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| AXEMS: THE TOLARIAN CHRONICLES |
| Episode Two |
| Strife awakes under a dark gray sky. STRIFE: Whoa� where am I? Strife slowly gets up and looks around. He sees nothing but the vast expanse of gray plains. STRIFE: Not much to see, is there? Oh well, I�ll just start walking. I�m bound to get somewhere. Strife almost takes his first step before he hears a voice behind him. VOICE: You�re forgetting something. Strife turns around. Behind him is a vivid yellow Axem whose arms and legs are covered by metallic red stripes. This is Axem Image. STRIFE: I am? IMAGE: Yes. Image holds up a metallic blue axe. IMAGE: I assume that this is yours. She throws it to Strife, who catches it and puts it into his Magical Axem Pockets that Don�t Exist. (JAMEY�S NOTE: My lawyer should really intervene on these kinds of cases�) STRIFE: Thanks. So, do you know where we are? Image, who had started to walk off, turns back towards Strife. IMAGE: No. I just kept walking and eventually found you. And if you�ll excuse me, I�ll just keep walking. Image continues to walk off. Strife runs after her. STRIFE: Hey, wait up? Where are you going? IMAGE: If you�d listened to me, you�d know. Image continues to walk. STRIFE: Hey, wait! I don�t know where I am! Neither do you! If we stick together, we�ll have a better chance of survival. Image finally turns around and faces Strife. IMAGE: If you haven�t noticed yet, I haven�t paid any attention to you. I�m a loner. End of story. Maybe I�ll see you again. Goodbye� what was your name? STRIFE: I�m Strife. And you? However, Image seems not to hear him. She simply continues walking away into the distance. STRIFE: Okay, don�t tell me. I�ll just start walking. Strife starts to walk a different direction than Image walked. Eventually, he comes to a road. Strife starts to walk along the road. STRIFE: All roads lead somewhere. This one can�t be an exception. THREE HOURS LATER Strife slowly walks along. STRIFE: So� tired� Strife glances towards the horizon. However, he sees something he didn�t count on seeing: a road sign. It has the look of neglect: all but one of the screws has come out, and so it swings, and the pole is rusted beyond repair. On the swinging sign, the message reads: WELCOME TO TOLARIA. STRIFE: Tolaria, eh? Weird name. Strife continues walking. However, the horizon has changed. In the distance, Strife can see a dark area that looms above the ground. As Strife walks closer, he realizes the dark area is actually the buildings of a city. Strife continues to walk closer, step by step, to the city of Tolaria. END OF EPISODE TWO! |