A/N: Yay! A new fic from me! Too bad I can't release meh other fic due to so problems with the people that I might…never mind. Oh yeah, this is my compilation of Short Fics…One Shots as well…maybe a Two Shot every now and then…Oh well
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The Story behind Everything
Volume 1
A compilation of short Fics
Story 1: Wasn't my decision…
Have you read the Harry Potter series? I know it's off topic, but there's one thing about it that might make it easier to read this story. The Dementors…Flying specters that feed on happy thoughts and memories. Well this is what this story is all about, An acolyte whose never experienced happiness in his life. His decision to become an Acolyte wasn't his choice as well…it's just is. So come closer, hear the tale of the Acolyte who lives only to exist for others…never for himself….
"Pa heal po please" "Buffs pleaes" "Kuya, pa tank naman"…These words I hear everday. When shall I exist for a reason that I yearn to achieve. An acolyte's life is to serve others and God…This life was never my decision… All for them, none for me. Sorrow has been the only thing that keeps me going…I don't know why, for all I know is that I am thrust into a world where choices are controlled by others far powerful then I shall ever be…
Happiness. Can anyone tell me how it feels? Suffering is the only thing that seems to keep on going. The dream of being freed from all things painful…paradise as you might call it.
Days come and days go. I've been around the whole continent of Rune-Midgard, accompanying all walks of life; from no-good thieves to the lords of Juno. They give me zeny, jewels, power yet these things cannot truly buy happiness.
I usually see the angel of Death in my dreams. Coming to me, as if it was part of me. Maybe…I am not sure. How can I be sure that it is part of me?
Then there's the matter of faith in my hands…faith? How can I be sure that it is the truth? If one speaks of truth and the other also speaks of it, how do I choose which one to side with? This is the cruel reality of this world…a truth can never be a true truth for there will always be a dark side. As one great man said to the world, As long there is a light, there is a shadow…
But alas, this whole thing about my life can never be changed. I am an acolyte, to serve and to worship God. But is this what the truth is? I do not know
Perhaps if I have experienced happiness early on in my life I would not have to doubt everything in my path. It just seems to be like that. Maybe I have experienced happiness, maybe not. My past memories of my life seem to be a blur within my mind.
There are things and there are people. Two different realities that coexist with each other…As long as they exist, It will never be my decision.
Pariah. That's what I am. An outcast.
Perhaps my sorrow is my happiness…
Story 2: Life of a Lover
"Lara, you shouldn't pressure yourself" A deep brown-eyed figure said.
"Pressure? What pressure?" A Wizard with golden hair flowing down up to her waist questioned.
"Urgh. You're all sweaty from all that blasting and casting! They're just Sohees for heaven's sakes. Can't you save your energy when were heading up for the real kill?"
"Fine! Just promise me a nice dinner once we get out of this cave!" insisted Lara
Lara's eyes reflected those of the sun. Her flowing, golden hair was worn in an attractive style. She had a slender figure, much like the other female Wizards. Her robes were in deep blue color, with an emblem of Geffen printed on her cloak.
The pair finally reached the entrance to the deepest level of the cave. Every step they take seemed to make the whole cave darker and darker, as if a cloud of shadows were following them. Lara held on to the hunter's hand, whispering to him a few words as well.
"Don't worry, I won't."
They entered the mouth of the cave, each step echoed throughout the cave. They reached an abandoned castle, probably what remains of the old Payon before she came. Payon was never the same after that incident. The couple headed up to the throne room of the old, corrupt castle. The throne room is what you would expect it to be. Large, glorious, ornate. Maybe not that glorious, since time has aged the room. On the throne sat a girl with her legs crossed, dressed in fox hide. She held a pole with a bell attached to one side on it. Chained to the throne were four foxes, each with nine tails and probably bigger than an average wolf. She stood up and came forward the wizard.
"Yay! More people to play with! What brings you here? You want to play with me? Or something else…You want my precious tail? Or just something I keep?" The fox girl said in a playful manner
"We're here to kill you and end your madness!" Lara answered back
"Oh, really now?" The girl leaped back to her throne "I guess you want to play with your other friends…They also had the same thing in mind. Why don't you join them…I guarantee were gonna have lots of fun together…"
She rang her bell with a swing from her staff. Corpses arise with talismans on their heads. Some were dressed in blue, others red. They began leaping towards the couple. The hunter threw off his cloak, revealing a large rectangular box behind him. He opened the box and with a few pushes, he formed a crossbow…a really large one.
"Lara, I want you to charge a Jupitel Thunder through my Arbalest..."
"But that might kill you!"
"At least not the two of us…now go, not much time."
She began chanting and channeling energy. The energy mark appeared beneath her. "Spirits of great light, those who fear you are those who I wish to vanquish. Show me the path to true power…Jupitel Thunder!"
A large yellowish ball conjured in front of her, sending it into the Arbalest. The hunter inserted twenty blots into his crossbow and pulled the trigger. The zombies were thrown off into the walls and they turned into dust.
The fox girl gave of an applause "Finally! Something existing! You're the first one to finally make things interesting around here…however there is a certain girl here who likes to keep you inside here forever, and her name is Moonlight Flower!" She charged off towards them, releasing the nine-tailed foxes as well. The hunter nimbly dodged each strike Moonlight gave off.
"Wow…you're tough…I guess I need more people on my team." She once again rang her bell and more zombies came to life. The couple fended off wave after wave but it was no use, more and more came. It seemed that their doom was inevitable.
"We can't win anymore, Lara…We have to give up…we're gonna die anyway…" the hunter said
"No! We can still win! We can still live! We can, just trust me"
"You're still the same Lara I knew for the past eighteen years…So optimistic...Go, live. I have nothing else to give you except your life." With those words he charged his hand and let go of an arrow. The arrow hit Lara's cloak and pushed back Lara, back to the mouth of the cave. The hunter closed his eyes and released a multitude of arrows on the top of the mouth of the cave, sealing himself in. Tears slid down his cheeks "Go…Live for me…"
Lara brought herself up, pulling the arrow from her cloak, reading the inscription on the shaft of the arrow
"Marry me…"
She was brought down to her knees, covering her face full of tears.