Everlasting tears
A/N: This is my third fanfic, named Everlasting tears. what does this mean? Well read to find out. :D It's meant to be a oneshot, but I can continue it if you want. :D
Disclaimer: I don't own Maplestory, all places and NPC's are owned by Nexon. The Characters and plotline is mine. For any names and/or personalities that actually ARE real, this is purely just a coincidence, so don't go hunting for my blood.
Honorable Mentions: My boredom on that fateful Saturday afternoon where the idea of writing a Maplestory fanfic got into my brain. Absol Master; I hope you won't mind about me 'borrowing' your chapter set up (at least the setup for OtDotS)? ^.^'' and Kal Ancalas, whose humor and awesome writing I developed to idolize. Alot more authors, but I'll bore you too much if I listed them all.
Akiko: Memories
The Ice Lightning ArchMage sighed, lowering her Dragon Staff. It was such a long time ago, when she first came to this place in search of the lost pendants. But back then, she was a child, a carefree, silly child. She had not been aware of her companion's betrayal until it was too late...
-Flashback-
"Have you got it?" called Nathan. He looked cautiously side to side, his medium length amber hair tossing slightly in the breeze. His hazel eyes trained upon the enterance, occasionally quickly taking a glance back to see how she was doing.
"Almost..." she muttered, digging her arm deeper into the small hole. "Yes! Got it!" she spun around, her jet black hair moving in sync with her. Triamphantly she held up the twin lockets."Let's go."
Nathan nodded silently, and turned around. He held his hand out to help her get up. Together, they ventured through Leafre, until they stopped at the entrance of Minar Forest. Mouthing the signal to go, Nathan drew his Olympus. Akiko lifted her Mystic cane and together they went into the forest.
"Are you sure it's here?" Akiko whispered hastily, looking cautiously around."I heard that the monsters here are very high levels!"
"Yeah, my friend told me that it was around here." Nathan replied. "He said something about a clearing..." he continued to move on, his Blue-Lined Kimset fluttering behind him. Akiko did the same, but she lifted the hem of her calaf slightly while moving. Eventually the two had ventured into a small clearing, with a very noticable large rock in the middle.
"Is it this?" Akiko asked, looking at the large rune-covered stone with wonder. When Nathan nodded, she took out the pendants. Walking slower to the rock, she realized that the pendants were glowing, the turquioise and cerulean blue gems sparkling as they got closer to the stone. Once she was close enough to the stone, she realized that there was 2 empty spots, and knowing what to do, she slowly pushed in the pendants in tehir respective places. Immediately after she heard the second click, the ground started shaking. the stone started to transform, a soft blue light enveloping the clearing.
"NOW!" someone yelled.
"Wh-" Akiko said, whipping around, onyl to realize that her Mystic Cane wasn't with her. Frantically, she scanned the whole area, and as the blue light faded, she could make out the silhouettes of five people. Once the blue light fully disappeared and the usual foggy mist covered the area once more, she saw that one of the five people was Nathan. But he wasn't wearing his armor. Instead, he was wearing a dark black suit, and black sunglasses (even though it was foggy). She could only identfy him by his signture amber hair.
"I'm sorry Akiko." was all he said before she blacked out.
-End flashback-
"I shouldn't have trusted him..." she muttered before turning her back on the ancient stone and flipping open her ADC and switching on her reciever. "This is Alpha division leader speaking. No abnormal activities located in Leafre." she said in a clear voice. "Designate all Alpha units into surrounding locations."
"Affirmative." came a soothing female voice."Anything else you need?"
"No." she said bluntly before switching her ADC off. Stowing the device away into a pocket of her Blue Bazura, she moved swiftly along the tree tops. I'll get you Nathan...Someday.
Liam: A new leaf
'EEP!' The blue snail disappeared, leaving its full shell and a few meso behind. Liam pumped his fist into the air in triumph before dashing over to collect his earnings. As he placed the shiny shell into his bag, his eyes caught a movement. Spinning around, he saw a familiar face. "Hey Katie!"
"Oh hey Liam!" Katie said, running over."Um... why are you wearing Bowman equips? I thought you were a-"
"Shhh!" he said hastily, his voice dropping to a whisper."I still am a Crusader, but I decided to take up bowmastery for fun." he said, winking.
"Oh." she whispered back. She fiddled with her Angel wings before adding,"Oh yeah... I made a new guild!"
"Really? Grats!" Liam said. flexing his bow, he took out a arrow from his quiver and called,"Arrow Blow!" a mystical blue energy covered the arrow, and Liam released it to a nearby pig. It let out a howl as it plopped lifelessly to the ground. Hearing one of its species howl, the other pigs got enraged and sped towards the unfortunate bowman. "Oh shit." he cursed as he scrambled up a tree.
"Geez, Liam, even as a bowman you still attract trouble!" she said, laughing. raising her Angel wings, she called,"Poison Fog!" an eerie green mist swept over the ground, covering it in a green haze.
Pigs howled as they inhaled the toxic air and plopped dead. Those who still lived scrambled to try and escape.
"Thanks," he said, restringing his War Bow. "I owe you one." after a while, he popped the arrow back into the quiver and sat down, putting his bow next to him.
"Actually, we're even." she said, creating a small ball of flame and suspending it in mid-air absent-mindedly. Snapping her fingers, she caused the ball of flame to disappear as she turned to look at him."Remember at Minar Forest?"
"Shh! I thought I told you not to talk about that!" he said, running a hand through his brown hair in frustration.
"Oh right. Sorry!" she said, her voice unusually quiet. "Well, do you want to join my guild?" she asked.
"What's it called?" Liam asked, his voice full of curiosity.
"StaticHeaven." she replied.
"Cool name, where did you come up with it?"
"Well," Katie looked around before continuing."I was up around the ClockTower in Ludi, and the name just happened to pop into my head."
"You do know how corny that sounds?" Liam asked, snickering.
"Shut up." she said, pouting. "Still, do you want to join or not?"
"Yeah." he said, still trying desparately NOT to laugh. To try and put himself off cracking off into boundless laughter, he rummaged into his pack, taking out a long string.
"Okay, but what's that? And another thing... Why are you in Henesys Hunting Ground?" she asked, pointing to the long string that her friend was holding.
"It's a string for my bow, dummy. And also, it would seem weird for a beginner bowman to be say: Aqua Road, would it?" he said, rolling his eyes before untying the old string from his bow and attaching the new one. He glanced briefly at Katie; her always golden brown hair whipped around furiously by the now-very-strong wind. She was looking at something, her brown eyes gazing into the distance.
"Whatever. As a new member of my guild, you'll need this." she murmured, still looking into the distance. She took out a golden badge the size of his palm and a miniature computer, along with a reciever. Liam reached out to take the items, and Katie placed then into his palm. "Pin the badge on, and hook the reciever onto your ear." she instructed. Liam did as he was told. "Good." she said, smiling. "Now, I'm heading back to the Clocktower. Cya!"
"Bye!" he said, and he reached out for the bow beside him. Picking it up, he took out an arrow and strung it before releasing it on a nearby blue snail. With a harsh squeal, it sunk into the floor, leaving its meso and a shiny shell behind. Perfect, he thought, taking another arrow from his quiver. Just a few more... OW!
Natomi: Tropical breeze
"Dad, when can I leave Florina Beach?" Natomi asked, flexing her bow. Her long natural brown hair fluttered almost lazily in the tropical breeze.
"I guess you can leave now, since you've spent countless years slaying the beach's monsters." he replied, patting her head. "You ought to see Athena Pierce; it's not everyday that a beginner reaches level forty."
"Will do!" she replied happily. Natomi sped off to the docks, eager to begin her new journey. Once she reached the area where all the boats were, she took the one full of tourists heading back to Victoria Island. Walking up onto the deck, she used a ribbon to tie her hair up. A simple blue bow sat on her lap, and she stroked it as if it was real. She had almost fallen asleep when a boy with jet black hair sat next to her.
"Hi!" he said, holding out his hand. "How are you today?"
"Hi," she replied nervously, taking his hand and shaking it."I'm great, thanks for asking."
"How old are you?" he asked, glancing at her bow."You seem alittle young to be training at Florina Beach."
"I'm eleven, thank you very much." she said alittle crossly. "And I lived at Florina Beach for my whole life until now. My father said that I was level 40, though I have no idea what that means."
"WOAH!" he exclaimed. "You're only ten levels lower than me, and I'm fifteen!"
"Really?" she asked with an air of interest, while absent-mindedly poking her bow with her finger.
"Yeah." he replied. "I'm Aylin by the way."
"Natomi," she said."And uh... Isn't Aylin a girl's name?"
"Tell that to my parents." he replied, sighing before unsheathing his Nine Dragons.
"Cool weapon." she said, pointing at his weapon.
"Thanks," he said."Hmm... You said that you were level forty right?"
"Uh huh," Natomi said, nodding.
"Then you might like this," he murmured, rummaging into his pack before taking out a sleek, shiny Vaulter 2000.
"Wow!" she exclaimed, staring at the bow with awe. "Isn't that the level forty bow?"
"Yeah, I found it while I was hunting. I was planning to sell it, but I guess you could do well with it." Aylin said, passing the bow to Natomi.
"Wow..." she murmured, handling the weapon with great caution. "It's amazing!" she took an arrow from her quiver and strung the bow, before shooting an arrow into the water below. "It works so well too!"
"Consider it a welcoming gift for entering Victoria Island I guess," he said, smiling. "We're here." The two both stood up and walked over to the enterance to Ellinia. "I guess this is good-bye."
"Yeah," she said, still clutching Aylin's gift. "I hope we'll see each other again, and when we do, I'll challenge you to a duel!"
"Hah, then I'd better get training then." he said, laughing. "Cya!"
"Bye!" Natomi said before turning to face the emerald green trees. The breeze felt cool against her skin, and it tossed her hair gently. She savoured the moment; that little ray of sunshine through her dark and mysterious little world that often engulfed her. Sighing, she clutched the Vaulter 2000 tightly and headed towards the taxi. She exhaled sharply as she neared the bottom of the skyscraping city, and walked towards the area where multiple taxis stood. "Hello? I'd like to go to Henesys please." she said in a sweet tone.
"Okay, buckle your seat belt!" the taxi diver said. Natomi nodded, and got into the car. Once she had clicked the seat belt in place, the taxi sped off into the distance. Her surroundings changed from the ever-green trees to a rolling countryside, with an always-cheery atmosphere. Once the car entered the bustling town known as Henesys, he turned to face his passenger. "We're here!" he announced. "That will be 1000 mesos please."
Natomi nodded, and rummaged into her pack for some spare change. eventually she took out a pouch of meso and handed it to the driver. Muttering a word of thanks, she got out of the car and took in a deep breath of the crisp air. Taking a moment to gather her thoughts, she walked a few steps before realizing that she didn't know where Athena Pierce was. Looking around, she felt someone tap her shoulder gently. Spinning around, she faced a woman with greenish hair and an intricate headpiece. "Are you looking for someone?" she asked.
"Yeah; I'm looking for Athena Pierce, I want to become a bowman." Natomi said.
"Well, you're looking at her." Athena smiled.
Natomi immediately looked up into the woman's green eyes. "Oh, I'm sorry; I'm new to Victoria Island and-"
Athena raised her hand and Natomi immediately stopped. "No need for apologies," she said gently. "I was taking a stroll around Henesys, and I was due back anyway. Follow me to my offiice."
Natomi nodded, and the two set off through the bustling crowds. After walking into the house, Athena gestured towards to a seat and Natomi sat down. Athena also sat down in the chair across the desk. "So you wish to be a bowman?" she asked. When she saw Natomi's shy nod, she said,"But don't you already wield a bow? A pretty strong one, in fact." she motioned towards the Vaulter 2000.
"I was given this by a kind person while I was riding the boat to Ellinia from Florina Beach," Natomi said. Reaching for her pack, she drew out the War Bow. "I was using this before, and before I left for the docks, my father said I was level forty, whatever that means."
Athena raised her eyebrows. "Hmm, then you could first get the first job advancement, then after you are comfortable with your beginner skills you can take the 2nd job advancement." she said after much thought. "Give me your hand," Natomi stretched out her hand and Athena took it in both hands, muttering lines after lines of an ancient spell. After about a minute she finally released her iron grip on the young girl's hand. "There." she declared."Congratulations, you are now a bowman. I think we will be seeing each other soon." Natomi nodded, and set off, skipping slightly as she exited the house.
Racing outside, Natomi ran past the large crowds without as much as a second glance. As she reached the outskirts of the town, she slowed, but she still didn't notice that she had ran into someone. "OW!" the two yelled out at the same time. Natomi rubbed her now-aching head. Glancing at the person she had so prematurely rammed into, she saw a boy with brown hair and unusually blue eyes. When she looked at him, she found that he was gazing at her. "What?" she asked.
The boy snapped out of his daydream. "N-Nothing," he said, and after a moment of hesitation he pointed his finger to her head. "It's just that... You've got such... Brown hair."
Snickering, Natomi said,"You just realized this?" sighing, she walked over and picked up her bow. She then walked back to the boy and held out her hand. "I'm Natomi by the way." she said as she helped him up.
"Thanks." the boy said, picking up his bow as well. "I'm Liam."
A/N: YAYAYAY my third fanfic :D
Note: yeah; Florina beach shouldn't be accessible from Ellinia, but it's my fanfic, and that's that.
Review please! And a quick sentence like "OMG UR WRITING SUX" etc, would not count. I can continue it if you want.