Winter-y notes:
Woo!! My first fanfic! Absolutely ecstatic right now, considering I had this idea a story for about 3 years now.
This'll be the first part in a series I'm working on, so hold on tight boys and girls, it's gonna be a looooooong ride!
Disclaimer: I do not own Ragnarok, Gravity or anything connected to this story minus the plot…even some of the characters aren't mine!
The Four Fates Arc 1: - Prologue
It was fall. Leaves blowing in the wind flooded the trails of Prontera with a sea of red, orange and yellow. Frost outlined each grass-blade which melted into dew in the early morning but, for now, everything remained still in the midst of the twilight night. Only two shaped figures lay beside the stream-side of the river, which sung a silent lament of the old, peaceful past of Rune-Midgard.
The younger of the two, a small, young girl with deep violet eyes and shoulder length cobalt hair shifted uneasily beside her partner. Her armour shone dully in the moonlight; her blue attire and her weapons have seen too many blood and battles to stay as well as they were before. The young man, an exact opposite of his female companion, looked at her with a worried expression behind his auburn hair and dark grey eyes.
"What are you thinking about, Nadia?" he asked, "Are you still afraid of the journey to Glast Heim? It's no big deal, I promise." He smiled at her. "I'll be there with you. Every step of the way." Nadia could feel her eyes glaze over with tears.
"I…I'm just scared…" she managed to stammer out before letting her tears fall over her rosy cheek. "Not for me, but for you, Azael" He scoffed at her reply and held her close to him, comforting her, as most friends would do. "Silly girl," he murmured. "There's nothing that will harm me or you. We trained as Crusaders for this reason."
It was true though, what Azael said. Both she and he have been Crusaders together since the day they were born into this world, and have been friends ever since they met.
Recently, they had received orders from the leader of the Higher Order to investigate strange occurrences within the forbidden walls of Glast Heim. Disappearances, possessions and even deaths have befallen anyone unlucky enough to approach the ancient, abandoned city. Many of King Tristan's men have been assigned to investigate and destroy whatever it was that haunted the aged buildings, only to return dead in their comrade's arms or dying by the time they come back from the fruitless search. Many times they never return at all.
However, in that silent night, in the cool sea of red and orange where the moon shines bright upon the innocent two warriors, there was no fear; just another mission to a strange and exciting place where souls long for rest and redemption. It was just another mission.
As Nadia fell asleep in Azael's comforting arms, that's exactly what she thought.
It's just another mission.
Preview of Chapter One:
Azael and Nadia, given 7 days to prepare their party for the mission head over to the Prontera Sanctuary to speak with an old friend of theirs and convince her to come along with them in their mission to Glast Heim. However, all is not as easy as it seems, as the priestess has never stepped outside of Prontera's stone walls, and negotiations were never really Azael's strong point...
Short for the first chapter, ne? Well, this is only the beginning of everything so bear with me folks. Things'll get interesting soon enough, I promise. Stay tuned next week to see the first chapter of The Four Fates Arc!
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Winter-ness, out!