Codenamed : Nightfall

Thats the codename for my story that i just talked about and here is the first chapter that was relatively easy to write (notice the almost complete lack of name mentioning except for one guy who's name i got by using some anagram site i found through Google)

Brotherly Love


The wind was howling carrying screams of a forgotten era. The leaves ruffled and the air felt tense. It felt as if something significant was going to happen; something, which was going to change the balance forever.


“My patience has ended. Finish this quickly”, said the hooded man as he watched his target run behind a group of trees.

The 12 guards standing behind him moved forward to get into their positions. The guards were all covered in light armor and had black crests shaped like a two headed dragon breathing fire on their chest plates which indicated they were the royal guard. They took their bows and stood in firing stance. As they did this with their bows at shoulder height, the arrow heads started to glow golden.

“Fire at will”

The glow on the arrow heads got brighter and the guards released the arrows towards the target shooting with immense power.

“Just like old times” thought the man sitting on the sabre-toothed tiger as it came out into a clearing dodging the explosions around it caused by the arrows. He didn’t look fearful. Instead he looked determined. The tiger he was riding on was white just like the full moon; its powerful legs moved in unison as it propelled forward at lightning speed dodging some large boulders with ease. It had two big curved fangs reaching out until its jaw like two blades ready to attack with crushing force. The tiger’s body was about ten feet long and its large paws had razor sharp claws ready to slice through anything unlucky enough to cross its path. Its head was large and it had piercing black eyes which allowed it to see the night just as clear as the day. The man sat behind the tiger’s front legs as he held a diamond shaped item wrapped tightly in an old cloth. He looked up ahead to find the hiding place, to buy enough time to do what he wanted.

He heard an explosion off in the distance and he instantly knew what had happened. The tiger slowed. ”It’s alright. They knew what they were getting into.” Said the man petting the tiger and it continued forward. He knew he could not fail. They approached a rock formation up ahead. “This is it.” He thought as he looked at the entrance of a cave. He stopped for a second outside the entrance, as he muttered a few words and then moved deeper inside.

“Lord Hake, we tracked them going inside that cave” said the one of the guards to the hooded man.

“Go After them. We cannot let him escape this time.”

Lord Hake was a young man. His physique looked like that of someone who had seen his fair share of combat. He wore armor similar to the guards but it was more intricate. The arm and shin guards were thin and shaped like dragon heads. The armor was black except for the green crest in the middle. His green eyes were the only things visible through the hood on his head. They spoke of experience despite being so young.
Suddenly 4 hooded figures appeared out of thin air on top of the entrance kneeling down. They wore blank masks, each one identical. “The rest have been taken care of my lord.”

“Good work …. Let’s finish this. Go After him.”

The first few guards walked into the entrance and fell to the ground as they suddenly lost consciousness. “Guard yourselves. He’s put up traps.” The hooded men appeared behind Hake and they chanted an incantation. Then they proceeded inside.

Meanwhile the man moved further inside the cave. The cave was large enough for the man to continue riding the tiger. This made him feel more comfortable; like he was on the right path. The lining of the cave had torches that lit up as the man passed them. He had finished setting up the last of the traps as he came to a door.
”At last” He thought to himself reading the symbols on the door. A white glow appeared in the palm of his hand and he placed it on the door. The door lit up and it vanished into the ceiling revealing a rectangular chamber.

The walls of the chamber had lines originating out from the center of the chamber spiraling outwards. The man got off the tiger and he stepped towards the middle of the chamber where there was a fifteen foot long elevated rectangular slab. It had a diamond shaped depression in the middle of it from where the lines originated. He unwrapped the item and inserted it into the slab. As soon as he did this the item started to glow and there was a rumbling sound as the door appeared at the opening of the chamber and it slid down closing it. The lines around the center of the slab started to fill with the light and it filled the entire chamber. The roof of the chamber started to open as the tiger got up on top of the slab. The man looked into the tiger’s large eyes as he said “This is it, there’s no turning back now old friend.”

“It’s beginning. Find him.” said Hake as he felt the rumbling. “Over here my lord, this looks like the opening” said one of the hooded men.

Hake inspected the door and the symbols on it. A smile came across his face. “It looks like some ancient symbols, i have never seen them before my lord .” Hake’s smile widened, “That’s because it’s in a language that has no records my black hearted friend. It’s a code that I used when I was growing up; One that I helped create.” Hake noticed the light coming through under the door. “Stand back.” The hooded men moved back and Hake gathered some light in his hand. He placed it on the door and the symbols lit up and the door imploded into dust. “Took you long enough Hake. I was beginning to think my traps actually got you. ” Said the man as he faced those green eyes.

Hake entered the chamber and the hooded men surrounded the rectangular slab where the tiger was standing. “Well brother, I would worry about you right now.” said Hake as he stepped forward and removed his hood, “It’s time you had a family reunion, Say hello to father for me.” Hake sped forward at inhuman speed with his sword half drawn from its sheath ready to strike. He was stopped short by the light which was acting like a barrier around the man. The man smiled. “You always were impatient little brother. Now sit back and watch like a good little warrior.” The wind started to pick up as the light got brighter enveloping the tiger. It shot out towards the sky as if to embrace the moon.

The hooded men tried to break through the barrier but their attacks were ineffective. The tiger started to glow brighter and it melded with the light surrounding it. The roof of the chamber had opened completely and the light shot out like a beacon. The tiger let out a tremendous roar shaking the very earth as it looked at the man in front of him. “I know old friend. I feel the same. See you soon.” The tiger then started to disappear as the light started to fade leaving the man in darkness. The hooded men closed in on him.

“This is it brother. Your power has left you. Your end is near.” Said Hake “Don’t count me out yet little brother. I’m full of surprises.” The hooded men charged as they tried to land one deadly blow after another but the man dodged them with ease as he side stepped their attacks like they were moving in slow motion. He parried and deflected their attacks as he kept his attention on those green eyes he spent his childhood growing up with. He remembered it like it was yesterday. How he and his little brother used to spar in mock fights. Swinging those wooden swords around, they would go at it like they were in the midst of a great battle, fighting side by side. How he wished he could go back to those days….to the days before it all went to hell.

“Even when we were young you couldn’t defeat me brother what chance do you have now.” The man suddenly disappeared in the middle of the hooded men and reappeared in front of Hake “Well I was saving something especially for you, since you’re family, one last gift”. Hake stretched out his palms in front of him and released a beam of light from his hands. Hake barely managed to draw his sword as he tried to block the beam of light. He was knocked back when the beam hit his chest. The light caused four holes in Hake’s armor in the shape of fangs.

Hake recovered from the blow and drew his sword. “Whatever that was supposed to do wasn’t enough. I still stand”

“It will be when the time comes young one.” The man leaned against his sword panting. The last blow took all he had.

“I feel your pain brother, I’ll make this quick”

“Pain is for people with a soul Hake, something you wouldn’t und-ah ….” The man fell to his knees as the sword went through him. “…It’s cold”

“It’s Time to rest now brother.” Hake caught the man as he fell to the ground “Rest and Give in to the night.” Hake closed the man’s eyes and placed him on the slab.

“Lord Hake the seal has been broken; we do not have what we came for.”

“In time twisted one, There’s been enough bloodshed for one day.”