Eternity - Season One, Nick Venom [read a book .TXT] 📗

Episode One "Fallen Princess"

A blonde woman in her late teens who wore a bright purple dress, that went to her knees, ran from a castle with guards following after her. Her face and clothes were dirtied. While being chased by the Royal Guards, she tore off the gold necklace that hung around her neck, connecting her to the royal family and left it behind. She ran with all of her might, but the guards were closing onto them. One guard came close to the woman’s flickering straight blonde hair that waved in the wind. Fortunately, the guard was dropped to the floor before he could grab the woman. One of the Royal Guards, Cerriyla Gate, ambushed the guards and gave the blonde woman more time to escape. “Run! Miss Violet!” Cerriyla shouted as she ran towards Violet, blocking any attempts of capturing her. Cerriyla managed to keep up with Violet as they neared the edge of the castle that overlooked the sea. Violet stopped dead in her tracks, hesitating to jump. “We need to jump, miss!” She shouted while grabbing Violet’s hand. Violet looked back at the horde of magicless Royal Guards that followed behind them, soon surrounding them. Violet turned back and nodded her head. Cerriyla nodded before squeezing Violet’s hand before leaping over the edge of the cliff, bringing Violet with her. The guards overtook their last position and watched as they were swept away by the current, calling off the mission.

“Get men positioned at every town! I want men posting wanted photos everywhere!” The leader of the Royal Guards, Ryder Bercott, declared. He wore the standard outfit of a red trenchcoat, a grainy and dark hat that was shaped in an “M”, and heavy winter boots; which limited their speed.

Violet and Cerriyla survived the current and made it to dry land, beaching themselves. Violet spat out the water that filled her mouth, breathing heavily. Cerriyla, on the other hand, stood up and scouted ahead, leaving Violet on the grass defenseless. Cerriyla scouted the nearby soundings but found no towns or mentions of their location. She returned to Violet’s side, helping her to stand. “Where are we?”

I’m not sure, miss. I can’t find anything that tells us about our location. Our only hope is to travel around and find the main road. Even so, we don’t know how long it will take for us to arrive at a town.”

Violet looked around her surroundings, noticing nothing else than grass and ruins of buildings. “Do we have any supplies?” She asked, tilting her head up to look at the taller Cerriyla.

      “I’m afraid not, miss. We need to start moving before the guards discover our location or else our lives will be extinguished.”

Violet looked down at Cerriyla and noticed that her longsword, that she was proud of, managed to disappear. “Where did your weapon go?” Cerriyla looked down at Violet and shook her head.

“Swept away by the current. All we have is our bare fists.” She declared. Violet nodded her head, looking straight down at the ground. They ventured through a plot of forest land until they discovered the main road, which was on the opposite side from where they entered the forest. Once on the main road, they decided to venture left in hopes of finding a town before nightfall. Their hope was dashed after encountering a carriage run by a shady cloaked man. The cloaked man allowed them to ride in the back of the carriage, which Cerriyla and Violet did, reluctantly. Their hope was dashed because the man swiftly drugged them using a homemade device that turned drugs into a powder that dispersed in the air, affecting anybody within its radius. They were knocked out as the cloaked man continued down the main road towards the nearby town of Alphca. Fortunately, he didn’t notice the presence of two men following after him. One of the men wore a similar black cloak, but he had a face mask with the words “Breathe water and spit fire” on it. His entire body was hidden by the cloak. Meanwhile, another cloaked man trudged behind him, wearing the same attire. The first cloaked man targeted the driver, plunging his dagger into his skull and, instantly, killing him. The second man retrieved the unconscious bodies of Cerriyla and Violet, dropping them by the side of the road.

“Let us depart,” The second cloaked man declared. The first cloaked man nodded before stuffing the decapitated head of the driver into a duffle bag. Unfortunately, Cerriyla was snapping out of her drugged state, rising to notice the appearance of twice the cloaked men than earlier.

“Who are you?” She shouted before shaking Violet to wake her.

“Well, ain’t this gonna be good,” remarked the second cloaked man.

 

TBC...

Episode Two "Dragon & Overseer"

“Who are you?” Cerriyla repeated as Violet woke up from her drugged state. Violet noticed the cloaked man and let out a loud scream. The second cloaked man clicked his tongue before turning his back.

“Let’s depart,” he remarked. The first cloaked man nodded, raising his hands slightly. A tattoo emerged from under his cloak on his arm, which caught Violet’s attention.

“That’s the tattoo you receive if you join the Non-Magic Knight Corp!” Violet declared. The second cloaked man looked at the first cloaked man with a surprised look. Violet stood up and walked towards the first man. “I need your help!”

“We’re leaving, Overseer.” The first man declared, turning his back on Violet. 

“You’re the infamous Overseer?” Cerriyla asked before turning towards the first man. “You must be Dragon!”

“Overseer? Dragon? Who are they?” Violet asked, scratching her head.

“Hired assassins.” She then reached into her pocket which made Overseer and Dragon flinch, grabbing at their weapons. She pulled out a collection of bronze and silver coins. “We need your help to overthrow the royal family and established Violet as the queen!” She declared.

Violet reached into her pockets and pulled out a few gold coins and two platinum coins. “State your price!” Overseer looked over at Dragon, who had his back turned, before turning towards Violet and Cerriyla

“10 platinum coins,” remarked Dragon.

“10?” Cerriyla shouted. “That’s too much!”

“Overthrowing the royal family is a hard task to complete,” Overseer explained. “10 platinum coins should suffice.” 

“As outrageous as it may seem, they are right.” Violet declared. Cerriyla opened her mouth to argue but closed it before speaking out. She lowered her head and nodded her head. “I’ll get your money once the royal family is overthrown.”

Dragon shook his head. “I need half of the payment upfront,” he declared. Overseer nodded his head. Cerriyla looked at Violet, raising her eyebrows.

“We don’t have that right now,” Violet told them. “We only have a fifth of your asking price.”

“Then it seems that we’re at a fork in the road.” Dragon declared, trudging away from them.

“Meet us at Hotel Bravo in Alphca if you have half.” Overseer told them before joining Dragon as they sped away from the scene with the decapitated head of the driver in a duffle bag. The driver was later identified as an infamous slave trader and kidnapper, leading to a huge reward for the infamous assassin duo; Frozen Dagger. Violet and Cerriyla, on the other hand, were left with the carriage and a path to Alphca. They headed to the town, entering without being identified by the guards. They, soon, made it to the adventurers guild where they ended up signing up to receive their guild cards. 

“How much money will we gain if we do three rank F quests every day?” Violet asked the receptionist, Riley.

“It depends on the quests you take, but the average is seven copper coins. The rewards increase, nearly double, when you increase your rank.” Riley explained.

“Thanks.” 

“Your welcome, come to me if you have any questions,” Riley told them. Violet and Cerriyla nodded before walking towards the quest board. Cerriyla had more knowledge about quests than Violet, which allowed her to choose all three simple quests that they intended to take. With their daily three quests chosen, Cerriyla led Violet to the nearby plot of forests known as the Dark Forest. 

“Do you think we can get the other three platinum coins in a month?” Violet asked Cerriyla, once outside of the guild building. 

“If we rank up quickly then yes. This nightmare will end quickly if we do.” 

“And if we don’t?” Violet asked, tilting her head up to look at Cerriyla. Cerriyla looked down at Violet and shook her head. 

“We’ll die,”

 

TBC… 

Episode Three "Hotel Bravo"

Dragon hid in the shadows of a corrupted noble, Brick Wiles,’s two-story mansion. Overseer waited outside, taking out the perimeter’s guards. Meanwhile, Dragon crept through Brick’s home and, swiftly, reached the master bedroom. Dragon brandished his dagger before opening the door, tiptoeing into the room. Once inside, he masked himself into the shadows and went towards Brick’s side of the room. Brick’s eyes shot open, all of a sudden, and stared at the ceiling. “I thought I felt something,” he muttered before getting out of the bed. He scanned the room but didn’t detect Dragon’s presence. His hand, slowly, drifted towards his bed stand for a loaded flintlock pistol. As his hand neared the pistol, a dagger was thrown from the shadows and pierced the middle of his hand. Brick let out a blood-curdling scream that echoed throughout the mansion. “Wendy! Wendy! Wendy!” He shouted as his other hand went for the pistol. Another dagger shot through the air and pierced his other hand, earning another blood-curdling scream. Meanwhile, Brick’s wife, Wendy Wiles, woke up to his screams.

“What happened?” She asked before getting out of bed. Her eyes were focused on his head, but drifted towards his bloodied hands. After noticing his bloody hands, Wendy let out a higher pitch blood-curdling scream that escaped the thick walls of the mansion, flooding to the outside.

A throwing star was pushed out of the shadows and landed in the skull of Brick, throwing his body to the ground with a loud “thud” sound. Wendy watched as the life left Brick, dashing to his side. “Why?” She shouted as tears streamed down her cheek. “Why are you doing this to us?” She shouted at the shadows.

“We’re being paid to,” Dragon remarked from the shadows before ending Wendy’s life with a throwing star found itself in her skull. Dragon walked out of the shadows, wielding a katana. He walked to