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Weird title, anyways, at my school we were having a competition for a cup at the end of the school year, and we had to write a story, or poem or song, or something like that, it wasn't compulsory, and had to be below 2000 words. (Although, this is actually about 2020, but meh...) .
This is what I wrote:
Heroes of The Past
It was the year of 1583.
The room was dark. Five people sat at a table in silence. They were the most powerful people in the world. They had power others could only dream of. They met once a month to discuss the major problems, and the future of the world. However, this was no ordinary meeting; they had already met twice in the last week. They were discussing how to stop a problem that had arisen, it was the biggest threat the world had ever seen, and it could, and would destroy the world if it wasn’t stopped.
The problem was deadly. It had to be stopped, and they were here now, discussing ways to do this.
‘It’s hopeless. There’s nothing we can do.’ One of the men at the table said. He was a gruff man, with a black shaggy beard and thick clothing. He was more than six feet tall, and with his height came huge muscles. He was quite a smart man, but he preferred to throw a few punches here and there instead of think of a way to get something. At the moment he was on the run from the American army, and the Spanish Armada, for crimes he had committed. He was known as the Pirate.
‘Do not think like that. A plan is what we need. We need to find the weaknesses of this threat.’ The man at the opposite side of the table said. This man was of average height, with dark black skin, and a flowing black robe to match. Under the robe, attached to his back with holsters were two daggers, each had been engraved with the picture of a deadly spider, because of his name. He was known to everyone as, the Spider.
‘I’m guessing you have one then?’ Said the man that was sitting next to him. This man looked very old and had a long white beard running from his chin to his waist. He spoke with a croaky voice. Even though he looked old, his mind was as sharp as one could be; he was a genius of the time. He wore long purple robes with gold trims, and very elegant necklaces and embedded with rich and expensive jewels. He was known as M. No-one knows what ‘M’ stood for, some say its Magician, others say it is Manoo, which is an ancient word from a language almost lost, it means Quiet Death.
‘That I do.’ The Spider said. Not even looking up.
‘Explain.’ Another member of the table said. This person was unlike the rest, a woman; she had an elegant suit on encrusted with gold and silver. It was black with some white on it. She was a very attractive woman, about average height, and quite a thin body, with curves. Her only difference was her left eye, it was red, and it shone brightly. It was said to be from an accident involving molten lava, but very few actually know the detail. She was known as Star, as she had a large completely gold star tattooed on her back.
‘Very simply, we need to identify the weaknesses of this threat, then get a few people together, to see if we can destroy it using this threat.’ Spider said.
‘We are not even sure what this threat really is!’ Star said.
‘A God of some type I believe.’ M said.
‘Look, at the moment we know that it’s a magical beast, hundreds of meters tall, with amazing powers. We need to stop it.’ Spider said, calmly.
‘So, what are we going to do?’ Star said.
Before anyone could answer, there was a huge crash, and the room shook. The five members feel off the chairs. The table flew across the room and smashed into the wall, falling too pieces.
‘What on earth was that?’ Shouted Pirate as loud as he could.
‘The monster is here.’ The fifth and final member said. This man was the most quiet of the group. He was said to have inhuman powers and senses, he had the ability to tell the future to a certain extent, he had magical powers which made him the most powerful of the group, and so, their leader. He wore a white flowing robe, with a hood that covered his face. He was said to have a large scar over his right eye from a battle with the devil. He also had a metal left hand from the same battle with the devil. He was known as the Black Sorcerer. He was the most powerful man in the world.
‘And what do you suggest we do?’ Spider said, pulling out his two daggers.
‘We fight. Get your men and get them now!’ Black Sorcerer said.
Each member that sat at the table commanded a huge army of some of the world’s greatest fighters. These men worked and served in regular armies of countries, but when a certain call was made, they would leave their posts and join up together, to form the most powerful force in the entire world and the most deadly one as well.
A personal command from every member of the five was sent out, and members of the army began to appear.
‘This is going to take longer than a few hours! That beast may be gone by the time they’re here.’ Spider said, looking at the Black Sorcerer.
‘Then attack with what we have.’ Black Sorcerer said. ‘How many members are here ready to fight now?’
‘About three hundred of them.’ Spider said.
‘More than that are needed; we don’t even know how powerful this monster is.’ Black Sorcerer said.
‘Can’t you, like, magic them here?’ Spider said, doubtfully.
‘It’s not that easy, I need to do them one by one, and even then, it would take a lot of strength, as I’d have to be touching them to do so. However, I may be able to hold the monster in its place for a while, so we can gather troops.’ Black Sorcerer said. He looked away suddenly, and said, ‘Come on, we don’t have much time.’
They ran outside and staggered backwards when they say the actual size of the monster. It was huge. It was green with scaly, reptile skin, it had one eye twice the size of any human on earth, and its hands had long, sharp nails, each was glowing red. Every now and again the monster would scream high-pitched, and windows would crack and break. It would stomp, and houses would fall. The land rumbled when the beast jumped.
The Black Sorcerer stood there and lifted his hands and the white robes fell down his arms. Suddenly a blue glow emitted from his hands, and dazzled everyone around.
The beast slowly stopped moving, it looked as though it was having a struggle with some invisible force.
‘I can only hold him for a short few hours, if that, get the armies as soon as you can, I don’t care how many you have, attack them as soon as I cannot hold this any longer.’ Black Sorcerer said, and as soon as he had finished saying that, he floated upwards. He started spinning in the air getting faster and faster, until he was just a white blur, with slight hints of blue.
Spider ran to the other three members of the group. ‘Black Sorcerer has managed to hold the beast, literally freeze it, but we need the armies as fast as possible.’
‘There are three thousand now, with more arriving, but there won’t be the full army until a few days from now, some are coming from the opposite side of the world.’ Pirate said.
‘Good, Black Sorcerer said that he would be able to hold the beast for a few more hours, and then we need to attack the beast with the army.’
‘Do you think we’ll be powerful enough?’ M said, doubtfully.
‘We’ll have to just really hope so.’ Spider said. ‘I don’t think we’ll have much of a choice.’
‘Wait, do you think there are any weak spots on the beast, anything we can make sure we attack?’ Star said. ‘I’m going to study the monster.’
‘You might not want to get too close, I don’t know how powerful Black Sorcerer is compared to the beast, and for all we know, by going to close to it, it could overpower Black Sorcerer’s magic, and break out of it’s hold.’ Spider said.
‘Well, we’ll have to take that risk. It’s our only chance.’ Star said, and set off. M started to follow her.
‘I just don’t see why we can’t attack it whilst it’s in its hold.’ Pirate said, looking at Spider.
‘I’m not sure, I think that as soon as we attack it, it’s breaking its hold, thereby becoming free, and basically eating us.’ Spider said. ‘Come on; let’s check out this monster with Star and M.’ Spider started to follow the path Star and taken, with Pirate close behind him.
Black Sorcerer was still spinning fast in the air, two hours later, although, he wasn’t as fast as he was to begin with, and the blue light wasn’t as bright.
‘So, what’ve we learned from that, err, inspection?’ M asked, looking at all of them individually.
‘As far as I can tell, the stomach is the most vulnerable area, so I suggest archers’ fire upon that. However, I can’t really tell without touching it. The weaker areas would probably be softer.’ Star said, she had a worried look upon her face.
‘Cannons may help. I reckon we get them on higher ground, and fire at the beast’s eye, it may make him blind, or as least stun him.’ M said. He looked really relaxed, but he knew that he had to put on a brave face to make everyone else calmer.
‘Pirate, can you sort that?’ Spider said turning to him.
‘Yeah, I’ll get right on it’ Pirate said, and he turned and started in the direction of his army.
‘M, can you get a few men together and launch some fire-balls, maybe we can burn the beast’s skin. And Star, you control the archers, okay?’ Spider said.
Star and M said okay, and like Pirate, turned and started in the direction of the armies.
Spider looked back at Black Sorcerer, who was still spinning, but now much slower, and he realised that Black Sorcerer was getting slower and slower every second.
****, we’ve got to start attacking in a few minutes! He thought, and ran after the other three.
Half an hour later, Black Sorcerer fell from his position, and landed on the ground. Spider ran to him and helped him up; he dragged him over to the armies, and propped him up, just as he heard a very loud scream from the beast. It was really mad now.
Suddenly Black Sorcerer shivered, and he stood, strong.
‘Men, women! I stand here before you, a weakened man, trying to protect my world, my people, and everything else this place has to offer, and I ask you to do the same. Attack with everything you have, use all that rage inside of you. Fight, as if there was no tomorrow. Your courageous efforts will be remembered and passed down from generation to generation; you will be remembered as heroes. So everyone, let’s see some action!’ Black Sorcerer shouted, and in reply was a tremendous roar.
‘Let’s get ‘im!’ Black Sorcerer shouted, and the thousands of men and women ran to their positions, ready to fight. This was to be the greatest battle ever.
It is said that for every star that shines in the universe, that can be seen from Earth, through human eyes, represents each and every warrior that fought in the war, between beast and mankind. Their efforts will be remembered. As the fought like no others, they fought with their hearts. They destroyed the beast magnificently. And because of that they will be remembered. They were heroes. They were saviours. We should try to be like them. To fight for the future. To be heroes as well.
Written By Shaun Coulter, Year 9.
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