PART I
- Origin:
- Ezeakieal was born on a small island near the center of the ocean when turned 3 his mother died from an unknown disease, his father stricken from grief lost his sanity and killed himself. A year later the orphanage was raided by a dark guild and Zeak and many of his friends were sold into slavery. The boy being born with a weak body could do nothing to retaliate. When he was old enough to work he was put to work at a slave encampment. His first night was the worst Zeak was used to simple labor but nothing compared to the strenuous work of a slave, unable to keep up with the demands of his horrid owners they savagely beat him and left him for dead in the dungeon. The following morning Zeak woke of to the feeling of something cooling the ache from his wounded body. “Don't move I have to cut open the wound around your eye to stop the swelling, or else you risk loosing it's sight.” a rugged older male's voice called out to him. Zeak didn't care what the man did as long as the pain stopped he would have let gut him if he wanted to. Zeak felt a small swipe across the massive welt then the hot flow of blood dripping down his face. Zeak got a good look at the old man he had a brawny bulky type of body, his face was rugged and he had a small beard where the edges have already grayed, his eyes were old even older than his face. Zeak couldn't figure out what it was but there was something about his deep brown eyes that kept the boy thinking “How old is this man really?” “A few of your ribs are broken and you're running a high fever, just sleep, I'll do what I can to help.” Even he had told Zeak to stay awake it wouldn't have made a difference, the child had already passed out.
The days passed as the unknown man tended to the child's tattered body, when Zeak felt well enough to talk he asked the old man “Whats your name?”
“Tetra, a slave just like you. Whats yours?”
“Ezeakieal. Why are you helping me?”
“Because I can! If someone is in front of you and they're hurting then of course helping is natural thing do.”
Zeak began to cry, “Then this world doesn't have any common sense.” Tetra looked at the boy with pity “What will you do about it, scorn the world because you haven't had a good life.” “No!” Zeak cried out “Then what will you do? With your strength there's not much you can do?” I need power!” “What will you do when you manage to gain that power?” Zeak looked at Tetra “I want the power to right the injustice I see before my eye's, to help those less fortunate so that they never experience the pain I've lived trough, but it can't stop there there has to be more I can do; like stopping them before they ever get started down the path of evil, curving those from the path they're already on. Make them part of the solution not the problem.” Tetra was surprised to he such wise and brave words from some one so young. “Then I will teach you.” “Teach me?” Zeak questioned “The arts of self defense of course!” Zeak couldn't believe the sight of this old man demonstrate his marital prowess for many days he observed the many styles of combat collected through-out the old mans life. While Zeak healed he observed with close scrutiny hundreds upon thousands off unique martial arts; millions of forms and training methods were drilled into his body over the next six years.
The day was scorching and the dry air left most slaves with heat stroke or worse. Zeak's group was clearing a field full of boulders so there owner's could begin construction a massive scale, no one knew what they were building, though no slave would dare to have mind enough to ask. The heat only got worse as Zeak ran towards his master. “Sensei!” He called out respectfully. The old man had tanned something fierce but he unlike others not a single drop of sweat had tainted his body, “What is it Zeak?” “Look what Aura taught me!” Aura was a slave girl with sky blue hair and sapphire colored eyes, she was part of the group of friends Zeak had managed to make. He held his hand out towards a small pebble and began to move it with the power of his mind; just a few inches though. “Aura's a lot better than me she could lift one of the boulders with ease.” A shocked look crossed Tetra's face, he grabbed Zeak's hands and with worry “Where is Aura now?” Over by the facility, why? Whats wrong?” Tetra ran of in the direction Zeak pointed out and the boy followed not to far behind. When they arrived at the facility the scene that was displayed before them shook them to the core. Two of his friends lay slain riddled full of holes, Aura was beaten to a pulp the slaver holding her by the hair was talking to what looked to be a dark guild official. The dark guild member had shaggy shoulder length black hair, his eyes were crimson red and held a monstrous aura within them, he was wearing a custom dark blue overcoat and held a gun holstered at his hip. He reached out to grab Aura when Zeak lost it. Unable to contain his rage he lunged at the guard and grabbed the back of his head and kneed him square in the jaw as hard as he could. Teeth and blood sprayed from the man's mouth as he fell to the ground. Aura fell over unconscious Zeak couldn't hear Tetra yelling at him to stop his assault when he rolled over to the next guard and swept him off of his feet with a graceful, almost dance like kick into an immediate horizontal spinning elbow to the chest the very moment his back hit the ground. Zeak jumped up from his prone back effortlessly, but before he could start his dash towards the next guard the dark guild member pulled out a small magically enhanced pistol and shot at the savage boy Tetra leaped between them and tried to stop the bullet, it was no good the magic shot ripped through Tetra's upper torso and nailed Zeak in the head. Aura awoke moments earlier and screamed the moment the round hit the child. A psychic flow of energy shook the grounds and for a split moment everything in a hundred mile radius was weightless, as Aura collapsed a massive shock wave tore trough the region sending thousands of slaves and slavers alike flying through the air, the only ones in the center of this great turbulence were The dark guild member, Aura, Zeak and his Sensei.
Tetra had managed to burrow most of his fore arm into the ground while keeping hold Ezeakieal's body with his other. “HAHAHAHHA” The dark guild member began to laugh menacingly “Amazing; just amazing, to think such power came from such an innocent little girl. What a monster.” Tetra began to bite the bottom part of his lip just hard enough to bleed when he heard the sound of his pupil roaring “SHE'S NOT A MONSTER! SHE'S MY PRECIOUS FRIEND!” Zeak jumped out from Tetra's grasp and tried to jump kick the dark guild member in the side of his face, the malefic man grinned at the boy's pitiful attempt to attack and easily deflected him and sent the poor boy rolling trough the dirt. “You should be dead that was a magic missile it never misses it's mark.” Zeak pulled himself up from the ground blood ran down his face, the hole in his fore head was deep but it didn't get trough his skull. Zeak ripped part of his sleeve and tied it around his head, his fierce young eye's glared down the veil man before him “She saved my life, COULD A MONSTER CARE ABOUT A FRIEND EVEN WHEN HER OWN LIFE WAS ENDANGERED, YOU JACKASS...” Zeak felt his master pat his head. “Alright that's enough out of you I'll take it from here. I thought you were dead you twerp.” Zeak turned around to see his Sensei as a different man, he's jaw dropped in awe at the drastic change that had occurred, twenty years had faded away the wound tunneling through his chest healed almost instantly, white steam started to form over the wounds on his body, “To think she destroyed the magic canceler from all the way over here that must have been some shock wave, almost killed me too, but thanks to her I got my second wind.” The dark guild member looked at the girl, then at the boy and his Sensei. Such an impossible turn of events stood in-front the man who came here for such a simple task. Just how much more was going to get in his way “It doesn't matter you all be dead any ways.” Before you kill us can I ask you the name of the one who will slay me.” Tetra mocked “Ucifer If you must know!” he raise his gun and pointed it at the boy again expecting Tetra to jump in front the bullets path but he didn't, Tetra had moved so fast that Ucifer couldn't follow, the pistol in is hand had been shattered by his palm thrust, without hesitation Tetra attempted to elbow his under jaw however Ucifer managed to doge it by a hair breadth. “This is surprising how is a mortal able to move so quickly?” Tetra didn't lose focus as he immediately followed up with a fierce palm to the stomach; but that to was no use as well, Ucifer had leapt into the air. Massive bat like wing sprouted from his back as he took flight. “I would love to stay and kill you but I don't fight battles when victory is uncertain, there have too many inconceivable variables to account for, so before any more reoccur I'll be taking my leave.” The tips of Ucifer's index and middle fingers began to glow, a blue hue of pearlescent colors trailed following his hand as he carved a pentagram into the air.
As he drew the final glyph into the pentagram he whispered“Demons Door” A demonic crystalline archway appeared floating in place, Zeak couldn't even begin to grasp the situation when Tetra roared out “Stop if you risk taking her though that miasma you know what will happen to her? She's human not a Demon like you.” The Demon Ucifer looked at the two of them an a wily grin showing his razor sharp teeth. “This too could be considered to be an unexpected turn of events” Moment's when he was moments away from flying through the Demon's door he felt a tug on the girl's body, The demon looked back to see Zeak with his arm stretched out as if he were reaching for Aura. “Stubborn child” Ucifer raise his hand and pointed at Zeak, “Give her back!” The boy yelled as blood began to run down his nose. A blot of energy shot towards the boy “Zeak dodge it! I can't deflect that!” Tetra wailed, Zeak jumped back and lost control over his grip. Before he could lock on the door had disappeared along with Ucifer, and Aura.
“Nooo!” Zeak cried out as he smashed his fist against the earth Tetra ran to his side to stop him “It's not your fault Ezeakieal...”
“Isn't it though? Zeak interrupted “I was to weak again.” Zeak's eye's ran to the back of his head as he collapsed face forward into the dirt.
Zeak slept for hours but when he finally awoke he noticed that his master's was carrying him on his back. “You can put me down now Sensei.” Tetra looked back at the boy, “You sure you can walk?” Zeak jumped down then started to fall he's Sensei reached out to grab him but he caught himself. “I'm okay! I need to get stronger and I can't do that by sitting on my ass.” The boy looked at Tetra “So where are we going?” Tetra smiled “Some where we can get stronger. My old dojo. A least I hope it's still in one piece it's been thirty years since I was tricked out of my strength.”
“Tricked out of your strength? Wait a minute you were even stronger than you already are.”
“Yea right now I'm trying to revive the dead muscles in my body, right now I'm using telekinesis to move my body, while dosing my super muscle with a highly refined myotein and protein. Think of it like I'm cursed and slowly breaking it.” Zeak scratched his head “Yeah I didn't get any of that.” Tetra laughed “I'm going to teach you an old and very powerful magic Ezeakieal my student.” Zeak looked up in aw “Sensei?”
“Yea?”
“You've lost another ten years or so. How old are you?”
“Old enough!”
They arrived at the outskirts of Magnolia, a small shack like dojo blended in with the nature. They stayed their for 7 years training for Zeak it was what he considered to be training from hell. During the eighth year Tetra called Zeak into the dojo, Zeak had grown into a strong well built man though not the tallest, his hair had grown so much that his braided hair now loomed over his bottom. His Sensei looked him in the eye “Today you leave on your warriors pilgrimage, You have mastered eight of my martial arts; Muay Thai, Capoeira, Sambo, Drunken Fighting, Pencak Silat, Jeet Kune Do, Bo Jutsu, and Ken Jutsu. You must always challenge yourself trough your training, do not grow contempt and lastly take my advice when I say this. You must make friends, do not seek strength on your own. Search well when looking for a Guild to join and find a guild master who you can one day entrust your burdens to; but most of all be happy.” Zeak bowed “You taught me much and I promise one day I'll return.”
"I will pray for you safety and await your return. Good bye Ezeakieal"
- City of Artistry:
- Ezeakieal wondered around Fiore for a good while when he came upon a beautiful city with complex structures and advanced technology. The city was named Rose Garden, everywhere Ezeakieal went he saw amazing and wondrous sights of creativity. He was wondering through the city when he spotted a little girl being pushed into an ally way. Ezeakieal rushed over to stop the thugs from harming the little girl when the sound of gun fire ripped through the night. The men from earlier ran from the ally way screaming like new born babies. One of them even wet their pants. Ezeakieal poked his head around the corner "Little girl? Are you okay?" A bullet passed by his face taking a small lock of his hair, as he whipped his head back around the corner. "I'm a GUY you assholes." Ezeakieal made a pose of complete disbelief. "Okay then.. I'm sorry for calling you a girl. I was only trying to help. Please don't shoot me.... To be continued"