The Phantasy
Prologue: The Whole New World
The portal was beautiful. The boy, fifteen years old, was stunned at the spacious star spotted portal. He had never seen anything so beautiful, next to nature itself, and possibly her. She was beautiful too, if only she would be quiet… The boy reached his hand out to the portal and withdrew. He could see his image in the portal. His dark purple hair and eyes. His hair half parted down the middle.
"Are you sure Master?" asked the boy.
"Yes," said his master. "You are ready. You are more powerful then anyone we've encountered. You were the highest level of mage before you up-graded, and now you are a master sage…!"
"Master you…don't understand. I got lucky. I didn't beat Nergal by myself…you saved me with Physic!"
"This is true. You did need my help, and that was only once. Anyone else, except the Archsage would have needed help many times more then once. You are more powerful then me now. You could make a great new Archsage, if Canas didn't scare you about Dark Magic…"
The master, remembered his conversations with Canas son of Niime. Canas said that there is no guarantee he wouldn't join his brothers, who fell into darkness. The purple haired student overheard this. He already feared the Dark Arts, even though he wanted to learn it, just one spell, for more knowledge… Dark magic, the magic of the elders. Nergal was consumed. But Canas appeared to be fine during the campaign. Surely the boy wouldn't need to fear Dark magic. Once he learned it along with Light magic he would then be an Archsage. But no, this is the only way for him to become more skilled. The new world…
The master discovered this new world by practicing a new spell. He wanted to explore it with his wife, but they still had work to do in Arcadia. Besides, the boy wanted to explore this world. He would report what he learned to his master. And it would be a great experience to him, in wherever he was going to be sent to once he crossed that portal… And that's what scared the master, and his wife. It's very dangerous. This boy is a son to them. They can't lose him. That shrewish-cleric would also wreck every library in all of Elibe looking for a way to save him, bring him back. Whatever it takes. The boy can't see how she loves him. It happened during the campaign and afterwards the new marquess of Ostia came. Hector was all but glad to be rid of her, even though he would be upset if she disappeared. She said she would 'live for love' with the boy. Yet the boy just thought it was another excuse to annoy him. Or at least that's what the boy said. The master suspected that the boy just belittled himself a little too much to understand that someone besides his 'parents' actually cares.
"Is something wrong Master?" asked the boy.
"Nothing," said the master. "I was just reminiscing. Remember how you beat Nergal? You fought him with Excalibur when you were already injured. You fought hard."
"The Archsage would have done better," said the boy.
"But Lord Athos didn't get the chance, he was injured by the Morphs. The tactician then sent you to defeat Nergal, he always had faith in you."
"…He was like that with everyone. Everyone was so powerful. All those times in the arena. Everyone was strong! You could have fought just as well Master!"
"I don't think I could have. You defeated Nergal, and you did that well. Now you will go to the new world and become even more powerful… Although I still think sending the cleric who has come to live with us after she followed you from Etruria here to Arcadia should go to."
"I can't stand being around her," said the boy. "She always wants me to guard her, and…I don't want to."
The boy walked close up to his master. His head was bowed, and a the boy began to speak with a quiet and unsettled voice
"I can't stand guarding her. Please keep this a secret master…! I can't stand guarding her because…! Because…"
"Your afraid you might fail."
"…..yes…"
"You saw Matthew. At Valor. You saw him hold that girl's hand as he took her off for a private funeral. Your afraid of having to hold Serra as she dies, because you just couldn't save her… That is the reason you fear guarding her."
"..Master."
"I felt the same way about Louise when I met her. What if I couldn't always be there for her. But my boy, if you took Serra with you I'm sure you'd be happier. And I have faith that you could guard her."
"No, it's better this way."
"She won't forgive you for leaving."
"…I know."
"Even though you will be able to talk to her with that spell I taught you ere I told you of the portal I made. The spell that you will use to report back to me. She still won't forgive you."
"…I…know this too."
"You sure about this Erk?"
"I am Lord Pent."
The boy, Erk, walked forward towards the portal.
"You will give my regards to Louise? And her?"
"I will."
"And everyone else right? Everyone from the campaign including the lords came here to Arcadia when they were told of this portal. You will give my regards to them too?"
"I will," said the master while smiling. Why would they all, all, even Jaffar! They all came because of this new world. Yes, the master, Pent would tell them all.
"Thank you Lord Pent," said the boy, then wandered into the portal.
Yes I did manage to beat Nergal with my FE Erk as described in the prologue. Well review please and I hope you enjoy this story!