A Life of Scorn.
w00t, I'm here! Lets get crakin'!
(NOTE: this story had some plot spoilers regarding the Circle of Thorns. Just a heads up.)
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Chapter One: Discovery
Sc0rn and his small group were sprinting towards the entrance of the cave, until they finally caught sight of the invaders: The Circle of Thorns. Suddenly, they were attacked by Circle Archers, and Sc0rn quickly ripped a chunk of rock from the ground as a shield. *plunk* *plunk* *plunk* The arrows hit the rock, leaving Sc0rn unharmed, but the same couldn't be said for his comrades. He hurled the chunk at the archers, ripping a small hole in their flank, and charged at them. He dealt a few punches, and the archers were down in no time.Sc0rn analyzed the battle in the large cave, and he spotted his friend, Muggnor in battle with two Life Mages.
"Sc0rn! Come help Muggnor" his friend shouted, trying to land a punch on the elusive Life Mage.
Scorn ran towards his friend, knocking down a few Guides and Archers on the way, when something blasted him down on his back. He got up and saw an Energy Mage with his staff pointed at Sc0rn, laughing. Sc0rn tried to recover from the blow, but the Mage simply blasted him again and laughed some more. Before the Mage could get out another blast, a Trollkin ran towards the Mage and tackled him to the ground. Seizing the opportunity, Sc0rn rose to his feet, and defeated the Energy Mage, then he proceeded to aid his friend, Muggnor.
Sc0rn finally reached his friend, and together they both pummeled the Life Mages into next week.
"Muggnor thank Sc0rn!" Muggnor said in his brutish voice. "Lets beat up magic dudes!"
"Agreed." replied Sc0rn.
They both ran towards the thick of battle, Muggnor brought up his Rock armor, and Sc0rn ripped up another chunk of boulder as a shield. When the battle finally looked to be in the Trolls favor, another explosion was heard, and many more Circle mages came pouring in. The Trolls were easily overpowered, and pretty soon it was only Sc0rn, Muggnor, and three other Trollkin, surrounded by about thirty Circle Mages.
"Kill them!" one of the Life Mages ordered. The archers raised their crossbows, when suddenly, a voice shouted from behind the Circles minons.
"Be still!" The voice came from a Madness mage within the crowd. "I sense something special in one of them."
The Archers held their crossbows up, but didn't fire. The Madness Mage slowly walked towards the Trolls, and circled them. He kept pacing around them, when he finally stopped in front of Sc0rn.
"This one has Mu blood! I can feel it!" The Mage shouted. "Take him to our hideout. You can kill the rest"
As soon as he said that, a guide from the circle walked up to Sc0rn, and hit him over the head with a large staff, knocking him out. Sc0rn fell over, and soon everything was black.
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"... No, we shouldn't turn him over to Lilitu yet... There's a peculiar aura surrounding this one. Not just from the Mu blood... as if some great power was within him."
Sc0rn was finally starting to slip back into consciousness. He was lying on a cold rock floor, and could hear a conversation nearby. He got up and started to examine his surroundings.
He was lying in what looked like an underground temple. Massive statues and pillars were all around him, covered in runes and symbols. Flags were held up all over the place, with words written in an unreadable language. He then noticed three people standing a little far off from him, he recognized one of them as the Madness Mage that captured him, standing beside him were two other mages dressed in the same apparel, but one was colored Blue and the other Orange.
"Look, he's finally waking up." The Agony mage looked straight into Sc0rns eyes.
"Excellent! Now the Ritual can begin." The Ruin mage said with enthusiasm.
Sc0rn hands and feet were bound with enchanted shackles, preventing him from fighting back. The two mages lifted him off the ground and carried him into a small chamber. Once they rached the center of the room, they threw Sc0rn onto the ground. Sc0rn looked and saw that he was in a small circle with arcane symbols on the outside. The Symbols were glowing with an enchanting white aura, which seemed to dance in front of Sc0rns eyes. But he didn't have much time to look at the symbols, as he suddenly felt himself being lifted by an unknown
force. Soon he was surrounded by a strong green aura, and he felt as if his entire body was being stuck with needles on all sides. As much as the pain hurt however, he couldn't find the strength to speak.
As the ritual continued, the three Mages starting chanting an unintelligible language, and making several hand gestures. As soon as they started speaking, Sc0rn fell into a coma for the second time that day... everything went black... and all was silent...
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when Sc0rn awoke from his coma, he looked and saw that he was lying in what seemed like a crystal prison, the entrance sealed with a magical barrier. He noticed he wasn't bound by the enchanted shackles anymore, but he still couldn't move, for the slightest action caused him great pain.
A few hours passed, and the pain was slowly subsiding. He could stand on his feet now, though it caused much pain. He slowly stumbled to the edge of the prison, and overheard a conversation between what sounded like his captor, and unknown voices.
"This is certainly a strange case. Though we tried the ritual, his body resisted the soul extraction. It's as if some greater force was denying our magic." He recognized this as the voice of the Madness mage that captured him. Soon after, another voice started yelling.
"We cannot allow any with Mu blood to survive! I don't care how many Magicians and supplies you need, I want that Trolls soul!" The unknown voice shouted. He definitely sounded angry. Another voice soon chimed in...
"Yes! Our master Lilitu cannot allow any to survive. You had better make this work, or it'll be on all of our heads!" The second voice said in a calmer tone.
"Fine, Fine! I will gather many more supplies and mages, I will extract his soul soon..." The madness mage said.
Sc0rn became uneasy at hearing this... he certainly didn't approve of having his soul stolen, and if it was anywhere near as painful as the first ritual, he couldn't allow it. He tried as best as he could to break the walls of the crystal prison, but to no avail. He approached the magical barrier guarding the entrance, and tried to break it, but it wouldn't be broken by brute force alone. He fell down and sat on the ground in frustration.
Many more hours passed. Sc0rn was weary, and suffering from intense hunger and thirst. Finally, he heard someone approaching, and soon, the magical barrier dropped. It was an Energy mage.
"Get up, you Oaf!" The Energy mage shouted. Sc0rn however, refused to budge.
"Don't make me say this again, as you will dearly regret it. Get up!!" The mage was getting very angry now, but Sc0rn still wouldn't move. He just sat there with hate brewing inside of him, when he replied to the mage...
"Make me." Sc0rn said, challenging the mage to do something.
At this comment the Energy Mage exploded with anger, and shot a red lightning bolt straight at Sc0rn. Sc0rn was awaiting the pain to come, but it never did. At this the Mage was furious, and grabbed Sc0rn by the throat. As soon as he did this however, he was literally shocked with an intense surge of electricity. This knocked him down, writhing in pain. With the Magical barrier down, and the Mage defenseless on the floor, Sc0rn took the chance as ran out of the Prison.
He kept running through the temple, trying to avoid being seen by anyone, until he finally caught sight of the exit. He was so relieved, and ran faster, until his feet came to an abrupt halt.
"Where do you think you're going?!" Sc0rn looked behind him to see a Force Mage with his staff pointed at him, he could feel the magic coming from the staff. The Force Mage slowly approached
Sc0rn, keeping his staff held up, but just out of Scorns reach.
"We need you for the ritual, you can't escape now." The Force Mage teased him. Sc0rn tried reaching for his staff, but just couldn't grab it. The Mage laughed at his attempts.
"Oh, you want this?" The mage said, laughing slightly as he did. "Fine, Take it!" At this he pushed the tip of the staff into Sc0rn hand, but was utterly surprised when a surge of electricity went up through the staff and shot the Mage back, freeing Sc0rn from his magic.
The Mage slowly rose to his feet. "You pathetic whelp! I will destroy you!" He rushed at Sc0rn, but Sc0rn simply gave him a punch in the gut, which rendered the Mage immobilized on the floor. Sc0rn immediately realized something... that last ritual performed left him with some strange power, zapping everyone who came in contact with him. Over the next few days, Sc0rn would discover how to use this power to its full potential.
End of Chapter One.
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I think this one turned out pretty good. Hope you enjoy it.
Well, considering the in-game description box is way too small for my overly-long stories, I shall write my Hero/Villain stories here. This is my first time attempting something like this, so be nice.
This is the background story of my main villain, Sc0rn: A SS/Elec brute who makes his home on the freedom server. Now, without further ado, let us begin!
A Life of Scorn
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-Prologue-
Yelling, grunting, tests of strength and beating heroes... such is the life of The Trolls.
Deep beneath the hollows in a heavily fortified cavern stood Sc0rn, a Troll whose strength and prowess was only surpassed by Atta. His life wasn't a great one, with an Abusive father and drug addicted mother, Sc0rn joined the trolls as soon as he could, and never looked back. His new life here with the trolls wasn't the best thing to happen, but at least he could take out his never-ceasing rage on the do-gooders of society. Like all Trolls, Sc0rn had enormous strength and terrible horns. But there was one thing that set him apart from the rest of his brothers.
Sc0rn was a mutant, though the powers gained weren't that of most mutants. He couldn't hurl great Fire-Balls, and as much as he wished he could, he couldn't levitate and propel his enemies. What Sc0rn did have, was a resistance. Resistance to the negative side-effects of Superadine. With Superadine, he gained the same massive strength of the Trolls, but he didn't become dim-witted or speech-impaired like every other Trolls member. Due to this, he was considered a valuable asset to the Trolls. He was often charged with the Tactical work behind their raids against the outcasts, and always made sure his brothers had the
best advantage in battle with their hated rivals.
It was a calm day in the caverns, which is rare when you live with the Trolls. Many of his brethren were rough-housing with eachother, while some were showing off their might by smashing boulders into pebbles. Sc0rn just sat there on a stone, thinking of his past. He was always bullied in school, and his parents were of no help to him. Never supportive and never caring, always fighting with each other. While still sitting and thinking, he was approached by one of his most trusted friends in the Trolls, Muggnor.
Muggnor was a usual of the Trolls. He was a tall fellow, with tattered jeans and a tanktop. "What you doing, thinkin', when you can come fight with Muggnor!" His friend said as he stuck out his chest and did a Tarzan sort of gesture. "Not today, Muggnor." Sc0rn replied, his voice was silent, he was clearly wishing to be alone. Muggnor walked over and sat next to him, disappointed at the lack of activity. "What you thinkin' 'bout?" Muggnor asked. "My childhood..." Sc0rn sighed. He didn't really enjoy thinking about such things, but doing so made him more angry at normal society, and made his strength much more powerful when fighting the so-called "heroes" of Paragon City. "Ahh, me know how you feel. When you done thinkin', we can go out and smash stuff. That will make Sc0rn feel better." Replied Muggnor, and with that he patted Sc0rn on the back and left.
Nightfall was approaching, and at this pace, this would set a record for the longest time without any major conflicts. Sc0rn had gotten up, and was about to head towards his own little clearing for him to sleep, when suddenly, he heard a great crash in the distance that echoed throughout the caverns. After that it was inevitable that the sounds of battle were heard. Sc0rn quickly gathered some fellow Trolls, and ran towards the sound of the crash.
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Ok, so theres the Prologue. Just to introduce the Characters and set the tone for the Story. Yes I know its short, but again, its just the Prologue. The First chapter is coming next, and it should be much longer and in-depth. So be patient! I have a busy life, and writing stories is not as important compared to other things.