Author's Note: yea... recent Ragnarok obsessions have led me to thus. I've had this idea ever since I started playing, I was even thinking about making this plot into a fan manga... soo if I get enough reviews I plan to do so.. let me know what you think.

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Chapter One...

"Thanks captain, for everything!"

A toffee-topped youth waved goodbye to his mentor from his perch atop a Peco Peco. His hair framing a carefree expression. He turned his squawking steed (?) and galloped out the city of Prontera. It was hard to imagine that he had come here not a week ago a mere swordsman, and today he left...

'a knight...'

He closed his sapphire eyes and savored the succulent thought, and wrecklessly did not recognize the route he took.

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"Turn Undead!"

A priestess bellowed the incantation on her vicious Orc foe. She panted, she scarcely had enough energy to stand.

'I just became a priestess and I can barely handle it!'

"Heal me!" demanded a member of her party, her voice barely audible under the clanging of metal against metal.

Reluctantly, the priestess summoned what remained of her powers and granted the command with difficulty.

"Heal me!" "Heal me!" "Heal me!" 3 voices exclaimed in the same urgency.

"I'm out of energy..." she exasperated meekly, panting as she clung to the cave wall.

"Heal... NOW!" this time 4 people demanded her abilities.

Summoning every last ounce of energy she granted their commands.

Sweating profusely, and clinging to the cave's wall to support her she couldn't have more than enough energy to stand, and just her luck an orc was heading her way.

She panted in utmost nausea, she could feel the orc's hot sticky breath mist onto her body, its foul stench clinging to the air, and she could feel its hunger and lust for bloodshed.

The oaf-like demon raised its iron hammer...

She couldn't do anything, the other people in the party were too occupied, she cringed against the wall and prepared for impact.

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"Ouch!" the daydreaming knight ran into a low branch of a tree atop the peco peco.

He rubbed his sore forehead, and suddenly found himself staring at the entrance of the Orc dungeon.

"I remember this place..." he gave a disappointed frown.

::flashback::

"AAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH!!!" the toffee haired swordsman fell to the floor unconscious.

And hour later he awoke with a start. Grabbing the person next to him.

"It was horrible in there... or-orcs.. ev-every- wh-where! I was surrounded!" the injured swordsman exclaimed.

"Umm.. you were beaten by a Farmiliar..."

::end of flashback::

"Well I'm a knight now!" he boasted to his steed who only squawked blankly at him.

He dismounted the peco and tied it to a nearby tree and ran into the cave to find a party defeating a gang of orcs at the entrance, a figure shrinking against a wall underneath the blow of an orc.

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"Pierce!" a voice ricocheted off the cave walls.

The priestess peered a single eye open.

A knight had parried the orc's attack successfully. He grinned and turned to the priestess.

"Are you al-"he took a powerful blow to the head.

The priestess took the distraction to her advantage ...

"Turn Undead!"

The orc fellt to the floor with a crash. The priestess immediately flocked to her "rescuer's" side and healed him quickly.

His eyelids fluttered open revealing a drunken look from his misty blue eyes.

"...eh?" he grunted, mumbling in confusion.

The priestess warped them outside to Geffen Field.

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"Are you alright?" she inquired weakly, as she helped the knight to sit upright.

"Y-Yea.." he replied dizzily, "OF course! You're looking at the best knight in all of Prontera!" he boasted regaining his bruised morale.

The priestess smiled a small innocent smile. The knight took this time to notice her features. She had cream colored hair, a color he had never seen before that hung loosely in a bun at the nape of her neck. Strands of hair framed her pale complexion. But what was most captivating were her eyes, a deep rich chocolate brown, a pigment lighter than black.

"May I ask who my rescuer is?" she smiled politely.

Snapping out of his reverie, he stood at his full height, he had obviously regained his confidence as a knight.

"I'm Daisuke! Best knight of all Prontera!" he broadcasted to the priestess who still knelt on the floor politely clapping. "But you can call me Dai!" he winked, the priestess stared blankly at him.

"And who may you be?" he asked her bending down to meet face to face.

She smiled another smile.

"I am.."

"HIKARI!!!!!" an angry huntress came at a fast pace to the two of them, followed by 4 others.

"Where have you been Hikari!" the huntress demanded as a falcon perched on her shoulder.

"Sorry ma'am, I just had to help someone.." she answered meekly.

"Hikari, I've had enough of it! Every time you see someone getting hurt you have to help them! Don't you remember we're a party! We get priority, that was your last chance Hikari, I'm fed up with you trailing off all the time! I'm sorry but you're no longer part of this party!" the huntress fumed.

The huntress pivoted in her step, and led the party back to the dungeons.

Daisuke turned to the priestess in concern.

She hung her head in shame letting soft strands of cream hair shield her face.

"I'm sorry you had to see that.." she muttered softly.

Seeing her depression, the knight smiled and plopped down next to her.

"Who needs them anyways!" he exclaimed loudly, causing the priestess to raise her head gently.

"You mi'lady" he pointed at her with his finger, "get to accompany me!"

He grinned broadly scratching the back of his head in a boyish fashion.

The priestess couldn't help but smile at the comment.

"Sooooooo.. "he trailed. "You're name is Hikari, is it? A loooooooovely name.. for a loooooovely lady!" he exclaimed standing up, trying to brighten up the mood.

She smiled.

"and a lovely smile to boot!" he tilted her chin up.

Suddenly her smile turned to a frown of deep trouble.

He gazed confused, " what's the matter?" he tilted his head in inquiry.

"Orcs are coming.." she uttered.

No sooner did she say it, a swarm of orcs came crawling out of the dungeon, surrounding them in an instant.

Daisuke drew his sword bravely.

"HAH! Like to see you try and knock me out again!" he began slashing violently.

'This is easy!' he exclaimed to himself. 'I'm fast and I feel great!'

The priestess was muttering a string of supportive spells nonstop.

She winced loudly after taking a blow to the stomach.

Daiskue swiveled around, to see her being harmed.

"Hikari!" he yelled in frustration towards the priestess.

He couldn't make his way to her through the thickening crowd of orcs. He could barely keep up, meaning Hikari...

Then a mysterious voice whispered into his ear.

"I'll take care of her, meet me in Payon."

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Hikari was weezing she couldn't take anymore hits... and she was too slow to cast a spell to help her or Daisuke.

She summoned all the remaining energy she could..

"Heal!"

A green glowing light enveloped Daisuke in the middle of the mob next to her.

She had just enough energy to stand. An orc hit her when she was off guard sending her crumbling to the floor.

"Hikari!" she could hear Daisuke's muffled voice through the dense mob.

She fell to her knees in exhaustion. The orcs all raised their hammers in attack.

She looked up in horror. But as before, the blows never came.

Instead, she felt strong arms enclose around her waist and felt her self next to a tree within seconds.

'Amazing agility...'

She than felt herself pinned to a tree underneath a large frame, protecting her.

A swarm of orcs ran by. Not even noticing the priestess.

'the ability to hide...'

A single orc began sniffing the air and strayed from the mob that passed by galloping towards her and her mysterious protector.

In a flash of steel the giant beast lay slain on the floor.

'the born ability to kill...'

Her protector turned around towards her and faced the awestricken priestess. The cold glare of his eyes, the bleak aura, and fumes of blood-soaken steel ...

'an assassin.'

to be continued in chap 2!

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Authors Note: How do yea like it.. Ok 2 reviews and I'll update.. or I might just do it anyways since I'm in a writing spurt... but I would really appreciate the reviews! =)