Chapter 1: Introductions
The forest of the dead. It would be faint to believe there was once life here. Now a twisting labyrinth of forgotten truths and decaying trees cover the island waiting to draw those who seek riches into the depth of madness and despair. The orcs and humans who tried to invade these lands both perished due to the impossible odds before the war between them could share in bloodshed. This small island of which has no name and is plagued with the undead is where this story takes place. However this story does not follow survivors of the horrors that wiped out settlements, nor the ancient civilization of vampires and demons. This is the story of a small group of undead who call themselves the Desu-Knights.
A solitary girl searching for flowers among the rubble of a destroyed town which is charred black from past events she can’t remember. Her short curly brown hair and unearthly blue eyes are complemented by her pale white skin giving her a ghostly beauty. After remembering that a threat might still remain she looks up to scan her surroundings looking past her four companions at the town that had been burnt to the ground. Her companion speaks up “Umm... so...” a girl with long white hair and similarly glowing blue eyes. “Hi? So I’m Emilija.”
Coming to the realization that she had not yet met the people who she considers allies she hastily dusts her armour off and stands up to introduce herself “M-my names S-Sarasasasha.”
The short hair girl in glasses re adjusts them as she mumbles under her breath “Moving from one team of idiots to another.”
A red haired man with a thick accent interjected “What do you mean idiots? We are masters of our own art.” his heavy accent accentuating the ridiculousness of his own words.
“Your sentence made absolutely no sense.” the girl wearing glasses eagerly pointed out in an annoyed fashion. “What art are we performing? Please think before you speak.”
“Umm.. come on come on, how about you introduce us to your name? Err... Both of you.” Emilija chimed in trying to easing the tension.
“I am Zhi Show-how-long.”
Sarasasasha spoke to try and get his name correctly. “Zhi Show-how-long-shlong...”
“Zhi Show-how-long.”
“Zhi How-rong-slong-zong?”
“Zhi Show-how-long.”
“Zhi Show-How-rong...shwong-o?”
“Zhi Show-how-long.”
cutting off the endless loop Emilija spoke “Umm-uugh please, and you miss?”
“Yuiyum.” looking directly at Sarasasasha to say “You may address me as Yuiyum and nothing else. No nick names or clever puns.”
“Yuu-yui-yui-yui-mm.”
Deciding to look straight ahead of her she says “I will not respond if you do not pronounce my name properly.”
“What? Did I say it wrong?”
“You stuttered.”
With determination “Y-you-mm ah errmmm yu you-mmm, Yuyu AHHH Y-”
“Yuiyum.”
“Yuiyum...?”
Yuiyum looked over toward Emilija provoking her to say, “Ah, I’ve already said I’m Emilija”
“EmiliJA” Sarasasasha once again messing up names.
Starting to get trapped inside the endless loop Sarasasasha had put everyone else in “Emilija”
“EmiliJA”
“Umm you have a proper tongue?”
“Yeah.” Sarasasasha says while showing her tongue.
A moment of silence passed between all of them as they stare at the oblivious Sarasasasha until Zhi speaks “You seemed to have pronounced all of our names wrong.”
In shock Sarasasasha blurts out “Ehhh really? Oops... umm what about Jude?” as she points to the fifth member.
The attention of everyone immediately switches over to Jude who had been standing there the entire time, that’s when Emilija asks “Ummm? Can he not... Introduce himself?”
Sarasasasha shrugs.
Yuiyum asks “How do you know his name?” Sarasasasha gives a second shrug,
“I was wondering who he was myself.” Zhi confirmed.
Sarasasasha having a one track mind reverted the conversation back to the previous state “If I’m pronouncing all of your names wrong I might be pronouncing Jude’s name wrong.”
Jude shrugs.
After a moment of indecisiveness Zhi walks up to Jude and pokes him in the forehead. “You’re gonna have to be a bit more talkative you know.” to that Jude lowers his mask slightly to reveal that he has no jaw. “Never mind, I was wrong to misjudge. Your name is Jude right?”
Jude nods.
“Am I mispronouncing it?”
Jude shakes his head.
Sarasasasha became ecstatic at the thought she got somebody’s name right. Her eyes light up with pure joy as Yuiyum speaks up. “We should probably get out of here before the living returns.”
Sarasasasha’s face drops in realization “D... Do you think they’re going to return here?”
“Probably, if they get enough motive.”
Barely audible Sarasasasha agrees “We should probably leave.”
“That is what I was saying.”
Zhi says “That is perfect idea from strategist. Who is in favour of leaving before the living return.” Sarasasasha’s hand is the first to shoot up and everyone’s hands also go up except for Yuiyum.
“I suggested the idea I shouldn’t have to raise my hand as such.”
After a moment of silence Zhi sets everything in motion by raising a large katana in the air which in return spreads out his extra two arms located on his back. “Then it is settled, We will be leaving right now.”