Eternity Strife

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CHAPTER THREE

The Way to Rexzium

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 Arron, Zack, and Dosix left Arcadia to set out for the snowy kingdom of Rexzium, the would have taken the jet bikes but they would only have gotten in the way, reason being the large forest they had to pass and mountain they had to climb.

"So Dosix tell us about your life, ya know, you, your uncle, your family why ya moved down to Arcadia and everything.", Zack asked, he was walking at a good pace.

Dosix looked up at Zack then back at the path they were walking towards the Forest, "Well", he started but his voice then got a little softer, "When i was young i was born in Rexzium, my whole family lived there but one day, some man came to visit us, he talked to my uncle about the gem of eternity, which by the way is the reason im interested in you", he said stopping his story and looking at Arron. Arron looked back and nodded, "Well The king decided he wanted the gem, he came down and attacked my family, he killed my parents but sparred me, my uncle and my sis only becaus we were young and my uncle knew about the gem. My uncle told me to leave with my sis but she couldnt leave because she i guess fell in love with this guy. I left though and made it to Arcadia alone...", dosix said with a sad look on his face

"I thought you said your family needed the food when you stole our money?", Zack asked with a look of finding out he lied

"I am my own family so i wasnt really lying to you...at any rate the Forest starts up pretty soon, over that hill as a matter of fact", Doix said to the others. The sun was up completly giving them a whole day to get through the forest so they could rest before the mountain. As they got to the top of the hill and loooked over the forest started and it was big, they could see where the mountain started just past it, but it would take all day just to cross that forest.

They got to the forest entrance and it stated to get dark in there, "whats with the lighting?", Zack asked trying to ot sound afraid

"The trees are so thick its hard for light to get in here, dont worry though the only dangers are the rouges and the animals", Dosix laughed being serious

"Huh", Zack jumped a little, never really liking animals

Arron looked at Zack jump and chuckled a bit, the group continued walking though, "alright as long as we dont make loud sounds or sudden movements we should be fine, so keep walking carefully", Arron whispered

About a few hours later the heroes got to the near end of the forest and it was getting really dark. It was also now getting cold and the trees were moving back and forth in the wind, "alright this is gettin creepy", Zack said getting scared

"Dont be a wimp, nothin can go wrong", Dosix said a bit annoyed

"Nothing can go wrong", someone said from up in a tree but as the three looked up it wasnt there, "well i can tell you what", the voice now came from behind them and a sthe trhee looked there was nothing

"Okay form a circle", Arron said and the three did

"You are wrong", the voice said in the cneter of the circle and the three faced it but it was gone and then they noticed in front of them just a few yards away and about a mile behind him was the exit

"Who are you!", Arron yelled, his hair was flowing with the wind but even with the cool air he was sweating from his enemy, his presence felt strong

"Its always polite togive your name before asking others", The man said, he was hunched over with his arms dragging low, he had a mask on with one eye showing, but the eye was on the cracked half of the mask, he had messy black hair and a black outfit, he looked somewhat like a hunter. he had lots of belts like Rynell but all over his black boots, Tight black jeans, and black army tank top.

"Arron Strife!"

"holder of the gem of eternity", he said in a whispered tone but understandable from there distance, he tiited his head like a dog trying to find something

"Maybe so", Arron yelled out to The man

"Well then Arron, Zack and Dosix Im Kane...", he started to laughed as They three jumped back at how he knew there names, "I need that Gem, and i dont want you living so im gonna have to kill you!", He jumped at them from all those yards away and still made it all the way to our heroes starting a fight.

Kane pulled out two crow bars, long and sharp and held them as swords, "Lets go!!", he immedeatley went after Arron who pulled out his sword, he oarried one swing and rolled uner the other, Kane stood in one spot eyeing Arron as he got hit with a rock, "what!", he looked over to see Dosix with a slingshot and a sack full of rocks, he threw his crowbar at Dosix.

"Wha!!", he dove out of the way as the crowbar came flying back and hit him in the leg, "ah whats the *", he fell donw to his knees as he noticed there were chains on the bars

Kane dropped both bars from his hands and released a few feet of chain then swung them around at Arron, Arron caught one in his sword but the other came right at him until another sword stuck into a hole in the chain and held it down to the ground

"Not today", Zack said punching Kane in the face sending him back a bit, him losing his weapons, "What now!", Zack ran over to Kane

Kane looked up and did a chinese get up pushing off his hands and landing on his feet kicking Zack in the chest as he got near, he then cracked his neck back and forth then his knuckles, "Not enough Kids", he said pulnching his arms oput and claws come out of his knuckles, "its over", he ran at Arron again

"Your Done Kane!", Arron yelled as KAne got hit in the head with another rock from Dosix, As KAne turned to look at Dosix, Zack jumped behind Kane grabbing his arms and tying them behind his back with KAnes chain. Then Arron kneed Kane in the chest as he tried to stop Zack, falling to his knees Kane passed out, "Teamworks the key", Arron winked

They looked at Kane who was unconcious, "Leave him, we have no need to kill", Dosix said

"Wait", Arron walked over to him and kneeled down, "Why do you think he wanted the Gem?"

Dosix looked at Arron and rooled his eyes, "Like I said its valuable, people would want it, but how he found out you had it im unsure"

"Its because...your grandfather...heh....we are the ones who burned down your village", he said standing up

"Ahh!!", Arron swung his sword at him but he stoppe dit by biting it with his teeth

"heh, we want the gem so we can finally put togetehr all of the pieces and well whats more cliched then tyaking over the world", he mumbked spitting out the sword and jumping back, "til then Strife", he jumped up in the tree and disappeared from the three

"No...", Arron fell to his knees, "why do they want it though, just to destroy the world, no there must be more"

Zack looked at Dosix and met eyes with him , then looked back down at Arron, "Hey cmon the forests exit is just there, lets go before anyone else shows up", he said as they left

Later that night

Halfway up the mountain our heroes set camp, no tents but a fire in the center of the Zack and Dosix and a safe place to sleep, "Its getting cold", said Zack to the others

"Well obviously, The kingdoms just up the mountain", Dosix explained

"wait really? so it snows up there right?", Zack asked

"The snowy kingdom of Rexzium, man your an idiot Zack", Dosix and Zack laughed

Arron was standing off by himself at the edge of the cliff, he looked out at the stars as the moon stood directly above him, shining brightly but not as bright as the sun. The stars seemed to all sparkle different shades, some brighter and some not as bright. Arron wasnt wearing his sleevless jacket but was wearing his black wife beater and everything else, it was cold but he wasnt because deep in his heart he was warm, warm with revenge, he didnt obtain what he wanted but he knew who he was after, kind of. "Gramps what do I do?", He asked himself and heard some words back

"You two have what it takes to become heroes....dont let me down", a voice was heard in arrons head

"Heroes huh... im not quite sure what you mean yet gramps but i promise i will get revenge...but why me...", he said looking at the gem which was now on a necklace tied around his neck, "why am i the one to have this, they say they need it to complete the puzzle... what do they mean...", Arron looked back up to the sky now, "what it means is i have to stop them, and  will, with my friends...", Arron said looking over at Zack and Dosix who were laughing, "No matter what"

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