Cast:
Hero: Ray (Formerly Roys)
Vi - Vania (Sister)
Papa K - Kelsier (Father)
Mom Z - Eliza (Mother)
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New characters:
Bad dudes:
Hooks - Leader of the simp, part of a Beta faction
Chiz - Hooks subordinate, with parents issues
The Priest - Priest Byron
Bad Uncle - Surt
The God of this Universe - Alpha
The Evil One - Damon
Kala or Big K - Our neighbor
Bob - Town prankster
The Mayor - Hose Bosse
Honorable mentions and terms:
Planet Praxis - Planet Before
Planet Valis - The planet now
Church of the Radiants - Unknown
Ultramenschen - Mixed race people
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The Peacekeepers use weapons that can be crafted easily as we value time and practicality.
I taught my parents and Vi how to craft weapons from wood and stone, how to fight using hit and run tactics, how to run fast without leaving tracks and how to not to be tracked by dogs by using fake tracks and chili powder dusts. I also taught them on how to climb quickly using the climbing arts developed by studying the ways of the Ferkour, or "Those who live in the desert mountain caves with goats." Combining this with the way of the Gliders and the way of the Jumpers, you can cover great distances and evade capture when cornered. How can you capture a person that can run fast like a lydian hunting dog with the stamina of a bull horse, the climbing and jumping agility of a the winged black jaguar, and the sting of the black jumping scorpion?
They say one peacekeeper is equivalent to 2 highly trained men but two peacekeepers together is equivalent to 10 men. We fight best in pair and is nearly impossible to beat a pair of peacekeeper in melee combat even if surrounded.
We peacekeepers are lithe and agile, trained for ambushes and reconnaissance for days eating and drinking as little as possible.
I taught them our eating regimen, our agility and dexterity training, our breathing ways and energy conservation training. We don't have swimming training unfortunately as we didn't have any mission involving swimming in water, but I taught them different swimming and diving ways that I learned from our learning databanks. Just in case we find ourselves swimming.
I'm was thinking of ways into reaching the Alpha worshippers but as it stands right now. We need to be very careful searching for them as the Beta worshippers most likely are watching us.
"If they make a move, they will check where our alliances lie. Just pretend to be Beta worshippers and don't fall for their provocation when they insult the Holy Name of Beta. They will watch you closely for your reaction."
My parents would invite some trusted neighbors for barbeque outside. They would be instructed to go to near the Outhouse or comfort room to make a line up in front of it while I use my Holy power on them while I'm inside the outhouse to check if they are good people or not. Even if people are still Beta worshippers in name, most of them still follow teachings of Alpha and are disgusted by the new doctrines.
If they are good people, my parents would ask them if they can search for Alpha worshippers and to find out if there is anyone with scrying magic or speak to animals magic. We would then schedule meetings with them in the Adventures Guild in the future. We advice them to wear masks, veils and hoods for their safety. As for their reward for helping us, we would give them fish, farm eggs, vegetables, fruits and berries.
We met up with some of our neighbors as I checked them with my holy spell. They're all good. We told them our plan to search for the Alpha members to search for the children. After telling them our plan, they left quietly.
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In some high tree near the the forest by the river, 2 cloaked men looks at his binoculars, checking the family of Kelsier the farmer.
"What do you think Boss? Do you think they are Alpha worshippers?"
"It's hard to say. They are meeting up with Beta worshippers and having barbeque. We need to send someone to them to ask them questions that would expose them as Alpha followers."
"What questions do we ask them?"
"Easy, we curse Alpha and their followers and we threaten them with death and torture. Their reaction would be usually fall to 3 categories: fear, defiance or anger. Alpha worshippers hates it when Alpha's name is desecrated."
"If they show defiance and bravery against intimidation tactics and protect the false God Alpha, they are probably Alpha worshippers. We will make sure to make their life a living Hels. If they stay unbroken, we burn the place to the ground."
The other guy shook in excitement, "Finally! Some good news! We have been cooped up in forests and the caves for so long, my blade is getting hungry for blood."
"My sentiments exactly. I can't wait for the taste of their blood. We can share the children if we capture them. They would be a nice addition to our collection hahaha!"
The other guy bit his knuckle to contain his excitement. "I hope they reveal themselves as Alpha worshippers. I have always eyed the woman Eliza. She looks fiery and hard to break. I like breaking these kind of women."
"I always know that you were that kind of man, Chiz. I heard what you did to your parents. You joined us because your father and mother sold you to dirty old men. When I was young, I thought it was just rumors. I guess it was true. Did you really send them to the breeding pits?"
"No boss, I sent my mother to the breeding pits. I sent my father to the torture chamber, where I requested him to be defiled by the breeders. I heard they turned him to a he lady and he got the sandwich treatment. The bastard actually enjoys it, for Hels sake ." He winced.
"Hahaha! I guess in a way, you have served Beta more than the rest of us. Your parents now are the gift that keeps on giving hahahah." The man laughed.
"Pah! Who cares about them! They are now in Hels where they belong! " Chiz exclaimed angrily.
The man Hooks raised his head and breathed deeply, as if savoring the hurt of his subordinate Chiz. Then he looked at him seriously.
"Nurture that hate Chiz. Use it to make you strong. A broken bone rebuilds itself, making itself stronger the more it breaks. This is the right way Chiz. Hate is power. Hate is strength. There is no room for love in this world as to love is to be weak. You leave yourself to betrayal and weakness." The man called Hooks said.
"We I will show them pain Chiz. We will make them suffer just as we suffered! Where was Alpha or Beta when we suffered? Where was He when we cried for help? These Alpha worshippers makes me sick! Never again! Never would I love again! Never would I trust in the weakness that they call love!" He shouted.
Chiz look at his boss and shuddered. This man is now gone, he's gone crazy with those look in his eyes. A promising class A fighter who got his wife killed together with her lover.
It a shame that he got his wife killed at that time before joining Us. I heard his wife was a total manslayer, a bottomless pit that cannot be filled. She likes those tall ugly looking men from the east, deadly warrior men who fights with long curved swords.
I guess the saying strikes true.
"Heaven has no rage like love to hatred turned, nor Hels a fury like a simp scorned."
So very true.
(To be continued)