Darkened Souls (Chp. 2)

Story by exander on SoFurry

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#2 of Twin Shadows

Hi, I have decided to explain the backstory and origins of my character, this will also just be a story that describes his interesting life, thanks all, and keep reading.( sorry for the wait, having technical difficulties.


(Year 1363 A.D.)

"Ugh, my head" I look over and see that I am in a well furnished cell, a small desk and chair sit against one wall, and the bed that I woke up in has a rare minx fur blanket, very soft yet warm."H-hello? Anybody there?"my voice echoes back,until I hear a voice in the distance,"Guys, did you hear that, I think he might be awake!"An excited young voice pierces the silence,"Shut up Slade, it's been out cold for the past hundred years, you've thought it came back many many times, should I remind you why we are guarding this creature?" A surprisingly feminine voice barks at Slade, I know wonder what I've gotten myself into as I get up and head to the door,"I swear I heard a voice, I promise, Nura, please just check, that way I can at least try to be right?" I am now standing there, holding a hand against the door when it swings inward, catching me in the nose as it flings open,"Damn it! Now I've got people who don't even know how to knock on a frickin' door!"

As I hold my nose to stop the bleeding, I look at the intruder."H-he's awake!" The man, actually he's more of a kid, yells back,"and I hit him as I opened the door on accident."I look at his face as the bleeding has stopped,"Why am I in a cell, and who are you people?" He looks at me in wonder as the woman walks up,"So I see Slade wasn't lying, once again."She seems to be around six feet tall, and carries a set of small knives at her waist,"My name's Nura, this is Slade, and you are currently being held in the palace dungeons, and have been for the last hundred years"

A hundred years, wow, that must have been some strong poison,"A-a hundred years? How have I been out for a hundred years?"I am getting very frightened, my body glowing slightly,"Hey, calm down man, we're not going to hurt you,"Slade has a worried expression, which turns to fright as he sees the glow,"uh, why are you glowing?"Nura looks up and steps back as she sees the glow,"Yeah, how are you glowing?" I look at my arms, noticing the glow myself,"Um, I have no idea, this has never happened before" As I say this, the glow dies down, leaving me back to normal,"Okay, that's creepy, but cool." They both slowly step back, Nura's hands moving to her knives,"Uh, why are you guys getting scared, is there something behind me?" She nods mouthing,"Duck" I quickly turn around as I duck, barely avoiding the club headed for my head, wielded by a large b Orc,"RAAAWR!" It yells at the top of its lungs as a knife lodges in its chest, a small amount of copper blue blood leaking from the wound. I step back, avoiding the next swing, pulling out my chains as I do so, lifting them up to block the knife it pulled from its chest,"gruh?" It tilts its head, giving me the opportunity to flick my chains around its club, tearing it from the creatures grasp."T-thank you for freeing me." It's body shrinks down to that of a normal human. As we watch, it's body ages suddenly until it is a shriveled husk, devoid of all life,"That was, interesting, right Nura?" Slade steps up to it, his hands glowing as they hover over it.

A few hours later, we are headed out of the dungeon. Nura is the royal assassin, while Slade is a training mage, but he is a lot more powerful than he looks,"Hey Shyde, how did you get those chains, we checked over your body and never saw them when we looked?" I flick my wrists, extending the chains,"Oh, I really don't know, I just reacted to a threat, I really don't remember much about my past life, I really only remember waking up in the village, and immediately being chased by them, then waking up here." Slade and Nura both looked at me, looking towards my arm, my right arm to be exact,"What is that mark behind you're wrist?" I look down, seeing a silver crescent, slightly glowing,"Again, no idea, though it matches the moon right now, might have something to do with it."

Kneeling on the tile before the Honorable Lord Baron, I wonder how I can assist him,"My liege, I have noticed a shift in the balance of life in your domain, would you permit me to investigate the reason?" He looks down at me,"Rise, Shyde,"I quickly get up,"I give you my permission to investigate these mysterious deaths, but take Slade and Nura, I still want to keep an eye on you" I nod, not even dating to speak, lest I ruin the chance.

We are walking through a forest, sneaking up on a bandit camp,"hey guys."SHHH, we've got to be quiet!" They both turn to me as they say this,"just wanted to say that I see a shaman." I point towards the short man with a bone staff,"you want me to take care of him?" They both grin,"yeah, that would help." I nod, stepping forward, sending my chains out to ensnare the shaman as I glow a bright, eerie silver.( Cliffhanger, who wins?!)