The Epic Journey of Marsilius: The Avengement of His Father

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In the large City-State of Canuck, the many soldiers resting from their recent victory over the Scorpios tribe. A great young warrior by the name of Marsilius is speaking with his father about their next planned attack. He and his father Maurice, have been fighting together to protect their people for as long as he could remember. Marsilius looked up to his father in every aspect of his life when he was in trouble, and his father always had an answer. Maurice has given his son every ounce of the knowledge of war and strategies of fighting that he has gathered throughout his life, for he knows that he soon will have to pass down his leadership to Marsilius. The Canuck people have sworn to protect its homeland, but Marsilius will soon uncover their true purpose which is much greater than they had imagined.
Many years ago the Canucks had defeated an oppressive Nycerian Empires army, but this army seeks revenge on the Canuck village. It was on the same day of the battle with the Scorpios, that the Nycerian Empire attacked. A great battle was fought and many had perished. Only few remained when the Nycreians realized they could no longer hold off the Canucks. They had to unleash Yeckledon, the foulest beast in all of the empire. Yeckledon was unchained and went for the head of the village, which was Maurice. He fought as best he could but alas he was killed by the beast. The Canuck army then retreated as Marsilius wailed over the death of his father. He promised himself and his father that he would avenge his death and carry on his legacy.
Marsilius sat down with the best of his warriors and said “Have I not trained you for this?” Marsilius asked. “Yes you have!” They yelled “Have the Nycenians taken from you and me one of the gre...

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...don came from behind and picked Marsilius up in his one hand and spat on him. Yeckledon threw Marsilius into the ground and prepared to slaughter him. As Yeckledon came down to strike Marsilius reached for his axe but it was out of reach. He was in great pain. Marsilius was hit by a massive blow to his torso and it had broken his armor. He finally reached his axe and as Yeckedon came down for another strike, Marsilius yelled “You will now pay for what you have done to me!” and swung his axe and beheaded the beast. Looking up to the sky he proclaimed “Father I have done this for you!” He held up the beasts head and yelled “I have slain the beast who murdered you. Marsilius now thought he could save his army. He swam down to the depths of the ocean never to reach the surface again. He died with his people. But he died knowing that he had avenged his Father’s death.

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