by Mark Summer
He put out a hand and glowing flame started to grow and when it reached a full size he shot it straight at Kesler who by the luck of the gods dodged it and it went straight into the high walls of the arena bursting into flame. The hole remaining of the powerful foe he was facing.
Kesek then spotted Kinja in the audience kneeling with a clear around her through next the throne of his master. Her face staring right at Kelser then he heard her speak in his head.
"Steady my young barbarian, head my words say this spell out loud while dodging the magic of Hex.
"What spell"
"Listen carefully, I once had a dinner with a king"
"I once had a dinner with a king"
"Say it louder"
"I once had a dinner with a king"
the audience started to calm down but Hex seemed to be growing to fire balls and he shot them both at Kesek who dodged them. He was getting closer to Hex as Kanji continued.
"His castle was as black as his heart"
"His armies were gone and his hair was thinning"
"He only knew of the past since the future looked dark"
"At the gates were five monsters, each more terrifying than the next their breath was smoke and their eyes were fire"
The audience was catching on to what Kesek was saying they started to follow along as if he was reading some type of cryptic poetry again as he edging closer to hex who was now floating in the air a few feet in the air. Kesek was running down all around the area floor like a scared mouse but he counted his spell.
The gates of his castle could no longer keep the monsters at bay so in order to stop their advance he drank a potion prepared by his witch. And he spoke into the night air on his balance s the monsters charged his palace.
Goddess of the moon take me away from this hell that I have created and open up your portal to me and let me come inside and be joined with you again.
Open now before me the portal to your womb and carry me safely away form this place of doom.
A blue-black portal appeared in the center. His master rose from his throne and screamed at his guards to stop Kesek from jumping in but it was far too late
Kesek had entered the portal to somewhere else.
Maybe better maybe far worse.
Chapter Five
Kevin took off the helmet, he rose from the chair and placed the helmet on the rack. He checked his watch it was late around ten at night. He was playing for four hours. He left the room the way he found it clean and spotless he made his way through his friend's apartment. He knocked on her room door but there was no answer. He didn't want to cause any more trouble so he just left a note
"Hey Lisa thanks for a good night, let me buy you a drink sometime"
He placed the note on the fridge.
He then noticed her wallet laying on the table he picked it up and took out two twenties and left the apartment. The night air made him feel alive. He felt weird being back in base reality but the experience was something he had to get to know.
He walked around the city blocks not knowing where to go, he saw the lights up ahead of one of his favorite bars.
It had a beautiful Japanese vibe and the bartender was attending a young couple when he sat down.
After some small chit-chat, the bartender welcomed Keven in who laid down a twenty on the table.
"Rum and coke"
The bartender nodded and went to make his drink
"I'm telling you, Amazon Tamer, is the worst games out there," said the young woman sitting a few seats away from Kevin
The bartender returned with the drink
"Do you want me to keep a tab"
Kevin nodded
"Also what are they drinking"
"a white Russian and a bloody mary"
"heavy, well get them another round on me"
When the bartender gave the two kids the drinks they looked in Kevin's direction. They walked up to him
"Hey do I know you," asked the young man
"No, not really but I couldn't over hear your conversation, and I have to disagree with your friend here about Amazon Tamer"
"Oh really, it's a sexist, badly written piece of shit"
"Have you ever played it"
"I don't need to"
"Well I bet if you played it you would think much differently"
"Why is that"
"Because it contains within in it the possibility of transcendence"
"Your drunk"
"This is my first drink"
"Ok your nuts"
"The game is the most detailed and the most expensive projects that humanity has ever known"
"Most of its mindless sex with fantasy creatures, pure male fantasy"
"Yes I won't disagree it is a crude game, but that is only a part of it, as of right now there are three out of ten people on this planet playing, both men and women are playing"
"That doesn't make it right"
"I didn't say it was right I said it was the greatest thing humanity has ever invented"
"Whatever, I'm tired, Jeff lets let get out of here"
"Well hold on babe this guy bought us drinks don't be rude"
"Rude, whatever if you want to talk to a VR addict then so be it"
The woman beside the man known as Jeff leaves.
"Sorry about Heather she can be a little much at times"
"There is no need to apologize, man, it's cool can I get you another drink"
"Sure"
Kevin waves another twenty at the bartender and then picks up his glass
"Cheers, you said your name was"
"Jeff, and yours"
"Kevin it's nice to meet you, so Jeff you play Amazon Tamer"
"Fuck ya, I mean not much anymore as you can tell"
"Let me tell you a secret, Jeff you are looking at someone who can get the dragon sword"
"The dragon sword of the ancients the one that they used to fight off the dragon hoards of 838 AE"
"That very same one"
"Why are you telling me this"
"Because Jeff I have no credits they blacklisted me because frankly I was just too good and I found out many dark secrets about the game"
"Like what"
"Well the government wants to keep this on the download but Amazon Tamer is really a secret program was create a passive population"
"I see why do you say that"
"Think about it why do you think the game was created in area 51"
"I seem, Heather was right about you, you are clearly crazy"
"Crazy and worth fifty million"
"I got to go man"
"I can give you the dragon sword"
Jeff stops in his tracks
"How would you do that"
"Just get me to a V.R. system"
Amazon Tamer 3
Chapter One
I awake in the sand, the giant sun beating down on me, I was stuck my body was buried. Only my head was visible, I tried to turn but no use, I tried to scream but no one was around to hear me. I was dead, I was surely dead, how did this happen. Wait that's right it's a freaking game, this is a game.
It sure is a strange one, this isn't how most games start out as, but maybe I'll just go with it and see what happens. The wind blows sand into my eyes and mouth. It stings and I'm unable to see, there is a something hovering above me. I sense it's something big, great I think, I'm going to be eaten by a bird or something. I hear a voice it's a ladies voice soft and sweet
"Hello I have been sent to help you through the game"
"What kind of game is this, that I'm stuck in the sand in the middle of a desert"
"You have been cursed and sent far into the void lands but don't fear, in time you will regain your palace"
"Palace, I have a palace"
"You have several, you are the true heir of this land"
"Heir, but why am I stuck in the ground"
"After your father died, your uncle banished you here"
"Why"
"Because he is a greedy, little man and was afraid of you would do the same to him"
"OK, well I have to take your word then, is there any way you can get this sand out of my eye"
"Of course"
"I felt the being kneel in front of me and blow, the sand disappeared and I was left staring at the most beautiful female I have ever seen.
"What is your name"
"My name is Krista I'm an angel"
"Yes, of course, you are"
"My race has been the loyal servants to the crown for a thousand years but ever since your uncle took over, he banished my kind as well"
"That's awful, listen I'm going to help you if you can help me get out of this pit"
"That is why I'm here young hero but first you must create your character"
"Very well"
This is a classic part of any good game character customization, The game world is replaced and I see my character in a white space.
"Are you male or Female"
"Male please"
"Race"
"Human"
"Skin Tone"
"Tanned"
"Body shape"
"average"
"Hairstyle"
"Mohawk"
The customization was short and the next thing I know I'm standing in the desert as my character and wearing a long brown coat and green pants. I'm also wearing a scarf and I wrap it around my mouth to keep the sand out of my mouth. Krista appears and she is wearing a short white dress, her skin is pale and her wings match the color of her blond hair.
She smiles but it seems forced as if she is truly trying to mask her emotions.
"So you say your an angel are their demons"
"Yes, there are demons, they have replaced the angels of the court and now help your uncle, rule the kingdom."
"How do I defeat him"
"You will need an army of supporters but this may be tricky as your citizens think you are dead"
"They think, I'm dead"
"If they find out you are alive, it would cause a great controversy and maybe civil war"
"Great let's take this prick down"
"Not so fast, like I said the demons of hell have joined him and they are very powerful, even more, powerful than us angels"
"So how do I start"
"You may do what you wish, but if you wish to have your palace again as well as your harem you will have to recruit the seven Angel captains"
"The captains are they as pretty as you"
Krista smiles and winks
"They are much more lovely"
"So I have to find the captains but stay hidden until I have enough angels on my side to defeat the demon army and retake the crown"
"Yes that's it in the nutshell"
"What if I fail"
"You fail, well then the game resets"
"Resets"
Yes you have only a health bar of one hundred points, there is no magic in the game"
"Really why not"
Krista shrugs, that's how it is designed
"Very well I'll start, which way should I go"
"The void lands are vast and filled with monsters and savages, but there are points of civilizations they are the four cities, to the south is Zlicaster I recommend starting there and find the Angel captain Muriel she runs a harem but has many enemies and could be won over if you help her get rid of some of her competition.
"That won't be too hard, do you think she will let me have the girl on the side"
"Get your mind out of the gutter and focus on your quest if you indulge in your baser instincts you will allow the void lands to fall into darkness"
"I get what you are saying but to be honest the world is called Void Lands you guys didn't really put much thought into the naming if you know what I mean"
Krista then grabs me by the neck her demeanor changed from that of a calm helpful Angel to that of a warrior bent on seeing her enemies perish.
"This is my home, and I will be damned if I let your pig of an uncle take over"
"Hey what the hell," I said as she squeezed my neck my hands on her arms
"I didn't think you could do that"
"You are going to help me aren't you"
"Sure I'll do what I can"
Krista lets me go and I fall down gasping for air my hand on my neck
"Jesus, what kind of game is this"
"This is no game, shit head I will free my sisters from bondage and if you play ball you will have the biggest harem in the world."
My eyes widen
"One thing, you never told me what my uncle's name is"
but Krista was gone leaving me in the open desert alone again.
OK, she said south so I head south, up and down the great dunes for miles and miles. Day turns to night, my feet are sore and my mind is fuzzy, just when I was about to collapse I hear the sound of a crowd.
I walk a little and peer over a dune to see in the valley below the giant city of Zlicaster
An arrow pierced my ass, and It hurt like a mother.
"Father I got him"
"Good work son, he looks like a good catch"
"He is even bigger than the last one"
"Yes son it appears that way"
"Oh father, I think I want to keep him"
Keep me I think to myself trying to take the arrow out of my flesh, but something must have been on the arrow as my body goes limp
"You have made a mistake, I'm the prince of the void lands," I said
"Son you have far too many slaves, this one will be sold"
"This is a disheartening father but as you wish"
"He is a big one though"
I hear the crazed voices as one of them grabs me and puts me in a large wooden cage.
"I'm a prince, not a slave"
I finally get a glimpse of my captors they are both in fancy clothes with strange masks on their faces. The smaller one puts the rifle over his back and leans in the cage
"Did you say something"
"I'm a prince you can't do this to me"
"Father this one says he is a prince"
"Oh he will have a lot in common with his new friends at the harem"
"You are taking me to a harem"
"The best one in Zlicaster, we specialize in both genders and you will fit just right"
The smaller captor smiles a devilish smile and walks to the other side of the wooden cage locking me inside.
Then I'm carried away, my head is a mess then I hear Krista speak through my head.
"You may reset now or carry on"
"Carry on, I'm not a wimp"
Chapter Two
The city from inside a wooden cage is beyond interesting. First of all, it's humiliating but that is a given, after a while, you get used to the stares and laughs. When the ride is over and whatever that was in that arrow begins to wear off I find myself in front of a large house. Outside there were women smoking, wearing revealing slave clothes. They all had a collar around there thought they didn't look in my direction I guess because I wasn't a paying customer.
My two captors, I don't know what they are called, but I'll describe them one is young the other is old. They look related the lager of the two has a thick almost cartoon-like muscles the younger is pale and where's a strange schoolboy uniform. Even though he is too old to be in school.
The larger of the two open the door to the cage.
"come on the rides over sunshine"
"You are going to regret this whoever you are"
"Sure, sure come on let's get you to your room"
I crawl out of the cage playing along as they place a collar around my neck and then handcuff me I'm, lead inside the large stone building. Red flags with the Crest of the city flap in the wind.
The girls out front don't look at me but run to a man on the street offering themselves up. Rubbing their bodies against the fancy clothes of the man. Whispering sweet nothings in his ear and licking his neck.
Inside the place is lit with can
dlelight and the walls are stone but the floor is oddly carpeted. The first room is large and open with staircases on either side of a desk in the center. A bored woman in her fifties also wearing a collar leans on her fist.
The smaller of the two walks up to the desk and hits it with his fist.
"The woman wakes up and looks at me and then back at my captors
"I'm sorry master, I was just resting my eyes"
"We have new slave"
"I see, should I put him the register"
"Yes, of course, you should"
"What is is his name"
"Father we haven't named him oh let me name him"
What a bunch of creeps I say to myself as the smaller of the captors jumps up and down
"Very well son you may name him"
"Thank you father, His name shall be Dunce"
"Dunce, what the hell man"
"Shut up slave," said the larger one as he hits me on the head
The woman writes down the name in a large book in front of her and before we leave I hear the smaller one tell the larger one
"We must get a new front desk girl"
"Yes, she hasn't been a girl in ages"
The two lead me to a room upstairs filled with several other men and one or two other races.
"Ok Dunce welcome to your new home"
"You'll never get away with this, I'm the prince of the Voidlands"
"Ist that so, did an Angel tell you that"
I was caught off guard by that comment and the larger captor laughs
"It's funny because every one of those slaves behind you also thinks they are the prince of the void lands"
"Isn't that right gentleman"
The men don't say much and all look away
"Try to get some rest you want to look nice for your potential masters"
"Fuck you man"
The smaller man slaps my face
"You watch your language Dunce"
With that, the two captors leave me inside the large room with the others.
They don't look at me as I make my way through the stoned floor room to a small mat in the corner, I sit and try to think.
"Hey that's my mat," said a large man like being with a tiger for a face
"What the hell are you"