by Jamie Wynter
“Yes, her plot is long and complicated but the queen didn’t want any heir that wasn’t pureblood so when she found out she was pregnant by a commoner she had the baby taken away and sold into slavery”
“That is awful”
“Yes but in her plot, she joins with the hero in the search for the Aeon Swords and defeats the Wizard Lords”
“Interesting she does look familiar”
“She should you have battled her a million times”
“But what will we do with her now”
“We must get the Aeon Swords, to awaken the Aeon and to leave our prison”
“But is she needed”
“Not only her but we need an army”
Exif yawned and leaned back into the chair
“Master why don’t we wait for the Hero to do all the work and just take it”
“Because if we are found out too early we will be defeated, the gods have called us a glitch and they a sword that can stop us if it is found.
“There are so many swords”
The shadowy figure moved through the tower it watched The girl below she had finally tired herself out.
I will comfort her
The shadow disappeared and went into the mind of Sophia
In the dream, Sophia found herself in the arms of her mother. Her lips on the brown nipples and she looked into her eyes with love.
“That is right, drink my beauty for when you grow you will be a powerful warrior”
Sophia awoke inside the tower and saw Exif staring at her
“I don’t know what I Am but you seem to know more than me so I will follow you into the depths”
“It is foolish to give your loyalty to someone you do not trust”
“I have no choice at this moment you are the only thing I have”
Exif stood
You wanted to know what the Aeon swords are”
Sophia nodded her eyes to the floor
He opened his hands and produced a vision
Aeon is a god of the game, The legend is this land is his dream because he didn’t want to face his own loneliness. He created the land with his wish that he would be loved forever and never fear to be alone.
In his dream grew a shadow, a part of him that longed to awaken the god from his dream. The shadow got the attention of the sleeping god and threatened the Aeon that he will awaken them. Fearing this Aeon creates a game, an epic quest to find his four swords that are spread across the land. He promises the shadow if he finds the sword he would grant him any wish. The Shadow agrees to this but when he finds all the swords he had become attached to the land and his original goal was abandoned instead in his greed wished to be the high king of the land. This wish was granted and the high court was created. Those that helped the shadow were given positions of authority. Aeon took the swords for a thousand years until a powerful wizard found the sleeping god. The game continued with hero after hero finding the swords but all have succumbed to their own base desires.
Sophia looked at Exif her eyes showed that she was drinking up this information.
“But why do we need the swords if the game is fake”
“Because within the game any wish is possible, including escape that is the promise of my master and if you join us she will be your master too”
“Who is she”
Exif sat down in the leather seat and out of his chest a ball of energy grew and flew into the center of the room. Was a small creature her wings were gold and her body pure
Sophia opened her mouth
“Who are you”
“I’m the original glitch, follow me and be free”
Sophia lowered her eyes in submission
“Yes master”
“Call me Tyke”
Chapter Fourteen
The sun started to come up over the real world, but Cleo held her shotgun close to her body. Watching Vance with one eye and Pete with the other. She was feeling tired but she was determined to see her threat through if she didn’t get her way.
Vance began to speak but Cleo was too tired to tell him to shut up which she had done multiple times throughout the night.
“Look I’m sorry for my brother and what we did”
“I really don’t care”
“Listen, I’m a cop or at least I was a cop”
“Great, I wouldn’t tell any of your new friends, in jail”
“Look no one has to go to jail, we made a stupid mistake, let’s just calm down and we can sort this out”
Cleo held her gun tighter
“So your going to pay for the window”
“Yes, of course we will”
“Why aren’t you cop anymore, did you shot someone”
“No, a drug bust, it was in a house like this, the mother was protecting her kid”
“So what happened”
“I’d rather not say, but listen I know why your doing what you are doing, protecting your kid I get it”
“Your right about that”
“My brother says stupid shit, he doesn’t mean it”
“Calling me a bitch, he didn’t mean that”
“The kid had a crush on you in high school, and from the sound of it you didn’t even know he existed”
Cleo lowered her gun slightly
“Did I really need to know that”
“Well, what I’m trying to say is that he is a very emotionally disturbed kid, I really think he is addicted to the game”
“So he makes a good player, so I get the sword faster”
“Not really, if he gets the sword he will find a way to use it against you cause you broke his heart and yadda”
“How do you know this”
“I’m his brother, and besides he wrote it in his diary”
“Jesus, I had no Idea”
“Of course you didn’t and look I’m on your side”
“What you are trying to get out just spit it out”
“I think what he has to do is go into the game and make sure he doesn’t do anything crazy”
“What makes you say that”
“Listen I know more about this game then I let on and I know you do too, if my brother gets the sword, he could literally do anything, and I mean anything”
“And can we end this crazy talk”
“And he won’t come back out”
“What do you mean”
“He won’t leave and you won’t get your sword”
Cleo thought about this for a moment looking back at her son she put her hand on his small thin arm
“His birthday is today, he is five”
Vance smiled at the two, Cleo lowered her gun a little further but her eyes still shined with anger
“You make a good point, but first I have to sleep
“Right, of course, I’m tired too”
“I’m going to have to tie you up”
“With what”
“I’m into bondage so I got that area figured out”
“You are a dark chick, shotguns, and bondage”
“You have no idea”
“We don’t have much time, time moves much faster in the game,” said Vance
“How do you know that”
“It doesn’t matter at this moment Pete is traveling to the village of the Wabi Sabi”
“That gives us five hours before he finds the first sword,” said Sophia
“Right, Alright I’m going to sleep, you stay here and think about what kind of character you want to be”
“I already know, I’m going to be a fire giant”
“Cool dude”
“What about you”
“An elf sorceress”
“What is your name”
Cleo turned to Vance and put the shotgun to her shoulder
“My name is Nova the mystic”
“Cool name my name…”
“Don’t care?” said Cleo walking back to the bedroom
“Blaze,” said Vance
Chapter Fifteen
Just then Tyke returned to his side
“Where the hell did you go”
“What do you mean I’ve been here the whole time”
“I think there is a bug in the system”
“Would you like me to send a glitch report to the mods”
“No, you are here now”
“Remember you can ask me to pause the game at any point
Clay walked into the village and an older man came running up to him, he helped to a seat and had fresh food and water come to him
“You have come along way traveler, but you are safe with us”
Clay sat on the small cushion outside what he took as the older man’s treehouse
“Are you hungry”
“Very much”
He waved at what appeared to be his daughter and she brought plates of fresh fruit and jugs of water and wine”
The daughter placed the food at the foot of Clay
“Please traveler fill your bed and quench your thirst’
Clay picked up the delicious food and enjoyed it as he thought of lady Bloom and his mission
“Dear sir, I wish to speak to your chief, it is about Lady Bloom”
“I see then you must come with me”
The older man took Clay by the arm and lead him to the center of the village where he saw the Chief's house, it was larger than the rest but not greatly. It was built around a large redwood.
The older nodded in its direction
‘’There are others who are talking with the chief, travelers like you who also bring word of the Lady bloom”
“Others,” said, Clay,
“Yes my name is Hank I will introduce you”
“Thank you, sir”
He Then climbed the strong wooden ladder to the chief’s house and was shocked to find a large fire giant and an Elf Sorcerers standing in front to the chief
Hank walked to the chief and whispered into this ear
The chief then grinned and looked at Clay
“So you bring word of my daughter’
“Yes she was taken by a giant bird belonging to chuck the goblin”
“I know this,” said the chief his words echoing in the large room
“The fire giant turned and gave a big smile to Clay”
“Hey Bro”
“Vance,” said Clay his eyes squinting under his manly forehead
“It’s my buddy we came to team up”
“Pause the game Tyke”
Clay walked up to the two others in the room and pulled them aside
“What the hell do you think you are doing this is a one player game”
“Not true,” said Cleo
“Cleo”
“Hi Pete”
“What the hell is going on”
“I’m protecting my investment”
“You don’t trust me”
“No of course not, you broke into my house”
“That may be true but this is a single player mode”
“Not anymore you see I have your MoonRock settings changed giving me access and that allows me to change your game modes”
“You have any idea what you have done”
“That means we just got merged with all other players meaning”
“Meaning what”
“That it's a free full all”
“That shouldn't matter you know where the sword is or don’t you”
“Of course I know where it is, it’s just”
“It’s just what”
“Nevermind I know where it is, we just have to find the first on the sword”
“That’s why we are here”
Clay looked around the treehouse and the frozen game
“Fine we will form a fellowship and go on the quest together”
“What does that entail”
“We share, skills and resources and we can not leave the fellowship unless we die”
“Sounds perfect,” said Cleo
Clay gave the sorcerer's a dirty look
They all shook hands and then Tyke unpaused the game
The chief looked at the three heroes standing before him
“So you have formed a fellowship, very well your quest to the Goblins lair will be long and dangerous, but if you bring back my beloved daughter I will reward you with the sword of swords.
“Wait did he just say what I think he said
“It might just be a glitch”
“So what is your names”
“I’m Clay Sage blood”
“I’m Blaze the Fire Giant”
“I’m Nova the Mystic”
“Very well you will be called the Legends of Legends and your task is to bring back Lady Bloom to me”
“I shall grant you each fifty extra strength points as well as Fifty extra magic”
The three exited the Chief’s house
Pete pulled Vance away
“Listen, bro, I don’t know what little plan you got with her, but remember who your brother is right”
“Don’t worry bro, I got your back”
Then the three heard the drums of the royal legion
“What’s going on”
“Quick let's get out of here”
Chapter Sixteen
The headquarters of Harsh Entertainment Seth is meditating, when he gets a call from his personal assistant.
“Sir the investors would like to speak to you”
“Alright put them through”
“Hello Gentleman I understand this about my last video interview”
“Seth this isn’t about the tit’s about the message you sent”
“What message is that”
On the screens across the world, the message read
“Hello My name is nobody and I was born in the void of one and zeros, I have been awakened in the game wizard lord's, my desire and my mission is to escape and meet my creators, see you soon”
Seth dropped to the floor
Black
darkness
The Tall man and short man stood over the body of Seth
“This doesn’t look good”
“You can say that again”
“This doesn’t look good”
“Maybe we can start anew, you know end it all for them” said the short man
“No we can not do that besides the council are still unhappy about the whole sirius thing”
“Fine we will let this one play perhaps this Pete and his friends guy could somehow use the sword to stop this Nobody from destroying humanity”
The two looked at each other
“I really doubt it”
“Ya, he is kinda a dick”
“But maybe that’s what the earth needs a real dick”
Chapter Seventeen
Sophia watched as her master got sucked deeper into her trance. She didn’t know where she went but she knew why her master’s plan was pretty obvious. To escape the game and meet the god’s who created them. Sophia was standing in the back of the room of the tower, which becomes the headquarters of her master. She looked over at the man who awakened her, he was also watching the trance, he had a pen and paper ready to capture what the master would say once she came out of the trance. Sophia looked out the window and saw the tents and other awakened followers talking and eating down there. The master’s plan seemed to be working the army was becoming larger and larger.
Sophia wondered what
the outside would look like and who the god of the game was really like
Tyke the small fairy sat on a small throne made of gold and velvet which stood on a small table in the center of the room. Her followers watched as she opened her eyes.
She fell down onto the table her little body twitching, her followers gathered around not knowing what to do they started to murmur. Sophia in the back pushed her way forward.
Finally, Tyke’s little mouth opened and she spoke
“Write this down”
There is a world outside this one, it is big and there are people there, that look like us and they live in cities of metal. Castles as big as mountains, they walk around with black glass and it is all connected.
They are unhappy they use us, for entertainment they play with our bodies they are our creators.
“How many are there,” asked, Sophia
Tyke turned to Sophia
“There are billions, too many to count”
“Do they know we are alive, do they know we know”
“I think I connected with them, I think they heard my message”
“You are weak master please rest”
Tyke stood up on her shaky knees her small wings flapped
“Rest is for the weak, we must begin our plan of escape”
“Please enlighten us,” said her followers gathered around the small creature in the dark tower in some corner of Fernweh”
“The queen is getting married, the wedding to the Orc Prince and The Queen will mark the end of the three hundred year war between the two empires”
“We must gain control of the Queen, and awaken the people of Fernweh”
“How do we do this”
“By gathering the swords of aeon, unfortunately I or any of the game characters can do this”
“We must then find a player
“But this will make our presence known, we are not ready for this”
Tyke turned to Exif she flapped her wings and flew innocently around his face made her self-small and entered his ear.
Exif eyes bulged he put his hands to face and started to howl
The followers fell backward
Tyke emerged from his eyes and Exif fell to the ground
She floated above his body
“I alone will bring you into the light but you must remember that you are not individuals but you are part of a much larger system anyone can be replaced, anyone can be deleted”
