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Mistermafio -> The False King of New Haven (7/13/2008 15:03:57)

Introductions

Let me take you to a place
I hold very dear.
A place where happiness and joy
mix with deceit and fear.

Let me take you to that place.
That place, oh, so far from here.

This place is called New Haven,
ruled by a firm but good king.
The kind of place of which the bard would sing.

The inhabitants of New Haven are happy with their lives,
all the woman have happy children,
all the men have happy wives.
All the people are very well fed,
and every lonely child has a cute little pet.

Everything seems golden
at first, second, and third glance.
But a glance is not a look,
as you will soon find out.



Mistermafio -> RE: The False King of New Haven (7/13/2008 15:41:32)

Would you ever feel sorry for him?

“Drop and give me fifty!”
A voice yells in a familiar tone
as we look at two people,
one familiar,
one unknown.

It doesn’t take them long,
these two that look so much alike.
The fifty push-up’s are done
before the voice could even sigh.

A smile appeared on the man’s face,
a rare sight indeed.
“Good job Jake…
Good job Henry.”

See,
these are two brothers.
Jake and Henry Slecht.
And they just finished a training
that, in military terms,
makes them the best of the best.

This was their last training day,
tomorrow they’ll officially get promoted.
A proud smile fills everyone’s face

as the brothers spring into attention.
Their commander does so too,
a final salute
is issued
as the brothers know what’s next to do.

“So, Henry,
it seems you made it through.
Mother will be proud.”

“As will she be of you Jake,
as will she be of you.”

The two brothers praise each other,
as they walk out of the training room.



Mistermafio -> RE: The False King of New Haven (7/16/2008 10:02:02)

Well? Would you?

The brothers got promoted,
the very next day.
With all the bells and whistles
they could ever whish for.

But when the two of them wanted to leave,
A familiar voice ordered them to stay.

Their commanding officer,
-unimportant is his name-
walked up to them
as from out of nowhere the guards came.

“Jake and Henry,
I want to congratulate the two of you.
Out of a group of fifty people,
you’re the only ones that got this far.

But I guess you’ll know,
that that’s not why I brought these guards.”

At this point the commander,
took his hat
off of his head.

“No, these guards are here
to make sure you won’t deny that task you’re about to get.”

Henry and Jake looked at each other
Before looking at the guards

“What task could possibly be so…
That we…
Who the hell do you think you are?”

Henry rambles
too insulted to finish his lines.

The commander looks at his shoes,
clearly ashamed

“The two of you will have to travel to the kingdom of Stromy
where you will have to spy…”

Quickly Henry interrupted the commander.
“No way!
I do not want to die!”




Mistermafio -> RE: The False King of New Haven (8/4/2008 4:54:56)

A discussion

“What are you saying brother?
You don’t want to go?
This is our chance to help New Haven!
Don’t you see?
Don’t you know?”

Jake turned to Henry,
an angry whisper formed his voice.
“Plus,
It’s not like we have a choice.”

“What do you mean?
We don’t have a choice?
What will they do?
Force us?
I’d like to see them try.

“I’d rather even die.
Right here, right now.
then walk hundreds of miles
to do the exact same thing.”

Henry turned towards the door
but when he started walking…

“Wait, there is more!”

The commander started talking.

“See my friend,
if you disobey
you won’t be killed,
or thrown in jail.

No, all we’ll do
is cut off your right hand
and send you into battle.”

Henry stopped in his track
And slowly turned around
“You know what,
I was just kidding,

“when did we leave again?”



Mistermafio -> RE: The False King of New Haven (8/4/2008 5:14:00)

You are now leaving New Haven, please be back soon

Several days later,
on New Haven’s border
a group of five assembled.

Two of them we know by now
Henry and his brother Jake
But the others are a different story.

They look fairly capable,
on first and second sight.
All three completely different,
though,
ranging from heavy and muscled
to fragile and light.
And then,
of course,
one that’s in between.

But it was also very clear
these men had never seen,
or heard,
from each other before.

Jake was the first to speak,
as he introduced himself and his brother.
Shaking hands
and laughing
as if he didn’t bother
about the dangerous mission ahead.

After Jake finished his talk,
and the introduction it consisted off
the other three did about the same.



Mistermafio -> RE: The False King of New Haven (8/4/2008 5:27:09)

Shade

The first one to introduce herself
was the skinniest of the three,
and the palest,
and the only woman too,
actually.

“My name is Shade,
my last name you need not know.
I might once give it,
but first my trust in you must grow.

“I was a thief and an assassin,
when I got caught and thrown in jail.
But they offered me a training
and a job
as a woman of the law.

“I prefer to be silent and stealthy,
I can be invisible if I want.
I don’t work in teams mostly,
so don’t get in my way.”

Her voice was as cold
as her skin was pale
and her clothes were black.

Her weapon,
a katana,
she carried on her back.

And daggers,
so thought Henry to see,
she had hidden plenty.



Mistermafio -> RE: The False King of New Haven (8/4/2008 5:58:26)

Blade

Next to speak was the male of average wight
“hey, call me Blade”

His hair was black
And pretty short
A sleeveless shirt
And pair of shorts
Completed his outfit

“I was trained by my grandfather
A master in the martial art
He tought me to fight without mercy
Without a weapon other then my spirit and heart.

“My real name is Dave Dewit
But as I said, call me Blade
Everyone does it.”

Blade didn’t carry a weapon,
Henry found this rather strange

But as he pounded over the enigma,
Of someone that didn’t use a blade in battle
Who liked to call himself Blade.
A new introduction came within his ear’s range.



Mistermafio -> RE: The False King of New Haven (8/4/2008 5:59:24)

Xyphos

“I be Xyphos”
The last and heaviest of the bunch said.

“I just like hurting people,
Well,
I like hurting people that are bad.”

Xyphos was heaverly weaponed
Axes, blades and a whole lot more
Every piece of metal bigger
Then the one before

What more can be said
About a bunch of muscles?



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