My first "fable" kind of story.
It's the story from a video I uploaded on YouTube! Watch it, link on the first artwork in this gallery.
Starring Aerrow, a rogue Sky Knight, and Piper, a Princess from a Terra far away from all the others. (AU, kinda)
Rated M for gore/violence, and some sexual themes (nothing explicit, though).
Kiss From a Rose - Chapter 1 by 123leyang321, literature
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Kiss From a Rose - Chapter 1
Chapter I
The Lone Tower in the Sky
Once upon a time, in a strange planet called Atmos, all lived in kingdoms in the top of extremely high mountains, the Terras. Everyone used ships and skyrides to go from one place to another. Some brilliant stones, called crystals, had special powers and were used in an infinite number of ways to aid people's lives. In this world, there was an Empire in a Terra called Cyclonia, which attempted to rule every kingdom. Of course, most were against that, so the Atmos faced a long age of wars.
After one of the biggest battles, the kingdoms suffered a great loss, since many of their Sky Knights, guardians of t
Kiss From a Rose - Chapter 2 by 123leyang321, literature
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Kiss From a Rose - Chapter 2
Chapter II
Captivating Soul
Their skimmer floated in front of the huge wall. The teenager looked up and noticed that wasn't just a wall, though... It was a tower. And not any tower, it was a very high castle tower. He flew around it, studying it carefully. It didn't look abandoned nor anything. Whoever lived there was definitely some rich royalty.
He took a quick look around: there weren't any Terras nearby. He had managed to take them to a castle with a massive tower far off the known boundaries of the Atmos… He shrugged it off. Since they were there, they might as well take a look at the place, huh?
The noise from the skyride drew
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Kiss From a Rose - Chapter 4
Chapter IV
Knight in Shining Armor
Lightning bolts illuminated the red skies, typical from Cyclonia. The sound of thunder echoing everywhere was everlasting. The main castle, a tall building with spiky towers made of dark-colored metal, stood among all that noise and flashes of light. Inside it, there was a large throne room, where the new young Empress was taking place. She had some guards remove the throne from the room, so she'd have more space for... Other important things.
"My Grandmother was certainly old-fashioned." - a girl with black hair and violet eyes covered in makeup said - "I have no time to sit idle and 'contemplate the vie
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Kiss From a Rose - Chapter 6
Chapter VI
Wishes Under a Star
After showing the Princess around the crystal lab and helping her safely store her crystals in a few crates, Aerrow brought her luggage to the room she had chosen to settle down at. He was actually surprised that all she had brought was a small backpack. He had expected her to bring her whole wardrobe or something, but with every passing minute, she proved to him that she wasn't like most girls. She was something else.
Once she finished setting her stuff in her room the way she wanted, both of them headed for the bridge, where Radarr was preparing the ship for take off.
"And at last, here's the bridge. Where
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Kiss From a Rose - Chapter 7
Chapter VII
Fall from Grace
The sun shone brightly from behind the clouds as the ship flew through the skies. The light coming into Aerrow's room woke the Sky Knight up. He got dressed in his uniform and armor, even left his blades ready behind his back, then headed for the bridge, Radarr following him close behind. He watched the orange sky through the large windows with a determined expression. That was the day, they were getting close to their destination. They had heard the Dark Ace was going to invade Terra Atmosia in order to steal the Aurora Stone, so the teenager thought that was the perfect opportunity to intercept him.
The ship w
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Kiss From a Rose - Chapter 9
Chapter IX
Sky Knight Tournament
The day after the fight in Cyclonian territory, Piper and Radarr went to the Sky Knight Council in Terra Atmosia to explain what had happened and why the Aurora Stone hadn't been retrieved.
"You are telling us that the Aurora Stone, the most sacred artifact of Atmos, has been destroyed?!" - the head of the Council said in disbelief as the rest of the elders spoke among themselves.
From what they could hear, the two knew they weren't saying good things about Aerrow and his decision to destroy the most powerful crystal of the world. The Princess clenched her fists in anger and frustration, then snapped at th