Aardvark-123

Long ago, there was a great war, which we call The Great War. Where our freedom was threatened by the Evil Dark Lords of... Evil. Led by the Even Darker Lord, they nearly drove our people, the Kabloranthepja to extinction. But the evil was defeated by the combined forces of the Good and we had survived miraculously. None of this will be mentioned again, for it is not relevant to The Story. Our story actually begins with the story of a young boy named... Hadvar but some call him Hedvar. He was born in a Rural Viking Farming Village known as 'Our Village'. A prodigy, at the age of 5 he possessed the strength of a 6 year old! When he was slightly older, he set out from Our Village because he had found the Sword of Power, which granted him the Abilities of Power. After all that hard training, he was ready to take on the new, slightly different evil that yet stirs somewhere... menacingly. One fateful day, a very mysterious, hooded, cloaked, old prophet came to the town of 'Our

“Grrr, where is it?” Shou muttered as she searched along the temple grounds. It wasn’t in her room and it seemed like it was nowhere outside either. “Looking for something, Master? I hope it’s not the pagoda again.” Shou turned around to see Nazrin standing behind her. Shou grinned and tried to look calm. “No, but it’s still something important. A…gift for someone.” “A gift?” Nazrin thought for a moment. “I can’t think of any upcoming special events.” “It would have been an after-date gift.” The tiger groaned. “I had the date all planned out, too.” “Who are you going to ask out?” Nazrin inquired nervously. Shou looked away awkwardly. “I can’t tell you that.” “It’s Hijiri, isn’t it? Or the Captain? Or maybe – “ “It’s you, OK?!” Nazrin covered her mouth and blushed. Shou sighed. “I wanted to go to your house and ask you there.” To the tiger’s relief, Nazrin replied, “I’d accept. What’d happen next, Master?” Shou smiled confidently. “Then I’d tell you to call me

Chapter 1: Faith “Hey Gramps, what do you think of my new outfit?” Reimu asked as she walked to the shrine’s back pond with open arms. It was a hot summer day, but the heat was much more bearable in her detached sleeves and skirt than the stuffy standard miko outfit she usually wore. Genjii slowly swam towards the shore. “My lady, I think you look quite nice. In fact, from far away, you looked like your mother.” “Really?” Reimu replied contemplatively. It’s true that she based her outfit’s design on her mother’s old clothes. And, in recent months, her hair was growing out black rather than the usual purple. Her mother’s black hair was one of the few things she could remember about her. “Are there any other ways I’m like her?” “Hmm, let’s see…” Genjii continued drifting near the shore. After a while, Reimu thought the turtle had dozed off and was about to leave when he spoke, “She was also a shrine maiden who knew how to use the power of the Hakurei. And now, you can fly by

Hello, human! Oh, you’ve heard of me? Yep, I’m Komano Aunn, guardian of the Hakurei Shrine! You’d like to know more about Reimu and me? Hmm, where to begin… Well, life with Reimu was great! Every morning I helped her clean the path to the shrine. Then I’d go play and explore around Gensokyo while she did her shrine maiden duties. At night, she’d make me dinner. It wasn’t a lot of food, but I was grateful that she’d share with me. Once a year, there’d be a big incident and Reimu would have to go and resolve it. Before she’d leave, I always promised her that I’d guard the Hakurei Shrine until she returned. And when she did come back, she told me great stories about who she fought. The last time I talked to her, she told me she’d have to travel to another world. Those types of incidents gave her the best stories. When she flew away, I waved goodbye and sat next to the torii. Eventually, it got dark, but Reimu still hadn’t returned. I felt a little worried but thought that she was

Chapter 1 The mouse scurried through the field. Soon, two black paws pounced on it. The twin-tailed cat examined her caught prey before she began to eat it. She was quickly interrupted by the sight of a mouse youkai running towards her. The youkai threw one of her dowsing rods at the cat, who quickly dodged it. The cat swallowed the rest of the mouse before transforming into her human form. “Hiya, Nazrin,” she said with a smile and a wave. “Damn you, Rin!” Nazrin picked up her dowsing rod and pointed it at Rin. “Didn’t your master tell you not to eat any more mice?!” Rin shrugged. “Yeah, and I’m a cat. When do cats ever listen to their masters? Besides, your friends are so delicious and nutritious. Why should I stop?” “Because the mice have thoughts and feelings! I’m sure your master told you that. They don’t deserve to die this cruelly!” Nazrin pulled out a spell card. “I challenge you to a fight, Rin!” Rin took out a spell card in response. “Alright, play time!” The two flew