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The End of Art          Art had just won his fierce battle against the mighty Mordred, however, he would not leave this battle unscathed. Mordred had managed to injure Art with a slash to the gut just before getting slain. Art had been bleeding profusely and was being tended to by his sire Tomas. Art had told his sire that his final wish would be to return his sword from which it had came in the sea. Tomas agreed and promised to uphold Art’s dying wish. When Tomas received the sword he examined it and saw the many jewels embedded around the sheath. Tomas asked Art, “Are you sure you want to rid of this sword, it would be better off in someone else’s possession?”. Art replied, “Yes, I have thought long and hard about this and want my sword returned to sea as I part ways with this earth.” Tomas left to the other side of the forest where the sea was and decided to hide the sword in a bush instead of getting rid of it. He returned to Art and told him he had got rid ...

Cronos the Hero     Cronos was traveling for many days until he had reached a barren country of rock with not a single living person in sight. In this dead region, he saw a man eating fire and Cronos wanted to see what was up about him. Cronos approached the man and asked what he was doing here and the man replied that his name was Gentry the Flame and that he was the strongest person ever and could do as he pleased. Cronos of course replied that he was the stronger warrior and that no one could destroy him. Gentry laughed and spit a fireball onto Cronos burning some of his armor in the process. Cronos immediately drew his sword and removed his garment before it could burn his skin. Cronos at first couldn't think of a way to close the distance between him and Gentry who could obviously do a lot of damage at range. Eventually Cronos thought to throw his sward with enough force at Gentry to kill him. He did exactly that and was able to obtain Gentry's fire ability. Cronos now ha...

Greg, His Friends, and the Game     Greg and his friends were playing Call of Duty Warzone and were at the final circle meaning they were about to win. One of his friends was dead and had to spectate Greg and his other friend. Greg wanted to sit back and see where the last team was, while his other friend that was alive wanted to play aggressively and push out and find them. The dead friend the one that is spectating said that they should attempt to buy him back, meaning he would be able to come back and help them. The problem was each of Greg's friends' plans required him to leave his best camping spot. Despite, what his mind was telling him Greg decided to go along with both of his friends' plans. He told the friend that was alive to push out and buy his friend back while he pushes out and provides covering fire. Both of his friends agreed and decided this was the plan. As soon as Greg began to push out of his camping spot the enemy team found him and his friend and kille...

 The Land of the Giants      The story begins with a proud warrior by the name of Octavio and his crew on a journey. Octavio had heard of a foreign place by the name of The Land of the Giants. He and his crew took 4 days to arrive there by ship. The only knowledge Octavio had of the Giants was that they were known to be aggressive and that they did not believe in labor. He also knew that they spent the majority of their time in caves and they have no general regard for their neighbors. The lifestyle of a giant did not require them to have transportation. Octavio noticed when he arrived how fertile the land they were on was and that a place like this would yield great harvests. The arrival at the land of the giants took many days and it was already pitch black, so Octavio and the crew decided to sleep where they landed. Octavio and his crew woke up ready to explore and knowing they needed food decided to hunt the foreign lands. While exploring they noticed a herd of w...

Susanoo Retold      The story begins with Suso who on the way to hunt found a chopstick flowing down the river. Obviously curious Suso figured there must be people at the river bank and decided he wanted to see what kind of people they were. In a world where there are gods, humans, fairies, and other mythological creatures he found it important to find out what kind of people they are because he has not seen humans in this area before. While walking up the river he stumbles upon 3 people a bearded old man his wife and the most beautiful girl he had ever seen. Inquiring as to what kind of people they were and they introduced themselves as humans and descendants of fairies. He noticed that they seemed troubled and asked what was wrong. They began to delve into the story of they got there and that they are actually mourning the deaths of their 8 daughters. They tell Suso that they are targeted by the serpent Lord Orochi who has killed their daughters and others of th...