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>> i'm bored, so i'll gonna post the first chapter of my story idea here..let me know what you think..


1: Crimson X

I can't really recall the things that happened between the time i ran away and to this point now with so many strangers looking down at me, some with surprise and others with pity. I was surprised myself that i had made it this far in this god forsaken desert. The Desert of Souls as it was called was not a place for a kid like me, especially one with no future, just like me. I felt weak, tired and hungry. I felt like i was going to die. If in case i do die, i want my story to be known. I want to tell my story for future generations, for my sister. I want it to be known that the Desert of Souls is truly a burial ground for the great dragon Nihdogg, savior of the 5 sacred lands. This is how i came upon my discovery. Let me begin at the beginning.
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It began when i decided to runaway from home. My mom worked late, leaving me and my sister with her new boyfriend, a man i didn't like. He was a jerk to both of us. Every time my mother left, he would turn to both of us slowly and say with a menacing tone "Your mom's not here anymore, which means i'm in charge," And every time we did something wrong, he would hit us, punching me twice. One hit would land on my arm and the other would bury itself in my stomach, leaving my breathless. He wuold slap my sister several times and leave the room, letting us brew in out hate.

Hate is a relatively strong word to express dislike, i know that, but it's not like we simply disliked him, because if we did, that would be the same as saying that we liked having him hurt us like that. So, one day, i decided that i would take my sister and run away, but the only way to get to the next village was to go through the Desert of Souls. Several times we tried, but we either had to turn back because of my sister's fever, or we had to be rescued by Cerulean Guards. I couldn't take my Hover board either, because it on;y had enough energy to support one person, and my sister was the same weight as me, being my twin.

I was twelve then, and i was a scrawny kid whose long sand colored hair got i his eyes and became instantly depressed when his mother left for work. I have scars from the time he went so far as to cut me when i was making dinner for the three of us. He wanted stew and he got most of it, being that we weren't allowed to eat until he was finished.

One night just before my mom got home, i got smart. I decidd that i wasn't going to do the dishes and watch my sister paint a picture of the dog instead. My sister was a great painter, and a wonderful singer where as my only talent lie in my mechanical prowess, i guess you could say. I was "a kid doing a man's job" some would say. Well, anyway, My mom's boyfriend Gera walked in the room and grabbed my by my hair, shouting at me and calling me a worthless bag of flesh. He threw me against the table and had been about to punch me when my mom came in the room.

I didn't get the reaction i wanted though. She only ignored him as he punched my several times and threw me into the kitchen, locking me in until i was done with the dishes. When it was time for bed, i jumped out the window and went to the shed, getting my hoverboard and several canteens of water. i didn't need food, because i knew of several herbs that grew only in the Desert of Souls that would sustain me for a bit. I left at top speed, leaving behind my past, my only regret being that i had to leave my sister to that life. I cried that night and refused to drink any water. It was a mistake i would have to live with.

In the morning, i used some water to refuel my hoverboard (i had modified it to take water instead of gas or oil) and spent several hours in the hot sun, baking alive until it became too unbeearable. my body was tired and i was losing body water quickly. i hit a rock and flew several feet into the air, landing on my back and was hit with the bottom of my hoverboard in the face. i passed out quickly. (am i going a little too fast? forgive me, i want to ge to the point of the chapter. i'm sorry.)

When i came to, i was surrounded by a ring of unfamiliar faces, each one was glad that i was still alive i thought, but i didn't feel alive. "Hey's finally awake. Hey kid, you okay?" A girl asked. She had hair as long as my own, but it was braided and black. She wore the same suit as all the others, A silver jumpsuit with a red X on the chest. "Bring me some water!"

"No i-i'm fine," i protested, but it was futile. i could barely move, my face hurt and i was thirsty. so thirsty in fact that it tookl several cups of water to calm my stomach. The girl had propped my up on her knee so that i could drink and now i was able to get a glimpse of my location. There was a building nearby, large and silver, but that was all i noticed before i was stuck with a needle, painfully. "Ow! hey, what the heck are you doing?"

"It's a parasite that feeds off of heat outside the body. So you can survive out here in the desert. You owe us your life kid, and to repay your debt to us," The girl began before i started to feel suddenly tired. i guess she was waiting for something, or maybe it was my imagination. i didn't know. before i closed my eyes and passed out, she continued. "Welcome to the Crimson X."