Chapter 2: Chapter Two
(by Arcademan, added on 2012-03-12 12:53:27 AEST) [Discussion Topic]
CHAPTER TWO
EARTH-AU: HOME OF ARCADEMAN AND THE ARCADEMAN UNIVERSE...
The last few months have been somewhat of a whirlwind for Arcademan and the
members of the heroic Arcade Brigade. Following their hard-fought victory
against The Darkness, where the combined forces of three worlds; their own, the
Earth in which the Cardcaptor Sakura Kinomoto lives and Earth-S, home of Captain
Marvel and the Squadron of Justice, the heroes barely had time to rest from the
war when their sworn enemy Lord Pyrogod desolved the non-aggressive pact and
attempted to launch a surprise attack. Fortunately, as in many a case, the
heroes tened to function as a group better than the villains and due to Destrux'
double-cross against his master and several of his fellow villains, the heroes
won the day and the Earth once again was safe from Darkness. However new threats
continued throughout the world and from a different kind of attack...
Nature.
Inside of Arcade Brigade Headquarters, located in a secret establishment
somewhere in central Arizona, Arcademan and Midnight Striker look grimly at a
local news broadcast of events taking place and wonder why there isn't much they
can do to prevent the tragic events that seem to occur almost on a daily basis.
"Arcademan, I know we are bound by the creator The White Wizard to protect the
world from the Beings of Darkness and any attacks not of a natural basis however
seeing all of these natural disasters taking play throughout the country and
even overseas, how can we not help?" questioned Striker.
"Mankind's progress on the Earth Realm must not be overly interferred with, lest
the delicate balance between Darkness and Light be shattered and a new age of
Chaos usher in before millennia. This is the Age of Light and to preserve that,
we cannot interfer with the ways of the mortals." state Arcademan in a cold,
harsh tone.
Walking in and hearing that statement was Tecknight, another member of the
Arcade Brigade and the group's legal liason to law enforcement.
"Do not forget...we are also mortal beings ourselves despite our great
abilities. While we are bound not to help the progress of mankind, that doesn't
prevent us from assisting them when needed. It's a matter of judgment and
priorities."
"True that." says Arcademan. "From what's been happening this year, I'm not sure
even if we did help, how our powers and abilities would do much good against
nature itself." Striker types in some commands on the computer and a list of
events appear on the screen.
"Flash flooding in the north, tornadoes in the Midwest, volcanic activity,
forest fires of great magnitude in our own backyard, not to mention the recent
devestating earthquakes in Japan and Chile. I do find it rather troubling it's
all going down all within months...even days of each other."
Arcademan looked at the screen for awhile, then broke the silence. "I'd say it's
coincidental but I was taught there's no such thing. Tell you what, let's go
check out the scenes personally and see if there's anything out of the ordinary.
If help is needed and asked for, do what you can. Call in any available members
to assist. That's it. Let's roll!"
As Arcademan flies north to check in on the recent fire that destroyed over half
a million acres in south central Arizona, he thinks to himself "I wish we had
more manpower on this. If only certain things didn't happen after the Dark
War..."
THE DEFEAT OF THE DARKNESS- SEVERAL MONTHS EARLIER...
The White Wizard, along with his fellow wizards from the other Earths Shazam and
Clow Reed, opened portals to return everyone to their home worlds. The only hero
who wasn't at ease was Eclipse, who was instrumental in defeating the last verge
of The Darkness with the help from Captain Marvel's enemy Black Adam. Though he
swore not to attack anyone until he was back home on Earth-S, he gave an
interesting proposal to Eclipse.
"Come with me, Eclipse back to my universe. We can roam the universe at our
leisure and leave everyone behind. This might be for the best for if not, I will
attempt to destroy Captain Marvel and rule the world. With you at my side, that
need not happen. I feel the darkness within you and its power is greater than
mine. I can help keep it in check."
Eclipse paused for a moment, then said in a soft tone. "Sorry, Mighty Adam. I
cannot. My home is within this universe but please do not despair. We here have
seen the good you're capable of. You may surprise yourself once you return. Take
care and remember if anything, you have at least one friend." Adam stepped into
the portal and disappeared back to his own world.
Arcademan walked over to Eclipse and put his hands on her shoulder to give some
comfort however he felt an almost overwhelming presence of darkness.
"Adam was correct, Arcademan. The Darklight within me is struggling to overcome
the Brightlight. Being composed of both energies, it's a constant struggle to
keep the balance, which is why The White Wizard originally seperated the two.
Bringing me back only made it worse. You, a Being of Darkness working as a hero
have a idea of what's going on but multiply it thousandfold and you know where I
stand. For now, I must leave and find my rightful place in the universe. I hope
and pray the next time we meet, it will be under peaceful circumstances.
Farewell, Arcademan!" and in a flash of light, Eclipse was gone.
Suddenly, Arcademan's mind was jogged back to the present as he landed in the
middle of a raging inferno. Invunerable to the effects of the fire, he scanned
the area with his vision power and noticed something peculiar.
"I'm nowhere near the magic user as Parrillusia or Flora but I feel its
presence, however faint. Worse, I have the feeling I've encounter this before."
Arcademan took to the air and scanned more of the surroundings. "The villains
want to destroy us and take over Earth...they wouldn't intentionally cause
needless destruction like this but I can't help but nit shake the feeling
there's something mystical involved here. I wonder if the sites of the other
natural disasters have something..."
Then it hit Arcademan like a ton of bricks.
"This magic...I have felt it before. It's CLOW magick! Sakura Kinomoto and her
Sakura Cards! I'm almost positive! But how...and why?!!" |
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