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Zheng Katayami; Kudos to MR for making the description
Topic Started: Jun 21 2004, 06:12 PM (515 Views)
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*Note: The Celestial City of Zheng Katayami has grown
for thousands of years, and has no pattern. Waterways
and streets litter the city, making a confusing,
ancient beautiful mess. Although there are many other
streets and waterways, the oldest four are listed.
There are many other sidstreets, canals, larger
streets and such. Thousands of shops and houses litter
the city. Members may make their houses and such, and
create smaller side streets and such.

A Holy Power

Zheng Katayami is the oldest city in the Holy Lands
Empire, which rose from the ashes of the Kenjikan one.
Although totally landlocked from the ocean, the city
sits on a kind of delta. From the mountains, many
rivers run down through the Holy Lands, Zheng Katayami
happens to be built where the rivers are most
numerous, and shallow. The city has no streets, but
instead canals and rivers. All around the delta grassy
plains sit, but upon the Delta the city sits. The
canals, nor the rivers are very deep. Seven or so feet
in the shallowest, fifteen or so in the deepest. All
along the rivers narrow sidewalks flank the buildings
that look over the canals. There is no patter to the
city, which has grown for many thousand years. The
four oldest waterways are usually referred to as the
main ones, although there are others that are equally
old. There is one street in the entire city, it
divides the city in two, and goes up to the palace.

Park Street; This is the street that divides
the city in two, and winds up to the palace. The
street ends and begins in two large gates, one on
either end of the street. Around the city, a thick
wall borderers were it begins and ends.
-City Guard; The city guard, has a barracks of
its own. The police stay here, in barracks, ahd take
their armor and weapons and such from here. The
building is large, four stories, and built of wood,
with white stucco. The roof is flat, and used as a
training area.
-Celestial Temple; The celestial temple is
HUGE. Its four stories high, with a pitched red
shingled roof. It has smaller inner temples, for all
the gods of the Holy Lands. Around the grand temple,
are many gardens, and lesser temples.
-Restaurants; Across from the celestial Temple,
and City Guard are a string of restaurants, with
apartments above them. For Zheng Katayami hosts many
pilgrims, and after visiting the temple they come here
to the restaurants to eat, and sometimes sleep.
-Inns; There are many inns as well as
restaurants, for the pilgrims to sleep in, and eat in
if willing.

Justice Waterway; One of the four oldest
waterways in the city.
-Palace of Justice; The palace of Justice is a
huge building, four stories high, and the name sake
for the waterway. it has a large front door, and a
raised porch above the water. It has a peaked red
roof. The Palace of justice serves as the courthouse
of the city.
-The Theater; The large theater, its across the
waterway from the Palace of justice. Its a two story
building, with gardens and a restaurant on the flat
roof above. A bridge from one sidewalk to the other,
over the Justice canal connect the two sides of the
street.
-Heavenly Parks; The parks of heaven revolve
around a lake, that is fed by the waterway. Small
temples to individual gods dot the landscape.
-Cafes; The Cafes of Justice waterway, are used
by the intellects of the city. As the University of
Katayami is on the waterway, the cafes are used be the
students who like to discuss their studies with each
other.
-Katayami University; A large university, the
Katayami school serves intellectuals, and offers a
plethora of different courses for many students.

Harbor Waterway; Although landlocked, many of
the rivers who run through the canals, actually make
it to the ocean. The harbors are built on the deeper
rivers, that run to the ocean. Although once a canal,
the harbor has turned more into a wharf, different
from the rest of the city.
-Harbors; The harbor are filled, with ships of
all kind be unloaded and reloaded. There are
warehouses and stuff, so that the food and clothes and
everything shipped to the capital can be unloaded.
-Wharfs; The wharfs stretch out into the lesser
muddflats of the shallow delta. They are flanked by
cafes, warehouses, whorehouses and the like.
-The Market; Located on one of the wharfs, the
market place of the harbor is huge, and used by all
the city-goers. It stretches for acres, the market
does, and one can purchase everything available here.
-More Cafes; In addition to being holy, Zheng
Katayami is also admired for being a scholarly place,
full of cafes where the philosophers come to discuss
matters of magic and science. Cafes are the typical
back drop for this type of discussion.
-Harbor Hotel; The harbor hotel is a place for
the pilgrims come to pray at the celestial temple, to
stay from their sea voyage. The non celestials that
is. The hotel is four stories, with roof top gardens,
and many rooms.

Celestial island; The celestial island is
covered in town houses, hotels, and fine restaurants.
The large island is located in in the eastern part of
city, near the palace and most consider it the wealthy
area. Museums and such are here as well.
-Fine Art Museum; It is a large building, like
the others, white stucco and red roofed. Its
surrounded by gardens. Fine art and such are displayed
here.
-Temple of Celestials; A smaller version of the
Celestial Temple, its also surrounded by gardens and
parks.
-Town Houses; The town houses are built all
over the island, and used by the rich. The town houses
are two stories, and done in the style of the rest of
the city.
-Opera House; An opera house that overlooks the
canal, the wealthy attend the Opera House.
-Shops; Various clothes and food shops are
here, within reach of the people who live on the
island.
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Drake looked forward, and there sat the Holy city, with it's many temples and resteraunts. It was a real treat, much larger and funner most likely than Esto Gaza. Drake nodded to Saki.

"Are we going to the temple?"
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Saki was silent as they passed through the crowds. He seemed to be deciding whether or not to take the risk.

"If you wish..." Here he lowered his hat over his eyes.

Severin was also unusually quiet...it was as if he was trying his best to avoid any type of attention.
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"Er, I'm sorry. I confused myself. I meant, are we going to the Palace? Going to the temple would be very sacreligious. For myself of course. No harm to you guys, I'm gonna guess."
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The mood instantly lightened with Drake's last statement. Severin wore a childish smile and glanced over at Saki.

"Actually, it would be very scary for him. A bunch of guys that work there know him from years ago and could instantly recognize him like you did." The young Celestial told him.

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"Heh. Let's go to the palace then. I've got to catch up with an old relitive..if that's what she is. Marriage in my century was tremendous for the four Royal Houses. It binded them..made them related. It was a weak bond however; if one sanction failed to uphold it's self, the bond collapsed. Did the war begin from this bond? Or was it something worse?"
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Severin fell mute at the question. He was too young to know the full details of it. That was when Saki lowered this sun glasses to look at Drake. His eyes full of knowing.

"In a way yes. Because of that bond as you call it, he found it relatively easier than usual to make an alliance with the Holy Lands than he would've if the bond was almost nonexistant. It was also because of this bond that the delicate web of trust within the houses were shattered beyond repair." The older Celestial replied with disdain.
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"My house was obliterated from exsistance, during my sleep. Selena..I feel sorry. She must've bared many hard-ships..facing my sleep. Let's make haste." Drake said, shaking his head. He wanted to here no more of this war..
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"You should feel lucky that you did not have to endure the pains of the war." Saki told him quietly as they walked.

"Yeah, it really sucked." Severin added, putting his hands behind his head.

There was a sad smile upon the young man's face as he thought about it. Saki pushed his glasses back into place, his mouth gone thin. Both Celestials knew things Drake never knew about the war and possibly would never tell the human about.
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Melody of Memories

'They are not telling me enough. Perhaps I am just nosy though? Oh well. I'm sure I'll find out more later. But..do I want to know more?' Drake asked himself, pondering over many more things. Physically, many people surpassed Drake. Feng, as well as many others. But no matter how he tried, he could never defeat one person: Himself.

Drake stared around at Zheng Katayami, admiring it. The city was large, not to mention cramped. All cities were like that. Esto Gaza was cramped, Ivendell had been cramped, and Mantua was cramped. He had thought that this city would be fun, but he took notice it was not. It did not have resteraunts and bars to entertain merchant kings. It was a holy Mecca for pilgrims. Drake gave a sigh of relief, listening to the water. Water mixed well in cities. Drake recalled to over a century ago, to his fair city of Esto Gaza. The running water there mixed well with the chatter of the people, and holy hymns in Kenjikian.

"..." Drake's faced was flushed, as he recalled memories. He breathed deep, inhaling the cold winter air. Memories floated back, like a fluid. He seemed to recall them even though they were so long back. He recalled his marriage, fighting Clampos, Meira's birth, and even more. Slowly, his child hood began to float back.

His coronation. Yes..it was had been a day of splendor. Serdio had a broken treasury, yet despite that his father had hired the best designers to pomp his son up, and the best tutors to make him a great king. Drake's coronation was happy, and colorful. He remembered it as the birth of Serdian culture. It was a small birth, yet it would prove to become a powerful tool.

Drake next remembered his schooling with his tutors. It was difficult, and he remembered not being able to stay still, yet his mother Nadia had told him so many times that he was a great student. It had finally struck Drake. He had no blood relitives left. His father and mother were much too old to be alive now. But his sisters..? They could've certainly lived..but they would be old, VERY old.

His palace adventures struck him too. He was only four then, yet he remembered rushing around Mystice Palace. It was bleak back then. Serdio was nearly brok, and the Shogun was broke. The palace had no workers, and thus the Shogunet handled the cleaning and cooking. Drake remembered leaving the palace much to go to Eden. Revolutions toppled the Serdian government often, so thus the Shogun would leave, only to return with a foreign army to restore order. That is why Serdio was broke.

Drake seldom remembered anything past that. He couldn't recall his birth..but today it seemed..crisp. He thought and thought, trying to dig deeper into his mind. Mundane memories of fights and holidays floated past, as well as memories of today.

"..." Drake's face beet red, and he breathed heavily, cool air filling his lungs. He shook, and a memory, more vivid than anything shook forth.

In was warm, but it was also summer, May 23rd to be exact. The place was a grove, the Groves of Eden to be exact, in a quiet barbarian village. The village was oddly quiet, except for one hut. The chatting of a foreign tongue was heard, with the pale screams of a young woman, about nineteen.

"Caitlin, just a bit hard.." A bearded man stated to the young woman, who was laying in the straw. She was to give birth, her name obviously Caitlin, and the bearded man a healer. A few hours and many screams later, a child; a boy was born.

Caitlin held the child dearly, as a man approched her. This man was her husband. Many people were in their hut, from elders to children, but Caitlin could spot her husband a mile away.

"Kael..you name our child..it is tradition." Catilin gasped out. She was weary from the toil of child birth. Kael, her husband obviously, thought over a name.

"He is Neil. The god of peace forsees it." Kael stated, and thus Neil was brought into this world.


Drake choked, the memory overwealming. Yet he could not speak, as he viewed into another long off memory. Who was Neil? Who was Caitlin and Kael?

It was another nice day in the village of Gaia, where the civilized peoples danced and celebrated with glee. The woman known as Caitlin was weaving some clothes, while Kael was out hunting. Neil, now two was running around the village.

Neil was a cute churub, with brown hair and ivory skin. His amber eyes shined forth, with an ambition that would unviel things in the future. Neil prefered his mother Caitlin to his father Kael, but he loved both equally. Neil smiled, waving to his mother.

"Hi mama!" Neil screamed wih joy, Caitlin return the call with a quick wink. The settlement of Gaia had human barbarians, unlike Shiis. It was ruled by a Sultan, being located in Southern Eden. Eden fell apart once Yura, the last queen had died.

The village peace was soon disrupted however. Serdian looters, hired by Dionysus to loot relics for cash came across this village. They were hired to take all things worth something, and to spare no one. Gun fire broke out, and the ill-equiped people fell. Not because their weapons were weak, but because it was only women, elders, and children.

"Nooo..." Neil cried out, as shots rang out. People who resisted fell to the ground, in a bloody mess. Children were shot in the head, Elders stabbed with the bayonets. Women were usually taunted and raped, then disposed off quickly. Caitlin fought as hard as she could, and even managed to kill one soldier, but she too met her fate: four shots to the head. Neil was found laying inside of a house, bawling his eyes out. The soldiers had some remorse, so picked the child up. He resisted bitterly, but with some sleeping weed Neil fell asleep quickly. The weed usually knocked out people, yet large doses caused some to forget many things, past and names somethings included. Neil met that fate. He was taken to Dionysus, who took the child in. He was named Drake, and his new parents, Dionysus and Nadia gave the child a fake past. The child would never know, and would life his life like normal.


Powerful remeberence dispursed the effect of the sleeping weed, though it was common for few people to ever know of their true pasts, if any. Drake now knew his true past, and that he was a child of Eden pacifists. They were barbarians, yet they didn't even put a fight to the looters.

"...." Drake's face remained red, his face on fire. Little had triggered Drake's remberence. He simply recalled water from a century ago. Was that enough?

"Tell me," Drake questioned his Celestial friends. "What do you know about sleeping weed?"
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Saki had observed Drake subtlely while the boy was deep in thought. He smirked, watching the kid go redder and redder. A childish idea struck him while watching...what if he got so red that his head was literally on fire? Severin seemed to be thinking of something similar as he walked behind the human, trying to hide a grin.

However, the younger Celestial composed himself a second later when he caught Saki looking at him through his sunglasses. It was at that moment that Drake had chosen to ask them about sleeping weed.

Red eyes widened at the question while the violet ones glinted mysteriously.

"...sleeping weed...it was supposedly man made. The first recorded usage of the weed was in Serdio centuries ago. The effect varies, but two things are certain. This herb is known to put one to sleep and also serve as a type of amnesia powder. However, this herb has been outlawed in most places due to the fact that people were using it too much for their own advantage. It was once actually very popular among royalty... My dad used it rather liberally on his subjects and in potions." Saki replied quietly.

Severin's hand went into his inner robe and then pulled out the discussed herb.

"Here is an example. Two nations actually have been secretly using them this century. I do think I won't have to tell you which two..." the young Celestial muttered, handing the weed to Drake.
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Drake touched the herbal item. It was green, and leafy. It didn't seem to look like it could put people out cold, but it could. He sniffed it, examining the smell. It was like something..alluring.

"So the stuff is usually used in conjunction with a potion, or slipped into some liquid. Yes..Serdio did use it. Up until my rule. It was broke..so looters went out and killed barbarians for any of their relics. It's known they sometimes drugged certain barbarians and sold them as slaves.." Drake shuddered..

OCC: Carmen feel free to have either read his mind.
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Saki gave a pitying smile to Drake. He knew exactly why he had shuddered. Poor boy... Severin, however, just gave them queer looks. He wasn't getting their reactions to this herb at all...
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Drake sighed, his life as he knew it had been a sham. Yet he would not let it get him down. He was blessed in a way. He didn't have to live out life as an illiterate barbarian, wandering and killing all, with the name Neil. No..instead he rose to become one of the greatest warriors in the realm of Zelpha, and king of what became one of the strongest nations the world would know.

"Come on then. To the palace it is!"
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All Severin could do in his innoncence of what had happened previously was smile childishly as he turned away from the two.

"All righty. I guess it's my turn to play the leader." he said happily as he walked ahead of them both.

Saki merely grinned and pushed his sun glasses back into place.

"You are a lucky boy Drake and don't you ever forget that." The older Celestial whispered to Drake as he started to follow Severin.
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"Yes, I know." Drake said to Saki, smiling sheepishly. From there the king hurried after Severin and Saki, trying to keep up the pace.
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As they passed, many moved out of their way, noticing that Severin was indeed royalty (from certain articles upon him...like the silver chain with the Holy Lands emblem on his neck). Though reluctantly (Saki noticed), they also did this for Saki and Drake because it seemed that they were hot on Severin's heels...if not next to him sometimes.

It would be soon for them to reach the palace for it became larger and larger in view as they walked through the crazy streets of Zheng Katayami. However, during their walk, neither Saki or Severin spoke a lot.
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Hiero located the red building without much problem. Although he had never been to Zheng Katayami before, he remembered stories about it from his mother. He cashed the check and headed toward his city in Zeal.
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A man garbed in green silk walked into an alley which was in Zheng Katayami. He had made an "appointment" with a man who was a trained assassin.

"You here?" The man called out.
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There was a swishing of a heavy cloak and a Celestial garbed in a dark brown cloak emerged. His sickly green eyes were the only part of his face that could be seen underneath his hood. Stray strands of blue hair was swept back underneath his hood before he spoke.

"Don't be so loud sir. Now what is it that you want for me to do?"
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