Upgrade your account to a Community Supporter account and remove most of the site ads.

Reply to thread

Message: <blockquote data-quote="Brian Scott" data-source="post: 7789021" data-attributes="member: 6807460">A dystopian Future, 30 years agoSmoke from the ruins of buildings belonging to an advanced civilization rose up into the air.  Over a loudspeaker a robotic voice told the people to get inside. Curfew was here.Into a darken alley ran a lone figure whose face was covered by a ski mask.In the alley the figure looked around to see if he was alone and took off the mask to reveal the face of Zoso, Pangaea’s Arch-mage.He went to the end of the dead-end alley and took his spot and pulled out an ancient artifact that took him a long time to find, a quill pen and a sheet of parchment. He cut his finger and dipped the quill into it and wrote a single name on the sheet of parchment: Jeremy Nolan.Almost instantly the dark cloaked figure of Jeremy Nolan, now the Shadow Lord, appeared before him.Nolan looked around as if disoriented until fixing his gaze on Zoso.“You? Why did you summon me? And why here?” The Shadow Lord looked around still trying to figure out where he was.Above the two a mechanical craft floated over, a large screen on its side showed the stern face of an elderly woman looking down.“why here? You have no power here Mage.” No sooner had the Shadow Lord said it then Zoso took out a remote and turn it on. Immediately five Prison Bots came floating out and bound the Shadow Lord with metal bands. The gladius he was holding in his hands dropped out of his hands from the struggle.Zoso quickly ran over to pick it up.Jeremy looked angry at the Mage, the Prison Bots tighten the bands around his neck, making it hard for him to talk.“These will not hold me long! Even here I am Master of Shadows!”“I know.” Zoso said in a calm, quiet voice. “They will hold you long enough for me to do what I must.” The tone in his voice was filled with hurt, like a victim talking to his Tormentor.Jeremy looked to Zoso with his blacken eyes and said “Do it! Just get it over with. Kill me with the gladius and take the mantle of the Shadow Lord. “A single tear rolled down Zoso’s cheek.“Is that what you think this is all about? I’ll not be taking on your curse tonight.No now you will pay for what you did to us, especially Jenny. I’m going to make certain that you and this gladius harm no one else. “The Shadow Lord started laughing“A Fools’ Errand at best. Eventually I’ll be free. And even it not, you cannot destroy that gladius. It was forged of Darkness in the Shadowlands at the beginning of time.”Zoso did not replied but stayed silent, holding the gladius up, it’s flat side of the blade to Jeremy.Zoso felt the Blade call to him. The evil inside trying to take over. But he was resolved in what had to be done.“Jeremy Nolan, by the power of the blade I take you as my prisoner. “Jeremy shouted out “NO! Jacob don’t!”“I’m sorry Jeremy, but I must. “with that Zoso’s eyes blacken over as the darkness of the gladius overtook him.Slowly the Shadow Lord dissipated, becoming shadow himself and was drawn into the gladius. On the side of the blade Jeremy’s name, like the name of all those that becomes the blade’s prisoner, began to glow bright blue instead of the bright white it had been.At long last Jeremy Nolan was now completely the prisoner of the blade.Zoso regained his composure and the Shadow left him. He was now completely in control of himself. At the end of the alley he saw Authority Bots coming down to take him in.He raised the gladius and used it to teleport him back to Pangaea.</blockquote>

Verification