Summon Night Swordcraft Story 2
Disclaimer: Fairy Red doesn't own anything from Atlus, Flight Plan, Banpresto, Nintendo, and any other company that helped make this extraordinary game.
A/N: Yep. I liked it all the way through. It's funny, with some serious parts, and a great story all in all! So…Here are the characters names so you don't get confused.
Edgar - Tetsuya; Aera - Aura; Loki - Rinku; Dinah - Pearl
That should settle it! Hope you enjoy!
Prologue:
Meet Tetsuya and Aura Colthearts (And Rinku and Pearl!)
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"Right
on!" said Tetsuya, who was leading Ryouga to the gate. "We're
doing great! There's only a bit further to go…"
"We did it," agreed Aura, who was also leading Ryouga to the gate. "We're not doing bad at all! We only have a little bit further to go…"
"Hey…" started Ryouga.
"If anyone finds out that I let someone in, I'm going to get in a lot of trouble…" said Tetsuya with a worried look.
"I know, Tetsuya," said Aura. She frowned determinedly and said, "We promised Ryouga I'd do it for him. I can't break my promise!"
"But I made a promise to Ryouga!" Tetsuya added determinedly. "A man can't go back on his word!"
"Hey…"
"Even if it wasn't for Ryouga, I'm a Craftknight! The word of a Craftknight is stronger than the hardest steel! I can't break my promise, no matter what happens!" said Tetsuya.
"The word of a Craftknight is stronger than the toughest chain!" completed Aura. "No matter what happens, I can't go back on my word!"
"Hey!" shouted Ryouga suddenly. "Look out!"
Tetsuya and Aura jumped. "What?!" they were brought of their reverie, standing right on the edge of the cliff. "Ryouga?!" they noticed where they was standing. "Ahh!" they tried taking a step but ending up leaning back. "Woooaaahhh!" they wailed, waving their arms frantically.
Ryouga hurried to help them. "Tetsuya!! Aura!!" he grabbed Tetsuya's and Aura's arm and tossed them to the wall, where they promptly fell to the ground,
"…" went Aura and Tetsuya.
"Are you all right?" asked Ryouga. (I wonder how tossing someone to the wall makes someone all right?)
"Hahaha!" wailed Tetsuya.
"Aheheh…" chuckled Aura. "Don't worry about me," she said, standing up. "I'm okay!
Tetsuya stood up too and dusted himself off. "No need to worry! I'm just fine. A Craftknight does more than just make weapons. He also trains his body for the rigors of combat!" said Tetsuya.
"A Craftknight doesn't just make weapons," added Aura. "She has to prepare her body to use them in battle!"
"You need to learn how to walk before you can fight in battle," said Ryouga with a worried frown. "You're just repeating what Blaire told you, aren't you? You're still just an apprentice. Am I right?"
Aura did a "but still…" frown and said, "I might be just an apprentice…but I'm still a Craftknight!"
"It doesn't matter if I'm a novice or an expert--I'm still a Craftknight!" Tetsuya added with a frown.
"Huh…You're worried about getting shouted at by Blaire for this, aren't you guys?" asked Ryouga, looking between the twins.
"I wasn't thinking about that!" said Aura and Tetsuya in unison defensively. "I was thinking about why I promised to take you to Goura's Gate…"
"It's your own fault," smiled Ryouga. "If you hadn't fought so pitifully in our duel, you wouldn't have to do this. Both you and Tetsuya took me on and lost…"
"Pitiful is a harsh word…" said Aura.
"I'm not pitiful!" shouted Tetsuya. "I and Aura could have won if we pushed ourselves a bit more!"
"Whatever! You lost, I won. You made a promise, and now you need to make good. The ruins might be a restricted area, but you still need to guide me in."
"I know, I know," said Tetsuya.
"We haven't forgotten," said Aura with a smile.
"Well then, watch out," advised Ryouga. "There's a cliff over there. Falling off would hurt more than running into me."
"All right, already," sighed Tetsuya.
Aura smiled and added, "Sorry for making you worry."
"What?!" demanded Ryouga, going a bit red. "As if I'd be worried about you. Come on, let's go!" he stalked away quickly.
"Hey, wait up. Ryouga…" Aura and Tetsuya followed Ryouga, and met up with him at a crossroad.
Ryouga said, "Come on. You know that we can't get into Goura's Gate if you two aren't there."
"We're trying to apologize!" said Aura.
"You were the first one to get here," pointed out Tetsuya with a frown.
"Huh…"
"The gate's up ahead…" said Tetsuya, looking in the direction of the gate. Are you sure you want to go into Goura's Gate, Ryouga?
"There are some evil Summon Creatures past that gate, you know?" added Aura.
"Yeah! I want to see the monsters that are so powerful they could ruin the world. It's not fair that you're the only one who can go in and see them. I want to check them out!"
"What can I say…?" Aura looked worried.
"Should we try to dissuade him?" Tetsuya looked worried.
"I get it…" said Ryouga slowly. "You're worried of breaking Goura's Seal, huh?"
"Honestly? Yes," muttered Tetsuya.
"Huh…You're really afraid, Tetsuya?" asked Ryouga disbelievingly. "Are you just trying to scare me, so I won't ask you to open it? Or are you just worried about Master Blaire shouting at you?"
"Stop that!" shouted Tetsuya. "This has nothing to do with Master finding out!"
"No, I'm not afraid!" shouted Aura before Tetsuya could say anything more.
He turned to Aura. "I see…If you're not afraid of the seal… Then you must be afraid of Master Blaire finding out!"
"Not this again…" sighed Aura. She frowned and said to Ryouga, "I'm not worried about Master!
"To hell with you!" shouted Tetsuya. "You're not so tough in front of your sister, either!"
"Tetsuya!" scolded Aura, turning to Tetsuya.
"Shut up! That's not true at all. Well…" Ryouga thought about it. "That might be a little true. You should still shut up about it."
"Ha!" laughed Tetsuya. "I told you so."
"See, I told you," said Aura.
"Tch…she might not be my real sister, but she means a lot to me…" Ryouga looked sad now.
Whoops. Maybe shouldn't have mentioned that… "I understand…" said Tetsuya guiltily.
"I know what you mean…" said Aura, feeling bad for saying something mean to Ryouga.
"Dad…" Tetsuya glanced at Aura, clutching his memento.
"Father…" Aura did a slight nod, pulling our her own memento.
"Hey, stop looking at what your real father left you… Blaire's your dad now." Ryouga tapped Tetsuya's and Aura's shoulder. "You should be happy! I know he's a little weird, but still…"
"Hey, it's not like I'm unhappy about it! He might be a little strange, but he's still a decent guy," said Tetsuya.
"Orin and Tatiana are good people, too. I don't have any problem thinking of them as our brother and sister," added Aura. "The reason we hang on to this stone all the time is because Blaire told us to keep it with us at all times."
"Okay, okay, I get it," said Ryouga. "Oh, by the way, the other day he said that he doesn't want you to call him Master."
"…" went Tetsuya, again looking worried.
"What did he say?" asked Aura, feeling like she knew what was coming.
"He said to call him your big brother."
"What?!" cried Tetsuya in surprise. "Why would he say that!?"
"Huh? No way!" exclaimed Aura. She sighed. "I don't understand Master at all…"
"Heh…You have a pretty nice family. I'm a little jealous."
"Hehehe… But I envy you too, Ryouga," said Aura.
"For what?" asked Ryouga.
"Dude…" said Tetsuya, blushing a little. "Lynn is a total babe!"
"No, no," said Aura. She smiled and blushed a little at Ryouga. "Lynn's so beautiful and mature…I really look up to her."
"Hah! She might be beautiful, but at home, she--wait!" Ryouga heard something, and looked towards the first path.
"What?! She what?" asked Tetsuya and Aura in confusion.
"Shut up…I think I heard something…"
"Ah…" went a voice suddenly.
Tetsuya and Ryouga gasped. "Hey, I heard it, too!" said Tetsuya.
"Who could it be?" asked Aura.
"It's a voice! It came from over this way!" Ryouga ran ahead.
"Over there?" asked Tetsuya.
"Hey, our house used to be in that direction…" they followed Ryouga to the sound of the voice and stood next to Ryouga.
"Look, Aura, Tetsuya," said Ryouga, pointing at the scene before them.
"Is somebody on the ground?" asked Tetsuya.
"Two of them?" asked Aura in surprised.
"Wait a minute…" said Ryouga slowly, getting a good look at the beings. "They're not human! They're Summon Creatures! What are they?"
"Uh…It's…" Tetsuya squinted a little to get a good look. "One is an oni-child…"
"And the other is a devil girl," said Aura.
Indeed it was. A white-haired, dark-skinned, red-eyed oni. He was on his knees, clutching his sword in one hand. "Damn it…" he muttered.
And on the other side, a pearly-blue-haired, peach-skinned, red-eyed devil girl, on her knees, hands clutching the ground. "Ugh…" she muttered.
"Is he a child?" asked Tetsuya in confusion. Children usually didn't swear.
"It's a girl?!" exclaimed Aura.
"It's a Summon Creature from the Oni Realm of Silturn… It's an oni!" Ryouga turned to the devil. "And that's a summon creature from the Spirit Realm of Sapureth…It's a devil…"
"Why is it here?" asked Aura.
"Was it ambushed by some nasty monster?"
"What about a nasty monster?!" asked Tetsuya.
"I didn't say there was one!" shouted Ryouga to Tetsuya. "But whatever hurt these Summon Creatures this badly might still be around here somewhere. Keep your guard up, guys…"
A noise was heard, making Aura, Tetsuya, and Ryouga go "…! What's that?!" Suddenly an innocent looking rabbit hopped out from behind the oni and the devil. "…Are you telling me that's the nasty monster?" asked Tetsuya, looking disappointed.
"This cute bunny can't be a nasty monster," sighed Aura with relief.
Nasty monster? I'll show you nasty monster! The rabbit went "HISSSSSSSSSSS!" and charged at Tetsuya and Aura!
"Wahh!!" wailed Tetsuya in surprise.
"Waah!!!" yelped Aura.
It didn't take the twins long to knock the rabbit away with their hammers.
After the rabbit ran away, Ryouga and Tetsuya approached the oni. "Are you all right?" asked Ryouga to Tetsuya and Aura.
"Uh…yeah… we were just caught off guard," said Tetsuya.
Aura frowned and said, "A great Craftknight must be able to use the weapons she or he makes!"
"Okay…but why are you carrying that hammer, anyway?" asked Ryouga.
"The hammer is the soul of the Craftknight! I eat, sleep, and even take it with me to the bathroom!" said Tetsuya proudly as Aura nodded in agreement.
"Heh heh…" laughed Ryouga. "Wait, are you serious?"
"Of course we are!" said Aura.
Tetsuya turned to the oni and devil. "But what're these Summon Creatures doing here in the first place?"
"What kind of talk is that…?" asked the devil, looking up at Aura.
"Huh?" asked Aura.
The oni looked up at Tetsuya. "I…I don't really know!"
"You don't know?" repeated Tetsuya.
"That stupid animal just started attacking me for no reason, and I ran all the way here…" she looked at the oni. "I'm not sure about him, though…"
"That stupid rabbit started attacking me all of a sudden," snarled the oni, looking fierce now, "so I hit it back with and we were really mixing it up…" The oni grinned. "And, I ended up here without realizing where I was going!"
"I'm the victim here!" wailed the devil. "I think you could show me a little sympathy!"
"I'm sorry…what?" asked Aura a bit absentmindedly.
"You two probably stumbled into its territory, so it got mad and chased you both all this way. Understand?" asked Ryouga.
"Don't talk to me like that!" shouted the oni, standing up.
"Hey! I'm not some bumpkin tripping over her own feet!" shouted the devil, standing up as well.
"I was just about to beat it when you stepped in!" finished the oni.
"Really…you were about to beat it? All by yourself?" asked Ryouga doubtfully.
"That's right! You got a problem with that?!" demanded the oni.
"Watch your tongue, kid," said Ryouga, frowning. "Tetsuya here saved your disrespectful butt."
"Show me some respect!" shouted the devil, disliking being ignored.
"Same here!" growled Ryouga, disliking being showered by all this disrespect. "You should be grateful that Aura here stepped in to save you!"
"What are you talking about?" asked the devil. "It's only natural to step in and save a girl in distress."
"And I'm telling you…" added the oni. "They didn't save us at all! I was going to win! You got that!? You girly-haired jackass!"
"What?!" cried Ryouga angrily. "You think you can talk to me like that and get away with it?!"
"Oh, you wanna fight me, huh? Bring it on, punk!"
Tetsuya and Aura decided to intervene by stepping in between the three. "Hey, you two… Chill out a little."
"Come on…" said Aura with a smile.
"Grr…" growled Ryouga, looking at the insolent face of the oni and devil. "All right. Now what? You seem to be able to stay calm through this…"
"You don't have to fight each other here," said Aura matter-of-factly.
"Look at him," agreed Tetsuya with a gesture to the oni. "He's just a kid. Getting mad at him won't do any good at all." He gestured to the devil uncertainly. "And she's just…"
"Huh?! Where did this come from?" asked Ryouga, looking back and forth between Aura and Tetsuya.
"Hey!" shouted the oni. "Don't treat me like a child!"
"I told you to calm down. If you're as mature as you claim to be, you ought to listen to other people," he pointed out.
"I…uh…" the oni looked embarrassed now. "Okay…"
Ryouga stared at Tetsuya. "Man…you're cold."
"I'm used to talking to kids like him," said Tetsuya.
"Huh…you've changed since I last saw you…"
"Then you must know how special I am," said the devil.
"Special's one word for it…" said Aura mysteriously.
"…" went the devil uncertainly. "I'm not doing so well…" she looked down at her feet embarrassedly.
"Are you all right? Did that rabbit hurt you?" asked Aura in concern.
"No, no, but… my feelings are hurt!" said the devil.
"Oh, come on!" shouted Ryouga in exasperation.
"Hey, hey…" said Aura, ready to calm any arguments.
"But how did they get into the village in the first place? We have a ward around here to keep Summon Creatures away," said Tetsuya.
"A what?" asked the oni. "A ward? I don't know anything about that!"
"I didn't see a ward," said the devil.
"I guess one of the keystones might have collapsed," said Ryouga thoughtfully. "We'll have to tell the chief about that. By the way…where are your masters?" asked Ryouga to the oni and devil.
"I'm not serving anyone at the moment," said the oni. "My master died a while ago…"
"As did mine, in a war," said the devil.
"I see…" said Tetsuya sadly.
"So you're a Stay Summon…" said Aura.
"I'm sorry, but this village doesn't allow Stay Summons in," explained Ryouga.
"I see…we're weak and you're trying to kick us out, huh? Out into a place where all kinds of danger await helpless girls and children…like us…Oh, woe is me!"
"Huh, fine," scoffed the oni. "I got it. I'll get out of here, then."
"Uh, no, we didn't mean that," said Aura worriedly.
"There's a saying that if you save someone's life, that person is your responsibility until you die."
"What are you going on about?" asked Aura in confusion.
"If you're gonna give us the boot, ay least you'll escort us to a safe spot, won't you?"
"Hey, show some respect! You wouldn't be here arguing if it weren't for the three of us!"
"Oh, forget them," said the oni. "Let's just get out of here!" The devil sighed and nodded sadly. They took a step forward, but suddenly winced. "Argh…Ow!" he cried.
"Ah…Ahhhh!" yelled the devil suddenly.
They fell down again, and Aura, Tetsuya, and Ryouga ran to them. "Hey… You're injured, aren't you?" asked Tetsuya to the oni, noticing the bite mark.
"This?" asked the oni, looking brave. "This is just a flesh wound!"
"What the…what are you doing?" asked Aura to the devil.
"…" went the devil. "Oh…"
"Huh? Are you okay?"
"I'm sorry…" said the devil quietly. "I'm sorry!" She suddenly twirled, and in a flash, the devil became an angel.
"!!!" went Aura and Ryouga.
Tetsuya watched them as the oni stood up shakily. He looked at the oni and raised an eyebrow. "Uh-huh…What are you going to do if you get attacked again?" asked Tetsuya.
"I don't have a choice!" shouted the oni, pain apparently forgotten. "I'll fight back, and I'll win!"
"I don't think so..." said Tetsuya, frowning in concern. "It beat you when you were in good condition. If you got attacked again, you'd die."
"I'm not gonna lose! How many times do I have to tell you?! Arrgh…" Getting riled up must have made the oni in pain again. He once again fell this his knees, clutching his side.
"…" went Tetsuya, thinking as Aura and Ryouga stared at the frantically apologizing angel girl.
"I'm sorry! I'm very sorry! Please forgive me!" wailed the angel.
"What the heck is this?" asked Ryouga.
"I'm sorry I said such terrible things when you'd helped us so much already…"
"Um… Okay," said Aura. She smiled and said, "Stop apologizing. What the heck just happened to you?" she asked suddenly, realizing the change.
"No, I must apologize," said the angel. "I don't have much control over her, but I couldn't let her get away with acting like that to you! I'm really sorry about that…"
"Huh?" asked Aura, blinking in confusion.
"I'm…sorry…" the angel frowned. "Nngh… Aaaaahhhhh!" she yelled. There was another flash, and the devil girl reappeared again, huffing on her knees. "I'm…not…apologizing…!"
"She's turned back…" said Aura, stunned.
"What the heck happened to you?" asked Ryouga.
"She's an angel…living inside me…I hate her…!" explained the devil through several huffs.
"An angel?" repeated Aura.
"I got mixed up with her somehow. She's screwed up my life ever since!
"You got mixed up with her?" asked Ryouga. "What do you mean?"
"I'm tired, and she managed to take over my body and apologize to you. I certainly wouldn't have done it!"
Tetsuya shook his head in amusement at the devil's story, and said to the oni, "Okay, okay, you beat it. I'm sorry I got in your way."
"You finally admit it," smirked the oni, still clutching his side.
"…" went Tetsuya, doing some more thinking. Then it came to him. "Will you accept my apology and come rest at our place?"
"Huh?" asked the oni.
"Yeah…" agreed Aura, looking at the devil and the oni. "You can get some rest at our place."
"Let me take care of that wound for you," offered Tetsuya with a smile. "Okay?"
"Hmm…" thought the oni. It appeared he didn't like getting help from people… though he was a little injured…okay, a whole lot injured, but still…
"Ooh…" thought the devil. Getting some help and resting here would be the smarter thing to do, despite what he thinks. "Okay, I accept."
"What about you? Please?" asked Tetsuya to the oni.
"Hmm…" thought the oni. It might not be a bad idea to let this guy take care of me…well…why not? The oni smiled sheepishly and said, "Fine, if it'll shut you up."
"Good!"
"I don't know what you're thinking," said Ryouga, who was having second thoughts about the oni and devil. "Well. I'll go tell the chief about the fallen stones."
As he was walking away, Aura called, "Thanks, Ryouga!" Wait, leave us here alone with the oni and devil? "Hey, wait up!"
"What now?" asked Ryouga, stopping and turning to Aura and Tetsuya.
Tetsuya helped the oni up as Aura said, "We haven't been introduced yet, I'm Aura, and he's my twin Tetsuya. That guy's Ryouga."
"Don't call me 'that guy'," he muttered.
"Oh, sorry."
Tetsuya looked down at the oni (for the oni was a few inches shorter than Tetsuya) and asked, "What's your name?"
"…" Loki? Nah, I can't tell him that. "Loki" is such a silly name…it's not tough. Hah! I know! "I'm Rinku," said the oni…er, Rinku.
"Nice meeting you, Rinku," said Tetsuya.
"Yeah, sure…" said Rinku slowly. This guy smiles a lot…
"And what's your name?" she asked the devil.
"…" I could tell her that it's Dinah…but is "Dinah" really me? No, no, it's to angelic! I need a graceful name! I got one! "I'm Pearl," said the devil…Pearl.
"Glad to have met you," said Aura.
"Hmph. I guess it doesn't hurt to know your name," sighed Pearl. Silly Aura…
"Well
then…!" said Tetsuya with a clap with his hands. "Let's go
back home!"
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The
prologue is complete! The story has to be broken down like this,
little by little…I hope you don't mind. I had to redo the
original fanfic so it wouldn't be so overly long. Heh…you were
talking 30 pages alone in the prologue… So, review and read on!
