Fan Fiction ❯ A Light Among Shadows ❯ Discovery ( Chapter 1 )
Author's Note: These are my own characters, blah blah blah, you all know the drill by now. If you're going to respond, please do not say I took something from whatever anime. I did not. Any similarity is purely by coincidence.
Chapter 1- Discovery
Masakou woke up; being careful not to awaken the sleeping wolf curled up next to him,
and crawled out of his lean-to. The sun was just rising, casting a shadow on the mountains in the
distance. Except for the periodic chirping of birds and the faint sound of the wind rustling through
the trees, it was rather silent. He put out the fire flickering weakly in front of his makeshift
shelter, then decided to take a walk to the lake near his camp. Masakou was a wanderer, never
staying in one place for very long. He would stay in one area for a week at the latest, then leave,
him himself not even knowing what he was in search of. He took off his navy blue sleeveless
shirt and threw it haphazardly over his shoulder, revealing slight muscle definition in his chest
and stomach. He dove into the crystal blue water causing some of the fish to swim away as
Maskou swam deeper into the ocean. There, a shiny gold object caught his eye, so he surfaced for
a breath, then went back down to retrieve the object, gently brushing away the sand as his hand
ran across a carving on the handle. Masakou grabbed the it and swam up to the surface, using
one hand to swim, and as soon as he reached water he could stand in, he noticed he was holding a
very large sword with what appeared to be a tiger's head carved into the hilt. What was strange
about it was that it had to be at least a few years old, but there was not a trace of rust on it.
"Who would just throw away something like this?" Masakou mused. His thoughts were shattered
as he heard a barking noise, then looked up to see his wolf Kyo-Ken running toward him with his
tail wagging. "Hey boy. Nice to see you." He said quietly as he scratched the overgrown puppy's
head. Kyo-Ken wandered over to where the sword was laying, sniffing and pawing at it curiously,
then jumping back all of a sudden with his hackles raised and barking. "Kyo-Ken, no! Bad boy!"
Masakou scolded him sharply. He walked over to his shirt which was now halfway buried in the
sand and shook it off the best he could before putting it back on. Kyo-Ken was now viciously
barking at a tree, trying to scramble up there to chase the intruder away from his territory.
Masakou picked up his sword and effortlessly slung it over his shoulder as he walked over to his
pet. "Who's up there?" He yelled. A rustling in the tree was his only response. "Get down here
and fight!" He said as he pointed the sword at the tree. At that moment, a dark figure jumped out
of it and gracefully landed on one knee. Masakou tightened his grip on the sword as the figure
stood up and looked him in the eye as he emerged from the shadows. "Hey buddy!" Came a jovial
reply. "What's up?"
~So how do you like it so far? Next chapter will be up as soon as I can find a time to finish it. ~
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