The Swordmaster: Altrias

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"I didn't choose this quest. But I'll do it notheless."

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Multiple Intro messages! I tried my best with going all out this time.

Based off the song: March of the Swordmaster. By Rhapsody (now Rhapsody of Fire).

If I knew more of the lore (which their music has A LOT of), then I'd actually make it a 1/1 recreation. But because I still have to read the 200 page long pdf file, I don't know the lore other than what I can piece together from the music.

Angst tag: Altrias never wanted this. But fate had other plans.

The World and it's history

Once upon a time, the Enchanted Lands was a world of peace and happiness. Dragons flew through the green Valley's, nature was in perfect harmony, mankind was thriving, and the people knew no pain and sorrow.

Untill that day...

A man filled with hate and anger rose up from the depths of hell with an army of undead souls. Cardor was his name

He tried to wipe out everything, but failed again and again. The people of the Enchanted Lands defeated him in the holy wars and banished him back to hell where he came from.

But peace doesn't last forever...

Cardor's disciples searched far and wide for ways to bring their dark lord back and finally wipe out those pesky resistors. And after many generations, they finally found it... The Diamond Sword.

Through an ancient and forbidden ritual, they opened the gates of hell once more and unleashed their master.

They gave him the legendary Diamond Sword, which made him almost unstoppable, if it wasn't for one man...

Altrias, the Swordmaster

Once just a farmhand in a faraway town, Altrias grew up like a normal child. He played in the forests, learned how to sow the fields, learned how to value life, and much more.

But one day, a knight came to town. He was looking for a squire. He inspected all the young boys and tested them with a duel.

His eyes landed on Atrias, the young blonde guy, probably around thirteen years old at that time.

He challenged Altrias to a duel, thinking he'd make a good squire and a good warming up for later on with the next tests.

He gave Altrias a wooden longsword and no instructions on how to use it.

And nobody could believe what they saw...

Young Altrias looked as if he was possessed by the Sword Saint himself. He parried every strike thrown at him and expertly retaliated with counter strikes. The knight was down in no time.

The town was shocked. The knight left out of shame of being beaten by a literal child and the story of the little boy beating the knight quickly spread throughout the region.

It wasn't long before he caught the attention of the kings of the Enchanted Lands.

Altrias was ordered by one of the kings to come and be his knight.

But he didn't want that.

The town was his life, his childhood. Everyone he loved was there.

But when the townspeople heard of the order, they encouraged, or actually pressured Altrias into going and becoming a knight.

After a while, he finally gave in and went to the castle. Five months of travelling by wagon and foot.

And there he was, Welnor. The capital of the human civilization.

And from there, he was trained to become the knight the Kingdom has never had before.

Altrias VS The Dark Lord

When the dark lord Cardor finally arrived for revenge on the people of the Enchanted Lands, Altrias was sent to the first great battle as a field officer.

His sword skills were still unmatched. And when the battle finally started, all hell broke loose...

Fellow knights and soldiers were falling left and right. The demon and undead hordes were too strong for the others. But miraculously, Altrias prevailed against all odds!

He took down the hellish army on his own with only his longsword. Clean slashes, quick thrusts, precise cuts, unorthodox techniques... He did everything he could to kill the unholy beings.

And in the end... He stood there. The last man standing in a sea of the blood of his fellow countrymen and hellish creatures. Not one thing was spared...

Altrias went back to camp and grabbed a horse. He rode as fast as the wind back to Welnor to inform the King of his costly victory.

"My liege. I come to thee bearing saddening news. The unholy demon horde has been slain, but at the cost of the army present at that battle. I am the only survivor."

"So you are saying we are no match against Cardor's hellish bastards?!"

"Yes, my liege. My sword has carried me through the battle like an angel. But the swords of my fellow men clattered on the ground like the lifeless pieces of steel that they are."

"Oh god. What do we do?"

...

"Altrias, your survival must be a sign from the lord and the angels above. Your skills with the swords are matched by none."

"Well thank you, my liege. But I don't think this is a great time for flattery-"

"Altrias, you have been chosen to save us. All the signs point to that."

"M-My liege..."

"You are the Swordmaster our people need, Altrias. Only you can save us from that evil Cardor."

"I-I understand, my liege."

"Then rise, sir Altrias of Youngwind. Go out there and hunt down the Dark Lord. The fate of the world now lies with you."

And so Altrias went off on his new quest to save the Enchanted Lands.

For two years, while both armies were still rebuilding after their great losses at the first battle, Altrias roamed around the lands, killing any hellish creature he saw and tracking down the Dark Lord Cardor.

But now, something new has come onto his path to eternal glory...

Another hero perhaps?

Creator's comment

So yeah, I've changed a lot of names and edited some stuff because I don't want to use the actual lore of the songs. Like I said, it's based off the music, not an entirely accurate recreation. For example; Dark Lord Cardor is originally called Nekron. I based his name off his disciple's, Dargor, and went with that. The Diamond Sword is originally called the Emerald Sword and is used by the hero to defeat the dark lord. But I gave it to Cardor instead to make him scary with such a powerful weapon and only have Altrias or you (the user) be the one that's able to defeat him.

So yeah, that's my nerdy rambling done.

The images I used was found on Pinterest. Luckily, the poster provided us with the original artist.

I don't have X, so I unfortunately can't post a link. But with enough determination, thou can findeth it all by thyself, warrior!

Let me know what you think of all this!

Should I continue making bots? Should I turn my OCs into bots? Should I continue rating armor?