Sunday, May 25, 2014

Astuka Looks Back -- Guardians of Enthia (First Draft)

Honestly I'm not certain if I mentioned GoE in the previous post, but Guardians of Enthia (obviously shortened to GoE) was the first (and probably last) full length story I ever wrote. Taking multiple cues from Lord of the Rings, Dragon Age, and Warcraft, I somehow managed to write 45 pages of it and many more on the lore. 


Of course, that was the second draft.


The first you might as well say was a completely different story entirely. Being much more original (original in this case does not mean “good”) than the second, it was written by me in 4th to 5th grade and was based off a roleplay that happened in some web game (Roblox was the site, no idea which specific game in particular) that probably lasted about 4 hours and was between me (my username being yui810, which is what “Sir Yui” came from) and some guys named Zero and Warhawk (who was later changed to Warius for the sake of going along better with the story) and was completely written on paper. That is, of course, except for two chapters posted on TPNF.


Now I do have the original book, but instead of spending a hour copying a mediocre book into text, I'll just use the two that were posted (after all, this IS the TPNF section).

Chapter I
Yui looked around.He was amazed winter came so early since his training.Children were running around, throwing snowballs at each other and making snowmen.In Sumeria, a time like this is the moment of a lifetime. But Yui had more important job to do. Hazily, he checked the spots along the port.

What is with me and all these fucking cheesy beginings? Did I think this was interesting or entertaining? This is something out of a Disney movie, not an epic fantasy.

Seaman’s Port was made back when the first settlers from Eyrica came to Sumeria. John Smith, the original owner of the port,  owned several bars in both Eyrica and Kathara. The port was originally a hotel for sailors from southern port cities like Arai and Soera. John Smith was no stranger to the forgien language and sometimes even started conversations with them.

Well at least our narrator this time isn't some depressed ADHD kid but instead a tourism director.

First, Yui checked the old Smith Hotel. He saw the archers on their regular schedule defending the hotel. Soon Yui would command a defensive force at the hotel since a notorious king named Bajar will be staying there. Bajar owned most of the southern federations in the region.

Why the fuck is the king of the entire south staying at some shitty hotel? Do the northerners hate them THAT badly? Take in mind I do have a map of this world and “The south” is pretty much just this gigantic piece of land an ocean across from the common city-states.

He was said to be bountied in over 50 cities in the North, which included some of the finest assassins around. Before Yui was in the military, he was a alchemist. Before he was a alchemist, he followed in his fathers footsteps and became an assassin. He fought, and defeated, many great soliders in battle. Great names like Relico, Dejurn, and Hoteri he killed, which paved the road for him being such a successful solider.

Okay first of all if he's bountied in 50 cities in the North why the fuck is he there IN THE CAPITAL in the first place. Second of all, what the fuck is with Yui's job list? First he goes from killing literally the MOST IMPORTANT CHARACTER IN THE SERIES (Relico) (yes this is changed later) to saying “oh I guess i'll just try to make dirt into gold”. I mean it could be something badass like he was trying to hide from his past but I doubt that was what I was thinking back then.

Chapter 2

Zero checked the corners of the room. Never in his life had he been as frightened as he was now. He continued into the kings kitchen, thinking of a way to get out. It all started when he got a job from the town's reverend to borrow a amulet. It seemed easy, but what he didn't know was that the king was against the church.

Why would he not know that the king was against the church? Wouldn't the king be burning these fucking things left and right?

Right?



[TO BE CONTINUED]


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