had now reached a new level of power......Trey chuckled and gave him a bored look "alright, let me crush your determination and spirit then...I will teach you a lesson til your will to fight is smashed and gone!" the two then lunged forward toward each other at an alarming rate of speed...

(04/27/07 - 04:20:10 )
[PIC]
Carlos
What I have been clinging to
is a hopeless scream in my heart
: the next thing that is seen is a blinding flash of white light and a brilliant but loud bang as the two collided in a massive show of power...the room shook and was on the border of collapse now...and when the light cleared...there was a dead silence...as Carlos had pierced right through Trey's body clean to the otherside...and Trey could not help but let a smile as blood dripped down his mouth...and he stood there...the two brothers meeting eye to eye in a gaze...as his brother faded away into a brilliant flash of golden light...apparently set free from his life of turmoil...and afterward he fell to his knees and collapsed ...b..ro...ther...he now had a strange mark upon his back which was showing and he was sleeping...