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It was a dark clear night on the planet Zar'Kilia. There Raven, an average teen boy, sat by a fire in an empty valley. He moves closer to the fire, trying to stay warm, waiting for his father to return. His father had brought him out into the valley in search of a mythical artifact. Raven wasnt sure what the artifact was suppose to do or why his father brought him along on the trip. He was just about to fall asleep when he heard a group approaching from behind him. He got up and ran away from the fire to hide behind a tree. Just barely looking around the tree, he watched as a group of three men rode up with his father tied up on one of the horses. He slowly snuck up alittle closer to hear what they were saying. "Now show us where the ring is." said the smallest one. "Tell us now and you might get to live, Mark." the second of the three said. Hearing them threaten his father's life made Raven feel so helpless. "I told you before, I dont have the ring." Mark told them. "Kill him Kopuku." the small one said. The third one, biggest of all of them, moved toward Mark and started punching him. After a few punches, he pulled out a knife, slit Mark's throat, and stabbed the knife into Mark's chest. Raven was wondering why this was happening, why was that ring so important. Raven watched from behind the tree as the three men tore apart the camp searching for the ring that was thought to be a myth by most people. The three men finally left after they were convinced they couldnt find the ring or anything written about its location there. Raven stood there for a minute in tears over what just happened, then something snapped. He ran to his horse and took off riding, not knowing where he was going or why.

Raven continued to ride unaware of the passage of time. He rode until he couldnt ride anymore. He fell off the horse face first into the ground unconscious. When he awoke, he was in a room strapped down to a bed with a needle-like object stuck in the vein of his left arm. He lifted his head some and looked around noticing a mediumn height guy with grey hair. "What are you doing to me" asked Raven. The grey-haired man responded, "We are calculating when you will die." "You are what!" responded Raven in shock at what he just heard. "It is a typical procedure that we do to everyone. We stick that needle in their arm acessing their lifeforce. You see a person's lifeforce is like oil in a lamp, once the oil runs out the fire is gone. The needle measures how much lifeforce is in a person then we use a formula to calculate the exact day, hour, and min you will die. When its within 24 hours of a person's death, they are required to go the Temple of Kalmine to die. We cant allow people to just wonder around and drop dead in the city. Since you entered our city, we must know when you will die. According to the test, you will die in 8 hours and 13 minutes. Soldiers!. Bring him to the Temple of Kalmine immediately." said the grey-haired man. The soldiers wheeled Raven to the temple, unstraped him, and locked him in there. He started looking around the room he was trapped in looking for a way to escape. The smell of decomposing bodies drawing his thoughts off of escape some. He looked around the room barely illuminated by a few candles noticing dead bodies and skulls scattered around the room. Tried as he might, Raven could not escape the temple. At exactly 8 hours and 13 minutes from when he heard the news, Raven's vision got darker until he couldnt see, then he fell over dead.

In a little small house, a guy slowly opens his eyes and looks around. "Where am I? Who am I?" he ask. The young lady in the room responds, "You are the noble hero known as Seker. The rest will come in time but not now. There is more important things to deal with.," With a puzzled look on his face,he wearily stood up and made his way to her. "I am known as Seker huh, supposedly some hero. Why do I not remember anything about what I have done?" Seker asks. The woman responds, "This is not the time. The city is in danger. We need your help. Take this sword and go help. Answers will come in time. By the way, I am Amy." Seker reluctantly accepted her answer and started walking out the door. He stopped halfway there and asked Amy, "What is it I am suppose to be fighting?" Amy responds, "It is too horrible for words. You will see for yourself when you go." With that said, he grabs the sword and starts walking out to a strange place to fight an unknown enemy.

To be continued....