《The Story of KED》Part 1 Formation - Chapter 22
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Kid stood on a formation of rocks above a crowd of thousands. Speakers were set up on either side transmitting his words to thousands more.
“Today is a dark day for our rebellion.” Kid started, his voice solemn and grim, before raising it with more inspiring and uplifting ones. “We may have lost our leaders and our founder, but our mission still stands. The Empire MUST be defeated, for the sake of all those oppressed and enslaved by the Empire we must continue to fight.”
Kid’s expression grew more determined as he took a deep breath and glanced over everyone in the crowd, “I will take my father’s place, I will lead our rebellion, but I can’t do it alone, so please, will you stay with me? So together we can end the blight of the Empire.”
The crowd was silent for a moment before slowly cheers rolled through them, soon the entire crowd roared with cheers. Kid smiled, “Then get ready to move out, we have an area for a new base, and we’ll need a bit of reorganization. They’re will be challenging days ahead of us but we’ll come out stronger and ready to face the Empire.”
Bravo stood watching the crowd, his eyes red from previous weeping. He turned to look at Delta, his face twisting with anguish and guilt. Delta’s missing limbs had been replaced with cold metal ones, and half of his face was badly scarred.
Bravo heard the noise of stomping feet and turned to see Buck heading towards him. As Buck drew near he slammed a fist into Bravo’s stomach causing him to double over. He then grabbed him by the neck and smashed him up against a rock with his fist held ready to deliver another blow.
Buck’s face was twisted in anger and sorrow, “It’s your fault!’ He screamed, “If we hadn’t gone to that stupid base Mickey would still be alive.”
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Bravo looked him in the eyes before glancing away in shame. Delta moved over and put a hand on Buck's arm and shook his head. Otto moved in and stared at him, “Buck?”
Buck looked from each of them and back to Bravo, then shoved away from him in disgust, “I'm leaving, don’t bother trying to find me.” He said as he stalked off.
The three boys stood there in stunned silence, the air between them thick with their grief. After a while the blond haired boy from earlier appeared. “How are you holding up?” He asked Delta.
“I’ll be fine.” Delta answered.
The man gave a sad smile and looked to the other two, “I’m sorry for your loss. It isn’t easy losing those close to you.”
The four of them sit there reflecting on past events and loved ones lost. Bravo finally looked at the man, “You never gave us your name.”
“Ah, sorry,” The young man explained, “I go by Fox.”
“Bravo.” The young boy replied.
Fox gave him a soft smile, “Well Bravo, what will you and your two friends do now.?”
Bravo looked at Delta and Otto, getting a determined look from each, before turning back to Fox, his eyes filled with resolve, “We’re going to fight.”
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The System comes to Earth - and brings an apocalypse like no other. For this is not a System that breaks technology, and replaces it with magic: Nothing that friendly. It is a Broken system, a fine example of how something intended for good can becoming a plague upon the universe. Turning anyone into a monster. Being lucky in many ways, Jonathan and his coworkers find themselves the last hope of humanity.. Oops? No pressure.
8 124Out of the Blue
Spring: the chrips of the birds, the blooming of the flowers, and the gentle patter of the rain. Ah, what a beautiful time of the year! When students look forward to the coming summer vacation, when lovers rejoice under the sprouting trees, and when monsters rampage across the planet, but of course this would be autumn in the southern hemisphere. Thus is the peaceful life of our protagonist shattered as game like elements and otherworldly denizens intrude upon an unsuspecting Earth. Armed with nothing but his modern sensibilities and urban constitution, he will have to face a world brimming with encounters - both monstrous and otherwise. For those who are confused, this is one of those RPG Apocalypse stories.
8 232Erased
Alone in a vast expanse of knowledge and void of any previous memory what else was I to do but learn? The world above awaited me, but down here it was all I could do to read about it, prepare for it. How long would it take for me to see my first of the Learned Races, or encounter my first monster? To simply see a [City Guard] or a [Warrior] maybe even a [Mage], even then I'd be sated no matter how basic the Class. I wanted to witness what I read about, the fantastical [Secret Stache] of a [Treasure Hunter] or a [Pickpocket] using [Deft Hands]. These were natural occurrences above, but alas, I was below. And this deep down, I'd see my first horror before seeing any mere monster. My escape were the books but soon I'd turn that knowledge into a real escape, I'd emerge from this dear library and claw my way above. But I'd need to prepare myself, I just didn't know how yet. So back to my books.
8 219The Drop Sinister (DROPPED)
“Anise Tan’ae has terrible luck. Despite barely being of age, she is set to wed the province baron’s heir, settling down before her life can even begin. Running away, she is quickly killed by the ever-present dangers outside of her hometown.However, Anise’s luck is about to take a turn for the better.Reincarnated by a fallen goddess, Anise strikes out to Adventurer Academy in the hopes of standing with the heroes of old. However, AA is not a school for the weak or indebted, especially those who owe their servitude to the gods.” DROPPED
8 157Astrayed Absolution
I hav? lift?d th? curtain to show th? t?uth about th? Kingdom. I am disclosing ou? f?llowm?n ou? d?f?cts, ou? vic?s, ou? culpabl? and cowardly indiff???nc? ??sulting in ou? own mis??y. In my l?tt??s, I t?i?d to co???ct th? ha?mful accusations against ou? p?opl?. I b?ought out in th? op?n th? sad stat? of ou? count?y, all ou? g?i?vanc?s and f?ust?ations. Thos? g???dy f?ia?s, thos? co??upt l?ad??. Th?y who gov??n ou? land, you say w? should app?al to th? Celestial Kingdom, but how? Th? Kingdom is d?af and blind, th?y won’t h?a? ou? c?i?s, and th?y won’t s?? ou? suff??ings. Inst?ad, th?y s?nt imb?cil?s and c?iminals to gov??n us. W? a?? t??at?d lik? animals. I know most of you a?? af?aid, but f?a? mo?? fo? you? famili?s. A?? w? going to simply watch ou? child??n b? kill?d? Ou? wom?n abus?d, ou? fi?lds plund???d, ou? id?ntiti?s and dignity ?obb?d b?fo?? taking action? A?? w? to ??main sil?nt?
8 190The 13th Hour
Lexi can't stop killing people. Since turning 16, she's manifested uncontrollable magic that keeps taking lives, stumbled into the nightmarish 13th Hour dimension, and bumped heads with its guardians. With aid from the Department of Metaphysical Security, Lexi and the guardians try to figure out the connection between her volatile magic and the 13th Hour. However, it quickly becomes a race against the clock to stop the 13th Hour from crumbling and unleashing its horrifying "entities" into the world. For Lexi, there’s nothing sweet about 16.
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