Beautiful Karma
Act I: The Orphan, The Chain, The Allies, and The Mystery
Chapter 1: The Orphan and The Chain
“I don’t know what to do with you…” said Kevin, the king of Karma. “You fought hard to get here, but your fight ends here.” CJ got up slowly, tending to his wounds. “I still have plenty left in the tank, and I promised I would take you down.” The king stands up from his throne. “My daughter was right…” He says as he grabs his scepter. “We are a lot alike.” CJ, in response, draws his sword, “As long as there is breath in me, I will fight…” Kevin, the King of the Land of Karma watched as the moon glistened in the night sky of the present. His formidable Karma Chain hung from his neck. The black and white yin-yang pendant glistened in the moonlight. The orphan CJ and the rest of the human workers finish up a long day of planting and pulling crops. “Ahhh, that should do it,” CJ says as he finishes up his work and sweat drips down his light brown skin. His braided stems dropped right above his eyes. His body was toned from working in the fields every day. “It’s been a long day, time to unwind and get something to eat.” Along with the other workers he grabs his things and they walk in a single file line to the restaurant. Members of the Divine race known as Vikings and Valkyries supervise with their weapons tucked to their sides. “Hey, CJ, long day?” The waitress asks as he slides into the booth. “Yeah, but it’s better now.” The waitress rolls her eyes. “You’re such a flirt.” “No I wasn’t flirting,” replied CJ, “I was thinking about the food I was about to order.” The waitress rolls her eyes again. “Whatever, how have you been?” She asked. “You know, the kingdom is very strict; my life is just work, eat, sleep, repeat,” he says before ordering his meal. The waitress writes down the order, “Yeah, that’s just life around here. Anyway, your order is coming right up!” The waitress takes the order to the kitchen as CJ sits there thinking to himself. “This city is all I know. I always wonder what the rest of the world is like. I’m forced to work every day from dawn till dusk, and with divines stationed everywhere, there’s no way I could ever leave the capital.” While in deep thought, the waitress brings over his food. “Hot and ready!” she says as she puts the food on the table. “Thank you!” He says, before forgetting everything and enjoying his meal. After his meal, he heads home and falls asleep after such a long day. The next morning, CJ woke up sluggish but forced himself up and ready for work. “I hope I’m in the factory and not the field today.” CJ thinks to himself on his walk to work. When he gets there, his boss tells him he’s working in the field. Disappointed, CJ grabs his shovel and heads to the field. While working on some holes to plant seeds, his shovel hits a metal item. “Hmm, what was that?” He thinks to himself. He continues digging and finds a metal box. Carved on top was a black and white yin-yang symbol. “The castle symbol,” he thinks to himself. “I wonder what’s inside,” He examines it for a little while. “Hey, you!” a Viking guard yelled. “Back to work!” CJ put the box to the side and continued digging holes. Seeds get planted, plants get watered, and crops get pulled, all while the sun turns into the moon. Before he knew it, it was quitting time. After work, CJ puts the box in his bag and jumps into line with the rest of the workers headed to the restaurant. “What could be in that box?” He thinks while eating his meal. When he finally gets home he sits at his desk, pulls the box out of his bag, and places it on the desk to examine it. It was rusted, old, and made from some type of metal he’s never seen before. He opened the box, but all that was inside was a necklace that had a pendant of the castle’s symbol. Disappointed, he put the necklace back in the box and went to bed. The next day, he decides to put on the necklace before heading to work. While walking to work something felt off. Clouds covered the sun, a cool breeze flooded the streets, and the people were uncharacteristically quiet. Suddenly a fairy flies behind him in a panic. “Please help, you’re a warrior, right?” she says in a nervous tone. “I didn’t do anything wrong; she just wants my fairy magic.” He looks up and sees a girl about his age. Her long black hair flowed past her shoulders. A trait divine valkyries are known for, but her outfit was different than the normal Valkyrie soldier. She had on a snug-fit white dress with slits on the sides. She also had on tight black shorts. Her belt buckle was the Karma Castle’s symbol. “You!!” She yelled, pointing at CJ, Have you seen a fairy flying around here?!?” His eyes widened as his heart rushed to his stomach. “Uhh, no,” he says nervously. “You’re lying,” She claims. CJ scratches his head. “What makes you say that?” The girl chuckles sarcastically, “Boys like you always lie,” the girl answers while pulling out her two daggers. “Whatever, I don’t need you. I have a fairy finder spell.” She says before casting the spell, “I sense it heading in this direction, so you need to get out of my way.” The girl says as she casts a ray spell toward CJ. “Hey! What was that?” CJ yells after barely rolling out of the way. “That was a Valkyrie Cannon.” She says before shooting another towards him. He rolls to the side again, barely dodging the attack. “Are you trying to kill me?!?” he yells. Anticipating his movements, she launches another cannon in the direction she thought he would dodge. She was correct, and the second blast hit CJ, causing him to fall and land hard on his left hip. CJ lies on the ground and grabs his hip in pain. He looks up at the fairy beside him, “Hey, little fairy, don’t you have magical powers?” The fairy’s face goes from worry to sadness. “Sorry, I don’t,” she answered. CJ gets up slowly, holding on to his left hip. “Well, if there’s still breath in me, I will fight.” The fairy’s eyes begin to glow with admiration. “This should finish it!” the girl says as she unleashes her most powerful attack, Karma Blast. The pendant around CJ’s neck begins to glow and form a barrier that reflects the attack back at the girl. The reflected attack hits the girl and sends her flying back. She crashes into a building, and it collapses. “No!” She yells as she climbs out of the ruckus, “I damaged the city, that means I lost! I can’t believe I just lost!” She looks CJ in his eyes, and in a determined tone, she says, “We will meet again, and when we do, I promise the outcome won’t be the same!” CJ smirks, “Looking forward to it,” he says back. The girl’s eyes widen as she begins to blush. She uses a spell to teleport away. “That was incredible!” The fairy yells as she flies towards CJ, “Do you know what you just did!?” CJ holds onto his wound as he glances up at the fairy. She was wearing a black tank top dress that flowed down to her knees. Her hair was light brown and in a ponytail that reached her upper back. CJ also noticed a tattoo on the right side of her neck. “Somehow I made that girl retreat.” He says in response. The fairy flies towards CJ’s necklace. “That pendant glowed and reflected her attack.” She says while examining the pendant closely. “Where did you get that?” She asked. “In the field the other day.” He replied, “but, I never would have guessed it had magical powers.” The fairy begins flying around excitedly. “Well, you just saved my life. I don’t know what they would have done with me if you didn’t. My name’s Ariana, by the way. What’s yours?” “CJ.” He replies, continuing to hold his wound. Ariana looks CJ in the eyes, “Well, CJ, consider me yours.” CJ scratches his tilted head as he narrows his eyes. “I want to be by your side forever.” She continued, “I’ve been looking for a hero to bond with.” “Bond?” questioned CJ. “Yeah! We fairies can bond with humans; that’s how we release our aura.” She explains, “It’s a contract for life, so once our bonded human dies, so do we.” CJ looks down at his hand. “Why put your life in my hands?” he questioned. “I’m not a warrior, I’m just a worker.” Ariana smirks, “You’re right!” She says as she flies to CJ’s chin to lift it.“You’re not a warrior… you’re a hero!” The wind begins to blow as the clouds in the sky clear, revealing the sun. The sun rays shine on CJ like a spotlight. His heart starts fluttering for a few seconds before settling. Bringing a warm feeling throughout his entire body.
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