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First, a pair of sonnets I had to write for school......yes...I did turn them in for a grade.

A Light Within the Darkness

As roses turn themselves from red to black
I accept the darkness within my soul
The path to the abyss has no way back
My heart darkens ‘till it’s as black as coal
The tortured cries of these dammed souls ‘round me
The shadows surrounding me take dark form
Their demon faces are the last I see
The darkness envelops me like a storm
A light within the shadows shows itself
A flame of green dancing chaotically
A flickering light within death itself
The flame grows stronger right in front of me
The strength of Chaos infuses my soul
And so my life is wrenched from this black hole.

Death

The cold hand of Death takes hold of your soul
You cried “Not now it’s too early for me.”
His eyes were red and his cloak black as coal
This was the last sight that your eyes did see.
You fall into the pit of swirling mists
The fiends come and take your soul to their pit.
Their tortures all are written on their lists
And on a throne of bones they dare to sit
Your screams echo throughout the evil land.
Your blood runs freely and the demons drink.
The wails are accompanied by a band
Sounds so terrible it makes your heart sink
But then the blackness comes and all shall end
Where all the wounds of soul and body mend.

Now a little something I wrote when I was very confused with all the crazy s**t in my life.


The Path I Tread

The path I tread
I stand at a crossroads and all paths lead to darkness

The path behind me is filled with shadows of my past the grief the regret the pain and loss

The path ahead of me is shrouded in the darkness of the unknown what lies ahead heartbreak? Grief? Death?

The path I tread is full of the shadows of the past and the darkness of the future but I will walk my path without fear because I know my friends are with my and they will aid me through these dark times and I will help them through theirs and I will continue on my path ever onward wherever my life will lead.

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Chapter 6

She couldn't speak she had seen the fatal wounds that Ragnarok had and now they were nothing but scars how could they heal so quickly? The roar from the creature rent he air once more but Ragnarok hardly seemed to notice he walked to the back of the cave and pulled a large pack from a cubby in the back wall. "What’s that?" she asked, he didn't answer but instead pulled forth another set of armor, the same as his first set, and laid it on the ground. He then pulled a large disc it was black and had a hole in the middle, metal bands went around the sides and into the center, in the center was a large blood red ruby. Without warning a large handle as long as her arm came out of one side, he placed it by his armor, then she recognized it, that was his sword! The blade came out on the opposite end of the handle, a blade as tall as herself and as wide as her torso but she could not see a place where the blade would come out, there was no hole or slot then she realized it made about as much sense as everything else about this nameless warrior. She was about to laugh when he pulled something else from the pack, a slender sword with glowing blue runes along the edge and a shield with similar runes around the edge on the front he placed them in front of her and said nothing else returning to the pack. She lifted the sword and instead of the weight of steel she had expected it felt light and fit her so perfectly it felt as an extension of her arm she strapped on the shield and felt equally at home with it. "These weapons were made for me." she thought.

Chapter 7

The weapons were as light as a feather and the blue runes upon them glowed faintly. She examined the runes and found that she knew none of them, they seemed to be from some ancient unknown language long forgotten. "What do these mean?" she asked "They are from the language my tribe used. They can imbue weapons with special properties." That explained why they were so light. She began questioning him on the meaning of the runes and how they affected the weapons. Eventually he said "You remind me of someone I used to know. She asked so many questions, questions that if she had stopped and listened she would have found the answers to much quicker." "But wha-...." she fell silent getting the hint. He began to explain the runes in more detail telling her what the meant, how they affected the weapons and how they corresponded with other runes on the weapons. Finally there was only one rune left, the rune at the tip of the sword and the center of the shield. "What’s this one?" she asked when he didn't explain it "That? That is my personal symbol." he replied. She looked at it with new interest. A roar scraped through the air and sent an involuntary shudder down her spine she looked up. Ragnarok got up and walked towards the entrance "Where are you going?" Nami asked "Hunting." he replied simply "For the monster?" she asked "No, for food you haven’t eaten in days" he responded then she noticed the famine sweeping over her "Stay here." he said and left the cave.

Chapter 8


She had remembered how hungry she was but now she remembered, with hunger comes thirst. She walked over to Ragnarok's pack and saw a skin with a symbol she recognized "water" it was in her own language! How did Ragnarok know that symbol when his runic alphabet was completely different? She took a long drink from the water skin while she thought on this then decided not to worry about that right now. She went to the small pile of wood next to the pack and placed a few logs and some tinder on the dying embers of the last fire. She soon had a nice warm fire going a few minutes later Ragnarok returned with a full grown stag slung on his shoulders he placed it down then pulled some rope from his pack, grabbed a few sticks from the pile of wood and soon had a spit ready. He then set about skinning and cleaning the deer after he was done he placed the stag on the spit and began to cook it. Soon the cave was filled with the delicious smell, he pulled the stag down and began slicing it up he gave her a large piece and she ravenously bit into it and began wolfing it down taking breaks only long enough to take a gulp of water. Ragnarok chuckled then began cutting up the rest of the deer salting most of it then he took a piece of the meat and laid it down beside him. She watched him expectantly. Would he finally remove the helmet that had shrouded his face for so long? He reached up and pulled the off the helmet.....

Chapter 9

She let out a small gasp, he was quite handsome with strong angled features but his eyes always commanded her attention. Dark pools of black with a single drop of blood in the center of their depths. One other thing caught her eye, a scar running from his right temple to his right cheek it was thin and seemed like it had been very deep. Ragnarok took no notice of her watchful eyes and picked up the meat and began eating slowly. When he was finished he returned to his pack and brought forth a very small chisel and a mallet he then went to his extra set of armor that was undamaged and began carving something very small into the back of the breastplate. She got closer and for the first time saw hundreds of runes running all over the armor it seemed he needed only a few more for only a space as long as her pinky remained between one side of the runes and the other. He worked quickly and soon needed only one more rune, he paused for a moment then chipped his symbol into the last space. Immediately the rune flared to life not only on the breast plate but on the other pieces as well, the runes glowed with an eerie green light. The light flared then all of the light flew off of the armor and into the air forming a large green flame. Nami was frightened but stood perfectly still as the flame floated before Ragnarok. She saw a hint of a smile on his face then he reached up cupped the flame in his hands then suddenly shoved the flame into his chest he shuddered violently then collapsed. He raised himself up slowly and walked towards the wall of the cave away from her and lay down and was soon asleep. She looked at him for a while then found she was shaking she sat down and soon she was asleep as well.

Chapter 10

That night she dreamed of the green fire the flame that had flickered in the air before Ragnarok. The flame that he had pushed into his chest the way he had smiled just before he did it. The flame haunted her sometimes taking strange forms, and then something about her dream changed. Ragnarok's eyes appeared before her and his face slowly took form then his body then he was holding her close to him, then-
"Wake up." she jolted up, shaken from her dream she was sweating slightly and she saw him crouched at the entrance to the cave. "Wake up, I have to leave for a moment and I do not plan for you to be asleep and vulnerable while I'm gone." "Uh, okay so I just wait here I guess?" she replied indignantly crossing her arms. "No you may go where you please I am you're ally not your jail keeper you may do as you wish." He stood and left disappearing into the jungle; she waited for a moment then got up and began following him.

Ragnarok had left the cave a few moments ago and now Nami was following him. He smiled slightly, she was good barely making a sound but of course she was obvious to him he laid a complicated route and soon came to a large waterfall, the water fell off down a very steep cliff going down at least 50 or so feet, he waited. Soon she came to the edge of the forest and looked at him. She was hidden well, not well enough. "I'm afraid, Nami that what I must do must be done in private, therefore I must lose you now. And remember that creature is still out there." as if to extenuate his point he could almost hear a distant roar over the waterfall, Nami shivered slightly. "Farewell, see you this evening." and with that he turned and leapt off the cliff, Nami ran to the edge of the waterfall but he had already disappeared into the spray.

Ok, these are the last ones woot!

Chapter 16

A light breeze blew through the clearing, Nami heard the crashing through the jungle, Ragnarok stood beside her, he raised his right hand and pointed it to the first large boulder green flames burst around it and it lifted from the cliff and shot into the jungle. A roar rent the air, ripping through the breeze like the claws of a feral beast. The creature crashed into the clearing just as Ragnarok launched the second boulder at it, the boulder smashed into the creature taking a large piece of rubble from its flame-enshrouded body. The creature stumbled back then looked at Ragnarok, roared, and charged straight towards him. Ragnarok lifted both his hands palms up, fingers spread and the spikes that Nami had placed into the ground rose and blasted into the creature impaling him over thirty times. The creature stumbled back and fell. Nami stared in awe, and then gasped as the creature shuddered and rose once more. Ragnarok had his sword over his shoulder, blade extended. Ragnarok charged at the creature just as it launched itself at him. They clashed in the center of the clearing, Ragnarok’s sword came down and sliced into the creatures arm shearing into it and stopping halfway, the creature responded by smashing it's fist into Ragnarok's side. Ragnarok was thrown back but kept hold of his sword, he slammed into a tree and fell to the bottom on his feet, he jumped, and launched himself back at the monster, sword leading. The creature dodged and Ragnarok plunged his sword into the ground spun on the handle and brought his sword soaring down into the creatures wounded arm ripping it off, the arm flew into the woods and the flames flew back to the creature. Nami stood mesmerized as the opponents danced around the clearing ripping and smashing at each other then both flew back to opposite sides of the clearing and lunged at each other....

Chapter 17

Ragnarok brought his blade down, slicing the great beast nearly in two just as the beasts arm slammed into Ragnarok, launching him towards Nami. He slammed into her and she spiraled into the abyss of unconsciousness. When she awoke she felt rain pattering lightly on her face, she felt herself being carried by strong arms. She looked up into Ragnaroks' face and smiled lightly then noticed something else, her body was shrouded in a pure white cloak that contrasted sharply with Ragnaroks’ black one, it was an exact replica except for the white. She looked up at Ragnarok in awe, as the rain pattered down she turned and saw the ruins of her city, as Ragnarok carried her into the rubble of her home she mourned for the loss of her friends, family, and all the other citizens. Her tears spread down from her eyes combining with the rain and becoming nothing more than water. They reached the center of the city and Ragnarok let her down to the floor and approached the pedestal, usually used for town announcements, and stepped up onto it.

Chapter 18

Nami watched in awe as multi-colored flames began to manifest around Ragnarok, the flames shifted from icy blues, bloody reds, and jet blacks, moving from color to color but finally settling on that emerald green, the green flames swirled about Ragnarok's cloaked form as the rain fell to the ground, Ragnarok spread his arms and looked to the sky, "I give myself, to return your life." he said as a beam of green flames blasted skyward, shattering the black clouds above them, and shaking Ragnarok's body and the entire city itself, the soulless corpses of the citizens of her home began to shudder as blue lights swirled down from the sky, circling around the pillar of green flames. The blue lights circled around Ragnarok, spinning faster and faster, Ragnarok seemed to shudder as the lights spun. Ragnarok pulled his arms close then threw them out wide, the blue lights, accompanied by green flames blasted in every direction, flowing into the soulless bodies of those in the city. Nami raised an arm as the green flames grew brighter, and brighter. Nami closed her eyes, and she passed out as a final wave flared over her, knocking her to the ground. When she awoke Ragnarok was nowhere to be seen, she stood and franticly ran up to the pedestal, looking around wildly, "Where?..." she asked herself, then she noticed movement, she saw the bodies of her friends, family, and all those that had been in the city as they began to stir, the citizens all looked up to Nami as light speared through the clouds, lancing down and lighting up the city that had once been a graveyard, would once again be a home. The citizens looked up from, what they had known as a long sleep, and saw their savior, a rousing cheer rolled through the city, hailing Nami as the one who defeated the terrible creature that had ruined their home. Nami shook her head as the citizens from the entire city gathered around her, she sat down, and began her tale, telling them what had transpired while their soulless bodies had lain in a destroyed city....

Epilogue

Nami stood and walked to her closet, taking out the white cloak that had been given to her, she pulled on the cloak and stepped onto the balcony, to the cheers of thousands. She raised her hand to stop the cheers and all went quiet, "We come here today, as we have every year since that day when we awoke, saved by a lone warrior, who's true name we do not know, we gather here today, to remember him, who gave his life to save us all," she looked out over the citizens, all watching her raptly as she prepared to tell her story once more, she saw the faces of the elderly, the young, and all the others who made this city their home, she looked out, trying to lock eyes with every citizen, to show them that she was telling this story to each and every one of them. She saw green eyes, hazel, and blue, brown, gray, and hundreds of other colors and shades, and one set of eyes that drew her into their depths, black eyes with a drop of red in their center. Nami gasped as she saw the smiling face of Ragnarok, he gave her a salute, then turned, and disappeared into the crowd. Nami stood there, stunned, eventually she regained her composure and continued her story, after her tale was done she dashed into the streets, searching for Ragnarok, she made her way to the center of town, he was not there, but his sword was, implanted into the pedestal, a reminder that he was still there, watching over them...