• before you read

    This is a story about a teenager name Ian Who has been given mysterious and awesome magical power and an awesome sword called the carbuncle sword. but this power has a price. demons have been unleashed upon the world. and 8 orbs of power have been scattered. He teams up with friends Max and Krystal to take town the Evil Trog. who has the ability to turn into a shadow version of anyone or anything he wishes.

    Ian has brown hair brown eyes medium weight and slightly tall.

    Max has black hair green eyes is medium height and slightly on the larger side
    Max's weapon is a blessed bow that can fire magic arrows

    Krystal has blonde hair blue eyes medium height medium weight.
    Krystal is a sorceress and fights with a magic staff.

    Ian has more than one soul. in fact. he has 3 Good, Evil, and his own soul.

    The good soul will do whatever it takes to get the job done without harming innocents

    The evil side isnt exactly evil. it just does whatever it takes to get the job done. No matter who is in the way.

    Ian turns into these two souls by means of "Rage" which is his power which is unleashed when he is put beyond his limit.

    The setting is in a temple in the desert. The wind temple.

    The beginning of the wind temple has been removed....it is too long to put here! the book is called carbuncle universe and is not finished yet.

    Ian is quick on his feet and always willing to fight a demon.

    Trogs words cannot be trusted all the time...he is a liar...as you may or may not see in this excerpt.

    now, go on reading

    Krystal has been captured by Trog. and Ian and Max are going to go to the wind temple to rescue her and get the wind orb



    "You can leave whenever you want Max, Theres no telling what we might face in here." Ian said as the stone door to the temple closed behind them. "Not a chance. Krystal is my friend too ya know?." "Alright...How many arrows do you have left?" "ahh dont worry 'bout me ian!" "just get ready...because i sense something coming this way."

    Suddenly a strange shadow slithered up to them and took on a human shape.
    It was none other than Trog himself. it spoke to them in a voice like a jester.

    "Hoooo! is this a little band of adventurers i see coming into my temple? Well GET OUT!!!" He studied Ian for a bit then caught a glimpse at his blade.
    "ahh! Its you! you're the infamous Ian!? the so-called demon hunter! well you're too late. my little pet has probably already eaten you're friend. but...then again. maybe not...but you're not going to find out! Show me youre stuff! Human!

    He turned into a shadow whose shape looked exactly like Ian. except it was like a living shadow with burning brown eyes. he took out a sword made of living shadows and taunted Ian to come at him.

    "Stay back Max! this is my fight! bring it on demon scum!
    "Hey! what am i supposed to do!?"
    "Stay back! its too dangerous for a civilian like you!"
    "i aint gonna sit here and watch you die Ian!"
    "I should take that as an insult but i wont....I wont die"

    Then Ian drew his carbuncle sword and ran at Trog and went for a horizontal slash which trog countered and jumped over Ian.

    "Ho hooo! if you fight like that then this will be nothing!
    "Ian! i know you're faster than that!" Max said.
    "Im just a little bit rusty! How about some magic!?"

    Ian with amazing speed sheathed his sword and quickly elbowed Trog in the stomach then brought his elbow down upon his head, Trog was knocked on his knees then Ian kicked him hard across the room. then he rose his hand into the air and a whirling pool of blue magic appeared above him.

    Trog managed to pull himself back together long enough to see what was happening. he then got up and ran toward Ian

    Ian saw Trog and this was exactly what he wanted. he raised both hands and yelled "Scatter!" and the whirlpool of magic broke into many different flaming blue balls of fire. which ian surrounded Trog with and bombarded him. Trog was hit hard by the magic. sensing his defeat he used magic to close all the doors in the small room and opened gates above them causing water to flow into the room. "H-He Heee! i wont die! and to make you're efforts harder! Try this on for size!

    "Ian what do we do?" Max said
    "I dont know, but if i beat him maybe the water will stop!"

    Trog sprang toward Ian unexpectedly and attacked with a flurry of deadly strikes with his shadow sword. which knocked Ian on his Knees.
    Trog quickly hit Ian with the butt of his sword which knocked Ian to the ground. Max saw this and took out his bow and shot a flaming arrow at Trog.

    "Dont mess with my friend!" he said
    "Gladly! ill mess with you first!" he stuck out his arm and a beam of pure dark energy erupted out of his hand striking Max and sending him flying.

    Then Trog raised his sword for the final strike, Ian quickly rose to his knees grabbed Trog by the arm and threw him across the room. Ian looked at Trog.

    "T-T-Those eyes! Red? it makes no sense!"

    Max mustered up enough energy to talk. who, was luckly lieing on a piece of wood fallen from the rafters.

    "U-Ugh....yea...He's in Rage.....Hes using his evil soul....you're done for...

    The water level was already half way up. Ian and Trog were standing on a platform in the middle of the room that was high up but the water level was now getting higher than the platform. Ian got up quickly and was using magic only his other souls can use to hover over the water.

    "Ohhh! this is not good!"
    Trog raised his arm and he too was floating.

    Ian and Trog rushed at each other at high speeds along the water and clashed swords multiple times then Ian ducked under Trogs horizantal slice and uppercutted him which threw him off guard. Ian then started attacking in a flurry of slices until Trog was thrown down into the water.

    sensing Trog about to rise. Ian went underwater, grabbed Trog by the neck and threw him out of the water. Ian then jumped out of the water and threw his sword up in the air purposely missing Trog and then flip kicked Trog who went flying into the wall. Ian then Grabbed his sword spun and threw it high speed at Trog. Trog let out a wail and dissapeared into nothing but shadow.

    the water stopped Pouring in. the doors opened and the water drained.
    Ian returned to normal

    "Max! you have enough strength to get out of here!?"
    "Yea, im ok...i can make it out no problem."
    "Alright then! ill go get Krystal you get far away from the temple! over by the desert oasis!"
    "mmkay"

    While Max regained himself and started out of the temple Ian went over to where trog dissapeared and saw a key, and a shining disk.
    Ian took the key and there was a button on the shining disk. which he
    pressed.

    "Heeehooohaaa! the jokes on you tough guy! That was nothing but a mirror image of me! a clone! nothing more! however, dont think you'll be escaping with you're little friend! this place will explode! in nothing more than thirty seconds! Bye bye now!"

    The clock was ticking ian's adrenaline was pumping he, had to get krystal out and the wind orb in thirty seconds. he looked past the open door and found some stairs....29 seconds left.....he sped off toward them...28....he ran up them as quick as possible, 2 steps at a time. it was a winding staircase.
    ....27....26....25....24.....by the time he got to the top floor, which was the fourth floor. the time was at 15 seconds. Ian saw Krystal locked up,

    "Ian!!!! You're he-"
    "Cut the chatter Krystal! we have about 10 seconds untill this place explodes!

    Ian quickly opened the cell with Krystal in it....5 seconds left. He saw a window big enough for both of them to jump through. He grabbed Krystal and started running toward the window...3.......2.....He jumped out the window Holding onto Krystal......1..... as they fell the long fall the place exploded....the entire tower collapsed... As they were falling Ian heard Krystal yell something but he couldn't hear it very well over the explosion. he thought he heard. "what are you?! crazy!? we cant survive this fall!!!"
    Ian was falling fast. so he stuck out his hand and used a wave of magic pointed toward the ground to slow their descent. Krystal saw this and did the same. They still hit the ground hard, Sand went flying from the fall of the tower on the desert sand and it covered them. Max ran over to them.

    "Heyyyy!!! what the heck just happened!? are you guys alright?!"

    Ian rose and helped Krystal up and brushed the sand off of him.
    "Yea...were fine, Krystal might be a little freaked though..."
    "What were you thinking?!"
    "i was thinking, either get blown to bits or take my chances jumping."

    Then Max inturrupted. "Hey! wait a minute...Ian? wheres the wind orb!?
    "Oh! oh....right.....i forgot......aww..no..... Ian said sadly.
    Just then a big orange sphere came shooting out of the wreckage of the tower and smashed into the sand next to the heroes burying itself into the sand.

    "Ahhhhh! help! said Max alarmed. "Now spheres are raining out of the tower!"
    Ian laughed "No Max! its the wind orb! C'mon you guys! help me dig for it!"
    The three digged and digged for the orb and finnaly they dug it up.

    "Yea!" said Krystal jumping with joy. "We have it!"
    Ian picked up the orb and took out his sword.

    he used his magic "Combine!"
    The orb would not combine with his sword.

    "Ian, bud. we need to take that orb to the Temple of Heroes to combine it with your sword!" Max said

    "what? more work? Alright then...more demon hunting i suppose..."
    "Nope, the temple is quite peaceful. no demons."
    "Sounds good to me then. i hope the rest of the orbs are easier...though i doubt it!." "Lets all find a nearby town and lets celebrate!" Krystal suggested.
    "Alright, sounds good, for the first orb! Max said.

    They all made their way to the nearest town in the area. Goldenburg Town what happens along the way, before and after the event that you read. will be continued either in another excerpt or the book itself...

    Thank you for reading.

    ~Chaos.