Story [Issue 8] The Prophecy

[already.dead 360]

The Prophecy

In the days of old, there lived a old man. He lived by himself and many called him crazy. People almost never saw him, as he lived in the mountains, and got all the food he needed by hunting. He had often prophecied many things, but almost no one ever believed him. Then one day, he awoke in the middle of the night, and got a very important message, quickly wrote it down, and died shortly after. But because no one ever saw him, they didn't realize he was dead. Nothing stirred in his lonely cottage until one day many years after.
As written in the book, here is what happened.



''A group of adventures one day found a small cottage in a mountain. It was located by a little pond and was overrun with bushes and vines. They cautiously entered the cottage, and there lying in the corner they found the old man's remains. They were only bones now as he had died many hundred years ago. The explorers rummaged through the rest of the items, when suddenly one of they found something. It was an old book written by the dead man. They quickly put it in their packs, and after going through the rest of the old man's cottage, they left. When they arrived home they studied the book. Many different prophecies had been written down, and some had already happened. At the very end, they saw some small hastily written words. It went as follows: ''At the start of year 509, the mighty empire of Ragan will attack us. They will either kill or take you as a prisoner. They will rule your lands for 100 years, then a mighty warrior shall rise up against them and they will be destroyed.''
Few people in the following years made hideouts, so they might survive the catastrophe, but most didn't believe that it would even be possible because at that time the kingdom of Ragan was unheard of.

--- Year 500---

Arcus awoke to the sound of a bird chittering outside the window. Although it was 5:00 in the morning, he excitedly jumped out of bed and got dressed. Today would be his first day of tank training. His dad, Asahel, would drive him in a Wasp, which was rare because of it's speed. Arcus hurriedly ate breakfast and packed all his things, since he was going to live in the barracks now. They quickly left and would arrive soon.

---10 min. later---

While driving quickly down the road, another tank suddenly came around a curve and headed straight for them. Asahel applied the emergency brake and the tank careened sideways through the turn, hit a wall and flipped over. Arcus heard a loud explosion and saw a blinding light, then all was black.
Arcus awoke to flames all around him. Luckily he had a flame-proof suit. But now as the cock-pit of the tank was becoming like a inferno, he knew he would burn to death unless he got out. Suddenly he heard a siren and he knew that help was on the way. There came a moan from the corner and Arcus realized it was his father, and that he was stuck. He was lying right in a large blaze and he could see that the suit was starting to melt. He knew they would both die, unless he got them out quickly, but he also was stuck and could only wait. After a bit, he saw a stream of water. The blazes were all put out in a matter of minutes and the firefighters entered. They carried out Asahel but they didn't find Arcus because he was hidden behind some debris. Arcus cried out, hoping they would hear him, but to no avail. He then remembered the knife in his pocket and reached for it, but realized the suit had melted, so the knife was stuck. He desperately tried to push the object off his foot when he realized it was not a normal object to have in a tank. He carefully reached for it but there was some kind of force that kept him away, and he realized he could be stuck forever. Desperately he lunged at it but was thrown back and hit his head against the inside of the tank and blacked out once more. Arcus awoke and realized that he was moving. The tank was being towed away and when it had been thrown in the junk-yard he knew he was dead, as everything there was crushed then recycled. One last time he tried to move the object, and found that now it rolled off easily but when he touched it, it left a large burn mark on his hand. In pain, Arcus pulled back and gasped.

He recognized the object as the ''Stone of the Tanker'' which was only given to the best tank drivers. The only way it could be moved was by the owner. When the owner died, his oldest child would be given it. The Stone guaranteed that they would have luck in the battle, and almost always win. With sadness, he realized that his father had died, since he could move the stone. Arcus slowly got up and picked up the stone. He immediately felt the bond and put it in his pocket. Desperately he looked for a way out, but the hatch was blocked. Now he would be stuck until the tank was delivered in the junkyard when it was scrapped. He would only have one chance to escape, and if he failed he would die.
After awhile it finally stopped moving. He heard voices and nothing happened in a while. Suddenly the tank was pulled up in the air and dropped down in a crusher. Arcus got ready, and just after the tank was starting to be crushed, the hatch squeezed open and he struggled to climb out. Just after he made it out, the tank was ruined. He hurriedly climbed out of sight and hid beside some junk. There came a sudden rustle just beside him, and he felt a cold glove put up to his mouth, and a hammer hit his head.
Arcus awoke in a darkly lit hut. There were two other men inside who were chatting quietly in the corner. They were cloaked in black. Suddenly Arcus understood. The two men were part of the gang ''Stone Hunters'' who had searched for the Stones for many hundreds of years. They had heard about Asahel's death and by observing the tank had seen that Arcus had never gotten out, so they waited for him in the junkyard. They had built a large tank from salvaged parts, and all they needed was the Stone and then they would rule the world. Arcus understood that he had to escape or else the world was doomed.
He decided that he would escape that night but then one of the men approached him. He was the leader, Yimmy Fort, who had been on the run from the police for many years. He kicked Arcus and told him to stand up. They were going to relocate that night. Disappointed, Arcus followed Yimmy.
They all had guns and they ran lightly in the dark. After running hard for around 30min, they heard a dog bark. They turned around sharply and lay down. Since they had bound and gagged Arcus he couldn't shout out. Arcus suddenly made a desperate decision, and rose up and ran. Yimmy caught his leg and pulled him down again. Arcus kicked him in the head and had just enough time to run away. As he was running away he lost the Stone. He had no time to go back, and ran on. By kicking some debris he hoped the dog owner would hear him. . Yimmy put a sack around the Stone, enabling him to pick it up. He then ran away into the night, disappearing in the shadows. Arcus stumbled over to the dog owner, who turned out to be the owner of the junkyard. He took Arcus into his hut, and gave him food. After hearing his story, he immediately called the military. This would be a whole new chapter for Arcus.

Edited September 26, 2017 by Hexed

[hogree 4,179]

Not a bad story A.D. even though it isnt as smooth as it could be - i found it a good read ;)

 

^And Selena, do you realise who that boy is? :huh:

Edited February 2, 2013 by hogree

[Lankbouv 6,347]

Not sure if i should say this but the boy is hogree

[chriswu 25]

Haha :D That boy is hog from his facebook cover photo looking at some beautiful mountains. :P

 

...I suppose it's too bad he isn't really tall...or really buff...or wearing a fireproof suit...but..

Hog go and work out so you can be Arcus! :P

Edited February 2, 2013 by chriswu

[already.dead 360]

:P

[Meliora 1,652]

I didn't mean that I meant the boy and the background make each other look odd.

[hogree 4,179]

...I suppose it's too bad he isn't really tall...or really buff...or wearing a fireproof suit...but..

Hog go and work out so you can be Arcus! :P

 

Hey I never put myself in for the acting business -.- And anyway, who says Arcus is a bodybuilder? :huh:

[already.dead 360]

hmm, maybe ill add that next time :P xP

[Lankbouv 6,347]

he spends too much time at the computer

[Beerme 106]

Look hog, i hate to break it to you but Arcus is meant to be amazing. You unfortunately lack the amazing aspect :P

nice article duck :P

[I-N-S-T-I-N-C-T 22]

yes Nice, a good adition to issue 8 of the newspaper :D

[already.dead 360]

thx :D

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