Drawn to Life

Graffiti Kingdom

Chapter 1

Hero from the Canvas Kingdom

Long ago, there was a world that was shaped by the hands of a deity. The deity was known as the Graffiti Goddess or the Creator. The Creator created the beautiful oceans, vast mountains, and peaceful forests. It even created living beings. One such living beings that the creator drawn to life was the Raposa. The Raposa worshiped the Graffiti Goddess and told legends about a magical book called the Book of Life, the design of the creator herself. Humans were also created the same time when the Raposa were first drawn and both species have worshiped the creator. Humans and Raposa both lived peacefully in the world of drawings, but that was when it all changed. For the humans, in the peaceful kingdom of Canvas was terrorized by an evil Devil that was accidentally released from his thousand year prison. The Creator destined a young prince with the power of Graffiti and was instructed by a young lady who was also bestowed with the power of Graffiti to use it against the Devil. The Devil was defeated, now is put down to be a petty thief, and Canvas Kingdom was at peace once again…but the Raposa weren't so fortunate. At this time today, the darkness has invaded the Raposa Kingdom and the Graffiti God has mysterious came to no aid. Unknown to the humans who were still living at peace, not knowing of the impeding danger that will be far worse than the Devil himself, the Raposa were still terrorized by the darkness and hope was starting to fade away for them. For them, there was no need for the book…the was no need for the Raposa…and the humans might be next.

?-"Creator…we need your help…the eternal flame just went out…and the darkness is creeping in…you're the only hope we have left…help us…please…"

Somewhere in the mists of the darkness, far away from Canvas Kingdom, there was a village that was covered in snow. Dark clouds surround what's left of the once peaceful village. In a lone house, there was a female Raposa named Mari. She was praying to the Creator for help. Mari waited for an answer, but there was only silence. Mari started to get angry as there was still no answer.

Mari(angrily)-"Why don't you respond! How could you just sit there and be silent! Now almost everyone has left the village…"

Then Mari started to feel sad as the situation was hopeless.

Mari-"You are the creator of everything. This is your world! Bring it back to what it once was! Please…"

Then suddenly, she heard a holy feminine voice that was unseen, but heard.

I have heard your cry and I will summon heroes to help restore the village. But first, you must gather the villagers and bring them to the Creation Hall.

Mari was then surprised to hear this. The Graffiti God has spoken to Mari as she heard the plea for help.

Mari-"Is that really you! After all this time! I knew you would help us! I'll go find Jowee and my dad!"

Mari then cheered with hope and joy then she left the house to gather the remaining villagers.

Hurry…young one…my power…grows weak...as time passes...

Mari was then outside and she walked towards Jowee's house. She then called him with a excited, but loud voice.

Mari-"Jowee! Jowee come quick!"

There was no answer. Mari then thought of another way to get Jowee's attention.

Mari-"He's not answering! Creator, can you tap on his house and wake him?"

While inside the house, Jowee, a male Raposa and Mari's best friend, was sleeping peacefully in his bed when suddenly he was awakened when he heard three loud bangs in his house.

Jowee-"Huh? What's going on?"

Jowee then came out of the house to see who was outside. As he came outside, he saw Mari standing in front of his house.

Jowee-"*yawn* Hey Mari…I was just taking a nap…"

Mari-"The Creator just spoke to me!"

Jowee-"Huh?"

Jowee was confused at what Mari just said and rubbed his back in confusion.

Jowee-"What? That's crazy! The Creator hasn't spoken to anyone in years…"

Mari-"I'm supposed to gather everyone in front of Creation Hall! Where's my dad?"

Jowee-"At the gate, he was trying to convince Isaac and his wife to stay…"

Mari-"We have to stop them before they leave!"

The two Raposa left and made their way towards the gate. There they saw the Mayor along with Isaac and his wife. Apparently Isaac and his wife, Mya are leaving the village and travel to the Canvas Kingdom.

Isaac-"Losing the Eternal Flame was the last straw. Now my shop is covered in darkness!"

Mya-"And now our daughter is gone! We have to find her and if we do, we're going to the Canvas Kingdom! At least the humans are living in peace and we can warn them about what's happening!"

Mayor-"I understand…but please reconsider. It's dangerous out there and we don't know what's out there."

Isaac then went towards the Mayor and faced him with a stern look.

Isaac-"This can't wait any longer…we're leaving."

The couple left the village to find their daughter as the Mayor watched them leave. There was nothing else that he can do to make them stay a little longer. He then heard his daughter's voice.

Mari-"Stop! Dad! We have to speak with you!"

Mari and Jowee went towards the Mayor to speak with him with urgent news.

Mayor-"Oh Mari! And Jowee! I'm glad you're here. Isaac's daughter went missing! They just left to go search for her."

Mari-"Dad! The Creator just spoke to me! The creator told me to gather everyone and bring them in front of Creation Hall."

Mayor was then confused just as Jowee was when he heard what Mari said.

Mayor-"Young rapo, you've been talking about the Creator for months now…just let it go."

Mari-"But dad…IT'S TRUE!"

Mayor-"Mari…stop…we have more important things to worry about than Graffiti myths."

Mari couldn't believe at what she's hearing from her own dad. Hope was starting to fade from him as well.

Mari-"You can't be serious, dad! What about the Creator!"

Jowee-"I'm with Mari…we should at least give the Creator a chance!"

The Mayor then started to grow irritated about this nonsense. He thought it was crazy and her daughter was starting getting into those Graffiti myths again.

Mayor-"Mari! Stop with this nonsense! The Creator abandoned us a long time ago and Graffiti is nothing, but a myth! A legend! The villagers are what's important now! Just…please…let it go. I'm sorry."

The Mayor left the two to attend a more important matter than hearing about the Graffiti God or Graffiti legends. Mari then grew sad and went towards Jowee.

Mari-"This is crazy! No one is listening to me! You believe me Jowee…don't you…"

Jowee then back away a bit and tried to knock some sense to her, making her listen to reason.

Jowee-"Maybe we should listen to your pop…I mean it's Isaac's daughter!"

Mari then grew angry at him as he started to take the Mayor's side. She then faced away from him.

Mari(angrily)-"FINE THEN! I'll go by myself…no wonder the Creator abandoned us!"

Mari then ran off to Creation Hall all alone as Jowee watched her storm off.

Jowee-"Mari! Wait!"

She didn't answer and she still continued forward.

Jowee-"Oh rapo…what am I getting myself into!"

Jowee then followed Mari to Creation Hall. Meanwhile, Mari then made her way to the hall that was sealed shut.

Mari-"Oh no! The door is still sealed!"

Then suddenly, she turned around to see Jowee who followed her. At first, she looked at him with an angry face, but then her face turned sad with tears.

Mari-"The Creator told me to gather the villagers her…but everyone is gone!"

Jowee then went towards her and wiped the tears off her face. Mari blushed as she looked at Jowee.

Jowee-"Mari…I'm still here…"

Mari smiled as she heard Jowee has still hope for her and the Graffiti God. He was always caring for her and in Mari's mind, she always had feelings for him.

Jowee-"Maybe you should ask the Creator for help?"

Mari-"Good idea! Creator…could you open the door?"

Then suddenly, the door that sealed Creation Hall has vanished into thin air.

Mari-"Let's hurry inside."

Jowee-"Right."

The two went in the hall and started to look around. Mari was searching around the bookshelves to see if there was anything useful while Jowee just walked around, checking out the place.

Jowee-"Mari…look at all these books…"

Mari-"Creator…why did you bring us here? What do you need us to do?"

Meanwhile in the Canvas Kingdom, the humans were living their peaceful daily lives. There were even docile demons such as spongies and others were living in peace alongside with the humans as either pets or playful friends. At the market place, the humans were shopping around for food until…

?-"I WANT MY CAKE!"

…Until Palette showed up with her demon monster as a golem. She was sitting on the golem's shoulder as she made ridicules commands. The golem stomped at crates, thrown food at the humans, and smashed merchandise to send the message to the citizens of Canvas Kingdom.

Palette-"People of Canvas Kingdom! Make me a chocolate cake and I promise not to make a mess of this market!"

?-"You don't know when to quit, do you Palette?"

Then suddenly, a young prince came out of a crowd of people while another boy was jumping through the roofs of houses and met up with the prince. The prince's name was Pixel and the boy next to him was the mischievous Devil's son turned good, Tablet. Pixel's friend, Pastel, a graffitician girl who turned into a white dog-like graffiti creature with sharp teeth, was hanging behind him as a backpack. They confronted Palette to stop her from messing up the market place.

Pixel-"Hey Palette, just quit it already!"

Palette-"Not unless you make me a big chocolate cake with tea!"

Pastel-"But yesterday, you wanted huge mountains of candy."

Palette-"I don't won't that anymore! I want cake!"

Pastel-"*sigh* But you said that the last time we met."

Tablet-"You know Palette, you should really stop being a spoiled brat. Heh heh, it's pretty annoying if you ask me."

Pastel-"You can say that again."

Palette-"You goodie, two shoes Tablet! I don't take commands from you!"

Palette stick her tongue as a sign of mocking, but Tablet only found that funny.

Tablet-"Well I would not say that I'm a 'goodie, two shoes' hero. I think of myself as a mischievous guardian. I may be a demon, but I have my own choices to make."

Palette-"Whatever! I don't care! Make me a cake!"

Pixel-"*sigh* Well here we go again."

Pastel-"Go get her, you two!"

Pixel and Tablet nodded and they both readied their Graffiti Wands. People from the crowd cheered on the two heroes for good luck. The two charged at Palette's golem to prepare for an attack. Then suddenly, an orb of bright, holy light appeared between Palette and the Graffiti heroes. Pixel, Tablet, Pastel, Palette, and the rest of the citizens were surprised that an orb of light appeared out of nowhere.

Pixel-"What is that thing, Pastel?"

Pastel-"I-I don't know."

Then they heard a feminine voice emanating from the orb of light.

Heroes of Graffiti…Your heroics are needed once again.

Tablet-"What?"

Palette-"Hey! Weird orb looking thing! Get out of my way or make me a chocolate cake!"

The voice didn't answer at Palette's command. Instead the entire area was engulfed with holy light. Everyone including the heroes covered their eyes as the blinding light engulfed them and soon the entire kingdom was engulfed with light. Shortly afterwards, the light faded and when the people uncovered their eyes…Pixel, Pastel, Tablet, and even Palette were gone. Vanished with no trace. Meanwhile back at the Raposa Village, Mari and Jowee were still in Creation Hall waiting for the Creator to answer the question that Mari asked.

Mari-"Creator? Creator, are you still with me?"

Yes. I am still here.

Mari-"Good."

Your request requires heroes…

Mari-"Heroes? Why do we need heroes? Just bring back the villagers and get rid of the darkness…"

I…I can't…I am too weak…my powers are…fading…

Mari-"What? What do you mean?"

Mari…your father is in trouble.

Mari was shock to hear this news, but Jowee on the other hand was surprised to hear the Creator speak.

Jowee-"Who the rapo was that! Was that the Creator!"

Mari-"What? My dad is in trouble!"

I will explain more over time…now…I have summoned the Heroes of Graffiti! With the help of the power of Graffiti in their hands, we will restore the village…

Then suddenly, two orbs of light appeared in the room. Mari and Jowee watched with awe as the two orbs started to manifest into people. The first orb manifest into a young boy with a paint brush like wand and the second was a white, box-shaped, dog-like creature with sharp teeth and a gold ring on its left front paw. It was Pixel and Pastel, lying on the floor unconscious. Mari and Jowee were amazed by this and the two went towards the two outsiders.

Jowee-"Whoa! What the rapo!"

Mari-"Creator…who are they?"

They will explain their identities. They will awaken right now.

Mari-"Huh?"

Pixel-"Ugh…what happened?"

Then suddenly, Mari and Jowee saw the two Graffiti heroes awaken. Pixel and Pastel stood up as they awoke, wondering where they are.

Pixel-"*rubs head* Man, what a trip."

Pastel-"Uh Pixel…"

Pixel-"What?"

Pixel looked at Pastel for minute then noticed she was looking at the two Raposa. After that, he looked at the two with confusion.

Pixel-"O-kay I give. Who are you and where are we?"

Mari-"Well um my names Mari and this is my best friend, Jowee…"

Jowee-"Hi! Nice to meet you!"

Mari-"And you two are in the Raposa Village. What are your names?"

Pixel-"Well…my names Pixel, I'm the prince from the Canvas Kingdom."

Pastel-"And I'm Pastel. Please to meet you two."

Mari-"It's very nice to meet you too. You must be the heroes of Graffiti that the Creator was talking about."

Pixel(confused)-"Creator?"

Mari-"I'll explain later. Right now, we have to find my dad. He's really in danger!"

Pastel-"Your dad's in trouble? Well then let's go! Come on, Pixel!"

Pixel-"Right!"

Pastel jumped onto Pixel's back and they left Creation Hall.

Mari-"I guess we should follow!"

Mari and Jowee followed Pixel and Pastel outside. Mari and Jowee found Pixel and Pastel outside, but suddenly they heard a voice.

?-"Where's my mummy!"

Pixel-"Who was that?"

Jowee-"That sounded like Isaac's daughter, Cindi."

Mari-"Pixel. Pastel. Can you two find Cindi? She must be close by."

Pixel and Pastel looked around Creation Hall until Pastel saw a little girl behind a tree that was at the back of the hall.

Pastel-"Hey, I see her! She's right behind that tree."

Pixel walked towards the tree and soon he saw Cindi, but when Cindi saw Pixel and Pastel, she ran away and made her way towards Mari and Jowee. By the looks of the little girls face, she was afraid.

Cindi-"Mawi! It's a monster wapo!"

Mari-"It's okay lil rapo. Pixel and Pastel are only here to help."

Pixel then went towards the three with a smile, assuring that he and Pastel aren't demons or monsters.

Pastel-"It's okay, sweetie. We won't hurt you."

Pixel-"*chuckled* Yeah. You don't have to be afraid of us."

Mari-"Thanks for finding Cindi, you two. We should find her parents now. Meet us at the village entrance, okay? It's to the south."

Pixel-"Alright."

Mari, Jowee, and Cindi went to the village gate and Pixel and Pastel followed. They all met up at the gate to discuss to search of Cindi's parents. Pastel got back into the ground just to get a little rest from hanging into Pixel's back.

Mari-"Alright, let's go search the Snow Fields!"

They all were about to leave the village, but they were stopped when they saw a shadowy figure come out of the gate. It looked like a Raposa, but it had darkness all over him and by the looks on his face, he isn't the friendly type.

?-"Well what do we have here? Silly rapos? A filthy human boy?…"

Pixel-"Hey! Who are you calling me 'filthy'! I shower!"

Pastel-"*sighs and facepalms* Pixel…"

?-"And who are you? The group's dog mascot?"

Pastel(angrily)-"HEY! I'm not a DOG! I'M A LADY!"

?-"Hahahahaha! How pathetic! You all are too late, the mayor is already done for!"

Mari(angrily)-"What have you done to him! You better not hurt my dad!"

Jowee-"Who the rapo are you!"

Pixel-"Yeah, I was about to ask the same thing!"

?-"No one told you a creepy bedtime story about me?"

Pixel-"Sorry, but I got tired with creepy bedtime stories. Besides, the stories I heard before were boring."

?-"Pity. If you insignificant rapos must know my name, it's Wilfre. You can forget about rebuilding this pathetic excuse for a village. I've torn up all the pages in the Book of Life. They should be scattered around the world by now!"

Cindi-"You're a bad monster wapo! You're a meaner!"

Wilfre-"Oh I'm a MEANER, am I little rapo? You have no idea how mean I can be!"

Wilfre evilly chuckles and starts to back away a bit.

Wilfre-"Anyway, I bid you all farewell. I have much to attend to. To be sure you don't attempt a pathetic rescue, I'll cover this bridge in darkness."

Pixel-"Oh no you don't! You won't get away that easy!"

Pixel ran after Wilfre and ran through the dark clouds that Wilfre summoned.

Mari and Pastel-"Pixel!"

Jowee-"Whoa, he just jumped in like that! Is he crazy!"

Pastel-"He acts before he thinks! That's his problem!"

Then suddenly, Pixel came back, but with shocked look in his face. It was like he was teleported instantly back where he started.

Pixel-"What the! How's that even possible! I just ran through then I'm right back where I started!"

Pastel-"Hmm?"

Pastel walked towards the dark clouds and put her right paw through the clouds. All of the sudden, her paw was coming out of the clouds a few inches at the right where Pastel put it. Everyone was shocked at this. Pastel then pulled back her paw.

Jowee-"What the rapo!"

Pastel-"I knew it. If we go through, we will only come back where we started. We won't be getting anywhere with these clouds blocking the way."

Wilfre(voice)-"Hmph. Smart, are we?"

Then they start to hear Wilfre's voice. Everyone was looking all around the place to find where the voice came from, but it was nowhere to be seen.

Wilfre(voice)-"You have guts going through the darkness, boy. How pitiful! Know your place or you may never see the day of light again! Go back to your home where you belong, human! If you can even get back! Hahahahahaha!"

Wilfre's unseen voice has faded away. With the gateway blocked, there was no way to rescue the Mayor or Cindi's parents.

Jowee(angrily)-"Oooh! That Wilfre!"

Pixel-"Man, that guy's a creep."

Mari-"What do we do now?"

Jowee-"We should go find your dad. He'll know what to do. The village entrance is blocked by darkness. We could use the Village Snow Gate to get there."

Pixel-"Village Snow Gate?"

Mari-"It's an alternative gate to the Snow Fields. Meet us at the gate, okay?"

Jowee-"Yeah, it's northwest of here. Just follow the path until it ends!"

The group left the village gate and made their way towards the Village Snow Gate. They all meet up at the front of the gate where Snow Fields await.

Mari-"This is it. The Village Snow Gate. Me, Jowee, and Cindi should probably stay behind. The Snow Fields can be dangerous!"

Pixel-"Nah, don't worry. I'm used to it. I've been through that before."

Pastel-"Don't be so overconfident, Pixel. We don't know what kind of demons we could be facing in the other side of this door."

Pixel-"Good. That makes it even more fun."

Pastel-"Alright, but just set up your Graffiti Creature Cards just in case."

Pixel-"Oh yeah! I almost forgot."

Pixel then took out his Graffiti Wand and a few Graffiti Creature Cards. Mari and Jowee started to wonder about Pixel was holding in his hands.

Mari-"What's that you're holding, Pixel?"

Jowee-"Is that some kind of weapon?"

Pastel-"Oh that? That's called a Graffiti Wand."

Jowee-"Graffiti-what?"

Mari-"Hey, I know about those! The Graffiti Wand gives you the ability to draw pictures of creatures and make them come to life!"

Jowee-"Whoa! Cool!"

Pastel-"That's right. Not only that, you can transform into that creature by either your own creation or using a Graffiti Creature Card. Show them, Pixel."

Pixel-"Alright."

Pixel then put one of his Graffiti Creature Cards into his wand and the wand started to glow.

Mari-"Wow!"

Jowee-"Awesome!"

Cindi-"Wapo!"

Then Pixel transformed into a tall, strong knight with silver armor, wielding a gold sword and shield. The Raposa were very amazed at what Pixel did.

Pixel-"Nice, huh? I call this one, Silver Knight!"

Cindi(cheering)-"Wapo Knight! Yay!"

Jowee-"Cool! Can I get one of those wands!"

Mari-"Jowee!"

Jowee-"What! It looks cool."

Pastel-"*giggle* Sorry, but only a graffitician can wield a Graffiti Wand."

Jowee-"Aww rapo."

Pixel transformed back into his human form as he ended his demonstration.

Pastel-"By the way Mari, you seem to know a lot about Graffiti. Where did you learn it?"

Mari-"I read a lot of achieves back at my house. It helps me keep my hopes about the Creator."

Pastel-"Really? Maybe you can be a graffitician someday."

Jowee-"What about me!"

Pastel-"I don't know. You're not much of a graffitician to me."

Mari giggled while Jowee sighed in disappointment.

Mari-"Well anyway, please save my dad. He shouldn't be that far away."

Pixel-"You can count on us!"

Pastel-"And don't forget, Pixel, we still have to find Tablet and Palette along the way. They got transported to you know."

Pixel-"Yeah, I know what you mean."

Mari-"Huh? Who's Tablet and Palette? Are they your friends?"

Pixel-"Well Tablet's our friend…well somewhat of course and Palette's not that bad, but she's just a spoiled brat."

Mari-"Alright. Well I hope you find your friends along with my dad. Just be careful."

Pixel-"Got it. Come on Pastel, let's go."

Pastel-"Right."

The two were about to enter the gate until something just came up into Pastel's mind and turned to Mari.

Pastel-"Wait Mari. You said something about the Book of Life, right?"

Mari-"Yes I have. The Book of Life is the design of everything that the Creator made."

Pixel-"And how's the book involved in the situation we're in right now?"

Mari and Pastel looked at Pixel with a surprised expression as like he never even once heard about the Book of Life.

Mari-"What? You don't even know?"

Pixel-"Um…"

Pastel-"Pixel, haven't you even listened to your Tutor? If you have listened to the Tutor's lessons, you would have already known about the Book of Life and the Graffiti God by now."

Pixel-"Well you should know by now that once he starts talking, he goes on forever and ever. He just makes me tired and bored."

Pastel-"Well you're about to get a refresher lesson so listen closely. Long ago before the existence of the humans and Raposa, the world was a void of dark space until a deity known as the Graffiti God showed up. By using her powerful abilities of Graffiti, she created the world, the vast nature, and even us. Me, you, Mari, Jowee, and everyone else who lives this world. She's also the one who created the Book of Life, the design of everything in this world."

Pixel-"Oh, so the Creator is the inventor of Graffiti, right?"

Pastel-"That's right! Now you're getting the point!"

Mari-"Not only she created the Book of Life, she also created the Graffiti Wands."

Pixel-"That's cool…but what happened to the Book of Life anyway?"

Mari then started to feel sadness as she started to remember what happened years ago.

Mari-"Wilfre…he stole the book and he…he ripped the pages out of the book. I thought that the Creator had abandoned us because she was angry about the book being torn apart, but when she told me that her power was growing weak, I knew that she didn't abandon us at all."

Pastel-"I see. You know, the Book of Life isn't just the design of all things, it's the essence of her power. When Wilfre ripped up the pages, he also greatly weaken her as well in the process."

Mari-"I guess when I prayed to her for help, she must have regained some strength."

Jowee-"I guess that explained how the Creator was able to speak with us again and how Pixel and Pastel was sent here."

Pixel-"But I guess she still didn't have enough strength to teleport Tablet correctly in the right spot. Some trip."

Pastel-"That is true, Jowee. The Creator also gets her power by hope and believe."

Jowee-"I guess she got weaker when most of the villagers lost hope and left. The last villagers that left were Isaac and his wife."

Mari-"The darkness is creeping in each day passes by. We have to stop Wilfre! It's the only way to restore peace!"

Pastel-"She's right, Pixel. If we don't stop him, the darkness will spread and probably invade Canvas Kingdom. Maybe even the whole world!"

Pixel-"Then we have no time to lose! Let's go, Pastel!"

Pastel-"Right behind you! Bye everyone! We'll be back soon!"

Mari-"Bye you two! Be careful!"

Pixel-"We will!"

Jowee-"Good luck!"

Mari, Jowee, and Cindi waved goodbye as Pixel and Pastel entered through the door as they waved back. Soon Pixel and Pastel begun there adventure that they will soon never forget. Mari prayed for their safety as they were the only hope for them now.

Mari-"Please be safe. Creator…watch over them and keep them safe. They're our only hope now."

The Creator heard these words of hope and soon her strength was slowly coming back to her. Deep down in the Graffiti God's heart, she always loved the living beings she created.