Kitsune From the Past
Rutee was taking a walk one day, hunting some of the monsters that still plagued the roads and fields between the towns. Not only did it net her the money and Lens she needed to pay for the upkeep of the orphanage, but the battles would clear her head. She forgot about her troubles, not being able to save her father and brother, and the dilemma of how to tell Stahn how she felt.
It had been a whole year since the final battle with Kronos. Towns were all rebuilding and/or moving locations to better suit what needed to be done. People were all getting over the shock, and trying to go on with their lives. Rutee was trying her best to do that too, but it was hard sometimes. So much grief had visited her in such a short period of time, that she found it hard to bear the whole load by herself. But she didn't dare tell anyone, it wasn't one of those problems that you could just say "poof", and make it disappear. She needed to work it out on her own.
Suddenly, she heard a call for help. Rutee turned her head, and saw some monsters had ganged up on someone. The person looked like she couldn't hold them off much longer.
A flame of rage struck Rutee in the heart. She charged for the monsters at top speed. They were surprised by the interruption in their attack, and soon fell to her sword.
"Are you ok?" asked Rutee, "If you're hurt, I have some Lemon Gels in my backpack. Do you need any help getting. . ." but she stopped short. For when she had turned to look at the person she had saved, she didn't see a person. Instead, she saw a yellow humanoid fox with blue eyes, with black where the white part should be. A blue squiggly line was under her eyes, and her ears were more cone shaped and longer than a normal fox. Her feet - - and part of the way up her legs - - belly, and hands were white, as was the tips of her ears and tail. On her arms, the creature wore two large purple arm guards, with a black and white Yin-Yang symbol on each.
"Do not be afraid at my new form. It is that of one of the Digimon that inhabits the Digital World. To be exactly precise, I am a Renomon," she said.
The voice sounded vaguely familiar to Rutee. It was like one she had heard for years, always there to chide her when she was getting into trouble, but the first to praise her when she accomplished something good. But she couldn't put her finger on it at the moment.
The voice continued, "Rutee, you must listen closely. I know how independent you are, but I must become your partner. The whole Digital World is in danger, and needs a hero to come and save it. You are the chosen one, heiress to a long line of Guardians."
Rutee looked shocked. "Guardian, me!? The only thing I'm Guardian of is a group of children in an orphanage. How can I protect a whole world by myself?"
"I'll be with you, mistress," the Kitsune stated, "That's how it's always been for ages. A Guardian of the Katrea family fighting alongside a Digimon partner."
"My family has done this for years? How come I was never informed?" Rutee inquired. Even though she didn't have a family, she was sure Atwight would have known something like this. How could her loyal friend have kept this destiny from her for so long?
Renomon told her, "I'm sorry. I guess I should have told you this. But I was trying to protect you from your own past. Then when you found it, I didn't want to burden you with another destiny at the same time. Well, I would have told you afterwards, if Fate hadn't stepped in and thrown a monkey wrench into the whole plan, so to speak."
Now Rutee was confused. "Not you Renomon. I never knew my family, but I had a dear friend, who was my Guardian, sometimes even like a mother. At my mother's request, she watched over me and protected me. She's the one who should have told me."
"You and I are both correct," she confessed, "You see Rutee, I am Atwight reborn into the body of this creature, due to a safeguard placed on all the Swordians."
Now Rutee was able to place the voice she recognized with that of her old friend, mentor, and somewhat mother, Atwight. She found that it matched perfectly. It was hard not to hold back tears of joy, and finally she decided just to let herself cry.
"You don't have to cry, I am just happy to be able to protect you once more," Atwight told her. Rutee whispered, "I'm happy too. You're the only family I have left. I've thought of you as a mother for some time now. After all, you took care of me like one."
Atwight smiled. "And I thought of you as my daughter. You know I could never have a child of my own as a Swordian. So I always thought of my masters as my daughters."
"How long have you been in my mother's family?" asked Rutee, "I know my mother wielded you, and I wielded you, but how far back do we go?"
"A long way, young mistress. I've been the Katrea family's protector for many hundreds of years now. Ever since the ports to the Digital World opened, and they became the Chosen Guardians of the Digital World," Atwight said.
Rutee inquired, "What do you mean by 'Chosen Guardians?' As I said before, I'm just a swordswoman who uses her powers to protect a few kids. How can I save a whole world myself?"
Atwight looked her mistress strait in the eye. "It might be hard at first, and you might lose hope. But you are the only one who can take on this formidable task. Let me tell you the story of the Digital World, and the Katrea family of Guardians."
- - - -
I got this idea solely from watching the third season of Digimon. Sometimes, I like to pretend the characters in the show are characters from RPGs, or other shows (I do it with RPGs too, I've lost count of the number of characters I've named Stahn and Rutee). In this one, I had Stahn being Takato, and Rutee being Rika. Since I like those two as a couple (trivia fact, D3 is one of the only shows where I have a preference couple, but don't mind if the fic has those two with other people), I thought, "what if that really was Stahn and Rutee." That and the fact that Rika has the same independence streak and sharp tongue as Rutee.
Rutee was taking a walk one day, hunting some of the monsters that still plagued the roads and fields between the towns. Not only did it net her the money and Lens she needed to pay for the upkeep of the orphanage, but the battles would clear her head. She forgot about her troubles, not being able to save her father and brother, and the dilemma of how to tell Stahn how she felt.
It had been a whole year since the final battle with Kronos. Towns were all rebuilding and/or moving locations to better suit what needed to be done. People were all getting over the shock, and trying to go on with their lives. Rutee was trying her best to do that too, but it was hard sometimes. So much grief had visited her in such a short period of time, that she found it hard to bear the whole load by herself. But she didn't dare tell anyone, it wasn't one of those problems that you could just say "poof", and make it disappear. She needed to work it out on her own.
Suddenly, she heard a call for help. Rutee turned her head, and saw some monsters had ganged up on someone. The person looked like she couldn't hold them off much longer.
A flame of rage struck Rutee in the heart. She charged for the monsters at top speed. They were surprised by the interruption in their attack, and soon fell to her sword.
"Are you ok?" asked Rutee, "If you're hurt, I have some Lemon Gels in my backpack. Do you need any help getting. . ." but she stopped short. For when she had turned to look at the person she had saved, she didn't see a person. Instead, she saw a yellow humanoid fox with blue eyes, with black where the white part should be. A blue squiggly line was under her eyes, and her ears were more cone shaped and longer than a normal fox. Her feet - - and part of the way up her legs - - belly, and hands were white, as was the tips of her ears and tail. On her arms, the creature wore two large purple arm guards, with a black and white Yin-Yang symbol on each.
"Do not be afraid at my new form. It is that of one of the Digimon that inhabits the Digital World. To be exactly precise, I am a Renomon," she said.
The voice sounded vaguely familiar to Rutee. It was like one she had heard for years, always there to chide her when she was getting into trouble, but the first to praise her when she accomplished something good. But she couldn't put her finger on it at the moment.
The voice continued, "Rutee, you must listen closely. I know how independent you are, but I must become your partner. The whole Digital World is in danger, and needs a hero to come and save it. You are the chosen one, heiress to a long line of Guardians."
Rutee looked shocked. "Guardian, me!? The only thing I'm Guardian of is a group of children in an orphanage. How can I protect a whole world by myself?"
"I'll be with you, mistress," the Kitsune stated, "That's how it's always been for ages. A Guardian of the Katrea family fighting alongside a Digimon partner."
"My family has done this for years? How come I was never informed?" Rutee inquired. Even though she didn't have a family, she was sure Atwight would have known something like this. How could her loyal friend have kept this destiny from her for so long?
Renomon told her, "I'm sorry. I guess I should have told you this. But I was trying to protect you from your own past. Then when you found it, I didn't want to burden you with another destiny at the same time. Well, I would have told you afterwards, if Fate hadn't stepped in and thrown a monkey wrench into the whole plan, so to speak."
Now Rutee was confused. "Not you Renomon. I never knew my family, but I had a dear friend, who was my Guardian, sometimes even like a mother. At my mother's request, she watched over me and protected me. She's the one who should have told me."
"You and I are both correct," she confessed, "You see Rutee, I am Atwight reborn into the body of this creature, due to a safeguard placed on all the Swordians."
Now Rutee was able to place the voice she recognized with that of her old friend, mentor, and somewhat mother, Atwight. She found that it matched perfectly. It was hard not to hold back tears of joy, and finally she decided just to let herself cry.
"You don't have to cry, I am just happy to be able to protect you once more," Atwight told her. Rutee whispered, "I'm happy too. You're the only family I have left. I've thought of you as a mother for some time now. After all, you took care of me like one."
Atwight smiled. "And I thought of you as my daughter. You know I could never have a child of my own as a Swordian. So I always thought of my masters as my daughters."
"How long have you been in my mother's family?" asked Rutee, "I know my mother wielded you, and I wielded you, but how far back do we go?"
"A long way, young mistress. I've been the Katrea family's protector for many hundreds of years now. Ever since the ports to the Digital World opened, and they became the Chosen Guardians of the Digital World," Atwight said.
Rutee inquired, "What do you mean by 'Chosen Guardians?' As I said before, I'm just a swordswoman who uses her powers to protect a few kids. How can I save a whole world myself?"
Atwight looked her mistress strait in the eye. "It might be hard at first, and you might lose hope. But you are the only one who can take on this formidable task. Let me tell you the story of the Digital World, and the Katrea family of Guardians."
- - - -
I got this idea solely from watching the third season of Digimon. Sometimes, I like to pretend the characters in the show are characters from RPGs, or other shows (I do it with RPGs too, I've lost count of the number of characters I've named Stahn and Rutee). In this one, I had Stahn being Takato, and Rutee being Rika. Since I like those two as a couple (trivia fact, D3 is one of the only shows where I have a preference couple, but don't mind if the fic has those two with other people), I thought, "what if that really was Stahn and Rutee." That and the fact that Rika has the same independence streak and sharp tongue as Rutee.