Artemis Volume 1

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Art by Maxa-art
Story started December 3rd 2019
Story finished April 1st 2020
Story starts in 2014, after 5 year time skip it is 2019.
Terra is 16 by the time skip.
== Issue 1 - A lonesome town. ==
A little girl was running through the forest at top speed. With some food in a handbag over her shoulder. She wore a green tunic and a farmer's dress. A man was chasing after her with a pitchfork in his hand. 
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Man: Goddamnit women! This will be the last time you steal from me! 
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She continued running and stumbled a bit. So she latched onto a nearby tree and climbed up it to avoid capture. The man caught up to her and looked up in the tree. The girl was silent. She was in fear. 
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Man: Are you serious? Do you really think you can hide? I’ll scale that tree myself. 
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The girl slid down and hit the man in the head and ran for it once again. However, she tripped on a root that was sticking out of the ground, and the man wasn’t that far behind her. 
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Man: Gotcha!
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The little girl stood next to the man in front of a woman at a desk. 
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Man: I caught her trying to steal my crops! Me and my family slaved away making those trees grow! And they were just perfect for eating too!
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Woman: What’s your name girl?
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???: Terra Lorbia ma’am. 
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Woman: Alright. I’ll write this down. You can leave now. 
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Man: What about my crops?
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Woman: She clearly needs them more than you do, dick. 
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The Woman walked past the guy and grabbed Terra’s hand and walked out of the office house with her and into the outside. The entire town was very old-timey, with small houses and bars. 
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Terra: Thank you so much Ma'am. 
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Woman: Call me Miss Los. 
Miss Los wore a big brown poncho and had big puffy brown hair. One of her eyes was covered by her hair. She wore loose fitting brown pants and brown worn shoes. 
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Terra: Well, am I in trouble?
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Miss Los: No. I won’t punish you. I know your grandparents. They raised you well. Just don’t steal okay? We’d be more than happy to get you a job here. Even though you’re underaged. 
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Miss Los laughed joyfully at Terra. 
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Terra: What’s so funny? Did I say something?
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Miss Los: No, you just remind me of someone. My son. 
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Terra: ...Can I go home now?
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Miss Los: Yes.
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Terra grabbed her bag of apples and looked at Miss Los. She slung the bag on her shoulder and walked away. Past many normal looking houses and past the bar. She walked further past all of the civilization and into the woods. There was a lone small house in the woods. On the mailbox were two names. Carl and Ellie. Terra opened the door to the house and entered. 
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Terra: I got food!
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An old man and woman called Terra over to their room. 
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Ellie: Let me see how these look. 
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Terra came over and gave her grandmother the bag.
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Terra: Freshly picked just like you wanted em!
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Ellie: How did you even get these good crops?
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Terra: Oh, um. I have my ways. 
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Ellie: *Sigh*. You stole them. Didn’t you? I told you already. We can handle ourselves. 
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Terra: I-I just wanted to help you. 
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Ellie: Next time you want to help, don’t go off stealing things!
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Terra: Okay…
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Carl was glossing up one of his relics. 
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Ellie: I was on my way back from Miss Los’s house when I saw another one of those men on motorcycles. 
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Carl: Ugh. I wish they would go away. They’ve always left us alone prior. 
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Ellie: I think they're searching for someone here.
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Carl: Of course he is. 
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Carl shook his head. 
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Terra: Motorcycle people? I see them a lot when I’m in the woods. I saw them yelling at a woman. And then one of them hit her! 
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Carl: I’m sorry you had to see that. 
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Terra: Why don’t we gather the village to fight back? I bet you could take a bunch by yourself Grandpa! 
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Carl: The village people don’t want to have anything to do with those men. And we’ll avoid them for now. 
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Terra: We should teach them a lesson and kill one of their men! 
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Carl looked surprised. He stopped what he was doing and came down to Terra’s level. 
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Carl: Do you know what killing entails? 
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Terra: Um...Of course. It’s taking their life. 
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Carl: Doing it like that...with hate in your heart. It can corrupt you. And it hurts more people than you know. Innocent people. They don’t kill. Promise me you’ll never kill. 
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Terra: ...Promise. 
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Carl: Pinky promise? You know you absolutely can’t break those. 
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Terra pinky promised Carl. 
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Carl: Now, look. This relic here is Athena’s shield. 
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Carl took the huge white shield off it’s display. 
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Carl: Here. Try holding it. 
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Terra: I can hold it? You never let me! 
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Carl: You look like you may be of suitable age. 
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Terra took the shield off of Carl’s hands. And held it. She almost dropped it. 
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Carl: Be careful. 
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Terra: Why did it get lighter? 
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Carl: It adjusts to its user. Like most olympus relics. 
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Terra: Wait, so I could use a relic from olympus. 
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Carl: There is a relic out there. The Artemis Armor. 
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Terra: Really? 
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Carl: Yes. It’s said that it’s actually very close to us. 
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Terra: Wow. I wonder if I could wear it one day…
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Carl: I’d love to see that. All my relics just sit here now. 
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Carl: Here, I’m tired of sitting down. Ellie is making dinner. So let’s train for a little. 
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Terra: Ugh...Alright. 
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Carl: What is it? 
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Terra: Nothing. 
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Carl: Here. Let me introduce you to a family tradition. 
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Terra: A family what? 
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Carl: Tradition. This is a thing our family does all the time. Here. Grab your training staff. 
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Terra grabbed her staff. 
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Carl: I want you to customize it an some way. Any way you want. 
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Terra: Uh, can we give it a cool color? 
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Carl: Come on. More. Something that you’d really like. 
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Terra: ...What if we put a spearhead on it? 
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Carl: Elementary! That is a great idea. Let’s try it out. 
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Carl was standing in a fighting stance. Terra was holding her new spear. Terra lunged forward with her spear. And Carl knocked it off course. He then jabbed Terra lightly with the staff he was holding. 
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Carl: Now, try and strike me again. 
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Terra: I won’t be able to hit you! I’ve already tried like 100 times! 
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Carl: With that attitude you’ll never hit me. 
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Terra: I don’t think I’m cut out for fighting. It’s impossible! 
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Carl sat down next to Terra. 
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Carl: Do you know why your name is Terra? 
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Terra: Why? 
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Carl: Terra is the goddess of the Earth. And her name means Mother Earth. Do you think Mother Earth backs down from a challenge when it stands in the face of her? 
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Terra: ...no. 
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Carl: What I mean is. When a challenge stands in front of you that looks unbeatable. If it seems impossible. Stand up and spit in the face of that impossible challenge. Nothing is impossible kiddo. Impossible isn’t a declaration. It’s a dare. 
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Terra; A dare? 
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Carl: Now try and strike me with that state of mind. 
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Terra held her spear tightly. 
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Carl: Break my guard. And then lunge in for a strike. 
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Terra: Won’t I hurt you with this blade? 
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Carl: So you didn’t ever believe you would hit me? 
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Terra: Well…
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Carl came over and felt the blade. It was barely sharp. 
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Carl: I wouldn’t give an 11 year old a sharpened blade. 
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Terra stabbed forward at Carl. Who blocked the blade off course. She kept attacking. Until she realized an opening in Carl’s guard. She hit him in the side with the spear. 
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Carl: Well done! You hit me! See. With a little dedication you will be great. 
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Terra: Wow...I did hit you. Wh-
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Ellie: Dinner! Come and get it while it’s hot!
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Terra came back through the door. Carl was reading a big book. It looked ancient. 
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Terra: Whatcha reading? 
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Carl: Ah this old thing? This is a book about the goddess of the hunt. Artemis. 
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Terra: The goddess of the hunt? That’s Artemis? 
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Carl: Yep! The other towns around here worship her. 
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Terra: Really? I hope I meet Artemis one day. 
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Carl: The legend tells that she lives somewhere in the woods. With a colony of other women. 
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Terra: Maybe I could find her one day...
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Carl: haha, you should! 
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Terra: Can I uh, read with you? 
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Carl: Of course!
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Terra squeezed her little body into Carl’s big chair. And he read the book to her. Until she fell asleep for the night. 
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A robotic hand was tightening a bolt on his motorcycle. The man was holding a dog tag that said “Beck Robertson.” The man was of African American heritage, he wore no shirt, showing off his burly chest. He wore a belt with an R on it and wore pants with a horizontal red and black pattern one each pant leg.Along with many other names behind. A soldier with various guns strapped to him came over. 
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Soldier: Beck! 
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Beck was knocked out of his staring into nowhere. 
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Beck: Soldier. Are we ready?
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Soldier: Yes, everyone is ready. Don’t you think this is a bit much? I mean these are just townspeople. Maybe we should just leave them al-
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Beck: You don’t believe in Integer’s cause? 
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Soldier: W-well of course I do! I just-
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Beck punched through the soldier’s chest with his robotic hand. And left him on the ground. 
Beck: You nonbeliever.