A Blackened Art of Necromancy
Disclaimer: I do not own Legend of Dragoon or any associated themes or ideas.
A/N: If you see *** that means we've just leaped over into another person/ narrator, If you see italics that would be telepathic speech.
Pilgrim, By Enya
Pilgrim, how you journey
On the road you chose
To find out where the winds die
And where the stories go
Chapter 1
In northern Bale the land was turning to fall, snow capped the peaks to the south, and night was beginning to close off another day. The beautiful scenery did little to compensate for the smoke in the air, or the smell of blood on the wind. The world of Endness was at war with it self. Not even the once mighty dragoons could stand up to the army of Virage that had survived the moon. A year had passed since they had descended onto the world, since the moon had fallen and been destroyed, since the gods had been defied.
Wink sat thoughtfully on her sleeping bag as the wind stirred around her form. In her hand rested an open book that she had been causally writing in. The pages flipped along with the wind. Every once in a while she'd look down and read.
Winglies have come back to the world in resent months, that is a progress. Charlie Frama has lead them to unite, and now it looked as if it might be Winglies who will save the world from devastation. Winglies have rebuilt the city of Ulara to fly with the magical aid of the Mechanical Dragoon Sprit. Another city was currently under going the same transformation, and with the aid of a Garden Dragoon Sprit it too will fly.
Two of the old dragoons have been revived, Zeig and Rose are once again among the living. Much to their distaste, and happiness I must say. After all they had found the rest we all seek.
However the people or cult rather behind the revivals is remaining unknown. Dart himself had taken it up in the last month to find them. Rose and Zeig both remember seeing flowers before they awakened, white flowers. Yet none of this is leading anywhere.
***
Southern Serdio was about the last place one might expect to find a King, but there was exactly where you'd find him. Him and his wife Emille who had left to the capitol for a small town called Seles. Now on they were on the way back, and had collected quite a gathering of people. The Divine Dragoon Dart Field and his own wife Shana (ex White Dragoon), and several people who were themselves traveling to Bale, for assorted reasons.
The little group was something of a mishmash of all sorts. One man was a merchant, another a mercenary wanna be (watching Dart's every move in order to pick up on any "secret" techniques). Two little girls and their mother who were going to Bale for protection. And a barding brother and sister called Collin and Calisto. The whole group of people couldn't help be thank the fairies (Gods were no longer worshipped because of the Virage Embryo) for the good luck they had in traveling with two dragoons and the Moon Child.
The little group however was soon approaching a real challenge, a long hole in the ground. One would think that being out on the prairie would be extremely dangerous because a Virage was likely to fly down out of no where and blast you to pieces. Contrary to this belief, most Virage hung out in caves till night when they went off to the nearest town to "attempt" some damage. So seeing as the group was heading for the Limestone Caves, it would be a understatement to say they'd be safe even with the Dragoons.
Albert looked over at Dart, "Should we go in now or wait till night fall?"
Dart ran his hand though his hair and though it over while Shana and Emille helped to prepare food. "Tonight, with any luck we'll be able to get through before dawn." He said looking back over at the people.
"Let us hope then that none of them have been left behind." Albert said.
"Lets," Turning around to the rest of the group Dart began to make announcement, "We'll be going through the caves tonight just after dark. If you'd like our protection against the Virages that might be down there I sagest you do the same!"
A hushed murmur filled the camp as people spoke between each other about what to do. Suddenly Calisto stood up, "How exactly do you know that the Virage aren't camped down there," she made a wave with her hand, "waiting for us??"
"Most Virage go out and hunt at night, and if they appear to be waiting for us we can always go over the mountain." Albert stated calmly.
Calisto gave him a bit of a look before sitting back down with Collin. Who then gave her a look and stood up, "We'll go."
The mother and with the two little girls nodded, and so did the mercenary. The merchant gave the proposal a bit more thought before nodding too. Dart looked at them nodded and sat back down helping himself to some of the soup that Shana and Emille had made.
Night approached slowly, and as soon as Dart asked them to put out the fire the Virage began to creep out of the cave. They waited till a good ten minutes had passed since the last one had left to creep into the cave. Dart and Albert used their Dragoon Sprits to light the way, and Shana made a remark about how the White Dragoon Sprit would light up the whole cave. They took only one break, when they got to the middle of the cave, and even it was short. When they finally did reach the other side they could see about seven Virages approaching the cave. Dart and Albert put the Sprits away and hurried all of them out.
They hid behind a huge rock not far from the entry way, and every one did their best to keep quite. When the first Virage hit the ground with an audible thud half the group cringed. It wasn't till the seventh one hit down and walked within the caves that Dart peeked out over the rock.
He looked around the entrance to the cave and then looked up.. Big mistake! Hovering just thirty feet off the ground was two Master Virages or Virages with a more complete form. The two of them had their bluish-gray eyes turned full on Dart and his rock. Leathery wings folded on their backs and they both hit the ground with a shaking thud. Albert's head came right up next to Dart only to see his own mistake. "I guess we'll have to fight them then," he said with a slightly unroyal ascent.
"Guess so." Dart trailed off.
Shana could no longer stand the suspense and shot her head up over the edge, "Fight wha.oh." Her eyes must have gotten ten times larger for every one in the group except the two little girls stood up.
The Virage's head cocked to one side it seemed amused with the way the rock kept sprouting heads when a very loud, perky and high pitched voice yelled out, "Diamond Dust!" It was one of the most memorable things Dart would ever remember seeing. Flying about ten feet above the Virages was the Blue Dragoon Meru, and below her was two very confused looking Virages that had been frozen stiff. "God Dart don't just stand there!"
He gave a short laugh and held out the Divine Dragoon Sprit, he could feel the energy wash over him, and then he could feel the magic and the armor, then the wings along with a final burst of energy. Beside him Albert too had transformed. They raced at the Virage preparing an attack, He stopped and gathered energy for his Divine Dragon Canon, while Albert swooped forward to complete an addition on the left Virage. Almost instantly after the ice broke and it began to move.
"Divine Canon!" Dart yelled as he hit both of them with the magical energy. When the energy was depleted Meru conjured up her Dragon to deal with the right Virage. Albert also summoned up his Dragon who attacked the left Virage. Dart gathered energy into his sword and dove for the left Virage after it had been knocked over by the Wind Dragon.
The battle went on for some time before the left Virage collapsed and turned to ash and Meru did a very unique spin and smacked the right Virage into an instantaneous ash ball. Which consequently blew all over her. "Man! Now I have Virage in my hair!!"
"Meru that was wonderful timing!" Dart exclaimed as he landed. "How did you find us?"
"Er, well me and Guaraha were taking a message to Al here, from Charlie, when the peoples at the castle said he'd gone out to Seles, so I was like: Hey I'll go out there an visit them myself! So tada here I am!"
"Thank you for coming then, we needed you," Albert said, "So what was this message?"
She reached into the bag by her side and pulled out a slightly rumpled scroll, "Here ya are!" Albert broke the seel and rolled it open just as Shana and the others cam running over to them, " It says that she would like Shana to come to Bale. She wants to use some sort of device on her because the Dragoon Sprit of the Garden Dragon has stoped funtioning and they think that the Metallic Sprit is looking for a parner."
"What sort of device?" Shana asked.
"Oh, It's a kind of soul sucker." Meru said confidently, "Don't give me that look! Rose was explaing to me that a Moon Child has two souls, one for the God of Destruction and the other is the persons accual soul. So this thing just sucks out the God soul, and then they can power the Cities off of that!"
"Sound wonderful Meru."
"I know! Doesn't it!"
Albert let out a sigh and turned to Dart, who shruged, " It's really up to Shana, but I'd like to speak to Charlie about it."
"Well then the sooner we get to Bale the better." Shana wispered next to Dart.
A/N: 1,689 words in 103 minutes.. Man! I have no life!!! Well be happy with this newist fic of mine and review!! Oh and I you see any mis-spellings in names or places let me know cause I lost my records!!
Lloydie-pop: Why the hell is my name Lloydie-pop??!!
Sors: Cause it looks cool that way!!
Llodie-pop 101: ...!! 101??? WHF????!!!!!
Sors: *sniger* I'll change your name back if you read this!!
Lloyd: Ok.. If you review you'll. make me happy??? But if you don't. Evil grin.. I'll hunt you down and kill you.. Ok. Some on really needs a theripist here!
Sors: -.-;;; Man Lloyd, you just don't get the consepts of a script.
Disclaimer: I do not own Legend of Dragoon or any associated themes or ideas.
A/N: If you see *** that means we've just leaped over into another person/ narrator, If you see italics that would be telepathic speech.
Pilgrim, By Enya
Pilgrim, how you journey
On the road you chose
To find out where the winds die
And where the stories go
Chapter 1
In northern Bale the land was turning to fall, snow capped the peaks to the south, and night was beginning to close off another day. The beautiful scenery did little to compensate for the smoke in the air, or the smell of blood on the wind. The world of Endness was at war with it self. Not even the once mighty dragoons could stand up to the army of Virage that had survived the moon. A year had passed since they had descended onto the world, since the moon had fallen and been destroyed, since the gods had been defied.
Wink sat thoughtfully on her sleeping bag as the wind stirred around her form. In her hand rested an open book that she had been causally writing in. The pages flipped along with the wind. Every once in a while she'd look down and read.
Winglies have come back to the world in resent months, that is a progress. Charlie Frama has lead them to unite, and now it looked as if it might be Winglies who will save the world from devastation. Winglies have rebuilt the city of Ulara to fly with the magical aid of the Mechanical Dragoon Sprit. Another city was currently under going the same transformation, and with the aid of a Garden Dragoon Sprit it too will fly.
Two of the old dragoons have been revived, Zeig and Rose are once again among the living. Much to their distaste, and happiness I must say. After all they had found the rest we all seek.
However the people or cult rather behind the revivals is remaining unknown. Dart himself had taken it up in the last month to find them. Rose and Zeig both remember seeing flowers before they awakened, white flowers. Yet none of this is leading anywhere.
***
Southern Serdio was about the last place one might expect to find a King, but there was exactly where you'd find him. Him and his wife Emille who had left to the capitol for a small town called Seles. Now on they were on the way back, and had collected quite a gathering of people. The Divine Dragoon Dart Field and his own wife Shana (ex White Dragoon), and several people who were themselves traveling to Bale, for assorted reasons.
The little group was something of a mishmash of all sorts. One man was a merchant, another a mercenary wanna be (watching Dart's every move in order to pick up on any "secret" techniques). Two little girls and their mother who were going to Bale for protection. And a barding brother and sister called Collin and Calisto. The whole group of people couldn't help be thank the fairies (Gods were no longer worshipped because of the Virage Embryo) for the good luck they had in traveling with two dragoons and the Moon Child.
The little group however was soon approaching a real challenge, a long hole in the ground. One would think that being out on the prairie would be extremely dangerous because a Virage was likely to fly down out of no where and blast you to pieces. Contrary to this belief, most Virage hung out in caves till night when they went off to the nearest town to "attempt" some damage. So seeing as the group was heading for the Limestone Caves, it would be a understatement to say they'd be safe even with the Dragoons.
Albert looked over at Dart, "Should we go in now or wait till night fall?"
Dart ran his hand though his hair and though it over while Shana and Emille helped to prepare food. "Tonight, with any luck we'll be able to get through before dawn." He said looking back over at the people.
"Let us hope then that none of them have been left behind." Albert said.
"Lets," Turning around to the rest of the group Dart began to make announcement, "We'll be going through the caves tonight just after dark. If you'd like our protection against the Virages that might be down there I sagest you do the same!"
A hushed murmur filled the camp as people spoke between each other about what to do. Suddenly Calisto stood up, "How exactly do you know that the Virage aren't camped down there," she made a wave with her hand, "waiting for us??"
"Most Virage go out and hunt at night, and if they appear to be waiting for us we can always go over the mountain." Albert stated calmly.
Calisto gave him a bit of a look before sitting back down with Collin. Who then gave her a look and stood up, "We'll go."
The mother and with the two little girls nodded, and so did the mercenary. The merchant gave the proposal a bit more thought before nodding too. Dart looked at them nodded and sat back down helping himself to some of the soup that Shana and Emille had made.
Night approached slowly, and as soon as Dart asked them to put out the fire the Virage began to creep out of the cave. They waited till a good ten minutes had passed since the last one had left to creep into the cave. Dart and Albert used their Dragoon Sprits to light the way, and Shana made a remark about how the White Dragoon Sprit would light up the whole cave. They took only one break, when they got to the middle of the cave, and even it was short. When they finally did reach the other side they could see about seven Virages approaching the cave. Dart and Albert put the Sprits away and hurried all of them out.
They hid behind a huge rock not far from the entry way, and every one did their best to keep quite. When the first Virage hit the ground with an audible thud half the group cringed. It wasn't till the seventh one hit down and walked within the caves that Dart peeked out over the rock.
He looked around the entrance to the cave and then looked up.. Big mistake! Hovering just thirty feet off the ground was two Master Virages or Virages with a more complete form. The two of them had their bluish-gray eyes turned full on Dart and his rock. Leathery wings folded on their backs and they both hit the ground with a shaking thud. Albert's head came right up next to Dart only to see his own mistake. "I guess we'll have to fight them then," he said with a slightly unroyal ascent.
"Guess so." Dart trailed off.
Shana could no longer stand the suspense and shot her head up over the edge, "Fight wha.oh." Her eyes must have gotten ten times larger for every one in the group except the two little girls stood up.
The Virage's head cocked to one side it seemed amused with the way the rock kept sprouting heads when a very loud, perky and high pitched voice yelled out, "Diamond Dust!" It was one of the most memorable things Dart would ever remember seeing. Flying about ten feet above the Virages was the Blue Dragoon Meru, and below her was two very confused looking Virages that had been frozen stiff. "God Dart don't just stand there!"
He gave a short laugh and held out the Divine Dragoon Sprit, he could feel the energy wash over him, and then he could feel the magic and the armor, then the wings along with a final burst of energy. Beside him Albert too had transformed. They raced at the Virage preparing an attack, He stopped and gathered energy for his Divine Dragon Canon, while Albert swooped forward to complete an addition on the left Virage. Almost instantly after the ice broke and it began to move.
"Divine Canon!" Dart yelled as he hit both of them with the magical energy. When the energy was depleted Meru conjured up her Dragon to deal with the right Virage. Albert also summoned up his Dragon who attacked the left Virage. Dart gathered energy into his sword and dove for the left Virage after it had been knocked over by the Wind Dragon.
The battle went on for some time before the left Virage collapsed and turned to ash and Meru did a very unique spin and smacked the right Virage into an instantaneous ash ball. Which consequently blew all over her. "Man! Now I have Virage in my hair!!"
"Meru that was wonderful timing!" Dart exclaimed as he landed. "How did you find us?"
"Er, well me and Guaraha were taking a message to Al here, from Charlie, when the peoples at the castle said he'd gone out to Seles, so I was like: Hey I'll go out there an visit them myself! So tada here I am!"
"Thank you for coming then, we needed you," Albert said, "So what was this message?"
She reached into the bag by her side and pulled out a slightly rumpled scroll, "Here ya are!" Albert broke the seel and rolled it open just as Shana and the others cam running over to them, " It says that she would like Shana to come to Bale. She wants to use some sort of device on her because the Dragoon Sprit of the Garden Dragon has stoped funtioning and they think that the Metallic Sprit is looking for a parner."
"What sort of device?" Shana asked.
"Oh, It's a kind of soul sucker." Meru said confidently, "Don't give me that look! Rose was explaing to me that a Moon Child has two souls, one for the God of Destruction and the other is the persons accual soul. So this thing just sucks out the God soul, and then they can power the Cities off of that!"
"Sound wonderful Meru."
"I know! Doesn't it!"
Albert let out a sigh and turned to Dart, who shruged, " It's really up to Shana, but I'd like to speak to Charlie about it."
"Well then the sooner we get to Bale the better." Shana wispered next to Dart.
A/N: 1,689 words in 103 minutes.. Man! I have no life!!! Well be happy with this newist fic of mine and review!! Oh and I you see any mis-spellings in names or places let me know cause I lost my records!!
Lloydie-pop: Why the hell is my name Lloydie-pop??!!
Sors: Cause it looks cool that way!!
Llodie-pop 101: ...!! 101??? WHF????!!!!!
Sors: *sniger* I'll change your name back if you read this!!
Lloyd: Ok.. If you review you'll. make me happy??? But if you don't. Evil grin.. I'll hunt you down and kill you.. Ok. Some on really needs a theripist here!
Sors: -.-;;; Man Lloyd, you just don't get the consepts of a script.