Mask Of Strings
Prologue
0: Dwells of the current
-At A Small Village-
Narrator
It was morning and the blazing of the sun is striking at the very least temperature.
Narrator
It was varient and the wind is clashing against the wild animals as they roam.
Narrator
Birds flickers and sang underneat a yound ladies window, she was awoken by the heavy chippers and she robbed her eye's open.
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She went on the bathroom and looked at the time beside her mirror.
Nightgale
Mmhhh (half asleep) (robbing eyes) ahhh?... it's already 9 am!!!!??? (Yell)
Nightgale
Oh no! (Nervous) I'm going to get late, jeez! (Disbelief)
Nightgale
I need to rush up things then, damn! Why didn't I wake up as I predicted!!!??? (Yells)
Narrator
She immediately wore her usual clothes and a high boots as she waver her hair against her fingers.
Nightgale
(Knock Knock) Ahh??
Technoblade
Wake up! Slimy Muffin! It's already 9 at the morning, what are you doing!? You'll be late so wake up!! (Yells While Knocking The Door)
Nightgale
Brother, give me sec! (She nervously grabs her sword and she went out of her bathroom)
Narrator
She opens the door and her brother, tecknoblade appear in front of her eyes. Her brother wasn't happy about her actions so he immediately looked at her with dissatisfaction and disbelief.
Nightgale
I can explain myself... (She looked elsewhere)
Technoblade
You.... (Sighs) Fine, explain everything when you get back, you need to go now, working 5 hours isn't easy... (He pointed at the clock that he grabbed from his pocket)
Nightgale
Brother? (She shrugged herself and she nodded) Sorry, brother, I'll be going! (Yells)
Narrator
She run off the house without the care of the world, her brother didn't move until he heard a buzzer call on his office.
Narrator
He went into his office, grabbed the machine buzzer, and turn off the sound.
Narrator
When he was about the to leave his office, he noticed a white sheet paper in his table.
Technoblade
(Opens the paper) Dear Old Friend, I haven't seen you for awhile, how are you?
By: Dream
Narrator
Technoblade left his home to harvest some of his potatoes when he was duzzled by an empty land with no farm but it was filled with lavender flowers.
Technoblade
When did this appeared?
Technoblade
Oh right, Phil and his wife had move in as our neighbor yesterday, I should probably greet him cause it's been very long when I seen him.
Technoblade
He lost his son so he had been in rough shape... (sighs)
Technoblade
I don't understand family at all. (Cross arms)
Narrator
He gestured his way to harvest the potatoes and when he was done, he immediately left to find Philza.
Narrator
He arrived in front of Philza's wooden gate. When Philza's wife doing gardening, she appear to notice the presence of a man looking at their front gate but he wasn't entering as if something doesn't want him there.
Narrator
The pressure arise not until she came.
Philza And Mumza
Philza's Wife: Technoblade is that you? (surprised) I haven't seen you lately, what are you doing there?
Technoblade
(Look surprise) Ah, sister, I... I wasn't sure... (He looks pallid)
Philza And Mumza
Philza's Wife: (Opens the gate) Don't be a shy baby now, come in! (Smile) Phil is inside right now, you can suprise him, he's actually waiting for you for a very long time. (Chuckle)
Technoblade
(He nodded and bowed) Thank you very much sister.
Narrator
He left her outside and he slowly opened the door. He shifted his gaze and finally decided to open the door widely.
Philza And Mumza
Babe, come look at this. I found this while looking at the atic. (Excited)
Philza And Mumza
Hey? (He looked at the door and what he saw surprised him)
Philza And Mumza
(He rob his eyes and looked at him again. )
Philza And Mumza
Techno? Is that really you?
Philza And Mumza
(He slowly approached him) I'm not dreaming right? Techno?
Technoblade
No, Phil, it's really me, you are not dreaming.
Technoblade
It's been awhile, ah?
Technoblade
So, how are you doing? Doing great?
Philza And Mumza
Ah? You fool! It's really you. (He and Technoblade hugged before Phil let go)
Philza And Mumza
So, you are our neighbor? What a small world then haha.
Technoblade
I heard from the village chief that your the new guy moving into this village.
Technoblade
It's good that your our neighbor, and it's again haha.
Philza And Mumza
Yep (he looks elsewhere) How's your sister?
Technoblade
She's fine, she was working on a school as a teacher so I hope she's having fun right now.
Philza And Mumza
(He looked at him) Some school?
Philza And Mumza
Oh, so she's working hard eh? What a young lad she is.
Technoblade
(Chuckles) Yeah, she do.
Narrator
The talk with Philza continue until 11 am, when Philza finally turn his eyes to ask Technoblade something.
Philza And Mumza
Techno, when we lost our rights over the government greed. What do you mean? That you'll bring nightmare to their footsteps, to bring anarchy in your palm of hands and what did you mean, you will destroy them? (curious)
Technoblade
(Looks at Phil and then looks elsewhere) I told you Philza, government wasn't the solution of people's problem, in fact, it was the problem itself. Government is not the answer to our problem, it only bring us pain and more problems.
Technoblade
I will crush them to the pits of my palm. Destroy them. However, I wanted to live in peace with my sister, if I was asked as a 'favor' then I might actually destroy it.
Philza And Mumza
I see (sighs) whatever decision you make, I'll be by your side, my dear friend.
Technoblade
(He nodded) Thank you, Phil, for staying by my side, you and your wife have my gratitude.
Narrator
Philza smile and he tackled Tecknoblade's shoulder before he went on the kitchen to prepare a small refreshments.
Technoblade
[I am very grateful to him.] (He thought in his mind)
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Episode 1
1: I am Nightgale
-At School-
Nightgale
Ahh! (Running in pace)
Narrator
She was running because she was late in waking up. She saw few people greeting here from left and right until she arrived at the school entrance gate.
Narrator
She immediately run towards the shortcut she knew and jumps off the bushes until she saw the building's door.
Narrator
She enters in pace and looked for her classroom number. Class D was on the center of the hallways. She enters the classroom and march her way into her prospective table.
Nightgale
Jeez (Held her breath and she fixed her hair) I'm sorry for the late arrival, I'm your teacher, Nightgale.
Nightgale
You can also call me, Gale, I am assign as your combat teacher. The late arrival is my responsibility, now I have no rights to tell you that being late is making the enemy move forward to your weakest point. (She grabbed the book on her desk and she satted beside the teacher with her foot resting on the table)
Students
Student: (Raise hands) Miss, because your late to attend us, shouldn't we be getting our school topics?
Students
Student: (Another Raised Her Hands) We already waste time waiting for you, please start the class.
Narrator
She looked at her students complaining at the top of their lungs. She immediately scroll the book on her hands.
Nightgale
Listen to me brats! I teach combat, not communication skills. (Sighs) I will not teach anything unless you give me the reasons why brats like you want to learn about my lesson, if you fools are seriously taking my class at heart then I will teach you by then.
Students
Students: Not fair! Your the one who's late, you should be ashamed of your actions! (Anger)
Students
Students: We aren't your luckies! So teach something you useless woman! (Mad)
Nightgale
(Whistle) One problem is that you scums don't seem to attain how manners work and my lateness doesn't even involve with today's class. I am merely trying to test your incompatibility! (She opens the book)
Nightgale
As your teacher, attitude must be consistent to a student. (She looked at them) For today everyone will be doing self study try to learn combat analysis yourselves... If you claim that you brats are far superior than I am then let see your compatibility with your inner self! (Disappointed)
Narrator
The students didn't have time to think and others give up. Most of them was frustrated over their new teachers behavior but the students didn't have the guts to go against her will.
Narrator
This continue for 2 hours and despite looking at there struggling faces, she didn't do anything beside reading the book on her table. Some students went tired and decided to leave the book aside while some is starting to get angry cause they don't understand.
Students
Students: (Stood Up) I can't understand this! (Yell) Why do we need to learn combat analysis anyways!?
Students
Students: I don't like this either but this is a subject that the school had given us! (Pursuing the girl who stood up yelling)
Students
Students: (Breathe deeply and approach the teacher) Miss (Whispers)
Nightgale
mhhh (she looked beside her and saw a girl)
Students
Students: (She bow her head and pretend to be brave) Please, miss, teach us. We will promise to understand that we will change our attitude, without your help, we can't do this ourselves.
Nightgale
(Smirks and smile) At last, some of you use their heads. Stubbornness will soon lead to greed and weakness.
Nightgale
(Looks at the girl) Go back to your seat, I'll think about it.
Students
Students: (shock and she nodded) thank you miss! (went back to her seat)
Nightgale
Now, do you fella knows what mistakes you did? If you answer me and you get the answer I wanted to hear, I'll consider what the young lady had apologize for. (Nodded at her and she look at the class)
Narrator
They gives chills of sweats until someone raise their hands and he looked at his book before he looked at his teacher who was enjoying the entertainment of torturing her students.
Slimcicle
Miss? (Cracked voice) I uhm, I know the answer.
Nightgale
(Nods) Go ahead, tell everyone what the answer is because I think they still don't know the answer.
Slimcicle
(Nodded) Okey, uhm, we didn't greet our teacher when she enters, and we uhm didn't clean the classroom so she gets angry and uhm we disrespected her with gazes the moment she enters. (shy)
Slimcicle
Also (looked at the side) we talk rudely while you were introducing yourself in front of everyone.
Nightgale
(Smiles) Good, good job! (Claps)
Nightgale
As you fools have known, proper etiquette still requires in this prestigious school. I have worked in this school for 1 year and I have been greeted with proper way.
Nightgale
(Points at them) You fools who's only First year in this school still doesn't know that. A proper attitude is what makes a person understood oneself after others.
Nightgale
(She took a cholk) Proper etiquette and attitude also is require to learn combat knowledge. A way to understand your opponents move.
Nightgale
(Wrote something) To be more pricely clear. One must be reflective to it's own mistakes. Fighting over opponents without proper knowledge is like fighting a rock that can't be cracked.
Nightgale
Imagine an egg being thrown to you but because your reflexes isn't even refine. The egg hits you and it didn't broke.
Nightgale
So to refine your reflexes, one must learn proper attitude and respects the philosophy of words.
Nightgale
(Points the cholk at then) Learn the basics? Sure, I'll give you an apple to start up but with attitude that isn't -capable- it's like I'm giving my apple to a stranger without manner.
Nightgale
Remember! You are a proud students. However, do not also forget that mannerism is what makes learning very understandable.
Students
Students: (Taking notes and nodded)
Nightgale
(Looks at the time) It seem that the time is coming. Your next subject is the study of arts, I'll be your second subject substitute teacher for 1 week. Your art teacher had an emergency work she needed to attend.
Notes From The Author:
Students have different roles but Slim is one of the students that she will be meeting near the future.
Episode 2
2: Persistence Of My Students
-School Ground
Nightgale
(Annoyed) What are you a slim without strength!!?? (Furious)
Nightgale
I merely instruct you every damn day! I told you myself, try to expand your strength and don't use your inner pose but use your outer pose! (She said furiously) Slim! Two push-ups again!
Students
Students: (Exhausted) Miss, this exercise is tiring for our bodies. We can't do this anymore, all of us has been struggling please give us second to rest! (Everyone complains)
Nightgale
(She looks at them and she shrugged) Darn this brats (exhale) Fine, two minute rest as for you slim, finish atleast two push-ups before you rest! (yells)
Narrator
She immediately take her milk beside the table and went on the bench as she rest her shoulders, she gripped the battle of milk and drunk it like there's no tomorrow.
Narrator
She looked at her students and she selfishly shrugged in discomfort. She only looked at them with dissatisfaction when she heard someone by the bushes.
Purple
(Appears) Don't you think your too hard on them? They are just students, they know less that you do.
Nightgale
(Flinched) What the hell do you want?? I am merely disciplining them in a method that I know it's effective. (Points) You seem to have gone for awhile to nug me on something, don't you think, son of Ephezis?
Purple
How I have miss than rotten attitude of yours. (Smile) I'm a mercenary so it's very obvious that I'll be off in and out.
Purple
I work my *** off unlike you who bully children who knows nothing. (Taps her shoulders) Don't misunderstood me, it's just a mere occupation.
Nightgale
(Glare) Don't you date touch me again, Purple. I'll make your life a living hell, with just one cut, remember that. (Wipes her shoulders and openly stood from her seat)
Purple
Tss, tell your brother that I'm Off. Dream had given me a little work you see, tell him that I'm collecting his depths.
Nightgale
(Grips the bottle) Damn that bastard!!
Slimcicle
Miss, it's already been 5 minutes. Won't we continue our lesson?
Nightgale
(She nodded) Yes, we will continue it. Ask everyone to gather at the ground, it's time you guys need to learn about something.
Narrator
Slim left after his teacher advice him. She looked at where Purple disappear before she shrugged the feeling of unwantedness.
Narrator
Back at Philza's home, Technoblade and Philza decided to cook for dinner and just ask his sister to come by. Philza's Wife agreed to this get together and they started hunting. After coming home, Technoblade offered a pig while Philza caught a rabbit which good for staw.
Technoblade
(Look at the knife) Philza, what are we cooking again? I think I'm not familiar with the instructions.
Philza And Mumza
It's steaks, chop the pig in a boundle size, remove the insides and the blood.
Technoblade
Mind me of the mess then. (Nodded)
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He grabbed the butchers knife and he slid through the pigs lower part and cut it all the way to the head. The pigs blood started squishing until it sprout on Techno's side. He then continue cutting the pig's head and remove the inside organs of the pigs, as soon as the blood was less then earlier, he continued cutting the pig until it completely become half.
Narrator
Philza who was watching give a sighs. He still hasn't lost his touch, he thinks. Going back from his days reminded him that Techno is a blood thirsty god, while he knew what he is before the peace.
Philza And Mumza
(He looked at him) Jeez, you really did a mess out here.
Philza And Mumza
Go home first and wash yourself. I will clean this mess up, it seem that the blood god has been satisfied with an animals blood.
Technoblade
(Looks at himself) Yeah, he demands blood over and over again. Theseus won't let me in peace not him not this voices.
Philza And Mumza
I see, living in a nightmare is hard even if we try to live in peace. We can't erase our sins and the things we did to satisfy our needs.
Technoblade
(Look at him) It's already done and I'm not atoning anything I have done thus far. I decided this myself and I don't regret it.
Technoblade
So please Philza, stop bubbling that this is our sins. In fact this is our deeds, this is what we do and we won't live by it's rule.
Technoblade
(Look away) I'm off to change, see you later.
Narrator
It seem that the more they talk about this the more they misunderstood each others feelings. Drown by the experience of war, killing and killing. Mercy had left their gasped.
Narrator
As he was called the blood god, he was not the blood god. The blood god is the main artisan of the voices that had kept whispering on his mind. While Philza was called the angel of death, he who take a wings as black as the obsidian wings while he carry the name at his finger tips.
Narrator
He was a former soldier, a warrior and a follower. While he was a former king who lost his son from an accident. Both of them had live in peace but what has happen in their future.
Narrator
Blood will taint the moon and Dreams eye flashes under the emerald green pumping over the vast ocean infront of him.
Drista
Brother, let's go! (yells while waving)
Dream
(Look at her) Yeah (Stands up)
Drista
(Grabs his hands) Come on! George and the others are waiting! (yells and smile)
Authors Note: I shift povs so don't get confused over the characters. Also, please support meh!
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