Void

When two blades cross, one forged in shadows and one by light, They herald in Salvations might; the two are bound this the world must see, for the darker the shadow, the brighter the light must be.

Prophecy from the book of the Master Swordsman

Chapter 1: On The Edge

Long ago, before man lived in the villages and cities they live in now; man dwelt in the forest. No one knows why men lived in the forest, but while they did, peace always reign amongst the various kingdoms of men.

Then one day demons appeared in the forest; the burned the forest and caused man to flee from the safety of the forest, and despite their best attempts at fighting the demons; no weapons they forged could win them back their forest. It was only a matter of time before the all the forests was burnt and mankind became slaves to demon kind.

A few Hundred years passed, long after mankind stopped dreaming about their return to the forest, and the forest became nothing but myth and legend. Mankind become slaves and servants to the demons and the once unstoppable spirit that define man, was whittle down to almost nothing, the peace they once knew in the depths of the forest was soon replaced by resignation and hopelessness;

But one day, a bright light finally broke the darkness as a young slave escaped his master's house. He had never known the forest, nor of the life mankind knew before the demons came. He knew nothing of the warriors that had fought the demons before, in a futile attempt to preserve humanity, but felt that something had called him to outside the gates of the city he dwelt in; to seek freedom , from what he did not think he needed freedom from.

He never realized or fathomed what lied for him outside the city gates, or the vital role he will play that would once again change humanity once again...

The forest, I couldn't believe that I was finally going to leave, had it been sixteen years already...? I couldn't believe it. All those years, after the rescued me and trained me for this mission, was I truly ready to leave, did I really want to leave?

Those men, The monk's of the forest held many names over the years, The Swordsmen, Guardians of the Wood, Disciples of The Sword, The Monk's of the Forest; but no matter the name the purpose they served was the same, to protect mankind, to protect the forest, and to show and teach mankind the Master Swordsmen's lessons.

No living man has ever met the Master Swordsman and legend only speaks of one man who ever had; The man who according to myth and legend drove the demons from the land and first taught men the Master Swordsman's lessons and formed the order of monk knights that now protect the forest.

It was these men that saved me, when my village was ransacked by Void. Void was the Master's swordsmen's most trusted guardian, his best student; even more so than the man that rescued mankind from the demons.

After deciding he wanted to become greater than his master Void, turned the hearts of some of the disciples of the forest to corruption and darkness. The hero, banished Void to where nobody knew, but with the sacrifice of his own life.