Throughout the Multiiverse, there have been stories. Stories of warriors, stories of people, stories of things, you name it. Within all of these stories, there seems to be a continuing trend. There is always someone who rises to face adversity, and overcomes it. Sometimes, this person can be considered a hero. Other times a villain.

Right now, we are going to listen to a story about three different people. I do so hope you enjoy it.

"My dear human, you have been chosen as the warrior for a land in peril," the voice said. "Should you accept, you shall be given great power, and be transported from this world to another. This world shall be different from your own, but in some ways the same. Its inhabitants are enslaved and their drive calls out for saviors. What say you?" That was what the black heart said to me before I was sent here. The heart itself had spikes covering it in an 'X' pattern and would pulsate from time to time. The voice didn't have a specific gender, it just seemed to be male and female at the same time.

I stood stock still for a moment. A whole other world? Different from mine, yet the same? I'm pretty sure I haven't been taking any drugs, and my weird condition where I would break the(what I now know as 'The 4th Wall') 'Wall' were under control. The only thing that made sense was that I was dreaming, and I rationalized that I must already be in my apartment sleeping like a baby.

So, I did the only thing someone could do in a lucid dream, I played along. "Alright, I'll do it, but what exactly does it entail?"

"I am most grateful for your acceptance. You will be given immeasurable strength, as well as new weapons and armor. You shall also be joined by two others, who will be in almost the same situation. Good luck, and be warned, this new world is not as fair with males as your world is." Next thing I know, my head starts pounding and I black out on the cold hard ground.

When next I open my eyes, my mind becomes aware of a couple of things.

For one, the floor now feels like hard stone.

Two, my body feels taller and slightly heavier.

Three, there is a great sword in my right hand.

And that this, definitely, was not a dream.

I almost screamed, but then I remembered something that the weird heart had said.

"It's inhabitants are enslaved and their drive calls out for saviors."

Now, being an American, I have a very deep seeded hatred for slavery. Top that off with the fact that most slavery is justified just because your skin is a certain color, or your a certain race, well I just felt the need to save those people.

Setting aside my shock, I struggled to push myself off of the ground. I was a bit disoriented and had to put my hand up against the rock wall. As my vision cleared, I looked to my right hand, and stiffened a bit. In my right hand, was the absolute best looking great sword(at least to me) in all of existence. The sword itself was about 5ft in length and had a flat blade that connected to a curved hilt. The sides of the blade looked like a cascading fire that would come together at the tip. The hilt was black, with a red sash wrapped around it for better grip. I don't even think I should be able to lift this thing, yet it weighs almost nothing!

I brought it up to my face for a better look, and became aware of a clinking sound. Then, I looked at my right and left hands as they entered my field of vision. That was when I really became aware of my armor. My arms had on pitch black gauntlets, that seemed thicker than normal. Looking myself over, I saw that I had on a matching chest plate, greaves and, once I took it off and looked at it, helmet. On the chest plate, the face of what looked like a dragon was engraved. The face had glowing red spots for its eyes and mouth, giving the impression that the dragon was breathing fire. The armor felt engorged with energy, and just wearing it made me feel powerful.

Once again, the words of the black heart rang in my ears.

"You shall be given immeasurable strength, as well as new weapons and armor."

Ok, so I get the part about the weapons and armor. I was just surprised about what weapons she gave me. I mean, seriously?
I looked liked something out of a nightmare! How was I supposed to help anyone in this? I probably just scare them away!

Now that was when I started to freak out.

How is this possible? Why is this not a dream? Where the Hell am I? Why am I still screaming? Why did I agree to this? And who is making that groaning noise?

It was at that moment, I noticed the two prone forms on the ground a couple of meters away from me. One of them stirred, and slowly began to stand up.

"God Child. Your time is not yet done. There is a land in peril, and it requires champions to save it. If you were to accept my offer to be one of the three saviors, I shall heal your wounds. Not only that, but your abilities shall be enhanced, and your weapon shall be given its true form. What say you?" That is what the heart said to me as I lay on the ground, dying. The pool of blood beneath me felt warm as my vision began to blur.

Now, I'm pretty sure you would've questioned exactly what was going on. However, when your almost dead and don't want to die yet and some mysterious object gives you another shot at life, then come talk to me. I shook my head yes as best as I could, and the next thing I knew, my vision went dark.

I was knocked out for quite some time, that is until I heard some 'manly' screaming coming from right in front of me. I groaned and slowly stood up, taking stock of where I was. That was when I noticed the massive thing, in front of me with armor on. The armor itself looked like some kind of demon's face and the sword it carried sung with a power I couldn't even describe. It was like the blade itself were alive, just like my bow. We stood there staring at each other for a while. Then, using my common sense, I broke the silence, "So I'm guessing you're one of the other saviors of this world?"

The other one seemed taken aback a bit at the fact that I could talk, but then he regained his composure," Yeah, I am. My name's Nick. Nice to meet you," he said, his voice muffled by the helmet. He offered his right hand to me, but I couldn't take it because he was still gripping his sword. Realizing his mistake, he slung the sword on his back and offered his hand again.

This time, I readily shook it, "Likewise, my name's Mike." Once the shake was broken, I cradled my hand a bit, "Man you've got a strong grip."

He began to scratch his neck, embarrassed, "Yeah, that's kind from what the heart did to me."

"You saw it to?"

"Yeah, it's what brought me to this place and gave me this armor and this sword. Plus it gave me an untold amount of strength, so I have no idea what I can do now. But hey, this armor is pretty sweet, " he said, flexing his arms in front of me.

"If by 'sweet' you mean nightmare inducing, then yeah," I said stifling a laugh.

He seemed to deflate bit, "Yeah," before perking right back up, "But check out this sword!" He then pulled the massive blade out from behind his back. The same power I had heard before, resonated in the cave, causing a slight shaking. Nick instantly put it back up, "I have no idea what that was about. By the way, where did you get that armor and that weapon."

"What armor?" I then began checking my body and felt some kind of leather over my skin. The leather itself felt very light, but when I touched it I could tell it had layers upon layers of studs and leather underneath. This made it tougher than it looked, but still allowed for quick movements without hindering the wearer. I looked down and saw that the armor looked weirdly dark. It felt like it was apart of some kind of cult. I also felt the hood of the outfit on my head, and it seemed to cover up my entire face hiding my eyes and my expression. I then took note of my bow still in my right hand. I looked it up and down, and noticed that it had changed a lot. The wood, now felt a lot sturdier. I could almost say 'heartier'. That and it was twisted in a lot of places except the draw, which seemed to be covered in runes. "What the heck are these?" I asked incredulous at what I was currently equipped with. I couldn't remember having these on.

My eyes widened as, the heart's words rang in my head "and your weapon shall be given its true form."

'So this is what you were hiding from me,' I thought to myself while examining my weapon's new look.

You can imagine my surprise when I heard a faint voice reply, 'That is not all, my master.' I looked around frantically, but couldn't find the source before Nick spoke up again, "Hey man, are you ok?"

I looked back to him and calmed down, "Yeah, I-I'm fine. So, you know about this...gear?"

"No, not really. But I'm guessing that heart must of gave them to us." Nick looked to the ceiling, "Hey, if you can hear me, thanks!" he shouted to no one.

"Oh will the two of you stop screaming so loudly!" A new female and Asian voice said only 2m away from me. I looked to my right, and saw what I could only describe as forged midnight.

And, like the two suckers before me, a black heart appeared and began to speak to me, "My dear human, you have been chosen to-"

"Whatever it is, as long as it gets me away from here, I'll do it!" I found myself saying. Hey, if you were afraid of being chased by about a hundred government agents like I was, you would've done the same thing!

The voice actually sounded surprised, "Are you sure? This deal-"

"Hey, wherever I'm going can I change my name? Switch it to something like, 'The Benevolent Blur.' Yeah, that's good! Alright let's do this!"

"Very well."

The next thing I knew, my vision went completely black.

I was out for a while, and only woke up and after hearing Nick scream for like the fifth time. "Oh will the two of you stop screaming so loudly!" I shouted, slowly raising myself up. As I stood up, I took in my surroundings. Almost instantly, I noticed Nick standing there in his devil armor, and Mike at my left side in his cult armor.

A silence fell over us. One that I decided to break "So, while I was out.....did you guys.....I mean I'm only guessing you're guys but......you didn't try anything did you?" I noticed my voice sounded a bit muffled, only increasing the evidence against those two.

They both jumped back at what I said, both of them hands in the air in an innocent gesture, "NO WE DIDN'T-" they said in unison. They stopped when they realized they were both about to say the same thing.

Mike seemed to recover the quickest and cleared his throat before speaking, "What me and my 'friend' here meant to say is, that we did nothing to your body while you were unconscious. You see, I believe we all have the same reasons for our being here. I'm guessing that a black heart appeared to you in an hour of need?"

I pointed at him incredulously, "Yeah! How'd you know?"

Nick chose this moment to speak up, "Because sister, it happened to us too!"

Mike nodded, "Yes, you see both of us were approached by the heart and offered a chance to come to this new land. Now I would like to elaborate, but first I think we should get out of this cave."

Nick raised a finger at that, "Actually, Mike, I think we should first find out a little bit about the newest edition to our party. So what is your name?" He directed this question towards me.

"My name is Ray Lee Fung, but you can call me Ray."

"Ok, and secondly, are you aware you are wearing some badass armor?"

I was surprised at his sudden outburst, and began to search my body. Sure enough, I was completely covered in some kind of armor. The armor itself, felt like it was made out of both leather and metal, thus giving it a tough but light quality. On top of that, it game with a cape, a hood, and a mask that currently concealed my face. It felt like the armor itself would allow me to glide past enemies in the dark of night, or the cover of the moon. "Wow, where did this come from?"

"The heart probably put it on you when it sent you here," Mike said.

"Just like us, huh Mike?" Nick said. "Hey, do you have some kind of super powerful weapon like we have?"

A quick search around my character revealed that I had two daggers strapped to my waist. Both were almost the length of a short sword, but one looked more like a flat blade. While the other had two curved and bladed parts to it. The first dagger looked as if it was actually many blades in one, and I could take them off and put them on whenever I pleased. While the second almost had a, spiritual nature to it. Almost like it's Maker wanted to put spiritual beauty into something so, brutal. I mean the blade looked more like a torture tool than a weapon, with the barbs on the curved blades that seemed to be used to hook into human skin.

Mike looked the daggers over then looked back to Nick, "So, you're sure you don't know anything about our sudden appearances or equipment.

Nick seemed to scratch the underside of his helmet in thought, "Nope, none at all." His voice got more pep in to it as he continued, "But at least we're all prepared in case we come across hostiles."

Mike nodded his head once again, "Alright. I think that is enough of the greetings for now. How about we get out of this cave and find some place to settle?"

Nick here again, and that is pretty much how we got here. We are currently all off doing something while the campfire that Mike made using some dried wood he found burns. Man, that guy wasn't kidding when he said he could survive in the wilderness. As soon as we got out of the cave, this weight seemed to lift off of his shoulders. We were able to find a clearing in this dense as Hell forest. I've only been here a couple of minutes, and I can already tell, this forest isn't normal. Even though the sun was out, the darkness just seemed to close in on us.

I was currently fiddling with my sword, giving it a few test swings against a tree to keep my skills sharp. I was amazed at how easily I could swing it! I had already chopped down the tree, and I hardly broke a sweat! Wanting to test to see how strong I was, I went up to another tree and sheathed my sword. I brought my fist back, putting as much weight into the punch as I could. When I released my right jab at the tree, I broke through the trunk. I pulled my arm, out almost as easily as I had put it in, and looked at it in wonderment. I then heard a cracking sound and brought my gaze back to the tree. Apparently the hole I had made, which went all the way through, was spreading the cracks to the rest of the tree! The trunk finally gave with a loud groan and the tree fell down on to the ground with a loud CRASH!

I winced at the sound and looked behind me. Thankfully, the others seemed to be too into what they were doing to pay me any attention. Mike was shooting his bow at a tree that was sixty meters away from us, never missing a shot. We found out that his armor had a sling on its back and on our way out of the cave, we found some knives and arrows. The quiver with the arrows seemed to keep an endless supply of them, so Mike could shoot them all day and never make a dent in their number.

The knives we gave to Ray, since she seemed to know exactly how to use them. That was when we found another interesting feature about her armor. She had fucking Batman's belt attached to it! Seriously, we tried getting to the bottom of it the belt, but no matter what we did there was always room left! She was currently slashing at a tree, trying to make sure she could go full speed while attacking. I must say, she really does look like a blur. And her strikes were so precise, I think she hit everywhere she needed to in order to make the tree fall.

I smiled and sat back down near the fire. I had no idea what we were going to do, but I figured we would find some civilization sooner or later. Mike soon got down with his routine and also joined me by the fire. After a bit, Ray did the same. We were all sitting there in a semi circle, none of use really wishing to talk yet. We had told each other a little bit about our past. How my parents were both white and middle eastern, how Mike had lost his parents at a young age, and how Ray was running from the government. I was a bit skeptical of her when she said that, but figured she must of had good reason. I was about to ask what we were gonna do now.

That is, until we heard a loud grunt from the forest.

Without warning, Mike stopped shooting and ran through the forest towards the general direction of the grunt.

"Mike wait!" Ray shouted as she chased after him, both of their forms blending with the forest itself.

"Guys wait!" I shouted, holding my left hand out in a futile attempt to get their attention. "Uhhh, why me?" I asked myself as I slung my sword across my shoulder and ran after them.

Author's Note

Alright people, this is my new story. Tell me what you think, and any tips you think I could need to make the story better. Just so you know, the anthros will follow a pack mentality, so yeah. I hope you enjoy, and I will try to come out with a new chapter soon. Also I know that Ray's part and the ending are a bit lacking in content, that's because I am writing this at night and am getting kind of sleepy. But I'm finished now so goodnight!