-Before the Troubles-
Out to the far north lies the sleepy little town of Prox- a town so peaceful it seems to be frozen along with the rest of the land. The people are alive enough- but nothing was wrong. All seemed to be perfect...
"Mom! I'm off!" The girl- about 17- finished off her breakfast and went to dash outside.
"Ok, Karst! But while you're out there tell your sister I need her back here to watch Logan while I go forage. Your father will be coming home tonight so we're going to have a big supper!"
"All right, mom!" The red-head ran outside. Once out, she forgot her mom's request as she searched for her friend. "Agatio!! Hey, where are you!" Beginning to grow worried she lengthened her pacing and covered more ground.
"Karst!" Her head shot up to see a different boy running towards her.
"Oh, hey Saturos…" She tried to his her blush from the older boy- now almost a man.
"Karst, where's your sister?"
"Good question… Do you know where Agatio is?"
"I haven't seen him. Well, if you'll excuse me, I have to find your sister."
Karst watched as Saturos ran off with a pout. The poor boy was rejected by her sister so many times but he kept going back to her. Over time Karst had developed a little crush of her own.
"Gottcha!" Two large arms hugged Karst from behind.
"Ah! Agatio! You scared me!" She squirmed away.
"Come on, I found a neat place on the west end of town!" He started dragging her away.
She wound up facing a steep slope. "Hum, I can take it!" She started to climb.
"Hey, wait for me!" Agatio started to scale the slope as well.
"Hum…" Karst was already at the top, looking about the town with her legs swinging from the edge.
There she was.
Menardi stood on the wooden bridge, talking to one of the men. She had that flirtatious grin on her face.
Saturos was walking up from the opposite side, blushing from his nervousness.
That woman would only break his heart again. Karst hated her sister. She was so ignorant to Saturos' affections and then ran off and played a hooker to the older men.
'I wish she'd die… then maybe Saturos would notice ME…'
"Don't do it…" Karst frowned.
"Do what?" Agatio plopped down beside her.
"Don't fall!" Karst yelped as he slipped on some ice.
"Yaaa!" Agatio clung to the ledge for dear life.
Karst studied to slope with thought then smiled. "Come on!" Pushing herself forward a little- she slid down swiftly, landing in a snow drift.
"Karst!" Agatio let go and followed her down.
"Haha!" Karst lept up and tackled him, resting her head on her friend's chest.
"Did you hear the news?" He said after a while.
"What news?"
"They're sending the youths out to save Prox."
"Save Prox?"
"Yeah, turns out Gaia falls has eaten away Weyard to the point that Mar Lighthouse is about to be destroyed.
"No!"
"It's true. They're sending warriors of your sister's age.
"My sister?"
"Yep."
"But- she's only 19!"
"She'll be 20 in a few days, am I right."
Karst nodded her head sadly.
"The world calls for heroes. It calls for Prox."
Out to the far north lies the sleepy little town of Prox- a town so peaceful it seems to be frozen along with the rest of the land. The people are alive enough- but nothing was wrong. All seemed to be perfect...
"Mom! I'm off!" The girl- about 17- finished off her breakfast and went to dash outside.
"Ok, Karst! But while you're out there tell your sister I need her back here to watch Logan while I go forage. Your father will be coming home tonight so we're going to have a big supper!"
"All right, mom!" The red-head ran outside. Once out, she forgot her mom's request as she searched for her friend. "Agatio!! Hey, where are you!" Beginning to grow worried she lengthened her pacing and covered more ground.
"Karst!" Her head shot up to see a different boy running towards her.
"Oh, hey Saturos…" She tried to his her blush from the older boy- now almost a man.
"Karst, where's your sister?"
"Good question… Do you know where Agatio is?"
"I haven't seen him. Well, if you'll excuse me, I have to find your sister."
Karst watched as Saturos ran off with a pout. The poor boy was rejected by her sister so many times but he kept going back to her. Over time Karst had developed a little crush of her own.
"Gottcha!" Two large arms hugged Karst from behind.
"Ah! Agatio! You scared me!" She squirmed away.
"Come on, I found a neat place on the west end of town!" He started dragging her away.
She wound up facing a steep slope. "Hum, I can take it!" She started to climb.
"Hey, wait for me!" Agatio started to scale the slope as well.
"Hum…" Karst was already at the top, looking about the town with her legs swinging from the edge.
There she was.
Menardi stood on the wooden bridge, talking to one of the men. She had that flirtatious grin on her face.
Saturos was walking up from the opposite side, blushing from his nervousness.
That woman would only break his heart again. Karst hated her sister. She was so ignorant to Saturos' affections and then ran off and played a hooker to the older men.
'I wish she'd die… then maybe Saturos would notice ME…'
"Don't do it…" Karst frowned.
"Do what?" Agatio plopped down beside her.
"Don't fall!" Karst yelped as he slipped on some ice.
"Yaaa!" Agatio clung to the ledge for dear life.
Karst studied to slope with thought then smiled. "Come on!" Pushing herself forward a little- she slid down swiftly, landing in a snow drift.
"Karst!" Agatio let go and followed her down.
"Haha!" Karst lept up and tackled him, resting her head on her friend's chest.
"Did you hear the news?" He said after a while.
"What news?"
"They're sending the youths out to save Prox."
"Save Prox?"
"Yeah, turns out Gaia falls has eaten away Weyard to the point that Mar Lighthouse is about to be destroyed.
"No!"
"It's true. They're sending warriors of your sister's age.
"My sister?"
"Yep."
"But- she's only 19!"
"She'll be 20 in a few days, am I right."
Karst nodded her head sadly.
"The world calls for heroes. It calls for Prox."