Breath of Fire II: The Destined Child
Lost Translation
Message from Sipherous:
Being the first RPG that I ever played, Breath of Fire 2 became something of a treasure in my heart. I was captivated by its presentation and how it revolved around a widely believed in false religion (something many games in that era do not even go into). However their was something I always hated about Breath of Fire 2, its lack of character development and sudden ending of the game, the ending seemed rushed and not thought out, also after you obtain the right to go to St. Eva Grand Church character development stops and the only thing they seem to do is tease you.
Some key things I will put into this story are the following;
Romance; very little of it in the game but the ties that bond Ryu, Nina and Katt are many and few in between. I'm going to say it now that I'm a Ryu/Nina person but I won't center it around the two of them each character will have equal roles in the story and won't be outdone by another.
Character Development: Greatly expanding on this. I've read two other stories like mine, redoing the plot and to say I'm sorely disappointed. I won't bash them or anything they were good stories but I found the characters to be nothing like their sprite counter parts, this will be accurate as close as I can get to it. (playing the game 20+ times since I've first played it and getting to level 99 with all characters in at least 3 of those files gives me a pretty good edge)
Sub-plots; Few and far between, the sub plot of Ryu's demon was horrible at best you meet him at the beginning then again at the end, I was disappointed with the short time involved as Barubarry was one of the coolest looking monsters period. (I'll admit though his final emerging battle and speech was amazingly creepy)Also I'll be adding in a few plots that were hinted on but never explored thanks to Capcom lazy development team.
Length, I'm planning on making this story a very long story. I have a rule to never go over a certain chapter length (its roughly 30 but I will go higher if necessary) and I have yet to actual complete my fist story. Chapters will average 3500-6000 words and probably account for about ½ chapter in the game. There are ten chapters total minus the prologue so that's 21 chapters for story and 9 for subplots and funny moments.
I'm going to stop here and get on with the story, enjoy yourselves and if you happen to read this story, I ask of you please review as I want to know what I can do to help you enjoy the story better. Also I'm becoming a game design and developer and if I can I'll definitely make a full 3-D remake of BoF and BoFII and that's a promise!
PrologueA dream, no more of a nightmare it's dark to dark I can't see where I am going… What the hell is that, a light?
Wait its no light it's an eye, a giant eye!
"… I don't have enough strength… Give yourself to God, Pray to God! Praise God! You must become God's strength!"
"Yua… Yua Nap time!" The father yelled as he chased his daughter around the church hoping to get her to sleep.
"Blast, she got away from me… RYU! RYU GET DOWN HERE FOR A MOMENT!"
I cringed, it was always like this, father had me running around doing his dirty work, what was that dream I wonder… Agh never mind I'll grab my fishing pole and headed downstairs to see what my father wants.
As I walked downstairs my father waited patiently for me. He wasn't angry nor was he happy, however he was intimidating. He stood roughly 6' and wore a blue Training Gi with an even darker Blue belt. He was a minister for the St. Eva church but his style of clothing resembled that of a warrior. His bread was shaven cleanly and he looked down at me as I stood there waiting for him to say something, though I already knew what he wanted.
"Ryu, Yua ran away again, she hates nap time. Ryu could you go look for your sister while I clean the mess she left?"
"But Dad…" I whined, maybe he would let me off… I was really wrong as his hand came down against my skull.
"RYU! Yua is just a little girl, what are we to do if a wild animal attacks her, you should protect your sister! Ryu go find your sister!"
That was more of an order, I quickly nodded my head and left the church. I knew all her usual hiding spots, she ended up sleeping there anyways so I proceeded to ask around the village so I wouldn't end up looking for her if she wasn't there.
"Excuse me…" I asked a pair of old ladies in the sidewalk.
"Oh Ryu what is it dear?" One of them asked.
"Have you seen my sister?"
"Yua, hmm nope but doesn't she always playing the back mountains?" The woman replied.
"That's right, oh poor thing. You family must have had it rough since your mother died." The other woman said and gave me a slight hug, "There are some supplies in the houses, take what you need and go find your sister."
I thanked them happily and proceeded to the houses, each house contained a few items; a Herb each and one WFruit. I smiled and headed towards the meadow in front of the mountain. Why Yua always came here I would never understand, this place was so creepy and the dragon was intimidating beyond words.
I traveled through the tall grass hoping nothing would come out and attack me. As I approached the foot of the mountain I could see Yua lying on the ground in front of the dragon, she looked very peaceful, I was just happy watching her when something bolted out of the bushes, it headed for me at blinding speed even though it had no legs, the only reaction I was able to make was the removing of my fishing pole in order to guard myself. It slammed into me with such force that I was knocked back a few feet. I let out a scream of pain as the rocks and dirt ripped my skin open and the smell of blood only intrigued the monster even more. I saw the creature going for my sister and yelled at it in hopes it would come after me, and it did. I braced myself for another impact, but instead I felt the sharp pain of a bite course through my arm as the monster tossed me to the ground like a doll. I thought it was over, my life would end before it even began but luck or fate decided to intervene.
"RYU LOOKOUT!"
I curled into a ball at the sound of my dad's voice and in an instant it was over, the loud crashing of thunder ripped through the skies and the beast that attacked me didn't even have time to cry in pain as it vaporized from the heat of the attack. I never seen such powerful magic before, it was far greater than I had ever hoped for.
"That was dangerous wasn't it Ryu?"
I turned to look at my father who was smiling proudly. He had always praised me for doing something brave even if I never meant to.
"You fought to protect Yua."
"…" I couldn't say anything, I was really ambushed and nearly killed but he probably knew that already.
"You're a bad girl Yua, its dangerous here why did you come to a place like this?" My father asked in a harsh tone.
"Because I can see mommy in my dreams!" Yua replied happily.
"Your mother?" My father questioned shocked and a little confused.
"Ya, whenever I sleep near the dragon mommy appears in my dreams."
"The dragon, your mother but Yua…" My father looked down towards the floor, he always seemed heartbroken whenever that was mentioned.
"I know I know mommy's dead."
" Yes, years ago when demons attacked the village I couldn't protect your mother, had it not been for this dragon I may have lost the both of you as well. If I was stronger your mother might still be alive, right?"
I didn't want to answer the question, I was only five that day and when we heard the roar of the dragon my mothers dragon broach was all that was left and we knew right there that mother was…
"Daddy you're not weak!" Yua cried and ran up to the dragon, "You are strong! Everyone in the village says you're the strongest, they say you and the dragon saved the village!"
Yua always had a way of cheering people up, it was a miracle she could only do. I watched as fathers face turned into a smile, wide and proud and so full of life he scooped up Yua and looked at her.
"Yes, I just hope your mother feels the same." My father asked.
"She does!"
"Oh and how do you know?"
"She told me, mommy comes into my dreams."
"Alright, lets go home and talk about your mother."
My father carried Yua off towards the village he turned around to me and asked I be home before dark. Yua suddenly jumped from his arms and ran up to me.
"You should take a nap here too, you might see mommy!"
Mom, such a wonderful thought, maybe I will try it. I laid down to close my eyes and soon sleep crept over me like the will of god. However my mother was far from what I saw, even as time stood still I could feel the vibrations and the sounds from it, the eye, the power of the eye that controlled me…
I snapped awake sweating and completely afraid of my dreams. Should I sleep again it could kill me. I decided to go home where I would be comfortable and safe. Traveling through the meadow again I emerged from the trees to look out around the town. It felt different and there seemed to be some things rearranged. I walked up to the man who was working on the hay stack.
"Excuse me but did something happen here?" I asked and the man looked at me confused and angry.
"Get out of here you thief I have nothing for you to steal!"
Thief, when did I become a thief? Last time I checked the old man knew me by name, I decided to ask the women who were still chatting in the courtyard.
"Mam…"
"Oh my look at this dirty child."
"Oh my dear you must be an orphan, Father Hulk would surely take you in."
Orphan, Father Hulk, what the hell is going on? I quickly made my way to the church where I would surely find my father and Yua. Upon entering I could feel a presence that wasn't welcome. It was dark and strange and my father nor Yua were in their room. I went to the podium and saw an old man dressed in a standard priests outfit praying to some god of his.
"Hey Old man who are you?"
"Agh young child I am Father Hulk."
"Father Hulk, wait a minute my dads the father here, Father Ganer."
"I do not know this Father Ganer, perhaps you are an orphan or you may have lost your way, please stay here the church of St. Eva would never turn away a poor child such as yourself."
Well that was one sided, I was suddenly whisked up-stairs and put into my bed. It was sometime that had passed but a true orphan had entered the room and took his place in my sisters bed. I stared at the ceiling for what seemed like an eternity and when night fell the only thing left giving off light was the lone candle between myself and the orphan. I was thinking about what just happened when the kid jumped out of the bed. At first I was a little surprise, the kid really wasn't a kid, he was a puppy. Inever knew dogs could get up and walk and talk like humans, he had huge floppy ears and a droopy cheacks that hung ofver his mouth, it was kind of weird.
"Okay time to get started."
He began to search the room turning up everything he could find and going through the drawers. He soon came to the candle looking very annoyed.
"Alright this place is a dump, I guess I'll take the candle." He put the candle out quickly grabbed the set of matches beside it and began to walk out of the room.
Having enough of him ransacking my house I decided to confront him, "Hey what gives?"
"Oh, you're an 'orphan' too?"
"Excuse me?"
"You know, you act like an orphan so you can enter peoples houses and take what you need, come on lets ditch this small town and go to some place with a bigger common wealth."
"No, I live here… or I guess I used to live here."
"Used to? I'm confused but I'm going see-ya."
I watched him leave and soon I could feel something vibrating inside my pocket. It was my mothers pendant and it was shining a bright green color, funny it never did that before. I looked around the room, it was destroyed thanks to the thief but I looked closely at my sisters bed, the feeling of being alone wheld up inside me, I didn't want to be alone I wanted my family back.
"I have to find them." I said to myself and started to go towards the stairs when the thief suddenly appeared.
"Ha, I knew it. You don't want to stay here. Well then lets go together."
"Fine, my name's Ryu." I said thinking a traveling partner would be better than traveling alone.
"Ryu eh, that's a pretty cool name. I'm Bow nice to meet you."
So there we were traveling out of the town I called home, surprisingly I didn't feel sad nor happy, my mind was full of determination. I would find them, I would find my family if it was the last thing I ever did. As we continued out of the forest Bow suddenly stopped. I turned around to look at him
"Funny, smells like rain."
It didn't take long for this premonition to come into full swing as the growing patter of rain suddenly engulfed us. We quickly ran through the wasteland getting our feet soaked with mud and dirty water. I spotted a cave and pointed at it, Bow nodded and we dashed straight for it like a couple of rabbits. As we entered the cave it was apparent that the light was very little and I couldn't see two feet in front of me.
"Man its dark in here… oh wait I'll light the candle."
I think I was happy he was a thief this time, as Bow lit the candle the dark cave suddenly illuminated and we observed the damp surroundings.
"Well we have nothing better to do, lets explore the cave Ryu."
I nodded and we proceeded down the only visible corridor, unfortunately our exploration was cut very short as I ran into something large and spiky. It suddenly moved further into the darkness and I shivered as to what it might be. It felt hard and rocky almost like bone.
"Hey, what was that, come on Ryu lets follow it!"
Follow it he says, oh well I'm curious as to what it is so we made our way to its general direction, every time we came close to it, the thing moved further into the cave forcing us into a slow pursuit. As we came to a clearing in the cave Bow ran forward to light up the area, unfortunately he also ran into our object of curiosity.
"Oh… oh my… its huge!" Bow screamed in fear as the creatures tail came into full swing and slammed against Bows body causing him to spit up blood and fall to the ground either dead or unconscious. I instinctively ran forward to his defense but looking at the silhouette of the monster I could sense that I was going to be killed as well.
"Are you saying he is the one?" The demon's voice was absolute, powerful and full of confidence as if he was presenting himself as a God.
"You say that he is the child for the mission!?" His voice sounded as though there was another presence in the room, something unseen but always there. His body moved slowly as he drew in for air and I could see glimpses of his his body. He had monstrousely huge claws that stretched towards the ground, his armor covered his entire body like an impenitrable suit of destruction. What scared me the most however was his center eye, it seemed to be all seeing as it observed my shaking body. I couldn't tell his full gaze in the eye alone and the darkness had me paralized with fear.
"... Alright then he shall Prove it to me!!" The demon roared charging at me, I didn't know what to do but in the instant I saw him, he gazed at me with his eye having a single slit in the center and then it was over. His hit was hard and I fell to the ground tears rolling down my face uncontrollably. The demon stopped and looked at me with pity, or was it just mockery for his absolute power.
"Go ahead… Ryu! Let me see you open the gate… Destined Child and when you do… it is then you will know the true strength of God!"
I watched as the demon slowly slipped into the darkness and my mind fell into a dizzied sleep, one that would come to haunt me forever.
It was like waking from a long dream...
But, now his father and sister have disappeared and no one else recognizes him...
He dreamt of a horrific demon who ripped his heart and body apart...
But it remains just a dream.
Yet, the vision remains strong.
Deep within the corners of his mind, he hears it calling.
A different world...
A world of silence...
A world of darkness.
He moves toward it, feeling both fear and exhilaration.
He succumbs and the darkness welcomes him.
" You are the one " The demon screeches, reaching deep within his own heart, he realizes that it is true.
Then, in that moment, reality washes away and the dream begins to take shape...
Okay I'll officially state it now, this is my 6th incomplete story. I have so many stories in the works that finishing just one takes a long time. I do this to keep things different so don't expect an update anytime soon, I do however encourage you review and give me ideas on how I should play this out, I have a good idea but input from others always helps when designing something.