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Toan lie on the grass, looking at the sky. Paige was next to him, drawing on her sketchpad. Toan was relieved that the violence had ended. No more Dark Genie to worry about, no more going into dungeons. Everything was put back the way it should be, every town, village, whatever. Life was good. Toan sighed as he sat up.
"Whatcha drawling?" He asked Paige as he glanced at the picture.
"Hm? Oh, nothing." Paige said looking up for a brief moment. She made the finishing touches to her bird before bringing her pencil down. Toan leaned over to look at it.
"Neat." He said. "That's pretty good."
"Thanks." Paige said as she looked up at the endless blue. She began to think of everything Toan told her about his journey. How met people, where he's been, what he went through. The one place she really wanted to see was Queens. It sounded like a great get away. Being so close the water and, the best reason to go there, Queens had many markets. (Two more than any other place.) She was hoping that Pike would let her go one day with Toan. She looked at him.
"Toan." She said.
"Yeah?"
"Do you think we could go to Queens some day?"
"Maybe...some day."
"It sounds like a grand place to be."
"It is...kinda." He said remembering his visit to the fortuneteller.
"Kind of?" Paige echoed looking at him.
"Na, nothing." Toan said nervously. "Just, remembered something."
"Remembered what?" Paige asked.
"...should I answer that?" Toan asked as he looked at Paige slowly.
"Maybe not." She said. The two looked at each other for a moment before laughing. Toan fell back onto the soft grass and sighed. He to was thinking of going back to Queens. In fact, that sounded like a great idea at the moment. Toan became lost in his thoughts and closed his eyes thinking of the time he met Ruby. Paige lay on the grass as well and stared into the sky. The clouds continued to roll by in the sky. Suddenly, the two heard a noise from behind them. They both sat up and turned around to find someone running their way. When he got closer they saw that he was injured. Toan stood up to confront the man. HE stopped in front of the two as Paige stood up as well.
"What happened?" Toan asked as the man panted.
"Monsters...everywhere...Queens...ruins...genie." With that, the man's face drained of color and he collapsed to the ground. Toan knelt beside him and Paige did the same.
"Is he alright?" Paige asked as Toan felt his pulse.
"...dead." Toan said hesitantly. "Whatever is happening, it sounds like Queens is in trouble." He said as he stood up. "And I know just who could tell us what's happening."
"Who?" Paige asked as she to stood up.
"You'll see." Toan said as he ran off in the direction the man came from.
"Toan, wait!" Paige called out. "Where are you going?"
"To Queens!" Toan shouted back. "C'mon."
"But, what about Norune?"
"They'll be fine." Toan said as he nodded to wards the horizon. "Now come." Paige paused for a moment then nodded. She followed Toan to Queens to figure out if it was in ruins, or if anything bad happened at all.
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Divine Soul: Well, next chapter should be soon, hopefully, if anyone cares.
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Toan lie on the grass, looking at the sky. Paige was next to him, drawing on her sketchpad. Toan was relieved that the violence had ended. No more Dark Genie to worry about, no more going into dungeons. Everything was put back the way it should be, every town, village, whatever. Life was good. Toan sighed as he sat up.
"Whatcha drawling?" He asked Paige as he glanced at the picture.
"Hm? Oh, nothing." Paige said looking up for a brief moment. She made the finishing touches to her bird before bringing her pencil down. Toan leaned over to look at it.
"Neat." He said. "That's pretty good."
"Thanks." Paige said as she looked up at the endless blue. She began to think of everything Toan told her about his journey. How met people, where he's been, what he went through. The one place she really wanted to see was Queens. It sounded like a great get away. Being so close the water and, the best reason to go there, Queens had many markets. (Two more than any other place.) She was hoping that Pike would let her go one day with Toan. She looked at him.
"Toan." She said.
"Yeah?"
"Do you think we could go to Queens some day?"
"Maybe...some day."
"It sounds like a grand place to be."
"It is...kinda." He said remembering his visit to the fortuneteller.
"Kind of?" Paige echoed looking at him.
"Na, nothing." Toan said nervously. "Just, remembered something."
"Remembered what?" Paige asked.
"...should I answer that?" Toan asked as he looked at Paige slowly.
"Maybe not." She said. The two looked at each other for a moment before laughing. Toan fell back onto the soft grass and sighed. He to was thinking of going back to Queens. In fact, that sounded like a great idea at the moment. Toan became lost in his thoughts and closed his eyes thinking of the time he met Ruby. Paige lay on the grass as well and stared into the sky. The clouds continued to roll by in the sky. Suddenly, the two heard a noise from behind them. They both sat up and turned around to find someone running their way. When he got closer they saw that he was injured. Toan stood up to confront the man. HE stopped in front of the two as Paige stood up as well.
"What happened?" Toan asked as the man panted.
"Monsters...everywhere...Queens...ruins...genie." With that, the man's face drained of color and he collapsed to the ground. Toan knelt beside him and Paige did the same.
"Is he alright?" Paige asked as Toan felt his pulse.
"...dead." Toan said hesitantly. "Whatever is happening, it sounds like Queens is in trouble." He said as he stood up. "And I know just who could tell us what's happening."
"Who?" Paige asked as she to stood up.
"You'll see." Toan said as he ran off in the direction the man came from.
"Toan, wait!" Paige called out. "Where are you going?"
"To Queens!" Toan shouted back. "C'mon."
"But, what about Norune?"
"They'll be fine." Toan said as he nodded to wards the horizon. "Now come." Paige paused for a moment then nodded. She followed Toan to Queens to figure out if it was in ruins, or if anything bad happened at all.
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Divine Soul: Well, next chapter should be soon, hopefully, if anyone cares.