(Everglow) Ok, so this story is totally changed now. I'm really sorry to do this to my readers (if they still out there since I haven't updated in almost two years, sorry!) It's just that I could not come up with anything else to write and when I finally went back to read through everything I found that I really hated how the story was going. I just couldn't keep it the way it was. I'm sorry if you liked the original but there was no way I could come up with anything with that one. Don't worry; the original storyline will stay the same! I just need to redo it so I can finally be happy with it. Thanks so much for understanding.
Disclaimer: Yeah, I don't own Soul Calibur, its characters, anything like that. Only my original stuff is mine…or else it wouldn't be original would it.
Here I go! Take 2!
Title: Reflection in the Moonlight
Chapter One: Let's See Where This Wind Leads
'Such Attitude will cause you to fail…Taye.'
'Taye, I think you should let your brother handle all this…since you're just not strong enough.'
'Taye can't possibly take out Soul Edge…she's such a weakling.'
'Please Taye, do not disappoint our village.'
'Taye, please do not fail us…the entire Village of the Moonlight depends on your success.'
"Shut up!" Taye hissed as she jolted up from her resting place, her breaths uneven and hard as she glanced around her. There was no one around: no one at all. Just Taye. "Great, I'm hearing those damn voices in my sleep again. And that means one thing," Taye groaned as she closed her ice blue eyes tightly, hoping to escape all of her worries. "I'm going kuku."
As soon as Taye began to relax into the silence of the night, she heard them again. The memories that haunted her and played in her mind like an old movie, which was unfortunately not silent at all. The young girl shifted uneasily in her resting spot, trying to ignore the voices as much as possible. She was failing miserably.
"By the Gods, there is no way that I am going to be able to sleep at all with all these voices pressuring me!" Taye cried out as she fumed in her resting spot, opening her eyes to gaze up at the silver orb in the sky. "Moon, why do you plague me with these voices…and this responsibility?"
Taye fell silent as she felt a presence somewhere close by: to her left to be precise. Taye remained still as she made a quick glance at the trees to her left, hoping to catch a glimpse of her spy. When nothing appeared, Taye returned her attention to the moon, listening carefully for any other sign of life.
'Whoever it is isn't being careful enough not to get caught,' Taye thought to herself, continuing to listen for any sound out of the ordinary. 'What is it that they could possibly…?'
Snap!
There it was. The sound that Taye was waiting for, and it came from her left just as she thought. Without any hesitation, Taye was on her feet charging for the attack. It was time for Taye to prove herself. Too bad no one from the village was there to see her in action.
"You're messing with the wrong girl, pal!" Taye shouted as she stormed through the bushes, her sais now in hand and ready to pierce into the heart of her spy. "I'll show you what I'm made of!"
Taye paused, feeling her cheeks burn with sudden embarrassment. It seemed that the crack was nothing more than a lowly rabbit moving around in the bushes.
"I feel extremely dumb now," Taye mumbled softly to herself as she lowered her weapons, glaring at the bunny. "I should kill you for this, Bunny!"
"Hey, who goes there?" A voice suddenly called out from behind Taye, causing the young warrior to jump up in surprise. As if the bunny thing wasn't embarrassing enough, now there really was someone behind her and Taye hadn't even noticed.
"Um, who goes there?" Taye retorted, peering back over her shoulder in fear of turning to face the woman. Her ice blue eyes scanned over the figure that stood before her. To her amazement, it was only a young girl, one that was roughly Taye's own age.
"I asked you first," the girl stated before inching closer to Taye with interest, excitement evident in her large brown orbs. "Who are you…and what is it that you are doing all the way out here?"
"I'm just chilling in the woods…you know, camping," Taye joked, trying to ignore the fact that the other girl held her weapons ready to attack if she made any 'wrong' movements. "What are you doing out here?"
"Please answer my question," the girl stood her ground firmly as she spoke. "I do not wish to hurt you, but if you continue to ignore my questions then I might have to use force on you."
"Calm down, I'm only kidding," Taye chuckled as she smiled back at the other girl, chancing that this newcomer was telling the truth when saying she did not wish to harm her. "My name's Taye and I'm just camping out for the night until the sun's up."
"Really?" The girl smiled and gave a small nod of approval. "I see... I'm sorry that I suddenly did that…but you can never be to careful."
"I know what you mean," Taye turned heel towards the newcomer. "What's your name?"
"Oh, sorry," the girl bowed quickly before Taye, going into her introduction. "My name is Talim."
The girl continued to bow and apologize to Taye, her black braids bouncing with every movement she made. It made Taye giggle to watch this Talim girl become so flustered after simply trying to learn of the identity of another person. Sure, Talim did become somewhat forceful with her weapons all out to attack, but that just guaranteed that she was getting a clear answer.
"Talim, hm?" Taye sighed and slid her sais back in their sheathes on her belt. "So what are you doing out here in the middle of nowhere, Talim?"
Talim stood there for a moment, obviously debating on whether or not to answer Taye's question. Taye frowned. What could this girl possibly be hiding? She seemed like a nice-enough girl. Unless…she was an agent of evil in disguise as a young girl!
"Well…to tell you the truth," Talim gave a shy smile as she scratched the back of her head. "I seem to have become lost."
Taye's hope fled. Nope, this girl was definitely not an agent of evil in disguise. There was absolutely no way that she could be anything but innocent.
"Oh, well that's too bad," Taye mumbled, trying to find a way of being an assistance to her new friend. "Maybe I can help you figure out where you are." Taye smiled at Talim, whose eyes now showed excitement at the prospect of getting out of the woods. "Where is it that you need to go?"
Talim stood before Taye, obviously puzzling over where it is that she needed to go. The girl tapped her foot, raising dust from the forest as she crossed her arms. She looked intently down at the ground as if it had all the answers she needed. To tell you the truth, it seemed like this girl was trying to act mature but ended up looking younger than she was.
"I believe that the place was called…The Village of Moonlight," Talim answered after a few minutes of thought. "I'm looking for the one who is able to read the futures of the moon."
Talim's first comment caused Taye's eyes to widen. First off, this new girl that came out of nowhere was looking for Taye's home, which was only three days away on foot. But it was the last comment that brought a huge grin to Taye's face.
"Really, that's actually really good for you then," Taye chuckled to herself as she held out her hand to the girl. "Well, Talim…I'm Taye, and I'm the one you're looking for!"
AN: Yes, the new chapter one of this story is complete! I'm sorry again that I had to totally change these chapters and all but I just needed to polish the writing a lot and if I didn't there would be no hope for new updates. Anyway, I give a shout-out to all my readers, and I think you all again for sticking with me through all the troubles I've been going through.
A special shout-out to my new beta inthisdarcness! You're my awesome best friend and I really thank you for helping me out with the story. You totally rock! Let's bake yummy cookies when I return home! Woot woot!
Thanks again everybody! Hope you enjoyed. Please read and review!