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A Hero Tale {Complete}

The darts struck Jenso one after another, pushing him back, bruising his flesh, and cutting into his arms and torso like little knives when they weren't stopped by his stance. The archer ignored his comments and fired a grey stream of energy at him this time, one that vibrated erratically as it flew through the air.

A Hero Tale: Oswald

There were only 5 men in the barn with him, grouped together and blocking out the wide open entrance, and the door into the main building that Oswald had destroyed earlier. "He found us, but he wasn't too... Angry. I mean, I don't remember him being very angry before, either, but-" he paused and stroked his hair nervously. "Still, Pops wasn't really uh.. Complying. His daughter wasn't too eager to hand over her book either. We told them to just give him the damn book, and that we'd travel across the countryside lookin' for another copy, but Angelica damn near shouted my ear off. Before he came after us, she fled on her own without a word, and left Joshua to explain, but he wouldn't. He just kept sayin' 'don't let 'em get the dang book'. That green feller conjured up some weird green smoke and kept touchin' pops all over. God the screamin'," He turned away for a moment, and then back to oz, fluttering his eyelids, "Shit.. It was just too much to watch.. The old man's heart just couldn't take it, an' he.."

A Hero Tale: Jeff

~ Chapter 6 ~

_{Crazed Guidance}

The man rose back to his feet and began walking towards Jeff, snickering to himself. His under-shirt was covered in blood stains and clung to his thin figure like plastic, and his pants did the same, ending at his ankles. "Confused? I would be, no- No I wouldn't! I'm no fool, not me! But you- You hungry little lad, you've just ingested a particularly unhealthy berry!"

A Hero Tale: Jeff

As Jeff left the hut, somebody was standing outside, near the center of the trio of housing complexes. It was a tall man with snow-white hair that was tied back in a braided ponytail. He wore a dark cloak, and had no shoes on, but faced away from Jeff and stood on one leg for some odd reason. "Oh ho-hum," he started in a sing-song voice. He then bent backwards and landed on one of his hands, bridging his back as he stared at Jeff with an up-side-down smile which revealed two sharp canines. "You ate the berries, didn't you?"

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~ End Of Chapter 5 ~

A Hero Tale: Oswald

~ Chapter 2 ~

_{You Should Have Listened}

Oswald came to in the middle of the night, on a bed of hay, surrounded by his fellow workers, half of whom looked dreary, and overcome by a feeling of dread or woe. "Awake at last, Oz?" One of the men asked from his side, already offering him a freshly made slice of blueberry pie.

A Hero Tale: Oswald

Zelriane stepped away as Oz swung hopelessly and exhaled a single breath of air. "Unique. A word that will haunt you in the coming years, I'm sure," Zelriane taunted, watching as Oz struggled to manage his senses. "Nobody had to die. But now, I will kill every last-" He was cut short by the proceeding shout. Zelriane's eyes narrowed briefly before Oz's aura exploded forth with an excessive amount of force. Zelriane braced himself hurriedly, and was pushed back several yards. His feet dragged across the ground and several rocks flew past his naked lower legs, cutting them up slightly, but he held firm. His loose green hair flew back, and stood on point like it was held in place by magic, but Zelriane escaped mostly unharmed, albeit fiercely surprised, even more so when he'd noticed that the backs of his feet were bloodied by the ground he'd dug into to remain standing. "Blue Ki..." He lowered his arms and approached Oz as he tumbled to the ground. Zelriane nudged his cheek with his foot and huffed in disappointment. "I will not kill you here, but all who you care for will most certainly suffer if they resist my hand."

Zelriane looked down at Oswald from his side and poked his cheek again while running one hand through his now slicked-back green hair. "Think on your transgressions while you sleep, and hope that your friends hand over what I desire without complication." With that, he struck Oswald hard across the face with his foot, and in an instant, the brave man's consciousness was torn from him.

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~ End Of Chapter 1 ~

A Hero Tale {Complete}

~ Chapter 35 ~

_{Sorrow Turned To Rage}

"Ahohoho! You struck a nerve, little golden boy! Who would've known he held such contempt for his daddy? It's kind of cute! Such a viceral specimen, hohohmmm.." The same woman's voice echoed from somewhere inside Jenso's head.

Dacer's white arrow of energy split into hundreds of tiny little dart, creating a wall of energy that Jenso couldn't dodge.

A Hero Tale {Complete}

Jenso Jenso grabbed his arms and spoke to him, the bowman's eye flickered, but a sudden flash of purple energy surrounded his head, and he tossed Jenso aside, swinging the man from his feet and kicking him in the chest so that he would let go. The bow disappeared, and reappeared in his hands. He aimed at Jenso and pulled back with another white Stream of light.

"My father is dead!" He shouted, firing once again.

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~ End Of Chapter 34 ~

A Hero Tale: Oswald

Zelrian followed the shard of debris with his hand and caught it by his side. It dropped to the ground undamaged, but as Oz approached in a tackling motion, Zelriane turned and attempted to use his own weight against him. He made a grave error in judging Oz's strength however, amd was torn from his feet, and launched backwards, but the green energy from Zelriane's hand had seeped into his body in the split moment of contact, and just like that, the end was in sight.

Zelriane spun around backwards, rolling onto his feet once again, but he took no stance. "Agony of the void," Zelriane started, cracking his neck uncomfortably, "My magic will share a reality bending pain with you." As he said, the magic spread quickly through Oz's arm, and prompted a severe sensation of pain, beyond anything he'd ever felt in his life. It did no damage, and it was not dangerous, but Zelriane's magic was meant for nothing more than incapacitation and torture. Zelriane rubbed his glowing hand and the magical aura faded. "Pain that I have grown used to, ever present within my body. Can you even stand? Haha.."

A Hero Tale: Oswald

Zelrian's eyes remained locked on Oz's silhouette, wider than usual until he finally appeared from behind the copious amount of dust. For a moment, he was frozen in place. His combat stance loosened for a split second, and his once invisible mouth glowed through his mask as a faint smirk. "You're no normal human!" He shouted, lowering his fists and stepping towards Oswald. Zelriane's right hand began to glow with a powerful green, smokey aura. "Perhaps I should quell your hidden flame... But then, what a waste it would be." He stopped several feet outside the barn's entrance and rose his empowered hand towards Oswald. "What would Rajaka do?.. Feh, why am I even asking.."