Got bored and wrote (typed) a story based on Maplestory
I might post more, might not, kinda depends....
Legend has it that certain families pass down abilities through their children, but only one.
They are: Illusion, Speed, Summoning, and Flight
Twins should have never happened in any case, for it was a disgrace to have children of the same age in these families.
So whenever twins were born, which was rare, the one without the ability was cast aside and left to die.
But for one family, they did not.
And evil corrupted the world...
Mythsis House
12:00 m.t.
Nurse: Mam...
Kris: Yes?
Nurse: I'm sorry to say, but, you have had twins... One will have to die.
Kris: I cannot let that happen.
Nurse: But miss...
Kris: Raise the other one in secret. Do not tell him what his lineage is. The history of us families. The reason why he cannot be known about. You may tell him who his parents are and were.
Nurse: Miss...
Kris: His name, will be Kriel. He will walk the world, damned, just because of a history we weren't even part of.
Nurse: What will be the other's name?
Kris: Crezentials...hated by his own family for this fate.
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10 years later
Thief training school
11:00 m.t.
Thief Teacher: We have a new student. Come in Crezentials.
(A skinny boy walks in, wearing a large comical hat as if trying to hide something. A red eye gleams with nervousness while the other is covered with an eye patch.)
Crezentials: Uh... I'm Crezentials Mythty.
Classmate: You looks like a nub, noob. Why the heck did you choose this job anyway? Thieves don't wear stupid hats like you do. Only warriors do.
(The class laughs and jeers.)
Thief Teacher: Alright, alright. Settle down now.You, Crezentials sit in the back.
(Crezentials slowly trudges to the empty seat in the back. One Thief trips him. The class laughs at his effort to stay upright and keep the hat on.)
(The day seems to pass by slowly for the newly advanced Thief. His class seems to enjoy picking on him, "a dumb clumsy warrior".)
Job Courtyard
6:00 e.t.
(Crezentials sits on a bench reading while other jobs mingle around, talking to usually their own jobs. One Bowman breaks away from the group and walks up the the lonely Thief.)
Kriel: Hello Crezents. Like your new haircut? I made it extra frictiony just for you.
(Kriel's Bowman friends laugh. Surrounding the Thief, they begin to taunt him)
Bowman: Why don't you show us your new haircut, stupid?
Bowman: I bet it would be great. Kriel's so fucking hilarious with his ideas.
Bowgirl: Why don't we take it off for him?
(Kriel and the group grabs the Thief and takes him to the back courtyard. There, Kriel jabs him with his bow while the others struggle to get the hat off. A Spearman, Mage, and Pirate watches the scruffle.)
Manifest(Pirate): Jarald, can't you help him?
(Jarald sighs, hefting his Namaki)
Jarald: I'm afraid not. Even though I have my 2nd job adv already, I can't really take down a mob of Bowman, even if they're nubs.
Mist: And I need 1 more lvl to be able to protect Jarald in a mob battle.
Manifest: Fine. If you're not gonna help him, I will.
(With that, the Pirate snatches the stunned Spearman's Namaki and charges at the mob, yelling like a madman.)
Manifest: GET YOUR FUCKING ASSES OUTTA HERE!
(She starts somersault kicking the Bowmen and jabs with the spear every now and then.)
Mist: I'm surprised at what your sister can do.
Jarald: I don't even want to remember that she's my sister...
(Manifest walks over to the fallen Thief, who's trying to get up.)
Manifest: You alright?
Crezentials: ... I didn't need your help...
(Faints)
Manifest: Yeah right... JARALD! I NEED SOME HELP HERE! I AM A GIRL YOU KNOW!
Jarald: ...
(The Spearman picks up Crezentials. Manifest runs past while dropping the Namaki.)
Jarald: God. You can at least pick up after yourself.
Mist: I got it.
Jarald: Thanks.
Manifest: YOU TWO LOVEBUGS ARE SLOW!
(The two blush slightly.)
Jarald: Our house I guess.
Mist: I'll come.
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Winst's house
9:00 e.t.
(Crezentials opens his eyes.)
Crezentials: Where, where am I?
(He quickly takes note of his surroundings. He is sitting on a small bed, with a window about 5 feet wide. A lamp lights up the room with a golden warmth. A oak dresser is at the side of the bed.)
Crezentials: I can escape through the window...
(Then the Thief notices his eye patch is gone. Crezentials scampers around looking for it.)
Crezentials: Shit. I need it. Where the hell is it? I don't want to hurt anyone...
(The door opens and the Thief shuts both eyes.)
Jarald: Uhhhh.... What are you doing out of bed with your eyes closed? Sleepwalking?
(The Thief opens his right eye.)
Crezentials: No. I just woke up. Where is this place?And where's the patch?
Jarald: Oh. It's being kinda washed.
Crezentials: ...
Jarald: So, uh hi. I'm Jarald Winst. Spearman. Rank 30.
Crezentials: I'm rank 27. Rogue.
Jarald: Your name?
Crezentials: ...Crezentials Myth-- Mythty. But some people call me Crezent.
Jarald: So Crezent, why were you getting beat up by the Bowmen?
Crezentials: For some reason...the Bowman with the blue hair hates me. He's in my orphanage room.
Jarald: Oh. I'm sorry. About your parents I mean.
Crezentials: No worries. I can't even remember them... I lost my memory in the incident. They died in a deliberately set fire.
Jarald: Me and my sister, we lost our parents to a Summoning.
Crezentials: Summoning?
Jarald: You don't know? Legend has it that certain families have Abilities passed down though generation. The four strongest right now are: Illusion, Speed, Summoning, Flight. The Abilities are passed down directly, so if the one wielding an Ability dies, the Ability disappears for a long while. The Summoning family's descendant was power-hungry... My parents tried to stop him. They achieved it, but died with him. He left a child though. People naturally hate people with Abilities. The well-known ones become evil at one point or another or are forced to.
Crezentials: Oh. (But..if I'm right...I can cast illusions.. weak ones, but then I'm an Illusionist. I can't let anybody know about this.)
Jarald: Anyhow, what's under your hat?
Crezentials(Blushing) : Uh... my roommate played a prank on me...and I got weird hair...
Jarald: The Bowman?
Crezentials: Yeahh....
(The door bangs open with a BOOM! Manifest and Mist stand in the doorway.)
Manifest: Weird hair? Omg! Lemme cut it!
Jarald: That's my sis... Manifest... The mage next to her is Mist Moonrit.
Mist: Is your left eye okay? I was going to try and heal it but you were covering it so I thought I shouldn't.
Crezentials (Relief) : Yeah. Thanks though.
Manifest: CMON! SIT SIT! (The Pirate grabs the Thief and ties him to a chair)
Jarald: I don't really want to watch this.
Mist: Who knows? It's kinda amusing.
Crezentials: Uhhhh...
(Manifest takes of the hat. An afro pops up.)
(Crezentials blushes)
Mist: Wow.
Jarald: That Bowman must have pulled a big one on you.
Manifest: Quiet please! (She begins hacking away at the mess of hair. Soon, it becomes slightly spiky, but shorter.)
Jarald: That's actually not that bad.
Mist: Maybe you should make it a little straighter Manifest.
Manifest: OMG! I can try that rebel hair I saw in MS styles!
Crezentials: This is scaring me...
(A while later.)
Manifest: DONE!
Jarald: Wow...That looks great!
Mist: He looks cute. Is your hair naturally blue like that?
Crezentials: I think so. Uhhhh, can I have the eye patch now?
Mist: Oh. (Hands the eye patch.)
Manifest: You look better without it! Especially your red eyes! Or eye.
Crezentials (Fastens eye patch securely over left eye): Yeah... I'm okay.
Jarald: Going home?
Crezentials: Maybe... if you can call it home. I think I'll probably head over to the library and make a plan.
All three: Plan?
Crezentials (Grins): You'll see. And if you wonder why Thieves make so many enemies, watch and learn.
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Morning
Library 9:00 m.t.
Jarald (whispering) : Crezent? Are you here?
Crezentials: Zzz.......
Jarald (pokes the Thief): Wake up!
Crezentials: Gah! (A dagger appears like magic in his hand)
Jarald: Holy shit. Remind me not to wake you up.
Crezentials: Ahaha sorry. It's usually a threat if my roomies attack me during the night. (The dagger mysteriously vanishes.) Anyway, what's up?
Jarald: I wanted to see your plan.
Crezentials: Oh yeah. Wait.
(Crezentials grabs a steel titan and a couple of icicles.)
Crezentials (montions to Jarald): Cmon.
Thief Training School
9: 25 m.t.
Jarald: I'm gonna be dead if I get caught. You're a Thief but I'm a Warrior. A JOB-ADVANCED Warrior. I shouldn't be at school in the first place.
Crezentials: Shhhh... Stand here and wait in the hallway.
Jarald: WHAT?
Crezentials: SHHH! Put these on. (Crezentials hands Jarald a Orange Sporty T-Shirt, White Bandana, and a Reef Claw. The Thief then sneaks into the room)
(Jarald puts on the clothes and waits. A Thief teacher passes by. Jarald gulps, but all the teacher does is wink at him.)
Thief Teacher: Have fun. (disappears)
Crezentials: I'm done. (The claw and icicles are gone.)
Jarald: Now what?
Crezentials: We wait. You can hide in the back.
Jarald: But there's no hiding place.
Crezentials: Don't worry. Just stand there for about an hour.
Jarald: WHAT?
Crezentials: If you want to see what I did, you have to.
Thief Training School
10:25 m.t.
Jarald(thinking): Finally... He watches as Thieves file into the door. Crezentials is last, tripped by his classmates.
Thief Teacher: Alright, alright quiet down you bunch of no good kids. Take you your notebooks.
Thief: Uh sir, my notebook is gone.
(The room masses into chaos)
Thief: Omg! Mine's gone too!
Thief: I have mine....
Thief: Guys! The ceiling!
(Everyone looks up)
(Notebooks are pinned here and there with icies, which are starting to melt.)
Thief: Noooo! My notebook!
(Some of the notebooks fall, hitting the ground with a wet slap. The ink on the pages start to run.)
Thief: Who did it!
Thief: I think it's Taryn!
(Taryn is the only Thief with his notebook.)
Crezentials: Get him!
(The Thief mob rushes torwards the single Thief. Taryn panics and runs.)
Taryn: AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!
Thief Teacher: Crezent, stay here. You too Spearman.
Crezentials: You can see Jarald?
Jarald: Eh? See? Whu?
Thief Teacher: Of course. I'm not a teacher for nothing. Besides Crezentials, your IIlusion casting is still pretty weak. Had the Spearman had laughed, he would have been found out and who knows what would have happened?
Crezentials: So I was right...I am an Illusionist...
Jarald: What? Wait. I'm confused.
Thief Teacher: Your friend here a descendant of Mythsis family.
Jarald: You mean the... Illusion holding family?
Thief Teacher: I'm quite surprised you know. (Crezentials shifts uncomfortably) Usually, Maplers don't have that kind of knowledge.
Jarald: Of course I would know! My parents killed a Summoning!
Thief Teacher: And died in the process... I'm sorry, I couldn't save Jackie and Shale...
Jarald: You knew them?
Thief Teacher: Of course. I was part of the group sent out to kill the Summoner.
Jarald: Then why didn't you try harder! Why?! You should have known that they had kids!
Thief Teacher: Jarald... it was something I could not prevent... I was about to get possessed... your mom pushed me out of the way. Your dad had to kill them both...it broke his heart. He couldn't live to see the next day. I sometimes wonder if he remembered about you two. He could have lived for his children.
Jarald: Don't... don't go dissing my dad like that! (Tears start to form.) I never knew that...it was my dad...who killed mom and the Summoner...
Thief Teacher: It's in the past. Let it go Jarald. Instead of pondering over this, try and make sure if doesn't happen to you. And I want to ask you a favor.
Jarald: What?
Thief Teacher: Protect...and accept Crezentials. He's been hurt by his lineage, death of his parents, others... He needs someone that can understand him. Also, he would make a good comrade to guard your back...and protect you in return as well.
Jarald (notices Crezentials disappeared): Where'd he go?
Thief Teacher: He's probably at the river.
Jarald: Alright. Uh...thanks for telling me all this.
(Jarald runs out the door.)
Thief Teacher (Looks after the Spearman): No...thank you for taking charge for my nephew...
Emerald River
10:32 m.t.
(Jarald runs around, looking for Crezentials)
Jarald: Crezent! CREZENTIALS!
(An arrow whizzes by, nicking the Spearman's face. Jarald spins around, blood streaming from the cut. Kriel faces him.)
Jarald: What do you want, Kriel?
Kriel (mocking him): What do you want, Kriel? Of course, revenge. And now's a perfect time. You're weaponless and helperless.
(A group of Bowman walk out of the bushes, surrounding him, arrows trained. Jarald backs up slightly, arms up. Kriel sneers.)
Kriel: We have a perfect dummy for target practice. Boys, get him!
(Suddenly a blur of black streaks past Kriel. He falls over, stunned.)
???: Crezent!
(Crezentials lands next to the mysterious figure.Strangly, his eye patch is gone, but Jarald is unable to see the once covered eye because of Crezentials's bangs.)
Crezentials: Jarald, close your eyes!
(The Spearman obeys and covers his eyes. Screams ring out as an earthquake of footsteps rush away from the four.)
???: That should take care of them.
Crezentials: Jarald, you can open em now.
Jarald: Oh. (The Spearman uncovers his eyes and stands up.) What happened?
???: Well, you just got cornered by a group of Bowmen. And we saved your ass.
Crezentials: Uhhh... Jarald, meet Frost. He's a Chief Bandit.
Frost(Holds arm up in salute): Yo.
(The Chief Bandit begins to tie up the unconscious Kriel.)
Jarald: Uh hi. Crezent, did you just...?
Crezentials: Yeah. I cast an illusion.
Jarald: Oh. Why'd you tell me to close my eyes? And why not Frost as well?
Crezentials: You can cast illusions into people's minds, but that's really hard. Only well-trained Illusionist can. A mage? Not at all. Right now, all I can do is visual illusions. As for Frost...
Frost: I'm blind.
Jarald: Oh. I'm sorry.
Frost (amused): Nah. I've been blind since a babe. It doesn't really matter to me. But sometimes..(sounding wistful) I wonder how the world would look like...
(Awkward silence.Crezentials reattaches the eye patch. )
Frost: Anyhow, I've got to go kick some Jester butt. Quest, ya know. (The Chief Bandit hastes the three) A little gift. (He disappears.)
Crezentials: Well. Why'd you come looking for me?
Jarald: ...
Crezentials: Well? Aren't you going to hate me? I am one of the Ability retainers, the ones that end up causing death or world domination or... (breaks down in frustrated tears) Listen. I never asked for this alright?
Jarald: I... don't really know what to say. At first, I was kinda shocked and wished I never met you or something... but now, well looking at you, even if we've known each other for a short while, I can't group you in with the other Ability retainers. I don't even know you that well. And right now, I can't really say anything comforting, something like 'Everything's gonna be all right'. Cause I don't know if everything will be all right.
Also, (Jarald grins) you just saved my ass right? You can't be evil or something to do that.
Crezentials (sits down with a relieved sigh): Well... thanks. And yeah, I did save your ass.
(Slight pause.)
Jarald: I guess we should head back now. What about Kriel?
Crezentials (glancing): Oh, almost forgot about him. Well, I guess we can play a little revenge.
(The two grin.)
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5 years later
(Jarald kept Crezentials's secret to himself. He knew Crezentials didn't trust Manifest and Mist enough to share his lineage with them. The group of four became very good friends. Mist also introduced Crezentials to a Assassin called Moony, who could care less about the sin and dit rivalries.
To be continued?