Meh, I thought I would post up the prologue. :)
The Portal Hunter Prologue Sneek Peek
By Krista Bergren
Prologue
The bleak skies were filled with sinister black clouds that consumed the atmosphere, blocking out the bright light gifted by the three moons surrounding the planet Glaxxxukion.
A platoon of Krypsonixx soldiers marched across the rugged terrain, searching for resistant fighters. Even though the Emperor and Empress had been executed the night before, the Glaxion army had been attacking the Emperor's fortress. Only during the past few hours had the attacks died down.
The Warlord Taro Yukio glared out from the throne he had claimed. His guards stood around him, laser guns and weapons at the ready in case of a surprise attack. At his feet laid the dead bodies of Emperor Vershoūnō and Empress Aquafire. He spat at their forms in contempt before turning towards a guard who was recently missing a left eye due from last night's battle, and was wearing a red soaked bandage. "Go fetch that woman for me," Yukio snarled. Despite the mind numbing pain he was feeling, the guard snapped to attention and left with haste to do as he was bidden. Who knew what dangerous mood the warlord was in?
Yukio watched emotionlessly as a tall Glaxion woman bound in chains was dragged into the room. She was covered in bloodied scars and black bruises, the left side of her face covered with dried blood that had been flowing from a deep head wound she had received, which was now clotting with pus.
The woman uttered a moan when she saw the bodies of the royal family, their blood caking on the once polished marble floors.
"Ah, Sta'lala'knna, there you are. How do you feel?"
Sta'lala'knna cowered back in fear as she was thrown at Yukio's feet, shaking as she stared up at him.
What a horrid sight!
He was half cyborg, half human. Though her vision was blurry, she could still make out the shining metal that made up the left side of his face, neck and chest. She shuddered and looked away, trying to avoid the glare of his robotic red eye that glowed evilly in the dark room.
"Take away the bodies. I believe they are making our guest uncomfortable." Yukio said, leaning back in his throne. "Hang them up where all the Glaxions can see them."
"Show more respect to them!" Sta'lala'knna snapped as guards began to drag the corpses away. She cried out as Yukio reached out and yanked her brown hair, bringing her close to him.
"Tell me where Amaya is." He snarled. "It's the day after her twentieth birthday. The agreement was she would be mine. Where is she?!"
"I don't know where she is…metal face!"
He tossed her away from his side like a ragdoll.
"You lie. No matter. I shall extract the information I want one way or another."
Sta'lala'knna breathed heavily, glaring at him from the corner of her eye in defiance.
"What makes you even think I have the information you want?"
A nasty smile spread over his face.
"You're the elder sister of Hiroshi, a close friend of Amaya. I've noticed he is missing as well. If anyone knows where those two are, it's you." He stood up, pulling a sword out of its sheath. He advanced towards her. "Start talking."
"Never, oil breath."
"I'll slice you to pieces." He raised the keenly sharp blade in the air when a bolt of lightning exploded through the room, severing his right hand. He howled in pain, dropping to his knees. Two of his guards rushed to his side, wrapping the stub with a jacket while the rest of his guards formed a circle around him, their guns cocked.
Silence filled the air as the seconds ticked off.
Suddenly maroon colored hair snapped out, curling around the throats of the guards, strangling them like a boa constrictor. A loud growl rumbled from the shadows.
Yukio's eyes widened. "That sound!" He gasped, fighting the blackness which was trying to take hold of him. "It's…been a thousand years…but I'd know that growl from anywhere."
Amaya emerged from the shadows, tucking a lock of hair behind her pointed ears. Her normally orchid colored skin was now a shimmering silver. Her teeth were now fangs and her nails were now claws. Yukio couldn't fight back the grin tugging at the corners of his mouth. "You've Transformed into a Glaxkaskadium. How…splendid."
Amaya snarled. "You would know, wouldn't you? That's why you destroyed my people's history logs and killed all the elderly, so that we wouldn't know what I would become. So we wouldn't have hope."
"Shut up fool. Stop the bleeding already, dammit!" Yukio snapped as he turned to one of the remaining guards.
At that moment countless Krypsonixx soldiers burst into the room, surrounding Amaya.
Sta'lala'knna began to crawl from her spot, trying to reach Amaya.
"Princess, be careful!" she cried out.
"Yukio," Amaya said, ignoring Sta'lala'knna. "I received your message." Large sections of her hair unraveled, revealing her parent's dead forms. "You will pay for what you've done!" Her body began to glow brighter, small bolts of lightning snaking around her. "Watch closely Yukio, for this shall be your fate." She looked up towards the ceiling, a tear rolling down from the corner of her right eye. "Mother, father, I avenge you!" The lightning bolts grew larger and spiraled out towards the soldiers, cleaving them in half or burning them to a crisp.
Yukio covered his eyes from the blinding light, his heart pounding wildly. He could feel the energy of her lightning pulsing throughout his body and he shuddered with delight. He couldn't wait for when she was completely his.
"Amaya!"
The voice rented through the air and destroyed Yukio's ecstasy. He cracked opened his eyes slightly and turned to the sound of the voice.
"Amaya, help! They're trying to kill the baby!"
An orange colored male Glaxion entered the room, clutching a tiny bundle to his chest, firing off a laser gun at the four Krypsonixx soldiers chasing after him.
Sta'lala'knna grabbed a gun from a dead guard and shot at the men, watching with satisfaction as their bodies dropped heavily to the ground. She turned and pointed the gun at Yukio.
"No, he is mine." Amaya said, a ball of lightning spinning around in the palm of her right hand. "Go to Hiroshi and Shequartlika." The baby began to send out a pitiful wail, followed by the sound of pounding feet. "Krypsonixx soldiers are coming! Hiroshi, take Sta'lala'knna and Shequartlika away from here! Find our army. I have business to attend to here."
Suddenly realizing the child was both Amaya's and Hiroshi's, he felt a new found hatred burning up inside of him as he glared at the baby before turning his head towards Amaya. The last thing he remembered seeing was a brilliant bolt of lightning.
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