The Legend of the Universal Guardians:

     It was near the end of the greatest war in human history. It was the war that was unknown by the rest of the world. It was the Forgotten War. It was a war between good and evil. It was the deciding war. The war in which the fate of human existance would be decided.
     Good was triumphing over evil. The Universal Guardians were preparing for their final offensive against the enemy stronghold. Within the palace was the mastermind of destruction, the wizard Dante.
     Delwynndwn Siele, the one who has lead the Universal Guardians for many centuries, was divising a plan with the rest. Delwynndwn was one of the best known Guardians by the humans. The other Guardians who were also well known by the humans were Sashana, Delwynndwn's lover, and Donovan and Chronoscender, Delwynndwn's best friends.
     "Sashana," Delwynndwn said. "You'll be with me. Chronoscender and Donovan, you will accompany us and fend off anything Dante tries to throw at us. The rest of you! You will storm the palace, take out its defenses, and take control of it!"
     Delwynndwn looks at everyone. "We have a big day tomorrow. Let's get some sleep." Then everyone begins to head for their tents.
     After the crowd cleared, Delwynndwn scanned the area. He spots Sashana, and walks up to her.
     "I'm assuming you're not tired yet," says Sashana. Delwynndwn chuckles at her remark.
     "Considering Dante's power, I'm really not concerned about sleep," Delwynndwn says. "This may be our last night together Sashana. Let's make it special."
     Thus they walk towards the forest, holding hands. As they walked, a flash of bright light surrounded them. Then they were no longer in their armor, but in fact completely naked. Little did they know, Donovan and Chronoscender were nearby, watching.
     "Hey, Chronoscender," said Donovan. "100 gold says they'll go at it 3 hours straight."
     Chronoscender then asseses the situation. He looks at the two lovers walking towards the forest. Then he looks at Donovan. "Hmmm." He turns to look at the lovers again, just to see them disappear into the forest. He then says,"200 says they'll be doing it for 5 hours."

At sunrise...
     "Man, they just HAD to go into a freaking forest!" said Chronoscender.
     "Hey, do you think they want to have sex in front of everyone?" asked Donovan.
     "Who would? Besides, you owe me 200 gold."
     "You'll get it afterwards," said Donovan. "Hey! There they are!"
     Donovan and Chronoscender approach the two sleeping lovers. "Alright! Wake up you kinky sluts!" yelled Donovan.
     "Huh? What?" asked Delwynndwn, completely disoriented.
     "We're missing out on the action! We need to go now!" Chronoscender yelled out.
     "Shit! Sashana! We need to go!" exclaimed Delwynndwn.
     "Way ahaead of you," said Sashana. She was already back in her armor.
     "Good. Now let's go!" Delwynndwn then started to run off.
     "Whoa! Wait a minute Delwynndwn!" Chronoscender cried out.
     "What?!"
     "Look at yourself!"
     Delwynndwn looks down at himself. "Oh. Oops."

When they finally arrive at the palace...
     "Where did everyone go?" Delwynndwn asked.
     "Looks like we missed out on the party," stated Chronoscender.
     There was no one around, friend nor foe. The four Guardians searched the entire palace, but in vain. Even Dante couldn't be found. There was absolutely no evidence of any battle taking place, except for crumbled walls. No weapons, no armor, no flesh, no blood...
     "This is too fucking strange," said Delwynndwn.
     "Hey!" yelled out Chronoscender. "I found something!"
     The other three rushed over to Chronoscender. He had found a piece of shiny, silvery metal that was partially buried. Delwynndwn kneeled down and bagan to dig.
     A few handfulls of dirt later, Delwynndwn unconvered what was left of a gauntlet. What Chronoscender had seen was actually the end of one of the fingers. Delwynndwn picked up the gauntlet out of the dirt, and saw that it was somehow bitten off. "Look at the edges! Only teeth could leave such a distinctive mark." Delwynndwn then further examined the metal glove. "Holy fuck..." said Delwynndwn. The gauntlet still had a hand in it, still dripping blood.
     "What the hell could have done that?" Chronoscender asked.
     "I have no fucking idea," Delwynndwn replied.
     "Hey, do you feel something?" Donovan asked. The ground was rumbling. Suddenly, the winds picked up speed. The ground began to shake violently. Then a huge gust of wind roared by, picking up massive amounts of dirt. Seconds later, the earthquake stopped, the wind went back to normal, and the air cleared.
     Before the four Guardians now lay the remains of the rest of the Guardians. Every body was dismembered, guts, brains, and other insides were strewn about. The entire area was soaked in blood.
     "No," said Delwynndwn. "That fucking bastard!!" The wiund suddenly stopped.
     "It's starting to get hot," said Sashana.
     "Dante..." Delwynndwn replied.
     In a sudden burst, flames were everywhere. The four remaining Guardians were completely surrounded by the flames. Nothing else could be seen. Not the rubble, the ground, or even what was left of their commrades. All that could be seen was flames ... and Dante himself.
     "Let's make this quick, shall we?" said Dante. With his staff in both hands, he quickly raised it above his head. At the same instant, both Donovan and Chronoscender were completely engulfed in flames. As their armor melted on them, they let out blood curdling screams. Then they both disappeared into the flames. "Saves the trouble of having to summon creatures," Dante remarked with a sinister smile.
     "This ends now!" Delwynndwn yelled out. He then charged at Dante with his sword, as did Sashana.
     Dante took on Delwynndwn's charge with ease as he flung Delwynndwn over his head, turning his back on Sashana in the process. Sashana tried to take advantage of the situation as she raised her sword above her head to strike. However, Dante with his back still to Sashana, thrust the sharp, bottom end of his staff between her breasts. The staff easily pierced her armor, went through her heart, and out her back. Her hands loosened and her sword fell to the ground. At a short distance, Delwynndwn was recovering from his short flight, and saw what was happening to his beloved.
     "It's about time I got rid of you, you little slut," Dante said to Sashana. He pulled his staff out of Sashana. The head of the staff began to glow brightly. Dante then swung it into Sashana. Sashana managed to let out a short cry of horror as she exploded. Sprays of blood, pieces of flesh, guts, and everything else filled the air, then quickly disappeared into the flames. At that same instant, Delwynndwn cried out, "Nooooooo!!!" He then stood up, and began to walk towards Dante, with his sword hanging in one had.
     'Sashana,' he thought. 'No matter what else happens, I promise that I will look for you. I will never stop searching until I find you. I promise.'
     Delwynndwn brought his sword up to his face in both hands. High above, clouds swirled around the battlefield with lightning sparking across the sky. Bolts of lightning then sparked down and gently touched Delwynndwn's sword. With the power of lightning, Delwynndwn charged at Dante with blazing speed. At the same time, the flames grew and engulfed both Delwynndwn and Dante.

     A lost tiger emerged from the forest, just in time to witness a massive explosion in the battlefield. Other forest animals also witnessed the explosion. Deer, squirrels, and wolves all bore witness to the explsion. When the dust finally settled, the tiger sprinted into the battlefield. There was nothing left of the Guardians or Dante. All that remained were Dante's cloak and Delwynndwn's helm.

Centuries later...
     A new millenium has begun. Many prophecies had told of an apocalypse that would take hold of the world. Dante was not vanquished. However, a man now walks amongst us. He was brought back into the world shortly before the millenium began, shortly after the third new moon of the year. Since elven-kind had disappeared off the face of the planet long ago, he was born a human. He has regained all his memories of his past, including his battle with Dante. His powers are yet to return.
     This man now walks amongst us, searching for his long lost love...

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