April 4, 2014
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Dust II: Elysian Kingdom
Chapter 1 — Awake and Alive
"..as long as I live, I still have a choice."
The stalagmite-ridden cavern was chilled and damp, covered mostly by darkness, save for two strange flameless lights that dimly illuminated the area around the wall they were mounted on. The lamps painted eerie shadows across the floor of the cave, creating a presence that tried to fill the lifeless void.
In between these two lights was some kind of anti-gravity field, which contained the body of a pale turquoise figure with long silver-colored hair, clothed only by a pair of lengthy pants with a bandage-like belt. He had short, pointy ears, an above-average physique, and a long bushy tail. The ends of the creature's legs appeared to be a mass of particles coming into form as if they were slowly regenerating. The figure just levitated there in the field, with eyes closed and body still as a statue.
"We did everything right, Dust.. Everything we were supposed to do."
Dust was his name. As time moved on, he began to recall the last few events leading up to his death. How he confronted General Gaius at the summit of the Everdawn Basin; how he declared himself as justice incarnate, created from the souls of the innocent Jin and the ruthless Cassius; and how he sacrificed himself for the Moonblood civilization to be able to return to its former glory.
But if he supposedly died, then how is he even thinking right now? How could these memories be coming back to him?
"So, Mithrarin, you finally see the truth."
The ancient Moonblood race was the reason for his very existence. Their leader, Elder Gray Eyes, was the one who merged Jin and Cassius' souls to create "Sen-Mithrarin"; he who is born of the dust. With this memory, many more came into his unconscious mind. Memories of his adventures with his Nimbat companion Fidget; of his battles wielding one of the Blades of Elysium, Ahrah; and of his countless meetings with the inhabitants of Falana's villages, one standing out the most: Jin's sister, Ginger.
"When the Life Thread calls-"
Dust suddenly gasped awake. He frantically scanned the area, then immediately wondered why he couldn't move from his suspended position. He tried to calm down, when the silhouette of an oddly-shaped sword came into his view from beyond the darkness.
"So you are finally awake, my friend," the sword spoke. It was Ahrah.
"Ahrah! H-How am I still alive?! Where are we..?"
"Calm yourself, Dust." Ahrah said as he shimmered brightly for a second, disbanding the field around Dust. He slowly descended and touched the ground with his feet, shaking a bit, but then progressively began to move more naturally.
"Okay okay.." Dust started as he sat on the cave floor. "One question at a time then; how exactly am I still alive? I remember being consumed by the lava in the volcano but.. I'm not sure how it's possible I'm still here.."
Ahrah speculated, "Of that I am not completely sure, but I theorize that it has something to do with you being comprised of two souls rather than one. As if only one of your souls has 'died' and the other still remains. But like I said, it is just my theory. However, I do know that you have been regenerating since shortly after you sacrificed yourself. I guided your fragile form out of the volcano to this location."
"I see.. but why here? This seems like such a remote and random location," Dust responded.
"That is exactly why. This cavern is so far-removed from civilization that it was perfect to house an uninterrupted regeneration, which took quite some time, might I add."
"What? How long has it been?"
"Yet again, I am not completely sure, as this kind of thing does not happen often. If we are to be sure, we will have to ask someone when General Gaius fell, then we will truly know."
As Dust took in all of what Ahrah told him, he slowly got up from the ground and reached toward the handle of his sentient blade, eventually gripping it tightly like all warriors should.
"Alright, let's go."
[Hey people, this is my first attempt at a fanfic, but I have a ton of amazing ideas that I'm in love with so I want to get them out and hopefully some people will enjoy it :D Dust is one of my favorite games ever so I wanted to show my love with this fic c:]