Disclaimer: I do not own Suikoden or any of the characters. I will put claims to the characters whom I have created when they appear in later chapters.
Author's rant: My first Suikoden fic. I would appreciate reveiws. Basically if you reveiw I update. You have a bit of influence on the updates don't ya feel special? Also, this fic will probobly conflict with any Suikoden game after Suikoden two but ya know what? I've never played them so they aren't gonna be involved in this fic. Suikogaiden or whatever you wanna call it. Also, McDohl is called Marshall in this fic and it takes place a year after S2.
Chapter One
A soft sigh escaped the elderly man, and he shook his head, saddened by what he now saw. Kai, one of the six generals of the Toran Republic, stood just outside his modest home in the capitol city of Gregminster and his gaze fell upon the lonely figure standing the the small stream which encircled the city. The darkness of the slightly chilled spring night didn't hide the identity of Kai's former student and general. Marshall had had a sadness behind his dark eyes when Kai had met him again during the war and since the end of the war the boy had seemed almost damaged in a way. A way that was far beyond any humans ability to repair.
Physical and emotional damage constantly plagued the boy, grief and guilt over his father and Ted's deaths and the physical scar that had been left with him after the battle with his father. Marshall usually tried to hide this scar from others and Kai would sometimes wonder if Gremio knew of the scar that flawed the body of his master. His ageless master who gave no physical sign that he was nineteen years of age rather then the fifteen he appeared due to his rune.
The general hesitated for a moment before appraoching his pupil. He cleared his throat, alerting the boy to his presence. Marshall only half turned, glancing at him out of the corner of his eye before looking back to the stream where a lone duck floated, sleeping, a few feet away.
"Marshall, sleep is important for all living things, even the bearer of a true rune." Kai said gently, knowing that Marshall would probobly be grateful for his concern, as he always was with Kai or what was left of what he'd known as family.
"The rune won't let me sleep... It's been hurting lately... I-" Marshall stopped himself and Kai could see from behind that the boys entire body had gone rigid and slowly started shaking uncontrollably.
"Marshall...?" Kai whispered as he took a step forward. Suddenly he felt a lack of energy and his vision felt slightly dim. Yet it seemed even as the world went dim, the figure of Marshall turning and staring at him with an oddly frightened look on his face. The boy seemed only to grow brighter as the world grew darker before he faded as well, leaving only one thing left for the old man to see in the darkness.
Soul Eater.
"KAI?!"
Marshall's panicked cries were answered by a few candles being lit in nearby home, including his own, and the eerie glow of the cursed rune through the glove he wore on his right hand. Turning back to the river for a moment, he saw the duck he'd seen earlier dead and a few fish floating at the surface. The still form of his former master lay before him, no breath drawing in or out of him.
Shaking his head and trembling all the more violently, he backed away from Kai and towards the cities main gate. Feeling a sharp pain in his right hand, Marshall turned to run but froze when he saw the guard from the main gate. Another violent tremor ran through the boys body before he ran full speed at the main gate, hoping tht if the Soul Eater attempted to attack the guard as it apparently had Kai, it would take some time as it had the first time and Marshall could escape before it hurt anyone.
"There isn't a mark on his body, yet there is no reason I know of for this to happen..." Liukan softly stated. He stood in the Imperial throne room, where President Lepant, his wife Eileen and the four of the five remaining generals waited for what the findings concerning Kai were. "He passed the physical I gave him with flying colors only days ago... I can't...." The doctor shook his head, over come with grief for his friend.
"We will have to send word of this to Sonya... And we must take what the guard told us into account as well as the account of a few citizens..." Millich said softly.
Lepant nodded in agreement. "Marshall was there... From what I understand he must have been the only one there. We need to find him."
"You don't suggest it was his fault?" Valeria asked, startled. The idea seemed absurd to her as she knew it was everyone but she also knew the possibility needed to be addressed so that it could at least be said that he was ruled out of having anything to do with it. It was especially important to her that this was made clear since she promised to tell Gremio, Cleo and Pahn of what conclusions the generals and their president came to.
"You know as well as I that the very notion of such a thing is ridiculous..." Eileen said gently, her melodic and gentle voice offering a slight comfort to those present. "We need to find him and question him about what has happened, but he would never intentionally hurt those he cares for." She continued. The gentle woman clearly was just as much in power as her husband and brought a voice of reason where it was most needed.
"That issue must be addressed as well as finding a replacement to train troops." Lepant added. "I would like to keep you all here to investigate but I am afraid that with no reason to suspect foul play it would be useless. Go now, I will see you at the services for Kai."
Valeria, Kwanda, Millich and Kasim nodded their heads before slowly filing out of the room.
"A new world... The thrill of a new one has lost it's wonder now though."
Randir stood alone in a great plain, mountains to the west and a city a few miles north of her. The Rune of Change glowed faintly on her forehead before the light faded. Randir's hazy blue eyes looked out at the world and wondered how many just like it she'd seen. It seemed pointless to her to wonder since so much had been forgotten in her long years. A being a few millenia old seemed like a mere child to her yet she appeared to be in her mid teen years.
"Eighteen. Eighteen worlds I can remember exactly like this one." She stated after a moments thought before taking the first step towards the city in the distance.
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Like? Don't like? Tell me. I want to write more but I won't without a few reveiws. ^_^ If you read this far, thanks!
Pippin
Author's rant: My first Suikoden fic. I would appreciate reveiws. Basically if you reveiw I update. You have a bit of influence on the updates don't ya feel special? Also, this fic will probobly conflict with any Suikoden game after Suikoden two but ya know what? I've never played them so they aren't gonna be involved in this fic. Suikogaiden or whatever you wanna call it. Also, McDohl is called Marshall in this fic and it takes place a year after S2.
Chapter One
A soft sigh escaped the elderly man, and he shook his head, saddened by what he now saw. Kai, one of the six generals of the Toran Republic, stood just outside his modest home in the capitol city of Gregminster and his gaze fell upon the lonely figure standing the the small stream which encircled the city. The darkness of the slightly chilled spring night didn't hide the identity of Kai's former student and general. Marshall had had a sadness behind his dark eyes when Kai had met him again during the war and since the end of the war the boy had seemed almost damaged in a way. A way that was far beyond any humans ability to repair.
Physical and emotional damage constantly plagued the boy, grief and guilt over his father and Ted's deaths and the physical scar that had been left with him after the battle with his father. Marshall usually tried to hide this scar from others and Kai would sometimes wonder if Gremio knew of the scar that flawed the body of his master. His ageless master who gave no physical sign that he was nineteen years of age rather then the fifteen he appeared due to his rune.
The general hesitated for a moment before appraoching his pupil. He cleared his throat, alerting the boy to his presence. Marshall only half turned, glancing at him out of the corner of his eye before looking back to the stream where a lone duck floated, sleeping, a few feet away.
"Marshall, sleep is important for all living things, even the bearer of a true rune." Kai said gently, knowing that Marshall would probobly be grateful for his concern, as he always was with Kai or what was left of what he'd known as family.
"The rune won't let me sleep... It's been hurting lately... I-" Marshall stopped himself and Kai could see from behind that the boys entire body had gone rigid and slowly started shaking uncontrollably.
"Marshall...?" Kai whispered as he took a step forward. Suddenly he felt a lack of energy and his vision felt slightly dim. Yet it seemed even as the world went dim, the figure of Marshall turning and staring at him with an oddly frightened look on his face. The boy seemed only to grow brighter as the world grew darker before he faded as well, leaving only one thing left for the old man to see in the darkness.
Soul Eater.
"KAI?!"
Marshall's panicked cries were answered by a few candles being lit in nearby home, including his own, and the eerie glow of the cursed rune through the glove he wore on his right hand. Turning back to the river for a moment, he saw the duck he'd seen earlier dead and a few fish floating at the surface. The still form of his former master lay before him, no breath drawing in or out of him.
Shaking his head and trembling all the more violently, he backed away from Kai and towards the cities main gate. Feeling a sharp pain in his right hand, Marshall turned to run but froze when he saw the guard from the main gate. Another violent tremor ran through the boys body before he ran full speed at the main gate, hoping tht if the Soul Eater attempted to attack the guard as it apparently had Kai, it would take some time as it had the first time and Marshall could escape before it hurt anyone.
"There isn't a mark on his body, yet there is no reason I know of for this to happen..." Liukan softly stated. He stood in the Imperial throne room, where President Lepant, his wife Eileen and the four of the five remaining generals waited for what the findings concerning Kai were. "He passed the physical I gave him with flying colors only days ago... I can't...." The doctor shook his head, over come with grief for his friend.
"We will have to send word of this to Sonya... And we must take what the guard told us into account as well as the account of a few citizens..." Millich said softly.
Lepant nodded in agreement. "Marshall was there... From what I understand he must have been the only one there. We need to find him."
"You don't suggest it was his fault?" Valeria asked, startled. The idea seemed absurd to her as she knew it was everyone but she also knew the possibility needed to be addressed so that it could at least be said that he was ruled out of having anything to do with it. It was especially important to her that this was made clear since she promised to tell Gremio, Cleo and Pahn of what conclusions the generals and their president came to.
"You know as well as I that the very notion of such a thing is ridiculous..." Eileen said gently, her melodic and gentle voice offering a slight comfort to those present. "We need to find him and question him about what has happened, but he would never intentionally hurt those he cares for." She continued. The gentle woman clearly was just as much in power as her husband and brought a voice of reason where it was most needed.
"That issue must be addressed as well as finding a replacement to train troops." Lepant added. "I would like to keep you all here to investigate but I am afraid that with no reason to suspect foul play it would be useless. Go now, I will see you at the services for Kai."
Valeria, Kwanda, Millich and Kasim nodded their heads before slowly filing out of the room.
"A new world... The thrill of a new one has lost it's wonder now though."
Randir stood alone in a great plain, mountains to the west and a city a few miles north of her. The Rune of Change glowed faintly on her forehead before the light faded. Randir's hazy blue eyes looked out at the world and wondered how many just like it she'd seen. It seemed pointless to her to wonder since so much had been forgotten in her long years. A being a few millenia old seemed like a mere child to her yet she appeared to be in her mid teen years.
"Eighteen. Eighteen worlds I can remember exactly like this one." She stated after a moments thought before taking the first step towards the city in the distance.
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Like? Don't like? Tell me. I want to write more but I won't without a few reveiws. ^_^ If you read this far, thanks!
Pippin