Mukumuku Chapter 1
"The Soul Crusher Awakens"
(Forest in Muse area)


The sun was down and MukuMuku was in flight to Squirkamonga, the hidden squirrel capitol of the world. He was heading there to celebrate his 15th birhtday, and to take his place as king, during the crowning. He couldn't help but think about the prophesy. "History will repeat itself, and only MukuMuku can decides what happenes" said the wise squirrel when him and his brothers were born. No! He told himself. The Soul Crushers powers would not be invoked. MukuMuku was HUGE. He was 6' 4", which made hime think even more. The only other squirrel to be that big was- no, he couldn't think such foolish things, he would not take after MukuMuku Nutgnaw. He was MukuMuku Grasschew, and was soon to be fifteen. But it couldn't be pure coincidince that his birthday was exactly 500 years after the ancient MukuMuku had claimed the throne. NO! HISTORY LIKE THAT WOULD NOT REPEAT!!!!! He called upon the wise squirrels story about what had hppened 499 years ago...

The huge MukuMuku took the crown greedily and placed it on his head. Then the rungmaster placed the 'Squirrel Lord' rune on his head. Then, without heed he called upon his four brothers, MikuMiku, MokuMoku, MekuMeku, MakuMaku, (coincidence?) and they did the sacred dance around the Soul Crusher, awakening its power. He weilded it, and shed terron amon ALL. The Soul Crusher was a HUGE sword, its blade was 3 feet tall, and 6 inches wide. It had, on it, thhe 3 soul jewels, that, on the sword, can be called upon to inflict terror and fear on the hardest of warriors, and hurt their soul directly. He also use the Squirrel Lord rune, which (1) mad squirrels appear in battel and attack the enemy, amd protect you, (2) shows you are the king of the squirreldom, (3) when the right person invokes it, can control ANY squirrel, but thankfully MukuMuku Nutgnaw couldn't invoke that, no, if he could, all would have been lost. But the Soul Eaters dark influence made what could have been a great king mad, so he was eventually stopped with the beast rune...

NO! He thought. Though much was the same, it was just a prophesy! He would not befall that evil fate! He would not get the Soul Crusher!

****Squirkamonga [Grasschew family castle]****

After a long trek, rest...

WAKE UP, MUKUMUKU!!!!! OKAY!!!!! DON'T GIVE ME YER LIP!!!! SHUTUP!!! I'LL SHUT YOU UP!!!! COMING!

He was ready! Or was he...

And now, MUKUMUKU *much applaus**music**squirrel anthem*Do you, MukuMuku Nutgna- I mean Chewgrass accept the crown of the Squirrel family, and the responsibility that lies within it? Yes. Do you accept the Squirrel Lord rune, and the responsibility to use it wisely? Yes. Then I crown you MukuMuku Nutgna- Chewgrass, King of the Squrreldom!!!!!!!! *MUCH APPLAUS AND MUSIC* Now the gifts! Son, me and your mother will give you this, the Rage Cloak to go with the Rage rune on your right palm. It will always keep you comfortable, no matter what the conditions, and always protect you against the fire element! *APPLAUD* We, your brothers, present you with t he Squirrel Mail, the EXTREMELY protective mail that has been wore by the kings of the Squirreldom, the mail that will protect and absorb against most, and it will helpp you fly! *APPLAUD* Now we fit you with these fine garments, my son. Oh, my baby looks like a king! Oh yeah... He IS the king. Oh, I'm just SOOOOOOOO proud! Now, the family wea- WHERE IS THE FAMILY WEAPON!!!!!!!! (crowd squirrel) Hey, just like 500 ye- BE QUIET PEON!!! I WILL NOT LET SOMETHING THAT HAPPENED LONG AGO RUIN THIS FOR MUKUMUK- son?!?!?!?!?! Why are you going towards the Soul Cru- NO! Why are your broythers following you!

A strange sensation now controlled Muku, he was compelled towards the Soul Crusher. His brothers were following. He could only control his thought. NOOOO!!! HISTORY WILL NOT REPEAT ITSELF NOT NOW!!!! But wait! There was a clue in what the wise squirrel had said: "-only MukuMuku can decide". THATS IT!!! HE WILL NOT GIVE INTO THE EVIL!!! He must cntrol the power for good, not evil. Soon him and his brothers were at the rock in which the Soul Crusher was embedded. NOOOOO!!!!!!!! They started doing the secret dance. The Soul Crusher started moving towards Muku... A black sheath suddenly appeared at Muku's side. NOOOOO!!!!! I - MUST - NOT - GIVE - IN!!!!! But too much pain swpt through his body. The Soul Crusher went into the sheath, and the pain want away, and he collapsed. So did his brothers. The whole audience of squirrels ran screaming with shock. History had repeated itself... Suddenly he was up, and his father was at his side. Son are you ok- GET AWAY, FOOLISH FATHER! I WILL KILL YOU BEFORE YOU CAN TAKE AWAY MY POWER!!! The Soul Crushers thoughts were controlling him, and he was too weak to resist, he could only sit back and watch while his body, weilding the Soul Crusher, murderred his father. Then, the Soul Crusher laghed in is mind as it walked him too his brothers and slashed at them... his strength and will was returning, MukuMuku resisted, and took control of his body, taking his crown, he threw it to his dead fathers body and said "I WILL NOT LET THE DARK TIMES COME AGAIN!!! I MUST LEAVE, BUT REMEMBER, IT WAS NOT ME, IT WAS THE BLADE!!!" But this was not good enough for the crowd. They all slowly lifted their right palms, to use their runes. On him. The Soul Crusher was an amazing blade, but its influence was in Muku's mind. "KILL THEM ALL" it laughd, and it tried to take over his body again. Though in much pain, Muku mustered up his last strength, and with it, looked at his four brothers, whom were not dead, but close too it, and bid farewell. Then, calling upon the power of the Soul Eater, The Rage Cloak, the Sqirrel Mail, the Squirrel Lord rune, and his rage rune, all to run very fast away, away from this place, away from his friends and family, away so he could master the Soul Crusher, so he could neutralize its influence, to master the Squirrel Lord rune, to master his Swordsmanship and his fighting, with all that in mind, he lept up into the air and left into the day.


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This chapter was posted November 4, 1999
This author no longer writes for Mukumuku