Legacy of the Storm Part Two
– The Crashing Thunder
Prologue – Bad omens
It was a morbid day in
Lindblum. Raindrops splattered against the surroundings as if they wanted to
destroy everything they touched. Unfortunately for Nature, the wizard known
only as Irvine Bloodheart had already done that. Bodies lay scattered in the
streets. The bodies were those of the Lindblum soldiers and the citizens of the
once-proud city. The monsters that the evil wizard had summoned had all but disappeared;
a few of them could still be seen feasting on the corpses of their fallen prey.
Among the corpses lay the body of the Princess Eiko and her foster family. They
had been the first to die, and their deaths had been the most painful and
sadistic of all. Irvine had grinned down at them while the Grand Dragons had
ripped Cid and his wife apart, leaving only Eiko alive. The evil wizard had
ordered his dragons to back off, and had delighted in killing the child slowly
and painfully by first casting Stop on her, and then dissolving her vital
organs one-by-one…
And then Celythia Angelheart
woke up screaming. The sheer pitch of her scream had caught the attention of
the House Master, who came running into Celythia's bedroom. She knelt down by
her bed and grabbed the 17-year-old by the shoulders.
"What's wrong, Celythia?"
she asked. "More nightmares?"
Celythia nodded, causing her
long, raven-black hair to fall into her sapphire-blue eyes and half cover her
beautiful, almost angelic face.
"Yes," she replied quietly.
"I-I saw Lindblum again, only this time I saw the aftermath of the battle: the
Regent's wife and foster child were killed with him…"
Her voice trailed off and
she started to sob uncontrollably. "Why am I having these dreams?" she said,
putting her hands to her face. "Why am I being punished?"
The House Master (or was it
Mistress?) shook Celythia gently but firmly. When she spoke, her voice was also
gentle but firm:
"You are not being punished!
You've done nothing wrong; understand? Nothing!"
Celythia looked at her friend and smiled weakly. "Thank you, Catherine," she
said. "You always know how to make me feel better."
Catherine smiled and nodded.
"Now get some sleep," she said. "Tomorrow we are going to see the Alexandrian
Royal Family. You're going to become the first female Pluto Knight."
Celythia nodded and smiled
again. "I will," she said. "Good night."
"Good night."
Celythia lay down and went
back to sleep almost immediately. Looking down at her, Catherine could only wonder
what the future held for this girl, and why she could predict things before
they happen. She just hoped that Celythia was wrong, and that Lindblum wasn't
attacked…
AUTHOR'S NOTES: I know it
was a short chapter, but this is just the prologue. It isn't as bad as it
sounds!
